http://whipup.net/forum/ The Whip Up Forum: Recent Posts en Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:04:39 +0000 http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=81#post-424 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:17:45 +0000 beadangel 424@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>Just finished drawing the tutorial for the beaded penguin I made as charms, see the free tutorial at (warning: it's 5 pages long): <a href="http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/2008/project/july.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/2008/project/july.html</a></p> <p>The finished look (I made two):<br /> <a href="http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/large/bluepenguin.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/large/bluepenguin.html</a><br /> and<br /> <a href="http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/large/penguin.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/large/penguin.html</a></p> <p>Thanks for looking! </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-423 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:20:34 +0000 maryjanemidgemink 423@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I woke up and realized July 4th is this coming weekend, so I'm whipping up the old standby 4th of July Hat....it is cold out on the water in Maine. The pattern is free:<br /> <a href="http://maryjanemidgemink.blogspot.com/2008/07/4th-of-july-hat.html" rel="nofollow">http://maryjanemidgemink.blogspot.com/2008/07/4th-of-july-hat.html</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=80#post-422 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:47:56 +0000 dotdorsner 422@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Hiya all... Just wanted to let everyone know i just posted a new contest at dabbled.org -- "Summer Doldrums". We all need some inspiration to get crafty when it gets hot (or cold, depending on where ya live!) and what better way to get motivated than a contest!. The focus is arts/crafts, summer related, for kids (or kids at heart!). so check it out..<br /> <a href="http://www.dabbled.org/2008/06/dabbled-summer-doldrums-contest.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dabbled.org/2008/06/dabbled-summer-doldrums-contest.html</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-421 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:38:54 +0000 towhee 421@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>i'm knitting a soft cotton hat from Rowan Calmer for my sister:<br /> <a href="http://towhee.blogspot.com/2008/06/latest-project.html" rel="nofollow">http://towhee.blogspot.com/2008/06/latest-project.html</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-420 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:46:02 +0000 whitefox 420@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>hi--my "new" project is one I have resurrected from 1981! I saved the appliqued quilt squares I made in 1981--the beginnings of a baby quilt for my 2nd daughter---which was waylaid by "second-baby-syndrome" and never finished. Now, I'm finally finishing this quilt for my first grand baby ;-) <a href="http://foxyartstudio.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://foxyartstudio.blogspot.com/</a><br /> this is a fun quilt called "bear over the mountain" all in now vintage 1980's calico fabrics </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-419 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:11:46 +0000 djbebe 419@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I can't stop making scarves - scarflettes this time though - that's different! <a href="http://djbebe.blogspot.com/2008/06/scarflettes.html" rel="nofollow">http://djbebe.blogspot.com/2008/06/scarflettes.html</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-418 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:40:59 +0000 gongze 418@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12239600" rel="nofollow">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12239600</a><br /> i'm making these new neck rest cushions, many colors available later. </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-417 Fri, 30 May 2008 16:54:06 +0000 LilBirdie 417@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I've been making a few gift bags decorated with iron on transfers. </p> <p><a href="http://lilbirdiestitches.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-make-simple-drawstring-bag-with.html" rel="nofollow">http://lilbirdiestitches.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-make-simple-drawstring-bag-with.html</a></p> <p>I forgot to post these a while ago when I made them but<br /> heres some cupcakes made from plastic laundry detergent caps and recycled felted wool sweaters .</p> <p><a href="http://lilbirdiestitches.blogspot.com/2008/03/recycled-cupcakes-felt-blog-awards.html" rel="nofollow">http://lilbirdiestitches.blogspot.com/2008/03/recycled-cupcakes-felt-blog-awards.html</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=79#post-416 Thu, 29 May 2008 14:52:43 +0000 sewandsox 416@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>The CraftStylish site was just updated and now you can add your own creations! It's really cool since you can add three photos per post and you have space to describe your creation...kinda like a blog post.</p> <p>Check it out here:<br /> <a href="http://www.craftstylish.com/gallery" rel="nofollow">http://www.craftstylish.com/gallery</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-415 Fri, 23 May 2008 08:46:23 +0000 beruta 415@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Hi there!<br /> I have just finished a puppy made with a vintage tablecloth with interesting prints on it.<br /> <a href="http://beruta.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/table-cloth-doggy/" rel="nofollow">http://beruta.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/table-cloth-doggy/</a></p> <p>And before that a native american doll, lots of work to make her!<br /> <a href="http://beruta.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/jefa-india/" rel="nofollow">http://beruta.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/jefa-india/</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-414 Wed, 21 May 2008 14:08:40 +0000 Nancy 414@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I've been doing tiny paintings on the backs of Scrabble tiles--I think they want to be pendants. You can see them here:</p> <p><a href="http://floatingink.