Recycled Yarn

[spinningbee.livejournal.com]

Unraveling sweaters and using the recycled yarn in your projects is perfect for the knitter on a budget. You can buy a chinelle sweater for $1.99 at a Thrift Store, and get over a thousand yards out of it. But a skein of chinelle at your LYS can cost over $6. Sweaters are on sale right now, and I am taking advantage of the warm weather to increase my stash for a fraction of the price!

I've had several requests from people asking for directions on how to unravel sweaters to recycle the yarn. For your enjoyment, please click here to view a photo tutorial I wrote on how to unravel a sweater.

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[ex-jenniepan481.livejournal.com]

I have always been crafty and I love to "reincarnate" old furniture. Unfortuantly I know nothing of html or picture hosting. Luckily my friend hereseyoftruth who is also a mod here graciously is helping me out, so click on the links for pictures.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/heresyoftruth/204405.html

http://www.livejournal.com/users/heresyoftruth/203135.html

Jersey into a cute top!

[piercedred.livejournal.com]

Look at what I made Saturday. I was cleaning out the closet and I found this HUGEEEEE basketball jersey that's been in there for like 2-3 years and I dont think Ive EVER wore it. So I cut it up, sewed (sp?) it back together a diff way, took in the sides then added the trim back on and look what I made. There was extra material from the sides & a little trim too so I made a wrist warmer. I'm happy with it. I think it turned out ok. Excuse the bra showing lol I would wear this shirt with a black spaghetti strap shirt under, not just a hoochie bra but I just put it on quick last night before bed for the pic. I found some other shirts that are ca-ca so Im going to be cutting them up too.
That is all.
Also does anyone know a good community that is basically a knitting for beginners? I want to learn how but I've NEVER tried.
Anyway, here's the shirt. It was my first shirt project so please be nice

Re-doing a table and endtable

[piercedred.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone, recently I started re-doing my room into a Japanese-esq style. I took down the gawd aweful curtains and replaced them with bamboo mats which I painted positive japanese words for "spirit", "health".. stuff like that, just good stuff.
Now I have this UGLY endtable that has been passed down from siblings and room to room. Its really ugly with a shiney beighe color. just gross! Same pattern with the little table. The table was cut like a mini desk. but I took a wood splitter to it and a hammer and took down the "desk drawer" of it and now it is just the table top and 4 legs. Ok now here is the thing. Im going to sand it all down with an orbitle sander so I can make it dry enough to paint. Im painting the majority of it black. but I wanted to cover the top of the table, and the doors of the endtable in Japanese newsprint (I stole the idea from someone here. I LOVED IT!) What I needed to know was, does the paper or desk need to be pre-treated in anything? And what do i use to seal it permanently? Im assuming craft glue to stick it, then a coat of something else? Also I want to tea-stain it or something.. cause I want the paper to have that aged/dirty look...
If anyone has any info on applying the paper, I would love to hear anything you got! Im going to be adding the japanese symbol for "beauty" as well and adding a black back mirror that I have ready... instant vanity table :)

Suggestions?

[kiwi.livejournal.com]

I've accidently felted a sweater. I love(d) this sweater to pieces and it's still just as gorgeous as when I first got it, it just happens to be the mini-version of it. And it doesn't look very "knitted" anymore.

I would love an idea on what I could possibly do with it, aside from making it into a throw pillow and turning it into a bag. Ideas? Anyone? Bueller?

looking for a stencil

[piercedred.livejournal.com]

that was posted here a whileeeeeeeeee back. It was of a monkey.. someone made it on photoshop from a pair of underwear.
Also a link was posted here a while ago to a site where someone made these cool printable stencils or Betty Page and others. Does anyone have the pic or link still? New comp, so I lost everything :(

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[0urbrokenstars.livejournal.com]

i KNOW i read this in here a whilee back but i just cant seem to find it in the FAQ...

is there anything i can do to shrink/soften a new t-shirt to make it look and feel a little more worn? if i remember correctly someone said something about a solution of detergent and something else, maybe bleach (i dont even know if thatd make sense)...does anybody know what i'm talking about and how to do it? thanks a lot :)

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[burnedxblue.livejournal.com]

i have a bunch of used drum sticks ive gotten from shows and i am in need of some ideas on how to put them up in my room. i used to have a couple just on the wall resting on push pins but i wanted to do something different. i just tried tieing them up with black satin ribbon but it didnt turn out too well. thanks in advance :D

the newbie has come for advice!

