Beaded Picture

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Horse

Converting photos to paint by numbers?

[indigo-red.livejournal.com]

I was curious, about 2 years ago there was a Trading Spaces boys vs girls episode I watched from my sofa when the remote control was too far away.

They took photos of animals and converted them to paint by numbers canvases and then painted them. i've always been seriously curious how this worked and would be extremely pleased to find out. It's been on my mind for this long, I thought I would pose the question here.

Any info or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Couple more crochet wire necklaces

[mubeimmik.livejournal.com]

I have been having too much fun making these!
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some clay animals

[psychoblonde3.livejournal.com]

Thanks to stolenmilkcrate's tutorial, I spent some time over the weekend playing around with clay.  Here are my first two creations, along with a crazy mushroom.

( Clay is fun! )

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[mix-n-mash-----.livejournal.com]

I have a bunch of pickle jars-
anyone have any craft ideas?

Also, if I watered down acrylic paint, would it give a stained glass efect on the jars? Or would water color be better?
I don't want to go out and buy 'faux stained glass' paint, because I have a lot of watercolor and acrylic around already... :)

Jewellery!

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KNITTING MINI SHORTS

[dork-o-matic.livejournal.com]

i saw a girl at the markets the other day who wore a pair of red wool knitted shorts (they were very short and well fitted) and they had a butterfly design knitted into the bum.. does anyone know where i could get a pattern for a pair of knitted shorts.. even pants or something i could modify?

Yoga Mat Bag

[tinyspoon.livejournal.com]

I recently decided to crochet a bag for my yoga mat. I thought you guys might find this helpful, because I searched the internet and craftgrrl for some directions, but couldn't find much. Most of the patterns are for sewn bags, and I found a couple for knit bags, which I didn't like. This one, from Knitty, is really pretty but I was too thick. My mat is pink, and I wanted to be able to see it through the stitches. I also found this one, but I don't like the way it looks.

This is my first crochet project. It took one skein of Joann's worsted weight yarn, which cost me $2. The cord is also from Joann's and was $3 for three yards. I used a combination of single, double and triple crochet. I like the bag because it's very lightweight and simple, not bulky like the knit bags I found.




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Hope you guys like it! I'm pretty satisfied. :) At this point, I'm still considering embroidering something on the side.

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[regulate.livejournal.com]

hello every one!

i have a question about vintage bead's
i got these amazing beads from Bead Diner.
bead's

my question is how do you make them lay flat? one of the 2 sets that i got have a black wire connecting them, does that get bent into a circle and strung that way?

any help would be lovely.

Sculpey

[aspats.livejournal.com]

Well after being inspired by tealeaf_sales and stolenmilkcrate, I'm learning to work with polymer clay and I made these this weekend! Everything is still pretty rough, but I'm learning.

Group Shot!


( a closer look )

I'm going to put another coat of future floor polish (which smells remarkable good and citrus-y for floor polish) on the pig, cow, and penguin and make them into jewelry. The crazy pig and cow are going to go on a cell phone lanyard and the penguins will be earrings. I can't wait to wear them!
On a whole, the painting ain't as good as it could be, but I was working with some old acrylics I found in the back of my closet...so they were kind of wonky and I didn't have the proper materials for blending and such. Now that I know I like it, I might invest a little more money in the future.

x-posted to craftgrrl, aspats, and my xanga

Adding some flare?

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Hey there, I am a newbie here. I have a question about adding decorations to leather products. I recently just bought a black leather mp3 player case (only kind I could find for it, sadly) and I am trying to think of a way to jazz it up a bit. At first I was thinking of an iron on patch, but then I was wondering about applying fabric pate to the leather--just painting the entire thing in a transparent glitter. Would that work on leather? Plus, could I enamel leather as well, just to make whatever I do last longer? If you have any other suggestions on how to jazz it up, please feel free to say so!

See leather case: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9723198057&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 to see what I am working with.

My first ever bout of intense craftification

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

Ok so i have always been a little arty but this is my first actual thing i've made that i'm willing to share with friends, not just my boyfriend who seems to appreciate cos he has to =P

Let me know what you guys think:

Ok so i did say i would put up a couple of my project, more for pride than anything else...I don't know that many Crafty DIY-ers that would want a pattern or anything or benefit from my mis fit ideas: if i'm completely wrong drop me a line...otherwise enjoy

Do you remember these guys?Well the gift for dave is now complete-lurvely monopoly players to replace the smarties he uses! yay!( mm.. cupcake )

I made My winter head muff! so warm, so beaded, so ribboned( more warmness )

xoxo reen

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[marcyrocks.livejournal.com]

I finally got a digital camera, so I can show off some of the stuff I've made this spring.

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I've been busy today...

( Jars and things. )

Help! with paint removal

[dahlea.livejournal.com]

Help! I'm stenciling a shirt for a friend, and I got fabric paint where I didn't want to! I tried using soapy water, alcohol, and Oxyclean. What can I do to get it out? Obviously, I can just cover it with another stencil, but I really don't want to do that if there are any other options. Thank you.

Tea Cups

[littledelio.livejournal.com]

I wish to make tea cups and such from sugar. It stems from a conversation I was holding involving Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (origional) and I am now obligated to make sugar teacups akin to the flower Willy Wonka drinks from and then eats. I would prefer if I could eat this, but if anyone has ANY suggetion how to keep the sugar hard, together, and keep its shape that would be wonderful!

not a very nice new girl

[comearoundruby.livejournal.com]

maddy
people often smile at maddy and say to her, "my what a pretty dress!" and maddy always smiles back, sometimes she even makes a very well-to-do curtsy with the pretty skirt of her pretty dress. such a nice girl, the people always think - not knowing she snitched her dress from the orphans' donation box on the corner of crabapple and duke streets, replacing it with a bit of wet newspaper and an old felt slipper.

[ingrediants: sculpy, paint, bits of ribbon, hair, wire and other odds and ends.]

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[tsurarana.livejournal.com]

Hey guys, do any of you happen to know how to get a iron on off of a shirt? I put one on one of my old shirts and realize it doesnt look so good..any way to take it off?

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[fakedheart.livejournal.com]

Inspired by stolenmilkcrate's tutorial
( I made this! )

Rocking Dragon (wood)

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[lemmyj.livejournal.com]

Hey, this is howcanueatthat under my super-secret psuedonym! Here's some new stuff I made.

( Go me! )

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[40582357.livejournal.com]

Sorry this isn't directly realted but in a round about way it is. I have an interview at Jo-anne fabric this coming Saturday & I'm curious to know if any of you fellow crafters work (or have worked) there & if you could give me a clue as to what the interview questions will be like & if you have any tips for me to hopefully nab the job. This is also the first job I've ever applied for so I'm a bit nervous.

Shrinking plastic straight pins

[liebschien.livejournal.com]

I saw a tutorial for combining shrinking plastic with straight pins and I just happened to have saved a #6 plastic container so I gave it a shot. 

( See the beginnings of my bone army... )