help! (sorry for x-posting)

[badkitty1782.livejournal.com]

I got this skirt in a clothing lot I bought off of Ebay ages ago and I really love it.. the only problem is, it's too short for me to wear out in public. I have a ghetto bootie so bending over the slightest bit is bad.. lol. Anyhoo... I was thinking I could add some sort of material or something to the bottom of it to make it a few inches longer. Does anybody have any ideas? A pic of the skirt can be found here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2840664299&category=11556 . It's the only place I was able to find a picture of the skirt (not on the Lip Service or Hot Topic page). Sooo.. can anyone help me? Maybe show some example pix so I know what you're talking about? Thank you so much!!!

present for a friend

[jesamine.livejournal.com]

hey, does anyone have any ideas on what i could make for my friend whose birthday is in just over a week?!
i don't exactly know her *that* well, as we talk mostly online. she's a she, heh and she likes music...mainly smashing pumpkins, something corporate, placebo, idlewild, the beatles, feeder...
i asked what she wants, but she won't tell me! so i'm gonna make a card and am hoping to make some kind of present too...
oh, and it's gonna be her 18th!

so yeah...ideas?? anyone?? :D

more fun with duct tape:

[comearoundruby.livejournal.com]

this one is completely tape and much larger. the heart is made of black duct tape. it was actually incrediably quick going. except my poor scissors have now been terribly stuck-a-fied. anyone know a good way to get sticky residue off of scissors?

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[annamull.livejournal.com]

just finished a new coin purse.
click on the photo to see more.

Ceramic Alter Plate

[cheshiretiger.livejournal.com]

I made myself an alter plate! I needed some sort of focal point for said alter, and so... presto.

Willow clay and underglaze, my first real experiment with colors. I should have kept my patience and finished all three layers, so I wouldn't have the streaks all over the place, but the detail was rather mind-numbing. I still like it, and because I put so much effort into it, it serves its intended purpose well.

And, to anyone who works with ceramics, I highly reccomend playing with underglaze. There are so many creative possibilities... but hey. Enough of that.

Take a look!
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kinda newbie

[sugrplum499.livejournal.com]

hey guys, i've been a lurker for awhile. figured i'd post something about me =) i'm heather, i run heaven*sent distro & heaven*sent zine. i've been sick & travelling lately, so i didn't have too much time to craft. i have copies of heaven*sent #1, if anyone's interested in trading. this is my most popular item at my distro, talk to u guys soon!

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[roman-holiday.livejournal.com]

what i've been making lately

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[ilovemormons.livejournal.com]

I have these buttons/applique things that need some use. A bunch of felt flowers, two really cute red retro buttons with a girl's face on them, and some buttons of a milkshake, a cel phone and a boombox. I also have buttons of some yellow doves, and patches of a rainbow and a pink poodle. I don't know what to do with them, any ideas?

Websites.

[object001.livejournal.com]

my site: trash and babble
Hey guys this may look like a bit of shameless self promotion (which it is) but mainly I'm posting to ask that if you guys have pictures of your crazy creations on the web let me know and I'll link to your site.
Check under "Gallery" for more info but if your thing doesn't fit any of those categories let me know and I'll add more!
Eventually I'd like to turn this into a resource of things to inspire creativity so everything is welcome.

Binder materials?

[danipoop.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend has an awesome idea for a novel and envisions himself scribbling it out in an old leather/suede book. But since one often makes many changes when writing something of that magnitude he needs to be able to add and remove the pages as he pleases, like you can with a 3-ring binder. Unfortunately all the books I can find with the physical description he has in mind are bound and therefore not refillable. So I’m considering making it myself.
My question is, is it possible to buy the materials for a 3-ring binder so that I may make my own? Or does anyone know of an easy way to reuse the parts from a store bought binder? My main concern is the quality of the rings. I need them to be exceptional so that they don’t lose their shape and not lock properly (I’m sure we have all had experiences with our pages escaping our binders and this absolutely cannot happen with his novel). Could I possibly just buy a binder and recover it without it looking bad?
Alternatively, if anyone knows where to buy something that may fit this description, please let me know. Our anniversary is on the 27th and I’d like to give it to him then, but at this rate it seems unlikely that I will get to.
Thanks for any help you may have to offer. :)

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[peanut.livejournal.com]

Well, the boyfriend and I went dumpster diving last night and ended up with a lot of things, including a whole box of 12 inch bamboo skewers. There are 150 in a pack, I believe. I have nothing to do with them all, so if anyone wants any for anything please let me know. All I would ask for is S&H money, as I am quite broke right now. :) If no one wants them I'll just be throwing them out again. Let me know! :)

Rockin' baby shirt. =P

[angelicate.livejournal.com]

So, we're taking our daughter to her first concert, post-womb and I wanted to make her a cool shirt to wear to it.