[phoenixdagger.livejournal.com]

Heyhey, all!

I'm the new girl, but I've been watching this community and first and foremost, a hand for all the crafty crafty people out there! *YAAAAAAY*

Okay, a question: I like patches, but I can never see any my friends and I particularly like. So I want to make my own! I was thinking of making them out of canvas and just drawing directly on them with a Sharpie or India ink. But! I have no idea whether the image would soak in and feather or if the ink wouldn't run at the sight of liquid contact. I'm what you would call fabrically challenged when it comes to stuff like this...

So, I plan on getting a test swatch and drawing on it to see how it looks and then soak it in some after after the ink's all nicely dried.

Before I begin, doesn anyone out there have any ideas or suggestions for going about this project? I want longevity and quality first and foremost, though cost efficiency is a big plus *turns out empty pockets*

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[hope-in-lies.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone! I've been watching this community for awhile now, but this is my first post.
Anyways, here's my question:
This Friday night I'm going to a concert to see one of my favorite bands (The Early November). My friends sister had her favorite band sign a ketchup bottle and they remember her whenever they see her. So I was trying to think of something crafty I could have them sign so they would remember me! I don't mean something like a mustard jar or anything though. The only thing I could think of was to decoupage a frame and have them sign either the frame or frame their signatures...
Any other ideas?

Pricing?

[mexonxpedestal.livejournal.com]

Hey you guys... I'm pretty new to posting here. I just recently got into crafting and stuff and have been working on some cloth pads and bags to hold them in and I'm recently learning how to crochet (well).

I don't have the confidence to sell some of the crafty stuff I make (yet), but I'm starting a zines and crafts distro called HELP ME distro to distro other people's things.

There will be some purses, altered t-shirts, and necklaces by friends who have never sold any of their crafts before. I know we should take into account time spent and price of supplies to figure out pricing, but I'd really like to hear/see examples of what people price for their purses, necklaces, scarves, or anything you guys make.

I'd be glad to hear what you guys price your items as and any other input!

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[eos-girl.livejournal.com]

Well it has been a long time since i have posted any pictures
Here are a few of the scarves i made this last past winter. Just finaly got pictures taken of them.
Please let me know what you think.
I now have so many, they are hanging up on over 4 hangers.
( winter wonderland )

Clear Duct Tape; My New Addiction

[asinfulstrange.livejournal.com]

I made my boyfriend a new wallet being as his was falling apart and I made myself a messenger bag and a small change purse.

( Bacardi Lables Peel Off? )

xed to craftgrrl, accessorydoctor & asinfulstrange

Stencil... It's my first... I'm proud...

[asinfulstrange.livejournal.com]

A vampire skull and cross bones stenciled tshirt i made for my boyfriend

pearly cloud purse.

[bjorkdoll.livejournal.com]

i crocheted a purse!



have been trying to get back in the swing of things since the doctor said i needed to not baby my arm and try use it regularly now and so i crocheted a simple purse and added some crocheted wire with beads embellishment. the wire mesh in the front can actually be used as a pocket to maybe keep notes or something in because i did not stitch the top down to the bag. though next time i think i will go for thinner wire since this one chewed up my hook. hehe. oh and i just used red hearts baby clouds yarn and added a small white button for the closure.

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[moonlights.livejournal.com]

( i bring the polka dots )

reconstructed book

[loudxmouse.livejournal.com]

i called it "my little black book" everything in it has "black" or "dark" or some for of that in each picture.
lotsa pix...

( you have this strange knack adds a glow to my black... )

lithuanian here...

[of-joanna.livejournal.com]

x-posted like mad...

a new bracelet to praise my heritage...what do you think?
lietuva charms