I'm new =)

[annes.livejournal.com]

Hi ^^ I was told about this community by the very lovely manhattan

I've been working with beads for a little while, recently I decided to make a little amulet bag for my mom. It's nothing fancy ^^; really simple so far in a basic peyote stitch. =)

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t-shirt altering

[yane.livejournal.com]

hi, i don't like wearing big bulky t-shirts but i like some of the ones i have. so i was thinking i could alter them by cutting off the sleeves and stuff like that. does anyone have tips on altering t-shirts so i don't totally mess mine up? thanx!!

crafty sites

[yane.livejournal.com]

hey, i wanted to extend this invitation to anyone who has a site up with their projects, crafts, diy, zines, bands, etc. to send me their 460x60 pixel banners (gif preferred) for my banner rotator on shemadethis.com. yep, free! :)

send it to: elaine@shemadethis.com

~elaine

New Webring

[padhopper.livejournal.com]

Hi all, I would like to invite people that have a craft related website to join my webring

http://pub41.bravenet.com/sitering/nav.php?usernum=3503605771&action=join&siteid=

turning Japanese

[bionicgrrl.livejournal.com]

I just made a kimono!

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[risafu.livejournal.com]

hey everyone, I guess I'm new here. I work at an arts camp and I make my own plates and stuff on the wheel. I also love painting furniture.. I just got this ugly old coffee table and I'm looking for new ideas for a funky pattern... or something completely new I can turn it in to. Any takers?

Clothes Making

[quietexpression.livejournal.com]

I'm on this 'make your own clothes' kick. I really love long, flowy skirts but don't want to pay prices for really neat unique ones. So, I decided to try my own. Basically, I peruse the WalMart sale section for fabric (usually a $1 a yard; sometimes $2 for really good fabrics). I've been collecting remnants over time to make a quilt and noticed the sale prices. Anyway, here are a few things I've made. Skirts are the easiest. I'm overweight so I use about a yard and a half for each skirt though I usually buy around 3 yards (it's only $3 so what the heck). I would think that a thinner person would only need a yard, if even that. The first skirt is using elastic which I thought it would be complicated but turned out amazingly easy. The second skirt using a draw-string method which is OK but I think I would have prefered the elastic. Probably because I made the waste too large. The third is pants. Again, I used elastic but made the waste to big so it bunches a bit. I might fix it later. I made the mistake of making it a skirt first, then cutting & sewing it into pants. Fortunately, I have another yard & a half so I might make a skirt, too. I absolutely LOVE the material! Both skirts are ankle length.



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