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Hobbies That Tickle My ADHD Brain
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items If you are an ADHD babe like yours truly, you know what it is like to hyper-fixate on hobbies. It can be a rush finding something that you are super interested in and just going with the flow. So, I have put together a collection of my favorite hobbi...
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Macrame
Textured Art
Embroidery
Wooden Puzzles
Upcycling Clothing
Macrame
Everything you need to pick up the art of macrame! The beautiful thing about this art is that you can follow patterns or really just let your creativity run wild with it.
Fun projects that are beginner friendly and fairly quick.
11 Beginner Friendly DIY Macrame Projects
These basic knots can take you a lot of places when it comes to macrame.
BASIC MACRAME KNOTS BEGINNER TUTORIAL
Images for those of you who learn from text.
17 Basic Macrame Knots: Step-by-Step Instructions
An easy beginner wall hanging to try!
The Easiest Macrame Wall Hanging | Mini Macrame Tutorial for Total Beginners
An easy keychain to get you started
Macrame Diamond Keychain DIY (Easy Tutorial for Beginners!)
This is not a lot of cord, but it will work well for small, beginners projects
3mm White Cotton Macramé Cords by Bead Landing™
Cord for larger products and it is available in sooooo many colors!
NOANTA Natural Macrame Cord 3mm x 109Yards, Beige Macrame Rope, Cotton Cord for Wall Hanging, Plant Hangers, Crafts, Knitting
These are great if you are wanting to make round, mandala-like pieces.
Loops & Threads® Wood Cabone Rings, 5ct.
I love making keychains. It is so much fun and there is so much you can do with them!
50 Pcs Keychain Clips, Swivel Clasps, Snap Hooks
Textured Art
If you like artsy fartsy things and want to play around with texture and repurposing/recycling old work, textured art can be soooo much fun. It can work on canvases or you can build with it to make unique sculptures/structures…The world is really you...
This one is advanced and no beginner friendly...also, not always adhd friendly lol.
How to Make Textured Canvas Art (With Drywall Mud)
Spackle is a stellar option if you don't want to mix the paste together. It comes ready to go and dries fast for all you impatient crafters out there!
How to Make Textured Wall Art with Spackle
Dries in 1-3 hours! Nice and quick for those impatient crafters out there!
DryDex 32 oz. Dry Time Indicator Spackling Paste
Plaster of Paris is one of the most commonly used mediums for textured art. I have worked with this before and i do enjoy it. The only caveat is that you have to work fairly quickly with it.
DAP White Plaster of Paris 4 lb - Ace Hardware
Use this on your canvas or non-porous surfaces prior to the Plaster of Paris. This will keep it from cracking and falling off.
2 in. x 50 ft. Indoor Alkaline Resistant Backer Board Seam Tape Roll
Get the ready mixed one for less hassle and mixing
USG Sheetrock White All Purpose Joint Compound 3.5 qt - Ace Hardware
For covering large spaces
Marshalltown 6-in Steel Putty Knife
Great if you have a handful of projects
Project Source 3-Pack 6-in Plastic Putty Knife
To tape off all the areas that you don't want the texture medium on.
1.41 in. x 60 yds. Multi-Surface Green Painting Tape (3-Pack)
To seal the piece once you are finished
Mod Podge® Clear Acrylic Sealer, Matte
Sandpaper to wear down some of the texture
Imperial Wetordry 3.7 in. x 9 in. Ultra Fine 800-Grit Sheet Sandpaper (10-Sheets/Pack)
Embroidery
For those of you out there that love to hyper-fixate on a craft and take up hobbies that require lots of attention, this one is for you! I love embroidery and I come back to it during the winter season every year.
The basics of what you will need and how to embroider
Embroidery 101: How to Embroider
These stitches will help you get started with embroidery. Once you get them down, experiment with using them in different ways!
15 Basic Hand Embroidery Stitches You Should Know
Many craft stores sell kits as well that will help you and with designs. These are a great way to start out if you are wanting to give it a try!
6" Pumpkin & Floral Stamped Design Embroidery Kit by ...
