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[arte-dai-pixels.livejournal.com]

paper boxes i made

diy hoodie, hk-style!

[momolo.livejournal.com]

Hello from HK! One major fashion influence in Hong Kong for the 30-under crowd is the fruits movement from Japan. A big thing I've noticed a lot of girls wearing are loong sweatshirt hoodies. They usually come in cute patterns with bears or round-headed people and hit below the hip. Some have knit ribbing on the bottom and the sleeves, and some have monster fur trim on the hoodie. For a mid-westerner like myself, it's a pretty smart statement: fashionable AND warm.

To make one of your own, I would suggest collecting the following instructions. These are pretty liberal, as I haven't tried it myself yet. But hey, exploration and discovery are all part of the process when you actually go out and do it! I drew some pictures to visualize, for people like me. ;D Feel free to make comments on modifications and the like.

( You need some stuff )

Foam Bottles?

[ariella4ever.livejournal.com]

Apparently, stuff julie likes is closing down, so i cant find foaming bottles anywhere. does anyone know where i can get some? A foaming bottle is one of those bottles with large nozzle pumps. you put very watered down liquid soap into it and when pumped, the soap comes out as foam. thanks so much!

Uh-Oh I did it again

[lower-class.livejournal.com]

I made some more glass beads/seed bead/stretch magic bracelets last night.
These ones have fish on them.
Take a look if you'd like.

( Here Fishy Fishy )

in a nut shell....

[ex-jenniepan481.livejournal.com]

can anyone think of anything crafty to do with pistascio shells??

My crochet

[http://users.livejournal.com/_raddish_/]

Here's a link to some stuff I've made. I like my new stuff better. Each photo description explain yarn and a little about how I did it. Nothing is from a pattern or anything.
http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b35e589365d2
Enjoy!

Pushpin help!

[kiwi.livejournal.com]

Okay, ladies, I need some help.

I have a biiiiiiig bulletin board that has been given to me and is covered with multicolored pushpins. (I think they're pushpins...not the flat ones but the ones with the "body" so you can remove them with ease and without killing your fingernails?) I like multi-colored just as much as the next person, but they just don't go with the rest of my decor.

I have plans to cover the bulletin board with wrapping paper that matches my decor (because cork is just not that pretty) and really don't feel bright green and red pushpins would match the muted tones I usually use.

How can I change their appearance? I'm not looking to do marbles (I've got marble magnets already, don't want to overkill that), I'm just looking to do anything to them to make them match my soon-to-be-newly-wrapped bulletin board. Functional is good. Functional and durable is better.

Any/all suggestions will be taken into serious consideration. Thank you!!!

Bracelets

[idojrepus.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the quality of the picture, but these are some bracelets I made last year and are finally showing them off.

The first one is a Harry Potter one. It is made out of those stones that you collect and play some game with..I dunno. Anyways I drilled a whole in them and put some cheap black beads around them and voila.

The second one is the life cycle of toast I made out of Sculpy. It starts at the toaster and then on to the happy toast. Next it gets grape jelly, butter and strawberry jelly, then its spread on, and then oh no! Someone bit it!

Oh yeah...and I tried getting all of this text behind the lj-cut but I was having some trouble- anyone care to help me out?

Thanks :)

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ornaments

[felicity869.livejournal.com]

I went to the petroglyph (place where you glace ceramics) and painted some chirstmas ornaments....
( pictures )

i need help

[camkin.livejournal.com]

i was browsing ebay and i saw this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3449454483&category=15730&rd=1
i want one!! but i don't want to pay that much for it.
does anyone know where i can a purse or tote that i can customize like this?
can anyone give me any info that will help me to make my own?
i appreciate the help.

Knit or Crochet?

[blondiebabe.livejournal.com]

Okay ladies, I need your help. I want to make a scarf (and possibly a hat), but I dont know how to knit or crochet.

So I need to know.... Which one is easier to learn? And why?

Thanks!

Star Shirt

[thrifty-pixie.livejournal.com]

Cross posted to: craftgrrl, t-shirt surgery, clothes_surgery, and ittybittytittie

I was bored a few nights ago, so I combined a few shirts I had seen people make into this:

BEFORE


( After! )

My neighbors shant see me nekkid no more!

