Tube soaps

[liebschien.livejournal.com]

I read about a soap mold idea I thought was pretty cool so I tried it. It uses a ( pringles tube. )

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[shypoet17.livejournal.com]

Hey I'm new here, just thought I'd share some general craftiness. Warning: Image heavy!

( Earrings (mostly) and other Jewelry )

( First attempt at knitting )

( Decorated picture frame )

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[restartsmyheart.livejournal.com]

Have any of you made a pointy kitty yet? If not you can get the pattern for free here (if so, sorry if i missed it!!) anyway..here is my point kitty, Estelle!

craft club

[marcyrocks.livejournal.com]

Has anyone started/joined a craft club at their college/high school/in their city? If so, how does your club work? What do you do? haha :)
I've been toying with this idea in my head (i.e. starting a craft club at my college), but I haven't really figured out how it would work. . .like what would we do when we met?
What I thought the whole point of the club would be to share our projects, ask for ideas/help, and another idea was to hold a charity craft sales at the college (different charity each time).
So any other ideas and just general descriptions about how your club works would really help me get this in motion.
Oh, and if anyone here goes to Fanshawe College, want to join the club? 
Thanks everyone!

Making a picture storybook for children.

[heartshpdbox.livejournal.com]

If this does not belong here, please delete. TIA. :)

( Cutting to save your friend's page )

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[shypoet17.livejournal.com]

Last night I did not want to study for my two exams on Wednesday, so I procrastinated. Here is the result:

( Crocheted flower )

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[calusa.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if anyone had instructions on how to weave bracelets. The ones I'm talking about are made from cording similar to shoelace- I saw it on a military guy, if that helps at all. Thanks!

More baby presents

[kittycatalina.livejournal.com]

So many babies! I made these for my friend's baby. I think he already has a teeny tiny guitar picked out for him.

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[the-talk.livejournal.com]

I'm a first time poster but a long time crafter! This community has given me so many ideas, thanks ladies (and gents)! So this past weekend my school had it's Sadie's Dance, and since the boyfriends low on funds I made our corsage and boutonniere!


( Pictures )

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[greyeyedpixie.livejournal.com]

Hi! I'm a new member. I've been watching this community for about a week, and I think it's fabulous.
I am about to start on a collage, and I was wondering if there is any kind of sealant that I can cover it with to protect the pictures when I'm done.
Or where could I go to get it laminated?

Thanks for the help! Any information is very appreciated. :)

Mom's birthday

[parsnippity.livejournal.com]

Mom likes critters. Here's what I made her (and it took FOREVER):

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[homicideisgood.livejournal.com]

have any of y'all found solid black doll eyes at joann, michaels or (if you even know this place) pat catan's?
something like these
any help or alternatives would be helpful :)

Spray Paint on Fabric?

[angabel.livejournal.com]

Can I use spray paint on fabric?

I've googled and one source says no, but it says that it's not "a substitue for buying the right color fabric" which isn't my intention.

I would like to spray paint a [stencil] onto my disastrously plain messenger bag. I have [this spray paint] which doesn't specify much.

Thanks.

( and just so this isn't text-only... )

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[redglasscurls.livejournal.com]

My friend sent me these photos of his cousin's prom dress, and I'm officially COMPLETELY loving it and inspired to make my own. Only problem is that I'm having a hell of a time
A- Finding a bodice pattern with capped sleeves, and
B- Figuring out what sort of fabric has been used

Any help would be muchos appreciated!

dinosaur!

[weltuntergang.livejournal.com]

Howdy there, craftgrrl-posting-virgin here. I think this comm is personally responsible for me starting a million and one projects (and never finishing them).

Anyway, I was home sick today and with my huge sack of Sculpey remnants I decided to make myself a necklace.



I think it really offsets the weird florid-rash thing I've got going on with my neck. I like the way it looks at the moment (the necklace, that is; not my neck), but I think I need a second opinion - should I varnish it or not? I like the matte finish but how is it going to stand up against the test of time?

