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Dyeing fabric

Nov. 30th, 2009 | 06:56 pm
posted by: [info]a_new_morning in [info]craftgrrl

Hello everyone! I had a question about dyeing fabric. I need the white parts in this fabric to be blue, so I was going to dye it. Will the dye also change the color of the brown, or will it be fairly unscathed?

And also, does anyone know where I could find a similar patterned fabric in blue and brown? Thought I'd throw it out there to see. :)

Thanks!

EDIT: Thanks for the help everyone!

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Dragon paaarty up in Camelot

Nov. 30th, 2009 | 06:01 pm
posted by: [info]ldhenson in [info]craftgrrl

More of my plush Pendragons from Merlin.





( Fake cut: More pics! )

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Circle playmat turned toybag turned giftbag!

Nov. 30th, 2009 | 02:22 pm
posted by: [info]sans_visage in [info]craftgrrl

I just finished making this reversible play mat turned toy bag out of these awesome 70's vintage sheets I picked up at a thrift store. Just pull on the drawstring to turn the whole thing into a bag that holds your toys until next time! Last year I made a million of these and gave them out as gift bags for birthdays and holidays with fun toy sets inside. At first mom likes them more than the kiddos, but the little ones come around pretty quick.



( +3 )

xox
Farren Square

ps- x posted to [info]handmade_gifts and [info]etsy_lj

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Felt && Apron Patterns!!

Nov. 30th, 2009 | 09:28 am
posted by: [info]samanthajanex in [info]craftgrrl

I hope this is okay to post here :)

I'm wanting to make a cover for my phone with felt and I'm doing to double layer the felt so its thick but I wasn't sure wether felt would scratch the screen on my phone or not? If it would, whats the best thing to line it with?

Thank you :)

ETA:

Oh also, does anyone know of any apron patterns? I'm after one to make something like this one under the cut:

( From Boojiboo off etsy )

I have some material I'd love to use but cannot find a pattern like it anywhere!! Sorry, I'm just not too sure where to look for things like this :)

Thanks again!

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Nov. 29th, 2009 | 09:42 pm
posted by: [info]metalsmitten in [info]craftgrrl

This is me being a huge dork, but I couldn't resist...

The little stone is a genuine meteorite, and the big stone is authentic dinosaur bone. The meteorite is crashing down upon the dinos!! :P


impact



I'm such a nerd.

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Nov. 29th, 2009 | 03:57 pm
posted by: [info]overandoverture in [info]craftgrrl

Unfortunately, my camera's USB cable is MIA. So the pictures are a little blah. I just had to show off my latest creations, though!

First thing under the cut is the pincushion I made. I didn't want to have/pay for a generic tomato one, so I made my own!
( Voodoo )

Next is the stocking I made my stepdad:
( Ho Ho Ho! )

I've only recently got into sewing (last few months), and I don't have a machine. Hopefully Santa brings me one for Christmas. =P

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The gray t-shirt

Nov. 29th, 2009 | 02:01 pm
posted by: [info]genagirl in [info]craftgrrl

I had a tshirt and some fabric paint so I made this......

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Movember Mustache Journal

Nov. 29th, 2009 | 12:39 pm
posted by: [info]sans_visage in [info]craftgrrl

I made a mustache journal. I really like it a lot. I made it for my cousin to hopefully raise some money for Prostate Cancer as a part of Movember Mustache fundraising.



( more pictures )

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Please help my project :(

Nov. 29th, 2009 | 02:34 pm
posted by: [info]hefnersbunny in [info]craftgrrl

I'm basically a first-time crafter and a at a loss. :(
I decided to make my uncle a decoupaged table with vintage Harley Davidson ads on it.


My problem? The corners of the advertisements WON'T STICK and the images are bubbled. I used a mixture of water and Elmer's to glue the images on. The table was then covered with two coats of wipe-on polyurethane (which I hoped would fill in some of the bumps/make the corners stick, too - but no dice).

I bought Krazy Glue (super glue) and tried to use it to stick the corners down but it isn't working.. probably bc of the polyurethane. :\ It's not even that the images are bubbled that bothers me; I just want a solid surface. Right now, even after two layers of poly, if you run your hands over the top of the table it snags on the corners of the images. I want this thing to be as smooth as possible.

Any advice or suggestions you can giv to salvage this project without wasting the cost of a table, images, poly, glue, krazy glue, and my sanity would be much appreciated. :\ Is there even something like super shiny contact or laminating paper I could use on this? I'm at a loss.

