On roadside vending

[macabre-grrl.livejournal.com]

Hi. I have a question about whether or not it's legal to set up a wee table on a random public sidewalk and sell crap without asking the permission of the town. I have a TON of rice bags to get rid of and I want to sell them in my college town at the end of the year to take some weight off (like 45 in total!). I have no front stoop, consequently, and I want a high traffic area like the spot near the local ice cream shop. People sell there often but i suppose i ought to ask if they get a permit.

Any experience with this? The lemonade stand kids never seem to have trouble (unless some mean neighbor calls the health department).

embroidery. woo hoo!

[evexatom.livejournal.com]

so i worked on this project on and off for ages it seems. i finished last week and want to show off....

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polar fleece yarn

[macabre-grrl.livejournal.com]

my boyfriend wants to knit himself a ski hat. can one buy polar fleece yarn, or yarn that acts like polar fleece in that it is warm and nearly wind/waterproof (stitching will certainly affect this, he's aiming for medium to fine stitching)? and, are there any patterns you'd recommend? just a simple beanie is what he had in mind, but any little variations on that theme would be interesting.

crossposted to knitting and punk-knitters and craftgrrl

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[six66.livejournal.com]

hi ya'll

i was wondering if you guys can help me. my boyfriend recently did this to me over on easter and i want to get him back at it.

i thought what he did was very creative and i want to do something creative and cute as a "hey, thanks." any ideas at all? i already made him this, but it's not as creative and it's something online, he can't really keep it. so please share ideas. nothing is too silly, so don't be shy.. i really need your help. i can't think of anything he hasn't done already. ok thanks again.

Hair Falls

[spellbinding.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have any idea how to make these goofy fake hair falls you see around? I have an event I'm planning to go to later this month and I wanted to try my hand at it. Yikes, can you believe that people are making these out of yarn these days? How do you secure them from falling apart? And how do you secure them to your hair?

I'm not sure if I want to re-dye my hair, so I'm looking for ways to "highlight" instead.

furniture

[khatnip.livejournal.com]

i have furniture that is just so plain. 2 bookcases and a dresser that i havent bought yet...what are some suggestions on redoing this type of furniture? thanks!!

geetar stand...

[loudxmouse.livejournal.com]

ok... i'm taking guitar lessons and i'm finding it really hard to practice and get into it. my teacher says if my guitar is out where i can see it it'll intice me to play.
so here is my question. does anyone know how i could rig an upright stand for my guitar? i was thinking of just putting a hook on my wall but i hae very little wall space :)
this probably is a crazy idea but i was wondering if you crafty gals (and guys) had any hints or ideas...

thanks
xXx

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[bendaini.livejournal.com]

We just bought a big bag of candy and toys for our daughters birthday party to stick in a piñata. Unfortunately a lot of the "candy" was actually bubble gum. I don't allow my kids to have bubble gum very often, they are too young to not get it all over themselves and everything else, and I don't like it. My husband hardly ever likes it either.

Soooo, I have a HUGE bag of bubble gum, all sizes shapes and flavors, in my cupboard. If anyone would like to trade, or buy it (only a couple bucks) send me a note. I really hate to throw something away if it can be used.

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Lip Gloss Flavoring Question

[everybabyweeps.livejournal.com]

How much flavoring do you guys usually use to make lip gloss taste strong.Say for a batch of 10.. i want a real strong flavor. I bought some stevia too, but i don't know how much i should use!!!

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[xlindseyx.livejournal.com]

Heehee, after reading through a few pages of here I'm already exploding with ideas! But I really should finish the project I just started...and i need help.

I covered the top of an old cheap trunk I had with stickers, and the glue isn't strong enough on some of them to hold them on so I need a finishing product, but I'm afraid any spray adhesive or whatnot would bubble due to the cheap glossy green paint that was used on the trunk and I only have one chance.

So I was wondering what you peeps would suggest I use to get those stickers that are already on there to stay? :-)

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[madeline37.livejournal.com]

sooo, i went ahead and did the shirt with hand-sewing...it looks pretty cool, and it held up fine when i wore it today, so the test will be to see if it survives the washing machine of death...or just the washing machine, but things just sound cooler when you add "...of death."

click to see some pictures and a brief description of what i did: http://home.graffiti.net/rockstar5/mushirt.html

cross-posted again.

