2d12 earrings

[starlastardust.livejournal.com]

i made a pair of earrings out of 2d12 (two twelve-sided dice) and some wire. i considered putting them in the vice and making holes in them like beads. but decided i liked the random, twisted cage-like effect of the wire wrapped round them.

I hate uploading to photobucket and then onto here...

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I got reallly bored tonight and was actually taking pictures of snails! lol... and lights in the dark... you can see a couple @ www.kelsieg711.blogspot.com. That's my blogger site for my photojournalism class that I'm taking. We're supposed to post to it 4 to 6 times a week.. I'm slacking just a bit :|

but onto the crafty-ness!

I decorated a frame for my fiance for Valentine's Day since I figured we weren't going to do much.. boy was I wrong... he bought me roses (the same kind he hand plucked when he proposed to me!), dinner at Olive Garden, AND a $50 gift card to Hobby Lobby... He's such a schweetie!
( large pictures behind here )

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[ohsodangerous.livejournal.com]

Hi, I've been lurking this community for a while now and I just decided to join it. I have a question..  I'm trying to teach myself how to crochet (because there is nobody I know, or who lives close to me, that know how), and I'm not having the best luck finding a tutorial. All of the videos I have been finding either go much much too fast, or are too far away for me to really be able to see what's going on with the hook - same thing with the pictures, they are never clear enough. Now, I'm somebody who is a good learner once I can get going, but it's the getting going. I forget that I'm a beginner, and if I find a video that is good and all, but moves too fast, and I can't find myself moving along at the same pace I get really frustrated with myself. I need to find a video that is nice and slow, goes over points, and is close enough to see what's going on. I've read numerous times and watches countless videos saying that I need to draw this yarn through this knot and blah blah, but I have never been able to see a good visual to know what the heck to do.

Ah, I'm probably going on and on, but if you happened to read this, I would appreciate any and all replies.

-Skylar.

socks! first "real" pair

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I'ma casting on socks! Oh goodness what am I doing?!?!? Real sock yarn (sockotta, the Plymouth Italian Collection 45% cotton, 40% superwash wool, 15% nylon colorway 505 lot 66) on size 2 needles, bamboo only 5 inches long. Actually, I've already done one pair in wool on 7's so I should be fine, and this should be fun. Oh the excitement.

( Sock knitting )

Handmade lampwork glass beads - a few new sets this week

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Spring is on the Way
( cut for three more )

Another fascinating post =D

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I made another one today- kinda think I have a new addiction. It's a great way to use up some of the stuff I have just lying around!

( Feathery goodness... )

Valentine's day gift

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Now that V-day has passed and I don't have to worry about my fiance finding his gift out, I can post it! (well, part of it)



( Some more pics )

x-posted to craftgrrl , weloveamigurumi , crochet_love

Baffled Take #2

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Today I found myself bored and with a bunch of remnants and fat-quarters that needed to be used. I made four market bags! Completely lined, and three with pockets. I used the big, black one today right after it was finished and it held about 10 pounds with out any problem. The best part about it was that it stayed comfy too, even as I was walking home from the store!

 

I am having trouble with the center seam on the handles. There is a detail of the seam that I did (in black because I didn't change the thread). If these bags were for someone else, I wouldn't want this funny bumpy part. What can I do to fix this? I know that there are a few hand sewing techniques that would work... what do you all suggest?

PS: Sorry about the broken images earlier! These ones should work. I deleted the old folder by accident, and thus broke the address.

 

( Pictures Should Be Here )

Toga Party ideas?

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Hello!

My friends are having a massive toga party this weekend (about 200 people/live DJ/catering/etc) that will also include a Roman slave auction (we get to bid on our friends and have them henna-tattooed). There will also be a henna artist and some other debaucheries. This ain't going to be 'Animal House'!

So, because there's more on an effort onto this party, I have been told there's more to the costumes than bedsheet-cum-toga. And I really want to dress up too! But there's some issues at hand:

1) Party is in Midwest, and partially outside (at least for the 'auction' bit). It will be in the 30s and pretty darn cold.
2) Most Roman ladies did not have a punkish pixie haircut, like me. What should I do about that? A scarf? I want to avoid a wig, but might just out of desperation. But I like my hair and would like to incorporate it somehow. Maybe be a punk Roman goddess?
3) Finally, I'm thinking about making Queen Gorgo's dress from the movie '300' (I'm not a DeviantArt member, otherwise I would contact this artist for help on her awesome version!).  Has anyone else made this dress, or something like it? What would you suggest? I refuse to buy the $80 one on Ebay, as I think it's not flow-y enough and the golden straps are just....no.

All help and advice would be loved!