Felt Car

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Look!! I've made a felt car for my father's birthday ^__^ I worked hard but... here it is!! And it's finished!!

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paper pads

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I want to make pads of paper. By looking at the pads that I have, I think all you have to do is stack up the paper and then put a strip of tape on the edge to hold it all together. My question is what kind of tape? I'm talking about the pads of paper that are "binded" at the top and the pages can easily rip out. That's a horrible explanation, but I hope you can understand what I mean.

New Dress...

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The Key Club ball is coming up and basically that is where the new officers of the Key Clubs in my area are celebrated. I figured I should go because I was just recently elected a Co-President of the Key Club at my school. Besides, dance=excuse to make a dress.
The fabric is this gorgeous material that my mom bought somewhere (forgot where). I was at first going for something like This Dress but I realized I didn't have enough fabric to make it as long/flouncy.
Mini photoshoot in my backyard...


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The Silver Maple Set - part of the Bryony Commission

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Now it's time to post the other Maple Set being designed for Bryony. Like the last one, this was inspired by this pendant...



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Except this one is going to keep the same stones and oxidation wash coloring as this original pendant. It was a fun challenge to come up with two different necklace designs, both focusing on the same centerpiece. I think I did it, though....

( Do you agree? )

Also viewable, in context, in my Gallery.

First post and shirt...

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So after being sick my entire spring break (sucks!), I got really antsy and decided to make something out of this plain-jane navy blue shirt I had. I had bought some fabric paint at Wal-Mart a few weeks ago, so...

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Haha, it was my first time working with fabric paint, so...yeah. The handwritten text (a part from Of Montreal's "Forcast Fascist Future") isn't all that great, but I like the artwork I did! Writing text with fabric paint is harder than I thought :/

I tried it on after it dried, but I don't fit into the shirt too well...it's too big. So the text/image is a little awkward. But I'm still proud of it!

Stencilling help?

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So I have stencilled 2 or 3 shirts in the recent past (one was screenprinted actually), and the ink began fading on all of them fairly quickly! I am using Jacquard textile ink ( http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1813-AA.shtml ), and have heat-set it according to the directions on the jar. This is driving me mad, and I wanted to ask y'all before I started my next shirt, as it is a gift.

Sculpty Paint

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Quick question my crafty comrads...

I have a massive amount of white sculpty, and rather than going out to buy some colored (which I want to do but kinda really have no money at the moment. ~__~)...I'd like to paint the white ones.

I've never had any trouble painting sculpty things with Acrylics, except for once when the color didn't really stick and the varnish wound up taking some of the paint off.

My question, what is the best type of paint/varnish to use on sculpty?

Thanks in advance for all the help.

And so this is not text only:



( Icosahedron Instructions )

<3 Candice

I made these

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RATS!

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I'll be vending at a rat show next weekend, and been working on more rattie art to add to my inventory. I have more in the works, and some sculpted pins & pendants done that I'd forgotten to take pics of before I put the finish on ;) I'll have pics of those once they are dried.


A WHOLE group of rats.
( More fun RAT jewelry designs )

I have more in the works, and am just having fun. My pieces will also be at a show in IL in a couple months, and I figure either way it'll be nice to have a stocked up inventory for future shows. (Plus ya know- this is fun :)

These are made of polymer clay that was rolled flat with a paste maker, and painted with acrylic. I drew a rat pic on the clay and used those to paint the design. The earring charms have a silver hand bent "loop", and the pendants have the 2 loops on each top corner to fix the chain or cord to. They will have a protective acrylic finish. I'll also be making dog ones and such. I've been wanting to do these a while but not had a chance 'til now... I'll start off with Corgi sets (Of course!) :)

shrug patterns

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One of the knitting projects I've been working on for the last couple of months was a shrug for my 14-year-old daughter. She's kind of a tomboy and wouldn't wear a really girly shrug, but she really liked the Eternal Embrace shrug on The Anti-Craft website, so that's what I was making her. But I finally finished it last night and it totally doesn't fit. I don't understand why. I checked and rechecked my math before starting, and I did gauge swatches on 3 different sizes of needles to be sure I was going to get a perfect fit. I was meticulous about counting rows and things. I'm not sure where I went wrong. The sleeves fit perfectly, but the area between the shoulders is loose and bunchy and looks terrible on her. I thought maybe I'd just take it, but it's even too big on me. Bummer.

