DIY Projects?

[EchelonHunt]

I hang around the DIY reddit far too much. I cannot help but get odd satisfaction of watching someone document and narrate a project from start to finish. It's really neat to see how creative people go all out on their projects (e.g. creating a reading corner fairy light tree for a daughter, turning a rusty van into a sleek modern camper van)

I actually am going to start a DIY project tomorrow. I've always wanted a bed canopy and after much research, it is inexpensive and fairly simple to make. Who knows? Maybe I can make money out of it by making them for people!

Do you dabble in DIY projects? Any favourites spring to mind? Feel free to share your stories or any DIY plans you have in the future

[Estel]

From time to time I make crochet work, specifically Amigurumi or jacquard (at a very basic level). The only useful crochet thing I have made is a "thing" similar to a shelve (but of course it isn't, it doesn't have wood or other solid material!).

[EchelonHunt]

Estel, that is so neat! I've seen so many cute Amigurumi items on Etsy.

I have so many piles of fabrics that I've yet to make into outfits... oops.

[Valerie]

I'm trying to learn how to knit, and am currently working on my first scarf :3

[EchelonHunt]

Hooray for knitting! What colour(s) are you doing your scarf?

I didn't have much luck hunting for my items I needed for my little bed canopy DIY project yesterday! I did however by the fabric needed for the netting. I decided against tulle and netting and went for a very soft cuddly mesh fabric. I also go the 250 led lights from Target and I absolutely can't wait to set it up.

Part of the reason I'm making it is I've always wanted it over my bed as a little privacy/reading corner. Another reason is I've seen people use these as an excellent blurred background for YouTube! The blurred LED light bokeh looks absolutely stunning

Tomorrow, my mission is to find a hula hoop and one adhesive clear hook to attach it to the ceiling

[Valerie]

My scarf is gonna be black as my soul! Just kidding it's mostly gonna be all black because black goes with everything, and black is just the best! But also I'm just starting to learn so like I'm not sure I'm ready for switching colors haha

[EchelonHunt]

My bed canopy is going to be black too!!!

I originally really wanted silver/grey though but they didn't have that colour in the soft mesh fabric. I thought about white but... nah. I'm not huge on white.

Black ftw!!

[Valerie]

Omg a black canopy with like bedsheets all black or dark colors, would make the perfect gothic bed!! Even if you mixed black with a purple! Or a black with a blue OMG it'd be so pretty

[Estel]

Ok, I had some problems with my laptop and I couldn't post the picture of my amigurumis. This picture shows a bird and a dog: imgur.com/a/GDgN7. Now I'm working in a minion family (I'll do the three minions Kevin, Bob and Stuart and invent the fourth to represent my parents and my brother). When I finish it maybe I'll upload another picture, but this won't be very soon!

[Valerie]

My scarf so far! It's coming out rather nice for my very first scarf :3