Ideas

[stupidusername.livejournal.com]

My mom is putting some stuff in a flea market in 3 weeks.

Outside of pony bead bracelets, and hemp bracelets, I have no idea what I am going to put in there.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions for cheap things I can make that sell good at flea markets?

I can sew a little bit, crochet slighty, and I am kickass at making bracelets. I can do just about anything if I am told how to do it.

I just need to make some extra $$$ for the upcoming months...I am going to need it.

Any suggestions would help...thanks..

shells

[khatnip.livejournal.com]

i went to the beach yesterday and picked up a whole bunch of shells. i'm going to do my bathroom with a shell motif. i don't want to do nautical, because that's not really my style and i tend to get seasick, so i don't want to see boats everywhere. so it's going to be shells/ocean kinda.

does anyone have ideas of what to do with this motif? i have some basic ideas but everyone here has such unique thoughts, so any ideas would be great!

gallery opening and free alcohol anyone?

[pinkplasticgun.livejournal.com]

( support for we'll infiltrate your senses )

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[nymphval.livejournal.com]

I am trying to find a free pattern for a tshirt quilt. I want to know what size the tshirts have to be to make a certain size quilt. Anyone have any info about it?

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[uhmanduh.livejournal.com]

my very first craft picture post. it isn't much, just something i was messing around with while working on another project.

( aw dogs )

Mod Podge Question

[sweet-asylum.livejournal.com]

hey can you Mod Pdoge onto like jeans? or do you need somehitng else for that? like I got some fabric, (mermaid0 that i want to stick to the leg of my jeans then put a quote form toriamos above it saying, "am I a mermaid in these jeans with her namce still on it" can i use that stuff to stick it to the fabric? thanks bunches

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[thejaimeshow.livejournal.com]

made a new bag today! yay!
it's fun being sick from work!

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[andxshexcries.livejournal.com]

I have oodles and oodles of those little plastic bubbles you get when you buy toys out of quarter machines. Any ideas as to what I could do with them?

The basic newbie post, and some easy (yet impressive) bracelets.

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[cedartaylor.livejournal.com]

I made some new pins, they are one half inch in diameter. Here are a few of them.



The rest of them are at www.pinkcurtains.com.

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[linguisticgrl.livejournal.com]

Hello craftgrrls!

This is one of those brainstorming questions. ^_^

Next year my friend is going to be the don (or R.A.) of my floor in the university residence where I live. Each don is supposed to decorate the floor according to a theme and she has picked "Outer Space". I was wondering if you had any neat ideas for how to decorate the floor in a 'space' type theme. We have a pretty large common room with an (ugly!) couch, chairs, windows, fridge, and sink area. There is also a lot of wall space in the hallway and those ugly fluorescent bar lights in the hall, too. Each door requires a name tag, as well (but it doesn't have to look like an actual tag, just something to put the girl's name on). We cannot paint on the walls or hammer nails into the walls, but other than that, we can do whatever we want. In addition to all this, we are supposed to put a little gift kit together for each girl and my friend wants some of the gift items to have to do with "Space". Oh my!

Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again for your time and good luck on all your pretty projects!

Corset post 2

[mrspointyhat.livejournal.com]

Sorry it has taken so long with the update on the corset making. I am still working on it. There has just been a bit of a delay due to life getting in the way.

We went ahead cut out the rest of the material for it. There are two layers of each, mesh cloth, batting, (very thin) and muslin.



We got the measurements for each boning length, but I have to get those again, because I gave them to my husband to cut out, and of course he lost them. :P

I am working on the busk now, and will post pictures of that as well, soon. I can't decide if I will do progressive pictures, or all at once. We shall see.

Yay for crafts

[martemom.livejournal.com]

I am broke, so I made my friend some marble magnets with her and her husband's names and hearts etc. along with some address labels with her & her husband's new name and address on them for her wedding shower gift. They were a big hit and the gift only cost me about $2! Yay!

cd holder...

[abs6183.livejournal.com]

hello!
i think this is my first actual post, although i've been watching and commenting in this community for a while...
my question is, a while ago, someone posted pictures of a discman holder, it was sewn, padded, looked kinda like a little ourse from the outside, and i went thru the memories, but i couldnt find it, and i went back alot of entries, but to no luck... i was hoping maybe someone could tell me how to make this cd player holder, or where i can find directions, because i would really like to make one for my cousin (who never goes anywhere without her discman!) any help would be super!! thanks!!

Apartment crafts....

[tiki-monkey.livejournal.com]

I made a post in my livejournal about My apartment. There are some crafty things in there. Uses for Record covers, CDs turned wall art, a bamboo frame I made/ruined, reedcane fencing used as wall decor. Just tryig to justify showing off my apartment... craftily!

computer mice.

[sifaka.livejournal.com]

Heya. I'm a n00b. (I've always wanted to say that. whee)

But, I wanted to start off asking if anyone had suggestions for me.
I recently came into the possesion of three mac mice. You know, the old-ish circular ones.
They don't have the scroll-balls, but other than that, they are in good condition.
I just think they look neat, but I have no clue what to do with them.

Any ideas?

... crocheted fishnets? ...

