Health question

[howcanueatthat.livejournal.com]

Needing some help....

My boyfriend has trouble with his skin which gets very irritated when he gets warm/hot. It happens outside, inside, on the bus, in the car... everywhere. the attacks are bad and he says it feels like his skin is on fire. He's going to the dermatologist and everything, but I'm trying to find a couple of "quick fixes" that might help him out.

In addition to a body scrub, does anyone else have any ideas about some things that would fit in his car or my purse for when we're out and he has some kind of heat rash attack? I need something that will cool him down quickly, like maybe some kind of cloth with something on it that i could rub over his back. i thought about maybe some cotton pads with some kind of mint oil in them, since that can cool really quickly.

The catch: i can't use lotion or anything that will clog his pores. I'm justkind of burnt out on ideas for the moment... anyone have any suggestions?

I also want to make him one of those cool pack things... the ones that you fill with flaxseed or rice. How do those work? how long do they hold "coolness"? what's better, rice or flaxseed or something else?

As for the body scrub, I've found a couple of recipes, but I was wondering if anyone had any real "tride and true" recipes that really work out for them. I need a recipe for some kind of really intense body scrub. I need something plain-ish, though, so I can mix other things into it, like mint, fragrance, etc. It needs to be very abraisive and exfoliating, but also good for the skin.

sorry if this isn't entirely coherent. i just had my tonsils out and am kind of out of it.

EDIT:
also - what are the little containers that body scrubs come in called? I'm trying to find a place online to buy them, but I can't really find a word that gets what I'm looking for. I want the little about 2-3 inch tall bottles with screw on caps. meh. rarr.

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[changing-gaze.livejournal.com]

I have tonnnns of little silver charms- as in, way too many to ever put on a bracelet. Any fun ideas for a way to display them?

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[bookofjob.livejournal.com]

Went through the mem's and found stuff concerning painting leather shoes, and found stuff saying that using acrylic paint on shoes won't work (RAIN), and stuff about tranfers (but they crack)...

Any ideas on how to decorate canvas shoes without them being ruined?

I want to make
shoes like this
or possibly shoes like this. But I don't want them to bleed. Or crack. Is there some kind of top coat I can put over it?

Alternatively, if anyone has any info on the brand on the purple shoe (Zucca? I've searched for it and have only come up with upscale boots and such), lemme know. I want them. And need them.

EDITx2: Eh...lemme upload the second pic to my host... There.

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[snip-heart.livejournal.com]

A NEW WALLET
it's light and simple, i <3 it.






i made a cloth wallet out of scrap cloth.
followed this tutorial by darlingbeatrice .
i started working on it at 6, finished at 12mn.
i'll jus have to bring it to the tailor to make
a button hole.

pencil cozy!!

[rocknrollpsycho.livejournal.com]

My sister (theapostleinme) is awesome! She sews all the time but most people don't get to see her creations. I started an art class at the community college last week and she offered to make me a pencil case that rolls up to keep my pencils from breaking and getting all scummy. It's very detailed and she made it without a guide or a pattern. I <3 it.

( More pictures under the cut. :) )

First post. We're making a prom dress for a friend and hopefully we'll put up pictures of that, too. :)

J.

dollface

[cutiekitty.livejournal.com]

I crocheted my first doll today. Everything is handmade with yarn. The body, skirt, and heart are crocheted and the face is embroidered with yarn. The hair is tyed-on yarn which can be styled in many ways. :) I am pretty happy with it. As is probably self-evident, all was free-form.
hellodolly

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[nicht-allein.livejournal.com]

i was bored so i did this necklace:

( candyyy )

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[jaquiza.livejournal.com]

*Image Heavy*
( plastic, silver, and canvas )

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[the--lady.livejournal.com]

I have been accumulating crochet hooks, so I used a fabulous swatch from Javis Davis, a little clear vinyl and some seam binding. and ( voila! )

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[romanticanarchy.livejournal.com]

Help!

My best friend's birthday is tomorrow, and I want to make her something crafty. Something edible and crafty. Something that isn't chocolate dipped spoons, which is mostly what I saw in the memories.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

<3<3

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[blaspheme8.livejournal.com]

( My first item for dudes! )

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[wendy-sells.livejournal.com]

This is my latest little creation.
I think they are very cute!
ALPHABET BUTTONS



spell out anything in rainbow colors and wear it!

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[thatgirlsylvia.livejournal.com]

So I'm a bit confused :(

I went on
http://www.elainecraft.com/instructions/var2.sq.html
to find some information on macrame. And its well explained on how to make knots, but I have no idea how I'd go about ending this. There's loops that the bracelet hangs on, but what would I do at the end?
( Here's a picture of what I want to make )

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[6waysfromsunday.livejournal.com]

I have this extra large t-shirt my boyfriend gave me that I want to make into a smaller shirt. I was thinking probably more towards a tank top, because its going to be hard to take in the sleeves and such without making it look horible. I might just make a tube top out of it, and attach straps to it maing it a tank top. Does anyone have a tutorial or have any ideas on how I can start this?

