FO- crochet bag and a Hook storer

[andricongirl.livejournal.com]

( cute tunisian crochet bag, and crochet hook rollup thingy )

copied from my own journal.

[lower-class.livejournal.com]

yada yada...I wasn't sleeping.
I decided that I HAD to make my bag for tomorrow..and I did. (my friend is getting married and I decided I no longer liked the bag I originally got to go with it)
It isn't very big....in one picture you see my checkbook in it. That gives you an idea of the size.
I needed something large enough to hold some $$$, my ID, my camera, extra batteries and gum.
So...I took some plastic faceted beads I had and some lime green sox yarn..or whatever it is called...and made this:
( Which so totally matches my outfit )

~*Such Charm*~

[laurooa.livejournal.com]

We just finished off a batch of Cinnamon rolls, and thought i would put the Plastic container to good use, + It’s like 2 in the morning, and I'm rather bored. So I made a Lotus-ish flower charm. My scanner pretty much ruined what it looks like, it looks much cleaner and not as “bleh” in real life. It’s made like you would make Shrinky Dinks.
Hope you enjoy!

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[11-toed-wonder.livejournal.com]

So, my summer project is learning how to sew on a machine, since my hand sewing is abysmal, conveniently my grandma went to vocational school for sewing and is willing to help me out. This is the first thing I've made and my grandma's teaching method is letting me go until I make a mistake, so I made it mostly on my own. It took me four hours total because I can't seem to sew in a straight line; the thread ripper was my friend.
 
( I'm sure you are all tired of fabric wallets )

Thank you all for inspiring me to learn sewing and knitting (which I hope to learn this summer as well) and for getting me back to crafting in general.

HEY CHICAGOLAND AREA FRIENDS!

[oh-how-fancy.livejournal.com]

In case anyone hasn't realized, the deadline for applying to the Renegade Craft Fair Chicago 2005 is rapidly approaching!

Just a reminder!

http://www.renegadecraft.com/

sorry for the text only!

Carnival - Woman in Three Parts

[bayarts.livejournal.com]

New art behind cut.

( Read more... )

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[-di.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if anyone here could help me, but this is the most international group of crafters I've ever seen.
In 4 days I'm going to Spain (Barcelona, Granada, Bilbao) and Paris for 3 weeks. I will be in Barcelona during the week, and then traveling to the other cities on the weekends. Does anyone know of any craft stores in these cities? I would be mostly interested in yarn and beads. I know I will be going to the Parisian flea market and Las Ramblas in Barcelona, but if anyone has any specific suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I'm from Jackson, Mississippi, and I've never been out of the US before, so this is the trip of a lifetime and I'd love to come home with materials to make wonderful souvenirs of my fun trip.
Thanks so much, guys! Ya'll are great.

( Here is a camera cozy I knitted. )

Pattern grading question

[pinkheadriot.livejournal.com]

Hi Ladies!

This is my first post to this community, and I really wanted to thank you all for being so creative! I had been feeling so burnt out creatively for a few years now, but since finding this community I have actually been making projects (which I will post pics of later:) I have a question for you sewing goddesses! I have a store bought pattern for pants that I adore, but the problem is that I have gotten alot bigger since buying this and it was already in the largest size! Gotta love juniors patterns! Does anyone know of any good resources for grading pre-made patterns? It's been a long time since I graded patterns in college!

Thank you in advance!

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[couteauxdehors.livejournal.com]

I had some leftover recycled silk yarn after making that one bag from Knitty a really long time ago, so I decided to make something with it.

( my new belt )

x-posted to knitting

Swedish table

[ionracas.livejournal.com]

Kieran bought me this table at a car boot sale for 10 euros, it was acually green when he bought it, the 'before' picture is actually after he had a good scrape and sand at it for me. It's a really lovely old country table, full of 'authentic' old woodworm holes and really timeworn, the corners are actually patched up with little blocks of wood.










After sanding, two coats of paint, a coat of antiquing glaze and a good wipe, three coats of varnish sanded between coats, and a little bit of Swedish 'kurbits' style decoration, a pretty table for my pretty guest room!



( ta da! )

I need some input...

[everybodybleeds.livejournal.com]

I have this really nice sweater, but there's this tacky fur on the bottom that I really don't like. It's not removable either because it's not sewn on top of the other material.

I was thinking of making a shrug-type shirt out of it, but I have no idea where to start.

Do you guys have any ideas or suggestions? I really don't want to put this pretty sweater to waste.

( Two more crappy webcam pics under cut )

X-Posted!

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[tess-la-coil.livejournal.com]

I checked the memories but couldn't find anything on it - anyone know how to acid wash denim? I was thinking of just buying a bunch of pairs of jeans from the Salvation Army and testing out various application methods/bleach strengths, but if anyone has any advice, 'twould be lovely. Thanks!

