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Monday, 30 January 2012:

I've added the following link:

Corsets from the Hardware Store!

Wednesday, 18 January 2012:

I noticed the problems with the shoutbox a while ago already, but things have been a little too busy to fix it. Once things get calmer, I will look for an alternative way to give your opinion or contact me. I understand Shoutbox's issues fully, but I do not intend to pay for their services for the moment. They have however provided me a very good service, so I wish them lots of luck in the future.

Tuesday, 10 January 2012:

Sorry for the lack of updates, it's been very busy. Happy Christmas and New Year, everyone!

I've added the following tutorials:

Budget lolita is making it all yourself!
Toon Link plushie
Totoro plushie
Wheatley plushie

Friday, 4 November 2011:

I fixed the wonky layout. If you find any more bugs, please let me know through the shoutbox. I hope you all had a great Halloween!

Monday, 3 October 2011:

I've added the following tutorials:

Boo plushie
Glaceon plushie
Ciel's cane
Lara Croft's guns
Making an underskirt

Wednesday, 7 September 2011:

I've added this link. It contains perfect projects for the colder weather.

Covering Our Hair

Wednesday, 24 August 2011:

I've added a search function to the site to make things easier.

Sunday, 21 August 2011:

Today's additions:

Violet LeBeaux - Tales of an Ingénue (I cannot believe I hadn't added this link yet...)
String Doll
Sheik's lyre
Steampunk helmet

I also changed some minor details.

Sunday, 31 July 2011:

I've added this tutorial:

Piranha neck pillow

Also: a friend of mine is working on a project to bring the Mega Man Legends 3 project back to life. Support her and her companions at Legends 3. Become a servbot today to show your support, as it has officially been said there's a chance the project might come back if enough people do.

Friday, 29 July 2011:

I've added links for plushie tutorials:

Cloth Doll Making
Furret plushie

Saturday, 16 July 2011:

I've added a beginner's guide to crochet, including a bunny project:

Crochet

Wednesday, 29 June 2011:

I fixed some minor mistakes.

Friday, 24 June 2011:

I'm sorry for not updating for so long. Due to personal reasons I didn't update for a while, but now I'm fine again, so I'll be updating more again. :D

Companion Cube plushie
Angry Bird plushie
Clopin's mask
Sakura's staff
Syaoran's staff
Viking shoes
Mini cake box

Sunday, 08 May 2011:

I've added the following links:

DIY Maternity
Naruto shoes
Date Masamune's armor
Edward Elric's coat
Pokeballs
Yuffie's shuriken
Chainmail
Glass etching
Kyogre plushie
Rodent's house
Turn a skirt into a handbag

I've also changed some minor details.

Saturday, 16 April 2011:

These tutorials were added today:

Sennen Puzzle
Piranha Plant
Ninja turtle plushie
Dragonair plushie

Sunday, 03 April 2011:

I've added this tutorial:

Making a circle skirt

I've also made major changes to the tutorial pages. They should be easier on your eyes now. :)

Tuesday, 15 March 2011:

Two updates in 2 days! Aren't you guys lucky? :)

The Golden Age of Couture
Katjusha

Monday, 14 March 2011:

I've added this link:

The Earth Friendly Lolita Project: make lolita accessoires out of a C2 bottle.

Sunday, 06 March 2011:

This tutorial has been added:

Kigurumi tutorial

Saturday, 26 Februari 2011:

These patterns were added:

Tepshie's giant Paopu fruit
TwirlyFoxy's fox tail tutorial

Someone pointed out that adding the username of the maker of the tutorials makes the site rather confusing and I realised he's right about that. I'm thinking of deleting these usernames in front of the titels, to make the navigating easier. There's a disclaimer on the main tutorial page after all, and all the links go to the original pages. So if I go through with this, be sure to thank the makers too, not only me. I'd feel bad about not giving credit where credit's due, but I think the userfriendliness goes first. What do you guys think?

Saturday, 19 Februari 2011:

I've added this pattern and tutorial:

Faux fur peter pan collar with pattern

Monday, 14 Februari 2011:

Renegar-Kitsune's Jolteon tutorial
Cloudestrife597's Cactuar plushie

Happy Valentine!

Tuesday, 08 Februari 2011:

I've added this link to the lolita section. It's a great forum with a nice tutorial section. The members are mainly experienced lolita's, so if you're looking for a more mature forum, check it out. As for the newer lolita's: don't be afraid to check too, these ladies will do their best to help you out.

