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[maudlin.livejournal.com]

Hey all! I was feeling crafty tonight and decided to whip up a skirt - I think it came out really cute, and wanted to share! :)

( Curious George and Checkers... )

new purses

[netofjewels.livejournal.com]

hello all...just wanted to post some pictures of two purses I made recently.

( ta-da! )

making lanyards

[sugrplum499.livejournal.com]

hey guys, what kind of stitching do u use for lanyards? i have all the materials to make them, & i'm even adding studs to customize them. but HOW do u stitch above the hook? i hope i'm making sense LOL

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[headhasnoroom.livejournal.com]

what kind of paint would you use to paint large pieces of indoor furniture? (book cases, end tables, etc.) im getting my first apartment with my fiance and we are gonna go crazy with the decorating :-P
thanks!

Cha cha cha

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

Damnit! I NEED my cabana boy! Actually I do. I'd love to snuggle up with my boy and nap but I'm soaring on caffeine. AND I'm at werk and they don't like my leaving in the middle of my morning.

Today I am on a cruise ship sailing the seven seas. See?

Cha cha cha

The sleeve's the thing.

Here's the dress I made last night. It was fairly easy but I want to make a bra inside for comfort. It currently has a slip but that's it.

Now I'm off to sun and fun. >>ahem work on the brochures for the college<<
I need a pina colada with an umbrella.
"OH CABANA BOY!"

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[just-breath.livejournal.com]

I'm painting my room this summer sometime, I was just wondering if anyone had any creative/interesting ideas for painting, decorating or furniture! Thanks :)

new kid

[tegio.livejournal.com]

Hey everyone,
My name is Tegan, i make bead jewelry. I've made a bunch of new things. All you have to do is click the click here butten, theres a ton of pictures so it requires some scrolling. It might take awhile to load but its totally worth it :) Feed back is most definitely welcome

click here

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[rudegurlx.livejournal.com]

I'm quitting my job to stay home for a year with my newborn. I craft, bead, etc. I'm looking to make some extra cash from home while I'm unemployed and will have the time to do so. I heard that there are small businesses out there that pay for bulk crafts. Anyone know of anything like this? Anyone looking for someone to help with bulk orders? Looking forward to your reply. Please provide an email where I can reach you. Thank you =)

cancer cross

[sugrplum499.livejournal.com]

i used to make these a long time ago, & i decided to start again since i do work with chemo angels. they're plastic canvas, w/ ribbon. i make them into pins & magnets. what do u guys think?

you can see a pic HERE

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[look-closer.livejournal.com]

ok. this may sound like an odd request, but i really want to try it. i need a new boobag for school in the fall, and i haven't been able to find a place that sells what i want, so i'm going to try and make it/find someone to make it for me. but here's what i want: a bag the style of one of those baby slings, the hip-hugger kinds that have the really thick straps. but i want my bag to hang lower, under my butt or so, and i want it to be a bit deeper/wider, so it can actually carry books and such. if anyone has any ideas for how i could alter a pattern for this to have a longer strap and a deeper bag section, that'd be great. if anyone wants to volunteer to try and make me one, that'd be even better, and i'd pay you anything reasonable. any general advice at all is welcome too- i'm not usually one for big crafting endeavors, which this will be. wish me luck!

carpet issues

[wannaxdisco.livejournal.com]

just like everyone else in the world, im sorry (in advance) for cross posting.

i hope this isn't too random of a question, but i live in an apartment where the landlord is a senile 90-yr-old woman who doesn't really know or care what happens to the place. we have this horrrrrrrrrible, stained carpet that i absolutely hate covering the original hardwood floor of the place, but she won't pay to have it removed. so i was wondering, is there anyway i could take the carpet out myself? how can i tell if it's glued down to the hardwood floor underneath? and how can i tell if i did remove the carpet, whether the hardwood would be salvagable?

thanks!

More bags!!!

[pipu.livejournal.com]

I finished three more bags for my summer line today!

There are lots of pictures in my journal.

clumpy fur from old stuffed animals

[nothingshocking.livejournal.com]

is there a way to make it "like new" again, or close to it?

Felt toys!

[bittenbefore.livejournal.com]

evonne and i made some cute little felt toys the day before!

They are called tohdoh [Bunny belonging to evonne and Stitchee [Bear belonging to me]. What do you think? We have also started a photo journal for them at tripnfelt, check it out for more pictures!

x-posted to my own and evonne's journal.

p.s do check out my journal for other crafty things i make!
p.p.s evonne and tohdoh are new to livejournal! So check their journal out!

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[kachina.livejournal.com]

how do i go about figuring out how much fabric i would need to sew a skirt? i want to make a simple, a-line, knee-length skirt and i'm about a size 7... can anybody out there help?

-a sewing newbie

my reversible hand bag

[ceilingfan.livejournal.com]

hey, you guys, i made a hand bag!!! yay!!!

it's reversible...and it was kind of difficult...i got some inspiration when i was looking through t_shirt_surgery and i came across a home made wallet w/ the bottle cap button...hm...and so i made a handbag

( lookie lookie )

fragrance oil?

[kimmercake.livejournal.com]

this might not be a crafty question but i know some of you have experience with fragrance oil from candle making, etc.

well i received a sample of a fragrance oil in the mail [www.simplyscents.com] and i LOVE the scent but i dont really have the interest or time to make candles or soaps and stuff.

so i was wondering if there was any way to present or display it in a way that it would give off a subtle smell other than just opening the container or dumping it out somewhere?

i hope that made sense. thanks in advance for the advice :)

dorm room privacy!

[one-hit-wonder.livejournal.com]

hey there! i would appreciate anyone who could help me out because you guys have the best ideas. i'm looking for help on my dorm room this fall. i'm sharing a bedroom with a roommate and i need ideas on how to obtain some type of privacy. i've been thinking about maybe constructing some type of sheet thing to slide between our beds(?). if anyone has any tips whatsoever i would love to hear them! thanks again!

x-posted to my journal and refashion

[sylvercatt.livejournal.com]

( baby's first t-shirt mod )

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[neonsparkles.livejournal.com]

I have been mighty bored lately and am tired of beading, does anyone have some nifty crafting sites with lots of simple but awesome projects? ALSO has anyone heard of those guitar pic earrings, anyone know how to make them? thanks so much!

soapity soap

[laura-borealis.livejournal.com]

oh, I wish I were a little bar of soap

A few days ago I asked about re-melting melt-and-pour soap. (Thanks to everyone for the responses, btw!)

I had a couple dozen wee bars of soap that had been given to me as gifts. The ones I used in my shower were always slipping through the slats in my soap holder deal. I was tired of picking up soap slivers, and besides, I like a big bar of soap. So I wanted to melt these lads down and make one big bar.

Here's what I ended up with:



I ended up using 13 little soaps, I think. Some of the ones I had were the opaque kind, and I discovered they didn't want to re-melt. So I just used transluscent ones to make this.

I used the bottom of an empty rice milk container for the mold.

First I chunked up the purple ones and melted/poured them, then the pinky-red ones, then yellow, then green, each time letting the layer set a bit before pouring the next, so it would be stripey.

The resulting bar is a little rough looking and a bit bubbly, but I think it's nifty! It's surprising to me that it's only this size (about the size of a large commercial bar) considering there are 13 small bars in it.

Now my appetite is whetted to make my own. I love the stripey effect. When I make my own from scratch, I will use a lot less color gunk so they are not as dark, though.

New Doll

[ms-hecubus.livejournal.com]

I've finished another doll. Please meet ( Oonta, Prehistoric Huntress )