ipod measurements

[yblehs-x.livejournal.com]

does anyone have the measurements for an ipod?
not an ipod nano or shuffle or anything, the original thick ipod.
please and thankyouuuu!

happy rainbow necklace

[ex-miss-adda231.livejournal.com]

I found the rainbow at my local Jo-Anns...  It was originally a button!  I am hoping to eventually make my own rainbow and other stuff with polymer clay...  But for now!

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[to-my-wife.livejournal.com]

I've checked the memories, and couldn't find what I was looking for.

I want to get into sewing my own clothes, but don't really know where to start. I'm adept at hand sewing but want to get used to using my machine too. Are there any good books out there that will explain the basics of clothes-sewing to me? Preferably not something old and stuffy. I'm thinking something along the lines of Stitch 'n Bitch, but for sewing?

Any recommendations much appreciated. If you started from scratch without being taught, how did you learn?

#13 / Crochet Potholder

[sharmelon.livejournal.com]

#13 / Crochet Potholder

I crocheted this potholder based on this photo that keymistress posted. It was pretty easy to figure out the stitch pattern. ^-^ I made this using a size G crochet hook, and Lily's Sugar'n Cream yarn.

I included a little flower that I made with my new Clover Hanaami Loom that dumplingrrl (*g) sent me from Japan.

keymistress says I'm a machine when it comes to crochet.. maybe I am! ^_~

Calorimetry Take Two

[winterknight.livejournal.com]

My chiropractor, without whom I would be unable to knit, having all but lost the use of my hands a few years ago, was admiring the Calorimetry headband I made my daughter. So, I thought I would make her one, too. I picked Harvest in Paton's Classic Merino because it matched colours she'd painted some of the rooms in her house that she'd told me about. One room was eggplant walls and sage green trim and the other was a really deep cranberry/crimson. I hope that she likes it. Modelled by my lovely daughter who demanded that I not show her face, augh, no, MOM!

Calorimetry Take 2 A look at the self-striping and rib combination.

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Hair pin!

[tealeaf-sales.livejournal.com]

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Batik questions; natural dye questions

[seeinglife.livejournal.com]

I need to make a lrge hand-dyed piece with certain areas dyed different colors than the main body of the garment/fabric. I'm considering using batik to resist the areas I won't be wanting dyed the main colors. Does anyone know if a) say I want to keep really really clean edges between colors, when I wash the wax out of the garment after the main dyeing, if I put wax along the edges of the main-color area where it meets the undyed area to prevent bleeding, will it damage the already dyed area? b) will it damage silk fabric to rewax and rewash some areas several times in the process of getting all the colors I need on the piece?

Because what I'm trying to reproduce (colored in really roughly and poorly, the pinwheels will be embroidered in various colors) is late 1600's Japanese, to be remotely authentic I'll need to use plant based dyes. Does anyone have any tips for making the dyebath into a slightly more paintable substance? Does anyone know if I can layer indigo and madder to get a good, dark, rich shade of purple? By which I mean dye in the madder, let dry, dye in the indigo, let dry. Overdyeing, I guess.

Expect many pictures of the proccess and final product. Right now I'm in the research stage, but that will probably give way to the "testing materials and techniques" stage soon.

Pictures to Posters

[lady-bayleaf.livejournal.com]

It's not exactly a craft and maybe you gals already know about it but, if you are like me always trying to find new cheap decoration ideas you are going to love this website it transforms any picture in a poster. it creates a pdf file with pages that recreate you pictures! Its way cool.

An exemple:


And the website:
http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/

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[doogloose.livejournal.com]

has anyone used justbeads.com before? i listed some auctions but now i want to make an edit and can't figure out how. so if anyone has used it before and knows how to edit please share!

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Paintings

[tiffanyharvey.livejournal.com]

Every time I'm about to post a painting on here I think, 'well, I'll just wait until I finish the next one and include that'. ( So, here's a lot of paintings for you! )

I'll let you digest those a little bit and then I'll post some other things ;)

Vag Bat Bag

[daderain.livejournal.com]

Here is my newest vag related creation (to donate to the vagina monologues). My friend specifically requested this bag. We worked thorugh every part of the deisgn together. can't say id use it but *shrug*

I used this tutorial. http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=2684.0

( Vag Bat Bag )

car air fresheners

[minminminminnie.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if anyone knew of a tutorial for making car air fresheners? I want to use my perfume to scent my car, lol. I found some tutorials online for regular room air fresheners but was wondering if anyone had any they used in particular... Sorry if this isn't allowed, thanks!

I'm getting better...slowly.

[precious-junk.livejournal.com]

( My latest creations. )

Enjoy.

My last crafting ventures

[knitten.livejournal.com]

Ahoy, crafters.

Below are my two recent projects that I just HAD to make so I could stop thinking about them.

( Spike Doll and Brown-Eyed Fish Cat )

Plastic Laces/Gimp ideas?

[tk-creations.livejournal.com]

I looked in the memories, but didn't see anything about plastic laces/gimp. I've also checked google, but aside from the square knot, I haven't found anything interesting to do with it.

Does anyone have any suggestions?