Another ipod mini case

[piratecore.livejournal.com]

There it is. I'm a horrible sewer and it took a good while to make (I probably made two that didn't turn out with some other fabric). But I'm glad its done and I hope is stays together!

Trouble Threading My Sewing Machine

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

I got a sewing machine for Christmas, but the instruction manual is vague and I'm having trouble threading it. When I try to sew something, it pulls the top thread down into the bobbin case. The stitches come out all bunched up. I'm obviously doing something wrong, but I'm not sure what. I've only hand-sewed up to this point, so my knowledge of sewing machines is minimal.

How do I find out the proper way to thread a sewing machine? A friend suggested I take it to a sewing machine shop and have an employee show me. Think that'll work, or do you have any other ideas?

Scarf

[ilovemyhobbits.livejournal.com]

My aunt is going to Rome in a few days, so she requested for me to crochet her a scarf. :) Only took a few hours.

( photo )

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_fitterhappier/]

( this is the most adorable thing i've ever made. ever. i finished it in a day, and have been obsessing about it ever since. oh. and. uhm. pardon the very messy desk. )

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[roguejournal.livejournal.com]

and i have made my first book.
It's not perfect...but...oh,well...it's alright!!

i will use it to hold photos and illustrations i make.

( pics? )

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[weetanya.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for ideas for interesting & home-made birth announcements.

Don't wanna do the pink ribbons and frou frou!

I was thinking about making postcards of the newborn's picture...

Any other ideas ?

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[morriganslayde.livejournal.com]

My digital camera kinda broke and this picture took a million tries to get off my camera. I'm hopefully buying a new one. Anywho.

I messed this one up, which is why I'm keeping it for myself.. but since you really can't tell, here's a pic!

Mmm...cozy

[bertha79.livejournal.com]

 

( cozy in corduroy... )

What are they Called??

[jagnightwalker.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,

I would like to try resin embedding to create pendants and I'm looking for the name for one particular jewelry finding. It creates the loop at the top, but is bent around from front to back, with a pokey piece which sticks into the piece (front and back) to attach it.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Thank you! :)

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[rawrkittie.livejournal.com]

Hey Everyone!

I've got a quick question. I'm trying to crochet the Sushi Ornaments posted on Craftster, and it calls for a H hook. But I apparently don't have that size, and it impossible for me to go buy it right now since I'm stuck inside.

Here are the hooks I have:
J, I, N, K, E, P, Q, F, and G.

Are any of those close to H?

Thanks!

fruits & sushi!

[sharmelon.livejournal.com]

my hands are tiiiiiired. i recently consigned with a couple of shops and have gotten started on the things i need to make. mr. fuji apple, ms. mandarin orange, baby nana, and a bunch of sushi!

yay something to post

[toxic-divinity.livejournal.com]

Im always asking questions on here a lot more than posting things ive done. So, heres what I did this weekend

( hat and a shirt )

EDIT: Oh man my sewing machine came today!! ...again. I got one but it came broken so I had to send it back and get a new one. Time to go try this one out :)

Folder.

[widerlet.livejournal.com]

I have one of those plain black ring binders and i wanna customize it.I'm thinking of making a collage of magazine cut outs/photo's and etc. ?
Does anyone have any better ideas for me?..
Sorry to keep this post picture free but i promise pictures when i finish it ;)

Simple Stencil

[ex-jenniepan481.livejournal.com]

Feoilseantoir=Vegetarian in Gaelic :)

Hi!

[mrbojngles.livejournal.com]

Hello, I am new to this community, but I love it already. So many ideas and so much inspiration!

Anyway, as a hello I thought I would post something I recently made.

( My skirt.... )

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[manicdoll-.livejournal.com]

So I have this vintage sewing machine, and today I was using it, and sewing quite fast for maybe 10 minutes.
Then the pedal started getting warm. Is this something I should be worried about?
It's never been warm before, but I have never sewn that fast before either..

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[alabrianna.livejournal.com]

Is it possible to sew through cardboard with a sewing machine? Is it possible to sew through cardboard at all?

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[naelany.livejournal.com]

So I figured I'd share what I gave my hubby for Christmas last year. Might be good for anniversaries and Valentine's Day as well.

Everyone know the song Time in a bottle by Jim Croce? Well, I made hubby some time in a bottle. Sorry, I don't have pics, so I"ll describe as best as I can.

I took an empty, rinsed out and de-labled bottle from Starbucks (frappucino) because it's got a nice wide mouth. I put a clock on there with some puffy paint as well as the word TIME. Then I wrote all the things I could think of that meant spending time with eachother (going to the beach, going out for dinner, a movie, for coffee, go on a trip to the mountains, etc etc etc), cut them into individual strips, folded them and put them in the bottle. Then I took a little box and painted the letters D and W on it, crossing eachother. D for Dreams, W for Wishes. Inside I put a picture of the both of us together as well as my weddingband (I can't wear it anylonger, as I've gained too much weight, and I haven't taken it in to be re-sized. That's something I hope to do with myself ^_~).
Then I wrote out the entire song on some nice paper and put it in an enveloppe.
I presented them to him, enveloppe first, bottle second and box third. He loved it, even cried. Might be worth mentioning that Time in a bottle is his favorite Croce song, and mine too.

I'll be hard pressed to top this one, and our anniversary's on Valentine's Day! But, hopefully this will help some of you guys (and gals) out there for ideas ^_^

x-posted to crafty_gifts

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[shhmamypants.livejournal.com]

hey you guys!!

what's the BEST kind of clay to use if u want to make a necklace?
i need something i can mold and play around with..as it's clay..lol) and i was just wondering what you experts reccommend.

thanks yall!

-amy

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[pnkyrules.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this site has been posted before but it has awesome vintage crotchet patterns

now, all I need to learn how to do is crochet.

patterns!

more jewelry

[thatcrazyblonde.livejournal.com]

( Did some more beading tonight )

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[stickeravenger.livejournal.com]

These are some things I've been working on--
some for the February Sampler, some for
my shop, which should be up later this month.

Here's one:

and the others (image-heavy) are ( under the cut: )