Okay, first off, I'm not a big fan of the PotC movies- but seeing Johnny Depp's costume- well- I had to attempt it! I did this for Halloween 2007, I'm still working on it bit by bit. I got a compass tonight, I'm hoping to make a coat and hat for the next time I use it.
One of the big tips I found on many websites was to 'dirty up' the clothes, but I couldn't bear to rub dirt all over my brand new pirate shirt and boots after they'd cost me $25 each. Hehe.

I only got one decent pic (which unfortunately doesn't show off the boots I made )



Let's see here, I'll have a brief little breakdown of what I made and what I bought.

Bought:
Renaissance shirt
Men's pants

Made:
Boots: from a pair of black square toed dress shoes, covered in ultrasuede, and made into about knee-high boots
Sash: from a pillowcase, painted stripes with acrylic
Belts: bought belts, made buckles from Sculpey (night before Halloween, haha). I hung some things from the belt like Captain Jack had in the movie; some little furs and things.  Didn't have a compass, but I just found one today in a mega blocks playset, hehe!
Bandana: made from pillowcase
Wig/facial hair: Wig was store bought, but I cut, styled, etc. it all myself. 
Beads were also handmade from Sculpey, and the stick was one I found and carved to shape. Facial hair was extra clippings from the wig.
Vest: from men's dress shirt

I think that's it!  If anyone has any tips on a pattern that would be good for a jacket, I'd really appreciate it--- and any tips on making a hat would be awesome!  I found one tutorial, but it would be about $80 to make their hat.... money I don't have... heh...

Any questions/comments greatly appreciated and welcome- I'll post pics of the boots when I get home if anyone's interested!

My fingers are aching from doing all the jump rings by hand... but I think it turned out alright. It's going to be my Aunt's birthday gift in 6 days!
I got the slides (of 'Veniza') at Value Village, as well as the lamp (no shade- perfect!) Just had to buy a hole punch thingy at Wal Mart, and a billion jump rings. (Did I mention my fingers hurt? hehe).

Anywho, here it is!

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On



I love the swivelly factor.



Scary crafter with crafty lamp:



I love the light it casts



Questions and comments more than welcome!

edit:
Oh yes, I forgot the link to my inspiration!! http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=46294.0

I was at the dollar store buying some things for a friend's birthday the other day, and found some placemats, 2 for $1. I only wanted one, but picked up an extra because they were so cheap.  I was sitting around at home, twisting it about, and when it was in a tube, I went 'woah, that might make a cool lamp!'
So another trip to the dollar store later, I came home with a veggies & dip serving tray, a SpongeBob night light, and some little metal flower stickers.

The final project:



And here it is lit up!



A quick wordy tutorial, as I forgot to take progress pics:
-I measured down each side of the placemat and made marks at 1" increments. I then punched holes at each (I heated a nail over a candle and pushed it through- the placemat is just thin plastic, and I'd lost my hole punch).
-I wove this together with a green leather cord I found in a box lying around here, and topped each weave with a metal flower sticker, to make it look like a flower with a green stem
-I took the SpongeBob plate off the front of the night light, attatched it to an extension cord, and stuck it in the dip section of the serving tray (secured with tape).
-I cut a nook in the placemat tube where the cord comes through

It could also be used without the tray (might look nicer on a table) but I like having the tray so that if I have it beside my bed, I can chuck my odds and ends on it (earrings, watch, change, etc).

And there you have it!

Total cost:
Placemat: 50 cents
Tray: $1
Nightlight: $1
Flower stickers: $1 for 10, I used 5

=$3.50 with stickers left over!

One more pic, 'cause it shows off the placemat nicely

Some cakes I've made in the past!

A few cakes I've made in the past!

A few cakes I made in the past! (I'll divide them up into a few posts so I don't swamp a post with images. )

My first crafty post here.... please be kind!

First up, my ex had this huge trunk that he was going to use as a coffee table in his apartment, but the top was quite scratched and ratty.  After going through dozens of Guitar World, Guitar One, and Guitar Player magazines, hand cramp from scissors, and a roll of contact paper, I had this trunk all spiffied up for him!  Of course, after we broke up, I had to leave it behind in his apartment.  Sigh.  Oh well, I'm decoupaging my own Monopoly trunk!



And when I got my own apartment, I made myself this adorable little side table.  My mom was throwing out this round table, which was in terrible condition on the top.  My dad and I had recently got a huge crate full of empty CD cases at a yard sale, still with all the inserts and covers.  I chose my favourites of the bunch (plus a Monkees catalog), glued them on top, applied contact paper, and finished the edges with black duct tape.



Any questions or comments are very much appreciated!