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creative hobbies for analogue 2026
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items hobbies and crafts to lower your screen time this year - this was my aim last year and these are my favourites that helped to keep me from doomscrolling!
I love embroidering while listening to music or even while watching tv - I have clothes and bags covered in little embroidered images!
Embroidery Kit - Etsy UK
These are so cute and easy to make and can be done while still watching a show or movie - and you get a piece of art at the end of it!
Cross Stitch Kit
Colouring books! these are so fun and you can get creative without using too much brain power
Adult Coloring Book - Etsy UK
i love painting with watercolours and these little sets are perfect for both at home and to travel with!
Watercolor Kit - Etsy UK
bullet journaling is really fun and you can make it literally however you want, or you can buy pre-made pages to fill out that are so easy and fun to use
Bullet Journal - Etsy UK
so so easy once i got the hang of it and my house is now covered in macrame hangings - makes a really cute crystal holder for my car too
Macrame Kit - Etsy UK
ive loved getting back into reading this year and these mystery books make it even more exciting - leaves the decision making up to someone else and you get to read a great book!
Mystery Book - Etsy UK
i learned this technique at uni and fell in love with the results- so unique and fun and encouraged me to sit outside too!
Cyanotype Kit - Etsy UK
needle felting was one that took me a while to get into but it was so worth learning, i love being able to create little animals and creatures with just wool and a needle!
Felting Kits - Etsy UK
a little different but last year i bought myself a cd player and have been using this to dowload my spotify playlists to cds! i find this so fun and relaxing and somehow they sound better coming from a cd player than my phone
External CD, DVD and Blu-ray Drives
a little more on the expensive side but i believe this one pays for itself. ive used my sewing machine more than anything this year to fix clothes and even make my own clothes and bags - so much that im fixing clothes for friends and family too!
Sewing Machines - Digital, Mechanical & Overlocker Models
a classic for a reason, just putting pen to paper and drawing what i can see or whatever im thinking of at the time has been one of my favourite hobbies recently. and even after just a few months, the improvement makes me even more excited by it
Sketchbooks & Pads | Drawing & Doodling
learning an instrument! this doesn’t even need to be an expensive one like piano or guitar - i picked up a harmonica this year and just the process of learning and making music was so exciting
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