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[dead-kitty.livejournal.com]

Hi yall! I've been crafting like crazy over the past week, and I wanted to share some with you. I made some t-shirts, but they didn't turn out so well. However, I'm pretty pleased with the gothic dolly I made, and the book arts I've been practicing. I have two photos for you. I've been working on modifying an old children's book by filling it with tiny paintings, and I've just made a book and bound it for my won poetry. Sorry about the quality of the photos.



The poetry book, which is called, "Things You Can Do with a Sharpened Pencil", since you can't read it from the photo, I made by printing the pages out myself from my puter, then ripping the pages out of a really cheap clothbound journal I got at the 99cent store. I sewed my pages into a booklet, then glued that into the cover. Then I covered the cover with contact paper, since I didn't like the pattern on it. Then I glued a design on with the title etc. This was my first try at it, and it turned out pretty nice -- lies, flat, doesn't fall apart, etc.

Word to the wise...

[aylara.livejournal.com]

A few weeks ago, I posted some items for trade to this community. One of the individuals who responded was guppygrrl and so I sent her some super cool 50s pinup girl/bowling fabric. She was going to supply me with some knitting needles.

Since then, I have tried to contact her numerous times, and while she has found time to post in her own journal and in this community several times over the past few weeks, she will not respond to me. I tried directly e-mailing her and responding to comments she has left in craftgrrl. I was polite in every instance, and she has decided not to speak with me.

I do not know if she is unhappy with the items, or if she received them. Because of her refusal to speak with me, I assume she has decided to rip off the girl who is trying desperately to make ends meet with an unemployed husband, a five month old son, and a $7 an hour retail job.

So be careful folks...people will take advantage of you no matter what your situation it seems. I think karma will take care of things, and maybe it was just my turn. I know I have benefited from the generosity of other individuals on this group, and on knitting, and for that I thank those of you who are responsible and honest.

Knitting Q

[shelikespie.livejournal.com]

On the way back from a long car trip today, I knitted two rectangles that I'm going to turn into two wrist cuffs. I don't own a yarn needle, can I just use my sewing machine on it?

Please help me! Shoe storage problem.

[swandieve.livejournal.com]

Whoo-ey. . . Sorry about not posting for seven months. . .

I've been feeling a bit under par for. . . well, seven months. Anyways, I have a problem.

A problem. . .

With my shoes.

Now, I have really weird feet. They're tall, wide, long, and fat. But that's not really the problem. Apparently many people have this problem, because suddenly the economy is coming out with perfectly-fitting shoes. So I now have eleven pairs total. . . as opposed to two, and nowhere to put them.

I do have (Oh my gosh, how could I let it happen!) BARE WALLS. They're naked sinful babies. Poor walls. So I was thinking, you know, shoes on the wall. But generic shoe holders are so so so so . . . ugly. You know, the plastic ones you can find in infomercials and physical junk mail apothecary magazines? So, I've racked my brain and came up with no good design of wall shoe-holders. Help, please!

new shirt!

[rainbowdirt.livejournal.com]

hey grrls! i made a new tshirt!
i took a black t-shirt from the salvation army (2.99) and cut it diagonally across the sleeve and chest
i cut the other arm off to make it a tank top and hemmed it all
then i took a pink blue purple white and yellow striped shirt, also from the sally anne (2.99) and cut the bottom off to make a new sleeve and tie for the bottom.
i sewed the other shoulder on and took the bottom of the black shirt and sewed it up making a 'sleeve' for the tie to go in. (in the pictures i dont have the tie in. but it goes through the 'sleeve' on the bottom and since i left both sides open, can tie on either side)
this was a really fun project to do, i didnt get frustrated once, and it was really easy! it would have been cheaper if i had gone to a cheaper salvation army too!


(x-posted to craft grrl and refashion)

Question

[pixieswhspr2me.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for silver origami paper.
I know nothing about origami, but I am making something for my boyfriend and silver is essential :P
Can I find origami paper at any craft store like joanns or michaels...or would I have better luck looking in an art supply store?

thanks in advance

~Candi

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[stimpson.livejournal.com]

Mystery crafty object...

What is it?


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