cat hat?

[weelassjen.livejournal.com]

hola!

i wanted to make a fuzzy cat/tiger hat and was wondering if anyone has made one that turned out well. do i have to make up a pattern, or do i buy a hat pattern and tweak it? tips anyone?

i'm aiming for something like this:
http://www.buyolympia.com/queenbee/sid=128736618/Item=KITTY_HAT

lotsa black meshing

[nickitty.livejournal.com]

Hi All~

I have 8 feet of black diamond mesh (tulle) and wanted to make a skirt out of it for a fetish event I'm attending.

The issue? I want it to be no-sew at this point in time. Mostly because I can't sew. Heh.

My original idea was to cut it and wear it similar to a sarong, with black tights underneath, but it doesn't lay properly and isn't long enough.

So, considering I'll be sewing by hand AND on a strict deadline (by thursday) does anyone have any ideas and/or quick online patterns they can point me to?

Some easy, nice salt-scrub recipes

[rdhdsnippet.livejournal.com]

I found these on the Dollar Stretcher website.

Personally, I like sugar scrubs a LOT better because my skin is very sensitive and the salt tends to scratch it (which stings once the salt then gets in the scratches!). But these sound pretty good for those with tough enough skin! Thought some people might like having them...

( Here are the recipes )

Cross Posted (knitting-knittingpretty-craftgrrl) Finished Object!

[beccau.livejournal.com]

I recently bought myself Knitting Pretty and I love it! I worked up a beer cozy for a Valentine's Day gift - it went so fast and easy that I made a second one! I used Red Heart yarn in blue and red, and the heart pattern is borrowed from the one for the cheesylove sweater at knitty.com This is my first attempt to work with two colors in knitting! I haven't even done stripes yet! Talk about jumping in, but I am very pleased with the results!
( Beer Cozy picture! )

Ok I am totally ready to kick someone at ebay

[katie8471.livejournal.com]

since they refuse to show my correct address and phone for payment after I have repeatedly changed it I am getting really MAD! I have all these stamps I want to sell. And now I cant do any of them because people will send payment to the wrong address(which is in the WRONG STATE!) So I thought I would post them here and see if there are any takers. My address is Katie8471@fbx.com so if anyone wants to make an offer Write me there. I dont know how to ljcut(sorry!) so I will try to make the list short and sweet. Will gladly give more description upon request.
Ballerina cows (paid 16.75) big stamp
Hoppy Spring -med size(inky antics 1999)
Stampin up! Summertime, foam mounted. 1997
periwinkle(fairy) med sized from stamps happen
Stampin up! Friends are flowers 1992
Stampin Up! A thing of beauty 1996
Stampin Up! stitched Santa 1993 (foam mounted)

possibly more to come.

(no subject)

[petit-chou.livejournal.com]

I can't knit worth a darn, but if any of you are feeling A) crafty and B) charitable, there's a sweet little Pomeranian named Heir Baron Munchausen who needs your help. He turned up on this gal's door and is in desperate need of medical attention. Also, since he's teeny weenie, he needs some sweaters and a dog bed. I only wish I were cool enough to be able to knit dog sweaters. Maybe you are?

i know this is off subject

[thisgirlrolls.livejournal.com]

does anybody anywhere know how to change backgrounds to this stupid livejournal?!? i want to change somethings but can't figure out how and since i don't have a paid account i get the feeling that i'm screwed. help!!

Valentines

[tau.livejournal.com]

crossposted to my journal

Someone had shared this link in craftgrrl for a spiffy valentine project. Our homeschool group has a valentines party every year, and I knew it would easily be adapted for that purpose. We added some craft foam hearts with tacky glue for the recipient's name on one side, and the givers name on the other.



( Of course, there are 45 recipients - and I have three kids, so that makes.... )

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[pinkgoblin-gurl.livejournal.com]

I am making my boyfriend a couple of things for Valentine's Day.
Although I am not sure what to draw him, what do guys like?
I know in his apartment he has various art pieces but I wanted some suggestions.
I wanted to make him a painting, make him a t-shirt and other little things.

Any ideas what guys like as art or t-shirt art?

(no subject)

[justamy.livejournal.com]

does anyone know if you can get henna for mendhi at hobby lobby?

where do you usually buy it?

Cool Paper source...

