Craft Chat & Swaps

Where can I buy shrink Plastic in bulk?

I'm in love with this whole concept of swaps ^_^ Just got an idea for one and thought I'd start one of my own A rainbow swap. It doesn't matter what the item would be it would just have to use all the colours of the rainbow. I can't give a tune to this so I don't know if...

My boyfriend and i live together...and he's quite the gamer, which means we have a lot of remotes! i would like to make something to put them all in (not stacked though), i think we have 4 remotes and 4 video game controls that need to be taken care of. ... another thing...i...

Hey just want to pass on this cool video a friend found on youtube. It's about this hipster Edie-gal is using RIT dyes (you know, the kind your hippie grandma used to make all those tie-dye Xmas gifts) to paint fun patterns on a dress. Man, think of all the possibilities! I...

I thought... we've had lots and lots of winter, and most of us are starting to really look forward to SPRING! So... let's imagine all the flowers and greenery, and the lovely mild weather (and spring showers!) by getting started on a springtime swap! Mailing date for this one...

So my boyfriend gave me his xmas gift from my step mom, which is a simple mens..."makeup" bag type thing... olive green in color... and i want to do something crafty with it but i don't have any ideas... i would really appreciate some ideas Thanks!

For those people who upload photos and have a couple of troubles with the file size there is a freeware program online called pixresizer. http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm Really easy to use. I use Photoshop myself but have suggested this to others who don't have it that...

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/button_earrings_2_2 Would you buy these or some similar in different lenghts and colors? I am thinking of selling them online. I used to sell them in school but that stopped after everyone that wanted got theirs. If I were to sell them, I...

How would you all feel about a Zombie-themed swap? I'm pretty sure sug is on board. I don't know about time frames and I've never initiated a swap before, but I thought I'd put the idea out there.

i was at the biggest fabric warehouse ever today (Gleeee!!!!) unfortunately all i had time ( 3 hours? are you kidding me? i don't have super speed D to get was a bag of fabric ends to experiment with. i was a buck fifty and has some lace a gorge jewel yellowy/orange ribbon i...

Anyone have any ideas on stuff I can make for my car? So far I'm going to make a pair of felt dice for the rearview. Can't think of anything else though.... Any suggestions will be appreciated.

My dumb self melted felt on my iron, and there has to be a way to get that mess off of there! Does anyone know a fast, easy, and relatively safe way to remove burnt felt off an iron? Yes, I am an idiot . . .

Any one up for a name swap? What I thought was that you make something for your partner that begins with the first letter of their CO+K name. So for example My partner would have to make me something begging with m! Any takers?

I want to make a special valentine for my boyfriend. I want to make him a "sticky" (plasma grenade?) from the Halo games and put a tag on it that says "I'm stuck on you." My problem is that I am not much of a gamer and I can only find one view of a plasma grenade. It is a ball...

I am going into highschool this year and i am getting a locker, but they are like a box-size, not a long one. I really need some ideas or maybe even project suggestions?

OK, So I've decieded that instead of always printing off the same recipes I always use, and wasting printer ink. I was going to make myself a nice cookbook in this beuaitful looking binder i have (it looks like an old fashion book, with blakc leather bindings, it was my...

I'm sorry if this has been discussed in the past. I would like to set up a site to sell my crafts, but first I would like your opinions on the best site to sell on. Etsy is the largest and ArtFire has gotten great reviews and I just saw an add for ShopHandmade in a magazine....

I'd like to make a pair of slippers for anyone who comes up with a nice swap suggestion for me. I have these fabrics you could choose from: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/Marieke76/Forum/Stofjesvoorpantoffelruil002.jpg[/IMG]...

Hello! I am new to the site and lurving all of the creative inspiration. I am throwing a baby shower with a birds/owls/trees theme and was wondering if anyone had any great ideas. Already planning on: a bird mobile, tree cut-outs, baby bird cupcakes. I wanted to use birdhouses...

I have a couple pairs of these earings I had made to sell. Theyre about 1" in length. $6 via PayPal, thats including shipping to anywhere in the US. I'm super broke, and need some cash. Its lame. Thanks!...

I'm still making my way through my christmas chocolate And I have loads of Chocolate coins left. Me being me I hate to throw stuff away so.... What can I do with them or just the wrappers? (Random I know - Impossible, maybe not!) x

Hey guys, our favorite prego girl deserves a special baby shower from us. Who wants in crafting our lady something nice for her and the baby! Details will soon follow. ...

i'm going on a themed bike ride/party. and the theme is super heros. i want to make a big realistic brain. anyone know how to make this happen?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260346064249&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260346067140&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123 I had these up here as projects, but I need some cash, so I'm selling them. They are...

I'm throwing a joint birthday party for my 15 year old daughter and niece. They want a winter wonderland theme with blue, silver and white. We've ordered a banner and the standard balloon stuff, etc. I've rented a large space, but the owners won't let me put anything on the...

http://littlegreenguide.webs.com if you want to buy a itty bitty green guide, do it here.

Now this will be further down the road, like March? But I wanted to see if anyone would be interested in doing either a fairytail swap or just a Alice and Wonderland swap. If enough people are interested maybe we could set up partners at the beginning of Febuary. And have send...

I be a small town girl with no place in town to find candy mols, and i want to try it before i spend money on having them shipped to me. SO can i use an ice cube tray and a candy mold? And would i have to spary it with cooking spray frist if i did?

Should be inexpensive which... rocks my sox... and everyone who joins will end up getting lots of unique pages that they can make a neat book or journal out of. It would be spectacularly cool if we could keep this list going and continue this on and just keep switching...

does anyone have basic instructions for lace tatting using a crochet hook instead of a shuttle