Dressed to a Tea

I also added this:

Burda: free short-sleeved blouse pattern

Sunday, 06 Februari 2011:

I've added these links:

Amariel's Sailor Senshi Bow Tutorial
Melisse's diy earcuff tutorial
Majann's wands tutorial

Good luck to all of you who're planning on making gifts themselves for their Valentines!

Friday, 28 Januari 2011:

Updating a site while being tired and stressed is a bad idea, it seems.
I fixed the mistake I made at the previous update. I had linked back to the Threadbanger's ankle spats tutorial again, instead of to this:

Animus-Phantera's spats tutorial: A tutorial on making ankle spats.

I also added this link:

Michelle Phan's Instant Vintage Jewellery

Monday, 24 Januari 2011:

I've added this tutorial to the steam punk section:
Animus-Phantera's spats tutorial: A tutorial on making ankle spats.

Wednesday, 19 Januari 2011:

Dear crafters, sewers, cosplayers, lolita's, costumers, alternate fashion-lovers, DIY'ers etc,
Diary of a Craftster celebrates it's first birthday today!
I hope it has been of use for some of you. Even though it's a small site on a free host in a sea of professional ones, the small but growing amount of visitors surprises me every time I check.
I hope I'll be around for a long time, so that this site can become a great resource of tutorials and patterns for you all!

Greetings,
Rebecca

Thursday, 06 Januari 2011:

The first post of the new year!

Mademoiselle Chaos
Mademoiselle Chaos: Ruffle Collar
I've added a link to Mademoiselle Chaos's main page on the everyday page and one to her ruffled collar on the lolita page.

This site soon'll be 1 year old! :D

Wednesday, 29 December 2010:

This is not a crafting tutorial, so I'm not putting up a permanent link. But I wanted to share this with my fellow artists. If you like drawing humanoids, no mather whether you do artistic nudes, manga, portraits or just mess around or whatever, this is about the most useful site I've found in years.

Posemaniacs

Tuesday, 28 December 2010:

I've added the following link:

MagnaStorm's Chibi Wolpertingers

What the heck is a wolpertinger, one might wonder. Here's the Wikipedia page.

Monday, 27 December 2010:

I've added 2 guides and one tutorial list. Happy holidays!

Embroidery
Knitting
Fuck Yeah Lolita: lolita tutorials

Monday, 06 December 2010:

I've added the following tutorial:

Scandium's lolita sewing tutorials. It's a tutorial for adding lace to your socks.

Sunday, 05 December 2010:

Snarkitty's milinery tutorial
Intro to sewing for total n00bs

Saturday, 04 December 2010:

I've reorganised the lolita section and added some new interesting links:

Sew_Loli
One-piece with gartered sleeves
How to make a classic gothic lolita dress
Evange's lazy lolita skirt (DIY hime style)
Evange's box pleated skirt
Evange's bloomers tutorial

Tuesday, 16 November 2010:

I've added the following tutorials:

Marki-san's flat plushie tutorial
Meeps's how to make your own Sennen Ring

Extra update: I've added an Usamimi headband tutorial to the "other" section. Maybe I should figure something out for those Japanese-themed tutorials that don't fit in one category, like this one or the furoshiki one...

Monday, 1 November 2010:

I've added a tutorial for a cute wire wrapped ring.

Tuesday, 26 October 2010:

There's a new tutorial in the lolita section: Saku-chu's how to sew a lolita bonnet.

Tuesday, 19 October 2010:

I've added this tutorial:
★ Denim Overall / Playsuit / Romper / Dungarees from Jeans ~☆~ mightymannie DIY

Thursday, 7 October 2010:

I've added a tutorial for my fellow bentolovers: Furoshiki and bentobelt tutorial

Sunday, 3 October 2010:

I've added a link to the first part of Rexluna108's Morrigan Cowl Tutorial (Dragon Age Origins). The other 2 parts are in her description.

Saturday, 25 September 2010:

I've added a link to this adorable red panda plushie pattern to the dolls section.

Friday, 27 August 2010:

I've added the following links:

BabyLondonStar's Moogle tutorial
Qui's sailor hat tutorial
Ruffles and Stuff

Have a nice and creative weekend!

Friday, 20 August 2010:

I've added a blog by a woman named Joy, called How Joyful. She posts all kinds of tutorials, check her out!

