**warning** (the pictures might not sure up right away, photobucket is being slow!)

[ilovekorn.livejournal.com]

thank you guys so much for the nice comments!

( more earings )

Duct Tape Wallet

[righteous-rage.livejournal.com]

So I dont have pictures...not yet anyway, I finally did something crafty, after wanting to and not knowing what to do or having the right materials. I made my first ever duct tape wallet, and it turned out pretty well. It's made out of hot pink duct tape...It has three "credit card" slots and a ID slot, as well as the usual money slot...but now that I have this great wallet but change needs a new home, since I am now without a change compartment....any suggestions?

Wire and Glass Bead Jewelry

[chocodog.livejournal.com]

I tried my hand at making jewelry, and was thoroughly pleased with the results. Tell me what you think. Any suggestions?
( clickety click )

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[ex-zombieham605.livejournal.com]

I love to crochet, but I'm only really good at hats...

( Hats! )

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[pippaalice.livejournal.com]

These are some things I made for friends and myself

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At the moment I have been making necklaces out of laminated paper. I'm not sure how successful they are but I will post pictures when they are done.

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[missuschimp.livejournal.com]

Here's a little something I did that was inspired by a recent trip to the east coast. Unfortunately, for some reason my scanner makes it look a bit rough.
http://files.photojerk.com/wifeofchimp/reneepainting.jpg

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[ali-minock.livejournal.com]

bought a really old awesome purse
at a garage sale for a buck!
ill post pictures soon of how
i jazzed that baby up!

knitty + sexy?

[sharmelon.livejournal.com]

knitty.com has some interesting patterns on their current issue.

i'm a total beginner knitter but can probably pick it up fairly quickly (i had to re-teach myself the stitches because i had a memory lapse lol.. too much crocheting). would these patterns be too difficult to take on?

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I've just gotten into making jewelry lately.

[aunty-social.livejournal.com]

( wanna see? )

soda bottle labels

[dj-jazzy-jas.livejournal.com]

for our anniversary, my boyfriend bought me a case of jones soda with our picture on the front. Now i want to save the labels and do something cute and crafty with them. the problem is getting the labels off the glass bottle. i've been trying to peel them off with the help of an x-acto knife, but i have a tendancy of cutting through the label. *boo* does anyone have a better idea of how to remove the label from the bottle without ruining the label?

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[ex-rita.livejournal.com]

So I'm hosting an art sale next Sunday. I'm no painter, sculpter, or collagist (it's totally a word), but I thought I might make a few little crafty things and maybe someone will end up buying them. I'm already planning to maybe make some sweater pillows, light switch covers, this belt I saw on a DIY site, and etch a vase. I have a talent for macrame and have already made a nice selection of hemp jewelry, even though it's not really in style anymore. Anyone have any other ideas for me? That would be way cool. Thanks!

-Rita

leavin on a jet plane, i is.

[ponyofdoom.livejournal.com]

sorry for a question-only post. actually, im not sorry. YOU'RE WELCOME for this question only post. i like that better.

moving on...

do airlines allow needles on airplanes? (really, how would i hold up a plane with one, but i think that nail clippers with files are out, sOo...)

i have 14 hours to applique if i can bring them! XD!!

darling!

[warheart.livejournal.com]

sadly my plans for today fell through and my friend ditched me. but the good news is that i was so bored waiting for him to call me that i made this:
manga comic notebook front and back covers (my camera strap is in the way on this one.. oops :P)
inside front cover
inside back cover
what i used:
1 lum manga comic
1 piece of thin pink ribbon
1 composition notebook
twice as tacky craft glue
scissors
construction paper (for the background on the inside front cover)
i have had 7 issues of lum for a very long time now and i must have read them 10 times each. i figured i could recycle them in a cool crafty way instead of throwing them out.
wendy

The boy who lived...Harry Potter doll and...

[ex-jenniepan481.livejournal.com]

some pictures of the process of making him. I didnt take pictures of the whole thing..cause well I would have 8097807 pictures, but I hope maybe this will give you a bit of an idea?

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french tickler

[sharmelon.livejournal.com]

I made a French Tickler cozy (pattern). This is the first knit project I completed and it went by fairly quickly.. I just don't like the top part with the eyelash fur. ; ; It doesn't look as cute as in the photo on knitty.com. Anyway, I had to adjust the pattern since I was using regular worsted weight yarn, and the eyelash yarn is Fun Fur in hot pink.

stamp embossing

[jenrye.livejournal.com]

I've seen some rubber stamp embossing before, but I've never tried it. Do I need to buy the heat gun, or can you use a hairdryer??? I'll buy one if I have to, but if I can get away without one, I'd love it even more! Thanks for the advice!

Pearl-ex pigment powder............

[kissmypinkstar.livejournal.com]

Anybody know where i can get this stuff in the UK? I've had a look around my local craft stores without any luck so i was wondering if anybody knows of any UK websites that stock it OR US websites that ship to the UK.
Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks girls xx

Presentation is everything

[cordelia-sue.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine is having a housewarming party, and it's the first time she's ever lived on her own. She did a registry at Target, and put a lot of little household things that she needed to get that add up when you buy them all— things like saran wrap, trash bags, toilet paper, cleaning products, etc. When she told me about it, I (jokingly) I told her I'd be giving her the prettiest wrapped trash bags she'd ever seen. Well, trash bags were taken, so I couldn't make good on my threat, so instead I made her...

( ...a toilet paper cake! )

You know, like those diaper cakes people give at baby showers. It looks even more fun in person. I threw in a few bottles of Method cleansers. The little flower fan like things are printed paper towels. I had a lot of fun with it. I don't know most of the people who will be going to the party, so I'm going to feel a little bit silly walking in with this monstrosity, but I think it'll be funny.

vinyl table cloths and a shooting star....

[crafty-dame.livejournal.com]

okay, i have a question for you crafty folks....

i bought a vinyl tablecloth, a cheap one with flannelly backing on it. it's a really cool pattern on it, and i want to make stuff out of it. but i can't get the creases out from the way it was folded in the package!

does anyone know how to get the creases out? i'm scared to iron it, because it's basically plastic. and i tried putting it in the dryer on no heat, but that's not really working either.

please help! it would be perfect, if only i could get the creases out!


and just so this isn't text only- the only duct tape project i've ever finished (the rest always looked so crappy, i gave up).

it's a book cover, and i'm very proud of it.
( shooting star )

baby nana!

[sharmelon.livejournal.com]

baby nana [the banana]

size g crochet hook
worsted weight yarn (yellow & brown)
stuffed with poly-fil

Today I made jewelry, so I wouldn't have to think about things

[aunty-social.livejournal.com]

I am really getting into this jewelry-making stuff. I like making earrings best.
( Today's adventures in jewelry making )

Need some help with a doll I'm making...

[alkaloid.livejournal.com]

Basically, I'm making a Mad-Eye Moody doll using an approximation of the porcelain doll method: sculpey head, hands and feet attached to a stuffed fabric body.

( I'm having issues with the hair )

Duct Tape Purse

[merlfish.livejournal.com]

My order of three new colors of duct tape (white, purple, and green) came in the mail recently, so today I made a black and white duct tape purse. I'm extremely proud of it.



The strap is braided duct tape and the closure is a button. And there's a Dawn of the Dead pin on it. I adore zombies, almost as much as I adore duct tape.

yay.