Posted by blondie16969 on 2008-04-02 15:01:38
Post Subject: Do your part without knitting or sewing
If you don''t want to knit things to donate but you still want to do your part you could always bake treats for the dogs at your local animal shelter. There are tons of recipies online and you can get very crafty in the shapes and decorations. You could decorate leashes and collars for the dogs or cats. There are always so many thing that can be done with animals and too often they get forgotten.
If you like to paint many places that are dedicated to keeping kids off the streets (YMCA, Youth clubs, even Day Cares) are willing to let you paint designs on the windows. I don''t know what kinds of paint you would use for this but I am sure with a little research you could figure it out. You can wash the paint off every few weeks to keep the look fresh.
The elderly always enjoy homemade items. Just about anything you make would be loved. Some places will even allow you to come in and show the residents how to make it themselves.
I recently found a diaper cake that looks like it would be a blast to make. Simple too. Just the cost of a package of diapers and some ribbon and whatever you can think of to add. The local womens shelter or low income hospital would love to get this kind of gift. Or maybe a bunch of creative signs that could be placed on the patients door with a place for the babys name sex and weight. Just remember that a lot of these places have women that don''t speak english as patients so you might want to use spanish or whatever the dominate language is on some signs.
You can decorate picture frames or frame some of your art work and donate it to just about anywhere. Hospitals and other places where there is a lot of time spent waiting are great places to donate if your trying to get your name out as an artist.
Write a childrens book. It is as easy as some tag board folded in half, stapled and some basic crayon drawings and a simple story plot. Doesn''t have to be anything too fancy. Leave it in the play areas of hospitals or health and welfare buildings where many children can enjoy it. A scrapbook of a story of a local child that was sick could be your storyline idea. Kids love textures so go wild.
In all of these ideas be sure to check with the business or organization before spending too much time and money to make sure they will be allowed to accept your crafts. Just take whatever you enjoy doing and apply it to some of these places. It is very easy to do your part. I hope this helped those of you that were looking for ideas. I don''t sew but that doesn't keep me from being creative.
Posted by blondie16969 on 2008-03-21 01:44:52
Post Subject: Crafts you can do without knitting or sewing.
If you don''t want to knit things to donate but you still want to do your part you could always bake treats for the dogs at your local animal shelter. There are tons of recipies online and you can get very crafty in the shapes and decorations. You could decorate leashes and collars for the dogs or cats. There are always so many thing that can be done with animals and too often they get forgotten.
If you like to paint many places that are dedicated to keeping kids off the streets (YMCA, Youth clubs, even Day Cares) are willing to let you paint designs on the windows. I don''t know what kinds of paint you would use for this but I am sure with a little research you could figure it out. You can wash the paint off every few weeks to keep the look fresh.
The elderly always enjoy homemade items. Just about anything you make would be loved. Some places will even allow you to come in and show the residents how to make it themselves.
I recently found a diaper cake that looks like it would be a blast to make. Simple too. Just the cost of a package of diapers and some ribbon and whatever you can think of to add. The local womens shelter or low income hospital would love to get this kind of gift. Or maybe a bunch of creative signs that could be placed on the patients door with a place for the babys name sex and weight. Just remember that a lot of these places have women that don''t speak english as patients so you might want to use spanish or whatever the dominate language is on some signs.
You can decorate picture frames or frame some of your art work and donate it to just about anywhere. Hospitals and other places where there is a lot of time spent waiting are great places to donate if your trying to get your name out as an artist.
Write a childrens book. It is as easy as some tag board folded in half, stapled and some basic crayon drawings and a simple story plot. Doesn''t have to be anything too fancy. Leave it in the play areas of hospitals or health and welfare buildings where many children can enjoy it. A scrapbook of a story of a local child that was sick could be your storyline idea. Kids love textures so go wild.
In all of these ideas be sure to check with the business or organization before spending too much time and money to make sure they will be allowed to accept your crafts. Just take whatever you enjoy doing and apply it to some of these places. It is very easy to do your part. I hope this helped those of you that were looking for ideas. I don''t sew but that doesn''t keep me from being creative.
