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[onthetoast.livejournal.com]

i'm looking for a place i can find out how to make an oversized beret, similar to this one. any ideas?

postcard quilt/quilt postcard

[taillow.livejournal.com]

i made a postcard inspired by the baby quilt i made a couple months ago:




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cactus cap

[eefanugget.livejournal.com]

this was a really great burst of creative fun.

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[tummymunkey.livejournal.com]

some necklaces that i made over many many hours while procrastinating about studying for my board exams last year

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holy cow i bought a new house! i wish i could get some artsy house with lots of character for like $200,000 like i've seen across the US, but it doesn't exist in seattle!

Hello guys... and a brief apology.

[monkeys-closet.livejournal.com]

First off, I'm so sorry for posting that little sales blurb.  I went to delete it but it said that it didn't exist.  Thanks to whoever deleted it for me!

Okay, and on to the stuff:  I am wondering if you guys know any good places to shop for fabric.  I'm not looking for anything special, just basic things.  Not even prints.  I usually shop at Jo-Anne's (in the USA) and I keep feeling like I'm missing some big deal that everyone else knows about.  Where do you guys go for bargin fabrics?

Handmade book!

[prettyreddress.livejournal.com]

I made this for my boy to celebrate our 18 month anniversary. I'm pretty pleased with how it came out!
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blogssss.....

[xmynewlifex.livejournal.com]

Im looking to add some new blogs to google reader...what are you favorite blogs - o - craftiness??

and so its not txt only...here is ( what i have been working on lately. )

Wonderflex?

[sisterite.livejournal.com]

Just a general question: Has anyone here ever worked with Wonderflex? A friend of mine and I are planning to purchase some to make some props for our cosplays this coming Spring, and we're wondering if it's difficult to use or if it's pretty user friendly.

Also, if you have used it, do you have pictures of your work? I'd love to see some things that have been made with this stuff!

Sorry for the text only; I'll post pictures, next time!

HELP! D:

[snapmuffins.livejournal.com]

So I finally got my sewing machine today - a Brother XL5130 and I read through the instructions and then start getting things all threaded up. I manage to get the bobbin filled - and that's about all that went successfully.  D:

I put the bobbin in and I pull it up through the plate. I think I have that much right? Although I wasn't 100% sure that I put the bobbin in it's little holder right (I couldn't follow the instructions so well).

And I'll just put all the descriptions and pictures behind the cut.

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And this is where things went downhill.

I attempted to do a straight stitch - I set all the knobbies and things, and while I don't know really how to set-up a sewing machine, I do know the (very, very) basics of using one. Unfortunately, I can't get it to work.

When I first start to sew, it may put in a stitch, but then the it'll just continue on punching holes - no thread going through - because the thread will pull itself out of the needle. So I think it has something to do with how I set up the top portion of the machine (or maybe the lower bobbin is jacked-up, too). I have no idea.

If anybody could possibly give me any ideas on what to try next, I'd really appreciate it!

Craftiness

[jgkimmy.livejournal.com]

I am a scrapbooker, I proclaim that I can't even sew on a button... but I did refurbish a pair of pants and a skirt using my scrapbook supplies... :D 

( scrapbooked clothes!  )

 

Apologies if you belong to scrapbook communities on LJ.... 
I've already posted this in a few of them...but I thought I'd share it here too.
Since it's rather crafty and i was quite proud of it.

( Kaity's Color Book )

Like I said before I scrapbook. Since this isn't a scrappy community I won't post those here, but if you are interested here is my online scrapbook gallery. It's mostly pages of Kaity and Josh Groban.

thanks for looking at my stuff. I enjoy seeing all the craftiness posted here! :D

My new purse

[highclasshooker.livejournal.com]

This is my new Nurse Purse :D
My friend is modeling it XD


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Ikea fabric n' stuff I made

[asian-me.livejournal.com]

( curtains and a purse )

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[fabunobo.livejournal.com]

So my craft organizing boxes are sizing up into the following categories.

GLUE & TAPE
FABRIC
BUTTON PARTS
SEWING
GLASS PAINT
GLASS LEAD & PATTERNS
WIRE & PIPE CLEANERS
WOOD BITS AND DOLL PARTS
BEADS AND BAUBLES
PENS, PENCILS, MARKERS, PAINT BRUSHES & SPONGES
PAINT
ENVELOPES
YARN, STRING & FEATHERS
CONTAINERS
SCISSORS, CRAFT TOOLS, CLIPS & STAMPS
MISC BITS & OFFICE SUPPLIES
WHITE PAPER
SPECIALTY PAPER

The bottom shelf will be for items that don’t fit into the boxes such as machines, cutting board, etc. Speaking of … where the hell is my extended reach stapler? Organizing can highlight missing items! Argh!! Maybe I left it at the museum when we were working on newsletters.

Just throwing this out there.

[highclasshooker.livejournal.com]

http://zombiegurrl13.deviantart.com/

Add Me?? :D

Babies are scary

[tinkerbell-mk.livejournal.com]

Hey Everyone, sorry about the text only,

I'm going to a baby shower for a close friend in a couple weeks and I thought a cute addition to the gift would be a few cute little personalized onesies. I had a few designs in mind and should this be a normal adult shirt I'd Sharpie them on, but then I started freaking out that the Sharpie on the onesie might hurt the baby. Will it? Are there any materials I should definitely use or not use? Is fabric paint okay to use? I don't want to kill my new little niece or nephew with my lack of baby knowledge.

Help!!

(thanks)

Pages and pages!!!

[sew-freaky.livejournal.com]

For my boyfriend's birthday, I wanted to hollow out some books for him to hide stuff in. He's always wanted to, and I was short on money, so I thought it would be a good idea. I found three hardback books at Value Village (second hand store) and hollowed them out. They turned out pretty nicely (i'll put pics on here eventually) but now I don't know what to do with the leftover pages. The books were from Austria, and I don't know anyone who can read German, but I don't want to just throw away the pages. Most are in tact, they just have no margins. (Those were left in the books.) I have probably around 1000 or so, so if you can think of anything I can do with them, let me know. Thanks!!