a tutorial for you all

[sbilokonsky.livejournal.com]

i created this the other day and have been dealing with firewire issues...but finally GOT it online.

kittys!

[andricongirl.livejournal.com]

i made these kitty felt brooches tonight.
It's actually an idea i had before xmas, but never got around to
they have safety pins on the back, to attach on things , and are around 6cm tall.

Valentine's Day?

[cryptic-intent.livejournal.com]

So I've been trying to figure out what to get my boyfriend for Valentine's Day and remembered this cow pattern I've been holding onto for quite some time. I figured it would be cute to make him something plus I'm a poor and broke college student so I don't have much choice :o
I only remembered half way through making it that I suck at sewing. D:

( Moo moo )

(yet another) amigurumi bunny

[sharmelon.livejournal.com]

I love bunnies.

This bunny is crocheted with 100% cotton and is no larger than my hand. I created it while marathoning some episodes of Gundam 00 the other day.

I brought him with me to school yesterday for my first time shooting in the photography studio. We were supposed to bring in a 'product' to shoot.

i urve you

[wendycanflytoo.livejournal.com]

22 pieces of red felt + shiny thread + sign language stamps + food network inspiration = what everyone needs for v-day









( 'REAL' love and chocolates! )

Warning: many big bad pics under the cut

[deriana.livejournal.com]

This time I only bring two 2-piece sets of my mini felt dolls.
Hope you like them. :)

( From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. )

Decoupaged Mini Chest

[quicksilver79.livejournal.com]

A picture of a travel themed mini chest I made for my sister Lex who loves to travel as much as I do. Some of the pictures are mine and the rest I cut from magazines. The mini chest is from Ikea. I put it together, primed, painted and then decoupaged it.

( Read more... )

(no subject)

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

womans brain
sterling silver

Stenciling on Cordura

[serialkiller.livejournal.com]

Has anyone ever done a stencil on Cordura? A friend of mine wants me to do a stencil on his bike messenger bag but I guess the material is kinda tricky to work with. I don't want to jack up his bag with this.

Here is a pic of what the bag looks like:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/98651420@N00/sets/72157594556911246/

the stencil would go on the black outter part.

What kind of paint do you suggest?

What to do??

[bf423.livejournal.com]

I just scored a roll of microfilm. What should I do with it? Some ideas I've considered:

-Curtain
-Skirt
-Sew into plastic and make a bag

I know you guys will come up with something awesome. It's a little sick how excited I was when I learned I got to take the microfilm home.

Dinosaurs

[kill-inhibition.livejournal.com]

So my first dinosaur, now named Skittles got to my best friend safely!

( + the new one for my love  )

Rice bags question!

[shane-mayhem.livejournal.com]

Sorry for a no-pics post (I'll have some soon, promise!), but I have a question.

When making those microwaveable handwarmers, or footwarmers, or whatever it is they're used for, what kind of rice do you use? Just regular old cheapo white rice?
Thanks!

(no subject)

[anewseptember.livejournal.com]

spring makes me want to craft like CRAZYWHOA.

anybody else experience this phenomenon?

my version of the "52 things" book

[foto-phreak.livejournal.com]

For this Valetine's day, I decided to make one of those "52 things i love about you" books. Only, my boyperson and I have been dating about a year and a half and we dont say that "L" word. It's just not in our vocab. But I simply adore him and I thought he should know. I made him a 52 things I LIKE about you book instead :)

Decided to use the glue stick onto playing cards instead of using cardstock. It makes some of the pages look really "busy" but I like it better. I also binded it with ribbon, but I'm not sure how sturdy that is. I may change it before I give it to him tomorrow.

There are obviously a ton of pics so I'm only posting my faves.

Hope you like! And thanks for the inspiration!


Also, I want to give major props to all the folks before me, here and on craftster, who have made books like this and posted their stuff! I love seeing everybody's versions of these books! :) Y'all inspire me and that is why I love both of these craft communities :)

Happy Valentine's Day!



( Read more... )

Meet Victoria

[nosnin.livejournal.com]

I needed something to clam me down and not think of my work problems

( heart break )

another craft

[sbilokonsky.livejournal.com]

this was actually what i did in the video tutorial i made today- however the video tutorial was a wash- since 80% of what i was doing was out of frame ( so hubby is going to have to film instead of my tripod)



edit: forgot to add that they are made out of old silverware

(no subject)

[yowsah.livejournal.com]

yesterday my new color laser printer arrived and so i decided to try and make some new products with some of my illustrations.

( matchbook notepads! )

(no subject)

[to-my-wife.livejournal.com]

I have some amazing fabrics lying around that are dying to be turned into clothes. I'd like to learn to make a simple a-line skirt, but have no idea where to start - is there a pattern that anyone would recommend, or a book or website?

To those of you who have made your own clothes, how did you get into it? Do you have any tips?

I've thought about trying to use a skirt I already own as a pattern, but I'd need step-by-step instructions for how to do the zip and the lining...

Thanks in advance for any help!

vintage charm necklaces

[find-a-light.livejournal.com]

was a bit bored this afternoon and this is what i came up with..
( CLICK )

(no subject)

[platnumniteshad.livejournal.com]

I finally made my boyfriend some stuff, so I'll just post pics and explain everything...

Some of it is a little crappy looking because I haven't had a lot of time to make stuff because I'm moving in 2 days...Eek



Warning: Picture Heavy Cut :]
( V-Day Cuteness )

dresses of elves

[alwdis.livejournal.com]

photo from "Marie Claire", 1998
It's me and my friend; my design of dresses, and entirely handcraft work


Other my dresses are here and here

a hat! yay!

[abagofneedles.livejournal.com]

okay, it's a simple little had, but still...
i made this hat in a fit of anger.

( well, kind of )

happy stitchery!

~melly

2 new crafts

[highclasshooker.livejournal.com]

A new scarf I made a few days ago,
and a necklace I made out of an old burning oil bottle.


( Here )

mmmmmmoossaics

[solidsnstripes.livejournal.com]

Here is the mosaic tray i started working on last night.

its finished. yay

it started out as one of those blank, sanded, unfinished wood trays from JoAnn's

enjoy =)


( madness )