Crafters UNITE!

[amiyesiam]

Originally Posted by Gemme

Ooooh, how cute!!!

You should do a femme bear and a butch bear for the Reunion!

I'd absolutely drop tix on them.

cute idea!
I wish I had the mad skills to rewrite the pattern so you knit it in the round.
There was a hell of a lot of unnecessary seaming that just added bulk and work.

I have been thinking about knitting something for the raffle. I don't know what yet.
There is a new zombie pattern out that is adorable.
Aprils project is a round afghan requiring over 2,000 yards of yarn.

linky
it is the afghan on the cover of the book
mine will have a cream center and midnight blue on the outside
http://earthfaire.com/west-knits-boo...st-p-5501.html

I have considered that if it is an easy knit then I might make one for the raffle. maybe
odd to consider but the afghan though big would be easier than the bear.

[cara]

Don't know how crafty this is, but I save all the ends and melt-off from candles I burn. Once the mason jar I keep it all in is full, I will melt the wax together (melt it in a tin can on the stove), and make fire starters. To do that, you need some old, cardboard egg cartons. Fill the carton with wood chips (like the kind you use in hamster cages. but not used. that's just gross.) and whatever spices or nice smelling things you can find (I like dried western cedar, bits of cloves, and/or bits of cinnamon). Carefully pour wax over each space in the carton and let cool. It doesn't have to be a lot of wax, either...Just enough to hold it together. You can use the entire carton all at once for a BIG fire or cut the carton into smaller squares and use them one at a time.

Okay. That was painful to write and probably more painful to read. Here are some BETTER instructions:

clicky!

Happy crafting!

cara

[amiyesiam]

Originally Posted by Truly Scrumptious

I had a couple of messages about the glass, so will explain here:

It's a simple process, but has the potential to be dangerous so the two most important things are safety glasses and gloves . . I usually use gardening gloves.

Collect some glass . . . green or amber wine bottles are great as are Skyy vodka bottles, because they are a beautiful cobalt blue. There are other kinds of glass you can use, but you have to look out for tempered glass because it doesn't break well, it just splinters. Most glass dishes turn out to be tempered glass, so I usually stick to wine bottles.

If you drink a lot of wine or vodka, you're all set. If not, you can ask your friends to save their empty bottles, I've run ads on craigslist asking for empty wine bottles and have done well that way. And I'm not above a little trash picking . . . there's a restaurant near me that puts all their empty wine bottles out for the trash twice a week, you might be able to find some that way too.

Soak the labels off, wash and dry the bottles, and you're ready to begin. You need some plastic bags, like grocery bags (or a pillow case, but keep in mind that you will destroy whatever you use, so don't use a pillow case that you intend to keep). This step is best done outside, or in a garage: put one bottle in a bag, and double the bag if it's thin. Put on your glasses and gloves, and smash the bottle with a hammer. This might take a few tries, it's amazing how things refuse to break when you want them to. Once you've broken the bottle into a few big pieces, break those pieces into smaller pieces with the hammer, this time it won't take much force.

When you've got all the pieces in the sizes you want, you're ready to tumble.
You need an empty glass jar with a tight fitting lid, and a few rocks. The jar doesn't have to be big, you want to make sure you can lift it comfortably.

Put a few rocks in the jar (any kind of rocks will do) and add the glass until the jar is about 3/4 full. Add a drop of dish soap, and enough water to cover the glass, but not enough to fill the jar. It should look like this:



Then you shake the jar. Shake it up and down, side to side, whatever works for you . . just shake it for awhile. Shake it as often as you remember to, for about a week. I usually leave the jar in the kitchen by the sink, and shake it whenever I'm in there. In about a week, open the jar, take out a piece of glass, and see if it's ready. The edges should be dull enough that you couldn't possibly cut yourself with it. If it's not ready, just shake it for a few more days and it will be. When it's ready, drain it, (be careful because there will always be some little slivers just waiting to cut you), lay it out on a soft cloth until it's dry, and then it's ready to be used however you like.

We had a dark red wine bottle, it has officially been smashed and the process has begun. I am so excited about this!!!!!

[Truly Scrumptious]

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

We had a dark red wine bottle, it has officially been smashed and the process has begun. I am so excited about this!!!!!

Excellent! Let us know how it goes!

[cara]

Here's a really cool article on dying easter eggs naturally!

Eggyeggyeggs.



cara

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

We had a dark red wine bottle, it has officially been smashed and the process has begun. I am so excited about this!!!!!

Well, how is it turning out?

[girl_dee]

Whipped this up over the weekend, another one for the Women's shelter here, i hope some baby likes it!

[amiyesiam]

Originally Posted by Cajun_dee

Whipped this up over the weekend, another one for the Women's shelter here, i hope some baby likes it!

Awesome!!!!!!

[amiyesiam]

Originally Posted by Gemme

Well, how is it turning out?

I keep shaking it up, there are tons of bits of broken tiny pieces of glass in there now with the big pieces. So it seems to be working.

[Truly Scrumptious]

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

I keep shaking it up, there are tons of bits of broken tiny pieces of glass in there now with the big pieces. So it seems to be working.

Open the jar and take out a couple of pieces . . see how they feel. If they are dull around the edges (so that you couldn't cut yourself) they are ready. Just be careful!

[Medusa]

I just did a Mona Lisa paint by numbers with weird neon colors.

Oh, the irony.

[justkim]

I found a really cool craft sight, can't remember if I have shared it yet... They have all kinds of free patterns and recipes. Have fun and explore this place it haves some really cool stuff.

favecrafts.com

[nycfem]

Anyone love to make jewelry or want to try their hand at it?

Here's a link to a project I'm wrangling on the PenPal thread:

http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...715#post625715

If interested, please sign up on the Penpal thread.

[bkisbutchenuff]

I do wood carving...objects called 'whimsies'. I have a pict ot 2 in my gallery...nice to meet and see other crafters!

[bkisbutchenuff]

One pict...but VERY early on...sorry for the size.





Comes from a solid piece/block of wood. No electronic tools...just knives

[Logicaly]

Been awhile since I checked in here, anyone putting together anything interesting right now?

I recently went on a road trip and picked up some small pieces of driftwood along the Oregon/California coast that I want to try and turn into desk planters for succulents. Still thinking over how I want to do it, perhaps sand down a bit, I dont want to take away too much from the natural look of the wood.

[bkisbutchenuff]

Originally Posted by bkisbutchenuff

One pict...but VERY early on...sorry for the size.





Comes from a solid piece/block of wood. No electronic tools...just knives

Tomorrow....carving....I have missed it recently!

[cinnamongrrl]

Originally Posted by Logicaly

Been awhile since I checked in here, anyone putting together anything interesting right now?

I recently went on a road trip and picked up some small pieces of driftwood along the Oregon/California coast that I want to try and turn into desk planters for succulents. Still thinking over how I want to do it, perhaps sand down a bit, I dont want to take away too much from the natural look of the wood.

Ive seen driftwood made into beautiful tealight holders. I imagine its just a matter of having the right drill attachment

[cinnamongrrl]

I'm going to be taking a knitting class starting Wednesday. I already crochet. These are great hobbies to have in the long dark nights of winter!

[Tattoogurl]

Good morning fellow crafters... my bff Bianca and I have an etsy account and would love to share w you all.. ideas are totally welcomed..

I do have a question to the yarn folks, does anyone have a simple pattern for dog sweaters to knit or chrochet?

Also I have a ton of scrubs and any ideas what to make with them? I was thinking aprons but Oh lord that was way technical..

Ty in advance!