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I just discovered Spoonflower, a site that allows you to design your own printed fabric custom by the yard.



In the interests of experimentation I have signed up and created a fabric for the purposes of assessing the site. A sample swatch should be here in the next two weeks, at which time I will update.

This is my experimental fabric. I created it using a public domain image from the Florida Educational Technology Clearing House. For those of you not in the know, they are an excellent source of free old style clip art, provided you are not using their images for profit.

I also changed the colours on the image using their insite editing software. No photoshopping required! They offer a number of different fabric weights, all of which are machine washable. You also can dicker around with the size and layout of the design. I've opted to print my fabric with a smaller image offset, so it'll look a little different.

The whole experiment cost me $7, though it'll come in a wee bit more than that after converting to Aussie dollars. That's including international shipping.

I see great utility in this. We have the same two clock print fabrics pop up on just about everything. The same two key fabrics. This could open the doors to a HUGE range of different looks, especially for our various groups who could conceivably use this to print off custom military patches.

They also operate a marketplace where designs can be bought and sold - Vicky will be hitting the marketplace if I like the look of the swatch! Some fabrics with potential: Bees and clocks, a lovely blue Alice border (which would make a gorgeous Loli-style jumper dress - I can see it in my mind!), creamy geometric patterns, all the math you can handle, lovely marbly swirls, wallpaper bats, silver keys, Mucha silver wallpaper prints, teal cameos.

Browsing Newport News, I found these gorgeous & steamy boots:

http://www.newport-news.com/shop/product_single.aspx?style_id=37543237&index=36&gp_coll_id=7516&gp_cat_id=7517&nav_cat_id=7582&category_id=7583

If they came in a color other than grey, I'd have to have them!

Does Maki Ichiro speak German? :/

Back in NYC. Been up over 24 hrs and was mad tired but the craving for pho took over. Called Rachel and we went Chinatown. Then I found a Quickly boba shop!!

Today's fabric find is from the Fat Quarter Shop, a place I discovered through someone here on steamfashion.

The "Be a Man" collection featuring:


It's so rare to find fabrics with gears on them. And this one is in a color I don't mind. I wish the price were lower, but it could still be fun to play with!

Just letting every one know I have completed a few things one of which is a set of engraved silver goggles!

here is the obligatory picture



and a couple of masks, rest of this including ebay links are below the cut!
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hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Awhile ago I bought a large box of antique/vintage laces and trims. I have only scratched the surface of what was in there, I found a fun use: adorning velvet blazers. I get velvet blazers at the thrift stores and reline, trim and give them a new life. I posted one a while ago with keys as buttons, but I just wanted to show you more cause you asked for it. And some other goodies I have been working on
Without further ado: (and available on my etsy)

www.shawkstitches.etsy.com
( More steamy goodness )

I am girly today! Seriously. My hip has worsened to the point where cutting my toenails on my right foot has gone from merely agonizingly painful to literally impossible. At the same time, Reflections, where I get my hair cut, finally got a cosmetologist! So today I went and got a haircut (Cara did her usual great job) and my very first pedicure. I loved the nail color so much, I decided impulsively to go ahead and get my first manicure, too! This is a pretty big step into girliness for me. Anyway, I now have pretty hair, and my (nice, short) toenails and beautifully shaped fingernails are a dark "hooker" red. Go me!

Just thought I'd pop in and introduce myself, I'm Lady V from Lady V Designs. I am a multidisciplinary artist creating organic influenced abstract, contemporary landscape, expressionistic surrealistic portraits, photography, assemblage, jewellery and handmade art cards.

I sell my jewellery exclusively at Art of Adornment and most of my jewellery is limited edition or one-of-a-kind accessories made from rare, unusual and exquisite components. Art of Adornment carries unique pieces from independent artist that are historically-inspired, focusing on vintage Victorian, romantic Renaissance, daring 1920's, Steampunk and dark modern Gothic styles.

This is one of me newest creations...


One of a kind. Layers of flowing antique bronze floral and Art Nouveau motif stampings create a stunning contrast with the charmlike brass watch cogs and matte black glass bicone beads which dangle from them. A hand-poured resin teardrop shaped cabochon containing more vintage watch parts acts as a focal point in the center. A 1 inch (2.5cm) antique brass locking bar pin is mounted on the back. (Description & photography by E.Foster from Art of Adornment)

Dimensions: 2 3/4" x 3 3/8" (7x8.5cm) including dangles

If your local Target still has some Halloween stock left, you can grab a pair of these pleather Darth Vader gauntlets for $0.79 (originally $7.99). I think they'd make nice driving/aviator gloves.

Let the OOCness continue!

Thanks to blazzano for sending in this Sue!

TITLE: Ginny Weasley: Supervixen
PERPETRATOR: thebartender713
SUE-O-METER: (toxic)

FULL NAME: Ginny Weasley
SPECIES: Supervixen?
HAIR: red
EYES: not described
MARKINGS: none described
POSSESSIONS: a "maple, with Dragon Heartstring as the core","Black knee high combat-like boots, a short black pleated skirt (for extreme freedom of movement), a black tank top and black outer robes", a second wand: "ebony with phoenix feather", and then Harry's wand.

ORIGIN: Harry is killed, Hermione refuses to fight because she'd rather be "a crooked politician", a pregnant Ginny goes in to take on Voldemort. The ceiling crashes in, he dies and she is in a coma for seven months. When she wakes up she takes charge of her care, and denies access to anyone who might be reporting to Hermione.
CONNECTIONS TO CANON: Hermione was going to use Exavier Potter as a tool to stay in government. So, Ginny had the baby in secret and then sent it away to India to live. Ginny pretended that a transfigured pillow was her stillborn son. Hermione doesn't believe her, of course. After she rehabilitates from her coma and pregnancy, she leaves to go find Voldemort. She wants him to be the "outlet for her rage".
SPECIAL ABILITIES: A "powerful" witch.

NOTES: Annnnddd I stopped reading when it got to the scene with Draco. I was just too squicked. The end.

( The Suethor and pstibbons should have a canon-sue showdown. )