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2:44 pm
August 14, 2009


vampirebox

Big Chicken

posts 38

Thanks everyone!

They are crocheted – with the last of my orange yarn, sadly!

12:18 pm
August 19, 2009


GeorgiaZ

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Found these little pins that I made for co workers a few years ago.

This one is a painted pecan.

And I love these little felt pumpkins. A really quick stitch.

They just have a little safety pin hot glued on the back.

2:04 pm
August 19, 2009


Flatlander

Moderator

posts 331

I like working with felt, made a very cute pin for my youngest son's teacher when he was in Kindergarten.

She had to teach him English and because she was from Dutch background whe always knew what he said..although she never showed him she understood Dutch.

So she was a bit special for us and for Halloween I made that pin…I don't have a picture of it..sorry.

I love halloween and designed  a doll …with some kind of pumpkin head…now it is just a matter of putting it together and hope that it looks like the doll I have in my headHappy Flower

10:23 am
August 24, 2009


vampirebox

Big Chicken

posts 38

Made from hemp <3



11:35 am
August 24, 2009


GeorgiaZ

Guest

That pumpkin cap is just too much! Love it!

6:31 pm
August 24, 2009


vampirebox

Big Chicken

posts 38

haha, thank you!  That little stem at the top really does it, huh?  :P

7:37 pm
August 24, 2009


GeorgiaZ

Guest

It is just the neatest yet. I so wish I could knit! Or at least had the patience to.

6:52 am
August 25, 2009


CindyP

Hart, MI

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posts 2915

GeorgiaZ said:

It is just the neatest yet. I so wish I could knit! Or at least had the patience to.


You should try these, G!  Mom uses them alot, her hands just can't handle the needles anymore.  You can find them at Walmart with all the sizes in a kit.  And they're a bit cheaper than a knitting machine.

http://crafts-sewing.hsn.com/s…..=144035750


Then on YouTube, there's some videos of using the looms to make different things, even flats.

http://video.google.com/videos…..;resnum=4#

Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible. ~ Cherie Carter-Scott

8:22 am
August 25, 2009


GeorgiaZ

Guest

I always saw those at wmart, but cant really figure out how they work. My sisters boy came home with one and they never did find out how it worked. Have you used one before?


10:00 am
August 25, 2009


CindyP

Hart, MI

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posts 2915

I've used it…….it reminds me of a project we did in gradeschool, there was a round board with the middle cut out with nails pounded in a circle.

You don't used knitting needles at all.  You cast on, circle the pegs with yarn, and use a hook to bring the bottom yarn up over the top, knitting!  Mom made EVERYONE hats last year for Christmas, didn't take but a couple days to do them all!  I think it depends on how you put the yarn on to get a pearl or knit stitch….

Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible. ~ Cherie Carter-Scott

5:14 pm
August 25, 2009


GeorgiaZ

Guest

Im going to see if sister still has the boys and give it a try. Stand by, I may need instructions.

8:44 pm
August 25, 2009


WV_Hills

Guest

CindyP said:

I've used it…….it reminds me of a project we did in gradeschool, there was a round board with the middle cut out with nails pounded in a circle.

You don't used knitting needles at all.  You cast on, circle the pegs with yarn, and use a hook to bring the bottom yarn up over the top, knitting!  Mom made EVERYONE hats last year for Christmas, didn't take but a couple days to do them all!  I think it depends on how you put the yarn on to get a pearl or knit stitch….


I was in the 5th grade when a classmate of mine brought in this knitting thing.  It was made out of a large wooden thread spool with nails pounded into the top of the spool.  (Boy, that dates me — when is the last time you saw thread on a big wooden spool!)  Anyway, you would wind the yarn around the nail heads, then take a crochet hook and slip the yarn over the nail head making a stitch.  Once around the spool and you've made a row.  You would thread the tail of the yarn down the hole in the middle of the spool, and as you add another row, round and round, the yarn would form a long tube of yarn.  You could make the tube of yarn any length, then wind the tube and shape it any way you chose.  You would sew the tube together – sort of like making a braided rug.  Is that clear as mud?

The thing I remember most? I was addicted immediately!  I would finish my class work as fast as possible, then try to hide my knitting under the desktop, hoping the teacher wouldn't see.  She did, of course, and confiscated my spool until the end of the day.  I was a really good kid, and it hurt terribly to get into trouble with the teacher.

10:49 pm
August 25, 2009


Jayne

Guest

I remember having those spools as a kid too!  My dad had an old wooden tube about 4 inches wide and he fixed it into a knitting loom for me.  I loved it!  I used a kniting needle tho to take my yarn off the nails.

2:37 am
August 26, 2009


Flatlander

Moderator

posts 331

YES me too…in The Netherlands they call that punniken..(ha try to pronounce that one lol)

We made potholders, bowls etc out of it..loved it.

I had the "old fashion" one spool with 1 small nails..and the fancy plastic one in the shape of a mushroom.

I would love to know how those knitting things work…

8:58 am
August 26, 2009


GeorgiaZ

Guest

Yup clear as mud, just cant wrap this brain around that one, but sure sounds like fun!

9:36 am
August 26, 2009


CindyP

Hart, MI

Moderator

posts 2915

GeorgiaZ said:

Yup clear as mud, just cant wrap this brain around that one, but sure sounds like fun!


Watch that video I posted up further……it puts it in perspective……..after you get the hang of it, you can go on to "fancy" things!!!

Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible. ~ Cherie Carter-Scott

10:37 am
August 26, 2009


Flatlander

Moderator

posts 331

yes that is real clear….I actually like those christmas stockings they show at the end….would'nt that be fun to make?

I go out and check prices next time when I'm in the city.

9:42 am
September 5, 2009


Jayne

Guest

Thursday night I cut paper for a Christmas mini album I want to make.  Then yesterday, on my way to the football game, I stopped at my favorite scrap store for some more of the paper.  I think I'll do another Christmas Mini in the same paper, but different for my store here at CiR. 

I have 10 recipe cards to make for a recipe swap I'm in, and perhaps some Halloween dominoes……….

3:01 pm
September 5, 2009


GeorgiaZ

Guest

Jayne, this is the pic I want for my moms domino, took me forever to find it. Her birthday is the 26th and if you dont have time, I certainly understand. Thats what I get for being so unorganized that I cant find anything. Let me know if I need to email it to you or what.

11:16 pm
September 13, 2009


beeyourself

Guest

Got this from one of my weekly newsletters…How To Preserve A Spider's Web…


Instead of a food recipe, I wanted to share how to preserve an actual spider's web. (reference link)

You need: A piece of black construction paper, glue or hair spray, scissors, spray can of varnish and spray can of gold or white paint.

  1. Make sure the spider has finished with the web and is not on the web.
  2. Spread a thin layer of glue on the black paper or spray it with a light coat of hair spray.
  3. Lightly spray the web with the paint.
  4. Bring the tacky side of the construction paper carefully up behind the web. Avoid any sideways movement. Try to get all parts of the web to stick to the card at once.
  5. Cut the supporting threads at the edges of the web.
  6. Spray the web with varnish to form a protective layer. Hang up your preserved web.

NOTE: It takes practice to get spider's webs to stick onto the card without distortion. Don't be disappointed if your first efforts are rather folded or tangled up.



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