as promised..

[kimmercake.livejournal.com]

oh but i did get the FAQ/memroies section STARTED today!

please check it out here: craftgrrl FAQ/Memories Section

or go to the craftgrrl community and check out the sidebar action [the FAQ/memories section is the official site for craftgrrl right now]:


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remember this is JUST THE BEGINNING.
let me know what you all think.
leave love <3

also, sorry to everyone who has emailed me/left comments - i swear i am going to return them all...but i have a psych final that is threatening to eat my soul tonight. so thursday! i promise!

xmas gift idea.. sorry, couldn't resist. *g*

[favorite-star.livejournal.com]

Need an idea to get someone for Christmas?
Going to a party where you don't know someone very well, but feel obligated to get/make them something (like me), since you're making/buying/doing stuff for everyone else?
I have the solution...

SNOWMAN POOP!

Well, my friends want everyone to bring a gag gift...
LMAO!

thats it

[jennilind.livejournal.com]

ok. that's it. i'm annoyed. where are you finding these aol tins?! i've been to a few wal-marts in the area and all they have in aol cds in those paper things. sooo upset about this!

are they in certain stores or something?

patterns on velvet

[watch-the-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hi ladies!
Has anyone ever done the technique on velvet that you iron it with a stamp or something under it and then it leaves a pattern on the velvet? I remember see this some time ago in a magazine and I really want to do it, but don't know how.....Any ideas or experiences with this?
Thanks!!!

Pixie Week

[mrs-me.livejournal.com]

I had never head of "Pixie Week" until this week. My mother's church is doing it, and I think it's pretty cool. Pixie Week, according to this note they sent my mother, is sort of like a Secret Santa. The way my mother's church is doing it, each family in the church was assigned another family to give small gifts to all week long. It's supposed to be anonymous, so they're supposed to find a way to leave gifts without being seen. Also, they're supposed to give a gift for every person in the family--I think every day. This seems manageable, as some of the suggestions were very small things like handmade cards, letters, and even drawings from kids. The package we got--they even sent something for me, and I don't even go to church--included some small store-bought items and drawings from children. It was too cute. So, even though I don't go to church, I really liked this idea and want to help out with it. Plus, my mom's a little unsure of what to give.

I was thinking of making handmade paper ornaments and even small handmade stockings to stuff candy into, and I think we're also going to make some sugar cookies. I want to make Christmas-shaped cookies and place a cookie cutter in the gift bag for them. Does anyone else have any ideas that would be cheap but nice gifts to give, considering we have to give a family of six presents all week long? Thanks.

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[stupidusername.livejournal.com]

http://www.dltk-kids.com/

I found this site while goofing off on the web and I was like heyeyeyey this looks liek a cool site and for once I can post one..lol

Anyways on here it says you can print out pages for coloring and such. I want to make something like a coloring book for my nephews for christmas, how would I do that?
Do you think it would be better to sorta of bind it together or should I just hole punch them and stich them in binders?
I also want to include something like crayons or markers with it.

Also what is the difference between single crocheting and double crocheting? I was looking up these sites online because I have some extra yarn and I wanted to make hats and blankets and donate them to charities, but I am still learning and I am not sure I know what the double stitch is.

(no subject)

[tuffyclayton.livejournal.com]

I have been meaning to post this for awhile, and am finally getting down to it.

For you Canadian grrls out there, I volunteer with a Charity called "Blankets for Canada". All you do is knit or crochet 8" squares, and they are then combined with 47 other squares to create a blanket for the homeless.

It's a wonderful cause and really does make a difference. If you are interested for more information, you can email me at tuffyclayton@yahoo.ca or look at the website at www.blankets4canada.com . It's a great way to pass the time, practise new stitches and help the people who need it.

Hey!

[rawiscorrri.livejournal.com]

I'm new here, and I'm not -soooo- crafty, but I find it interesting to read about your crafty endeavours. Whenever I do something like this, I usually spend a lot of time on it or else I'll mess up. Here's what I've done: make a skirt out of pants. And now I am braiding a rug which was basically something learned from my grandma and great-aunt.
On that same note, I KNOW my grandma really really really wanted to teach me how to knit, but I was "way too cool" for that, so she never got the chance. And I want to learn now, really badly. However, I have no idea where to start, and if anyone could give me some reasources as to what kinds of materials to first buy or websites which will teach someone who knows no lingo or anything about knitting how to knit. Thanks a lot!

(no subject)

[andi-sunrider.livejournal.com]

I figured that since I've been enjoying all of the crafty ideas being put forth here, I should contribute at least one of my own.

This is one that I've been doing for several years, actually, and as long as I remember who I've given them to, people seem to love them... They are so incedibly easy to make, too...
( funky frames )

(no subject)

[theinnocence.livejournal.com]

waterproof i was wondering, if you decopouge(sp?) something, will it be water proof?
i'm thinking of making a vase and putting old archie comics on the inside and decoupaging the f*ck out of it, mad skill wise and was wondering if people used it for flowers if it would get the paper wet even if i made sure i covered all the spots.

thumbtacks also, the marble idea, i was wondering if anybody found a way to make them into push pins for corkboards and not just magnets? i think it would be awesome, i might try to figure out a way tonight. if there are any suggestions, please tell me.

