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[lovestruck-fool.livejournal.com]

so this is what i did today with my friend jackie

Ideas please.

[flatxchewxlate.livejournal.com]

Ok, being the anti-waster that I am, I need your guys' assistance.

I've been crocheting striped blankets recently. Each skein = one whole stripe. However, with each stripe, there's always a bit of yarn leftover. Anywhere from 5 feet to 10-12 feet. (yes, I am aware that I have a problem keeping my tension steady. lol.)

Anyways...I was just wondering if any of you had any ideas as to what I could do/make with these little leftovers pieces. I'm at a loss for ideas.


Thanks in advance!

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[affectionjunkie.livejournal.com]

anyone know of a site where I can find out craft fairs, craft shows, or flea markets in areas of country (ex: Eastern PA/philly area)?

I'm trying to make a schedule of places my school craft group could table at, and this would be a great deal of help.

senorita clips

[pushups-indrag.livejournal.com]

My best friend decided that we could make flower hair clips way better than cvs can, so we attempted just that today. I think our prototypes came out pretty well. We just hot glued the flowers down to the clips, but we want to make sure they won't possible peel off. I was thinking maybe some green floral tape (to stick with the flower idea) might be good to wrap around the stem to hold it down. Here's a couple (very bright) pictures. Anyone else have any ideas for finishing them off in a secure way?
( flowers )

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[neverjustadream.livejournal.com]

do any of you have any suggestions as to where to get sheets/tubes of metal for metal-smithing jewelry? i have recently used the last of my supplies from college...and i can't seem to find anywhere around town to help me out.

Knitting needles case

[joannaknits.livejournal.com]

I made my own knitting needles case since I like the ones at The Organized Knitter but they are way out of my price range.

The fabric I bought for sale at Hancock. I don't have a tutorial but I'm making one for my best friend soon and I'll do step-by-step pictures then.

Here it is open, with the needles in and all rolled up!

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[tweetspie.livejournal.com]

A previous topic about scrap patterns caught my interest, so I did a google search for crochet scrap patterns. The About site came up, and one of the patterns is...

http://www.geocities.com/cdjsimon/bearghan.html

am I the only one that's creeped out?

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[wannaseestars.livejournal.com]

Haven't posted here in a long time. I was just wondering if anyone in here has worked with metals in jewelry making? I just graduated high school, and I really want to continue working with jewelry, but I don't exactly know where to start.
Does anyone have their own 'lab' set up in the home to make jewelry? How costly is it for all the supplies needed, can you get discounts, where are the best places to shop? \

As an alternative, what places typically offer jewelry classes at a reasonable price? I looked at the local arts center, but they wanted $120 for only 3 hours. Does the YMCA or recreational offer things like this?

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[liliebelle.livejournal.com]

yay- it´s a reversible bag made from vintage fabrics. i love how the color combo turned out.

( wanna see the other side? )

Necklaces. Please ADD ME!

[mermade-baubles.livejournal.com]

Please add me if you like these and want to see what I make next. It is ONLY necklaces, so it should not clog you freinds page.

( 9 necklace pictures.  )

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[myinsidestory.livejournal.com]

First of all, while we are slightly changing the alternative book idea: If you would rather do the book as orignially suggested please email us with your address and we will send you additional information and start the Alternate Book Project as originally suggested. (We already have several people interested in this idea so we will still do this if you are interested in this project. :) )

If you would like to participate in both projects that is welcome as well. An update on the Alternate Book Project would be provided this week. :)

Information about the new project: The Pages Project.

Due to the enormous response and interest in this project we are contemplating an alternative idea to our original suggestion.

We're thinking that each person could mail to us their work, page or pages (any size, shape, color, anything they desire) and we will scan the pages as they arrive and post them. Creatively this allows you to use any media or medium that you want that can still be bound into a book. You can use notecards, any kind of paper, you could make a collage, or even make your own paper. 81/2 x 11 or smaller is recommended for binding reasons.

Since anybody could be sending us pages at anytime your identity will remain anonymous. We will give you our address so it will be both the mailing and return address. That will make it less expensive and faster.

Then at the end we will send everyone a complete pdf file of the project. Of course all the pages will be scanned on the livejournal anonymously and anybody can give feedback on each individual page. We will still assemble and bind the pages into a hardcover book if people are interested in having a copy of the book we will still do that for the cost of producing the book. (This way everyone would have a final copy either in the form of the pdf file or in the form of an actual book).

Based on the number of people already interested, alloting just ten days apiece for production time not counting mailing time it would be a year and a half before there was a final product if we followed the original plan. The final product would be a hard bound book.

We think people would like to see the work sooner. Also the people at the end of the book would not receive the book for an entire year or more.