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[betharoonie.livejournal.com]

I make ( more monsters )

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[kiddy-vicious.livejournal.com]

I made marble magnets and one of my friends suggested that i make them into bracelets instead of magnets. I'm not really sure how to go about doing that so i was wondering if anyone had suggestions?

plaster + outside = ?

[theinnocence.livejournal.com]

i have seen some garden decorations made out of plaster
was thinking of making my own
but i'm wondering...
how well does plaster hold up against outside elements?
anybody know?

Murdoc never looked so stylish

[lyssian.livejournal.com]

My first real t-shirt surgery, and I think it turned out well. I've made some shirts into fitted things and such, but no major overhauls like this one was. So be nice. :)

I still love the band Gorillaz, and since they just came out with a new CD, I decided it was time to rock the band shirt again. Unfortunately, since I got it a couple years ago, it's faded and shapeless and not cute. Sewing machine to the rescue!

( How many people want to rock the house? )

So worth the few hours of aggrivation (the sewing machine decided it was too good for me and for twenty minutes, proceeded to eat every piece of material I gave it and knot up the thread. We sorted out our differences) and forgetting to go eat breakfast lunch dinner. I earned my Easy Mac.

another shirt

[the-moonshiner.livejournal.com]

All right, since everyone seemed to like the shirts I painted, here's the one I cut up.

( last shirt, plus instructions )

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[annabelle50.livejournal.com]

my sister and i made coasters today for my dad's birthday because he just moved into a new apartment. we bought wooden squares at the craft store, 3 for $1.00, and painted them.   cheap, easy, and fun present.

( here they are )

the colors are a little different in person, but it's pretty close.

eco-crafts

[weeping-cloud.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone! I'm teaching 5 different classes on 3 different grade levels next year and I need to start planning. One class in particular is giving me some trouble coming up with craft ideas. This class is mixed with sixth to eighth graders, but they're "troubled kids" (sexually abused or molested) and some can't read, and function on a second grade level. I'll be teaching them environmental science, and I was hoping for some eco-related crafts that could be altered for the more intellectually inclined students or simplified for the students are aren't as far along.

When I check out websites or books, the crafts are either too involved and would take hours to complete, or else they're far too simple and are intended for preschoolers. Anyone got an idea or two?

tear bear redux

[cydniey.livejournal.com]

i can't very well have something unspeakably cute sitting around, unless it is a tigger. so i touched up my unspeakably cute, but rather perverted tear bear.



a few eyelets, a leather strap left over from a leather bag i cannibalized recently, and some marking pen.

and that is the last of that subject, i've got my pattern worked out and i've made one to represent my paper/pattern packs i needed to do and i hope to drop this altogether once i make kitty, puppy and bunny ears. but i will not be making those critters, that is for someone else.

helloooo

[mayukogenji.livejournal.com]

i'm new to this community and i'd just like to say you people are very talented!=)
i love making things, both for myself and for my friends.. i just like things more when i've made them myself, cause there's thought put into it and hard work behind it.

( i made two boxes today: )

if anyone has any links to good stencil sites i'd appreciate if you could post them :)
ok.
byebye for now.

Wheee!

[girlgoth.livejournal.com]

In the sunny days of summer, I carry my parasol with me everywhere. It's very old and I don't want it to break (it's already needed quite a bit of TLC). So I made it a carrying bag! :D

Here's the new bag with my folding parasol!



( more photos! )

I used black micro suede and a red, black, and gold chinese brocade scrap. :) It's all hand stitched too. I did it this afternoon on the couch while watching cartoons. :) I didn't use a pattern (I don't know how to read those yet), so I'm particularly proud of how it came out - including the draw string action! :D YEAH!

[x-posted to my lj]

Art on the Go

[britishbroccoli.livejournal.com]

I finally made my very own art tool travel roll-up
( Click for two more pictures. )

Sticky stuff

[glittersavvy.livejournal.com]

Just a random question about glue...

I'm looking to DIY a cotton shirt I've got by adding lace, which I'd like to stick on with glue. So I mentioned to my mum that I'd be getting fabric glue in the week, but she told me I already had some. She produced a bottle of regular PVA [white] glue, and said since it apparently glues fabric it should be fine for my project. I've heard a couple different opinions however. Has anyone used PVA for sticking fabric to fabric? Does it hold up in the wash, or should I just wait and get some proper fabric glue?

TIA ♥

Faux Beaded curtian from LB

[bjerk919.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine was looking for some beaded curtians for her daughters door, I showed her the craft pattern on Lion Brands site to make fun fur curtians and she fell in love.
Now I just looked at the picture so I'm not sure how close mine is to the actual pattern but this is what I can up with.

( Closer view under here )

They aren't finished yet but this is what I have so far. I need one more skein of the boucle which will go in between each strand of fun fur in the middle, and some beads to put on the fun fur. Also the top needs to be tacked a few more times but I didn't have enough and I just wanted to get it up to show so pay no attention to that part.

Here is what I used,
Fun Fur in Light Blue, Hot Pink, White, and Confetti, also Boucle Sprinkles.