Posted by Holly on 2008-12-07 11:19:46
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For the smaller leftovers, I stick them in a fishbowl I have on my craft table. When the monkies come looking for yarn for their art, they can dip into the bowl and not go after my stash. Otherwise, I ball leftovers up and save them for later (knitting trim or embroidering designs on scarves).
Posted by CraftyChicaAZ on 2004-12-28 19:45:10
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Someone sent me that info, it sounds really scary! i'm too much of a touchy-feely wimpster crafter/artist, i think i would be scarred for life!
That link was expired, here is the one I got:
Reply to: casting@idiotboxproductions.com
Date: 2004-12-17, 6:25PM EST
E! Entertainment's The Style Network Presents Their
New HIT Show
DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF CRAFTY?
IF YOU ANSWERED YES, YOU NEED TO BE A CONTESTANT ON
CRAFT CORNER DEATH MATCH
In this fun, wacky, half-hour Competition Show, two
amateur crafty contestants, armed with nothing more
than a hot glue gun, a few craft table must-haves and
some crazy materials face off to the death (not
really). The contestants are pitted against each other, the
clock and ultimately The Craft Lady Of Steel, while they battle to create
the ultimate, winning crafts.
Though it may seem silly, you, the contestant will
play to WIN because GREAT PRIZES are on the line!
You have more than one opportunity to win those great
prizes! Scoring of your projects will be based on creativity,
technique and utility.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT THE CRAFT LADY OF STEEL???
WELL, PUT YOUR CRAFTINESS WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS AND
BECOME A CONTESTANT!!!
Email your name, phone numbers, and your favorite
crafts to casting@idiotboxproductions.com
Posted by sun bear on 2008-05-05 10:54:57
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So how did it go?!
I was just neatening my craft table when I found that glittery bag of frida kahlo that I made at your booth at cha. It was so great to meet you and your husband and put a face to the name that I see on the message boards :)
Posted by Static on 2006-09-02 21:16:27
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I really like those boards with ribbons on them to use as a really mobile cork-board or to display pictures, recently I read about a DIY project with plexiglass. They just took a 2ft. x 2ft. sheet of plexiglass in whatever color (or you could paint or decorate the back of a clear sheet) and then took those easel rubber bands that artists use and just stretch the rubber bands around the glass in a criss-crossing pattern. It's nice because the design is so mobile so you can easily arrange the bands so that they will hold lots of little cards or bigger pieces of paper without having to make a permanent decision on which it should accomplish... and it hangs nicely over a craft table.
Posted by SheIsMe! on 2005-06-17 13:06:47
Post Subject: my baby sister - ideas needed fellow craftistas!
my baby sis...
my little fa fa oogie boogie cutie pants be-be-aught-tah-be-fun ...
... is getting married in 2 weeks!
(i've never really had the feeling before - like time is passing and i'm aging - dare i say "getting old?"... but i digress... :o) )
anyway, i'm posting because she would like me to get / craft table cloths for her and make the centerpieces she'll use at her ceremony/reception. her wedding is small (about 30 people) and outside on my mom's old nonworking farm. she's using picnic tables and is having a barbeque potluck dinner after the ceremony. (she's so cool, right?)
my current plan is to get sheets at the thirft store to make the table cloths. at first i was thinking white but it might be nicer to go with different colors. i would also like to crochet a simple trim around the edges of the table cloths with a tassle on each corner. i guess the trim would be the same color on each table clothe - maybe white. as for centerpieces i'm thinking glass bowls in the centers of the tables filled with water floating candles in each.
but i'd like to have a plethora of ideas in my head before i just go ahead and decide on something. any additional ideas / thoughts / past experiences welcome! my main goal is to have things look simple, classy, and as magical as possible for her special day...
Posted by di521 on 2005-10-10 10:27:18
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you can also get a fold out craft table or cabinet. sauder has some inexpensive ones and joann has higher-end stuff. they're great b/c they store tons of stuff, have tons of workspace but then fold back into nice-looking furniture that doesn't look messy or anything when you have guests. then you can get organizers and bins and stuff in the closets for storage.
Posted by Sewlittletime on 2005-10-08 11:07:27
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I think using the large closet space would be an awesome idea. Why not take stock of what your craft supplies are, and from there, you can figure out how best to organize that closet. You could build a craft table right in the closet and put shelves and bins overhead, for instance. Just leave a small section at the end of the closet for you guests to use, or even invest in a small armoire.
Wish I had a guest bedroom I could use for my sewing!