For the first publication of the Pages Project the deadline is June 6th 2005.

If you are interested in being a part of the Pages Project please comment with your email address included and we will send you our address.

This would be an ongoing project so people who are newly interested can email us at midnight_confessions248 @ yahoo.com at anytime.

AGAIN:
If you would rather do the book as orignially suggested please email us with your address and we will send you additional information and start the Alternate Book Project as originally suggested.

If you would like to participate in both projects that is welcome as well. An update on the Alternate Book Project will be provided this week. :)

add me.

[rejectcarp.livejournal.com]

i got my swatches from distinctive fabric and realized that what i needed to make was a cuff. so here 'tis.



( one more )

Mr. Herman C. Cake, in all his needle felted glory.

[spillyjane.livejournal.com]

this is Mr. Herman C. Cake.
The "C" stands for "Cuppy."



Since he's made from 100% Corriedale wool,
he's uncharacteristically high in fibre.
He has real ebony bead eyes and glass bead
sprinkles that look like real sugar.

He stands 1" tall from cherry to base
and he's 1" wide (it's all that icing!)

( the many sides of Mr. Herman C. Cake )

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[--anodyne.livejournal.com]

My husband and I just spent a week searching for a couch, so I decided I would make us a pillow to go on it:



( one more )

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[cydniey.livejournal.com]

hand made paper put to a good use

star shaped scrapbook

[cybrbanana.livejournal.com]

I've been wanting to make one of these for a while. My friend Matt took all of these pictures when he was in Rome, so I decided to take some of the shots and make him a scrapbook of his time there. (idea/tutorial here)

It's made with three layers of paper, cut so that you can see through all three layers. It was incrediably time consuming, but worth it.

( pictures cut for your pleasure )

woohoo social!

[the-odd-one.livejournal.com]

decided to post a little bit of silliness mother and I made. it's my outfit from my junior senior social- I was a club kid.

I designed the outfit and picked out ffabrics etcetera, mom did the sewing since that's her talent, and I made the hairfalls.

( +5 )

My first purse!

[lyssian.livejournal.com]

Made from a pair of old overalls that my mom was just going to *throw away*. XD Well, can't have that when a craftgirl is on the loose!

It's hand stitched and I messed up a little on the lining (shh! don't tell!), but it came out really well for a first try.

( Front-back-inside )

So what do you think? Cute? Stupid? Sellable? I sure hope so. ~_^ A friend of mine is considering buying it, I'm going to show it to her tomorrow, see what she thinks.

Also, so I don't clog posts:

( Need Suggestions! )

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[alustrialcrafts.livejournal.com]

A bit of history behind my name for my website: Puchi (or Pucchi…it is seen spelt both ways) is Japanese for “Petite” and Maiko means “Dancing Girl” - but a maiko is also an apprentice geisha. So my name literally translates to Petite Dancing Girl. I chose it because I wanted a name for my website that represented the fact that I make items that are small, cute and inspired by the beauty of the items geisha and maiko use on a daily basis and that they are made of kimono fabrics.

Anyhow – so that is why I named these pouches Puchi Pouches! Or, Petite Pouches, if you will.

They are all made out of kimono fabric – all of them, except the one with the cute chrysanthemum are made of silks and silk blends – the red chrysanthemum is vintage cottons. I am absolutely in love with them – as they are small enough to fit in my bag – but, big enough to hold a decent amount (credit cards, paper money, make-up, girly “things”, business cards, etc) and they add just the right touch of “Wow, that is lush!” to my bag contents ;P



( Individual Images Behind the Cut )

I also finished off a woven strip pouch I’ve had sitting around for a while – I absolutely love how it turned out:

( More Photos Behind Cut )

Yay for productivity!

removing puffy paint

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

what can you do to remove puffy paint off of a teeshirt?

i couldn't find anything in the memories, and i think it's easier to get help. :\
you can direct me to where it is, & delete this.
sry.

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[dragonfly1867.livejournal.com]

Hello! I am trying batik for the first time. I have cotton clothing blanks from Dharma trading company and fiber reactive dye. I soaked the clothes in the soda ash, then started to dye them for the undercolor. I was going to do a sort of streaky effect, but the colors turned out darker than I expected and I am wondering if there won't be enough contrast when I add the second layer of color. Is there any way to lighten the colors--maybe dip the garment in bleach water? Or will they look lighter when they dry?

laptop cozy

[sapphireorb.livejournal.com]

so it's been a bit since my last post...months actually...

but i have been making things! i was just so busy with all my end of school stuff that i haven't been able to post pictures. sad really.

anyway....my pictures tend to take a while to load, so i'm going to only post one of my projects now and then maybe do a post a day for a little bit. we'll see...

so here it is!

( project post #1 )