Gremlin Ears

[feueraffe.livejournal.com]

Ok, so I decided to be my favorite Gremlin for Halloween...especially since we've got matching hairstyles at the moment, haha.

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I'm wondering about how to make the ears...I was thinking some kind of foam, but I want to get the details in there...maybe florist foam and carve them out? I've never done that before though, so I'd be afraid of screwing up, haha. I was also thinking paper mache, but that could possibly get too heavy for a headband to hold on comfortably.

Any advice is appreciated. :) Once I get the ears figured out, I'll be moving on to the hands and feet. :\ Everything else will be furry and pretty easy, heh.


EDIT: You all have such great suggestions. I'll post pictures of my experimentation, haha.

xposted to handmadebooks

[nukkahpuhleaze.livejournal.com]

I have an old readers digest that I'd like to turn into a journal.

Question:
Does anyone have a tutorial for taking pages out of a book and replacing them w/blank pages? Is it even possible? Links? Suggestions?

volks doll links?

[pervyfaerie.livejournal.com]

trying to find a URL for a site that sales volks doll bodies and heads in the US, that isnt http://www.doll-hobby.com/ or ebay

i use to have a great link for one until my ocmputer crashed awhile back, can anyone help? neem trying to google it but no luck as of yet...

...maybe i should also point out im looking for the Dollfie bodies, NOT the uber expensive(tho very pretty) Super Dollfie

Earrings & Bracelets

[khinara.livejournal.com]

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okay all you crafty folks...

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i've got a question for you:

i want to make a cheap halloween costume this year. last year i was a "girl gone wild". i bought some gigantic plastic boobs, a blonde wig, wore a mini skirt and flipped up my shirt screaming all night...(drunk girl gone wild i guess)

so i wanted to do something similar this year since i still have the boobs and the wig. i was thinking of being a winner of a wet tshirt contest. i could make a sash that says #1 wet tshirt or something. but i wanted a way to keep the tshirt looking wet..so you can see the, *ahem* details underneath it.

if it's a fairly thin white cotton tshirt..do you think just getting it wet and spraying it with hairspray would work? or would it dry back up? any other suggestions of stuff i could use to keep that 'wet look'?

i appreciate the help :)

tutu?

[penguinstalker.livejournal.com]

Hi

Im considering making a ballerina costume for a college themed dinner coming up. I was wondering if any of you have made a tutu before. I was thinking of using netting, making a large hem and threading elastic thru it to form a skirt, although i dont think it would poke out much. Does anyone have any suggestions??

needle felted sushi platter!

[spillyjane.livejournal.com]

fresh from the jane-brain:



the needle felted sushi platter measures 2.5" long, 1.5" wide and .5" high.
it features tiny needle felted kappa maki, california roll and ebi sushi
displayed on a tray completet with pickled ginger, wasabi and sushi grass.
this piece is made of 100% corriedale wool and nothing else.

( see it from the side? )

Sea Monsters!

[turtlexheart.livejournal.com]

I like sea monsters, and had been making little sea monster Christmas ornaments when I decided I wanted to make giant-sized versions for hanging along the wall. I started with the octopus (a giant squid, a whale, a Loch Ness monster, and a sea serpent will follow). I think he looks a bit like Cthulu!

I think these will be good hanging above the dining room table. ;)

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[lunaminx.livejournal.com]

I am in desperate need of a coin/money orientated kind of (free) font does anyone know where I could find one I have been looking all day and am not having much luck....any help is greatly appreciated

EDIT: I have finnished the card and will post a pic of it latter on today thank you to everyone who directed me to sites (I also picked up other wonderfull fonts aswell)

( recent craftyness )

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[superb-kitsch.livejournal.com]

Did this about a week ago, I had a shirt lying around that i never wore since i didn't like the saying on it( i really don't know why i bought it) So i fabric collaged over the saying and Presto! plus i cut out the collar for extra-fun-ness.



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[cha0strophy.livejournal.com]

i used to have a tutorial for how to make sushi candles, but i cant find it.
anyone know how to make them?

