i'm a burr!

[autumnxelloss.livejournal.com]

hello everybody!  this is my first post (yes, i have been stalking and looking at all your amazing creations), just to show off a neat pattern i found and embellished.  it looks really cute from the front, the pink part of the ears is a really big pink button, my sister made the brown bow and the cookie charm was made my me (out of sculpey and one one of my little sisters play-doh molds.  :D)  

( click to see my burr-ness! )

i did have a little snafu with it and i though someone here may be able to help.  the pattern is here: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bear-headband.  i made the band thinner, about half the width the pattern calls for, because i have really short hair and thick bands just look silly on me.  i plan on making a few more of these in different colors to wear to gencon this summer, and what i want to do is make the band taper in the back.  the band is still too thick at the bottom and it makes my hair stick up funny.  does anybody know of a similar pattern or know how i can start to decrease the band in a way that is smooth and not super obvious?

ps:  i apologize in advance if my lj-cut didn't work!  i haven't posted to my own livejournal in a really long time! 

Advice

[meneleth.livejournal.com]

As some of you are very talented jewelry makers, perhaps you can help me.  I have a pair of small pearl earrings.  The pearl has come off one; fortunately it was while I was putting it on, so I have the pearl.  It's on a small gold backing.  What can I use to stick it back on that won't hurt the pearl and will hold it for another 30 years or so?  (That's how long I've had them.)  Or should I take it to a professional jeweler to repair?

Thanks for any help.

Handmade belt with etched steel accents

[armstreet.livejournal.com]

 Hallo! It's a long time since I posted to Craftgrrl and I feel I have something new to show. Last year our attention was caught by etching techniques. It looks amazing and seems to be not as complicated as it initially looks. And I like result very much, especially when classic bluestone mixture used which gives very authentic looking surface with all those small defects, holes and сrumbles



Materials: leather, mild steel (18 ga ), bluestone etching

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[permare.livejournal.com]

Hey craftgrrls :) It's been a long time since I posted here but I wanted to show you what I've been up to to keep myself busy. I don't think I've shown most of these here before, but I apologize if I have :)


( paintings and drawings and shell collections, oh my )

lightsaber earrings

[gattirenata.livejournal.com]

 Can i still post here even if i didn't make these!?!?!?!
my boyfriend did and i am completely in love we them. 

we are both really huge star wars fans, proud members of the 501st and while he makes me lighsabers and blasters i make him the soft parts of his costumes!!! FUN!
and he surprised me with these last week!!! how cute are they?!?!?! 
and i looooooove that he made them pink!!!! =)

Bacchanalia

[oh-meow.livejournal.com]

If you're wondering what I did with the fimo heart I made yesterday, here's what. Swanned around in the woods covered in fake blood being one of the Bacchae. The rest of the photos are on my journal

Artsy cuteness. :)

[webmyrcury.livejournal.com]

A little bit more "art" than "craft," - Hope you don't mind!

I have a cute, fun, storybook illustration-esque style that I draw characters and people in... Its called "Squashie!" Which is something like chibi, but with button eyes and cuddly cuteness! I've done quite a few new drawings in this style, and I thought I'd show some to the Craftgrrls. :)



( That's me as a space cadet. :) Under the cut you can see some more! )

Newbie post :)

[me-maneuver.livejournal.com]

Hey all! This is my first post for this lovely community. So many awesome things here! I'm in awe of all your mad skillz. :D

I recently started making leather masks and I'm loving the entire process. Last week, I finished a cutsie masquerade mask, and I'm super pleased with how it came out. Mostly, I've been making Killjoy style (of My Chemical Romance's "Danger Days") and this was a welcome change. In case anyone is interested, I have a gallery of all my previous Killjoy and masquerade designs over on flicker. I've only made a handful, but I hope to see it grow soon!

I'm using vegetable tanned leather, acrylic paint, rhinestones, sealant and elastic cord. For this mask, I just picked up a brush and started painting with no real plan. Who doesn't love pink and black? :D I hope you enjoy it!




( a few more pics under this handy cut )