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Contemporary Creative Hobbies for Adults
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items Ideas and guides for satisfying ways to spend your free time making, no pressure.
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General Hobbies
Clay
Fiber Arts
General Hobbies
Creative hobbies that can be as simple or as in depth as you'd like.
Origami is a beautiful art and can be great for anyone who wants a mindful craft to learn.
Global Art 6" Origami Colored Folding Squares, 500ct.
A good origami book you can keep in front of you will make learning folds easier.
The Great Origami Book book by Zülal Aytüre-Scheele
Pyrography or woodburning is a satisfying hobby and a consistent machine with a set of tips that you're happy with is important to have.
WEP 939-III Dual Pen Wood Burning Kit 34-IN-1 with 20 Woodburning Tips Soft-G...
Learn what you need and start burning.
Beginners guide to pyrography
A basics tutorial for leather stamping beginners.
Leather tooling basics tutorial for beginners with Craftools and other select leathercraft tools
Beading is a great hobby whether you string, weave or knot there's something to enjoy in your style of beading.
DIY Mala Necklace Kit, Make your own Mala, DIY Jewelry kit, diy kits for adults, diy necklace kit, make your own mala kit
My guide on beading has a ton of info and resources to get you going.
Making Beaded Jewelry and Accessories
Incense making can give you a hobby that can help you relax in more ways than one and make your home smell just how you want it to.
Tools Of The Trade: INCENSE MAKING KIT
Learn how to make incense and the properties it has been used for in lore and culture.
Wylundts Book of Incense: A Magical... book by Steven R. Smith
Whittling can be pretty simple or more elaborate if you like. Try a popular whittling kit to make a spoon and gain some tools and exp.
Everything You Need Plus The Spoon As Seen in Better Homes and Gardens. A great Father's day present
Begin learning to whittle with some cool projects.
Complete Starter Guide to Whittling: 24 Easy Projects You Can Make in a Weekend (Fox Chapel Publishing) Beginner-Friendly Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips, and Ready-to-Carve Patterns for Toys & Gifts
Paracord weaving teaches you useful knotting techniques and creates items that can range from fun to life saving.
Incraftables Paracord kit with 15 Colors Paracord Rope (2mm), Buckle, Keyring, Carabiner & More. Best Paracord Bracelet Making Set for Lanyards, Dog Collars, Parachute Cord & Survival Rope
Simple Paracord project ideas in a book you can take on a trip outdoors or camping.
Paracord Project Inspirations: Classic... book by J.D. Lenzen
Foil transfer can be done on original artwork, calligraphy and card making, scrapbooking, and coloring or rather foiling books like this one. There are many different transfer sheet colors and sheens. Foiling can be done by hand and if you are seriou...
Foil Art: Flowers and Animals book by Editors of Thunder Bay Press
Basic foiling info for your interest.
Foil Art FAQs - How to Use Transfer Foil for Art Prints
Shrink Film sheets let you draw or print an image then use heat to harden and shrink it. The final product can be made into personalized keychains, jewelry, name tags, pins and whatever you can think of.
Shrinky Dinks® Crystal Clear Creative Pack
A tutorial for shrink plastic beginner hobbyists.
Shrink Plastic for Beginners: Coloring, Cutting, Shrinking, and Sealing
Pressing flowers and leaves can be a slow and easy hobby that will let you create memories from wildflowers, bouquets, your garden, etc.
Flower Plant Press Kit, Rustic Botanical Solid Wood Press with Daisy Stamp
A few different methods of flower pressing for beginners and suggestions for what to do with your pressed nature.
How to Press Flowers: A Complete Guide for Beginners
Clay
Air Dry & Polymer Clay
Air Dry Clay is a relaxing hobby that lets you work with your hands and doesn't require an oven or kiln
Natural Clay by Craft Smart®
How to get started with Air Dry Clay.
Air Dry Clay: 10 Great Tips to Know Before You Start a Project • Maria Louise Design
Polymer clay sculpts easily, bakes in your regular or toaster over, will not emit fumes unless burned and will not burn if you have a steady oven and do not exceed the baking recommended temperature.
Sculpey Crafty & Oven Bake Clay Variety Pack, 14 Count Age Group +8
How to begin working with Polymer Clay.
20 polymer clay tips and tricks for beginners
Fiber Arts
Yarns, Threads, Rope, Strings.
Knitting is great for all ages young and older. You can make clothes acessories, home items and toys yourself!
Boye® I Taught Myself to Knit™ Kit
Check out my guide for a lot of info on learning and enjoying knitting.
Learn Knitting & Crochet - A Comprehensive Collection
Crochet is a free and fun hobby to keep your hands busy and your amigurumi stash abundant.
Boye® I Taught Myself to Crochet® Kit | Michaels
This list has a lot of resources & info to help you enjoy crocheting.
Learn Knitting & Crochet - A Comprehensive Collection
Embroidery is rather silent and can be transported easily. It can be done on a preprinted pattern, by counting stitches or freestyle.
Bucilla 6" Bohemian Paisley Stamped Embroidery Kit | JOANN
Basic embroidery knowledge and stitches to get you going.
How to Embroider by Hand for Beginners - Cutesy Crafts
Macrame is a long time favored hobby by many, knotting cords into art and functional items can make you feel relaxed and productive.
Macrame Wall Hanger Kit Dual Spirals | JOANN
Basic knots to step into macrame.
BASIC MACRAME KNOTS BEGINNER TUTORIAL
Rug making is a popular art form at the moment. If you're interested pick up a simpler version of rug making with latch hook kit and give it a go.
Vervaco Latch Hook Rug Kit 21.6'' x 17.2'' Dandelion | JOANN
A guide to latch hook rug working.
Latch Hook Tutorial by Utterly Hooked Designs