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Nov. 29th, 2009 | 11:00 am
posted by: [info]modeles in [info]craftgrrl

does anyone have good experiences using craft punches with photo paper? i bought one at michael's and it worked alright for punching out magazine type paper (though sometimes the edges were a little rough) but i put matte photo paper in and it got stuck. then i tried to take the screws out so i could get the paper out. only 1 screw would come out. i gave it to my dad to fix and he said that when he pressed down on it the screw came flying out.

do you know of any brands that make a good big circle craft punch? the one i have is the marvy uchida and it's pretty awful. i don't really want a die cutter because i only want to do big circles so i don't want to spend a lot to do it.

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Tulle Headband

Nov. 29th, 2009 | 10:27 am
posted by: [info]rooftopscandal in [info]craftgrrl


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aceos

Nov. 29th, 2009 | 02:54 pm
posted by: [info]catatonic_cats in [info]craftgrrl


( 2 more aceos and one partial sculpey )

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Ornament holder-reclaimed and recycled fences

Nov. 28th, 2009 | 10:14 pm
posted by: [info]eyeswideshut28 in [info]craftgrrl

Here is a thing I came up with today while slumping some glass. I made it from reclaimed electric fencing wire. I thought this would be neat to display those super special/old/breakable ornaments that you don't want the dogs/cats/kids to knock off the tree and break, or maybe for someone with a really small place with no room for a tree.


It still needs to be cleaned and painted before it goes up in my shop.

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More ATC's

Nov. 28th, 2009 | 07:34 pm
mood: artistic artistic
posted by: [info]balamuthia in [info]craftgrrl

Including a completed narwhal for [info]metalsmitten's enjoyment. ;-)

( These are all behind a cut because of size... )

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LF: undyed wool.

Nov. 28th, 2009 | 09:50 am
posted by: [info]stolen_tv in [info]craftgrrl

I'm from Jacksonville, FL and there is only one specialty knitting store here and it is impossible get through to get any questions answered.

I wanted to buy a small quantity of wool to learn to spin yarn with (my friend made ma drop spindle), and I also am looking to buy superwash undyed yarn (to dye, obviously).

Do any of you have a recommendation of a website I can order it from? I would like to hear from people who have experience buying from a particular site personally (as personal as LJ gets, :] ) instead of just googling it.

I appreciate it in advance!

PS: As much as I can crochet, I CANNOT grasp how to do a round, anyone know of any good sites with tutorials I can understand? I've been trying to figure it out for a few weeks now. Knitting, no problem. Crocheting? Rips my face off and stands on it as it conquers me.

x-posted to [info]20sknitters

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Yule Tree Pendant

Nov. 27th, 2009 | 11:05 pm
posted by: [info]ethora in [info]craftgrrl

Walking under the redwoods one day, I was inspired to create a basic pine tree design. What I ended up with, however, looked more like a Christmas tree than a redwood tree so...I went with it! :)



Materials: copper wire, aventurine chips, 2mm mother of pearl rounds, and one copper spacer bead.

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The Doggy's New Clothes

Nov. 27th, 2009 | 01:01 pm
mood: happy happy
music: Coraline OST - Sirens of the Sea
posted by: [info]mscrafty in [info]craftgrrl

My poor little old baby's got a skin condition due to it's old age. So the vet says it is better to keep her shaved down as it will be easier to maintain her skin.

But the first night that she was back, she was shivering really badly. I thought she must be really cold without her fur.


So I quickly rummaged thru my bag of unwanted clothes and found this sweet pink top that i used to love. A pity that I can't fit into it anymore.

But well, Snip snip Snap snap, SEW sew sew. I think she loves it too!( Doggy models )

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Attempting to make wire lace-like

Nov. 26th, 2009 | 01:30 pm
posted by: [info]lttle_red_lotus in [info]craftgrrl



Sometimes it comes out looking too jumbled, sometimes its nice.

( Night Empress )

Night Empress is an 18" necklace/choker made from oxidized sterling chain, wire, and garnets. It took me an hour to attatch the tiny chain to the frame and about five hours to complete. It was fun to make. :)

( Never Ending Story )

26" long necklace made of oxidized sterling silver (I left some bright for contrast), a huge london blue topaz frosted pear with polished dots, swiss blue topaz, amethyst, freshwater pearls, onyx, labradorite, and apatite.

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I need ideas

Nov. 25th, 2009 | 07:44 pm
posted by: [info]tequiladawn in [info]craftgrrl

An embroidered belt, messenger bag shoulder straps, and a roll up screen for my patio... but what do I do with the other 57 pieces? I hate to see these thrown away, but I won't allow myself to take home more stuff if I don't have firm plans for it.
166" x 2", natural cotton color with gold stripes on one side (what look like grey stripes are lint, these are from an industrial ironer. The lint brushes off easily)

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Merry Friggen HoHo!

Nov. 25th, 2009 | 07:07 pm
posted by: [info]tatteredrags in [info]craftgrrl

Happy Holidays :)


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