Christmas Crafts!

[middlegirl.livejournal.com]

I'm feeling very proud of these gifts I made for Christmas this year, and I want to show them off, in this, my first post!

First, a bracelet - which was also my first real foray into using wire, clasps and crimping beads. I tried to make a two-strand version of a tutorial from Auntie's Beads - it didn't quite turn out as I'd hoped, but the waves make it different.

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Second, a set of ornaments I painted for a friend and his family. Each family member got a personalized ornament, which were also numbered in birth order. They just adopted a little girl, so this was a gift to mark their first Christmas as a family of six.

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This place is very cool, and I've enjoyed seeing everybody's creations - I couldn't wait to join the fun!

(PS I wanted to tag this, but LJ wouldn't let me. Is this just because I'm a newbie, or have I missed something?)

A question about Etsy...

[webmyrcury.livejournal.com]

Hi Grrls. :)

I have a question for those of you who sell your wares on Etsy... How's your ratio of purchases (from your shop) to feedback? Do you find that people don't seem to take the time to leave you feedback? Have you found any methods to persuade them to do so? I've just now reached the 10 sales mark in my shop, after it having been open since September of 2008. 10 sales, but only 5 feedback. 100% positive, all five reviews, but still... I was just wondering your thoughts on this. I always include a little note of thanks with every item I mail out. The last one I sent, I added a P.S. with a reminder about leaving feedback, but the buyer has not done so. Well, anyway... Just wanted to know what you thought, or what your experiences are. Thanks for your feedback... ha ha haaa... ;)

Luke Skywalker Costume

[gattirenata.livejournal.com]

hey there my dear crafty friends!!!! =P

I was wondering here!!!! has some of you ever done a Luke Skywalker costume???
the one he wears throughout the movie Return of the Jedi????

i just agreed on making this... the tunic/shirt and pants only! which doesn't really seem that hard but i'm a bit freaked out cause... i'm still fairly new at this sewing thing lol and this involves lots of stuff i've never done before!!! i mean... i have never done men's stuff!!! =S

any help, link, tips, suggestions, etc etc would be really appreciated! c

thanks

Sharktopus Plush

[nyxchyld.livejournal.com]

Recently my friend asked me if I could make him a plush version of the monster from the movie Sharktopus I had never done something like it before, but was up for the challenge.



I'm super proud of how he turned out. I especially love his little arrow head shaped tentacles. You can see more pictures and read more about him in my blog.

He's only been on Flickr for 48 hours, and I already was contacted by the Editor-in-Chief of Rue Morgue Magazine:

Hi Suzannah,

My name's Dave Alexander and I'm the Editor-in-Chief of Rue Morgue magazine. I shared the link to your amazing plush Sharktopus with the director of Sharktopus, Declan O'Brien, and he was wondering how he could score one. Do you have any for sale?

Cheers.

-Dave

And also SyFy tweeted about my plush too! Tweet Tweet.

I'm so excited and happy! *twirls*

Etsy Team for Livejournal users?

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Someone else just started something like this for Tumblr and I thought that maybe we should do something similar for LJ!

We could do things like make treasuries of our favourite shops from the team, have a forum where we can ask Etsy-related questions (and LJ related questions!) and trade advice, and help each other promote our shops by blogging about each other.

If you're interested in helping me set it up, I'd really appreciate it since I've never made a team before.

(Mods, I hope that this is appropriate. If not, please feel free to delete.)

Steampunk crafting materials

[tribhreagnu.livejournal.com]

Hello all! From the amount of steampunk-ish projects here, hopefully someone will be able to enlighten me a bit. Are there any good spots online for finding bits and pieces such as cogs, keys, watch faces, etc.? Ebay seems to sell packs of a bajillion of one type of thing, but I was wondering if there are any sites which sells packs of a little bit of everything, or let you pick how much you want, while not selling plasticky-, very manafactured-looking products. If anyone knows of any real world shops in Dublin that sell such things, that would be a great help too!

Thanks in advance!

Apron and Camera Case

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 Hi everyone. I'm new here, and trying to teach myself how to sew, knit, and crochet. So far the only pictures I have are of these two that I've completed the last couple of days, and they were both made as practice pieces (trying to get used to making straight stitches and not let the machine have it's own way). Any tips would be wonderful. :D


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