I <3 the memories...but this wasn't in there. novelty plastic beads

[abbeizfab.livejournal.com]

i'm looking for a website that sells really unusual plastic beads or charms.

think stuff like these for charms and these are examples of the shaped beads.

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[my-metro.livejournal.com]

Hello kids,
I need some suggestions/help on what to do with this shirt I'm working on.
( here is a picture of it )

I cut the collar off of a mens dress shirt and hoped to attach it kind of sideways and not straight on like when you button up your shirt. I'm having trouble sewing it on the shirt, because I sewed it on and I couldn't put my head through the hole of the shirt. I'm thinking it's the material of the collar from the dress shirt, because the black shirt is actually pretty stretchy.
If I attached elastic to the bottom of the dress shirt collar and then sewed it to the shirt then the neck of the black shirt wouldnt be so stiff and I could actually pull it up over my head. I'm hoping to finish it by saturday so I can wear it out.
Any suggestions or ideas are greatly appreciated.

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Shawl.

[dykestar.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it should be simple, right? Making a shawl... just a bit of black lace material, maybe with a trim sewn onto one end...?

It can't be that easy, can it? I actually have to somehow cut and sew right?

Has anyone ever made a simple, typical, off-the-shoulder, wrap-around type shawl before???

Q about crocheting rugs...

[jadedminx.livejournal.com]

I looked under the memories under the crochet parts & didn't see it. Does anyone know how to crochet a rug using long scraps of fabric? I heard about it a while ago but I can't find out anything on it. Would there be a certain type of hook to use?

thanks to all who helped me + my baby

[bklyndoll.livejournal.com]

my machine is back in perfect working condition and i completed this bag

( pics behind the cut )

xposted to sew_hip

Sewing...

[cobweb.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone,

I joined this community a month ago and I must say that I have been inspired!

I'm about to take on a new project. I would like to learn how to sew. Basically I would like to make simple things, curtains, pillow cases, skirts. I have not done any sewing since high school and even then it was minimal (making simple skirts for school plays etc.). So now I am looking to purchase a sewing machine for a beginner.

I would like it to be something which is not too expensive (less than $200) but something that is fairly high quality, something I can learn on and decide if I really like to sew or not. Any suggestions?

Pony Beads

[prozackisyummy.livejournal.com]

I stopped selling online, because I now go with my mother to the flea market, where she sells her antiques, and sell my jewelry for higher prices.

Pony bead bracelets aren't too big of a seller. I needed something else to do with them.

I noticed some of the "ghetto" boys at school were wearing these really long weaved pony necklaces.
They are sort of like the "cuff" bracelets, but spell things out in a vertical way.

I was looking for patterns in attempt to make some to sell and found a bunch of stuff you can do with pony beads.

I don't know if any of these have been posted before, but I thought I share my findings online.

http://www.Icandream.com
This web site includes everything from bracelets to dolls to spoons and forks you can all make with pony beads.

Lamp Shapes
I thought this web site was cute to make lamp shades with safety pins and transparent beads.

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Newest furniture find...

[moondanzing.livejournal.com]

So I've become obsessive.. no biggy. Surprises no one, I'm sure.

I was just out fishing around Salvation army and came across two identical make up tables. Not sure of the year, but they're very sturdy and just need some attention.
( Read more... )

help me with my ugly mirror!

[lavinia-short.livejournal.com]

i checked the FAQ and didn't see quite what i was looking for so...
i'm going to be redoing my bathroom this weekend - the walls will be 2 shades of blue- something light, with maybe a slight tinge or periwinkle... bright with trim as well... i'm installing new light fixtures, which will be sort or a brushed silver finish - but i don't have enough money to buy a new mirror, nor do i really want to shell out when we may be selling the house before the year is over... the mirror in there now is a good size, has beveled edges and is an elongated hexagon - it's vertical, if that helps... i'm looking for ways to sort of frame the mirror without actually framing it... i don't want to do any woodworking with this, but i am quite handy with wire, fabric, etc... right now the mirror is attached to the wall with those plastic mirror clips...
sooo, any ideas?

thanks!!

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[loudxmouse.livejournal.com]

( mewithoutyou.shirt )

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[swandieve.livejournal.com]

Hello, everyone.

A long time ago I made this desk, but then we lost our camera.

But now we've found it! Here 'tis:

I made that stencil m'self. http://public.fotki.com/swandieve/photos/audrey1.html

But I think I got it from somewhere on the net. It took forever to exacto-knife it and then I had to tape it onto the desk and paint the desk. It took forever.

Here's the layout of the desk itself. It's a corner desk:

http://public.fotki.com/swandieve/photos/audrey2.html

Now it's the home of a black monitor, black scanner, and that black lamp you see in the background (Previously yellow). But it's black in a classy kind of way; not goth.

First cellphone cozy.

[abinitio.livejournal.com]

This is [obviously] a cellphone holder. It's made with Lion Brand Jiffy. I think it's rockin' 'cause of the added snap button and opening for the screen. The flap has the infamous curling due to stockinette stitching, but it really isn't bad when it's folded over and snapped in place.

I hope you guys like it.
( Wee! )

Fabrics galore!

[cambozola.livejournal.com]

Someone posted it earlier I think but I have been looking at it for ages and it's bloody brilliant! http://www.equilter.com I can't believe the array of fabrics they have!!!

