**REPOST***

[whycantibeajedi.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend, Greg, and I saw V For Vendetta on St. Patrick's Day and then on April Fool's....haha, and we love the movie. So I made him a tshirt. **RESIZED PHOTOS SO THEY DON'T KILL THE SCREEN**
( ...My Turn... )

OMGBBQCAKEBURGER

[saintgem.livejournal.com]

( Click fake cut to see more and details! )

usagi littlest 03

[keymistress.livejournal.com]

3rd in its series, this little bunny loves to fly. made especially for my friend, Amelia, whose birthday is on the 15th. :)

Behold! Crafts ahead!

[dungkake.livejournal.com]

The Detroit Urban Craft Fair has opened its doors for applicants!

Mark your calendars, save your pennies, and get crackin' on craftin'!

Detroit Urban Craft Fair
August 5, 2006
Majestic Theatre, Detroit

Craft materials grrl?

[redmelde.livejournal.com]

All the yarns pictured in the collage were hand dyed and handspun by me on my Ashford Traditional wheel from Domestic, Merino, and Falkland wools. Well, except the yellow and pink one, which is Falkland wool plied with microfiber yarn.



Not only am I proud of the yarns, I'm insanely proud that I figured out how to make the collage using MS Paint!

Sewing machine opinions sought

[fragglefemme.livejournal.com]

Hello :)

I'm in the market for a cheap, dependable machine. Costco has a Brother XR-52C for only $119 and change - within the budget - but I'm not finding that model on any of the review sites. I've heard good and bad things about the brother machines. Anyone have any advice? It comes with a hard case, which I really like, and has 52 stitches and a removable arm part.

I'm looking to do basic sewing, clothes mostly...and a few crafts.

Here's the link to the machine, if you're interested.... http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=10023464&ec=BC-EC877-CatHome&pos=3

Thanks for any advice!

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[exousia.livejournal.com]

NEW Charm bracelets and etc.

Strawberry Creme Parfait

( See more here! )

Any suggestions? Comments? :) I'm always open to new ideas!

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[ameliorate-lj.livejournal.com]

Hey there ladies!
You guys might know me from my other journal, ______popsicle, but i think i'll be posting from this one from now on.
Anyways, it was spring break this week, and somehow, I was motivated to make some stuff!  Sorry I don't have any before photos. :/

( reconstructions! )

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[screaming-x3.livejournal.com]

Lately I saw an amazing design someone made on eggs that I really liked.
So now I want to surprise my parents with hand-painted eggs for easter
But I'm not really sure if I can use acrylic paint on them?
Will that infect the taste of the eggs?

What paint do you suggest to use on them?


Oh and PS. I'm new on LiveJournal so I'm still kinda trying to find out how everything works. Is there anyone who can help me a bit? It would be really appreciated!

another kitty

[kittycatalina.livejournal.com]

Miss Molly Meow has a sister, Muffy. This is a swap for whoyeah , and she likes cute, soft, green, yellow, cats and frogs.



I especially like the froggie applique and the teeny buttons.

birthday favor crafts??

[http://users.livejournal.com/_little_miss_/]

My son's birthday is coming up and loot bags cost so much these days, I like to plan crafts for the kids where they can take what they made home as a party favor and have an activitie to keep them busy at the same time. A few years back I bought a box of light switch plates for the kids to paint and take home. I also got some plastic green potting plants and soil from my mom's and a few packages of flower seeds from the dollar store so the kids could pick and plant their own flowers and take them home to care for. Now my son is turning nine and I'm having troubles thinking of some good cheap ideas that would even interest kids their age. I'm thinking maybe painting shirts or pillow cases but even that could get pricey depending on how many kids he wants to invite. Please help!!


ETA: looking for crafts that you end up with something worth keeping, not the kind of craft that ends in the trash by the end of the week.