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[stevy-wonder.livejournal.com]

wat can i do with old man wool sweaters ???

Looking for....

[faerieaeone.livejournal.com]

I promise I searched the internet and the memories section....

I'm looking for instruction on how to make the necktie belts. I've seen photos here and there, but not instructions. Anyone have any help to offer on this?

Thanks everyone!

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[tygerlilly.livejournal.com]

Anyone know anything about making chainmail?

made another purse...

[pinkflamingoluv.livejournal.com]

beads?

[-e.livejournal.com]

does anyone know where i might be able to find a fish hook shaped bead for a necklace? at a store or to order online.
thanks!

Where do I get snap buttons I found a cool button/buckle site/how do I put them in?

[pumpsnail.livejournal.com]

OK, I know I must be going blind because I KNOW this has been discussed before, but I cannot for the life of me find the post in the FAQ anywhere. I want to know where I can find snap button thingies this site has tons for CHEAP, plus for all you people looking for D-rings for belts and stuff: get 100 1-inch D-rings for under $4!

Okay, so I've found the snap buttons (and D-rings, wow I'm in heaven), but I still don't know how to put them in. The site doesn't seem to sell any clamps or presses or whatnot so I have no idea what exactly I need to put snaps in, say, denim. Anybody know?

mini picket fence

[kachina.livejournal.com]

I used to live in an apartment but I moved into a house about a year ago and we now have a garden in our back-yard. :) So I thought of a project that would be fun to make this summer that I remembered Debbie Travis doing a while ago on her show. What it is is making mini picket fences to label your plants, spices, flowers, etc. This is what it's supposed to look like:


In case you guys didn't see that episode or don't watch the show, here is the site for it with instructions and everything. Anyway, what I was curious about was whether any of you knew if craft stores sell little picket fences that look like this ready-made. Hehe. I know you must think I'm pretty lazy not to want to make one myself, but I don't have a saw or anything that I could use to cut the wood. :( Any advice??

tie belt

[sugrplum499.livejournal.com]

ok guys, i bought the tie & it's EASY to make

this is what it looks like as a belt:


loop 2 D rings onto the skinny end of the tie


they hemmed the end of the tie, & put velcro to attach the D rings


so that's all there is to it!

correct tie post!

[sugrplum499.livejournal.com]

OOPS, i had wanted the pics IN the post, here ya go!

ok guys, i bought the tie & it's EASY to make. this is what it looks like as a belt:



loop 2 D rings onto the skinny end of the tie


they hemmed the end of the tie, & put velcro to attach the D rings


so that's all there is to it!

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[besa-mi-culo.livejournal.com]

Rawr. Question. How would you make a fading effect when dying something? I have a piece of fabric and I want to dye half of it red, but where the red ends, it sorta fades into the white. o.o; I just have no idea how to do it. Ah, I loved it if you helped me out. :D Wait wait, cheap feather boas anyone? Must have thick burgundy with a hint of purple feather boa soon. X.x; Just can't find anything. That is all<3.

Hi, I'm new

[superstarrz.livejournal.com]

Um, hi, I'm new. And (on the insistance of my friend) I thought I'd share my creation with ya'll. I got inspiration from another wallet that was posted here earlier.

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new community

[jesamine.livejournal.com]

here's a community some of you may be interested in:

diymarketplace

see the user info page on it for more details!

this one's for you, ta!

[kittee.livejournal.com]

thanks to cyntergomes for posting the awesome bootie pattern. http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=knitting&itemid=363584 ( here )

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[xanadu75.livejournal.com]

ok craft girls

I made a jean skirt from some old jeans. I want the bottom to be all worn and stringy looking like old jeans do. is there a way to achieve this without wearing it a lot?

help a sister out

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[righttobeangry.livejournal.com]

there were patterns for paper roses posted a while ago (before i was couch surfing/moving out of my old house... argh)- i tried looking thru the FAQ/a few weeks of old journal entries and couldn't find it... anybody happen to know what day that was posted/possibly re-post? sorry and thank yoU!

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[alk13.livejournal.com]

calling all culinary fools!

i want to make a cookbook.
who wants to contribute?!

email me -- ash!

Gluing down mancala beads

[mezzanine27.livejournal.com]

i was recently expiramenting with making bobby pins. i glued little pictures to mancala beads (i'm sure there's another name for them, but i can't think of what it is.) then i glued the beads onto the end of bobby pins. they turned out really really cute, but the beads kept popping off of the bobby pins. the pictures came off the beads a few times too. i tried hot glue and super glue, but neither worked. do any of you have ideas of a type of adhesive that will keep the beads (and the pictures) secure?