La Cage!!

[genagirl.livejournal.com]

For Christmas I decided to make some La Cage Aux Folles shadowboxes for my friends. We saw John Barrowman in November and I picked up a few extra flyers about the show. Here's the result:

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Oh Crap!

[fabunobo.livejournal.com]

I don't know how to play craps but want to learn. My friend R knows how to play, and I bought a “craps for dummies” book. I also crafted a craps board on a big piece of foamcore that we can use on game night to practice. We go to the casino every now and again and I'd love to play this game. It looks like fun.

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[mscrafty.livejournal.com]

My mum's friend gave her biscuits for Chinese New Year. So we were sharing it after dinner one night and after eating the not really that delicious biscuits but absolutely gorgeous wrappers. I find myself unwilling to toss the wrapper into the bin. I then went around collecting everybody's wrapper! It's too pretty to throw away, I proclaim.



All the Different Wrappers



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Absolutely proud of it! And it's for "Koko" my aunt. that's her wrapper. Am gonna try to make one for everybody.

Any needle felters??

[bearskinrugs.livejournal.com]

I figured this would be the perfect place to ask. I have a month-long vacation with nothing to do and I'd looove to learn how to needle felt. I've been looking at needle felting artist's work such as Kit Lane and The Licorice Tree and I've wanted to try it just for a change of pace.

Any needle felters here? Do you have any tips for a beginner needle felter (ie. best types of wool roving, best types of needles, etc)? I've been watching some youtube videos.. any other recommendations for where to turn for tutorials?

& just so it's not text only.. my latest furry creation (a commissioned piece):



Thanks & Happy Holidays! <3

just for fun...

[gore-gore-grrrl.livejournal.com]

I've always used acrylic and oils, but I've only recently started playing around with water color. I used to think it was too light and, well, watery looking. I didn't take into account the embelishments that can be made by mixing mediums. I painted this bird, but wasn't really satisfied with it until I had a stroke of genius to go over it with flourescent pastels, I think it made all the difference...




but I'm particularly fond of this one...

A dumbfounded rhetorical crochet question....

[chellyisme.livejournal.com]

Why is there such a learning curve going from small hooks to an N?! I am currently making my friend's christmas present and it took a bit to get used to the hook I have to use...

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[empressjad.livejournal.com]

A friend's daughter wants to make some of those square, woven potholders we all did as kids...with the stretchy loops on a pin-type frame. Easy, right? Not necessarily. I found her a frame, and a bag of loops. Now she tells me she doesn't want the "pukey colours" available in the bag...she wants "cool colours". Black, red, purple, cobalt blue, burgundy, silver(!), etc.
Any ideas where (or even if) these might be obtained?