i've been busy again this week!! lots of pictures!

[bekochan.livejournal.com]

i realized that some of my earrings of late have not been really complicated to make, so i tried something different and i had some fun!!!
new earrings and bracelets after the ( hop, skip and a jump )

i can't wait for the day when i can stay at home all day workin gon jewlry and artwork.... *sigh*

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[lalalaini.livejournal.com]

hello livejournal world,
i've been a craftgrrl member for about 88 seconds now so i thought i would introduce myself. :) i crochet like a crazy person, and i'm really excited because for the first time, i've been asked (by someone i didn't previously know, i've only made things for myself/friends/family so far) to make and sell someone a custom afghan.

i just recently got her request and started the project (which is probably going to take about a month), and i want to find someplace to hold me accountable and not let me put it off, so i thought i'd post progress reports here to keep myself motivated. (fyi, i'm an editor, my brain only understands DEADLINES).

ao will you guys help me NOT PROCRASTINATE? :) here's an "in-progress" shot of ( the first afghan i ever made )

, i don't have a picture of it finished but i gave it to my mom for christmas three years ago.

ANYWAY ( this is the yarn i'm using! )

aaaaaand this is my first progress report pic (i could call them "benchmarks" but i'm not in iraq and i won't give the white house satisfaction of using their word)
SEPT 2:




hehe too bad she didn't really just want a scarf!
does anyone else have to really psych themselves up for huge projects like this or else you'll get impatient and abandon the whole thing? i love crocheting but i have the attention span of a gnat on crack. so thank you to everyone for humoring the new girl! ;)

Stone carving / runes

[pendragon23.livejournal.com]

Hey ladies & etc.,

( Stones! )

Edited to add: Thanks for the advice, I think you're absolutely correct that the chisel would have been useless/damaged against stone. I obviously used the wrong bit last time when carving, because it turned out great this time. Here's a bunch of pictures with some notes on the process, for anyone who's interested in following along. I'll update it as I go. Thanks again!

pandaworm

[tealeaf-sales.livejournal.com]

 

( he is a mini pillow! )

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[stampindiva.livejournal.com]

I've been wanting to make something like this for so long. Finally my pictures are nicely organized in this made over shoebox! Now I'm one step closer to actually making a scrapbook page. (Its been sooo long!)

( picture box )

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[tinurix]

There are a few of us silly people who enjoy making Christmas ornaments far before the holiday season even begins to approach. I happen to be one of them.(: Awhile back, I bought two cheapo $1 packs of 6 ornaments in gold and green and decided to make nice little beaded covers for them. I made covers for all twelve ornaments, but I only managed to get pictures of two of them before my camera decided to die. Anyhoo, I'll post what I have and try and get pictures of the rest to you sometime soon.(:

( Isn't it always time for another Christmas song? )

Edit:For those of you who wanted a tutorial, you can get some nice beginning instructions from these sites and take off on your own from there.:D

sometimes i don't want my name and i'm sort of used to it by now

[comearoundruby.livejournal.com]

delirium
(from neil gaiman's sandman)

ingredients: everything as usual, ie: sculpey, ribbon, tulle, wire, paint, hair, fishies

to say that i really liked making this little one would be a rather gianormous understatement. i was utterly tickled bright-neon-pink. then again, i have the whole endless family tattooed on my arm, so i'm a rather big bit biased.

( do you need a word that means red and green at the same time? )

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[biggestphan.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm totally new here.
( click me? )

Cloth Books

[beautifulmithra.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to share some cloth books that I made tonight. My first, but I love them!

( Raggedy Ann and Andy... Winnie the Pooh & Friends )

I'm excited. :-D