Heart Lights and Mirrors

[edorkette.livejournal.com]

This is my first post, and I'm not nearly as talented as most of you, but I thought I'd give it a shot.

First, I just bought a couple strings of heart lights from Target (2 bucks per string, I couldn't resist.) They have ten lights per string and I love them. The only problem is they're a yucky green color. Now, I love the lights (except the color) and I'd rather not do anything to destroy them as I probably couldn't find another string, but if you guys have any safe ways of decorating them, I would be eternally grateful!

( Pictures! )

And also, I thought I'd share my latest "craft." I had this mirror I hated, and I redecorated it, and now I kind of like it :)

( Mirror! )

purse & magnets

[pidgit.livejournal.com]

i knit a purse a few months ago, it turned out well except the strap is boing-y.

my friend made me some magnets for christmas.

( mas, por favor )

tis all.
nik

p.s. sorry for the poor quality on the pics...just a lowly webcam.

newbie.

[pr0texblue.livejournal.com]

hello, ladies.

i have a query:

i am very interested in jewelry making. specifically, but not limited to, working with (semi)precious metals and stones/gems. in order to get my hands on such pricey materials, i assume i need to take a course at a university? i am considering going back to college (i recently graduated nyu) to attend such a program full-time. my problem is, i have many ideas but no hands on experience in the medium. i am a modern ballet dancer with a BA in sociology. yeah. no idea. so i spoke to the (jewelry making) program director at FIT and he claimed this is not an issue. we all have to begin somewhere. but, i really want to start learning all i can now and get a "portfolio" together.

does anyone know of a good class/program/workshop for beginners in the new york and/or philadelphia area? (i travel between the two).

im sorry if this seems like a silly question, but as i said, i dont have much experience so im a bit lost.

any advice will help!

POA Scarf

[eos-girl.livejournal.com]

kay im starting on the NEW harry potter scarf. the one for the new movie comming up.
i thought i would post a pic of it.


*smiles*
Kutrina

MANY PHOTOS WARNING!!!!!

[ardentcurse.livejournal.com]

I have been crafting! I just have not been posting!

I made ( this )

little treasure chest a long time ago out of a twinkie box and have now come across ( this )

box! and I would like some suggestions on what to do with it. Since I recycle everything!!



There are some more recent crafts behind ( this cut here )

Thanx for playing!

Pinhole cameras

[mittens-of-doom.livejournal.com]

Sooo... there don't seem to be any easy, good instructions around here for this. These are super easy, and to me, easier then the whole oatmeal box thing.

materials:

film canister(BLACK)

2x2cm piece of aluminum from soda can

black electrical tape

needle

exacto knife or some sharp scissors


First, take your film canister and cut a square hole into the side. The hole should be about 1x1cm, definitely not bigger then you aluminum piece. Then, take your needle and gently poke a very small hole in the center of the aluminum piece. Using the black electrical tape, tape the aluminum piece to the outside wall of the canister, the pin hole should be roughly over the middle of the square hole in the side of the canister. Viola! Pinhole camera. If your images are blurry your pin hole is too big. Think very small.

Tips: Position the square hole about halfway between the top and the bottom of the canister.

Make the hole very small.

You can use plain photographic paper(from photography supply store) cut into small squares or small pieces of ortho litho film so you can blow the image up as large as you like.

Place the cut paper, emulsion side up, inside the canister, against the wall opposite the hole. Pop the top on and you're ready to go, just be sure to cover the hole with your finger until to position the camera. The exposure times on these will be very long in normal lighting situations. They will be even longer with ortho litho film, like 30 minutes.


image example

If you wanna get super crazy try a multiple image pinhole camera.

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[40582357.livejournal.com]

I just started selling things online & wanted something more then a sheet of notebook paper with a lil note on it to send back with whatever I was mailing so I made some of these...(photobucket.com is a jerk) to send. they're kind of like postcards. I just took some magazine cuttings, glued them to index cards & wrote song lyrics on the front. It wasn't anything difficult but I like them. =)

More wedding stuff...

[juel.livejournal.com]

Finally decided on how I want my bridesmaid jewelry to look. ( Very simple. )

Now onward to those centerpieces once I finish the other three necklaces. And I also have to design something for my flower girl, probably something more ornate, I'm not sure. All this while relearning to crochet (I started a really nice scarf last night and I can't seem to pull myself away from it, heh).

serger and sewing machine?

[velvets.livejournal.com]

i am toying with the idea of buying a serger. i have a regular sewing machine that it having issues due to water damage (ugh) and am wondering if there is such a thing as a serger that can also be used as a regular sewing machine? i don't know if this exists, due to the nature of a serger, but hey you never know.

anyway, any reccomendations on sergers?
or (hopefully) on sergers that can be used as standard sewing machines?

Thanks!

All Ideas Welcome

[you-dear-only.livejournal.com]

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for something FAIRLY easy and quick to make, but something that people would want to buy, preferably inexpensive to make...

I want to sell whatever this thing is in order to raise money for cancer research , and I figured people may be more inclined to give money if they were getting something else in return....

I was thinking of sewing little hearts out of felt, but I'm sure you crafty girls have MUCH better ideas...

Thanks so much,
Meg