t-shirt turned skirt

[crafting-change.livejournal.com]

a mini-skirt with pocket all hand sewn
A close up of my skirt would reveal the text Cheer the Leader -- Jesus Christ
The cheering cone and 'JC' are all puffy.

I made this skirt at a t-shirt making event. We had used t-shirts procured from a thrift store, stencils, iron ons, thread, ribbon and the fabulous book: Generation T: 108 ways to transform a shirt

My skirt was really easy, a slightly modified bottom of a shirt with a pocket made from the front of a another shirt. The waist is drawstrings on each side in what used to be the bottom seam of the black t-shirt. It was done quite quickly and I love the result!

Question about these crazy fasteners

[cheshcan.livejournal.com]

( What are these called? )

The coat used to be my grandmother's, but I have no idea how old it is--the only tag I can find just says that it's a union-made ladies garment. I adore those buckle-snap-closure-whatever-things and I'd love to find some to use in my sewing, but I can't if I can't figure out what they're called!

Alternately, if you guys can point me towards a community where they get a kick out of identifying fasteners on hand-me-down clothing, that would also be great.

Thank you!

longtime lurker....

[moucho-blasto.livejournal.com]

I think this is my first real post...
(taken from my LJ)

I found this in one of the Taintedlover.com clubbing galleries... i thought it was a lovely pic so i wanted to paint it...(painting counts as craft ... right? ;) )





you cant really see the detail on the guys dreads on that photo so...

(no subject)

[yellowblanket.livejournal.com]

( i've got some real estate here in my bag )

sorry that the pictures are huge...i still don't quite understand photobucket's resizing.

what do you think? the contrasting fabrics on the insides are pockets. it's my first time adding pockets and actually liking how they turned out :)

(no subject)

[theicebark.livejournal.com]

hi, i have a question, does anyone here know any websites that sell cute printed jersey fabric by the yard? i saw this question come up in a comment on another post, and i was wondering the same thing. i know where to get solid colors.. but not those adorable prints. any help would be appreciated

thanks!!

Artichoke coin purse

[kittylitter13.livejournal.com]

Taking my artichoke obsession to a new level....



( Read more... )

Thanks and there will be plenty more vegetables to come!

hah I keep having to many ideas and too little time to sew!

Leather question

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

I hope some of you here work with leather...
I have some leather that was packed away for some time and is now wrinkled.
What do you suggest I do to flatten it out again?
Can one iron leather?  o_O

Thanks!

(no subject)

[xthexlastxsongx.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for crafty ideas with guitar picks.... besides earrings. Any ideas? I'm trying to think of a cool present for a guy friend that is really in to music and his guitar....
THANKS!

(no subject)

[theicebark.livejournal.com]

just a quick post before work, i found an old craft magazine and i just had to try this out

( kinda cute.. )

Sock...Cat!

[therealgigantor.livejournal.com]

( meow )

Craftyness for new mom

[hydrolagus.livejournal.com]

A friend just had a baby, so I made washable nursing pads for her. I used colors more suitable to her than the white and beige that such things usually come in, because I figure with so much of her life being wrapped up around babyness of late, it would be nice to have something that was about her needs and likes. They're all cotton except for the lining which is wicking mesh.

( march of the nursing pads )

( in profile )

(no subject)

[l0nely-escapade.livejournal.com]

hey everyone! ^_^
i was wondering if anyone knew where i can get a pattern for a turtle plushie. I want to make him out of felt. I search on google a bit and in the memories but couldnt find anything =( i was wondering if anyone could help. thank you ^_^

(no subject)

[radio-in-hand.livejournal.com]

I'm so obsessed.
more shoes. :]
( baby shoes. )

Carrot tampon holder/ purse....

[kittylitter13.livejournal.com]

another vegetable friend, the artichoke was lonely.



( Read more... )

Made out of felt, I didn't line this one, because I liked the raw (pun intended? ) ...rustic feel to it. It is made to hold tampons, lip balm, mascara and other similar shaped things!

more vegetables to come soon!

New jewels!

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

I had this necklace posted in my etsy shop for about... 3 minutes. Then I decided that I just HAD to keep it for myself!!!


Some other new stuff... ( Read more... )

(no subject)

[whpktn-crafts.livejournal.com]

haven't posted in a while - been too busy to make jewelry or post pics! but i am preparing for a show in september and i am a jewelry making fiend.
Here is stuff I made this weekend:
( Tons of pics! )

New Jewelry!

[gmubabe2004.livejournal.com]

I planned to get a lot of sewing done this weekend, including putting my scrolls from my senior thesis back together...

That didn't happen :-p

( Click to see new silver creations! )

(no subject)

[hbeck.livejournal.com]

One day 2 years ago I walked into a quilt shop in Wytheville, VA. I must have been somewhat delusional as I had been hiking on the Appalachian Trail for many days. I saw a pattern for a purse and thought "I can make that". I had just received my first sewing machine a few months earlier and had lofty goals. The pattern sat around for 2 years (and through two more trips to the Appalachian Trail) until one day about a month ago I thought "I can make that" and (after much frustration) I did.
Behold! The first purse I ever made.



( i want to ride my bicycle i want to ride my biiiiiike...(i promise this queen reference makes sense) )

photo boxes.

[jgkimmy.livejournal.com]

I saw these highlighter boxes at work and decided to recycle them into something useful, cute boxes for my photos waiting to be scrapbooked. Now my pictures don't get all smashed in those paper photo envelopes. 

( photo boxes )

 Thanks for looking. :D

luscious labels approximate cost?

[iamdolleyez.livejournal.com]

hey everyone! a question for those of you who have ordered (or gotten quotes from) lucious labels.com
I'm hoping to make an order for custom woven labels, probably one or 2 colours (most likely 1 colour!) and I'm wondering if anyone has any ballpark figures on how much they usually cost? I'm just trying to budget out when I can afford to order them, but I don't want to bother them with a quote request until I have an idea when I can actually purchase them
I'm kind of considering the printed labels, but I think the woven ones are much nicer and likely worth the cost.
all opinions and information would be appreciated!
thanks!
and so it isn't text only..
( cropped hoody cuteness )

Homemade paper :]

[pandaxgirl.livejournal.com]

Well, I spent most of yesterday & today making paper for the first time.

( Here are the results )

First Time Crafter

[red-triptych.livejournal.com]

First off, I am not a crafty person by nature. I am constantly amazed at the stuff put up here. So today, when I realized I had to put together a birthday present in under an hour, I felt inspired by all you crafty people and decided to try my own little crafty thing.

( Old AOL CDs + Duct tape + Tissues =  )

Not terribly impressive, but hey, I'm proud of it. I had to cut out the middle of the CD for the top, which was kind of annoying, but it was basically very simple.