cross stitch

[x-forgotten-x.livejournal.com]

so i jsut started my very first cross stich project..and i have instructions, but they are very unspecific..once you run out of floss, but need to continue with that same color, how do you connect them/keep using the same color?

The other dragon mask

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[makeuplovegloss.livejournal.com]

I was just curious as to what catalogs you all get, as I'm in need of some new catalogs. And I don't mean all crafty, just everything in general, please let me know. I've just been turned onto Gooseberry Patch, and Fire Mountain Gems...any at all is greatly appreciated! Much thanks and love for helping me out!

graduation invitations

[mallorymarie.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm Mallory. I'm not new but I have never posted.

I'm going to make my own graduation invitations to send to my family and friends.
I'm thinking about making paper and probably a rubber stamp to stamp the information on it. I think someone posted in here before about adding denim to the paper pulp and I think I will do that since my school colors are blue and yellow.

I was just wondering if any one had any tips, warnings, or ideas before I started this project.

Thanks!
Mallory

help compare sewing machines

[starryskies143.livejournal.com]

I've never had a sewing machine and am planning to buy one over this weekened. I am a beginner, but I would like a sewing machine that is sturdy and would last over the years. I've been looking around online and there are so many descriptions for sewing machines that I do not understand. I've read posts saying, "You get what you pay for" and that, "Wal*mart is the devil." Is Wal*mart really that bad? I mean if I got a $200 dollar one there, would it still break?

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[grammardog]

I painted this pasta bowl for my friend Sally's birthday in the style of stained glass. I wish you could see the colours better as they are much more vibrant in real life, but there's only so much you can do with a Polaroid.



xo
Sara

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[songbird85.livejournal.com]

hey craft girls..
i have a question for all you crocheters out there: im crocheting a baby afghan for my sister's friend, but im not sure on what stitch to use.. I'm using Red Heart Baby Clouds yarn, and i dont want something so lacy that it's dangerous for Baby, (like a fish getting stuck in a net O_o) but she's due in the summer, so i dont want something too thick.. any ideas?
thanks

-andrea <3

Fading/Aging cotton

[savvyminx.livejournal.com]

Hey gang... quick question for you...

What is the best way to age/fade cotton? I'm growing out my bangs and I want to wear bandanas most of the summer, but they're all stiff and obnoxiously bright. My favorite is a few years old, and it's butter-soft and faded out.

Is there some kind of kitchen-witch recipe or store-bought product I can use to abuse them?

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[ex-michka101.livejournal.com]

hey guys, hoping someone has an idea

I need to make 150 auction paddles for an auction coming up SOON

I have 150 tongue depressors, and I need some sort of square piece of cardboard with a number on it for each

Now obviously I could make these, but the numbers can't be handdrawn, and need to be durale enough to last for years to come.

Now I KNOW I have seen something like this...sheets with individual numbers

but where??!! I am going to check out an office supply store, and maybe a Hardware store and see what I can find. Does anyone have any ideas??


someone suggested those playing cards that you teach kids to count with..i am going to look into that.

vagina bag

[guppygrrl.livejournal.com]

Hey again!

I know that there are others in here who knit, and who are also interested in vagina/vulva related crafts.

I saw this bag ( http://fuzzygalore.biz/patterns/surprise.shtml ), and when I saw the second picture I immediately thought of a vagina (perhaps it's because they used eyelash yarn, who knows?).

My mind immediately thought to use an eyelash yarn on the edges (I don't know how they used theirs, if it's supposed to be in some pattern that got lost in the fur or what, 'cause it looks kinda weird), and a light pink for the bag and a darker pink inside the eyelash. Use a red zipper, and perhaps put a pompom up top for a clit. Or get a bit more "realistic" and do the bag flesh toned, fur, a band of darker flesh, then red next to the zipper, line the inside with deep red satin. ;)

Just thought I'd throw that out there as an idea, maybe even just as an idea for the top of any bag, not just this one, although the diamond shape of the opening lends itself to vagina art, imo.

~Kissy

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[jesamine.livejournal.com]

i think i have a pretty good idea...but does anyone have any tips or advice or anything on how to make these:



?

i preferably want them to stand up on their on. i'll be using felt fabric...err, and that's it really!

