Cake Crafting Connoisseurs
What’s more fun than having or eating your cake? Decorating it! You don’t have to be Duff from Ace of Cakes or Buddy from Cake Boss to start this scrumptious hobby. So, let’s get started. Bake your choice of delicious cake, crumb coat it in a thin layer of icing, add the top coat of frosting, and decorate with an assortment of options like fondant décor, edible paint, handcrafted edible flowers, airbrushing, and everything else the cake world has to tempt. You can add glitter, sprinkles, and piping. You can also use whatever you have at home. Revel the results, guarantee there won’t be any left, and everybody will be asking for more!
Curb Appeal Magicians
Should you thrive on gardening, decorating, and enjoying the outdoors, then tweaking your home’s outward aesthetic is just the right hobby for you. Bring more curb appeal to your home by planting and sprucing up the front yard with welcoming flowers and bushes. Changing the mailbox or the address numbers and adding potted plants at the front door are both easy investments, making your home more your own. A new front door color can give the front of the house a nice pop. Styling seasonally will grant your home true bragging rights.
Gallery Hopping
Provided you have a passion and appreciation for art, you must try gallery hopping. Check out local artists by visiting local galleries. Nashville, being a creative hub, has no shortage of art to view. The Frist Center, Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, Bennett Galleries, Southern Underground Gallery, and Franklin’s Art Crawl are just a few of the places within the area for you to explore. Get into the creative spirit by walking through, observing, and immersing yourself in the unique colors, sights, and styles of mastery. Who knows? After viewing others’ creativity, you might be inspired to begin your own work of art.
Horsing Around
Freedom and adventure are awaiting you. If you happen to be an animal lover and love the open air, then this athletic hobby of horseback riding might be a great fit for you. Middle Tennessee, a southern and hospitable location, flourishes with a plethora of farms and stables. So easy to strike up lessons. Horseback riding gives you a thrilling experience as you saddle, walk, trot, gallop, jump, and care for the horse with a good brush down after. Horseback riding can be challenging at first, so give this hobby some time, and soon you will be galloping off into the sunset before you know it.
Needlepoint Know-How
The art of needlepoint is currently becoming more and more popular. This timeless art and craft is a counted-thread embroidery style, one that you can do anytime, anywhere. It is a relaxing, portable, inexpensive, stress-relieving, personal, fun, and easy hobby to learn that can showcase your unique style and personality. Used for pillows, upholstery, accessories, and art, there are boundless possibilities when it comes to artistic expression. If you are interested in beginning this hobby, check out Nashville Needleworks, where they have classes and private lessons to get started.
Poetry Pro
“April is the cruelest month…” starts the famous poem “The Waste Land” by Poet T.S. Elliot. Memorizing, reading, or writing poetry is an intellectual hobby that can inspire your brain to reach new heights of imagination. Poetry enriches the soul and speaks to the inner humanity of all. Stretch your talents by writing and styling poems or songs. You may discover you have an original story to tell. Memorizing poems is a great way to learn something new, and writing poetry is a way to express yourself. Poetry preserves history and culture, connecting us to one another.