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[blinkyshinyme.livejournal.com]

I had initially wanted to sell this pouch.  But seeing how I've destroyed it with my ugly drawing.  I guess i can only keep it for myself.

( What i did today. )

AVAST!

[caer-swan.livejournal.com]

I love to make hats. I have a tiny hat selling company. Don't worry, because this isn't at all about selling hats.

I've been pulling together a book of pirate crafts. This is probably going to be a free online type dohickey. I've seen many tricornered hats on pirate costume sites. Some are really cheap, and some cost a lot. I decided to make a tricornered hat for myself, in the spirit of Talk Like a Pirate Day.

I made a paper one based on horrible online directions, it sucked, so I made it better. And then I made one out of felt.

( Drink up me hearties yo ho! )

alkaline trio dress

[j9crafts.livejournal.com]

boyfriend sized alkaline trio shirt + a bedsheet + grandma's lace stash = new dress...

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Gum Drop Experiment no2 & Autumn Owl<3

[danielleorama.livejournal.com]

A cry for help...

[squid-ink.livejournal.com]

I've been asked by a friend to make a stuffed animal that can be used as a teaching tool. Fine, no problem. I figured I'd have a little tear away section (with velcro) that would expose hearts (five of them!), gizzard, intestine.. all that fun stuff.

Problem is .. the animal is a WORM.

How can I do this without making it look like a ... well.. phallus?

I was going to put eyes on it, but I'd like to use a flesh colored fabric so as not to make it TOO cartoony/unrealistic. It's for middle school (fourth, fifth and sixth grades). My friend doesn't think it'll be a problem but I thought I'd ask here .. any ideas?

And just so it's not an all text post, a ( photo of my beautiful worm bin.. the cleanest waste management around! )

Jewelry question

[ex-miss-adda231.livejournal.com]

I bought a pair of black metal angel wing earrings, and I am trying to convert them to be part of a necklace.  I want them to not hang down like an earring, but to spread like bird wings on the necklace.  How do I make a hole in the tip of the wing?  I was thinking about hammering a small nail through it, but is there a better way?  Or could hot gluing a jumpring to the end serve the same purpose?  I am concerend that maybe the hot glue would not be sturdy enough... Or, does anyone know of where I could get wings like this already done?  Thank you! 

Transfer paper reassurance...

[awesomosity.livejournal.com]

OK, so I read all the transfer paper VS. stenciling in the memories and they're really good but I guess I just need some reassurance...

I found an adorable unicorn picture (originally made for a Myspace layout) a while ago and I just thought of a way to use it when I woke up this morning! I was thinking of making a tote... I'd get white cotton fabric for the front and back and then some cute blue & white polka dots, pink & white polka dots, yellow & white polka dots, OR lime green & white polka dots for the two sides, a pocket inside, the handle and the bottom (Wal*Mart used to have the polka dot fabrics and I'm hoping they still do).

I modified the original twice and now I can't decide which I like better:


OR



If I were to put this on the white fabric would it turn out okay? Would it get all cracked and gross? I'd really hate to find out that it was a crappy idea AFTER I did it because it takes me almost a month to finish a bag with my busy schedule.

If this one works out, I was thinking of doing the same thing with a picture from the movie Thumbelina... I found 256 really big screen caps that I could use (well, I'd only use one lol)! :)

Measurements

[lonelygodess.livejournal.com]

How do you measure your shoulder-width? Where exactly do you measure from and to?

Same question for shuolder to waist.



X-posted like hella-mad.

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[tygerlilly.livejournal.com]

What is gesso and where can I find it?

Scrap-tastic

[tesseracting.livejournal.com]

I'm moving soon and need to clean up my stash of fabric (and diminish it quite a bit). I've been using the bits and ends that I had no particular purpose for to make these little Scraplings. Most of them are under 4 inches square, and most are stuffed with... more scraps!



( more of my favorites )

What do you do with your leftover bits? Quilt? Save for purpose X? Toss'em?

How I spent my Sunday

[sin-da-rella.livejournal.com]

Although our 1 year anniversary is a little over 1 month away, I felt inspired... and couldn't count on the fact that I would have time between now and then :)
I had been slowly gathering little things from our trips or important occasions and just found a frame at Goodwill yesterday. Some of the items are too thick to put under glass, so I am thinking about making a 5x7 3d glassless (yet framed!) piece...
I couldn't keep it to myself, so thanks for letting me share! :D
( I'll take you through, layer by layer )

Lamellar armor

[armstreet.livejournal.com]

We made lamellar armor - our favourite armor type. I quess this is most balanced type of armor, with reasonable weight, great flexability and protection. For more pictures read more...


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[helenhelen.livejournal.com]

i carved a hole out and hot-glued a hand held sharpener to the top of the top of this little bottle, it used to have little pieces of gum inside.

Spongebob Tank Reconstructions / Reversible Apron Halter

[bluem0nkey.livejournal.com]

Spongebob Tee Reconstruction
This tee was damaged on the sides, and arms, with stains, and rips. I reconstructed it, and over 6 hours, resized it to fit a medium woman, got rid of any imperfections, added black strips on the bottem, tops and sides, as well as converted it to a chic tank. Also, I repainted the cracked and faded background, with blue and black fabric paints (see close-up.)

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Reversible Apron Halter - Day to Night
I absolutly love this fabulous reversible apron halter.

The first side takes you through your day, with a soft cotton retro floral print, in gold and orange.
Lace up the back with easy slide material, for a snug fit, on any body type.
Then reverse it for an evening look, with a sleek yellow bodice, and flowing crinkled organza for the apron section

( Reversible )

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[levityinbrevity.livejournal.com]

I made a butterfly for the little girl that lives next door.

