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[ev-e-nes-ens.livejournal.com]

I have started experimenting with Perler beads just recently. Don't mind that I'm twenty- four years old, please. ;) Today I've created the design of this pendant by placing several beads one by one on a pegboard, gently ironing the beads in a circular motion to fuse the beads evenly.

( Being similar to the youngest members of my family..., )

Nightmare carry-on tote for Julie

[roben.livejournal.com]

It's a very basic tote, using some old nightmare shirts that didn't fit Julie, my sister, anymore. And some extra fabric that she had. Surprisingly the only thing I contributed other than thread and my sewing abilities was some left over batting, and a red zipper that says "Robin" on it. I know it's awesome.

( NIghtmare Before Christmas tote that Julie is going to love when she wakes up. )

x-posted to craftgrrl, sew_hip, and t_shirt_surgery

first post!

[masculine-lady.livejournal.com]

 

( I am not exactly a crafty girl. more like a crafty butch. )

Monster!

[roxy-craft.livejournal.com]

Call For Sumbissions!

[sogwife.livejournal.com]

Do people look at your art and ask, "um, what is it?"

Do you buy half your crafting materials from hardware stores?

Do your parents or neighbors ask if you feel alright when you take out your knitting?

The AntiCraft wants to meet you. We'd also like to pick your brain. (I said pick your brain, not eat it!) We're looking for submissions for our upcoming issue:

Samhain 2008 - BROKEN BONES

The autumn issue of The AntiCraft will be dedicated to that wonderful Mezo-American celebration, Day of the Dead. Bony submissions will be accepted until September 5, 2008.


Please click the link below to view our submission guidelines.

Another first post!

[a-nice-reminder.livejournal.com]

Hi, i'm Belinda. :) For my boyfriend's birthday, i made him four nautiloids out of t-shirts that i don't wear anymore.

( Aaaaaaaaaaand closeups. )

Bookshelf Clutter Solution

[koleena.livejournal.com]

Hi~I have a small house with very little storage space. I use my bookcases for storage, and I put two fabric panels on the bottom to conceal the clutter. I used tension rods to suspend the fabric.

Here is before:





and here is after:





Hope it helps someone with a clutter situation.

Crocheted Shrug [aka, A Series of Tubes!]

[perpet.livejournal.com]

I realized the other day that I've been crocheting for years and have never made a shrug. This is partly because a great majority of the finished shrugs I've seen has struck me as floppy, sloppy, or just weren't my style at all.

Yesterday, the urge struck to give it a go, and after a bit of reading on the subject of how-to-make, I came to the realization that all a shrug is, in its most basic form, is a rectangle that gets transformed into a series of tubes. I'm aware that I'm probably the last person to catch onto this fact, but it's the truth. Getting that piece of information was the last bit of the puzzle, and I am now a crocheter who has made a shrug.

( And I don't think it looks sloppy or floppy )

I whipped it up with a P-hook and Red Heart Light and Lofty. It took just over a skein, but I think I can work it down to a single skein by starting the sleeves just above the elbow instead of just below. I measured from an inch below my elbow to the top ball of my shoulder, and then I measured across my shoulders. From elbow to shoulder it was 12", and from shoulder-to-shoulder it was 15", so 12+12+15=39. I made my rectangle 40" long because I like working with even numbers, and then I just folded at the 12" marks from both ends and seamed with a slip stitch. I think one of the reasons some shrugs can look sloppy is that people don't take the time to get a measurement, and so you get shrugs that have a lot of extra that just kind of hangs around.

It's very cozy, if a touch itchy, but I think I can work out the itch with a bit of fabric softener and a round through the washer and dryer. I'm debating whether or not I want to add a collar. Given the thickness of the yarn, I think it'd be overwhelming.

Comments, questions, and critiques are always welcome!

wedding dress fabric help?

[mscate.livejournal.com]

Hi there, any ideas of online fabric shops that would have polka dot tulle? I'm looking for my wedding dress and it's a little tricky as it's winter over here (Australia) and spring fabrics are barely out.

thanks :)
Cate

Two New Totes

[lileepers.livejournal.com]

I made two new owl totes the other night & thought I would share :)





( more/bigger pictures )

Hand made book for digital scrapbook pages

[prairiegurl.livejournal.com]

I handmade covers for my 11x8.5 digital scraps from a trip to Wyoming. It's all archive quality.



( Click for more photos of the cover and the digital pages )