What kinds of art, crafts, or other creations can you do?

[Sahara]

I sew, and that's basically it ... cosplay mostly, so I occasionally foray into jewellery and prop-making when the costume calls for it, but I'm happiest just working with fabric. I get very excited about it ... maybe too much sometimes!
Here's my latest costume, Ultimecia from the video game Final Fantasy VIII. This costume was the most ambitious I've ever attempted and it won first prize at Eirtakon 2010, an anime and manga convention in Dublin:



It was Stevie who really got me into sewing -- I wanted to get her look, but I couldn't find anything in the shops, so I had to start experimenting with the sewing machine! My grandparents all worked in textiles so maybe it's in my blood. This is what I've just finished, it's some kind of Autumn Rhiannon thing...



The sleeves are silk chiffon and the camera doesn't really do justice to the fabric, the colours are absolutely glorious.

It's a pity I didn't finish and photograph it last week, when my garden looked like this:



Now it's all just dead leaves on the ground and bare branches. Oh well, next year