Craft Chat & Swaps

I'm putting together a gigging kit for my boyfriend who is in a band. I've managed to get a towel and embroider his name onto it, buy some deodorant and get some bass plectrums - does anyone have any other ideas to add to the kit?? Many Thanks =) xx

How about some sort of woven basket? they're handy and don't need to look "cheap". Or a shopping bag from former juice containers or coffee bags, I've seen them pretty expensive in stores.

Hey guys, I recently made a facebook page (http://bit.ly/kommoner) to sell plushies through and I'm currently holding a competition; whoever invites the most people to like my page, gets $5 off any plushie they want . Event link:...

My boyfriend is in need of a new wallet so I thought I'd buy him a nice one for Christmas. The problem is he's 28 and refuses to use any wallet that isn't Nightmare Before Christmas and the NBC wallets at Spencers and Hot Topic are pretty blah! So I thought I'd buy a leather...

Ok guys I have this idea to make as many plushies as possible and to have you guys make as many as possible and send them to me so I can go to st juides and give them to the children there for christmas and I would love it if you would like write a heart felt message on a...

Hey! I have been looking all over the internet for a cow plushie/softie/feltie pattern. i need something that i can make out of sheets of felt and that is small. I would be amazingly grateful if anyone could help me, or at least point me in the right direction! thank you!...

My boyfriend loves art, but hasn't been able to afford supplies for awhile. I plan on buying him some for Christmas. I asked what his favorite art supply is and he told me he likes acrylics on canvas. Does anyone know of good brands to use? Average price ranges? Whether sets...

Hello! I've been lurking the pages of CO+K since August 2009 and I absolutely love it here. After quite a bit of pushing from my family, I finally opened my own etsy shop at the begining of this month. I'd be extremely grateful if I could get some shop critiques from this...

I have found a number of projects, however, I can't find directions on how to complete them ANYWHERE!!! Are we just supposed to guess? Am I missing something? HELP!!!!

who is in love with the zombie show, the walking dead? we can do plushies, art cards, make bags, candy it can be centered on the zombies themselves, or the surviors, mini rifiles or guns, tanks, the CDC(think mini bio harzard suits) or state troopers? I want a state trooper...

I have a pair of poney hair shoes that I love! They are the most comfortable pair of shoes I own. The only problem is that the hair has started to seriously come off. One of the shoes is almost completely bald. For those of you who are unaware of what pony hair is - its an...

So my boyfriend's sister is turning 19 this Saturday. I would really like to make her something cute and practical. I'd also like it to be something that she would really like, but I honestly don't know her all too well. =/ Unfortunately, boys aren't very helpful in this area...

My mums 50th birthday is coming up, and I want to make her something really special. I suffer with CFS, and she quit work a year ago to help care for me whilst i'm trying to recover, and keep up with my school work. I want to make her something she can show off to her friends,...

A freind asked me to find him someone who can make him a working hidden blade like the one from assassians creed. He wants it to be made out of metal and leather with the working gears and a 6 inch blade. He's a big AC nerd. Anyway he is wiling to pay and needs to know if...

Hi all, I'm trying to make my own candle holders & lanterns - but am trying to find a suitable varnish or glaze to protect them. Everything I have found so far is 'highly flammable' which makes me just a tad nervous. Can Anyone please help & recommend what I could use? Thanks...

I recently set a challenge for myself and have decided to finish 30 of my unfinished projects in 30 days! no matter what the project is, no excuses, no breaks with the holidays and all. I will be posting my progress on my blog. if you wan tto see how it goes come check it out....

Just a thought OK so I want continue to explore Art Journaling in the next year-would anyone like to join me? Fabric is my ultimate aim but I've just found this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIOKiH98nhY&feature=&p=233034C0AD76AAEC&index=0&playnext=1 Seems like a good...

can you believe that 2011 is soon here lets dicuss swap ideas for the new year all in favour for a Walking Dead swap(that new zombie show) raise hands? ummm, a steampunk swap? a sushi swap? ok a foodie swap who wants another P5 swap?

this is probably a dumb question, but in order to not look stupid in public, ill ask it. im in the US and i was wondering if Joann fabrics would cut fat quarters. anybody know?

I just wanted to know the basics of making plastic cabochons, such as the solid vintage looking ones with images on them. I enjoy making jewelry but would like to start making cabochons/pendants with my own images on them and I really dont know what the process is. Any advice...

I've been selling my jewellery locally for about a year now and it's a great success so I want to take it to the next level, but now my problem is that I'm in South Africa, so I don't know how I can make it go further except by opening an etsy shop. I'm not entirely sure how...

My 2 year old daughter absolutely LOVES humf, it's a kid's tv show on Nick Jr and there's no toys available at all!! i would love to make her a teddy if i could but have never made a teddy before!! Humf is the cutest little thing...for those who don't know who humf is and what...

http://www.fcbd.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=343 these are absolutely awesome but I'm not sure to make them would it just be pleated top, with very wide leg thingys for the bottoms would the legs have to be longer and then an elastic pulling it...

I've been going through a lot of oatmeal lately, and have a little collection of empty canisters. I used to know what to do with these back when the lids were made out of the same cardboard material. Now, they're plastic and don't fit the same way. (I haven't done one of these...

what sort of things can i use to draw on shrink plastic (ie markers, pencil..)?

Hii, so I've got my 16th birthday coming up, and I'm celebrating it with by best friends b-day too. We decided that we'd theme it: the fifties but now, I don't really know what to wear, I've googled it, and got quite an idea of the style, but I was wondering how I could create...

Does anyone know where to find small glass bottles (and I mean small enough to fit on a necklace) as well as stout, or old fashioned cork bottles? Kudos to anyone who knows where I'm going with this

Allright! I've just opened up my very first shop! Only half the stuff is up there due to the cat sitting on a tray of things and the camera batteries running out half way through, but I thought I would post it up anyway to get some feedback. So:...

I have already done projects for my boss by her getting the needed fabric and I sew what ever she wants but I was wondering how to get word out to start making money to sew. I get paid very little at my side job so my boss says go ahead, but I have no clue how to advertise it....

* Edit* This swap is now open, but i cannot change the name of the post* Anyways, because theres some intrest for this as a swap, here we go So I had the idea for a stocking swap. You would either make a standard sized Christmas stocking, or purchase one and decorate it to the...