feeling crap never looked so good

[crimsontears.livejournal.com]

soooo.... there's been crazy weather and i spent the day in watching dvds with mum, which drives me crazy unless i'm doing something at the same time.

so i present you with my new wallet/pursey thing...


for some reason swirly poops with stink lines amuse me greatly, and i finally decided to do something with it...
more pics under cut...
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First dress from scratch & then some:)

[---ambellina.livejournal.com]

I'm really happy how it turned out
&& it took me like 30 minutes tops

How it began..


( How it ends!! )

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[li-lian820.livejournal.com]

hi everyone



I am trying to make a giant hammer out of paper mache.....

I think that the handle will be the size of a christmas paper roll.....or i guess lots of toliet paper rolls stuck together (without the toliet paper..just the cardboard roll)

the problem is I don't think the cardboard roll itself is strong enough...I feel that when I hold it and with the paper mache hammer on one end it will bend very easily. Can I stuff anything in the roll to make it more sturdy?


Does anyone have a better idea of what to use for the giant hammer handle? I would like it to be the size of a cardboard toliet paper roll.

Do homehardware places sell dowels that big?

I need something with about a 1.5 inch diameter...but sturdy and not too heavy....this seems like an impossiible feat

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[homicideisgood.livejournal.com]

alright so this question is really odd...
my friend is hosting a costume party, and she wants to go full-out geek.
she's already got a bunch of little cool details (maybe some pictures when she wears it? :]) but she wants a retainer.

i am wondering...how would i make a retainer?

she said she doesn't mind if i take molds or whatever, she thinks its fun.
i was thinking buying materials like a real retainer but A) i don't know where to buy acrylic and B) i don't know which kind of wire to use
so, any help?
thanks you!

calling all crafty folk!

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

after three years of running MY MY [link removed] solely as a cyber-space party, our consignment shop is getting a sister store here in hatboro pa (35 minutes north of philly in a sleepy borough on the R2 train line)!

i am looking for new items to offer our customers both online & in the store. if you're interested please let me know! you can email at mymy [!at] girlswirl.net!

bead crazy!!!

[ihave-themoon.livejournal.com]

i spent several hours yesterday organizing my beads so i could find some motivation to start making things again. here are some after photos of the organization, and one photo of a necklace i made last night!

( my whale tale necklace )

What the heck is this thing?!

[tinyspoon.livejournal.com]

EDIT: THANKS TO minjo!!! They're called Fortune Cookie Coin Purses.


Do any of you know what this is called? It's a japanese-style coin purse, but I can't figure out what to call it. I did a google image search for "japanese coin purse," "coin purse," "coin pouch," "japanese squeeze" (that one produced some results I didn't expect, but probably should have!), and "squeeze coin purse." It must have a name!! Any ideas? I want to make one. :)







x-posted to ljgenie

Crochet help!?

[invisiblefoible.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if this is allowed or not buttt I'll try anyways.

So I've started crocheting a scarf, of the Harry Potter variety the actual stitches look fine but for the life of me I cannot get the edges to stay even and I don't know what I'm going wrong.

For reference this is what it looks like:




Any tips on how to get things even?

Large Scale Casting Project

[prop-tart.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,  I know a lot of you do small scale resin casting for jewelry and other projects and I thought I'd  show you one of the large scale casting projects I did at work this year.   The project is by far the most advanced one I've ever done with successful results, but before you click the cut, be aware that the casting is of a real life sheep's head that I picked up at the local butcher shop. Also, there are a ton of pictures, so dial up users should also beware.

( Not for vegetarians or the squeamish... )

MYsanky--painted eggs.

[drowningmermaid.livejournal.com]

A while ago, I posted questions about eggs that I'd blown clean. I wanted to do Pysanky on them, but at the time, didn't know I should have left the yolk inside, didn't know the technique, didn't have the supplies, etc...

so instead of making the investment and possibly screwing up (not the most secure in my abilities), I decided to paint the eggs.

