Wild Irish Rose

[laurelo.livejournal.com]

Cross-posted to Crochet.

I didn’t watch the Academy Awards tonight (well, that would be last night at this point), but I did watch another movie and while doing so, created this cell phone cover (to fit a Nokia 5160, etc.) No. 10 crochet cotton and a Size 6 (US) steel hook.

I like that I can tuck mobile technology into a little crocheted cover! This is a first test, I plan to see what else is possible.

   

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[janette.livejournal.com]

Look what I got for my birthday from my beloved mother:






It was SOOOO inspiring I had to go buy some fabric right away...:-)

/J

expanding on previously mentioned crafty things...

[whatsyourstory.livejournal.com]

I had mentioned two things from the issue of Ready Made and was asked to explain them...so here they are:

Concrete lightbulb -
1. File around the top of the base of the lightbulb, so that the base and the filament can be removed intact from the glass, which should also be intact.
2. Fill the bulb with concrete until it is full.
3. Push the filament into the concrete until the base touches the glass.
4. Wait for it to dry and then break the bulb.

Makes a fun paperweight or little sculpture.

The soapdish condom holder entails simply mounting a soapdish next to your bed for holding anything you might need...

you should pick up the mag - it's quite clever and enlightening

fantastic pin

[icedcoffeegirl.livejournal.com]

this weekend i bought a fantastic pin, made by a neighborhood artist. the pin is a real slice of orange with some purple glitter on it and a hearty coat of shellac. the rind isn't shellacked but it seems dried and sealed. i find it absolutely amazing. she also makes pins from slices of pear and apple (with stems), key limes, summer squash. and i guess she makes earrings, cuff links, belt buckles too. the pins were $25 (key limes $15) in a neighborhood shop. it's my new favorite thing.

the pin i love


is good enough to eat


( the up close of it )

another use for those gems!

[yyumeko.livejournal.com]

found a site that does those magnets [from glass pebbles] which we are currently insane abt...

not only that , they've managed to make em into bracelets!
i'm gonna try and make some!

check them out here!
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