Posted by russian mom on 2005-10-07 21:38:08
Post Subject: how to make a functional craft room in a guest room
We are building a new house. Once again my husband built a workshop into the garage and left me the guest room for crafts. I am looking for a way to make a functional craft working area and still maintain a useable guest room. The room has plenty of closet space. I was looking for something like murphy bed...a craft table the folds out of the closet into the room. I sew, scrapbook, and stamp mostly. I love just about any type of craft and have any storage boxes filled with supplies, patterns, paints, odds and ends. I have a second closet for storage of those items.
Does anyone have an idea that works for them?
Posted by maka10 on 2005-05-22 10:50:16
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Question for y'all: does anyone know where to get a large quilting/sewing/craft table that doesn't cost hundreds of dollars? A friend of mine is making curtains. She saw a table that had a one-inch square grid printed on it and also diagonal lines (to line up cuts).
Any ideas?
Thanks!!!
Posted by Elf_Chick on 2004-04-22 10:09:31
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i have a whole folder full of decor ideas for whenever i get my own place.
Ideally i'd like to live in an old house, or part of one (my old apartment was one of four in a big old house), especially an old Craftsman-style bungalow or those little cottages with slanted rooves and high peaks (i can't think of the name of the architecture; "gingerbread" is coming to mind, but this wouldn't have that doliy-looking trim), with creaky wood floors and tall windows.
I would hang stained glass panels over the windows so the light could come through, or use sariss or sarongs in other rooms for curtains. i'd juxtapose calming cool colors (a medium shade of slate blue, ocher) in one room with rich, vibrant rust colors and dark purple in another.
I'd love a burgundy velvet couch somewhere to accompany my brown velvet armchair, and a deep-colored tapestry rug. There would be shelves or bookcases to showcase all of my weird collections (bottles, pottery etc.) , a low craft table with cubbies built in underneath the tabletop (i actually saw something similar in a Pottery Barn Teen catalog!{:P) and big flat cushions to sit on while i do all my crafts.
I want a charming kitchen with an old (but functional!) stove and refrigerator, with a back door leading to a slightly overgrown garden overhung with huge oldd trees.
One room would have to have a wall for my paintings, and whatever the most minimal room was (hopefully the bedroom; i wish i had some calm in my current one) i would hang up the weird thrift-store painting that i got at a thrift store of a medieval lady.
I'm sure there's more....i think about this a lot.
Posted by CraftyChicaAZ on 2004-05-22 04:42:12
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i once did a story on party throwing. i interviewed this guy who threw a party where everyone had to wear black and then before they came in the house, they had to stop at a craft table and make their mask. then throughout the night they played some kind of game where they had to give up their mask if asked...now that i think back, i think it was for halloween. but you could tweek the concept.
Posted by revafisheye on 2005-07-20 00:53:06
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My system is all over the place. I have one bookcase for theater and music books; they are divided by technique, biography and fiction (plays/scores).
My general reading shelves are organized by category, author and size.
My cookbooks are in the kitchen; my craft books (I only have a few) are above my craft table; my desk shelves contain writing, reference and travel books, as well as the magazines I save.
In my bedroom, I have a few light/night reading books for fun.
Posted by HeatherC on 2005-07-20 16:05:47
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We have three bookcases:
1. Textbooks: Arranged by size. Also includes notebooks and course packets that I want to keep. This case is the one I constantly think about reorganizing, but the one I use the least.
2. Fiction: This is the smallest one, since I use the library for most of my fiction reading. They're in no particular order, just whereever they'll fit.
3. Non-fiction: The biggest one. It's about five feet tall. The top shelf is poetry and plays. The next two shelves are pop culture and film studies books, arranged by topic. The bottom shelf is about half pop culture/half magazines and comic books. We're probably going to have to buy a specific magazine case at some point, that's really gotten untidy and out of hand. Coffee table books are stacked up on top of this one, by size.
Cookbooks live with the spices, on the cooking bookcase in the dining room. Craft books live on the craft table.
I usually rearrange the system each time we move. Next to setting up the kitchen, rearranging the books is my favorite thing to do in a new apartment!
Posted by princesshammerhead on 2006-12-14 21:59:57
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I've already posted but this made me happy today:
I was sitting at my craft table puzzling over what to make next. My 3 year old son, Harley comes up to me and says "Mom, what's wrong?". I said, "Well, I don't know what to make" Harley thinks for a few minutes and says, "I know Mom, cookies!" Oh how I smiled. Set the crafting aside and went off to bake. It was a good day! -PHH