Don't look if you're PinkMafia on Craftster

[austin2la.livejournal.com]

Hiding behind a cut so you won't be tempted! Don't look PinkMafia!
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bling bling!

[subby.livejournal.com]

This weekend I covered my cell phone in crystals:



( Click here to read more )

Skirt and Shirt

[ginalikewhoa.livejournal.com]

This godawesome shirt was a giganto-humongo t-shirt from community service. I chopped off the sleeves, added an asymmetrical neckline, buttons, a bow, and an Aladdin Sane stencil. The lighting bolt was freehanded

( Detail shots and a skirt under the cut )

Silkscreen Fun

[bluem0nkey.livejournal.com]

I *heart* DIY Silkscreening...
Round One. *Ding!*

( Tribal Ying Yang Silkscreened T )

( Stylized E Silkscreened T )

( I heart Sour Diesel Silkscreened Tee )

( Cobra Kaun Silkscreened Tee )

help please...

[prilbot.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know the names of any easily cuttable plastic?

The thicker the better, bt of course, I don't want it to shatter when I cut it.

I hope to make charms out of it, but I also need some thin strips to hold my broochs together at the back and old CD cases aren't excatly the best when my ebay selling is doing so well

( brooch in question )

nameless siamese doll commission

[comearoundruby.livejournal.com]

nurse + victim
alas, they are nameless.

a lovely girl approached me with a commission idea. a conjoined nurse and victim. and i, like anyone else, thought "god what a fantastic idea!" - thusly these two morbid creatures came about.

as usual: sculpey + wire + ribbon + paint. but this time i got to add in bruises and blood-spatters. and that's always fun.

( more pictures )

Handmade clay pendants

[dolphin-daze.livejournal.com]

Been working on some new pendants and I really like them, all of the pendants are made of clay by me and handpainted.

First two are new sea goddess pendants and the second picture shows a sun flower pendant with leaves on the wire around the face. That was really hard to do and I don't know if I will ever do that again :) Second one is a orange tree pendant with leaves hanging from the bottom and top and the last one is a tribal face and you can't tell from the pictures but it is done in a metalic green and coppery gold with black and white accents.

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[tealeaf-sales.livejournal.com]

( There's more! There's moreeee~ )

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[njadean.livejournal.com]

My latest...Earthy hairpiece

Featuring earthy roots, feathers, buttons, beads and bronze leaves.





And Me..wearing the hair thingy

do owls eminate heart-light?

[foggy-eyes.livejournal.com]

My friend Arturo and I put this installation together yesterday. It's called "Visions of a Cheeseburger," and it's basically and altar to love and cute things. It includes found objects, personal keepsakes, artwork that we've made in the last few months and lots of hearts.

( + some )

i'm also wondering if you all know of a more appropriate community for stuff like this (the 2-D pieces within, not necessarily the entire installation). Basically, any suggestions for good art communities? I'd like a place to share my less crafty stuff.

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[mint-conspiracy.livejournal.com]

Like restartsmyheart, I recently discovered the plushie Pointy Kitty pattern from Wee Wonderfuls and had to give it a try.


( You could poke your eye out with a Pointy Kitty. )

I love little projects that let me use up remnants. ^_^

crochet help!

[doogloose.livejournal.com]

ok im sure this isn't a new one, as from what i understand, crochet patterns are cryptic to just about everybody who tries to learn on their own.

but, here's my deal: i have found a very cute hat pattern from the memories that i want to do. i understand how to do many crochet stitches and have printed out pages with translations for the abreviations that are found in patterns, so i'm not entirely clueless.

anyway, let me try to explain the exact details of how im stuck, and maybe someone can enlighten me?

Rnd 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 1 st ch, join to 1^st sc.

First *big* question arose pretty quickly - if I chain 2, where am i supposed to work the 6 single crochets into? (I read this as: chain 2, work 6 single crochets in 1 stitch chain, join to 1st single crochet). So, chain two, and then make another 6 on the chain as a base for a row of single crochet? or what? And what's the 1 st ch? Also - where is this "1st single chain" I'm supposed to join to?

