Duct Tape Roses .... without the DUCT tape

[shellsofthedeep.livejournal.com]

I am making hubby half a dozen duct tape roses for V-Day because 1) he loves hand made things and 2) he loves duct tape ... but I ran into a huge problem. Okay, not so huge, but still, I couldn't find RED duct tape ... but I did find red electrical tape. I bought it (along with the blue, the black, the red and the green). Do you duct tape experts think it'll work the same way or should I use duct tape and then sharpie red marker the gray nastiness??

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[thexshame.livejournal.com]

Hey! I decided instead of the typical duct tape wallet, I'm going to make a masking tape one ;] I'll be able to draw designs on it easily and such... I'll post pictures later and let everyone see how it turns out!

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[oh-justwait.livejournal.com]

does anyone know how i would go about even attemping something like this clock here? its super cute.. but sixty dollars?!

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[burnt-the-plans.livejournal.com]

does anyone have sites or ideas ofr altered book pages...oh and how do you keep them thin? so the pages aren't puffy and the book isnt able to close?

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[burnt-the-plans.livejournal.com]

Welp I get bored alot at school and I have the flu right now so I have been in the dorm all weekend so here are the results of my time spent in quarentine.

( Crafts on a budget )

Denim?!?! ::gasp::

[blaspheme8.livejournal.com]

Once upon an uneventful night, a wee girl ( chopped up a pair of boy's shorts )

*crossposted to more communities than you can shake a boot at

Pentacle Necklace

[halima.livejournal.com]

Any pagans (or others) interested in making their own very pretty pentacle necklace might check out this about.com article. The necklace is made from beads and uses blank shrinky-dink plastic as well. It's quite lovely. (in my opinion)... check it out here. The process is actually pretty interesting as it uses the shrinking plastic sheets (like shrinkydinks) to create a focal. I suppose you could print anything you wanted out and make a focal from it. I'm going to try it with a butterfly. :)

x-posted beadwork

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[yaymyson.livejournal.com]

Here are some things i made over the summer:
( I went to Iowa! )

( Emergency! Emergency! )

( Rainbow Dirt! )

Oh, and i brought you some( flowers )

tampa stitch 'n bitch

[ann-gwish.livejournal.com]

hello all - just a quick note to let you know that i'll be hosting a weekly snb for all you tampa folks who want to get together to sew/knit/crochet. even if you've just started, please feel free to drop in, everyone's welcome. the meetings will be held at the address below on wednesday nights at 8pm. if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

state of delirium & ophelia's folly (it's a retail store in an old grey/black house)
5805 n. florida avenue (between hillsborough and sligh)
parking is in the back

thanks and hope to see you there!

websites?

[xim-your-starx.livejournal.com]

Is there anywhere online where i can buy fabric and other sewing supplies/straight pins/saftey pins/ etc? i don't drive right now so i'm pretty much stuck internet shopping.
x; Jenn

x-posted to clothes_surgery

NEED MUSIC!!

[smurfysaucebox.livejournal.com]

ok i wanna make my valentine a mix cd and send it to him since we live far apart. I need good music that says "i love you"/"i still love you"/"you drive me crazy" i mean you get the idea. here's some bands he likes if that will give you an idea: rooney, the strokes, elefant, weezer, the beatles, the apples in stereo, hey mercedes, dandy warhols, phantom planet, the stills, special goodness, waking hours, and general public just to name a few. He likes indie rock, emo, stuff that sounds 80's, power pop, that type of stuff i guess. I am also gonna put the cd in one of those aol metal tin thingies, but first i'm gonna modge podge it w/ lovey dovey stuff, like hearts and put pictures of things we like, such as hamsters, and krispy kreme etc. things we've done together like a memory collage. so if you have any tips or any good music selections please please help me...i know next to nothing about his kind of music.

Wild Wire

[carharttgurly.livejournal.com]

Has anyone here ever had an experience with Wild Wire products? I want to use it for card making and scrapbooking.

For those of you who work with wire out there, what sorts of tools do you use? Can you recommend any good books? Where would these sorts of things be found. I'm new at this whole wire thing, but I really want to learn. I need basics.

THANKS!

I'm so crafty it hurts

[lower-class.livejournal.com]

Here are some pictures of the scarves I made.
And some origami I folded.
Do enjoy.

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I love Tofu?

[manikgrl.livejournal.com]

Kinda off subejct...but I may have seen it here? Or someone on here had a link to this site?
I do not remember where I saw this shirt...But I am looking for a website that sells these cute tshirts that said "I love Tofu" but there was a picture of a cute TOFU with a smile....Can anyone help me? I was going to go as far as making my own but I would rather just get it online! help?

