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03 May 2006

Metachat Craft Ring →[More:]Looking for who would be interested in participating in a mecha craft ring. It would work in a similar way to the CD swap, only with crafting. Everyone has some sort of crafty-type interest, it seems.

If you're interested or would like to brainstorm, please do. If there's enough interest, I'm willing to spearhead it, as my gift upon returning to Meta Land.

At some point, we can make a wiki page about it.

post by: SassHat at: 00:22 | 37 comments

Yes, please!

posted by wimpdork 03 May | 00:33

I will make tea cozies out of the remains of our once-glorious civilization.

I'm pretty handy with paper airplaneys, also.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 03 May | 00:33

Not much in the way of brainstorming (yet), but I am way into this idea. It'll give me something productive to do, and hopefully help me find some new crafty things to try. Yay!

posted by viachicago 03 May | 00:36

Finally!

An outlet for my "Great Moments in Christian Trucker History" dryer lint dioramas!

posted by arse_hat 03 May | 01:13

MAKE zine/blog has a lot of interesting things to do... I don't go in for the crafty stuff much, myself, but maybe.... Wish I could knit. Then I could make zombies.

posted by Zack_Replica 03 May | 04:49

This is a potentially cool idea. Hmm. I dabble in many crafts but am proficient in none. Maybe I can cobble my dabbles together and make one, huge, half-finished craft.

Do cootie catchers count as a craft? Because I make cool cootie catchers.

Hey I just remembered that I know how to sew. Would anyone be interested in felt renditions of snakes on planes, monsters, zombies or bunnies?

posted by iconomy 03 May | 08:00

I can make a bow-tie out of a dollar bill. (Or a $5 bill, but that costs extra.)

posted by mike9322 03 May | 08:02

Maybe we should consider a paper crafts ring, what with the cootie catchers, bow-ties and airplaneys...

posted by iconomy 03 May | 08:09

I knit but it takes me a thousand years to knit socks or mitts. I'd be in but I'm afraid the only thing I can knit in a timely manner is dish cloths.

posted by LunaticFringe 03 May | 08:23

I can hardly tie my own shoes. You guys have fun without me, and post pictures.

posted by matildaben 03 May | 08:52

Everyone has some sort of crafty-type interest, it seems.

Well, I like making designs on the bar with the rings from my beer mug. I also like to melt stuff.

posted by jonmc 03 May | 08:55

I am so there. I'm already planning on offering The Ugliest Scarf In The World (tm) to any bunny who will promise to give it a good home & pay postage in the fall when it gets cold again. Now I can swap a hat, or perhaps a lovely painted gourd birdhouse, or a mosaic table. . the possibilities are endless!

posted by mygothlaundry 03 May | 08:56

The one vaguely crafty thing I do is cross stitch. Anyone want a bookmark?

(alternatively I'm currently doing a big-ass Last Supper, but it will take me at least another couple of years)

posted by gaspode 03 May | 09:11

This sounds fun, I'm in!

posted by amro 03 May | 09:19

Oooo, mgl reminded me that I can do scarves. they're just like giant dish cloths and I can probably pump one out in a week or so.

And since my last post was vague, I'm in for crafty fun.

posted by LunaticFringe 03 May | 09:23

they're just like giant dish cloths

LF, that struck me as insanely funny. My cubies think I'm a freak.

posted by mike9322 03 May | 09:31

Oooo, mgl reminded me that I can do scarves.

Do they have lunatic fringe on them? If so, I want one!

posted by iconomy 03 May | 09:37

I'm always puttering around in the workshop (aka Muppet Labs.) Optical and electronic toys. I just went through a phase of making lava lamps.

posted by warbaby 03 May | 09:41

This is gonna totally ruin our street cred.

posted by mullacc 03 May | 10:18

I can definitely do the fringe but I'm not sure how I would lunafy it. Maybe all sorts of crazy colours?

mike: Sorry that your cubies think you're crazy but glad I could make you laugh!

posted by LunaticFringe 03 May | 10:20

I. Am. So. In.

posted by Specklet 03 May | 10:21

I totally want to do this, but I don't know if I have time to participate :(

posted by cmonkey 03 May | 10:36

I'm new to MetaLand...how would this work?

I knit pretty well, even if I am the world's slowest knitter.

posted by luneray 03 May | 10:39

I can do lovely origami, with beads.

posted by Miko 03 May | 10:41

Miko: that sounds neat. My sis loves the origami, all I can do are cranes.

posted by LunaticFringe 03 May | 10:52

iconomy: I didn't read your post about the felt thingies 'till two minutes ago! I would love a felt zombie bunny! I'll trade you for a giant dish cloth/scarf.

posted by LunaticFringe 03 May | 10:57

I'm designing an Eye of Sauron tea cozy. anyone interested?

posted by luneray 03 May | 11:03

I crochet vulvas, among other things. Yay swaps!

posted by heatherann 03 May | 11:05

I hate you all.

posted by matildaben 03 May | 11:20

don't feel bad, tilda. They can have fun making stuff. We'll have fun breaking stuff.

*gets hammer and bat*

posted by jonmc 03 May | 14:41

Well. I can make a hat. I can make a broach. I can make a pterodactyl.

posted by mike9322 03 May | 14:59

You can count on me.

posted by omiewise 03 May | 15:54

I'm in. Not sure with what yet, tho.

posted by krix 03 May | 16:24

Mike, I would really like that pterodactyl.

posted by viachicago 03 May | 18:39

If this happened I'd be up for it. Small knitted things and jewelry, and other excuses to play with my mini-blowtorch.

posted by casarkos 04 May | 08:23

I do collages. I mailed out several MeFi MailSwap cards, but only got 1 back, so I am traumatized. But I'll try again.

posted by theora55 05 May | 20:07

We used to do this on alt.gothic.fasion years ago, it was so much fun!

The way we did it was everyone would sign up once the theme was announced. If it was a smallish item everyone would make one for each person in the swap. If it was a bigger thing, you'd make for one person (everyone would email the organizer in advance with favorite colors, etc).

but, in any case, count me in!

posted by kellydamnit 11 May | 22:06

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