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[xevv.livejournal.com]

Edited: I'm sorry, I got mixed up with communities and thought this was one of the advertising ones. In any case, my hats are pretty cute and I've got tons more for show-and-tell, I'm very proud of them.

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More Halloween Crafts

[kjc007.livejournal.com]

Howdy folks. I just looked at the memories for Halloween Crafts and the things that are there are awesome, but I'm looking for more.

Running a Google search for "Halloween Crafts" returns a TON of stuff. WAY TOO MUCH stuff, in fact.

So I was wondering if ya'll would be willing to link to your favorite Halloween craft? Or make a tutorial yourself for your best one?

I want to make my porch more Halloween-y for the kids who come through trick-or-treating. I think I'm going to do the silhouettes for the windows and I've ordered a cheapo fog machine (and some fog juice). I'll probably get a funky light bulb for our porch light too.

Thus, I'm looking for kind of mid-level stuff. Not the crazy, electronics and machinery-driven pop-up garbage cans, but more like good designs for big cardboard bats that you can hang from fishing line or hot glue to clothespins (and hang from spooky lights or similar). Not small stuff that no one will be able to see, but big stuff for outside.

I ordered up some Hot Blood glue sticks (from http://www.hotbloodstix.com of course) and they included a sample of their new, glow-in-the-dark glue for making glowing slime effects. I'm itchin' for creative ways to use this stuff. (I don't represent them or anything, I just think it's a clever idea.)

Thanks!

Friendly Plastic

[sadisticseraph.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have any experience with Friendly Plastic? I remember palying around with it when I was little but hadn't seen it since then till I found it on a website.

Can anyone recommend it? Mainly I'm wondering how easy it is to work with and how durable the finished products are. I havn't found anything too useful on google.

Feeling Nutty

[tcarole.livejournal.com]

I finished my shelf covers... More squirrelly goodness here.

Contact Paper?

[frogalicious.livejournal.com]

I need contact paper.

I don't know what else to call it, since that's what I've always called it, and I need some! I plan on putting it over some books and journals that I want to preserve - while still being able to see the covers of the products. It's like a see-through, clear sheet of sticky paper that I can just apply right to a surface and it will stick and stay forever.

Do you know where I can get some of this?
Or what it might be called these days?
And the best place to go to get some?

Gah. Thanks.
Sorry for sounding like such a buffoon.

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[fallenback.livejournal.com]

Hi all! I've asked questions here before, but haven't posted any of my crafts yet, so I thought now would be a good time (even if they're only phone pics)!

Yay!

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Handbag and Cowboy Quilt

[owlfoot.livejournal.com]

This is a handbag I made recently with vintage floral fabric leftover from the backing of a quilt I made my fiance for his birthday.

( And here it is, my very first quilt! )

hoooorrrraaayyy

[izziebitt.livejournal.com]

i made my boyfriend these for his birthday next week.

( good news everybody... )

For all you sewing types...

[penguinsane.livejournal.com]

What do your sewing spaces look like? I haven't gotten around to clearing out the spare room and situating it because I've only just begun really getting into sewing. So I've been ... using my kitchen table. :D

So, what have I been doing while making this mess?

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So far, it's going really well. I'm making a few for friends, and constantly learning what to do and what not to do. I know almost nothing about sewing, so I'm winging it as I go and looking to finished products for examples.

I do have a question, though. I'm sewing through quite a few layers of fleece and fabric, and having some difficulty at times. I was told a bigger needle would do the trick, so I upgraded from a 14 to a 16 (I thought this was odd since I have experience as a phlebotomist where larger numbers = smaller needles, not vice versa, but I went with what the employee at the craft store said.). It seems to do a little better, but it's still having trouble on the thicker parts. I have a Brother XL-6562 that is at least four years old. Should I go for a bigger needle, or is there some other technique to this?

Some new stylish ladies on necklaces

[cajsita.livejournal.com]

I took some of your suggestiones from my last post, so here is Marilyn, Björk, Lauren and Jean  - I have improved my first attempts at Dita, Faye and Greta too, but I don´t want to overwhelm you with photos....  Unfortunately the most detailed and complicated of them, Debbie Harry, got stuck together in the oven, bohoo : /

I used photoshop, shrinky dink, a marker pen and a pair of scissors.

( What do YOU think? )

Tree

[july17.livejournal.com]

diameter 17 cm

wire, beads

ideas - http://albina73.livejournal.com/66680.html
and http://community.livejournal.com/wire_ru/31230.html?mode=reply

#40 - Squirelly Swedish Mittens

[sharmelon.livejournal.com]

Finished Project #40 of 50 crafty projects in 2007! I am getting, very close!

Elliphantom Knit's "Squirrelly Swedish Mittens, with mods and colors as seen at Hello Yarn. I am super super proud of myself for taking on this project, pom-poms, braids, size 0 DPNs and all! The right mitten fits a little more snugly than the left mitten, as my tension was a bit tighter, but everything is perfect and cozy and will definitely keep my hands warm this winter!

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[karli-breanne.livejournal.com]

I am hoping you guys can help:

My really good friend Trevor's brother died in a train accident yesterday. I am coming home to go to the visitation/ funeral for Wednesday. I decided I wanted to make him a gift basket of sorts to let him know I am there for him, but to cheer him up more then anything.

The main part is going to be a little home made book. In it I am going to have a picture of the two of us, picture of him and his brothers, a page dedicated to some of our inside jokes, a page of something like "10 things I love about you", a few collage type deals, lyrics to one of his favourite songs and a mixed cd attached. Do any of you have any more ideas what I could include in the book? I am trying to think of a few more things that involve his brother without crossing the line.

Also do you guys have any general crafty ideas of what I can include in the basket? I am thinking of a few things, and I know you obviously don't know him, but any generic cheery guy crafty gift ideas would be much appreciated.



EDIT: I just to thanks everyone for your great ideas. I am definately going to include cookies, and I like the journal idea. He will like that. I think I will include a first entry of sorts and I also will put in some stationary.

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[evilcb.livejournal.com]

Today I finished a sweater that I started last fall. For some reason I stopped working on it when all I had left was a sleeve and the neckline. I picked it back up yesterday and finished it today. The pattern is the Simple Knitted Bodice from Stitch Diva with some mods. (All images get bigger with a click, Huge with two)

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Last month I made a mask that was a wearable version of one I bought in Florida (Cirque du Soleil). It isn't a perfect replica, but I really like how it turned out. (The original mask is in my icon) I wish the eye holes were smaller, but I had to contend with the eye holes in the mask I used as a base.

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Clyde Crab

[danielleorama.livejournal.com]

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