Thanks!

x-posted like whoa.

$20.00 and one weekend

[the--lady.livejournal.com]

is all it took.  ( I think Martha would be proud )

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[hotpinkharpist.livejournal.com]

Quick! What's something fast and cute I can make out of felt?

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[renai.livejournal.com]

I know this has been asked before, but there isn't anything in the memories, and it would be impossible to find the posts.

I need to find a place online where I can buy 8 oz. or 12 oz. plastic jars to package my sugar scrubs. The problem is that most places have a minimum order of $50, which I can't afford right now. Is there anywhere online that caries packaging supplies that doesn't require a minimum purchase?

Help!

[itgirlsleeper.livejournal.com]

me and my friend recently started making silk screened Tshirts and sweaters i have a few questions:

where are the cheapest/best place to buy tshirts other than the rag shop?

Where are the cheapest/best place to buy zip up hoodies or just reg hoodies?

thanks alot!

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[thatshakeshake.livejournal.com]

just some new things, haven't updated in awhile( Read more... )

I NEED HELP! (please please please)

[faeriedust2283.livejournal.com]

ok so i know that this question is asked ALLLLLLL of the time, but i checked the memories and looked at hte suggestions there and i was hoping for a few more original ideas:

it is my one year anniversary for myself and my boyfriend, i am getting a very smallish scrapbook and am adding in a few pictures, a list of reasons why i love him, a few coupons for him to tear out, and a page where there are pictures of me (haha conceited me). What ELSE could i put in this scrapbook, I don't have many pictures, and i would like to make this a cute present

any help would be much appreciated. i can take pictures of the finished product to help inspire others when i am done.

crocheting fool

[rejectcarp.livejournal.com]

so i saw my friend janelle at church wearing this awesome crocheted hat that her grandmother made some years ago. i just had to copy it, and this is what i got:
( the hat )

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[mrbojngles.livejournal.com]

So today we had our fashion critique for a project where we had to purchase items from a thrift store and revamp them into something completely different. Here are some ( pics )

of me and my friends.

22-gauge craft wire and hematite

[elspethdawitch.livejournal.com]

( it's a little big so I'll make a cut )

recent embroidery projects

[beandipandeddy.livejournal.com]

made using vintage aunt martha transfers bought on ebay:

i am currently working on his old lady. 

( one more )

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[eos-girl.livejournal.com]

just got an ipod mini for my bday. and made some cozies for it. My cat seames to have stolen three of them, so i only have two handy for photos.
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[xswtnmeltx.livejournal.com]

 

( new purse. )

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[hellebelle.livejournal.com]

am i the only person who reads "crocheting" as "crotch-eting"? :(

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[phlegmy.livejournal.com]

i finally took pictures of the purses i've made. why the hell is it so hard to take pictures of purses? anyway, here they are! comments & criticisms (about the pictures & purses themselves) are welcomed!



( + details & more purses! )

Toy!

[jenhook.livejournal.com]

Might I present to you the newest plush collaboration by Doug and I.'The Flightless Voodoo Turkey Of St Lucia'Below please find the original painting by Doug Holgate"Professor Phillip Erronious stands with his latest finding. 'The Flightless Voodoo Turkey Of St Lucia' " and the resulting Plush made by me!

this is crafty, right?

[lucifersamekh.livejournal.com]

This was a christmas present for my friend Alicia. It is made up of nine 8x10 sheets of paper, measuring out to about 25x30. It took about a day in the darkroom to set it up (had to drag an easel into the room and set up a black foam board) and to do tests, and another day to print the one you see here. I tried to make a copy for myself, but while it was exposing (a seven minute exposure! AHHG), someone bumped ito the easel. back to square one. After three days in the darkroom, I had this printed and also a copy for myself. Hurrah! I fucked about with some of the messed up exposed paper and came out with what you see under the cut.



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Does anyone have a good knit pattern for a vespa sillouette? or any idea how I could make my own? I'm knitting a scarf and I want a little vespa on one of the ends. thanks!

hats!

[catgirl-treeb.livejournal.com]

Ooh... my first picture post!
I've been crocheting a ton recently, mostly hats, and a few scarves and purses. I only managed to get photos of four of my hats before my camera died, but... I promise there will be more photos soon.

I did the little linky things because the pictures are horribly large, and I was too lazy to take the time to resize them tonight. Hopefully next time I post photos I will not be so lazy.



( click for five more photos )