We don't need no stinkin' subject!

[jenn.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD This house we just moved into is a TREASURE TROVE (mixed in with all the crap and pink walls and carpet). I just found a HUGE bag of bingo chips and my brain went nuts thinking of the things I could do with them. I've also found oodles and oodles of yarn, some fabulous old furniture to refinish, and so much vintage clothing and accessories I could open my own vintage store!

I JUST WISH I COULD FIND SOME GOD DAMNED KNITTING NEEDLES. RRRRR.

Oh, and I'm TOTALLY turning the basement into a workroom for me. You are all so jealous I can FEEL it. Then I'll show you pictures of the bright pink walls and carpet and you'll go "HAH! YOU LIVE INSIDE A PIECE OF BUBBLE GUM!" I'll take pictures as we're fixing the place up. Home improvement (or as I like to call it, re-homerating) counts as a craft, right?

5" charm swap

[hfa.livejournal.com]

I tried to sign up for a charm swap yesterday. I was really excited about it. And then I learned that she wasn't taking any more participants. So I decided to see if anyone was interested in starting a swap. It would be a simple thing to do.

Each month there would be a theme. You get 1/2 yard of fabric that you would fit into that theme. Wash it. Dry it. Press it. And cut it into 24 5 inch squares. Mail them to me with a self adressed stamped envelope (or an envelope and enough cash to cover the postage) by the 15th of the month. By the end of the month I will mail 24 different squares back to you. It would be an ongoing thing. You'd only have to participate during the months you wanted to. If you sent nothing in that month, you wouldn't receive a package. And if you send in 2 or 3 sets of squares, you would receive 2 or 3 back.

That's the general idea. Please let me know if anyone is interested.

(crossposted to craftgrrl, sew_much_fabric, quilting, and hfa. sorry if it clutters up your friends list.)

OLD ASS sewing machine!!!

[calliek.livejournal.com]

I found a sewing machine in my basement, and lo and behold it WORKS. It's a Brother, model C. Old as hell. Pepto-bismol pink. Does anyone know where I can get ahold of a manual? I figure someone out there has to have one...if you could scan it for me that would be great...Or else a suggestion on where I could possibly find one?

Sealer help!

[mokosh.livejournal.com]

My girl and I made lovely thank you cards to send all of the guests that came to our commitment ceremony (pictures forthcoming!). We used a metallic ink on vellum for the front image, but after three days of drying, the ink is still coming off when touched. Can anyone recommend a fixative or sealer we can put over the image to keep it from coming off?

Thanks!

p.s. actually, we made all the decor, invites, favors, etc. for our ceremony and when the pics come back, I'll post all of our handiwork!

uh oh!

[table-for-glass.livejournal.com]

i made this with an iron on transfer...

Anyone from Massachusetts?

[everybabyweeps.livejournal.com]

I'm from Salem, so im looking into doing some sort of booth for next years 'haunted happenings' at halloween time..
Faerie dust, and Magic wands and such.. if anyone is interested in info, or sharing a booth or something, let me know :)

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[hfa.livejournal.com]

I've gotten a great response to the charm swap idea. So what I need for you guys to do is email me your email address. I'm in the process of setting up a community for the swap so I can post the rules and we can post about Q&A about the swap. I'll also take suggestions for monthly themes.

At first I was only going to limit this to 24 people, but I don't think I want to do that. I want to give as many people as I can a chance to do this.

So email me (hfa@livejournal.com) with your email address if you for sure want to participate.

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[seeinstarrs.livejournal.com]

Hey, first time poster with two quick questions that dont really have to do with crafts but mabey someone can help me out.

1. i need to shrink a huge hoodie and how should i go about it without ruining it?

2. a bottle of baby blue nailpolish broke and spiled on my beige carpet (doh!) well i need to know how to get it out. nailpolish remover is not working!

thanks

His name is Herbert...

[cheshiretiger.livejournal.com]

...and he's a white elephant. A ceramic one, to be more specific, that I made when I was bored- sculpture in willow clay (low fire), and the joys of underglaze. A picture is attached, and more can be found in my LJ.

That's not the question, though.
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[mockingbirdgirl.livejournal.com]

I confess.
I'm a Mint Skittles fiend. I've gone through 6 packs in the past 3 days. But that's not what I'm here asking you guys about.

I've already got one of the containers saved for a traveling QTip holder... but what else can I do with the rest of the packages? They're so wasteful!

