teddyw
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Jun 29, 2014 1:56:04 GMT
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Post by teddyw on Apr 30, 2016 10:51:27 GMT
How to use power tool & carpentry. There's so many things I'd like to add to my house if I could just do it myself.
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Post by gillyp on Apr 30, 2016 10:52:57 GMT
I would like to be an instinctive cook. I'm an OK cook and my baking is pretty good but I always need a recipe when doing something slightly different. I would love to be able to throw a bit of this and a bit of that in something and have it turn out wonderful. It never does.
I would like to be fluent in French and Italian. I can get by when on holiday but by the time we are able to visit those countries again, I've pretty much forgotten what I knew and I have to go back to the very basics.
There are many musical members in our family but that gene well and truly passed me by. However, I can sew, knit and crochet and they can't. I find it interesting how we have different talents.
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M in Carolina
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Jun 29, 2014 12:11:41 GMT
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Post by M in Carolina on Apr 30, 2016 11:18:06 GMT
M--bed skirts aren't difficult to make. Check out this bed skirt tutorial You can use a sheet for the deck that rests on top of the bedsprings and sew on the skirt--it's like making a simple valance. --you could actually sew some matching valances together to make a bedskirt.--the ruffles would hide the seams from sewing them together. Homemade bed skirts are actually made from nicer material. Have you seen that cheap ass "material" that is the deck for most bed skirts? I also love these bed skirts from Soft Surroundings! Silk balloon bed skirt There's drapes, too. This one is a coverlet, but I love the way it drapes all the way down. I would love a bedskirt like this Draped coverletI usually like more streamlined, simple designs, but I do love these feminine details. I wish I knew more languages. My college taught Russian, but since I had already taken French, I wasn't allowed to switch my language requirement--even though I had already taken French 1&2 and Conversational French. I would love to take Latin. I wish I could still fly. I really wanted to be a helicopter pilot--do weather and traffic or fly people around tourist attractions like Niagara Falls, Hawaii, or Alaska--winter in Hawaii and Summer in Alaska. I did a bit of painting, but I haven't in a long time. I want to do some printmaking. Linocuts and screen printing. Do more oil painting. I also love papercrafts--making cards, etc. I used to do faux finishing, but I can't move around enough to paint walls or large pieces of furniture. I taught a class on faux finishing techniques--we did small craft items to learn the different methods--marbling, sponging, tortoiseshell... I had a friend who took classes and did faux finishing in houses. The Crabtree Valley Mall has some amazing faux finish painting--there's a hallway beside the Cheesecake Factory and the Red Monkey Tavern. It's done in Venetian Plaster and trompe l'oeil. Super $$$ but gorgeous. I would love to be able to play the viola and cello. I can play the violin a bit and have a viola that needs new strings so I can practice. I've never gotten the chance to play the cello--the only teacher in the area only taught violin. I love the sound a cello makes. Playing a Bass would be cool, too. My dh used to play the French Horn. I tried it, but my fingers didn't reach far enough--I also don't have much breath for air instruments--it's my heart. My doctors even told me to stop singing--which is fine, I don't sing well.
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purplebee
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Jun 27, 2014 20:37:34 GMT
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Post by purplebee on Apr 30, 2016 11:39:54 GMT
I wish I had more confidence in my driving skills, and could see better at night when driving. I do fine, but limit myself to familiar routes that I am comfortable with. I wish I liked to drive I instead of it being a chore.
I can sing and sing often, at times in public. I just sang at a revival at a friend's church last week. But it was about 200 miles away, and I rode with a friend who was also singing so I wouldn't have to drive!
I also wish I was better at math. I am a total word person. Ask me to compose a memo or email, ask me to spell anything, but don't ask me to work with numbers (though I do sometimes for my job, just don't like it).
I envy you talented seamstress, sewing is just not in my repertoire!
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Deleted
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Sept 29, 2024 6:28:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 12:03:28 GMT
I just mentioned in a different thread how much I'd like to be able to sew. If my work ever slows down, I'd love to take some lessons. I have some wide legged pants that I'd love to rework into something else. Plus sewing on my cards and layouts.
