hey guys

[jerkinbetty.livejournal.com]

i quickly went thru the memories a few times and i just finished browsing thru them again but i cant seem to find anything about decorating/making coasters. i'd love to make some for my mom. i remember seeing a post about something related a whiles back, does anyone have any tips or tutorials?

Crafters Coast to Coast- Arrgh

[jagnightwalker.livejournal.com]

I made a point today to watch HGTV's Crafters Coast to Coast and I'm thoroughly disappointed in their sound quality. Is it ALWAYS like this?

The artist's voices are lost within the background music. And when the artist stops talking the music blares. Did I just choose to watch the wrong episode?? In order to actually hear them talking, you have to crank the tv but are then blasted out of the room. Ugh...

Crocheted pizza?!?

[laurakrycek.livejournal.com]

Hey! I just wanted to know if anyone's ever seen a crocheted pizza before. My friend Mark is wild about pizza, and I thought it would be really cute if I made him a crocheted pizza for Christmas. Fairly useless, I guess, but no more so than the typical crocheted sushi (though I might try to come up with some kind of purpose...). If anyone's seen anything remotely like this and can maybe give me a link or something, I'd be a billion times grateful. I might end up making one out of felt or something instead... he's my chauffer who always takes me to get yarn, though, and I know he'd get a big kick out of it. Thanks!

(x-posted to crochet)

better shape up, cause i need a maaaaaan

[thepredator.livejournal.com]

i'm sorry that i am a stupid, fat, ugly, lazy american, but i really need help with this... i want to make this crochet flower. i found a really cute pattern, but it's in crochet 1337 speak, and i dont know what it means to do. could someone translate it in extremely dumbed down terms for me? here is the pattern.

Ch 3, join to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), 14 hdc in ring. (15 hdc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, sl st in same st, * sl st into next 3 st, ch 3, sl st into same st *, repeat * 3 more times: 5 petals made.
Rnd 3: Sl st over and into next ch 3 space, ch3, dc in same st, ch 2, 2 dc in same st, * sk 1 st, sl st into next st, sk 1 st, sl st into next ch 3 sp, 2dc ch 2 2 dc in ch 3 sp * repeat * 3 more times; sk 1 st, sl st into next st, finish off



thank you kindley.

Microwave/Double Boiler - Does it make a difference?

[sweet-lovah.livejournal.com]

I am planning on making lip gloss for my frineds for Christmas, but becasue I live in residence at school I don't have access to a stove (sounds pathetic, I know) ... or lots of money to invest in a double boiler. So my question is, does it make a difference if I use a microwave instead of a double boiler? This question also applies to M&P soaps, which I also plan on making (from a pre-made mix that I just plan to buy at Micheal's).

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[doverpeak.livejournal.com]

I was bored and I had some foam board so...

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pillow talk

[poprock-6903.livejournal.com]

I turned ( this.... )

into ( this... )

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[stand-in-line.livejournal.com]

Ive never used shrinky drinks but would like to.Do they stay flat when they're done? Or do they ever wrinkle up?

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[hidethedetails.livejournal.com]

Recently I posted a sneak peek of some of the crafts I had done, which I was going to take better photos of. Well, the photo shoot happened yesterday (three of my friends modeled, and we took adorable pics in the park!), so here are a bunch of pictures!
My mom made these cute purses. She's (I hope!) going to make me a completely checkerboard one with some cute lining for my birthday.

( many, many crafts! )

let the posting begin!

[lucifersamekh.livejournal.com]

This will probably be the first of a few massive posts as I am crafting for orders and for christmas! There's a lot a lot of stuff.

First, a Question:
I saw these on ebay but they were too small.


If I painted these, is acrylic ok and would I have to spray it with a sealer?


( Drive all over town )