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[sellyoursoul666.livejournal.com]

bringthefunk's entry (in t_shirt_surgery) inspired me and I ( made one of my own... )

Oh, and she made a tutorial: here's the link, if you want it. Go! Everyone must own something with braided straps.

And so it's not a total copycat post, here's ( my very unfinished but very hot dress. )

Thanks!

To Bow or Not to Bow, That Is the Question

[dykestar.livejournal.com]

Okay, so here's the deal guys. Basically, I just made the cutest dress ever. EVER! And I made it in under 24 hours (which counts 9 hours of sleep and a trip to the fabric store for a zipper and some other odds and ends). So basically it is completely DONE, *but* I'm wondering if I should attach the bow to the front (as the pattern calls for) or skip it? Let me know what you think...

( How's It Goin'? Are You Flowin'? )

Oooh shiny

[superfantastisc.livejournal.com]

I've been lurking here for over six months now, but haven't been bothered to post my stuff. However, at the urging of my younger sister, I actually decided to try.. Soooo...

( Two Pairs of Earrings )

( My New Favorite Bracelet )

And that is that!

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[look-closer.livejournal.com]

so, now that i have painted my shoes (which i promise to post pictures of later on tonight) is there something i should use to seal them? i'm worried about exposing plain old acrylics to the elements. should i just use a regular decoupage medium, or real paint sealer, even though i've painted on fabric?

Tons of Jewelry!! Yay!!

[motion-sparkle.livejournal.com]

I usually post under the name of melevenstar, but I opened my own shop and am posting under this name. Here's a few things from it that I've worked hard on. Thanks to other jewelry makers for inspiration and neat ideas!

( Click me! )

Marionettes

[jewddha.livejournal.com]

( Alas! Poor Yorick, I knew him Horatio.. )

They were for my French class, and went over very well! Any questions/comments more than welcome.

chemistry cookies!

[breathing-awake.livejournal.com]

I made this post last week to ask for suggestions for cookies, and these are the results:



( Yes, those are Erlenmeyer flasks. )

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[taxine.livejournal.com]

My friend wants something with a collar like ( this... )

But I have no idea how we should go about creating it, so does anyone know of a material that's relatively easy to work with that we could get to that shape?
Thanks for any advice.

modify or not?

[hydrolagus.livejournal.com]

Two of my favorite summer dresses are the same cut: loose, flowy princess seams with inset gores--Starina, if you're familiar with that style. The gores start at a few inches below the bust. On someone willowy, this would be just fine, but I am a busty girl. Add to this that they are about a size too big, and you can imagine that this is inching up on the maternity-dress look.
I really like the dresses despite this, and I'm tempted to modify them to give them a bit better shape, but all the seams are french seams, so would take forever to unpick. If I'm going to put that much work into it, maybe I should just make similar but better dresses from scratch! Which would you do?

First blank book

[skywookiee.livejournal.com]

My first blank book, made with a Daydreaming on Paper tutorial, with a Soviet advertisement poster image on the cover:


This was fun to make, the tutorial is great!

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[rainydays852.livejournal.com]

Okay. I posted yesterday about the sun costume.  Here are the scans I promised:

( I hope this works )

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[yowsah.livejournal.com]

a few more things for my show: ( bags! )

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[vicious-circles.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for a tutorial on turning t-shirts into undies, but for thong-style underwear, rather than brief-style. I looked in the memories and all I could find was the brief-style. If anyone knows of anything like what I'm looking for, that would be super rad! =]

Thanks guys!!

((sorry for the text only, I should have some stuff done soon))

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[miszila.livejournal.com]

one more stenciled shirt n sequins shoe!!

( weeeeeeeeeee! )

my first post! ^_^

[frillykitty.livejournal.com]

Have been lurking around for sometime, so decided to post something that I had just completed. I tried crochet with a different kind of yarn that I normally use. Eventhough he's not supposed to be a "grouchy bear" in the first place, but anyway I'm still quite pleased with how Grumps turned out to be.



( Grumps the Grouchy Bear )