Knitted gotch.
 

So... I'm talking to a friend, deciding what to knit, and I suddenly thought of knitting undahpants. You know. Not sexy ones, but lingerie style.

I don't have anyone to show right now, but hey. One never knows.

So she double-dared me, and I'll have to free-hand it. I'm excited about my knitted gotch, so I'll post back when I have something.

Yes, there will be pics, but not of me modelling.

I crocheted a "wiener blanket" for a bachelorette party one time.

It consisted of a long tube crocheted into a cylinder with two hanging "ball scarfs" in circular form.

Funny enough, 2 other women at the party commissioned 2 more for gag gifts for their husbands for Christmas!!

the panties would work out well with 'soft' doily thread....

might have to trial that!

My maternal grandma was the same way. She really made crafting magical for me even making special appearances at my nursery school to teach the class crafts. One particularly magical memory was how she'd pick Queen Anne's lace from her garden and put bunches of it in vases with water and a food coloring. I loved how the color would go up the stems and completely dye the flower.

I follow a fun blog full of recipes for cleaning supplies, food, and general all around how to make your home better on the cheap. Check the archives for recipes to make laundry soap, dryer sheets, household cleaners, carpet stain remover, etc.

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/

Hi everyone...I love this thread. Your craftiness is awesome!

I have always been crafty, I love working with glass or mosaics. For the last several years, I have been addicted to soapmaking (which I am hoping to make into a business!) I also make sugar scrubs, candles, masks, lip balm...etc.

Pinterest is my newest favorite thing to waste time to...I am thinking of making pinterest collage pictures.

On another note: The best fabric softener is about a cup of vinegar with a little essential oil added to the rinse cycle.

I haven't tried this one yet but lots of my friends swear by "milk of magnesia" as a great healthy deodorant.

What does it take for you to impress yourself?
 

So I am working on this rather complicated scarf right now, well the boring part of it and I feel like my brain will die if I just keep knitting round and round for what feels like forever.

Anyway.

Everyone is really impressed by what I have knitted.
But I'm not.

Sure I made the pattern, (took a photo from photoshop, took the colour away, threw it on an already made grid and figured it out - not that hard)
And once I figured out how to do intarsia, which is easier than I thought... it felt like knit by numbers. Very slow, very frustrating, but not that hard.

So I feel like I haven't impressed myself with this project, but I enjoy everyone's reactions.

I feel like I figured out how to do that, that I can out do myself.

What does it take for you to impress yourself?

I love to knit and just finished a patchwork knitted lapghan. Then I decided to teach myself crocheting. Wow this is a lot harder than I thought it would be. I am working on an afghan too using double crochet stitch. For the uneven edges, which I have too, I thought about adding a crocheted border when I am done. Unless the pattern is really basic I am having a hard time following patterns. I end up with a bunched up mess.

There are a ton of great youtube videos also on crocheting and some go nice and slow and even go slowmotion so that you can follow along. But right now I am sticking to super basic stuff.

melissa

What do you do with your leftover yarn from knitting or crochet projects? Are there any sites for yarn swapping. I have tons of left over yarn and not sure what to do with it. I've thought about doing a knitted patchwork quilt with all my leftovers. Any other ideas?

Melissa

Crafters Unite
 

I do origami

I thought I could ask for help in here. My daughter is doing a nautical theme wedding...seashells, seaweed, etc. Her bridal bouquet is a striking orange coral with seaweed and trinkets placed in it. The groomsmen are wearing sand dollars and starfishes. Her colors are beige and light blue and white. We are doing a blue fondant three layer cake with seashells all over it.

In saying all this...any craft ideas we can throw in there? She is not wearing a wedding dress....she is wearing a sun dress and flip flops.We are having it at a local park, outdoors and its going to be a BBQ reception right after.

Favors, decor, bridesmaid gifts, etc?

Everyone says Crochet is easy... LIARS!!!!

Whew! I spent some time yesterday in the office/craft room and was able to cut loose of 2 full garbage bags of random fuckery. (nothing good, don't worry!)

I bought some of these a while ago:
http://filtscan.info/img.php?fl=94x5...t2w2h5o2a4u584

This weekend I organized and labeled them and now have drawers for photo paper, scrapbook paper, stickers, note cards, etc.

I'm so excited about having my craft space organized!!

congratulations!

I haz no random fuckery:|

seriously? No one but Dee has any ideas for me about this?

thanks Dee! But with all the talent here I thought I would get some more ideas!

I am working on making these as random Spring gifts for ladies I know.

http://www.oddknit.com/patterns/flowers/tulips.html

problem is, most of the patterns make no sense.
Oy

(w)

One of my favourite things to work with is sea glass . . . it's so pretty, and so versatile. What about adding a few cups of sea glass to some wide (shallow) bowls, adding water, and floating flowers? Or you could add it to vases, and do the same thing but with stemmed flowers. You could tint the water a little too, if you wanted.

Depending on where you live and how much time you have, real sea glass can be tricky to come by, but you can buy tumbled (or faux) sea glass pretty cheaply. If you live anywhere near a Christmas Tree Shop, they usually have bags of it for a few bucks. Or if you're in New England, Ocean State Job Lot often has it also. Michael's usually carries it too, but it's much more expensive. Or . . . if you have the time and feel like breaking glass, you can actually tumble glass yourself. It won't look like sea glass, but can be really pretty if you use green and amber wine bottles, and Skyy vodka bottles. You don't need a tumbler, and it's a pretty simple process . . I will explain more if you are interested.

And how about sea glass jewelry for bridesmaids gifts? You can find beautiful original pieces at etsy.