Plush NYC (new photos)

[ldhenson.livejournal.com]

Some of you may remember the the post I made a few weeks ago about my plush version of 1900 New York City. At the time, I'd meant to take individual pics of each of the five boroughs, but my batteries ran out after Manhattan.

So I gathered them back up from the sofa tonight, and now I've edited my original post to add the new photos.

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[notjustdreaming.livejournal.com]

what are some beginner's projects?

i am, obviously, a beginner. i used to be very crafty. now, all i do in the way of creative endeavors is writing.

i am interested in almost all mediums of art. ideas??


ps
thanks girls, you're all so very inspirational.



peace

Very bored, very image heavy...

[kiwi-jayco.livejournal.com]

So it's been a looong time since I've made a post. This a bunch of my pottery from when I worked at a paint-your-own pottery store. Plus some other miscellaneous items...

( TONS )

Question

[mcb397.livejournal.com]

I just have a quick one. I've started working with polymer clay and I want to make some earrings and a necklace for a friend's little girl. I can't do dangly earrings (momma won't let her wear them yet, she's quite a tomboy, but loves her earrings), so I have to use stud backs. My question is... what is the best way to bake those? Obviously, I want to bake them with the backs already in place, but I know I can't lay them upside down,  so what do I do? Is there something I can stick them in that won't burn in my oven? Help is appreciated. Thanks. (I promise I'll post pictures when I'm finished)

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[glassmouse13.livejournal.com]

I still have to paint their tiny little faces and hair...



and add some glitter!

requesting ideas!

[nux-vomica.livejournal.com]

i have these fabrics that i really like, they totally match the purple and lime green of my new paint job in my room, BUT. i bought the material to make a quilt for a now ex-friend, and i have already cut up all of the fabric into squares. so i have all of these damned squares, and i don't like the quilt part, so i want to do something different. any ideas? i spent like forty bucks on the fabric and don't want to waste it.

( crappy photo of the fabric pre-cut )

bead cow

[july17-hm.livejournal.com]

inspiration:
http://www.oistein-kristiansen.com/

20 x 23 cm
wire, beads

end of autumn amigurumi

[art-lurker.livejournal.com]

( love love )

halp!!

[themostfleeting.livejournal.com]

hi SFTO...I am wondering if anyone can help me on this project that I am attempting. if this is not ok please let me know!!

the most basic question is: how can I sew into knit things? is this possible?

I have a knit turtleneck that I cut down the center to make a cardigan. I want to attach wine corks to it somehow to be little toggle things.
a few problems I'm having:
1. how do I attach anything to knits? could I sew buttons on at all? is this even possible? it is a pretty chunky knit
2. will this unravel excessively? it is starting to fray a bit at the edges (I've worn it with incognito safety pins acting as buttons a few times, and washed it once). my friend recommended sealing the edges with mod-podge.....???? but it is also big enough to fold the edges in a little bit, if I could just figure out how to sew the darn thing without the end of the thread always slipping through the holes....
3. if I can't sew it, any other ideas on attaching the wine corks? they will hold string, but getting yarn through them is difficult.... maybe mod-podge could work here too to attach yarn around them???

ok I hope that is somewhat coherent. thanks for anything!

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[marajane01.livejournal.com]

I finally have time for pictures! :) Some of these have been hanging around here for a while..



( lots of pictures! )

thanks for looking!

JEANS!

[wannaseestars.livejournal.com]

Okay, a couple questions about jeans. I need a couple of tips from you girls...

1st: Can jeans be dyed or "rewashed"? I have a couple pairs of jeans that I absolutely LOVE, they fit perfectly and everything. I will be honest and say that I've got plenty of wear out of them, but there's still alot left! The only problem is that they've faded a bit. So by "rewashed" I mean, is there a way to redye them or put a similar "wash" back into them? One pair has more of a teal/greenish wash to them, the other are a darker denim. 

2nd: What is the best way to take jeans in, or is this possible at all? I have a couple of pairs  that fit fine along the legs but are too loose just around the waist band, and others that are just a little too loose along the legs for my liking (I like them form fitting).

And yeah,  I know, I could buy jeans that fit fine in the first place, but it just isn't that easy... ^_^

TIA!