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://floatingink.wordpress.com/</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-413 Wed, 21 May 2008 11:47:53 +0000 girl.ferment 413@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I am making my second furrowed brow knitted soft fellow. the first is here: <a href="http://www.girlferment.blogspot.com/2008/05/furrowed-brow.html." rel="nofollow">www.girlferment.blogspot.com/2008/05/furrowed-brow.html.</a></p> <p>xx </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-412 Wed, 21 May 2008 05:49:41 +0000 djbebe 412@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I've been making more scarves - I just can't stop! Must be the weather... <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/djbebe/2445454320/" rel="nofollow">http://flickr.com/photos/djbebe/2445454320/</a></p> <p>And I just scored some bright blue (ala Grover) and bright red fur so there will be more in the works! </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-411 Wed, 21 May 2008 02:25:03 +0000 completely cactus 411@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>phew it took me a while to figure out how to post to the forum but i'm here now. I've been making soft robots or softbots, here they are at my flickr site<br /> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/completely_cactus/2501143878/" rel="nofollow">http://flickr.com/photos/completely_cactus/2501143878/</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-410 Wed, 21 May 2008 01:05:35 +0000 Polyclarific 410@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I have been hand sewing embroidered felt brooches. The designs are all my own and I had a stamp carved especially for these. I've used them to make pin cushions too. Here's my link to my blog:<br /> <a href="http://blogs.oddsocks.net/ahunt/2008/05/18/latest-brooch/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.oddsocks.net/ahunt/2008/05/18/latest-brooch/</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=75#post-409 Tue, 20 May 2008 17:06:46 +0000 sixfrites 409@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Hi, </p> <p>thanks for the great site and forum! I have some pirate party stuff which could be called ephemeral:<br /> - Message in a bottle invitations<br /> - Bottle cap medals for successful pirates<br /> - Pirate hat made from fun foam<br /> <a href="http://sixfrites.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/pirate-party/" rel="nofollow">http://sixfrites.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/pirate-party/</a></p> <p>and </p> <p><a href="http://sixfrites.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/pirate-hat-tutorial/" rel="nofollow">http://sixfrites.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/pirate-hat-tutorial/</a></p> <p>Ahoi! </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=75#post-408 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:58:44 +0000 towhee 408@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>When my summer garden is bursting with flowers I can't help but gather up blooms in a big basket and start stringing them into leis and headbands. I have a lei needle purchased on Oahu when I was a teenager and it has been in use ever since. In my Pacific Northwest garden, of the US, dahlias are the flower of choice for leis that dry to pretty shades and keep some bulk to them. <strong>Aloha!</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdieoodle/216403102/in/set-72057594068418644/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdieoodle/216403102/in/set-72057594068418644/</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=75#post-407 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:13:45 +0000 mereteveian 407@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>This is not mine, but I liked the idea:<br /> <a href="http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=801" rel="nofollow">http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=801</a><br /> it's a flowerlamp made from wire and paper </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-406 Sun, 04 May 2008 10:25:05 +0000 ric-rac 406@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Hiya, Just made a new scarf using over 28 metres of selvedge - I love it. You might like to take a look.</p> <p><a href="http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/2008/05/1134-inches-and-still-not-satisfied.html" rel="nofollow">http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/2008/05/1134-inches-and-still-not-satisfied.html</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=27#post-405 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:50:26 +0000 zebraknits 405@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I just completed a knitted Cabled Patchwork Blanket using different squares of cable patterns. Knitting took just over a year but it was worth it. You can check out my post <a href="http://zebraknits.typepad.com/zebraknits_a_knitting_jou/2008/05/cabled-patchwor.html" rel="nofollow">http://zebraknits.typepad.com/zebraknits_a_knitting_jou/2008/05/cabled-patchwor.html</a> for more details and some tips. </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=78#post-404 Thu, 01 May 2008 15:19:53 +0000 JackieD 404@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Here is another chunky cham that I've made. I posted this a couple of weeks ago, but I may have posted it in the wrong forum. Anyway, here it is.</p> <p><a href="http://doseofinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/04/chunky-charm.html" rel="nofollow">http://doseofinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/04/chunky-charm.html</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=77#post-403 Thu, 01 May 2008 15:14:47 +0000 JackieD 403@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Here's my second chunky charm. I posted the first one a couple of weeks ago - I think I posted it wrong, because I don't see it now. I will post it again after this one. This one's got a blue-green theme. Perfect for spring!