I wish I had an ear for language. I took French and Spanish for years, but always struggled with the listening part. My brain just can't comprehend what I'm hearing.
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Post by Suziee2 on Apr 30, 2016 12:25:26 GMT
I have a brand new sewing machine (well, it was 2 years ago). I have never even threaded it or plugged it in. I really wish I could sew.
Also, I wish I could bake yeast bread.
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Deleted
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 12:35:47 GMT
I wish I could sew more than just a straight line on a regular machine.
I wish I could play an instrument. Well, I can. I used to play the violin. My problem was that the severity of my hearing loss meant that I couldn't always tell which note was which or if my instrument was tuned correctly.
You'd be surprised at how much stuff out there requires good hearing to be able to do it well. My Mom and grandma both had good singing voices. I have a "weird" accent and couldn't tell you what note is what other than it's high or low. Heck, my ear can't tell the difference between some letter sounds so foreign language is out. It's not always a case of having a powerful enough hearing aid. It doesn't matter how strong the aid is in one ear. All it does it amplify the muffled, underwater sounds. The other ear is clear - for now.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 13:59:39 GMT
I wish I could say no without feeling guilty...
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Post by gorgeouskid on Apr 30, 2016 14:57:56 GMT
I truly wish I could sing.
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Post by leannec on Apr 30, 2016 15:03:45 GMT
I'm another that wishes that I could sing and play the piano ... We'll be getting MIL's piano soon but no one in my house plays so it will just be a nice piece of furniture
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Post by MsChiff on Apr 30, 2016 15:08:52 GMT
I wish I could sing and play the piano.
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Post by Baseballmom23 on Apr 30, 2016 15:18:02 GMT
Decorating....I wish I could pull together colors and furnishing like some people do. The can look at a wall decoration and know it will look good. Me, nah.
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Post by auntkelly on Apr 30, 2016 15:25:44 GMT
I wish I had great fashion sense. I would love to be that person that always dressed perfectly for the occasion and had on the right stylish shoes and accessories for the outfit.
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 30, 2016 15:34:17 GMT
Where do I start?
I wish I had cleaning skills. I would love to start over with a new house and try again. I admire people who keep an impeccable house in terms of dust and dirt.
I wish I had organizational skills. I start out well but when I run out of space I'm stuck. Everything I have looks unorganized.
I wish I had athletic skills - especially running. I have been the slowest and worst runner in school, in the military, you name it. I can not run, and I have zero ability to succeed at any sports, workouts, or active pursuits, even gardening.
I wish I could play an instrument well. Many people in my family play so well and I never had any aptitude.
I wish I was fluent in another language. Again, no aptitude. I took literally YEARS of language classes in high school and college. I love language. Even in English, in which I have always excelled in classes, I still couldn't tell you what a participle is or anything beyond noun, verb, adjective. I just don't understand the structure of language. It's a brain problem.
Today I am going to sew all day. I wish I could sew skillfully. I can sew and I mostly learned by trial and error. I sew without patterns. I know how to sew with patterns, but the problem is I don't enjoy the process, so I rush things and cut corners. The reason I adore scrapbooking is because I can work quickly and have a pleasing result. I am impatient and enjoy immediate gratification.
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ComplicatedLady
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Jul 26, 2014 21:02:07 GMT
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Apr 30, 2016 15:51:29 GMT
I wish I could sleep like my dh. He says he's tired, head hits the pillow, and within 10 mins, he's out. I toss and turn and wake up multiple times during the night. Same with naps. He can take a 10-15 min nap and feel refreshed and good to go. I have to go lie down, rest for a bit, and if I fall asleep, I nap for an hour or more. I am not good at sleeping. I wish I were.
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uksue
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Jun 25, 2014 22:33:20 GMT
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Post by uksue on Apr 30, 2016 17:32:04 GMT
Like others, I wish I could sing. Well, I do sing , but no one wants to listen lol. I also wish I could play the piano .
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