Thursday, 22 July 2010:

I've added following tutorial to the techniquepage:

GlowingMember's tutorial on making bleach shirts

Saturday, 17 July 2010:

Exams are over and I still have a little while before the retakes start :3 So here are a few more tutorials:

StudioMallory
Em ay kay ee
ShinimegamiSky's How to Make a Dreamcatcher
Clearkid's Luma Plush Tutorial

Saturday, 27 May 2010:

I've added the following tutorials:

Lolita petticoat tutorial
Puff and Slash: The Art of Clothing Decoration
How to do Canadian Smocking
Making latex clothing
how to make a corset - by a novice
How to make fabric fairy wings
Draft & Sew a Custom Fit Reversible Coat
Fiberglass Armor Construction
Mega Man Costume

Updates have been few and will be few this month and the next due to exams.

Saturday, 08 May 2010:

There's a new link up in the tutorial section: Other. It has tutorials for things that do not fit into the other categories. For now, it's only beading tutorials and can tab weaving tutorials. Enjoy!

Sunday, 02 May 2010:

I added a link to Chioky's sword tutorials on Deviantart.

Thursday, 29 April 2010:

I have added a link to Weekend Designer at the "everyday" page.

Saturday, 20 April 2010:

I fixed a broken link: Japanese Fashion Magazine Scans.

Saturday, 10 March 2010:

Dear sewing lovers,
Someone pointed me on the fact that the layout of this site doesn't work on Internet Explorer. I work with Mozilla Firefox, so I haven't noticed a thing from it up until now. I have no idea why it doesn't work, since I've made plenty of similar layouts before that did work on Internet Explorer, but I'll try to find the cause of this and fix it.

Saturday, 03 March 2010:

I've added following tutorials:

Taeliac's bias tape tutorial
Nolwen's weaving and harringbone tutorial
Raincookie's Cross stitching tutorial
Taeliac's applique tutorial
Renegar-Kitsune's Mudkip sewing tutorial

Happy (slightly early) Easter!

Sunday, 28 March 2010:

I've added a tutorial on painting shoes.

Saturday, 20 March 2010:

I've added 2 tutorials on cutsews and one translation guide to the lolita section and one guide on dyeing fabric with tea in the technique section. I also revised the "Hints for newbies" section.
Good luck on all your crafty projects!

Thursday, 18 March 2010:

I've added two grommet setting tutorials. I'm usually not a brand-person, but I use the grommets by Prym too and it seems these are sold in a lot of countries, so I thought it might be handy. You could also get a special kind of pliers they sell for setting grommets, which I personally find the easiest to use.

Janes-Wardrobe's Grommet tutorial: a tutorial on setting grommets with materials from the brand 'Prym'.
Sidney Eileen's grommet tutorial: a tutorial on setting grommets by hand.

Friday, 05 March 2010:

I've added three more steampunk tutorials, from Threadbanger's playlist:

How to make a steampunk outfit
How to make steampunk gloves
How to make steampunk ankle spats

Monday, 01 March 2010:

I've added three links for steampunk accessoires (see below). For now, they're in the 'Other clothing' section, but I'm thinking about giving steampunk it's own section, once I found more steampunk-specific tutorials.

Steampunk goggles tutorial
Steampunk finger gun tutorial
Steampunk heart necklace tutorial

Sunday, 21 February 2010:

I've added a to the lolita section. I also fixed the broken link to Japanese Fashion Magazine Scans. Enjoy~!

Tuesday, 16 February 2010:

I've added this corsettutorial.

Monday, 15 February 2010:

I've added a tutorial for half-elastic waistband skirts to the Lolita section.

Wednesday, 10 February 2010:

I've added a link to a site that can tell you what glue to use for your projects.

Monday, 08 February 2010:

I've added a new link to this lovely Raichu plushie (Pok�mon).

Friday, 05 February 2010:

I've added a new section for polymer clay tutorials. Enjoy~! Sidenote: new useful links that aren't listed yet can be posted in the shoutbox.

Saturday, 30 January 2010:

I gave the "other clothing" section a different, clearer structure and I added a link to the Immortal Geisha, as suggested by the owner of Snowfox Creations.

Friday, 29 January 2010:

There's a new link in the lolita section: EGL_Crafts.

Wednesday, 27 January 2010:

I've added a link to this adorable cat plushie pattern.

Saturday, 23 January 2010:

I've added a link to a tutorial for making clothing labels using transfer paper and I made a new section in the tutorial list for dolls and plushies.

Tuesday, 19 January 2010:

We're finally completely online! Keep an eye on this site, because new tutorials will be added every time I find another interesting one. I hope this little site will be useful to the few people that will stumble upon it.