Elvis Costello shirt - STENCIL!

[howcanueatthat.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't normally post about a stenciled shirt I did in here, but when I mentioned it a few months ago, people wanted to see the finished product, so I'm going to post it anyway.  Warning to stencil haters, this is a stencil!  The only "surgerizing" I did was mending the shirt.  The entire left side wasn't sewn together for some reason.  woo.

I "made a shirt" for my boyfriend for the Elvis Costello concert a couple weeks ago.  This is it...
( Stencil and Comment from "cuntkillaz" community )

BTW - i think it might be a good idea if, instead of posting lyrics and other un-related junk on the links to something, that we actually described what people were going to click so that if the people don't want to see a "cosmetic surgery", then they have warning.  If we label what people are about to click on, then it would also eliminate the need for a "teaser" pic, which people have complained about before, too, because it takes forever to load.  Just an idea.

I discovered the coupon exception sheet at Michaels!

[sew-crafty-girl.livejournal.com]

So yesterday I went to the Michaels in the city I work in to finally buy crimping pliers, Hypo Cement and brown seed beads. I've been putting off buying the crimpers for so long because they're $21!

When I got to the cash I saw the lady ahead of me using a 40% off coupon. After the cashier rang in my purchase ($37 worth) I commented how it sucks that I don't get the Michaels fliers where I live (no Michaels there either) and I didn't have that coupon to use.

So she pulled out the "coupon exception sheet" and had me sign it and gave me my 40% off! My purchase came to $26, yay!

Fabric Labels??

[flyfarfaraway.livejournal.com]

I am organizing a scarve donation from local homeless shelters, battered women, and hospitals sponsored by my work. However, since my company is forking over 1000.00 for supplies, event money, and etc. they want "of course" some name recognition.

I was wondering if anyone has any information on where I could get printed or embroidered fabric/ribbon type labels to attach to the scarves. I need these to have our company logo or name on them.

Help? Or maybe someone who wants to earn some cash who has a gocco or screen print can help me?

Thanks!! Kristen

Where to buy funky vinyl handmade totes and such?

[bertha79.livejournal.com]

OK, so I am in the market for a carryall/tote type bag to haul around all my work junk in....I am so in love with these kind of bags from Queen Bee Creations.  I wanted to get a tote from them, but the one I wanted was a bit too small to hold file folders and such...and the bigger ones were just too big...

So I sent them an email asking if it would be possible to get one of the bigger bags cut down smaller, or one of the smaller ones made bigger? I explained what I needed the bag for and said I'd pay extra to have one customized to my size specifications...they emailed me back, saying they could do what I needed and that they looked forward to hearing back from me. So I've emailed them back a few times now, and I'm not getting any response from them. It's been about 2 weeks...and I really don't want to wait too much longer, since it takes them a few weeks to make the bags...

So in the meantime, I had asked a question here about where I could get some of that vinyl...I thought I might try making my own...thanks to pinkninky , I found out what it was called and went to my upholstery shop where they did have a few colors of mellohide! But lets just say that preliminary experiments have not turned out well...

Has anyone seen any other places that sell this sort of thing? I want something arty/funky/DIY, but well made since my bags take a beating...I'm open to a very sturdy fabric, but I'd prefer vinyl...I really love those Queen Bee ones, I just don't know how long I can wait! Thanks for any help!

Edit: I just heard back from Queen Bee! Damn my impatience! I think I am all set. But if anyone has any links, I'd still love to see them as I always need more bags...

Intro and such

[potionsmistress.livejournal.com]

Hi! I'm brand new to the community and I just wanted to introduce myself. My name's Natalie and I am a total craft whore. I like crocheting, cross-stitching, hemp jewelry making, macrame, book binding, collage...you name it, I'll probably take a stab at it.
Right now I'm working on crocheting an afghan. It's supposed to help me relax, but I keep freaking out because I'm out of baggies. I'll post some of my progress and my other work later, but I just wanted to pop in and say hi!

2nd embroidery attempt

[deathbyuzumaki.livejournal.com]

This is my 2nd embroidery attempt. I just wanted to practice some more before I actually attempt a real gift. I plan on embroidering my boy a pillowcase he can sleep with since he lives oh so far away. I plan on doing sea creatures theme.
Here's one that I made
( Sting-ey )

for all you people who embroider, do you have any tips for making the back not all shitty or any tips in general?

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[maroonsheets.livejournal.com]

Stenciling!
Slightly image heavy but full of love.