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[burnt-the-plans.livejournal.com]

Sorry bout the shitty pic quality


Cheap frame dedication to one of my favorite movies :)

Now to find a friend who gets to hold my lilo plush doll in the pic I put in it HMMMM LOL

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[leftxright.livejournal.com]

so not totally crafty but i need help... FAST!

i was using glue on my mother's new suede (or suede-ish) couch and stupidly got some on the couch... it's just elmers vut water wont get it out... any ideas?

The Anti-Valentines Day Card

[burnt-the-plans.livejournal.com]

I had to make this in my drawing class

( I love it )

CROSSPOSTED.

[fallout-girl.livejournal.com]

i just finished making this shirt, but it still looks messy because it has to dry and be ironed before i can wash it to get the colored pencil off. i stenciled most of the picture, but did the rest by hand.
( appreciate-br&-new )

my latest projects

[meloyellowd.livejournal.com]

hey! its been a while since i could post any pics coz my digital cam wasn't compatible with my mac...but i just got a pc so here goes.

( can we say bored )

My new shirt

[little-miss-eli.livejournal.com]

Hey guys this avo I made this shirt. It was a bonds black singlet and I just cut down the sides and put in check material. Its a bit plain but I like it. The shirt is a bit small and i still might and some material to the bottom. Please tell me what you think.

 

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Scarrrrf in the AMs.

[abinitio.livejournal.com]

I wish I could keep this scarf, but it's for my friend's girlfriend - her birthday is nigh. It took me about a couple days, and I even tackled a pattern a bit more convoluted than what I'm used to 'cause I'm still a novice.
( *does a mad jig* )

DIY doorways....

[rar-trisaratops.livejournal.com]

I just moved into a new house, and I have the whole basement to myself.

Unfortunately, my bedroom doesn't have a door.

The doorway is rather thick.
So there's enough room for a curtain, as well as another sort of divider.
I plan on checking out some temporary doors at Home Depot, but I thought I'd check with you ladies first.

Do you have any ideas on do-it-yourself doorways?
I was hoping for something that would help soundproof things a tad, but I'm not expecting much.

Any suggestions would be great.


Thanks again!

xotrisaratops

Because you might learn from my mistakes...

[sarahdotcom.livejournal.com]

So I finally got around to doing a t-shirt transfer. I remembered reading ages ago on craftgrrl that if you do text, you have to mirror image it so it doesn't come out the wrong way when you iron it on. Pretty common sense, or so I thought. I reversed the text, and then went to print the thing. Following the instructions, I selected "t-shirt transfer" on my printer settings (it's a Canon, by the way). Guess what? MY PRINTER REVERSED IT BACK AGAIN. Sometimes technology designed to make stuff easier really, really doesn't. Be warned, fellow Canon users! I think the best thing to do to check your printer would be to print a test page on normal paper, but select the "t-shirt transfer" setting.

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[rawrkittie.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have a link or instructions on how to make bigger ribbon roses? Not huge, but not tiny lil rosettes. I've looked in the FAQs and Google, and all I've been able to find is tiny roses. I'd LOVE to be able to make a lil boquet for my mom on Valentines :)

Thanks!

A few crafty "moments"

[chelcday.livejournal.com]

I made a few things I thought you girrls might like:

Some earings:
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Journal

[tribalglenna.livejournal.com]

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I got a notebook at the 99 cent store that was a hideous hot pink color, with purple inside front and back pages. I lined the inside front and back with scrapbooking paper, and then painted the covers with acryllic paint (dark & light greens mixed with black for that uneven look), then gold for the spine. Mod podged pictures from various Lord of the Rings calendars, added the wallent picture sleeve to hold the trading card for the window, then polyurentaned the thing.

Birthday gift for a friend. :)

Cross posted to craftclub

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[jesamine.livejournal.com]

does anyone here use a shopping cart on their website? if so, can you recommend me one?...

Okay...I need some HELP!

[chelcday.livejournal.com]

I have a the perfect big purse that fits everything...problem: I hate the boring leather. I got this as a gift and I would love to "dress" it up. Now I don't really want to just slash it - but if anyone has some ideas about making it a bit more funky I would be greatful!! Thanks crafties!

Purse:



Other side:

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question!