New Friends?!

[qtbabe15.livejournal.com]

Hey ladies! :)
I was wondering if I could add any of you to my friends list for LJ? I'm in need of new friends becuase I'm getting bored of all my other ones. I'm going to start posting more crafts and pictures (by time x=mas comes because I'm getting a digital camera) and I want to know about everyone else's ideas, and ... life! :)

My entries are not really *all that* but I'm going to try harder to post in my regular journal about crafts and such too... so... any takers!?
;)
xoxo

(no subject)

[lucidlady.livejournal.com]

is anyone here from the purdue university area? or just the mid-north-west area of indiana?

i want to start a onceortwice a month stitch and bitch in lafayette. comment if you are interested.

Sugestions Please

[electragiselle.livejournal.com]

I know this isn't craft related... but any help would be great

My husband and I have to get his.. umm our nephew something for his 9th birthday. Since Christmas is coming up and he is obsenely spoiled we are only going to get him a book and a card..

Here is the question.. We want to get him a book that is educational, maybe bit controvesial, maybe sub culture like.. Something he would never have access to other wise. After we give him the book we will tell him if he reads it and does a book report for us we will give him $10.

We don't particularly know anything about kids, or what they like or any junk like that, so any input would be helpful..

Stocking Stuffers

[delphizyx.livejournal.com]

You can't really tell what these are by the photo, but I bought some photo album books and covered them with two layers of felt (the top layer is cut out for the reverse design).

(no subject)

[hi-im-kelsi.livejournal.com]

i was all excited. i almost finished my first knit purse. i just need to make a button hole. the directions say yarn over, knit two. what is yarn over? and is there an easier way to make it? i dont know how to do the knit stitch. is that ok? i was lookin forward to finishing this tonite. hopefully i still will! thanx

christmas craftyness

[favorite-star.livejournal.com]

I've finished about five of my aol tins. I did an assembly line sorta thing, cutting the felt, gluing the felt in.. now I'm attacking the lids. I found some cool paper with different designs (the scraps will be great for making marble magnets/tacks/rings), and i'm using the designs in the paper to make the covers. Like, I have polka dot paper, so I punched out circles & put them random places. I have paper with rainbowy hearts and I cut a heart out.. flower paper = flowers, star paper = stars. cool stuff like that. they're turning out really neat. :)

I need to take pictures of my candles & the tins. Tomorrow night, I tackle lip balm. :D and sometime in the next few days, I'm cutting out patterns for dammit dolls, so I can start with those. I'm debating on whether or not I want to drag along my little hand-sewing machine, even if it's supposed to be a piece of junk.. just to see how one would turn out. LOL.

cross-posted from my journal

(no subject)

[believe-in-me.livejournal.com]

Is there any of those Dummy books for crocheting and such? I really wanna learn..seeing all the niftiness you guys do around here. I don't sew or anything so its gotta be a pretty basic book.My husband does know how to crochet however but doesn't have the time really to teach me.

O_o

neato craft page

[tygerlilly.livejournal.com]

http://www.yasutomo.com/project/

errr....

[pulltrigger.livejournal.com]

this is driving me nuts.
does anyone know where i can buy find PVC or a type of vegan leather online?

ok ladies, i need help..

[kimmercake.livejournal.com]

i'm really busting loose with this FAQ buuuuuut i need help with something..

which format of topics do you guys like better?

because i was using the default one that adds the date + journal name
[click here to see what topics look like in that format]

but then i decided to just do the topics, minus the date + journal name
[click here to see what topics look like in that format]

but which looks better
which is more helpful?
are the dates important?
anything i missed?
how would YOU do it?

how do you think it's coming along?
eeeek, so indescisive about this!
need...feedback...! :)

Have you tried this? So cuuuuute!!

[jagnightwalker.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,

I have had this link bookmarked for at least a year, because the finished product was so darn cute and it'd be a great present for anybody..it's the "mini pad holder" project here.....uses postit note pads...let me know if you have done this particular project, and how it turned out!

Spoon ring and decoupage question

[swandieve.livejournal.com]

Hello, hi. I'm Swandieve. Pronounced Swan-Deeve. It's not a given name, I made it up and love it.

My mother had this ring that was given to her by an old hippie. My dad. It's super super cool. It was made out of an old silver spoon end. Not the part that holds the food, but the other end with the designs. We're not really sure how he made it, and I was wondering if you guys could help me out with that. I sure hope it doesn't involve a forge and an anvil.

And, what really IS decoupage? Is it basically just like a collage? What's the modge-podge for? What IS the modge-podge? Isn't that just extra work?

(no subject)

[cedartaylor.livejournal.com]

I have been making these for quite some time, they are a lot of fun, and make a nice gift.



I put up a how too instruction guide on my webpage.

pinkcurtains.com

new hat - it's leopard!

[bionicgrrl.livejournal.com]

I made yet another hat. This time out of fleece.

( check it out )