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[piinatiina.livejournal.com]

I found these pages where they have photos of historic dresses this woman has made and she also sells them. Thought it might interest someone. The titles are: Early Victorian, Civil War Era, Early Bustle, Natural Form, Bustle, Gay 90's, Edwardian, Titanic, Children, Riding Clothing, Corsets, Saloon Girls.


PS I have nothing to do with these pages, I just found the link.

Xyron Question

[xhardtoimaginex.livejournal.com]

Hi Everyone!
I have a question about Xyron machines - does anyone use them? I was thinking about the 510, because as well as using it for crafting purposes, it is going to be used to create stickers to seal kiddies party bags and laminate small fliers/poster.

If Xyron is crappy, does anyone know of other alternatives?

Thanks
Nicola

Hiya!

[vitreous-fish.livejournal.com]

I just joined, after weeks of copious lurking~ I love this community! So, a little intro, and a couple of questions... I'm Anna, 26, from Bloomington, IN... two cats and a dog, moving out in 2 weeks and selling my house to travel for a year (gulpus maximus)... I love craftyness and if I didn't have to make a living, I'd just make things for people all day long! Aaahhhhh~
I've recently learned to use a sewing machine and have made "quilts" for my brother and sister. I love to crochet. I don't seem to enjoy knitting, but I really want to, so I'll be trying it again soon. I'm newly obsessed with marble magnets and have made 40 *super cuties*. I make dreamcatchers, magic wands, collage, decoupage, altered books, I'm a postcard fairy... Um, what else? I really want to make cloth dolls. My mom used to make the most amazing dolls~ she made me a Little Nemo doll when I was two and he's excellent! I just pretty much want to learn everything, as in, I get itchy every time I go into a craft store.

And now for questions~ I want to crochet some mittens and I'm looking for a simple pattern. I'm really bad at reading patterns, so simple. is. good. Also, I have all the roses (dried) from my sister's wedding and I'm thinking that you can make beads from them. Like by crushing the petals and ??? Does anyone know how to do this? I love the idea of making a bracelet for my sister!

Thanky!

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[piinatiina.livejournal.com]

I found a game you can play while learning about tudor and victorian costume etc.
BBC's costume game.

Not related to crafts, but somewhat related to me being able to see all of your wonderful creations.

[vfc.livejournal.com]

I notice that a lot of people here use Village Photos as their hosting service. For some reason, I can never see these pictures and get a red X instead. I've tried cutting and pasting the image URLs in my browser's address window, also to no avail. I don't have trouble seeing other images. Does anyone why this might be happening?

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[piinatiina.livejournal.com]

This is amazing, *drool*
Anya's
Documentation Site: "This site is dedicated to the documentation of the work that I do in the area of Elizabethan period clothing. Although I design and make a variety of costumes, My favorite era is the reign of Elizabeth I."

More adventures with fur.

[yyumeko.livejournal.com]

Another coat of course but not right now. [the wool cashmere material is so expensive!! *sigh*] Anyway i made this with the left over fur..heehee i love it, its soooooooo cute and comfy. The bag is actually quite cube-y in shape but it looks V-shaped here in the pics, i dont know why.

So here i am in my jacket holding the bag...


( More pics here )

The whole bag was sewn by hand cos i couldnt sew the furry material with the sewing machine [anyone have any experience? i am tried with success on shorter haired fur but not this long haired fur]

I am so in love with these handles i bought. They are transparent with glitter floating through em! [i got them at my local craft store. www.lincraft.com.au] I cant wait to go out in both the coat and this bag!
What do you think?

x-posted to judyjudy

Question.......ATTENTION MODERATOR

[stupidusername.livejournal.com]

I read on here about not posting pictures of stuff for sale, but since I am fairly new to this making craft stuff...and I plan on selling it at flea markets and stuff...is it okay to post a picture of my stuff and ask what a fair selling price for it is? Like I make bags and stuff out of crochetd yarn, and I have no idea what to charge for them. But if that is inappropriate, I understand. I am just wondering is all....

Purse Handles Galore

[loosetooth.livejournal.com]

I just posted this info in response to a post for yyumeko's fantastic furry purse, but I thought more craftgrrls might be interested. Here's a few sites to gets loads of purse handles. If anyone else has links, please add 'em here...
http://www.mjtrim.com/Catalog/cn_category.asp?SuperCategoryID=1&CategoryID=2
http://www.craftking.com/crafthtml/handles.htm
http://www.umei.com/hw/wooden-purse-handle-s1.htm

And here's my recent projects:
http://www.loosetooth.com/Art/artwork.php3
(no purses yet)