So. I had this bag of bottlecaps sitting about for goodness knows how long. Last weekend I was listening to my radio show and I got this great idea. I'm currently making a purse that reflects my hippie personality. Why not make buttons for said purse? So I did! Here's one of them! Sorry about the cruddy iPod picture, guys. A tutorial is on the way and so are better pictures!   Enjoy!



LSUG= Little Steven's Underground Garage.

Hey guys. Quick question about reusable sandwich wraps. I'm going to make some soon and I was wondering-could I use the vinyl from those packages new sheets and other bedding come in if I wipe it down with hot water and soap first? I know you typically use oilcloth or that other material but I thought it would be okay to use the sheet package vinyl. Thanks!

Look what I've done lately! 


Vase from taco sauce bottle.


Pencil Holder from can #1.


Vase from Calypso lemonade bottle, which has been discontinued. 




Open and closed view of a candy holder.


Another candy holder.


Vase from Starbucks Frappuccino bottle.

Hey guys!

I thought I'd show Midna off here. She's in the Poppet-Along thread too.  I know, she needs shoes and other clothes. Haha.

Front view:

I know she looks weird here, but it's just the camera angle.


Back view.

Vintage lace, vintage denim, and clear vinyl from sheet bags? This camera bag!
  I don't know WHAT happened though-that lace is red in real life, not orange.. Thanks a LOT, Photobucket.

To Heroes of Time who don't have wallets. Come back when you have your wallet and sufficient Rupees. Haha, I couldn't resist. Anywho, I got this idea in my head to make a bag for my camera that looks like the wallet Link uses in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.

My version:


Inspiration:

Hi, quilters! I'm working on my first quilt. Here's a little story behind it: This summer, I found a half finished quilt sitting in my grandma's barn and thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. So I asked my dad about it and he said that my great great grandma started making it back in the 1960's but didn't finish it for some reason. I think she died or something.  I thought it would be nice to honor her by finishing it. So I have been working on it whenever possible and here are the in progress pictures. I aim to finish this over my winter break next month.  And oh yeah, I'm definitely going to make more. I'm hooked. It's relaxing to sew quilts, mirite? It's meditative. And for some reason the colors are all wonky-they look a lot better in real life. 


Some of the pieces lain out before being sewn together.


Pieces cut out and arranged on the sewn together quilt top.


Obligatory artsy shot.


Closeup of one of the pieces.


Closeup 2.


Closeup 3.


Closeup 4.


Closeup 5.


Closeup of the back material. It's a flat sheet I didn't want to waste.

I love the vintage fabrics in this quilt-I think Grandma would be proud. 

So I was playing Spirit Tracks recently and I thought it would be cool to make the stamp book Neko gives to Link so he can collect stamps for him. So I sketched the book out and then followed the sketch.



Sasquatch composition book.

Then I ended up with this:



Big improvement, no?

Comparison picture:

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Sorry the top picture looks weird is lying on its side.

So, this is pretty good. I've been here since 2007 and just now had a project that fit here on the Craft Oops Stitch and BOTCH board. Here's the story: I am decorating my planner for school with Zelda art. I thought it would be cool to make a little charm with the Triforce on it and clip it to the spiral on the book. I took #6 plastic from a Pasta House take-out box and thought it would make a good Triforce charm. I drew the Triforce, colored it with yellow crayon, punched a hole in the top and stuck it in the oven. When I took it out it was messed up. I thought I'd share this with you guys in case you planned on using that kind of plastic. I think I'll stick to clear #6 plastic.


Fail. 


The offending plastic. 

Last year I had this awesome idea. I had old CDs that were scratched and pretty much useless. So I thought, "Why not make them into coasters?". That's what I did. These are for hot drinks only though-they're not really meant for cold drinks.

Whoopsie. Pictures disappeared. 

I have the tutorial too if anyone needs ideas for Christmas gifts.   I know it's kind of early to think about Christmas but it doesn't hurt to get started early.  

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CD Coasters



What you need:

-Old CDs
-Cute paper of your choice
-Mod Podge
- Cardstock
-Tissue Paper
- Glue Gun
-Paint brush
-Foam paintbrush
- Pencil
-Scissors
-Corrugated cardboard
-Polyurethane (To make them waterproof)

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What You Do:

1.  Take the old CDs and glue them together with the glue gun. When you’ve done that, cut a piece of cardboard and trace around the hole in the middle of the CDs. This creates circles you can glue in the center of the coasters so they don’t have little ‘dips’ in the centers where the holes are.

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Glued with glue gun.

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Sorry this is a bit fuzzy, I think I got a little too close with the camera.

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Closeup of those little circles.

 
2. Cut out two of the little circles and glue them in the center of the coaster. Make sure you glue the cardstock to one side of the coaster (it doesn’t matter what side you use because you’re going to cover both sides of the disc) so the little cardboard circles don’t fall out of the hole.
 
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3. After the paper is glued on the back cut the coaster out. Cut around the disc so it’s easier to do the next step. While it’s drying, take another disc and trace around it on the paper you chose (I used this pink and green flocked paper for this tutorial) and cut it out. This goes on the front to cover up the tabs you make in the next step.

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4. Cut tabs in the cardstock after it’s dry. Fold them down and let dry again.

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Tabs cut out.

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Tabs all glued down and drying.

5. When the tabs are dry, take your tissue paper and cut out a square that’s big enough to glue on the side without the tabs. Glue it on and let dry. Turn the coaster over and cut tabs in the tissue paper. Glue them down and let dry.

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Tabs cut in tissue paper.

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Tabs all glued down.

6. When the tabs are dry, take the circle of cute paper and glue it down on the tabbed side of the coaster. Let this dry and then take it outside and seal it with polyurethane. I like to do two coats-that’s all it takes because the polyurethane is really durable. Let them dry and enjoy!

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Before it’s sealed.

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After sealing.