I do decoupage. I learned it in a faux finishing class. I also will do other paint techniques, sometimes combined with the decoupage, sometimes on their own. I refinish things like jewelry boxes, by either painting, staining or decoupage, or a combination.
I took a stained glass class once, but it hadn’t occurred to me that I might get pieces of glass stuck in my fingers. When that reality hit, I dropped the class.
I am also part of a sewing guild and have a machine, but I don’t sew. I’m kind of intimidated by the machine, because they get wonky with the tension and other issues. A good friend sews and has a lot of machines, and she’s always tinkering with them – the tension, the bobbin, something is not working right. To me, just threading the machine is intimidating.
I would love to learn beading and other types of jewelry making. I buy gems, findings and I have the tools, but not the know-how.