removing fabric paint

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I've painted on a t-shirt, with fabric paint. I ironed on it, and I've washed it. But what I'd hoped would be washed away wasn't (long story, not important). Now the t-shirt is kind of ruined because the layer of fabric paint is almost too thick already, so I can't add another one. Is there any way to remove fabric paint without completely messing up the t-shirt?

:-D

[comforting-liex.livejournal.com]

Ok so thanks for everyones ideas and heres how it came out...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Photo_toxic11/DSCF0067.jpg

Book Me!

[needsomecoffee.livejournal.com]

Here are pictures of my very first book clutch!

This is pre-op ...



( Post-op pics this way ... )

You like???

back to school simple

[sippin-juice.livejournal.com]

just a little somethin sumthin for my pencils to ride in style



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patches

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i know these look really "crappy" and sloppy, but i wanted them to look like that...so there.

( fabric from goodwill makes good patches )

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[voidofher.livejournal.com]

1.( zipper shirt )

2. ( help.. )

xposted.

leg warmers

[gigi-mcgnome.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this was already discussed, but how should I go about turning old sweater sleeves into leg warmers? How should I secure the ends so they don't unknit themselves?

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[idlepudding.livejournal.com]

Hey! I’m a sorta-long-time lurker. I have a question for y'all.

I want to stencil two suitcases and I want the original color to stay intact. is there anything I could do before or after so the paint won't chip or peel? they are old, hard Samsonite suitcases that are a bit shiny and mildly textured.

( and I also have pictures. Exciting, yes? )

Right now, I’m working on a reconstructed book for the boy, a t-shirt quilt and a crazy quilt for a friend. Hopefully, I’ll have one of them done soon (I’ve been working on them all summer).

Thanks much for your help and for looking at my stuff.

Hope this is the right place to post

[adrenaline-kiss.livejournal.com]

Alright. I have a hoodie (sweat w/ hood deal) that I want to reconstruct into a skirt. But I have no idea to go about doing that & I'm a beginner sewer.

can someone pretty please help me out?

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[-stolid.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy! A couple days ago, I tried embroidery for the first time and it actually came out pretty decent.

( I liked it so much that I turned it into a bag )

The embroidery pattern came from sublimestitching.com. The bag's not that big, so I'll only use it for small projects. And there's two straps, the other one is just hidden in the photo. Everything is nice and straight to, it just looks kind of messed up in the photos.

Pez...

[kilayi-s74r.livejournal.com]

Well after much planning, Pez eating, and wrapper collecting, I finally have enough to make my Pez bag, much like those other candy label/wrtapper bags you can find on here.

My question is: (1)Should I use that clear vinyl you can get that's made for picnic tables and such, and glue the wrappers to, then repeat with the wrong side as well, then sewing the pieces together
(2)Assuming that I am correct in thinking that clear contact paper exists, should I use that?
(3)Packing tape, and tape the whole deealie together?

I want it to look nice, and not like a wad of tape :/ I am good at messing things up like that... But would my first two ideas work, or would the vinyl tear when I tried to sew it? Would spray glue, or Silicone glue work on it?

Am I paranoid?

[oicio.livejournal.com]

Did a search for it but I haven't found anything, so I'm asking to you all:
is it safe to use microwave for crafts (like, melt&pour candles or soaps, melting lp vynils, etc.) and still using it to cook food? Do you use your microwave for crafts *and* for cooking, or you have two microwave or something?

Anybody here thinked ever about that or am I the only paranoid? :))

thanks, ciao!

(posted also in craftster)

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[stasiia.livejournal.com]

So.. I have a few questions.
I am pretty new at earring making..and I have recently set up a website to try and sell some of my pieces.

http://www.inner-loop.net/stasiia/jewelry.htm

I am curious what you think is a good selling price for my earrings..
based on quality/beads?
and based on what you would pay?

Also, any reccomendations for the set up.. I'm trying to keep it pretty simple and maybe set up a shopping cart type system if I can figure it out.

