The emperor's new clothes

[eyvor.livejournal.com]

There we go. The crap kept me busy for the last three weekends...but boi looks oh so sexy in it:

A quick and dirty remake of a bought shirt, front. I modified the sleeves and the back, costs were somewhat around EUR 10 max, the metal parts being the most expensive ingredients. The front will be stencilled with my man's logo as soon as we find the time to cut the rather frilly design out.

Same shirt, front #2

Same shirt, slashed back

A PVC skirt, very, very *rrrrr*...the pattern is taken from Natron & Soda. The skirt consists of two overlaying parts, basically, and was intentionally kept as simple and with as few frills as possible. The only details are the extra cross-shaped seams on the bottom and the closure on the top front part.

Same skirt, front #2

Same skirt, side view

The closure

Both skirt and shirt together, back view

I tried to lighten the piccies a bit so that the details would be more visible. All fabrics are indeed pitch black, promise ;).

x-posted here and there and everywhere *hums*

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[cupcakebunnies.livejournal.com]

I was quite bored today and decided to make a shirt.
Here it is.

( awesome new shirt )

x-posted everywhere else.

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[grammardog]

This is the quilt top I've been working on made out of old pairs of my jeans. It was so simple... the actual piecing part only took maybe an hour or two. I am dreading basting... it's my least favourite part of any quilt project.

Plastic beads in oven

[zillion-eyes.livejournal.com]

I apologize so much, especially since this is my first post here, but I have a question. I know plastic + oven = bad, but I made some cute Sculpey earrings and, without thinking, added two small plastic beads to them before baking. (They're on bent wire so I can't take them off.) They're not round either, so any melting/deformity would be drastic.

Can anyone tell me if they've done something similar? I might just bake them anyway and watch them carefully. . .Suggestions?

Thank you so much

knitting question -- online design / lace sites?

[girl-starfish.livejournal.com]

Hello! Long time lurker, first time poster.

The weather just turned sunny and hot here, and the wool knitted projects I'm working on are too heavy to knit without being scratchy and suffocating, so I'm turning my attention to knitting a summery top out of cotton yarn.

I haven't been able to find the exact pattern I want so instead, I'm going to try my hand at making up a pattern. I know that I want to have a lace trim at the bottom, and possibly sleeves as well. I also want to incorporate those funky old Chinese and Japanese coins with the holes in the middle. To that end, I'm asking you guys if you know of any links to online sites that have examples of lace-type knit patterns, and instructions, and any sites that are useful in designing a pattern -- for calculating a guage, fit, all that sort of thing. I'm still very new to this, and haven't done this before, so any help is appreciated!

( And because photos are fun: )

((Cross posted to 20sknitters -- apologies to anyone who sees this twice!))

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[bodhi-tree.livejournal.com]

ever since my sewing machine broke around halloween, i've been working less on clothing/purses and more on jewelry and crocheting - mostly link work, and tams, respectively.

( ... )

good sewing machine for somewhat a beginner

[tairae.livejournal.com]

I am looking into buying a sewing machine and was wondering if any of you out there in cyber world had some good ideas for me. Any advice is welcome!

Froggy purse

[moonlightgoth.livejournal.com]

Here is one of my newest purses Pink w/ frogs
( More Frogs )

craftay!

[heaveniswaiting.livejournal.com]

I've made a good amount of things over the past little bit but found little time to document them via photo. After much procrastination I present to you the first 4 totes hopefully soon to be sold at Kustom Kulture. I have also included my piece "vag runs wild" a.k.a. vagina flowers, as well as some car decor, & pouches. Enjoy folks.



( what this mind has made... )

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[teraspawn.livejournal.com]

Knitted a phone cosy for my moophone.



( clicky clicky clicky )

Yay! My first picture post ^_^

Kanzashi!!!

[austin2la.livejournal.com]

Hi!! My first picture post!! As promised, I'm sharing a crafty thing I've done.

Inspired by everyone's beautiful flowers, I decided to try my own -
finally. And I'm totally pleased with it. I made it with some light
weight white canvas (It looks cream in the photos), a vintage button
from my stash, a czech glass bead, and a pin back. I cannot find my
fabric glue, and by now it's been packed so long that it is probably
dry, so I ghetto styled it and just sewed the pin on the back of the
flower. (I moved to LA about a year ago and some of my crafty stuff is
still in boxes)


I posted the pics in my journal:

austin2la

( stupid bandwidth )

The pics in my journal are from my Flickr account - so it would be better to look there instead.