[readingmezzo.livejournal.com]

Hey lovely ladies (and gentlemen)! I want to make some curtains for my bedroom and my living area/loft thingy. I have zero sewing experience except for home ec way back in 9th grade, and I will be doing this by hand as I have no machine. BUT I really want to get into sewing and making things and crap. And I need some damn curtains.

Any tips? Advice? Words of warning? Links to places that helped you learn how to sew? Creative ideas for cheap, but very cool, curtains? What type of fabric would be good?

Y'all are the best! And happy happy new year!

scarf

[heartgonegrayx0.livejournal.com]

hi everyone. this is my first knitting project ever, a solid blue scarf knitted in garter stitch. really simple but i'm still proud since it's my first time knitting :) it is also only my second day working on it :)

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adjkakdj

[hidethedetails.livejournal.com]

So apparently my host's domain expired last night or something, so I no longer have a site. Thank you to photobucket.com, I will now have pictures, and not red x's. Sorry for any anguish I may have caused; I promise I didn't mean it ;}.

So sorry if this is a repeat to some of you.



( directions ! )

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[girlwithpencil.livejournal.com]

( Dayplanners! )

I started out with this:

And I ended up with this:


Step-by-step instructions and pictures inside.

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[-numberoneblind.livejournal.com]

Hi! I've been scanning through this community for a few months and I decided it was time to stop being a loser and join. I got a sewing machine for christmas, and I can't get it to thread up right. I know I have to be doing something completely stupid...blarg.

When I try to thread it up, and i turn the little wheel to get the needle to go down,it comes back up and hasn't looped with the bobbin thread. I've tried several times and for some reason it just isnt catching the bobbin thread :S. please help!


any advice would be appreciated. . .thanks!


*megan.

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[songbird85.livejournal.com]

this is the coolest thing ive ever made. by request from my sister. its actually light pink but the pic doesnt show it very well. its the Red Heart Baby Clouds yarn. i love that stuff. i think it should come in non-baby colors. hehe.

[edit] i think i finally found a photo hosting site that actually works.

just thought I'd share

[http://users.livejournal.com/_killthegirl_/]

I made this lamp for my mom for her birthday
its body is made of those little cupthings you put ketchup in at Portillos or wherever.



sorry for the semi-crappy pics...it's a webcam and you know how that goes...

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Felted Clogs

[sioranth.livejournal.com]

I made Fiber Trends Felted Clogs a couple days ago (each one took me about 2.5hrs to make). I used Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride (worsted) to make them. I made the woman's size medium & they felted up to fit my boys size 6.5 feet perfectly, after about 30 min in the washer. They are really comfortable & warm! It only used up 2 skeins of the turquoise & 1 skein of the dk blue & I had just enough leftover to make myself the knitted cell phone cozy from Stitch N Bitch.

So now I'm working on the backpack from SnB, but I put my own designs on the front & back. I have the front pieces done & the back about 1/4 done so far.

Anyhoo, on to the pics!

( prefelted )

( postfelted )

Bottle Cap Bracelet

[lvlylatinalady.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know that you must me tired of seeing me. But im so cute, how can you resist??? :D Made this bracelet out of bottle caps from the New Years festivites. It easy as pie to make. All I did was drill some holes with my Drimmel and add jump ring then a clasp. VOILA!


on my hand....



Alone on my counter.....

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Lifesaver Wrappers

[destinediva.livejournal.com]

What can I do with lifesaver wrappers? As you can see, the stripes don't show much, it's mainly the LIFESAVER logo. Any cool ideas?

stencils using a mag.picture

[readyfortofade.livejournal.com]

This is about stencils..But i have a question about it:
I found a awesome picture in a Magazine can you use a mag.picture for stencils or no??

sorry if it's a stupid question.I'm new to the craft thing.

sculpey and altoids tin

[wary.livejournal.com]

First I made this:
( a sculpey cane! )

then I used it to make this:
( an altoid tin! )

(instructions for the cane were found here)

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[antifluff.livejournal.com]

i want to make my own stationery but i'm unsure on the best method to print it. i want it to be full color and for the ink to spread over the whole page. i have a good printer and can print out my own copies but the ink would bleed if it got wet. i'd like a professional job. ideally i'd like to have the quality of sanrio stationery.

can anyone recommend a good place to get stationery printed?

thanks :)

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