I'm a 21 year old ambitious student, and I want an artistic hobby, something cool?

No arts and crafts like those done in the second grade, or really cheesy things, something that I can perform or show that has tangible results and is not too expesive to get started on.

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photography - always cool plus you have great art to hang on the walls and you can always sell it if they are good and make some extra money.

I'm a 21 year old ambitious student, and I want an artistic hobby, something cool?performing arts show opera theaterHi - photography is a great hobby, but an expensive one if you don't the right equipment, etc., and can't afford to buy what you need... Report It


Origami!!! It's not lame! It's a beautiful art of paper folding that teaches you patience and precision, and the better you get, the more complicated and intricate your final results will be. Plus it's cheap... All you have to do is buy paper! I know it may not sound all that great, but in school, students and teachers sometimes watch me fold paper from my notebook into a turtle or flower or something, and they sit amazed. It really takes skill to learn to do all of the folds right, but it's worthwhile. I think this is a good hobby, but maybe painting, bird house making, sewing, crocheting, beading, key chain making, or baking may catch your interest. Whatever you do, make sure it's something you enjoy!!!
You should try quilting! You can start pretty cheaply - I started by buying remnants at a local fabric store. All you need is fabric, needle, and thread - a sewing machine isn't even really required to get started.

There are a bazillion free quilt patterns on the web. It's a very creative and tactile hobby! If you're hand-piecing your blocks, it's also very portable. You can go as cheap or as expensive as you like - it's all about your creativity. You don't even have to make a big quilt, you can make table runners, wall hangings, even Christmas ornaments!

If you're not sure you'd be interested, do a Google search to see if you can find a locally sponsored quilt show to attend. Or use the phone book to find a quilt shop near you and stop in there to see what the ladies are making. Typically it is NOT your grandmother's quilt anymore! I'm hooked and have been for more than 12 years. It's a lifetime hobby!

Here are some of my favorite sites to get you started:
Try Artistic Metal Working, aka artistic blacksmithing. The national group is the Artist- Blacksmith Association of North America at (ABANA.com). I have enjoyed the hobby for over 33 years.
Why not try your hand at Polymer Clay! I make cutesie beads, but there are so many things you can do with it! I would suggest Premo! brand, or Kato, or you can mix them. Here is some of my work with it! : http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumInd...

You can get Premo! at your local craft store. And here is a website that has TONS of cool ideas on what you can do with it other than just beads! http://polymerclaycentral.com/
Make jewelry. You can start out with simple materials, and you can make REALLY cool stuff!

Or you can get a second hand guitar and "make beautiful music".....now what can be cooler than that?
knitting seems to be the hip thing to do lately and jewelery making with beach glass. beach glass you can pick up on the beach for free! and knitting would result in some new clothes!
Try a musical instrument. you must like music
nude modeling? .. I mean you don't have to buy clothes so everything is cheap..and you get a breeze every once and awhile!
Get started in puppetry. It may sound little kidish but its not. You need to be very skilled to produce beautiful puppets and performing is also something which takes time to master, but is rewarding.
Fly a kite.

I'm not joking, I'm not sure if you know they're are more than

one line kites. A dual line kite Would be the one you want to try first. You're in control of the kite, you can turn, dive, do loops. There's also quad line kites. It flies like the dual line kite, but the cool thing about this type of kite is that you can stop it in flight and even fly backwards.

Kites have changed, Not like the old daimond kite we all had as kids. If you want a challenge, try flying these type of kites. You can get a real work out. Some of these kites, depending on how strong the wind is, can generate pull of 50 pounds to at least 200 pounds. Yes, these kites do pull hard.

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Beading/jewelry making, knitting (or crocheting if that your thing) and scrapbooking are the major trends in arts and crafts right now. I'm 22 and I do all three. I find scrapbooking to be the most creatively satifiying whereas I love the instant gratifaction I get with jewelry making and its easy to sell pieces you make but then again there is just something so relaxing about knitting not to mention scarves, hats, shawls etc... make the most wonderful gifts.

jewelry making and beading can be an expensive hobby to start. a basic tool kit can easily set you back 30-50 bucks, plus the cost of the beads which really do add up in the beginning. You can sell pieces you make eventually though and that can help off set the cost. if you buy a lot of costume jewelry then you might actually save some money in the long run. its a lot harder to justify a jewelry purchse when you can make the same thing yourself, and your would probably turn out a lot nicer.

scrapbooking is fun and a great way to preserve your photos and mementos. you dont need much to start. some photos, a scrapbook (its best to start with and 8"x11" inch instead of the standard 12"x12". the papers are cheaper and its less daunting), some acid free papers and maybe some embellishments like stickers or stamps, scrapbooking glue and a good pair of scissors. Scrapbooking is the kind of craft where you can gradually build up your tool box rather than go and get everything before you start. You can just dip your toe in and see if you like it and if you dont your only out about 20 bucks and you have a lovely keepsake either way.

If your looking for minimal investment, then knitting/crochet is the way to go. A set of needles or a hook is about 3 bucks and a ball of yarn is another $2. You can teach yourself with online videos for free. www.knittinghelp.com is my personal favourite for knitting, I dont crochet so I don't know any sites off hand but I do know there are several out there. There's a never ending stream of free patterns online or books at your local library and theres something so satifying about putting on something you made with your own two hands or giving someone you care about something warm and snuggly. Yarn crafts do take longer to complete than most others but I find the results are worth the work esp. if you live in a cold climate and you put on that scarf that took you 12 hours make every single day and everytime someone compliments you on it, the works seem worth it all over again.

I hope I was helpful and good luck!