</p> <p><a href="http://doseofinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/05/blue-and-green-chunky-charm.html" rel="nofollow">http://doseofinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/05/blue-and-green-chunky-charm.html</a></p> <p>Enjoy. </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=76#post-402 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:34:22 +0000 purplekappa 402@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I recently made a dreadlocked lion's mane for my daughter. I've been working out this project in my head for a few years, and finally got around to actually making it. It's going to be part of a winged lion costume. The following link has pictures and a tutorial. </p> <p><a href="http://purplekappa.typepad.com/purple_kappa/2008/04/dreadlocked-lio.html" rel="nofollow">http://purplekappa.typepad.com/purple_kappa/2008/04/dreadlocked-lio.html</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=75#post-401 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:19:02 +0000 kath_red 401@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Pop your links here to your ephemeral craft endeavours. Anything crafty that is also transient counts. Am looking forward to featuring some great ephemeral crafts in May. </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-400 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:25:38 +0000 JackieD 400@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Hi, this is Jackie. I've been making little chunky charms out of earring loops, charms and beaded wire. Here's the post:</p> <p><a href="http://doseofinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/04/chunky-charm.html" rel="nofollow">http://doseofinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/04/chunky-charm.html</a></p> <p>I'm planning on running a tutorial soon. Enjoy. </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=61#post-399 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:49:11 +0000 sewandsox 399@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Thanks for the links. I just spend about an hour on Anthropologie lamenting that I had no money for anything! I saved ohjoy for regular viewing as well. </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=61#post-398 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:38:44 +0000 kniterdone 398@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I regularly look to the online Anthropologie store for inspiration. </p> <p><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.anthropologie.com</a></p> <p>I also read the blog at Oh Joy!</p> <p><a href="http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/" rel="nofollow">http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=74#post-397 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:27:47 +0000 dragonflyducky 397@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>I wanted something whimsical to put out in my garden, so I made some gnome homes for myself and for a swap partner:<br /> <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/dragonflyducky/myblog.htm?blogentryid=3227775" rel="nofollow">http://www.freewebs.com/dragonflyducky/myblog.htm?blogentryid=3227775</a></p> <p>mini tutorial here:http://www.freewebs.com/dragonflyducky/gnomehome.htm </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=61#post-396 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:11:49 +0000 sewandsox 396@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>(I know, I keep replying to my own post.)</p> <p>A new craft site went live this week:<br /> <a href="http://craftstylish.com/" rel="nofollow">http://craftstylish.com/</a> </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=58#post-395 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:46:15 +0000 debilynn 395@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Elizabeth Lee Designs, theyve been around for at least 15 years. <a href="http://www.elizabethlee.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.elizabethlee.com/</a> lovely patterns and simple to sew, I made many. :) </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=65#post-394 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:44:19 +0000 Grandchampion 394@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Hi: I think that there are more craft, yarn, hobby stores than I remember when I was younger (I'm very old) and all the new craft materials, the yarn is to die for now, and so many kits of various crafts, makes you want to do crafts, try different things. I'm glad, &#38; I raised my 12 kids with crafting all the time, each had something they liked to do. Judie </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=70#post-393 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:17:00 +0000 glueandglitter 393@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Aw, I love this! It's sort of freaky how a lot of the problems we're having now are so similar to ones folks were having in the 70s. </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=68#post-392 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:49:42 +0000 PG 392@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>Four of the little (and not-so-little) darlings...though not allowed anywhere near my studio! </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=21&page=4#post-391 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:50:54 +0000 ric-rac 391@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p><a href="http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/2008/03/who-said-anything-about-cleaning.html" rel="nofollow">http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/2008/03/who-said-anything-about-cleaning.html</a></p> <p>This is my fabric eye chart that I made to help the visitors who freak out at how messy the sewing room is - Super easy! </p> http://whipup.net/forum/topic.php?id=65#post-390 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:29:48 +0000 freedomschool 390@http://whipup.net/forum/ <p>There is a definite revival of DIY in our culture. It's interesting a question as to how this all started. My belief is that it parallels the last revivial of DIY spirit in the 1970s.<br /> At that time as well as today people felt disconnected, isolated, and desperate. People struggle to be heard especially in relationship to war and a repressive government. Art making of any kind is therapuetic and it restores our sense of empowerment. The DIY movement has been sparked by several different, maybe complimentary reasons:<br /> the need for individuals to have an outlet.<br /> the need to form community.<br /> the need to access ones independence as a reflection of the ill equipped nature of the state.<br /> the need to invest in the self.<br /> the need for revolution.<br /> the need for economic independence.<br /> The nature of the DIY movement is thus to satisfy the retaliatory nature that arises when one feels repressed, isolated, and lacking the independence that every individual has a right to. </p>