OT and I'm sorry, but

[piercedred.livejournal.com]

I know a few people here (or at least I think it's here) have .com stores they have set up to sell their knitting, crafts and so on. I wanted to set up a online store and I know how to do all the site stuff but the shopping cart thing just irritates me till no end. If someone who has set up an online shop, please email me at coronababygirl@aol.com that would be great. I have a few questions and so on to do with this topic an I would just like to talk to someone who has some general knowledge on this.
Thanks

retro room ideas

[whaticantholdin.livejournal.com]

My family and I moving soon, and I'm looking foward to having a new room to decorate. I want to stick with a bold, 50s-60s retro theme for it. We're not sure how large or small my room will be yet, but it's likely that it will have those loft-esque sloped ceilings. I need some ideas for accents or things I can do for the theme--preferably anything that's cheap!

Oh, and ideas for little things that I can put in there that are crazy (like the lawn gnome I have...) are welcome, too!

thanks! you guys are rockin'.

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[monterra.livejournal.com]

I did it again, stayed up until 4 am to finish this... :)

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questions questions

[pinkninky.livejournal.com]

i'm getting ready to start experimenting with stenciling on vinyl...well, starting when i get another paycheck. since i will likely re-use my stencils, i have decided to make them out of transparency paper, but i don't know where to buy it! the closest i've found are transparency sheets (i think) at office max for $25+. Now, when i make my stencils, i need to keep them in place while painting. would using a weak spray adhesive work out to keep my image down, can i pull it up easily from vinyl? is that a bad idea? re-cap:

- where can i buy transparency paper, about how expensive are they?
- what is a suitable spray adhedive to keep stencils in place on small vinyl surfaces?

thank you thank you!

display table

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I am looking for a display table for craft fairs and such. I've been thinking I'll just pick up a lightweight 6'x3' or 7'x3' table that folds in half, but I don't know where to get one or if there are any in particular that I should or shouldn't get. I tried Staples, and they didn't have anything. So before I go running out to more stores, I was wondering if any of you craft fair veterans have any suggestions?

Is a table that folds in half a bad idea? (I don't want anything that will collapse, but I need something that will fit in my car and that I can at least have a fighting chance at setting up by myself if I need to...)

Please help!

Thanks! :)

I LOVE CERAMICS

[sycamorechick.livejournal.com]

Here are some things I've made in ceramics this semester. This Arts Council around where I live had a fundraiser called TableScapes. Here's a description from the program:

28 tables decorated for 8 guests by a diverse representation of creative organizations, individuals and businesses.

In my class, 8 of us got together and decided to enter a table. We each made 1 place setting:

1 large plate
1 small plate
1 salad bowl
1 cup
1 glass

There were 3 awards given out that night:

Most creative theme
Best center piece
Favorite overall table

We WON most creative theme. =)

Here's the small plate


warning: there are a lot of pics behind the cut
( here are some more pieces of my place settting )

When I get my pictures developed, I'll post pictures of the whole table and us with our award, if you want.

slapping together the pieces.

[abinitio.livejournal.com]

i made this a while ago for a friend. it was my first intarsia project (she loves hearts). and i didn't realize how extremely easy intarsia really was. i'm ready to battle fair isle.
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[i-go-mrow.livejournal.com]

lemme see if i can describe this in a way that makes sense, heh.

i found this ultra cool biology book with these gorgeous anatomy charts of a frog and a person. there's these clear, almost vinyl-ish feeling pages that lay on top of them, sorta of a cut away view of the insides. argh, forgot to add, it's two pages of the frog/person, and two plastic pages of guts.
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i really want to display these instead of just letting them sit in that book (which i plan on making into a box anyway, heh), but i want a way to display both sides. the only idea i have is to get/make one of those multi-glass plate frames ( like this) and putting a mirror behind it, or possibly being really difficult and making a mobile out of it (scanning the images and printing them on shrinky dink paper or something, too big to make a mobile as is). but i have a feeling there could be a better way to have this displayed.

so i beg for your help, heh. any crafty ideas on how i can display this pretty piece of science?