[mamallama.livejournal.com]

One of my students' Dads works for the local newspaper, and he just donated a box of really cool paper for my kids to work with. It's paper that they use when bundling newspaper to sort of protect the top and bottom papers in each bundle. Anyway, I don't know where they get this paper, but it looks like really cool, vintage fabric! Soooo cute! My kids made Valentines with them today, and I made a few for Olivia (my baby girl) to give away at daycare. I'll try to photograph and post if anyone's interested.

I never thought of asking the newspaper for scraps of this paper, but I think I'm gonna...

(no subject)

[lethalbubblegum.livejournal.com]

[crossposted to craftgrrl, craft_monsters, communityname, nccrafts, sistersafetypin & xcraftcorex]


i need the following things desperately. if you can help please email me!

aol tins

camel tins

mini altoids tins

fabric remnants atleast 6"x6"

nerf ballistic balls

accrylic paint

buttons


in return i can trade. these are he things i have right now.

english to spanish/spanish to english mini dictionary

conair tripple barrel waver

juice bar bubble bath [cotton candy]

hairagami [one blue, on black]

set of 3 flashy belts size M/L [silver, pink, purple]

denim purse with gold glitter star + matching change purse

glow usa tri-color bracelet red+white+blue

black cat costume set with ears+tail+tie

holographic rainbow nokia 5100 faceplate

leopard print antenna ball

11 silver glitter bangles

17 silver bangles

rosette hair clips by Seventeen

yellow/orange hair clips + bobbles

starry blue nailpolish by The Icing

infinite purple nailpolish by The Icing

purple glow-in-the-dark gloss+liner by The Icing

blue glow-in-the-dark gloss+liner by The Icing

rainbow nail file

cloud nail file

estée lauder foundation in gentle ivory

14k spoiled bitch charm on skin hairingbone

locally made kenny necklace

sterling silver ankh ring

sterling silver b ring

surgical steel bananna bell 14g [black star on red bg]

set of 3 avon 1985 flower girl paper clips

clear glitter lip gloss with white ghost

babe toe seperators

diva toe seperators

star toe seperators

glow-in-the-dark flower jelly bracelettes [blue, pink or purple]

black liquid eyeliner

silver eyeliner

american flag pins

wheel of color eye shadow [blue or purple]

$$$ mobile power hologram stickers


first come, first serve.
i send when i receive.

Help with Oscar Party invites.

[zeisgeist.livejournal.com]

Every year I throw an Oscar Party, and last year's was sort of lame (due to restricted finances and lack of enthusiasm on my part). Well, this year's is going to be much bigger and brighter and better, and so I'd like to make a lot of special decorations, favors, etc. I saw these cute film canister invites on plumparty.com, but they're way too pricey. Does anyone know where I can get similar materials to make my own?

My other thought is that if I go with an Asian theme (I've been dying to order a party pack of bubble tea mixes!), I could do an Asian-inspired invite. Again - any suggestions?

Thanks!

(no subject)

[chrit.livejournal.com]

I'm not exactly the biggest follower of Valentines Day. But, I didn't want to completely disregard it. I've just recently gotten into a new relationship so I didn't want to go too far out with the Valentines stuff. So, I made my own Valentine which I'm going to attach to a small gift for the person I'm dating.

I plan to make a few less dorky ones for friends, and my little sister.

I made the card with a simple index card (the larger kind) and colored paper. I have 10+ patterns of the Friskers Paper Edgers which helped a lot! Very simple stuff.

Pictures here (sorry for the poor quality):



( Another bad webcam pic inside )

Of stickers and tins

[erratica.livejournal.com]

While reading an assignment my attention span snapped and I found myself looking around my room for things to do. I thought of my bag of bumper and other large stickers and grabbed that. In there I had a couple of bumper stickers that I had gotten for free during campus awareness days that I'll probably never use. So I cut the letters apart. I figure that later I'll think of some use for them. Whether it'll be a think-n-stick ransom note or an easy way to decorate a tin, I don't know.

I really like having all these random letters now. If you go to college or are ever in a place that has free stickers (rallies, fairs, political events, etc) grab some for your craft stash. I'm not the only one with a craft stash, am I? These have joined my cut up CDs, spikes, and other random gatherings :)

Monday night I cut apart my stamps so they'd fit in a recovered tin. Those things just beg to be filled. I have another one that's just been spray painted and I stuck my no-sew snaps in there. The recovered one is just covered in duct tape since one night I felt the need to do something with it and figured it was duct tape or running out to walmart to buy paint that would work on metal (I didn't know that acrylic would work then). I thought the addiction would just be for collecting and covering the tins. Little did I know it would expand to filling them, too!