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[deerhoof.livejournal.com]

does anyone know if theres any kind of stuff that would be good to use when stringing pearls? i found a bunch of antique real pearls in my basement, but they need to be restrung. i am nervous, cause its something i really would care about breaking and all that, so i dunno if dental floss is such a good plan in this case (thats what i usually use). any tips?

sarah lily xo

cheap & easy 5 minute gifts

[chikkz.livejournal.com]

material:
1 old birthday card
1 piece of red ribbon
1 small eyelet
scissors
result:


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On a lighter note....

[dejablu503.livejournal.com]

A general question for you all... does anyone besides me think Carol Duvall is on crack? I mean just "how" excited can a sober middle aged woman get over gluing wooden fish and rope onto a clay pot anyway???? Yes, I know...I ponder the damnest things on saturdays ;)

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[stryal.livejournal.com]

OOo....have discovered making soap. Oh too fun! I like it! So now I'm adding soaps to my slew of present making stuff!
I start making gifts the second or third day after Christmas! So, it's going to be soaps, oils, mixes, doilies and other neat things next Christmas and birthday pressies!

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[leopardprint.livejournal.com]

Something that I regularly do is take terra cotta pots and paint/decoupage them so they don't look quite so boring in my house.
However, I've been having trouble finding a good sealer. Since they do get wet on occassion, I need something that dries clear but is really water resistant.

Any ideas?

circular knitting needles...

[bronhoffer.livejournal.com]

well, i had my first experience with circular needles, pretty much by accident. i was working on a scarf with no. 11 needles (plastic ones, becasue that's what i had in my mass of inhereited needles) and on christmas, i stuck the needles into the cone of yarn to take a break, set it on the side of the couch, then minutes later leaned on it, shattering one of the needles... so yesterday my mom and i went on a hunt for a new needle, but we could only find a circular size 11. feels very awkward to me, i much prefer straight needles, but this will make do for now...

also, what size (length-wise) circular needles should i use for arm/leg warmers? or should i use double pointed needles...?

Making your own rubber stamps?

[anderale.livejournal.com]

I'd like to design and make my own rubber stamps. Has anyone here done this and if so, do you have links to resources for information and supplies?
Thanks!

Bead flowers.

[altamira16.livejournal.com]

Posted to beadwork as well.

Okay, so I am spending way too much time on beaded flowers. There are some more again. Here is the whole bunch of them.

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[mayzface.livejournal.com]

I'm one of those girls that got a sewing machine for Christmas, and I'm really anxious to start making myself a whole new wardrobe. I'm finding tons of great vintage dress/skirt patterns, but none are in my size. I'm slightly husky and all I need is for the waist to be a bit bigger. I was thinking of buying the patterns anyway so I can trace them on paper and make some slight adjustments. Would this work? Any suggestions?

Thank you so much!

Wedding Invitations!

[linzbinz.livejournal.com]

Okay girls, help me out... I *really* want to make my own wedding invitations, but I don't have any brilliant ideas, and I need to get started soon! I'm hoping to spend $2.00 or less per card, and it needs to be something fairly simple, since I need to make around 400... Does anybody have any ideas, or know of any good websites?

i got a sewing machine for christmas!

[stmaybe.livejournal.com]

i hoped maybe i was getting my moms old sewing machine, but she got me a new one instead. that's probably better as the old one needs to be repaired.

so i've got my new sewing machine, i found a cute old folding sewing table/cabinet thing at the thrift shop for $15, i've got supplies, and a sewing book (though i'm thinking i'll skip the book for a while & just play with it some).

for my first (& hopefully easy) project i want to make a waterproof cover for a cheap dog bed i bought at walmart. i found some rain coat material that should work. now if only i knew how to sew ;) i'm really wishing i paid more attention in home-ec all those years ago.

Gift coupons

[littlehppyheart.livejournal.com]

Someone suggested a while ago making coupons for significant others as a gift idea. Any suggestions on what to include? My friend is looking to make some for her boyfriend who's birthday is in the end of January. I made some for my boy for Christmas, but she wants to make a lot of them. I'm out of ideas. What about you?

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[skankinska.livejournal.com]

i've never posted pictures on lj so i have no idea if this will work *crosses fingers*
if it doesnt... then sorry.
i just got a web cam so i thought ide post a few things ive made