So, besides sharing that woeful story with people who can understand my pain, my real problem here is that my daughter is bummed now. She has some tank tops that she loves but isn't allowed to wear to school without a cover, and wanted the shrug to wear over them. And although I really don't want to try the Eternal Embrace shrug again, I would like to find another pattern to try instead. It can't be too girly, and if possible, I'd like something knitted on larger needles, maybe an 11 or 13, so that I can get it done before it gets too hot for her to even wear it. Also, she won't wear 100% wool. Too scratchy. I was wondering if anyone knew of any patterns that might work? Free is best, because I'm pretty broke, but I'd pay a little if I found a perfect one.

The Silver Vine Set - part of the Bryony Commission

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Time for set 3 of 6. As before, all and more can be found in my gallery, as I go along and scan things.
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Once upon a time I made this torque for a bride...



Once upon a time, some time after that, I was asked to design a wedding set based around that torque, for a renewal ceremony....

( Really bad sketches...no, really, this time they are...totally rushed and rough and undetailed and unclear, but oh well... )

There were going to be other pieces, too, for other members of the wedding party, and parents...even the cats were going to have special collars. But then...the renewal was off...in fact, the marriage ended up off. Naturally, so was the commission. In all honesty, I thought the woman was better off without him, so I didn't mourn the loss much, except for the chance to make the set of pretties. BUT....

Now I have a new chance to make a set of pretties, based on the aforementioned original torque. This'll be a bit different, but I'm happy with it, all the same...

( Lookie lookie for a current, much clearer design sketch... )

Abominable Snowman

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Hey, I finally decided to make an lj after lurking for at least 4 years and this is my first post!
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Sooo... you know that wallet I made before?



I made a tutorial for it... and Ive been makin em all day! Hahaha well I made two of em today. One of which is for my sister, the other one I plan on selling. :D But OMG theyre addictive! Ive gotten basic ones down to like... 1.5 - 2 hours. Crazy problem ones like the one Im selling took me like... 2.5 hours. @_@ But yeah. Haha w00t~ Thought I would share here since I got such an amazing response from you guys!!! The tutorial is at...

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=84621.0

Please post finished products!!!

ahoy maytees!

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I found this amazingly cute fabric wayyyyy back in December when I was visiting a mall in my old neighbourhood. I never knew what to do with it at the time since I only bought about a quarter of a metre (there was almost no more fabric left at the shop), but I finally did something with it! I made a wristlet! The first one I made didn't turn out too nicely (so I kept it for myself), and the second one I made is a lot cleaner and more professional looking.

I think I should've made the anchors face the other way, though. Thoughts?

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Mr. Worried Pear cellphone charm.

( A few more little things~ )

Dirty beeswax

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Hello folks,

I have been given a ton of beeswax in large bricks. However, they are coated with dirt on the outside, some are rather crusty with it. What would be the best way to ensure that I can keep that dirt from my candles?

crafty question

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Does anyone out these know where I can get a pattern for plus size cloth pads? They are a little bigger and longer than overnights. I've tried increasing the pattern I have and it does not work. Any help would be appreciated.

Another Turtle Painting

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This one doesn't seem to have as much charm, but I still like it :)


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I share my room with my sister and she likes to look through my stuff. So I put up a weird looking fabric wall around my side of the room but now its falling apart. Is there a way to make sturdy shower rods or is there someplace with cheap ones? I need two of them with one of those parts that attach and bend at a right angle (I don't know what they're called). I could also use other ideas on how to cover my room (I also can't hang anything off the ceiling).