Easy Sewing (or other?) ideas needed

[blonnie.livejournal.com]

Any ideas/pattern links/etc? I don't really know all that much about sewing. I haven't taken any classes and have never had anyone show me. That being said, I can wing it through a few things when I need/want to. They aren't always pretty. I've mostly made things for my pet rats, so they didn't need to be pretty :p

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for easy things I could sew out of these two fabrics. I saw them in the scrap fabric pile at Joann and loved them (as is normally the case, the picture doesn't do them justice).

There are .52 yards of the silky fabric and .806 of the linen fabric (w/the embroidered/beige flowers). I was thinking that I could make a jewelry case/drawstring pouch out of the silky fabric and maybe a hobo sack/tote/drawstring backpack/beach bag out of the linen?? I am going to Jamaica in April, so I keep going back to ideas for something I can use there. I also thought I could make a swim cover-up out of the linen (a skirt/wrap). I can wrap it around me and tie it as it is, but after cutting/sewing, I'm not sure if there'd be enough fabric.

I have no idea, but the fabrics were both just so beautiful to me (and cheap, since they were 'scrap') so I bought them.

Paintings and Papercuttings

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( +stuff I've been working on lately )

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( some teacups, mugs and jewelry )

Charm Bracelet

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So last night I started making the charms I wanted for my Watchmen bracelet. I need to find a way around the ink bleeding on the tile beads when I decoupage them down, but so far its coming along nicely. If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate them. What I am doing it printing the black and white pictures onto transparency sheets so you can see the color of the tile bead behind the picture.
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[topknot-forever.livejournal.com]

I am having some serious troubles finding free, super simple crochet patterns.
Any help ladies?

-Topknot

More Knit Stuff

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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

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Making oversized buttons from polymer clay

[the4thcircle.livejournal.com]

Recently I've been sketching up designs for some themed accessories and I was interested in making over-sized buttons to decorate them. I'm thinking somewhere in the region of 7-10cm diameter, just under 1cm thick. I was thinking of the sort of classic button shape with 4 holes and a fat round rim.

The trouble is, I have very little artistic talent when it comes to sculpture. Can anyone think of a methodical formula for making such a shape easily without any judging by eye or requiring a great degree of manual dexterity?

crochet question

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so, i've been looking online all day and in the memories here; however, i have not been able to find anything remotely similar to what i need help with. i am work on a midterm project for a textiles class that involves crocheting. i am trying to make a 3D form.  i am looking for a video or instructions on how to "build a wall" (which is what my teacher called this technique). i'm not entirely sure what this technique is traditionally called in the crochet world. i'm trying to build up from the flat shape i have already created.

any help is appreciated!

thanks so much!


**UPDATE**
i found the technique i was talking about.. it's (slip stitch) surface crochet!