I cleaned them all with vinegar before beginning and then painted them with acrylic paints. I threaded them with a faux hemp line and beaded them with pony beads. Finally, I sprayed them all down with glossy sealant.

Now, I was originally going to paint them for the Christmas tree (like I did with the walnuts I posted before the weekend) but as I was sitting outside painting them, I was inspired by the Spring weather (it's taken me a little while to post them, ya know?) and got a little carried away...

so now I don't have a clue what I'll do with them now that they're finished.

But at least they look good.

preview:

( aren't you egg-cited? )

Elizabethtown Pithy Hat

[sharmelon.livejournal.com]

I knit this Pithy Hat from Elizabethtown using Cascade 220 yarn I received in a swap. I'm not quite sure if I like how it fits on me -- I rarely look good in hats of any kind -- so I may save this for gift-giving in the future. Close up of the stitch pattern here.

Project #25 of 50! Reached the halfway mark, just about halfway through the year!

help, please

[notnancy.livejournal.com]

I am looking for wooden eggs, unpainted and preferably with a flat part such as this...


any websites or anything mucho appreciated.
Thanks!

Sculpey

[iamnikchick.livejournal.com]

My daughter received a huge whack of sculpey as a gift this weekend. She was a little bummed and uninspired about it until I showed her a bunch of the cute chibi crafts that had been posted here. Now her attitude has turned around, she's feeling inspired and I'd like to keep encouraging that.

Does anyone know of a good online tutorial for working with sculpey that's suitable for the middle school set? I've personally never worked with the stuff (though if my daughter doesn't use this stash I'll probably claim it for myself, she got a ton) so I'm not much help in the advice department.

n00b.

[starsxinmyxeyes.livejournal.com]

[edit: am trying to figure out why my cut didn't work right... sorry]

hello everyone,

i've been lurking here for a while, and am finally getting up the nerve to actually post something.

a little history... i used to be quiet crafty in my young teen years, but by various reasons, just kinda stopped. so, this is my attempt at a come back.

( some projects i've done in the past couple months. )

also wanted to say that you all are amazing at everything that you do. every project that i've seen here has given me a lot of inspiration. thanks. :D

♥ alexandria.

lots of FOs yay

[toastess.livejournal.com]

tons of free time at home and too hot to go outside = lots of time spent crocheting and knitting!

( lots of pictures )

partially x-posted to hp_knitting and my journal.

Help!

[stargazercrys.livejournal.com]

I've searched the FAQ's and I could have sworn I saw it posted on here before, but where can I get a good deal on magnets? I thought someone posted a link to an online magnet store with descent prices. Can anyone suggest a place to buy magnets-mainly for marble magnets. So, nothing too big, just sturdy. :)

Thanks so much!
Crystal

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[li-lian820.livejournal.com]

I am trying to do a mold of my child's footprint. You know the one with the plaster.

THe problem is she is only 6 weeks old so she moves around a lot.

I have the mixture and she is suppose to put her feet in it for 60 secs..it will harden I can take the foot out.

Then after one day the mold hardens completely and I can use it. I pour plaster into it and then the plaster dries and I pull off the mould and have a foot print.

the problem is is because she moves around so much the mixture never settles

This is similar to the jewellery and resin casting.... you know you press the shape of the charm into the polymer clay, you bake the clay then you have the mould. you can pour stuff into it left it dry and now you have the duplicate.

So I was thinking..can i use polymer clay and get my child to step into it..then bake it....then I will have the mould then I can fill it in with plaster?

But the amount of polymer clay used is quite a lot..and expensive..so I was thinking....how about using..flour +water + salt..and make the flour clay mixture. Sure it may not last long but it is a lot cheaper....and it dries by itself. When my child steps on it it will easily take her foot shape and then it will dry and I can fill it with plaster.

yes?? no??

I don't know what else to do. The moulding stuff given is too watery and my 6 weeks old baby can't stay still that long

thanks everyone

The GUTS of the fortune cookie purse

[tinyspoon.livejournal.com]

Some of you requested the guts/a tutorial for the coin purses I just posted. So here you go: the guts.

