Winston the White Lion

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Crochet advice?

[midget-gem.livejournal.com]

So i tried on craftster, but no love is forthcoming- maybe someone on here can help!

I want to make a really simple crochet (in the round) blanket, starting with 6 sc into an adjustable ring, then working outwards doing 2 into 1 stich to expand it (like how you'd make an amiguri creature).

But i'm not sure how many stiches i need to add per round to keep it flat and blanket like...

any idea's?

(and yes I've googled too, but maybe I'm just being thick)



X- posted to LJ UK and Craftgrrl

jewelry...

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Last night I made this set, presumably for myself. These are the beads I've been hoarding. They're so... earthy... and unique... and I LOVE them. Love love love them.

Anyway... here is the set...



( Some more pictures... and some other jewelry... )

2 of my latest projects...

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A couple of my latest pieces behind the cut.

( aquatic charm bracelet and Old West-themed tin-5 images )

Felt Magnets...

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I've absolutely love working with felt.

It's been my favorite medium lately.

On to the pics...

( Home Fry and Sunshine Magnets )

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[thatwemightfly.livejournal.com]

i'm going to be getting a shiny new white macbook in two weeks and i wanted to make a cover for it for inside my backpack.  i want to make the inside out of a black or white fleece for cushion, and the outside is to be made of felt.  thing is, i have no inspiriation.  i don't want danglies, feathers, or anything that can be pulled off or ruined by sliding college textbooks, and i want it to be able to stand up to a year overseas when i go for my masters.  i've checked the memories and haven't found quite what i was looking for.  something simple, elegant, but not plain.  i have skills with needlepoint, crochet, knit, working with felt, and i have access to a sewing machine, but i'd prefer the details to be handmade.

a google search seems to only bring up hugely excessive and wild cases, or else plain black ones.  maybe i'm searching wrong?

so, my long-winded point is that i'm asking you guys for ideas.  i'm not looking to copy someone else's idea, but i need something to go from.

thanks a ton in advance, and i'll be sure to get pictures up when i'm finished.

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[liquidanbar.livejournal.com]

I've been feeling crafty... so I've been making scissor/rotary cutter/gadget charms! I've been trying to seel things online, but it's been slow.

do you think the price is right? ($5) We sell something very similar at the store i work at for $8 but I think that's a bit steep. What would you look for in trying to tell your stuff from other peoples?

(edited to add: I am not trying to sell them here. just getting a feel if people think they would sell.)

( see photos here... what do you think? )

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[mightyfinewine.livejournal.com]

So I'm getting married.
At the reception there will be three little girls, ages 6 months, 8 months & 18 months.
I'm making little welcome/entertainment baskets for the kids.
I figured for the three little girls, I'd make some sort of stuffed animal as well as some finger puppets.
I think I can figure out the stuffed animal myself, but what about finger puppets. Has anyone seen any good patterns for finger puppets (crochet, knitting, sewing, whatever)?

Thanks! :)

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[grammardog]

Just finished my brother and his fiancée's wedding quilt, made in their wedding colours:



( A couple more detail pics here... )

I love decorating boxes.

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But I'm far too poor to buy any more crafting stuff.

Here I used left-over paper, tiles and boxes on from other projects. I also changed the knobs on one of my dressers from knotty pine to brushed metal. That's one of the old knobs painted on the bottom box.

( Read more... )

New Jewelry

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Hey all! More jewelry pics for you guys. I'm super proud of this new batch of necklaces.

( .jpgs, .jpgs, everywhere... )

Thanks for looking!

x-posted to my personal journal.

blue elephant

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Ladies and Gentelmen,
I have a pleasure to introduce

( Gerard <3 )

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[mustbe-monsters.livejournal.com]

So my friend wants me to make her a shirt using a really bright neon pink acrylic. I tested it out on two other shirts first just to see how it works since it's a different brand than I usually buy. On the white shirt it was like my eyes are bleeding bright but on the black one is was gross and dark.
So my question is if I first do a few layers of white and let it dry, then apply the pink, will it end up brighter like it was on the white shirt?
And if not, any suggestions?
Thanks!

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Joker

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I work at a costume/formalwear store; most of the year we sell tuxedos, but we also supply the dance companies with their shoe/tights/leotard needs and around Halloween provide some less ‘cat ears in a bag’ type alternatives for adult party-goers.

I have a group that are going as Batman villains. This is just fine, as we have these costumes... or so I thought. It ends up that our Joker costume is missing the trousers; what I thought to be trousers hanging inside the jacket was actually just another jacket – we ordered two purple jackets and no pants!

Argh.

We have a TON of old black trousers from our formalwear business that I could use, but they’re, well, black. And not purple. I did see that on occasion Joker wears purple trousers with black pinstripes.

Can you think of any way to achieve this? Or, even black trousers with purple pinstripes/stripes in general? Anything? This group is supersweet and I don’t want to let them down.

Domo Ipod Case

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It's made of felt. I've been making more lately, because so many people want one. Better photo here: [x]

halloweenings

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dusa + duska, pelafina, spectra

[ingrediants: sculpey, ribbon, lace, gauze, acrylic paint, hair, bits of decorative spiderwebbing, fabric, fake pearls and who-knows-what-else]

( individual peectures )

quick question

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( is it possible to.... )

Fleece hats

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Fabricland had a sale this past weekend, so I went a little nuts on fleece. ^^;;

( The Frenzy! In hat form! )

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ello guvna!

I'm new to the community so I figured i should post some of the things I've been doing......( art n stuff )

let me know what you think i'll post more later!

~naimah

More monster puppets!!

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Whee! So I made these for my son's best friend... her birthday was on Sunday. And instead of being boyish monsters (because she's a girly girl [and she's only 2]) I decided to make them girl monsters. And because it was a gift, I also made a little felt bag for her to keep them in. Several pics behind the cut to show off the cuteness! I hope you like them :D

( It was a graveyard smash... )

More sets to come!!

Masquerade

[mystic-knight.livejournal.com]

It's homecoming week at our school so I decided to make a mask for my costume.



( Paper Faces on Parade... )

Tell me what you think. ^__^

<3 Candice