Another embroidery kit!
Embroidery Kit For Beginner| Modern Crewel Embroidery Kit with Pattern| Embroidery Hoop |Craft Materials Included Full DIY KIT | Mushrooms
This kit has great reviews on Etsy!
Beginner Embroidery Kit - Floral Bats - Nature and Animal Art - DIY Needle Work Craft Kit - Spooky Halloween Decorations - Hobby - Gift idea
It helps to have a few different sizes of needles. I always have a plethora of these bad boys on hand!
16ct Embroidery Needles by Top Notch | JOANN
If you are just jumping in to the hobby, I recommend getting a package like this so you have a lot of colors to work with. The start of this hobby will come with oopsies, and thats okay!!!
Pastel Embroidery Floss by Loops & Threads™, 36ct.
Hoops come in a bunch of different sizes, but I recommend a larger one to start with! Gives ya more room to get a little wild!
6" Embroidery Hoop by Big Twist | JOANN
If you are like me and love to buy new things for your new hobby, these cute scissors are perfect for cutting embroidery thread!
SINGER Forged 4" Embroidery Scissors with Curved Tip - Floral Printed Handle | JOANN
Once you get deeper into the hobby, I do recommend bobbins. They come in handy when you are trying to keep your threads organized and detangled.
Plastic Floss Bobbins 28 Pkg | JOANN
Fabric to embroider on. You can purchase this from stores or you can practice on the fabric of old clothing that is trashed that you have.
Solid Cotton Fabric by Loops & Threads®
You can watch this video if you are a visual learner!
Video - Embroidery Basics and Supplies
Another video about the basics in case you didn't vibe with the other one!
Video - EMBROIDERY 101 // How to embroider for beginners - What you need to start - step by step tutorial
Wooden Puzzles
If you love to build things or very hands on activities, wooden puzzles are a great option for you. They require no tools what-so-ever and are very meticulous. If you aren't the best at following instructions, these puzzles aren't for you.
Starwars lovers unite!
3D Wood Puzzle | M Falcon Spaceship 3D Puzzle | 3mm MDF Wood Board Puzzle | Self Assembly @ 150 Pieces Puzzle Kit | Limited Instructions
This pinball machine actually functions. It's super freaking cool
ROKR 3D Pinball Machine 3D Wooden Puzzle EG01
This piece actually functions as well. It's hand operated!
ROKR Vitascope Movie Projector 3D Wooden Puzzle LK601
This treasure box was such a fun build!
ROKR Treasure Box Mechanical Gears 3D Wooden Puzzle LK502
This gramophone actually works! It is a hand crank but you can play real vinyl records on it
ROKR DIY Crank Classic Gramophone LKB01 (Hand Rotating)
There are even companies that collab with movie franchises and produce some really cool products!
Ugears Harry Potter™ Flying Ford Anglia™
Upcycling Clothing
One of my favorite hobbies is taking an old article of clothing and making it into something new. There are three methods for up-cycling that I love to turn to; painting them, dyeing them or cutting/hemming them!
This bad boy can mix into your acrylic paints and make them into fabric paints
6 Pack: FolkArt® Textile Medium™
Basic colors that can be mixed to make all sorts of colors. Great paint for hobby grade crafts and mix well with textile medium.
Liquitex® BASICS™ Introductory 6 Color Acrylic Color Set | Michaels
This page on Rit's website has the color formula for almost every color you can think of and they are pretty spot on!
Color Formulas — Rit Dye
One of my favorite Rit dye colors!
Camel — Rit Dye
Another one of my favorite colors. I find that this shade is in a lot of color formulas that I tend to lean towards!
Kelly Green — Rit Dye
Paint brushes can be very basic for upcycling clothes
Super Value 50 Piece Brush Set by Artist's Loft™ Necessities™ | Michaels
A little how to that will walk you through the basics of how to paint your clothing.
How to Paint Fabric
I love using hem tape, because sometimes I just don't want to sew something. It's also a nice way to get the job done when you are doing it for fun!
Wrights Iron-On Hem Tape- 1/2'' x 3yds