( i think i'll arrange a marriage )

ipod mini cozies

[eos-girl.livejournal.com]

made some ipod cozies to take my minde off the pain of my ovarian cyst. dr's suck up here in canada. not sure what ones i have posted so here they all are.
im selling the patterns for them, as well as selling them.
on to the large pics

( Read more... )

A few things I've made recently

[wasted-sympathy.livejournal.com]

( The purse tree, haha )

vinyl bag

[arrien.livejournal.com]

I'm going to try sewing a double-layer vinyl bag tonight with a cut-out on the first layer so the under layer shows through.

My question is, (to any of you who have done this): do you hem the sides of the part you cut out or just leave it rough? It seems like it would be hard to hem the sides of a star or butterfly....right? And since vinyl doesn't fray, it seems to me that I should just leave the edges raw.

sorry no pictures - they'll come later (if what I do turns out awesome. haha)


Thank you!

altoids tins

[cydniey.livejournal.com]

( more mokume gane boxes )

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

question: who here crochets and knits? which did you learn first? which do you find easier to do?

i've been knitting since i was six (only seriously for a few years though) and i'm just starting to try to teach myself how to crochet. so far, i'm not doing so well. a lot of my knitting friends said that they've found it difficult to crochet, too, but anyone i know who crocheted first and then learned to knit says that knitting is easy for them. has this happened with anyone else? what's the difference? i just thought it was really interesting.

(pictures coming soon, i promise! i keep telling myself, 'okay, after i finish this project...' and then i start something new and have to wait until i finish that!)

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[baregreen.livejournal.com]

Hi!

I'm obsessed with glasses, I've always bought sunglasses, but I want black and thick ones like this or this and since my sight is okay and I don't need them really, I'm not goign to spend all my money in non-graduated ones, you know. So I've thought of making them by myself, but I have no idea what to do yet, I have to think about it and see what materials I have in my house :) any ideas or advice on materials I should use? I've never done glasses before, has anyone made ones before? any help is welcome :) does exist any helpful website or somethign?
Obviously these glasses shoudl be done without the lenses, I guess.

Ryan Adams

[pushmybuttons.livejournal.com]

This is my Ryan Adams shirt that I just finished stenciling today!

( Shirt under cut! )

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[40582357.livejournal.com]

Embroidery with a sewing machine. I'm pretty sure it would have taken about half the time if I would have done it by hand but ohwell, I like the zig-zag look.
( Bird on back of hooodie )

Crochet Hair Net Pattern

[barbituratecat.livejournal.com]

( My horribly complicated explanation ahead! )

Some things i made recently

[vegan-thunder.livejournal.com]

I made this belt out of a strip of gold sequins that i found at my local joann, I really like it and its stretchy! I added on the little white heart belt buckle for some sass. I also stenciled the t-shirt you can kind of see out of a stencil i got from the peta2 webstite, I love it!


Under the cut is a polkadot skirt I made out of some vintage fabric that my gran gave me. I like it but it's very plain, I'm thinking about making it a bottom and adding another layer of fabric on top of it! ;)
( +1 )

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[the-talisa.livejournal.com]

happy st patrix day!

Spring Things (crochet & knit related)

[sharmelon.livejournal.com]

I'm curious - it's spring time, I've got tons of yarn left from projects I did or picked up because it was on clearance for $1 (most of it is just plain ol' regular acrylic worsted weight yarn)..

What items do you crocheters/knitters find yourself making for the spring time?

I'm also looking for some cute patterns for headkerchiefs (like this, but with more floral or more intricate designs.. i'm ready to break out of my shell and try some hardcore stitches!)

Video Tutorial on how to make tsumami kanzashi

[bebemochi.livejournal.com]

I know that weddedblog who is a part of the craftgrrl community posted a tutorial on how to make tsumami flowers for kanzashi already, but I figured that might have awakened an interest in the traditional art for some of you. For those of you who don't speak Japanese, "tsumami" is "pinching," and refers to the way of folding fabric to make petals for the flowers that adorn the kanzashi, or hair pins.

The Tokyo Tourism Info website has many videos introducing traditional Japanese crafts (I haven't investigated all of them to see if they're all tutorials). The videos pertaining to tsumami are here. They are all in Japanese, but they are pretty detailed.

1) The first video shows how the silk for the flowers is dyed and cut.
2) The second video shows how the petals are folded. It shows three different styles, two are the "square-pinching" style which is your typical pointed petal, and one is the "round-pinching." It also starts to show the process of building the support structures for the kanzashi. (Apparently the stuff he spreads on the board to hold the petals is a type of starch. My Japanese isn't really good enough to work out the details, though. I'm sure glue would work, too.)
3) The third video shows the artist making a crane, flowers, and an arrow out of the petals he made. The support structures just seem to be cardboard and fabric covered wire, so far. Then it's all fastened together into one really huge kanzashi. I'm assuming it's for a wedding.
4) This video shows the details of the kanzashi made in the previous video and an ornate comb. Then they show you how to make a kusudama (ball). The kusudama seems to be mounted on a styrofoam ball.
5) The last video shows a maiko (or a woman dressed like a maiko) wearing some pink kanzashi. Then you see another artist make a truly huge phoenix. I'm not quite sure how he's going to get that on someone's head.