Beads & Wire Question!

[phlegmy.livejournal.com]

The other day I bought a really cute Japanese beading book, but I'm having some trouble figuring out exactly what size beads and wires I should use. I scanned some images from the book and put them under the cut. If anyone could help me out, I'd really appreciate it!

( Scans & Questions )

Any help is appreciated!

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[impishremorse.livejournal.com]

ive searched everywhere on ebay and -cannot- find a mold to make little chocolate Buddhas for christmas does anyone know where i might be able to buy one (hopefully the plastic lollipop type mold trays) without paying an arm and a leg?

why

[craftyredhead.livejournal.com]

why did they rename "Crafters Coast to Coast" to "That's Clever?"

Was there something wrong with being called a "crafter?"

stupid people!

Waterproof fabric?

[eiaeae.livejournal.com]

Hello friendly crafters!! I figure that in all the creative people in here, there must be some parents...and in those hypothetical parents, there must be some that cloth diaper...and since those imaginary cloth diapering parents are oh-so-crafty, they must make their own diapers, covers, etc...and surely they'd be able to offer me some advice... :)

That said, if those people don't exist outside my head, I'm sure one of you other craftgrrls will have some insight to offer!

What I'm looking for is a material(or fabric? I can never remember which is the right word, even though my costume designer pounded it into my head last year!) that is waterproof...something for making a cover to go between the clothes and the diapers to keep the wetness from getting through... I know there's something called PUL(i can't remember what it stands for, silly me)that is used to make the diaper covers that you can buy... but I was thinking surely there's something(like flannel or fleece?) that can be made to be waterproof?? something?? anything?? haha...help?

Edited to add: Poly-Urethane Laminate !! That's it! That's what I'm looking for an alternative for, haha. :)

Ode to the queen of craftiness.

[savateuse.livejournal.com]

Oh Martha Stewart, I dont care if you are a bitchy control freak. I think you are absolutely wonderful and I can't get enough of you. I buy all your magazines I watch your shows, and Im crossing my fingers hoping you'll boot that ass of a guy on the next apprentice. I think you should pull your line from Kmart and just open your own line of stores, and go ahead and have your own network with shows that reflect the classy brilliance of you and your team. You are absolutely wonderful and I don't care if people think less of me for liking you, you are an inspiration to me. =) You helped elevate craftiness to a new level, its not all about construction paper and pipe cleaners, goofy ugly things made in girl scout camp (okay sometimes its about that too).


I will never look at pinking shears, brown lunch bags, pom poms, and wax paper the same way again!


Okay Im done, now Im going to go make a necklace out of pompoms.

I've been making Christmas cards...

[anony-moos.livejournal.com]

Ok so I know it's only September... and technically I've not made them so much as glued pictures onto shop-bought cards, but still...



ex Beatles look better with glitter...

( there are more under here but none so good as Macca.... )

As you can see, I'm having a bit of a problem making my writing legible with the old glitter-glue pens... can anyone think of anything else? The only other thing I had to hand was a black marker, but that's not very Christmassy.

Oh yeah this is cross posted a bit so apologies if you've just been subjected to 3 versions of the same post...

21st birthday

[anamosity.livejournal.com]

i am completely out of ideas for my boyfriends birthday.
he is turning 21 and want to do/make/get something special for him.
i was originally going to get a flask engraved and give it to him but then remembered that he hates drinking alcohol out of a flask. so i am looking for any and all ideas!

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( glass pearls, beads, and shells )

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[fingeravtrykk.livejournal.com]

If this picture is too big, let me know and I'll put everything behind the cut.



My mother crocheted me a scarf last winter, and gave me the leftover yarn. I started knitting this hat in June, most of the work was done, but then I moved away for the summer, bla bla, so I only remembered that I had it today. Finished it in about half an hour. I think I spent about 3-4 hours on it all together. It's pretty basic. I just made the yarn into a little ball, and I put about 80 stars on the string, and then I just knitted as normal, dragging in a star every 10th stitch.

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