(Probably a) dumb hemming question

[pumpsnail.livejournal.com]

So I have this wonderful stretchy fabric. And I'm making stuff out of it, like headbands and a skirt and all sorts of lovely stuff.

But this lovely stuff has to be hemmed. So I get out my sewing machine and hem hem hem away, and then - alas - all the lovely stretchiness is gone!

I have to be missing something really really obvious. How can I hem stuff without losing the stretch?

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[lethalbubblegum.livejournal.com]

i'd like a printable pattern to make a beanie/skullcap/etc for free...any ideas? i have the readymade issue with the pattern for the swelted hat but i can't draw my pattern out well enough x.x

p.s. forgot to say i need a sewing pattern, not knitting or crochet. i wanna make it out of an old sweatshirt and probably add kitty ears. i'd like to do a few tshirt ones also.

Help!

[gilneas.livejournal.com]

Every year, the theatre dept at my college has a huge party, where you drink a lot, and they give out their version of the Tony's, and it's a lot of fun and all of that.

Anyway. It always has a theme. This year's theme is "Never Never Land."

And people go in costume.

Which leads me to my point. I am having issue with my costume. I decided to be a mermaid, but right now it is turning into a sort of.. water nymph thing because the mermaid tail just didn't work out. Here is what I have right now:

I'm making this pattern (ignore my little comments):



I bought a light green silky fabric that I fell in love with. But I ran into a problem as I started to make the dress. The color of the fabric + the style makes me look like I'm the Statue of Liberty. Which is not the look I am going for.

Short of yelling at the fabric for being so Liberty-like, what can I do? I also have a turquoise fake natural silk fabric (one-half yards of it - think all fake nubby with fake imperfections, like natural silk), silver cord, silver holographic sequins on a string, this wonderful trim that is blue/green woven with a bit of tulle that looks sort of sea foamy... and I just discovered three yards of sea foam green crushed panne velvet hiding under my bed to play with too. I also possess an immense amount of long, wavy blonde-ish brown hair (that happens to have green tips, too), which I'm planning to wear down and sort of.. I don't know. mermaid-ish.


HELP! I need this by Saturday!

I was going through the FAQ...

[crazeejaney.livejournal.com]

and couldn't find the answer I wanted...I was wondering if anyone could tell me...
sculpey related....
I have a package of sculpey clay from a long time ago...it came with a book, so it doesn't really have any instructions for the clay itself...

-Just about how long it should take to bake sculpey clay? Anyone know the approximate time ...give me an example perhaps?
-They're sorta quite dried up ...is there any way to make 'em soft again?

Any comments greatly appreciated. Thnx in advance.
<3 J

yyyyyyaaaayyy crafts!

[ivymae.livejournal.com]

hey, i'm a lurker, and have used so many of the craft tips on here.. i thought i'd go ahead and share some of my other work. more to come eventually, i am sure...

this is a guitar i got from my mother a couple years back, and have painted it a zillion times, but finally settled on this one as my favorite. at the top is a pin up girl, with the name lucille painted on.
http://artconspiracy.com/files/ivoryfreeman/Guitar.jpg

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[ivymae.livejournal.com]

p.s. to see the image on my last post, copy the url, and paste it in your adress thing... the site it's hosted at is being stingy about the leeching.

thanks!

MOD PODGE IS GOD

[mollybox.livejournal.com]

( behold, the crafty stoner )

potpourri tart burner

[falling-rain.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know how to make a potpourri tart burner. The kind that uses a tea light preferably. I was thinking a terra cotta pot saucer, but that would require me to reglaze it and fire it in a kiln to hold the heat evenly. Does anyone know any other ideas??

Oh BTW...

[falling-rain.livejournal.com]

Friday (the 2nd) is the last day to e-mail me (sunnysis77@hotmail.com) about the seed bead swap. I've only gotten a few replies, so please e-mail me if you're intrested. Send me your:
-Name
-Address
-E-mail address (if you wish to be contacted to a different e-mail)
-bead preferance (note this may not be met but it's a nice request)




Your name and info will be sent to another grrl in the trade, and I'll send you the name and info of a grrl you are to send beads too.

PLEASE REPLY! The more the merrier, right?