Any ideas on how to make it more flat?

What to paint altoid tins with

[meowmeowbutt.livejournal.com]

I have a quick question. When you guys paint altoid tins, what do you use? Like, specifically what kind of paint, brand, etc. I've tried a few things and they all come out awful.

So this isnt a text only post, ( a recent candle I've made: )

new ninja necklace and scarf!

[dropkickjessie.livejournal.com]

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[anaisnin04.livejournal.com]

Hi all. First post! I must say after belonging to this community for a few weeks, I am very impressed by the skill levels of everyone out there. So here's my first post of a couple things I've made recently: 2 coin purses and a tote. I made the tote with interfacing as my carry-on bag when i went to New York a couple weeks ago. I've made these coin purses to stash my camera and cash and other stuff. All are from patterns, but I'm also starting to design my own, and that's so exciting!

( A little picture heavy )

And I have a question while I'm making this post. I don't think this specific question has been asked before, but sorry if I didn't read the memories closely enough. I'm planning on buying a sewing machine soon, and since a lot of people recommend getting a used older one versus a new one, I'm just wondering why everyone mostly prefers that. Is it because new sewing machines just aren't made as well these days? I want something in the hundred dollar range for my college years but I would think buying an older machine would cause more problems than I'd want. But most importantly I want the best machine for my money.

so thanks for any suggestions or comments!

005: fleece help

[cmhkorn.livejournal.com]

So I purchased the last few yards of fleece on a roll from Joann's. It's all crinkly on the end. Would washing it help? Er... do I wash it in cold water? What about drying? Fleece shouldn't be ironed right?

Do y'all usually wash your fabrics before making stuff with them?

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[kyasuchan.livejournal.com]

Old jeans + bra = purse!

( yee har... )

Autumn Greenman complete Basket

[dolphin-daze.livejournal.com]

Well I totally finished the Autumn Greenman basket and thoughtI would post pictures of the entire thing.




( Read more... )

Crazy Tree

[j9crafts.livejournal.com]

I started to make this little tree to display decorated eggs two Easters ago. It took me over a year to finish it and then it just got packed away. Well I just unpacked it and my xmas ornaments so...

( 2 more pictures... )

Owl

[shnablet.livejournal.com]

I finished a new owl. He is made from an original pattern. His eyes are sodalite beads and his body and face are cotton fabric. Wool felt for eyes and beak. Polyfill stuffing.



I hope you like him. See more here http://www.whileshenaps.typepad.com

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[annabelle50.livejournal.com]

my mother got sick of my dragging her outside to tell me what different flowers were, so she suggested i make little tags for them. so i took pictures, printed them, laminated them, and glued them to popsicle sticks.

( this is what i got )

Tarot "Mirror"

[ms-which.livejournal.com]

I love Tarot cards, especially the images on them, so when I found a set of "The World's Tiniest Tarot Cards," I had to think of something to do with them. And voila! A tarot "mirror."



( More pictures (lots of pictures!) and the process under here )

Craft girls in action

[co0kie-kween.livejournal.com]

So on Sunday, there existed a MOMENTOUS craft party that shall go down in history.

Well, maybe not momentous. and it might not go down in history.

But it sure was fun!

Attending were: co0kie_kween ((Myself)), the_odd_one ((My friend Ashley)), lyssian ((My friend Alyssa)), and littledebbi ((TEH INTERNET FRIEND! Her name is Debbi))

( Experience the magic... )

You really should have joined us...

♥

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[so-symbolic.livejournal.com]

so i want to make myself a planner.

mostly because:
a) i'm impulsive & just decided that i need a new planner 2 minutes ago & the mall is closed
b) i want to stencil cute things onto/into it

but i've never bound any kind of books before.

so my question to you all is...

what method should i go about binding it that would be best for a planner. & not complicated or need special materials since i want to do it like... tonight.

thanks. ♥

Mini Magnets

[teenychicka.livejournal.com]

Hi again! I got bored waiting for the computer and made some mini magnets :p Thought i'd share, I quite enjoy them! I do have a question though! You know those earring nets/stands? Does anyone have any good, crafty ideas on how to make one? I have a million pairs of earrings but I end up losing them because they get scattered around the house. Any ideas would be great!
Edit: Just after posting this I scroll down a bit and see the GIANT collection of marble magnets...damn :p Sorry guys!