What it doesn't seem to show is how to finish off the backs! I guess you just make sure the backs don't show.

I found that in order to view these videos, I had to right-click and choose "save target as." They simply wouldn't stream for me. If you can, I would try to save the 300k broadband versions, as the 56k narrowband versions are pretty blurry.
I'm already trying to figure out how to make things other than just flowers with tsumami! I hope you enjoy the videos as much as I did.

crossposted to craftgrrl, geisha_girls, kimonoworld, tezukuri. Please feel free to repost! If this doesn't belong where I've posted it, please let me know.

Question re: sewing stretchy (t-shirt) material

[great-stoneface.livejournal.com]

Sorry if this has been addressed before, I didn't see it in the memories.

I'm planning on making a t-shirt pillow (from the instructions here), but I have one problem. My mom's my sewing teacher, and neither of us have any idea how to sew t-shirt material/other stretchy fabric. Any tips? I'll be sure to post pics of this project when I get it finished, as well as my twelve billion other WIPs.

Thanks!

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[rheapm.livejournal.com]

I've been perfecting my purses
This pink one I made for my sister, and I made a green one too for a friend, but I sent it off in the mail before taking any pictures (I'll probably be making another green one again soon)
The modifications from my other ones are: thicker, bigger, golden o-rings; gold chain strap; finally figured out how to attach the tabs (that hold the o-rings on) onto the sides of the bag

( click here for pics )

Where to Buy Yarn in the Vancouver/Burnaby Area

[catchstars.livejournal.com]

II thought this may be helpful for some of the knitters and crocheters in Vancouver, BC (and surrounding parts), so here's a list of places to buy yarn in the Vancouver and Burnaby area, with addresses and my opinions on each one:

( Birkeland Brothers )

( Knit n' Stitch )

( A Touch of Wool )

( Urban Yarns )

( Lewiscraft )

( Zellers )

( WalMart )

x-posted

crossing my fingers

[hgflower.livejournal.com]

hopefully i did this right.
so here are the pictures of my bag.. FINALLY!
( mr. lucky fortune cookie )

n00b

[go-pete-go.livejournal.com]

SO. i joined a day or so ago and was just looking at all the awesome stuff everyone makes. i always wanted to do my own shirts and whatnot and i tried tonight using a tutorial in the memories, but my supplies were horrible so i'll buy the recommended ones this weekend and i'll have a spring break project to do!
Me? the name's micki d., i'm 16, and i don't really know how to do anything crafty but embroider, i suppose, though i dont know what stitch or whatever i do, i learned by watching my nana. i look forward to being inspired here into stop being lazy and learn to do neat stuff! :)

well tonight's tshirt making wasn't a total failure, i did a cheap-o stencil and made this:

( ladies, please, one at a time )

my first art quilt! (and some hats :p)

[teapartydressup.livejournal.com]

hihi! i just found this community and it's great... i love the utter variety of things posted and all the DIY creativity. i love some of the tutorials and ideas people have posted. (i'm actually crocheting something for my friend right now inspired by the hairnet post today, XD!)

i have been doing lots of crafts lately (hats, handbags, etc), but i just made my very first art quilt this week and it was so fun and i thought i would post it because it made me happy. lol. i've made this one into a large bag (16"x16") to carry my sewing projects to my friends house. it's not perfect, some parts are messy or overworked, but i am happy for my first try and am now in love with art quilting and can't wait to try more! :P since this one was just for me, it has lots of silly little things in it and fabrics from lots of different costumes and scraps i had at home (i have waaay too much fabric :p). it has 2 bunnies, kodama, ladybugs, moss, and a faery ^_^ i was going to add a fish but then i kinda overworked the thing and figured it would just look messy :P

there's some crocheted hats i made at the bottom, too. it makes me happy to see more people into crochet, it usually seems knitting gets all the love! :p



( +large full pic and a few closeups ^_^ )

hats:

( black and red fuzzy kitty hat ^_^ (knit & crochet) )

( asymetric layered pixie hat! *^_^* (crochet) )

crochet virgin!

[photogirl.livejournal.com]

I've just started learning to crochet. At the moment I'm, erm, freestyle crocheting (!) due to lack of knowledge and/or pattern! So far I've made a three foot long black thing... ahem... & it looks pretty good! What I'd really like to make is a simple crochet hat! I think they're called beanies or something? Does anyone have a pattern or know where I could find one? All the books at the library only seemed to have really loose sunhat sort of things & that's not what I was looking for.