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What kind of spraypaint would work best on clothes? Something that won't wash out.

so ive finally learned how to knit, but ill get about 3 stitches into it and itll get too tight to knit...how do i keep it loose??

Im starting a thinger that you can ask questions about different things if that makes since so we don't have 15 topics that are 3-4 answers long. lol I've done this before it just kills me having so many topics. So what do you do with pipe cleaners?

Does anybody know how to make leggings? I'd like to make myself some

I'm the guest editor for Rare Bird Finds today!!! Check out http://rarebirdfinds.typepad.com/ for the five items that I chose to feature. One of them is from etsy, molecularmuse, with her Capsaicin Necklace. The other four items are all from indie designers! Rare Birds is the...

Hey All, I want to use sharpies on a piece of fabric. Does anyone know what I can use, hopefully something I have on hand, to keep the ink from bleeding. Something I can coat it with that will enable a better writing surface, keep the fabric at least semi-flexible and not...

hello everyone, i'm just writing to say i had my first craft party at my house tonight! the idea is for a group of people to get together every tuesday from 7 until late! they bring along a piece of art or crafts they are working on and we all chat and drink juice, coffee and...

I am sick over ordering these god awful magazines. I just got sew news in the mail and it looks like it came out the 50's. I want something my age, I seen this magazine that had a lot of cute Japanese projects in it but I don't remember what it was called. Someone help me I...

What's you're strangest crafting item that isn't really meant for crafting? I use Hairspray and Kool-Aid mixes.

I officially 3 industrial strength velcro!! i put up 2 hooks to hold jackets and a Batman poster!! WOOTWOOT anything you guys love about velcro?

Please feel free to delete this post if there is already one about ravelry,Is anyone on here on there i am grant42 on there.

Whats your favorite... fabric thing to make color style

Hi! I am new to here. I was just wondering how long it usually takes for your projects to be put in the site? Thanks!

Hi everyone! I have entered an competition for the messiest room (i believe that crafty people have messy rooms - or is that just me??) and the person with the most votes for their room wins. So, that's why i need your votes!! If you would like to help me out and vote for my...

I know the girls are premium crafters but I get so excited when the boys catch the fever too. I made a lot of my Xmas gifts this year for my friends and my husband does not consider himself a artsy/crafty type fellow. I crochet while he plays board games with his buddies. But...

I know we all love craft here, but are there any that you particularly hate or get on your nerves? For me, it's kind of scrapbooking. I like doing it, but I do it more for inspiration and necessity rather than fun and I get a bit annoyed at the amount of attention it gets over...

Ok so a while ago when I got my head around stockinette stitch I knitted (that doesn't sound right. I knat? Nono) my boyfriend an ipod cosy, only since I don't have an ipod I didn't really have a grasp on how big it was supposed to be, and well it would probably have served a...

So, as some of us are taking down the xmas decorations and cards, it got me to thinking about what to do with all the lovely cards I received this year. Most of the time I keep the special ones, that people have written a lot inside of, or the really nice ones my boyf usually...

I have a dress that fits fine apart from across the boobage area because it has this bit that isn't very elasticated! Well it's not at all! So what I'm asking is how would I be able to alter it without it being too complicated? one side has a zip, should i cut down the seam on...

I know I can't right now. Anybody want to help? I want to make some jewellery Some items that most people have in their homes Anybody have any suggestions?

Hooray I finished it! It was due in about five days ago but I didn't make the deadline (oopsie!) i didn't want to put this on the front page, because that's reserved for real crafts. So our final piece was a corset based piece, and after a bit of investigation, i found out...

I've seen that a few people have said that they learned to knit and crochet by watching videos on the Internet. What are the best videos you've found? Share them here!

Free Hand Machine embroidery. I couldn't be bothered to attach the guard, and boy did I learn. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/neliroan/zipzipow.jpg?t=1198964640[/img] It was the thread that hurt. My dad pulled it out for me.

I recently sorted though all my old stuff and found a stack of Kelly Doll Shoes. I think they look really awesome so I'm trying to make a bracelet out of them but can't figure out how to best join them together. I've tried super gleeing the shoes next to each other on a length...

Argh, I have so many things on my to-make list and my parents are picking me up in the morning, so I have to make everything tonight as I wont have access to my sewing machine, beads or any of my crafting equipment :S I'll keep a to-do list here so I don't forget: - Peanut...

Im wondering what i could make with a pack of mints..........Oh and it needs to be sensible for people with braces, Like me xD [ as in not too hard, chewy or sticky etc..] Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... I think i will Leave it to all you intelligent...

Check out my new project, White Rolled Cookies (Sugar Cookies), documenting our daddy/daughter holiday cookie baking. I posted it mostly for the amusement value, but the recipe itself (my mother's) is actually quite good. Here is Chef Ripley posing with her baking consultant:...

I went to the store to buy acrylic medium and was told that glazing medium is the same thing. Does anyone know? I also wondered what the difference is between medium and gessop? I am using it to put pictures on glass. Any suggestions or recomendations? All would be...

Anyone make their own? Use unusual touches? Throw wrapping paper out the window and use something else entirely? Share! So far my ideas: -newspaper with caution tape as ribbon for boyfriend's present -brown grocery bags rubber stamped and potato printed/fruit printed -use old...