Also, does anyone have picture taking tips for taking pics of jewlery? It seems the ones with flash came out better because they didn't have shadows..but I think they could still improve.

text only but not for long

[briansue.livejournal.com]

silly request to you crafty types.

i was wondering if you knew how to write "i love you" in another language. in the correct letters not just sound.

or

how to say it in languages using this alphabet.

i have covered: english, hebrew, german, yiddish, and ASL.

if the alphabet is different like yiddish and hebrew, i'd love to know how to be able to write it out correctly. there are all sorts of web sites that show how to say it but not to write it.

thank you for any help. pictures of my project are on their way. i'm almost done.

Mod Podge

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As everyone that has used Mod Podge knows, it tends to have a tackiness to it that is very annoying. Quite by accident, I found that rubbing the dried surface with waxed paper makes it lose this tackiness. I have a journal that I mod podged some time ago and even now in the humid summer air, it's not at all tacky. Just thought I'd pass this on to all you crafties out there that avoid using Mod Podge because of this.

FULL-COLOR!

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

I promised I'm only post yarns every 2 weeks but this is just not going to last. I wanna show them off as soon as they're dry! They're always so much fun!
MEET:

Sexy Stripes Sadie
( MORE GALS! )

Can you tell I'm in a FULL COLOR kinda mood?

Yet another CD-type question..

[antlermoose.livejournal.com]

I looked in the memories but I couldn't really find anything interesting...

Okay so the other day I got really bored and decided to take a bunch of my old cds and chop them up. I cut them into a bunch of good-sized pieces and then colored the shiny side with Sharpies (I got an 18 pack...Sharpies make me happy), so now they look like pieces of stained glass and they're really pretty.

But now I don't know what to do with them. I was thinking about doing a mosaic on my closet door, but that's kind of boring. And I have a giant picture frame that I could attach them to, but that won't use up a whole lot (i have almost a gallon sized zip lock bag full). Any ideas?

Mermaid doll

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http://www.gfxbank.com/is.php?i=21568&img=DSC02487.jpg

I loved embellishing this doll! I worked on her all day. She has peacock feathers and a shell in her headdress, has beaded nipples (too bad you cant see her breasts that well) and I used batik fabric for her skin..which is a way tougher fabric than muslin! She is bigger than the other dolls, too. Not much else to say except hope you like her!

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[toxic-divinity.livejournal.com]

my boyfriend gamme his old cd case cuz i needed a bigger one. So I stencilled on it, duh, what else would i do?

( just keep turning out those hits, till its all the same old shit )

Another piece of silver-work...

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There was one silver piece I'd mentioned here and there that I forgot to post when completed. The commissioned wedding necklace for the same friend of mine that ordered the three leaf pendants (for her Bride's Maids and Maid of Honor), this original design is a naturalistic, asymetrical torque, themed around the vague style of a laurel-ish vine. The "vine" is made from three guages of sterling silver wire, and the leaves, once again cut-out impressions of real leaves, are solid fine silver, accented with clear CZ "dewdrops".

The bride's gown had asymetrical, petal-like layers on the skirt, sewn with silver-clear beads for just a little sparkle. Her shoes had silver laurel-vine patterns across the insteps. Beside the visual theme and lines of her bridal outfit, Sarah (said bride) has always adored things that look "elvish", and of all jewely, for years, has most commonly worn her traditional Irish torque. I believe in matching things not just to the occasion and accompaniments, but to the person. This design seemed a great way to do that.

( Wanna see? )

This was the fourth thing I made taking advantage of the silver-clay medium. The first three were the aforementioned pendants ( here )

, and the fifth, the one I really fell in love with, was this ( here )

pendant commissioned to go with the Mother-of-the-Groom gown of another lovely lady I know.

rock out

[pamlivesinabox.livejournal.com]

hello ladies :)

i'm new to sculpey, i've only made a few stamped charms with them, so anything would help me here.

i'm trying to make a charm for a friend using a stone. i want to sandwich the stone between two pieces of the clay, one of them having a window smaller than the stone so it stays in place. would this work? i'm mostly afraid of something happening because i'd be baking with the stone inside of the piece, could something happen while doing this? i'm using a rose quartz if that helps any, not just some random rock.

are there any other ideas on what i could do?