my 1st altered book "i think its gonna be one of those years"

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( Today I had the urge to make a mess. )

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Gah!

I'm sewing some crib bedding for my sister.

One question though...

Do I wash the 100% cotton batting I'm using for the bumper pad first?

resident thread-dyer here....

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New batches plus some knitting!

( too lazy to Photoshop for brightness )

Jewelry Fun!

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I started playing around with jewelry making this weekend. I am pretty proud of my creations that I made! Hopefully I will get better. Here are some pictures. Just thought I would share!

( Jewelry This way )

penis couture

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I hope this doesn't offend anybody; I'll take it down if it does. Anyhow, my husband and I were joking around one day about how I should make little tee shirts for penises. Well, I was bored tonight, so I made one and I stenciled a "woodpecker" on it. For obvious reasons, I can't post an action shot, so my acrylic paint bottle is modeling it.

ive been making quilts out of old tshirts

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this one was my little brothers hs graduation.
its double sided.. thats how many shirts he had!


MUSICAL BEDS!!
and i made this one out of some old band shirts that id never even think about wearing again
might as well put them to good use, right/
this one has black fleece on the other side and its really soft :)

adding machine/receipt paper

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i have 11.5 rolls of adding machine/receipt paper that i got for a buck. any ideas? i need to reassure myself that i am not just a packrat, something interesting can indeed be done with them. thanks...

more practice, more necklaces...

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these are made just with extra materials i had lying around, because i wanted to really practice and try to get the hang of bending wire and all that stuff... especially before i invest in actually good materials! let me know what you think, what i should change, better ways to work the wire, whatever really... oh, and all the wire was bent just by hand, without a wig-jig, which is why the links are not identical... (is there a way to get them almost identical without using something like a wig-jig??)

( necklaces-pecklaces! )

a new box!

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this is a box i made for synique, and i really really hope she likes it.... it's only the second box i've been commissioned to do, and i still haven't gained the amount of confidence i'd like to have in myself.... although, i do *love* the way this box turned out...



( more pitchers... )

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my baby just devoured my ( prototype. )

so i decided to make something frilly and pink, and not for bad little boys who eat their mommy's toys:

( tea, anyone? )

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Project in the making:

I got inspired by so many references to totes, tiny purses &c. that I decided I have to make one myself. I have both fabrics already, I just have to draft a pattern now XP
I'll make sure to post pics when I'm done (& maybe the pattern as well!) The heart on the front will be a pocket and I think I'll add an interior pocket, maybe cell phone sized.

Xposted ('cause I'm cool.)

crafty ideas? travelling journal!

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I'm involved in this travelling journal project with 3 other people from another forum. for those of you who haven't heard of it, basically everyone gets a scrapbook/book/whatever and picks a theme to scrapbook it in. you decorate an even # of pages and mail it out to the next person, who decorates their set # of pages in your theme, and so on until all books are filled from all 4 people and everyone has their own book back. sounds awesome, and its my first time doing this.

problem is i have *no* idea what kind of theme to pick as i have never scrap booked before! the girl leading the group is doing '4 seasons of weddings'
i was thinking of doing something like 'art in the face of adversity' or 'beauty through the ages', something obscure like that, maybe, but how hard would that be to keep up for a book?

any ideas or suggestions? i'll post my progress on here as i go!

and as soon as i get batteries for my cam i've got A LOT of crafts to post here to make up for my text only posts!

iPod sweaters!

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I made a bunch of iPod cases, which I call iPod sweaters because some of them look kinda like American Eagle sweaters.


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Stretching canvas?

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I bought these really cute canvas mary-janes a few days ago, but the problem is that they are a little tight on the top. So I was wondering how I could stretch it a little bit. I already tried making them wet and then putting a bottle in the shoe to stretch it, but that didn't work very much.
Any ideas?

Tutorial and Misc. Pictures

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Just joined, though I have been meaning to for a while. Lots of neat stuff posted in here :). I have always wanted a friend to make me a home- made gift. I don't have any craft training per say, I tend to use the trial and error method. I do have a BA in art though. Here's what I wanted to show you:

( my husband's PG- 13 VDay gift )

( my tutorial on making an asian paper lantern )

knitting question...

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i just learned the purl stitch... like 20 minutes ago.. it's so easy but!!

i'm starting out with ten stitches. i'm just doing rows for practice.. i've done about 5 rows or so and now i have 16 stitches! is that normal?

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i ran out of white thread yesterday so i'm at a short of productivity.

( four more pouches )

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my lovely friend/roommate sarah and I are making these lake-glass earrings from glass found on seneca lake, in the finger lakes of new york. this is the first pair. i made them on our lunch break from work at our college theatre.

we're thinking of possibly selling these, but neither of us really have any experience with selling our wares.
do you think that this is a worthwhile and profitable idea?

dears, thank you so much for your help.

so sorry this is x-posted, but i am a curious girl!

Fitting an a-line, bias cut skirt?

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So, I want to make an a-line bias-cut skirt, that looks sorta like this:

I've been playing around with two squares of denim, pinning it togther and trying to imagine how it would work. It feels like it should be a snap, but I'm a little worried about how to fit my, uhm, rear.
I was going to just cut two identical shapes (as above), with the waist size big enough to slip in and out of, and then just add either elastic or a drawstring to fit it.
Do you think that would work ok? I'm worried that the denim would bunch funny in the back... Do i have to put darts in to fit my bum? Would the bias give the denim enough give to fit smooth over my rear? It's pretty lightweight denim...
See this is the problem with sewing from scratch! I'm so afraid to make mistakes. Usually my projs are renovations of old things that I couldn't care less about, so I'm much more balsy with the scissors! This big expanse of smooth pretty denim makes me nerrrrrrrvous... :)
Thanks in advance for your help and advice.

And also, a food craft! ( Bugsalad! )

HELP!!! sewing machine Feet ?

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I have this machine I got handed down to me but I don't know what these feet are used for. can someone please help me out.
( please! )

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I made a John Howard voodoo doll!



( political crafts.... )

004: Basic Net Necklace from bead-patterns.com

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Okay. I just started perioding... and I get so annoyed with people that I turn to crafting. Does anyone else do that? Anyhow, this is my first time working on a serious beaded project. Spent a few hours on it. El yay! So here’s the finished project, I’m really proud of it! ( pretty necklace pictures )

posted to my Journal

first post

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hello, I am a crafter and also a craftboy. Here are two pillows that I made


this first one is based on how I plan to look in the next twenty years. On second glance, it also looks like Willy Wonka.

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Smashing Pumpkins/ Futurama tote bags...

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Hi, long time lurker, first time poster. Here are some of things I manage to do while bored...

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Phone monsters!

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Eager to fill up the "accessories" portion of my website, I set out to make crochet cell phone covers tonight. ( come see them! )

xposted like a mofo...

sewing machine

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do you think this sewing machine is a good one for beginners? or could someone reccomend me one that is under $100? i only want to use it to make some bags and fabric jewelry. or would you reccomend something with more than 6 stitches.

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Anyone know where I can buy a massive amount of plain tanktops and tshirts for cheap? Thanks in advance.

handspun yarn!

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my second yarn. kettle dyed pink and blue wool plied with satin yellow and pink ribbon. 42 yds, bulky to wrosted weight. mhmm. i think it looks like candy, but that might just be me.



what do you thiinnkkk? ha. i'm little excited about it. i kind of like it a lot.

Earrings and beet-dyed socks

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These are earrings and a matchy pendant I made for my brother's girlfriend! The stones are kyanite (sp?)


( Beet socks for Katrina to see! )