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Request for help / ideas

Mirren — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 14:25:27 GMT

Hello!

I am looking for a forum or consitent thread where folks exchange ideas and enthusiam about making things like altered books and collage. Not limited to that, but that's what is currently on my mind. I've combed through some areas, but haven't found the right thing. I thought the friendly folks here might be able to point me in the right direction. I am posting this same message in Home, Among Friends, and the Fashion-LOGO area (just cz I'm a frequent visitor there :-). If you have other ideas, please share.

Thank you so much and have a great day!

Re: Request for help / ideas

Laura14 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:20:15 GMT

Just pick a forum and make a thread. I love to be crafty too although I am terrible at it but my art doesn't care.

I think Among Friends or possibly Home might be the best two places to start something like that where like minded people will find you or you can do it here. I do Community the most often if you are looking for eyeballs and Among Friends is also a well traveled forum.

Re: Request for help / ideas

Tique — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:22:42 GMT

@Mirren just so you know it is against Community Guidelines to post the same posts in different forums. It is called cross-posting.

Good luck with your search. I would read but could offer very little to your thread. I'm the former teacher who used to come up with these innovative bulletin board ideas and then would give my students extra credit to bring them to fruition. Let's keep that embarrassing confession between the two of us.

Re: Request for help / ideas

sunshine45 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:28:09 GMT

just begin a crafting thread (or whatever you wish to call it.) and keep it up and running. there are numerous threads on these forums that have gone on for a couple of years now. maybe "calling all crafters?" it would probably be appropriate in the home section or in among friends.

Re: Request for help / ideas

Mirren — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:19:29 GMT

Thank you so much - I didn't know the "cross-posting rule! So embarrassed, but thank you for the gentle correction. I hope I don't get thrown off the boards!

Re: Request for help / ideas

Mirren — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:22:14 GMT

Thank you! I wanted to know if I was missing a thread so that I wouldn't start something and get a note from someone saying "you know, there's a 'so-and-so thread in the so-and-so forum'" - haha!

I'm going to see what settles out from my responses and then see if I need to start something. I appreciate your feedback so much!

Re: Request for help / ideas

Mirren — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:25:22 GMT

Thank you so much for your generous response! I'm like you - I don't know if what I make is "pretty," but I don't care. I just gotta do it! I wanted to have a place where I can ask questions and share ideas and excitement with folks who support each other in creative pursuits...

Right now I'm thinking Among Friends, just because I like the ring of it! I'll look for you there!

Re: Request for help / ideas

x Hedge — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 21:43:29 GMT

@Mirren

Have you entered the word "crafts" in the forum search

I just did, and there seem to be several threads to explore, which I'll leave to you, as I'm not 'crafty'.

If none of the existing threads suit you, or are all too old (no bumping up old threads!) then just start a new thread in an appropriate forum (Among or Home) 😀

Re: Request for help / ideas

ECBG — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 23:59:00 GMT

There are a number of special interest groups on FB if you'd care to look there.

Re: Request for help / ideas

Mirren — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 01:42:10 GMT

Thanks, Hedge. I did search first and nothing was what I was looking for. I'll look again more carefully before I start.

Re: Request for help / ideas

Mirren — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 01:42:56 GMT

Thank you, but I am not on FB.

Re: Request for help / ideas

hennypenny — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 04:07:59 GMT

@Mirren, I am glad you posted here.

This the site I frequent most.

I think it would be fun if you started your thread here. I enjoy crafting but don't do face book, pinterest or whatever else there is.

If you decide to start it elsewhere let us know. I hope that is allowed. I have only been here since CVN and don't know the rules.----

Excuse the snarkiness, I have a cold and my brain is unhappy.

Re: Request for help / ideas

Mirren — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:28:42 GMT

Thank you so much! Will start something soon. I hope it works. I have to look into the rules because I want to add video clips from YouTube, for example. I don't even know what happens if I violate. I will look for you! Blessings.

Re: Request for help / ideas

ValuSkr — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:43:06 GMT

What do you mean by "altered books?" There's a Etsy store called PremadeRemade that sells patterns for things like this: