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[ex-margaret561.livejournal.com]

does anyone know how to knit a thumb gusset for a mitten ? i am having extreme trouble doing so, so far everything looks really knotted and strange and like nothing you would put a thumb through. !!! please help or is this how its supposed to look ? are all gussets funny looking at first ?

woohooo!

[crafting-change.livejournal.com]

I got my very first scarf done, fringe and all
( see the pics! )

I learned a lot making this scarf, so it's sort of geeky looking, and the next one I'm working on (sea foam green) will be infinitely better.

A Thank You and a Little Story

[kage-no-ai.livejournal.com]

Thank you to everyone who responded to my questions about lip balm pots yesterday.

Last night my friend and I made some lip balm in his basement. His mother makes bath products and sells them, so we borrowed a little bit from her supplies and a little twist-top blue pot. We were basically just experimenting and changed her recipe a little. Surprisingly, I think I like our formula better. It seems last longer on my lips. It also seems to be more nourishing to dry lips (probably from the calendula oil).

My only regrets are that we didn't use enough tangerine and lime oil (the scent's not strong enough for me), and he did most of the "work" because he was "teaching" me. But now I've got an idea of how to make the stuff. And now I've just got to decide upon a style of tin and get to it

Thanks again.

- kage no ai

old clothes

[lastsong.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have any creative project ideas that I can use my old clothes with? I have about five pairs of oversized jeans, a pair of corduroys, and a lot of shirts. I've been thinking about pillows and book covers but I haven't been very inspired lately. Thanks :D

Sugar scrub

[tinnehart.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know of or have a good recipe for a sugar scrub. I'm sure I can find one on the web. Just curious if anyone has tried a good one. Thanks!

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[goddessofpurple.livejournal.com]

I bought a wire jig today. Of course I picked an eyeball glazing complicated teeny design for my first trial piece. I think it turned out ok anyhow.....here it is!

http://hometown.aol.com/faithduck/copperjig.html