from a sow's ear

[hwar.livejournal.com]

This is a silk shopper I made last weekend, inspired by Handmade Bags. Great book for inspiration, bad for directions. Don't buy the book--check it out of the library or go look at it in the store. It's only good for pictures.

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my new site!

[kimmercake.livejournal.com]

i made a new site today! i had been working on this one for a long time so check it out and let me know what you think. my crafty projects are all over the place in there, see if you can spot them!

welcome to my humble abode!

[x posted to kimmercake, craftgrrl, saucydwellings]

made these last night...

[annalytical.livejournal.com]

Magnetic Bulliten Board for Marble Magnets

[ethicalcannibal.livejournal.com]

I made a stack of marble magnets, and my husband wanted a bulliten board by his computer so I made one out of aol tins for the magnets to stick on.

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Just made yesterday!

[exousia.livejournal.com]

Just leave a message if you have questions, or need a how to.

Alas

[ohgemini.livejournal.com]

Hello!

I run a website called Fabricated Bliss (Its under construction at the moment, so some of the links won't work). Its a DIY store/distro. We are currently looking for crafty do-it-yourself items to distro.

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[kissfully.livejournal.com]

hey everyone... this isn't loie this is her boyfriend, and i'd really like to make something cute for her (today)

so, asap im me (ourperfectsunday) and tell me something cute and easy (i'm craft retarted.. no offense to anyone retarded out there) to make for her, and i would very much appreciate it. thanks everyone

:) andy

idea for using old yogurt/dairy containers.

[kimmercake.livejournal.com]

a while ago i made this post about what i could do with empty yogurt containers and stuff...


( well i thought of a use for them, click here.. )

Quick Gift

[tainteddreamz.livejournal.com]

My good friend was feeling a little down in the dumps so I decided to make one of those combined envelopes.
Each envelope I put something special and unique to her.
1st pocket: A special thank you paragraph I got from glamourbombs (You know, to slip into books and things?).
2nd pocket: Some Betty Boop images. (She was surprised I remembered her like for that).
3rd pocket: I wrote a very poetic story about a memory we shared.
4th pocket: A while back in my journal I wrote a lot of lovely compliments to her. I went and found that.
5th pocket: She loves Audrey Hepburn, so I found some moving quotes she has said.
6th pocket: A joke, she has the best sense of humor.
I held the whole thing closed with a ribbon I made. And slipped in one of those iron parlor bead creations I made in the shape of a heart. She loved the gift, she said it was one of the most personal things anyone ever gave her!

crafty goodness :)

[little-girllost.livejournal.com]

I've been making a lot of mix cds for care package swaps lately, so i was just wondering, what is your fave way to decorate mix cds and liner notes?

I like to use cute postcards or collages i have made, cut them to size and then type up the tracklist on my computer in a cool font and stick it all down. Sometimes i add glitter too.

Has anybody ever made a full booklet for the liner notes? What did you do?

Ica xxxx

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[pomoprincess.livejournal.com]

can paper be sewn onto fabric with a sewing machine, or will the results be completely disastrous? the paper is bristol vellum, pretty heavy stock.

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[breathesymphony.livejournal.com]

ok, time for one of those "what can i do with....." posts. i've checked the FAQ, but no luck.

i cleaned my room and found a wooden frame, about 8X10. it did have an autographed picture of a soap star in it, but needless to say that's no more. now i just KNOW there is something crafty i can do with it. i was thinking of painting it, but i want to put something cool in the frame itself. any cool ideas?

also, how about gift bags? i have a bunch of bags, especially victoria's secret. any ideas for those?


thanks!

this will probably seem like a stupid question...

[mad-world.livejournal.com]

but i've never used an exacto knife in my life, and i was wondering how easily it would cut a shape out of cardboard?

star mobile..

[kimmercake.livejournal.com]

remember this post i made like a few days ago?

( well i thought of something to make out of those cards, click to see.. )

pinup girls and puppy dog tails

[xlostandbrokenx.livejournal.com]

just finished decorating serving trays for our new house. images of pinup girls and puppys mod podged and then finished with a spray varnish. i actually made two of these. i wish i would have painted the bottoms first so the images wouldnt seem so scattered.

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xposted - my journal, craftgrrl, shemadethis, xcraftcorex

Question

[misakigirl.livejournal.com]

Hey, does anyone have any good help on making soap both melt and pour and cold process. I'm planning to make soap for a wedding present. Any advice and help will be appreciated ^^

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[leapinllama.livejournal.com]

What I have learned today.

- i am horrible at spray paint.

I bought one of those circular paper mache bozes planning to spray paint it a ballerina pink and decoupage a vintage looking dancer on the front for my friends birthday. The box is all streaked and nasty, next time i'll make my mom spray it. lol.


- every mistake you make opens the door for more oppurtunities.

I'm gonna decoupage white tissue paper all over the box therefor giving it a cool whitish look but with the pink tint slightly coming through. This shows how there really are no true mistakes!

*my moms teaching me to crotchet tonight. Any words of wisdom?


-alex

note: edited to correct grammer

Triangle beads...Hmmm...

[morosus-nympha.livejournal.com]

I have about a zillion triangle beads (those three-pointed plastic kind...) in fire colors(deep red to yellow), water colors (deep blue to yellow-green) and "girlish" colors (bright pink to light pink, light purple to dark purple).

Does anyone have any suggestions or examples of something neato I can do with these?

more earrings...

[annalytical.livejournal.com]

These are sterling silver wire with little red seed beads...



They look much nicer than this scan...

changes to the artisans exchange web site

[aylara.livejournal.com]

So, I had been able to make one trade on ArtisansExchange.com over the past few months that I've been a member, and today I went to login to my account. I wasn't able to. In fact, it's telling me my account isn't even there anymore, even though my messages are still up there.

Then I go and see that as of July, the site administrator is charging people now, and I won't be able to view any of my private messages anymore.

I'm not sure if that's why I can't get into my account, but I'm not too happy about it.

I mean, one trade in a few months isn't spectacular results, and the administrator herself said that if everyone contributed a dollar it would cover the cost of running the site for six months. But instead, she's charging people $7 each. So why didn't she make membership a little cheaper?

I do understand that she wants to be compensated for her time, but you have to build the audience *first* to make it worth someone's while. Asking for a subscription fee now is only going to cut the number of people on the site already (it's less than 100 people).

It's waaaay better to take a loss of $80 for six months of site function *now* than to risk drastically cutting your future customer base too early. I used to work for a web site, I know how it works. You have to get the people there *first*, then prove to them that it actually works, and then ask for a nominal fee later...like, maybe $5 a year, or even less, so that you won't lose all of those people you worked so hard to attract.

I'm really disappointed. The site really did have a lot of potential.

furry and neon fabrics

[missmuffcake.livejournal.com]

I read the FAQ and I do not shop WalMart so I am asking. I am searching for fun fur in bright colors band funky patterns. I know it out there. i bought some heart print in neon pink and white in SF a few years back.
I am also looking for fabric that is leopard print and in neon colors. I found some on ebay a few weeks back and passed the auction on to a pal who wanted it more.

I want to make some funky pillows! :)

Perfumes and stuff

[misakigirl.livejournal.com]

I was also wondering, how can I make perfumes? I've always been curious and interested in perfumes and want to make my own and sell them online. Just wondering Oo