I discovered that the coin purse is made of three identical pieces of plastic. The pieces are covered in material and then haphazardly sewn together. It's so easy!

Cut out some plastic or lightweight cardboard into 3 identical pieces and cover them with fabric. Then sew the pieces together at one end (see last pic), and join them together & sew at the other end. Sew two of the three sides, and you're done!

Here are the pix of the guts, followed by a tracing of the pieces of plastic so you know the shape. Good luck!


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catch up craft

[reenii.livejournal.com]

Ok so i havent posted my crafts here for a while so i thought i might since i'm procrastinating and remembered

Recently i made some polymer clay pink elephants, my first crochet hook roll(indian style) for a craftster swap partner, emergency hair chopsticks

( enjoy! )

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[cameronangel.livejournal.com]

I posted this on craftster last night, but forgot to put it on here too!  I feel terrible for neglecting my favorite website!

So my bf is a Naruto freak.  I was never much into cartoons, nevermind anime, but I must admit, I'm pretty enthralled with it.  Well I love using the FZero Emblems for little cross stitch things, and they had some grids for a few Naruto characters. 

( So I made these for my bf... )

A few projects to start off the summer

[shireencita.livejournal.com]

Here is one almost completed glass (needs some finishing touches)....

Wedding toasting glass


A cure picture frame for a friends unborn baby

Dinosaur Picture frame


And my first completed project....

Button Bouquet in etched vase


Much more to come as I have dedicated this summer to be a crafty one!!

Glue image transfer?

[jackie-bats.livejournal.com]

Okay, I wanted to do a stencil originally, but then decided I'd like to keep the image's detail. So how would I go about doing an image transfer onto fabric? I've seen it done with glue, so I was thinking, just use regular glue or wood glue of something and regular paper. Would that work??

Thanks guys, and so this isn't TXTONLY.



This is the image I hope to put on a hat I'm making.

First poster beware - baby masquerade

[broken-monster.livejournal.com]

This is my first time post so if i'm breaking any rules tell me :P

My name is Naomi and i live for custom doll making, crochet and plushie making, artwise i love painting (acrylics, watercolour), digital painting and drawing (mech pencil, inks) and some sculpture.
I'm 19 and a geek, eat tonnes of fruit and love anything whimsical and bizarre.

( large images )

kitty headstone.

[maude.livejournal.com]

We had to put down my kitty today. When I watch TV I cry. When I talk to people I cry. While I am writing this entry I am crying. The only thing that keeps me from crying is crafting and I just finished my last unfinished one that I had sitting around.

So, since we buried kitty in the backyard, I decided my new craft will be to make a nice headstone for him. I'd like it to be able to last a long time. Ideas?

Zebra

[rooftopscandal.livejournal.com]

:]
Necklace made of good old shrink plastic.
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[0ne-last-dance.livejournal.com]

I recently acquired a chair

( like this )

and I want to upholster it. I know how to, but what should I use to make it coushion like?? I was thinking those foam sheet things (not sure if that makes sense)

Any suggestions?
Thank You

Coffee Bean Jewelry

[nailsxnotes.livejournal.com]

So, I found this awesome idea online, but I know there's got to be a way I can make this myself...


The question I have is what do you think I should treat the beans with so they won't crack?
Some kind of adhesive or sealant?
I'm not a SUPER crafty person, so I'm not familiar with what would work best for this...
Thanks for any input!

Crossposted a bit.

BJD MSD Clothes?

[sisterite.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering if anyone on the comm has an MSD sized BJD? I just got my first BJD, and she's an AngelRegion Dana, which is MSD sized. I've been completely unable to sew for her because, quite frankly, I fail at sewing. :\ So I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for a few easy sewing projects that I could do to get better at sewing and actually use them for my doll.

Also, please note that I have no idea how patterns work, or how they go together. So if you're going to try to give me patterns, please explain to me how they work. :\