SHe Loved it.
He really likes pink, harts, and butterflys.
Its made witha fuzzy pink fleese and bright pink felt harts hand sewn on with purple thred then stuffed and purple harts hand sewn on with bright pink thred and stuffed.

Update!

[skywookiee.livejournal.com]

I completely forgot to post pictures of new jewellery:
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Card Making questions

[abelles02.livejournal.com]

I've made cards by hand for 2 years, and I want to try some different styles that I haven't done so here are the questions I've got.

Two questions:

1. Where do I find clear sheets of acetate for card making? I've found mylar, and vellum in craft stores but no acetate. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong section? Or the wrong type of store?

2. I have an hp deskjet 5600 printer. Is there anything special I have to do to be able to print on cardstock? Settings to change, etc. I don't want to ruin my printer experimenting.

creepy crawly jewelry!

[beadgalsarita.livejournal.com]

I started making these last year, but unfortunately it was too close to halloween to really get into them. Now I'm better prepared and I'm weaving up a storm ;-)

( what a wicked web we weave... )

it's made entirely by hand (ow!) out of sterling silver wire and black faceted glass beads. I love love making these, even though I'm a bit of an arachnophobe (one hid in my slippers when I was young and bit me on the toe. ow!). It's 2.25" long (~56mm) and really really awesome!

man, I love fall and halloween!

~S

i freaked out on a boring white lamp!

[woah-the-kettle.livejournal.com]

hey guys! i just wanted to show you what i did to a boring white lamp my mom found at goodwill for 3 dollars.
at first i really wanted to paint it, and was waiting for the perfect inspiration of what to paint on it. but then i was holding up one of my collages and freaked out when i saw how much prittier it was when light was shining through it. SOOOOOOO i decided to collage it :D



( theres details under them there lj cuts!!! )

i really want this to not be a fire hazard, if it is, you guys should tell me, and tell me how to fix it, please :)

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[wereradletshug.livejournal.com]

X-posted a few places...
so heres the most recent creations...
bought from thrift stores.
hacked and put together.
the only one i have the "before" shot of is the shoes.
smash mouth shirt came from a large tour shirt
and a medium old navy shirt (which wasnt bought to match but did so well)
the maroon 5 was constructed of a small maroon 5 shirt
and scraps from the smash mouth one
which i was never happy with while working with it
but it looks the best at the end...
shoes are size 6.5
and are made from, well shoes, modge podge
and starburst wrappers cut to design.
pictures below the cut.
warning. they are semi large and animated so they show different views
and so i dont have to post 6 bajillion different pictures.
( smashing into the maroon stars )

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[seestephgo.livejournal.com]

It's been a long time since I made anything , but I made this hoodie earlier today, so I thought I'd post it. The model is my best friend, Brittany!


( Hoodie! )

Dress idea - help! (sorry if this is considered off topic!)

[amethyst-heart.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to plan my wedding, and I was thinking of a tuxedo-style dress. I've found some pictures on Google, but none of them look like what I want.

Here's what I'm thinking of:
Picture a black tux with a white shirt.
Take off the jacket and vest.
Then make the shirt a corsetish halter top (keeping the buttons and maybe the tie) and make the pants a skirt.


Has anyone seen anything like this? How hard would it be to make?

Thanks, everybody -
Nik

resin question for all of you

[little-ms-me.livejournal.com]

i want to glue felt to the back of resin coasters. they're clear, so the glue can't show, because i want the black felt to show off the stuff i imbedded.

any suggestions? i checked thistothat.com, and they suggested spray adhesive, but also said that due to the many kinds of plastics, they can't give a definite answer. plus, i couldn't specify felt, just fabric, and felt is kinda plasticy itself.

i've never used spray adhesive, but i didn't think it was that permanent. is it?

basically i need something available in canada (no E600, i can't find it here), something clear, and something that won't make the felt hard (cause that will defeat the purpose of felt protecting the table!).

i would LOVE suggestions, and i promise to post pics once the person i'm making them for has received!



also, one other question - has anyone ever tried spraying resin stuff with a clear coat spray? what happens? does it seal it? i PERFECTLY measured my resin and catalyst, did them on a bright sunny day when the temperature was exactly what the package called for, and yet they're still a teensy bit sticky on the back side. they've been setting for a week, this isn't gonna go away! it's okay for the ones i'm putting the felt on, but the set i made for myself i really wanted to stay clear. i'm planing on putting those little rubber things on the bottom instead of felt.

Bridal Bouquet

[moukin.livejournal.com]

Thank you all for the tips you gave me on my wedding table centerpiece I posted a few days back. I think I've decided to go with some smooth river stones in the bottom of each vase with some decorative moss filling the rest.

Today I spent 6 hours working on my bridal bouquet. I am so incredibly proud of this because I've never really done any sort of flower arranging before. I had some input and tips from my future mother in law, which helped quite a lot.

The bouquet is made entirely of dried flowers from Hobby Lobby and Michaels and the larger flowers in the center are made from skeleton leaves that were folded and glued into the center of Plumosum Pods, also something I found in the dried floral section at Hobby Lobby.

( photos )

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[bicyclerenegade.livejournal.com]

let's try this again...cause my last attempt would not lj-cut. damnit.


here are some items from late summer of crafting in my home...

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Jewelry Suppliers

[vanillasushi.livejournal.com]

Anyone know of any good jewelry suppliers? (other then www.firemountaingems.com, they're great but i still cant find everything i'm looking for)

That also ship to Canada.

I'm looking for silver plated findings, specifically rings not finger rings but just full loops. Like this: http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/images/us/local/products/productsall/p108805d.jpg

Ok well actually finger ring blanks as well but not the adjustable kind. And I really love the dinosaur charms on bluemud.com but alas, no Canadian shipping.

Any suggestions would be great!

Also! It would be great to have a supplies category under memories! *Wink Wink*