gloves

[crimson-spells.livejournal.com]

i know this may be simple but i cant wrap my head around it right now.

anyone know how to make these kinda gloves? (pic below)
i wanna make half gloves out of solid fabric and not crocheted or knitted.
just simple fabric gloves with no fingers and a hole for the thumbs.
i dont really wanna use any elastic either. seeing as i dont have any.

btw, they are for a friend so....

also, anyone know a site/program/whatever to make your own patterns...? like on a grid type thing. im trying to make my own beaded design and im trying to figure out how to go about making it and such. like a beaded bracelet with a name on it. using seed beads.

hopefully this all makes sense.

i'm making a pair of pants sometime today and working on other crafts so i'll make sure to post pics asap.

thanks a bunch!

wishing darumas

[keymistress.livejournal.com]

new gift tags printed with my gocco! not very well made (registration is off, not sharp) because i was rushing to join craft magazine's crafty tags contest. :p

finally! some things accomplished.

[wildwoodflwr.livejournal.com]

I finally got a few projects finished. About time, right? :-P I was out of work sick a few days last week with the stomach virus, so I had some spare time on my hands. :-D On with the cut!

( oo look what i can do! )

pants!!

[crimson-spells.livejournal.com]

i finally finished my pants i told you all about yesterday.

they are made out of no-pile fleece and cotton (pockets).

i am soooo happy they turned out ok considering i cant sew very well at all.

the pockets are sewn in a weird spot but i didnt know that till after i constructed the actul pants. oh well.

( on to the fuzzy bright colored pants )

p.s. if anyone wants me to post the video where i learned how to make the pants i can. there is also a video on how to make your own pant pattern. its great.

more crafts

[jenae2172.livejournal.com]

Made some more stuff woohoo

( jewels )

a question for you beaders and jewelers

[wildwoodflwr.livejournal.com]

i've looked through the faq/memories and i've looked online for some ideas but i'm stumped.

( help my marble. )

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[stolenmilkcrate.livejournal.com]

( Several large images & one story behind cut )

Olive shells and nothing to craft!

[halofire.livejournal.com]

I'm crashing with a cousin this fall and I want to come up with a gift for the host. He's terribly creative so the pressure's on! He's got a bit of a thing for olives (he moved to an Olive Street when he bought his first place) so I was thinking of playing on that. I know he's got a lot of olive paraphernalia but I'm from the coast and over the years have collected several olive shells, which I think could be a fun spin.

But I have no ideas...Jewelry would be easy, but it's for a guy. I've hit a wall! No ideas!

Need help...anyone seen anyone do cool things with shells, or small oblong objects?

Olive shell courtesy of Wikipedia

Lots of color!

[mamaphunk.livejournal.com]

( A Quilt and a Small Embroirdery Project )

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[xjigglypuffx.livejournal.com]

Ello.
I'm sorry this is a text-only post; as I can't find the cord for my camera [I just moved] and I believe I left it at my mom's house.. anyways; I'm going to buy a new one [my mom's house is infested with fleas].. Anywho: I'll post pictures of new stuff I've been working on when I get that cord.

Anywho; on to my question. I love to sew. I started about 4 years ago and the first thing I made was a corset - but it was an old machine; only one stitch and ended up falling apart. Anyways; I decided to start off small and work my way up; I have sewn those rice bags.. like 50 billion of them; and even a triangle one.. but I'm not sure what next ot do. i want to make clothes eventually [skirts/corsets/dresses/garter belts..etc] but I don't want to jump into something super hard and ruin it; I really want to start off small and work my way up; but I have no clue what to do. I have read so much stuff online and even 2 sewing books... but I put it into the backseat because I'm stuck...

Anything would be grand.. how you all got started or any easy sewing ideas that would help me perfect my skills. Anything. =o)))

Thanks dears!

Many bleach questions.

[pomegranate-red.livejournal.com]

For my boyfriend's birthday, I'm stenciling him a t-shirt. I'm quite adept at the old freezer-paper + fabric paint method, and I've already sketched out the design I'm doing.
( tiger vs. seal! )

What I really want to do is spray bleach onto parts of the shirt where the graphic will then be stenciled on top- bleach spritzes on the tiger's face and chest, under where the text will go, on the body of the seal, etc. So it would be a charcoal grey shirt with patches of white, and the design itself stenciled on top on black.

I went and bought the t-shirt today, and didn't realize until just now that the material is something called 'Jerzees EZClean', which 'made from %100 soft cotton, combines enhanced wicking technology and stain release properties allowing you to play as hard as you want and still keep your clothes looking newer longer.'

MY QUESTIONS:
1. Will the 'enhanced wicking technology' affect the bleach, do you think?
2. For those of you with experience bleaching, what color does dark charcoal grey bleach to, anyway? (I know black bleaches to orange and other unfortunate colors, and want to avoid that.)
3. Actually, any bleaching tutorials would be awesome. I know the basics, I have the vinegar and the gloves and the old toothbrush, but step-by-step instructions would be a great help.
4. Should I just avoid all the hassle and potential pitfalls and just stencil the damn thing on there and have it done? ...If so, any color reccommendations for the paint?


Many questions, I know, but any advice at all would be lovely. I don't want to screw this up too tremendously.

Thank you!!

tutorials.

[crimson-spells.livejournal.com]

here are the tutorials i used for making my pants. (i posted an entry with pics of the pants earlier.)

ignore the parts where it says raver pants. you can fudge a lil to make any kinda pants really. (if you know how.) but basically the videos tell you how to make a simple pair of drawstring pants.

( on to the video tutorials )

enjoy!