[starshine500.livejournal.com]

im making my boyfriend a bunch of homemade candy and baked stuff for valentines day.

and theyll all be wrapped in a little saran wrap and stuff,but i dont know what to put it all in.i want to all be displayed at once

i was thinking maybe a record bowl,but i dont think thatll be big enough. a basket would work,but thats awfully feminine.

any ideas?

warning: slight x-posting

[moonlights.livejournal.com]

( i think i'll go out and embarass myself by getting drunk and falling down in the street )

Duct tape roses

[demarazare.livejournal.com]

I found mention of fake roses made out of duct tape in another community. Does anyone have any instructions for such a project? It sounds like this should be a relatively easy thing to do, and since my boyfriend is a craftsman, future shop teacher, and a big fan of duct tape, I thought he might be amused to get one for Valentine's Day.

I looked in the FAQ section under Valentine's gifts and under flowers, and did not find any mention of it. (maybe this can be added in there if I get any good leads?) Any help would be appreciated. :)

I apologize if this has come up recently, too... I know the seasonal gift questions can be a pain.

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[germansweetie.livejournal.com]

Allright here's a quick question for all of ya'll.. I made my boyfriend a sushi blanket for Valentine's and i looked many places and now i can't find anything for it to fit in! Please does anyone have any suggestions it's fairly large and bulky and i have no ideas what to do.

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[voidofher.livejournal.com]

I just finished making a journal.
it isnt great, but.. it turned out ok.

( pictures )

cross posted

[funylikafuneral.livejournal.com]

I am making my boyfriend a Hot Hot Heat shirt for Valentines day. I have the Hot Hot Heat logo on the front with the arrows and stuff. And I want to put some lyrics or something on the back. but I dont really listen to Hot Hot Heat. Does anyone know any lyrics I could put on the back? Sawry to be off topic but I'll post the shirt when I am done. Thanx.<3

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[tragicmagic.livejournal.com]

Hey!

I just found this community and I have to say... all of you rock! I used to be into crafts, but as I grew up I didn't have much time for them. Now that I have the time again, I am loving them. I haven't made much lately, but I have gotten so many ideas from here.

Anyhoo, On to what I wanted to say... LoL. I was thinking of making my boyfriend a record bowl (with The Beatles 'Hey Jude' aka 'Beatles Again' album), a box from the cover and a mix CD with loveish type songs. It's our first Valentines Day together so I ask... does that sound like too much/not enough/there could be something better?

Just curious... Thanks ♥

valentine's day thinkin

[carcamella.livejournal.com]

i'm new, and i was just thinking on this:

this can't be an original idea, but has anyone ever used conversation hearts to make anything? i was thinking i could make them into beads to use for some earrings or a bracelet.

i made some out of sculpey clay before, but has anyone tried preserving the real candies? do you think i could just cover them with glaze or something? because i think some earrings that say "call me" would be so so cute.

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[andshesaidboom.livejournal.com]

I need some ideas. My pen-pal over in England just sent me a really cool letter/package with tons of great stuff. I want to send her something but have no money really. Any ideas of things that are primarily flat and dont weigh too much so i can send them in an envelope (large one) and it wont cost too much?

I really hope this made sense. It doesn't make sense to me as I read it, but I have no other way to describe what I need.

Thanks a bunch.

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[happyapple.livejournal.com]

i just finished my computer desk. :D
100% sharpie goodness.

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Knittyness....Help!

[pixie-trix.livejournal.com]

Hi all of you...

I'm a newbie knitter and I'm actually getting close to completeing my first EVER scarf. The people I've shown it off to have been really surprised and thought it looks great especially for a first timer. Anyhow, I'm not exactly sure how to end the scarf when I'm totally finished. I'd say I have about 1.5 more feet to finish. I have several knitting books but they are pretty hard to decipher and understand. I know that several links have been posted before to videos showing you basic knitting - do any of you know that off the top of your head or have that link saved? So my final question is how to end a 5 foot scarf once I'm completely finished - how do I cast off? and make sure that the ends don't come loose...?

Thank you very much for your knitting advice.

<3

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[reachforlight.livejournal.com]

yo! i need help/suggestions from my crafty friends. you always seem to help me out.

today, i bought a navy blue zip-up hoodie ($10!) from walmart, and some paper you can print stuff onto and then iron onto fabric. i had all of these ideas when i woke up this morning, and now i can't think of a single thing to put on the hoodie. if you have any suggestions at all, they would be greatly appreciated. i'm looking for something interesting, something that'll catch people's attention. more than likely something to do with music. i know you guys are cool, so i thought you might have some suggestions.

you guys rock. :)