[guppygrrl.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know how you go about making fishnets?

And if it's not by crocheting, does anyone *also* know a way to make fishnet via crochet?

Err...basically, I'm looking for the "right" way to make fishnet, and also a way to do it by crocheting. *grin*

~Kissy, who often makes things a lot more confusing than needed...

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[lolapirate.livejournal.com]

So here's my story.

I'm Lola, I've been on birth control since I was 13. (Hi Lola!)

I have. Dozens. Of ortho-tricyclen "sample paks."



They look like such untapped potential I'm afraid to throw them out, but I can't figure out what in the hell to do with them. So the question goes to you, my trusty craftgrrls: Seriously, what to do with them?

My fate is in your collective hands. Thank you!

Question...

[aylara.livejournal.com]

My DH and I are in some serious financial trouble, and knitting has really helped take the edge off of the tension. I would like to get more supplies as I am still learning but I can't afford to.

I have some gently used Milky Way soap molds (a big bunch of really cute Christmas ones and the Hanukkah guest soap mold) that I'd like to trade (or sell, if you don't have anything mutually beneficial, for a nice discount). I have like 10 of them and I will e-mail you a full list with links to photos if you are interested. I also have green, red, and blue glitter, and silver sparkle mica to use with the molds if you want.

Basically, I'm looking for knitting supplies and yarn, especially...

-double pointed needles, maybe some circulars, or straight wood/bamboo ones...even more aluminum needles would be fine (I only have 5s, 8s, 9s, and 10 1/2s).
-yarn needles
-cotton or very soft wool blend yarns (nothing too scratchy). Acrylic would be OK as long as it is very soft. Fuzzy eyelash-type yarn would be cool too.
-organic would be a PLUS
-even those odd balls of yarn would be cheerfully accepted (please include washing instructions and content if possible, or at least the brand and type), at least enough to make a hat please...
-colors I like: hot pink, bright orange, anything oceany, fun variegated yarns, and natural creams/browns.

I hope this doesn't violate anything. Thanks so much.

some rules.

[kimmercake.livejournal.com]

i hate to do this but there is something i have to clear up about some of the craftgrrl rules.

for some odd reason people keep making posts about things they have for sale.

not only did i make specific rules that there is to be NO SELLING of goods on craftgrrl but the LJ terms of service state specifically that you cannot sell/make a profit in the expense of livejournal. if you would like to read these rules they are clearly stated in the user info for craftgrrl [which you should have read completely before you joined anyways].

i know most of you know this and have been awesome about not doing it and/or catching people when they do it.

but i'm stating right now, for the record, that any post in the future that advertizes stuff for sale, i'm going to delete it. i'm tired of notifying people/emailing people to let them know they need to get rid of their post just to get bitched at or flamed for it. if you email me first and explain your situation, maybe we could work something out.

so, i'm sorry but, in the future, any post having to do with selling with automatically be deleted.

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[uhmanduh.livejournal.com]

this may not be be proper for looking at in front of family or at work.

( my big project is finished! )

pattern-making

[littlehppyheart.livejournal.com]

sorry, cross-posted

Can anyone give me a hint on how to go about making a halter corset-like top. If that's unclear, I'll try to explain it. Think of a corset, lace up in the back. Put a halter on it. It doesnt have to be fancy, with boning or anything.

Basically I'm asking, do I just wrap newspaper around myself and cut randomly with scrap fabric until I get it right? That seems a bit haphazard...and this IS my friggin prom dress...

BTW, the bottom is a two-layer circle skirt, not finished yet...

<3
Sarah

Hi! Soap question here

[april-in-paris.livejournal.com]

Hi
I have been a member for a while and I was wondering
I am having a "girl's night out" type of activity and being the crafty person I am, I thought it would be neat to make soap and other stuff to give to the other girls :)
Well, I wanted to make my own very specific soap molds, could I use super sculpty, I just will do the heat and pour method.

Thanks,
Jennifer Lynn

dried flowers

[kachina.livejournal.com]

for my birthday, i received a beautiful bouquet of white roses from my mother (24 in all!) and they are beginning to wither after 4 days... :( when i used to dry flowers, i would always hang them up on my wall, but i was looking to do something different with them this time. does anybody out there have any super crafty ideas for what i can do??

duct tape forever!

[hanstibour.livejournal.com]

I have a bunch of videos of tv shows I like. I decided to start up an episode guide book for myself, so I can find the shows I want (for once). Course, I had to decorate the binder I'm putting it all in. and what better than duct tape! first I printed/cut magazine pictures of the shows I have and podgey-ed then to the front, then added a duct tape border. then I did a similar thing on the back, but with less pictures and more duct tape. and stuck the lettering at the craft store on the side. and ta-da! my video tv collection binder. I think it looks good. course, it looks a lot better than it does in the picture. now I want to make more, but I have nothing else to put in binders.

Traveling Craft Notebook

[laurenybeth.livejournal.com]

Okay...here's the list as of today.

( Clicky for the listy )

There is still about a week before i send the notebook out! If you want to be on the list to receive it and haven't signed up yet, email me with your LJ username, mailing info, and email addy (send to: laurenybeth@livejournal.com).