Rnd 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a stitch, here and throughout), 2 hdc in same st and in each st around, join.

What does it mean "does not count as a stich here and throughout"?

Rnd 3: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each stitch around, join.

Rnd 4: Ch 2, 3 hdc in each stitch around, join. The edge will be ruffled.

Rnd 5-29: Ch 2, hdc in each stitch around, join.

I guess I would also like to know - I am assuming that this hat starts at the top (like the crown of the head), and works its way downwards. Is that right? And - am I building a stitch that keeps repeating itself in each round? Because the pattern doesn't seem to describe enough stitches to make a whole hat (if that makes any sense).

And fyi this came from: here

Thanks so much in advance, hope that this was at least partly decipherable! Was pretty tough to explain how my brain was interpreting this pattern. To be honest, I've been messing around with the bloody thing for 2-3 days now, using net tutorials, practicing stitches, and giving up periodically, I'd really really like to figure this out. I'm sure it makes sense if you know how to read it.

- Amy

New paintings

[zillion-eyes.livejournal.com]

I've been especially productive the last three days. I'm terrible at photographing/resizing my work, though. ( Comments welcome. )

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[grlinabox.livejournal.com]

Some New Mixed Media Collage



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[kiwosabi.livejournal.com]

Hi. I'm new, but I really like everyone's crafts here. Here is one of the various whales I sewed as a gift for my friend.



( the rest )

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[diagnonsense.livejournal.com]

I'm looking into a new craft, and cosmetic-y therapy things like bath salts and soaps and lip balms and things have really caught my eye, especially since I've never really used in things like that before.

It also seems really fun to later on make a business out of it. I really like the idea of coming up with new ideas for things and packaging and whatnot. The one thing I'm worried about is especially for things like this, there are lots of free recipes out there. I'm worried about using them and trying to sell them, but using that person's idea for my own advances. So I'm hoping that there are some really basic recipes out there, or guides that tell what certain things are good for, like what oils are necessary for bath salts to work and which are just for fragrance. I'd like to know the basic stuff that everybody knows and then come up with my own combinations/recipes later. Are there any really simple guides out there for cosmetics and soaps and things like this?

[edit, hasn't been answered yet!] Also, I saw an idea I loved, of making tiny little cube soaps and putting them all in a jar together. The problem is, I saw this idea from a Martha Stewart website linked from ear. I used this idea and sold it, could Martha potentially sue my ass off?

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[a-disasterpiece.livejournal.com]

okay so i need some help.

my boyfriend, when he was little, LOVED Pogs.
and i want to make him some, maybe with some pictures of us. or just random stuff he likes.
but i have no idea how i would go about doing this.
any ideas?
( and so its not text only. heres a hat i made him awhile back. )

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[missh.livejournal.com]

can anyone suggest good yarn or bead shops in London? (preferably in Zones 1 or 2.)

thanks!

edit: also, does anyone know where I could look at Lomos in London?

suggestions and crochet

[paige21.livejournal.com]

Hi all, I've lurked around here forever, I figure I should probably post something. But first, a plea for a couple suggestions.

1. I have this pile of "reply by" cards from my wedding invitations about a year and a half ago. And I loved our invites, so they're too pretty to just toss. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I might want to do with them instead of just having them piled on my desk? I'm sorta stuck. Preferably something sorta easy, I'm not the most skilled crafter at all.
2. I made this cover for my husband's laptop, sort of a laptop sock out of double crochet folded into a pocket with a flap. I'll post a picture of it below. He likes it a lot, but he wanted to figure out a way I could turn it into its own bag with a strap while still being able to see the crochet on the outside. The problem is it's REALLY stretchy so it needs some serious reinforcement to turn it into a nice sturdy bag (when I made it I hadn't realized he wanted it as a full bag). Anyone have any ideas as to what to do with it?

( Here's pictures of the laptop sock and a couple crochet pieces I've done for good measure... )

Thanks for any ideas you've got!