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I love crafts! I want to be an artist?

• Sun Oct 29 05:26:54 2006:
  Homemade_wrapping_paper Comment

  Novelty paper is the big fun.

  I like to make it online and find a symbol or cutout and then turn it black and white in the paint program.

  Just find a small symbol and then repeat it every which way.

  If it's a small object, make the symbol conect to...

• Sun Oct 29 05:23:43 2006:
  Door_hangers Comment

  How much were they at Michael's?

  I was thinking of starting a holiday crafts...

• Sun Oct 29 05:22:19 2006:
  cross stich ideas Message

  I think cross stitch can work very well when a design or pattern is used that incorporates the cross stitches into whatever the subject is.

  I actually saw a punk rocker with a Black Flag cross stitched...

• Sun Oct 29 03:49:14 2006:
  Mixed media paintbushes Message

  I use a cheap set of 3 paintbruses for 99 cents and then throw them out when working on a project. Cleaning up is just too time consuming and messing up my sink or trays just makes more mess.

  It takes me longer to really clean an area with solvents and...

• Sun Oct 29 03:41:48 2006:
  What is macrame? Message

  For those who don't know, macrame is a type of knitting and knotting heavy textures of yarn or cord in any color or makeup with beads to form a functional object like a planter or a vest, but the knots can hold decorated beads that make a very colorful...

• Sun Oct 29 03:36:54 2006:
  Industrial fabris worn as textiles Message

  Often I see many types of incredibly well-designed fabrics for industrrial or decoration use only, ie. not to be worn against the skin or as clothing.

  What is the techical difference of using these fabrics for making clothes?

  Is it a safety...

• Sat Oct 28 20:57:21 2006:
  Craft kits money to be made? Message

  So if you assemble your own is there money to be made doing craft kits?

  I think it would be fun to do custom latch hook designs or special quilting...

• Sat Oct 28 20:36:51 2006:
  The_price_of_pumpkins Comment

  Did you make stuff out of the pumpkin raw material you scooped out of the middle?

  Pumpkin bread is good stuff especially when you use chocolate chips in it!

  I think pumpkins are worth it if you really love the shape.

  I love the min pumpkins we have...

• Sat Oct 28 20:33:26 2006:
  chocolate forms Message

  You know those chocolate forms you make lollipops out of?

  My mom stored them in a bag and put them in an area that the heat could get to, then one time during the summer the air conditioner was not working ad the temperatures oared.

  Months later my...

• Sat Oct 28 20:26:16 2006:
  Canvas mounts Message

  Canvas is so expensive.

  Does anyone know whwre you can get cheap canvas rolled that does not cost a fortune?

  Some of the stuff i see online even the untreated stuff is unbelievably expensive.

  I am looking for 6 by 6 foot...

• Sat Oct 28 20:22:22 2006:
  wall hangings Message

  Since textile art has taken off I have always meant to get around to the kind of art that was composed of knotted cords threads and ropes suspended from a overhead plate or suspended rod.

  Has anyone done...

• Sat Oct 28 19:58:14 2006:
  Swarovski bracelets & bags Message

  I am seeing the holiday accessory market heat up.

  A lot of oversized crystals set in bags or keyring purses. Anybody know whwre to get the gridded setting stuff the oversize square crystals go into?

  I have seen this in a resin somewhere but it must...

• Sat Oct 28 19:55:03 2006:
  Home lithographs Message

  I want to make lithographs and serigraphs at home in my home studio.

  What is required? I have a lot of room.

  I am looking to reproduce some custom prints in secondary color...

• Sat Oct 28 19:53:25 2006:
  Big sweaters Message

  I would love to knit a big sweater.

  But all the patterns i see are for very close fitting sweaters.

  Where are the oversize...

• Sat Oct 28 19:50:08 2006:
  rings Message

  I am seeing a lot of rings that look like they are made from kits in the magazines.

  They look like snapped inside a setting makes the ring.

  Does anybody know where I can get this ring making...

• Sat Oct 28 19:49:04 2006:
  working with velvet Message

  I like to work with silk velvet because the luster and color looks good under any light.

  But it's so hard to find good silk velvet.

  Mostly on ebay and other places they say it's silk velvet but usually it's cotton or rayon with a 18% silk...

• Sat Oct 28 19:47:39 2006:
  Hand sewing Message

  Am I the only person that does this?

  I often try to experiment in the sewing of a garment when I am sewing it. A finish like a fringe in the seam can really dress up a shirt or skirt and looks like it costs hundreds of collars.

  I see stuff like this...

• Sat Oct 28 16:09:28 2006:
  Beaded_Jewelry Comment

  I like your jewelery but the pictures are very dark.

  Even when I have enlarged them. And the lighter background doesn't show them off so well.

  If you put the background dark the photos will stand out and the buyer can see the...

• Sat Oct 28 16:02:27 2006:
  Candles_or_flashlight Comment

  I use a small votive candle. it will just burn down into the flesh and go out.

  Make sure you have water in the bottom of the pumpkin.

  The candle will go out when it's done.

  Flashlght are you kidding? Who coud afford the batteries?

  Votives are...

• Sat Oct 28 16:00:42 2006:
  Tie_Dye Comment

  I never realised how much my craft training from school years paid off.

  We did tie dye but i never liked the way the shirts looked on me.

  Now you can wear it again.

  Get some dyes together some vinegar, some fabric or t-shirts and some rubber bands...

• Sat Oct 28 02:03:50 2006:
  bracelets Comment

  Well it sure souds easy but i have never made a yarn bracelet.

  is it like macrame? is it knitted? Do you need fastenings or end...

• Sat Oct 28 02:01:56 2006:
  Danger_of_Wood_Working Comment

  I think the danger is that they will feel a confidence to initiate fire and burning on their own. make sure you instill upon them a sense that an adult must be...

• Sat Oct 28 02:00:13 2006:
  closed nose pliers Message

  Gotta have specialty pliers for small jewelery work. They are so worth it.

  I never realized but you need to really be able to work the wires and fndings around.

  Invest in decent equipment or your wrists and hands will feel the...

• Sat Oct 28 01:47:37 2006:
  Clay_Pots Comment

  I know that blue glaze you mean. it has a cobalt component and picks up surface deteriorations in a really interesting way....

• Sat Oct 28 01:45:06 2006:
  Macrame_items Comment

  My mom made a planter when i was small with these really cool matching beads. It was great because then the hanging planter didn't rust and looked colorful when you looed out the window.

  It was for a creeping...

• Sat Oct 28 01:43:35 2006:
  free_knitting_patterns Comment

  http://knitting.about.com/

  This has free patterns.

  http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=knitring;action=index

  Hers is the free knitting pattern webring.

  http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/

  Smock to to...

• Sat Oct 28 01:27:58 2006:
  Handmade_Beaded_Jewelry Comment

  Beaded jelwelry is still...

• Sat Oct 28 01:25:07 2006:
  Finger painting Message

  OK so I confess I have a love for finger painting.

  I was bored a few years ago and when and bought bruises and paints but what I really wanted to do was fingerpaint.

  I wanted to do all the fingerpainting I wanted to do until I wanted to stop.

  Very...

• Sat Oct 28 01:22:56 2006:
  Making_masks Comment

  I love mask projects.

  You can go with a plain mask in black, white, red, green or silver and gold.

  Mask are areat way to transform an evening dress or even a man in a suit into a "costume".

  I wish I had thought ahead and started making these in...

• Sat Oct 28 01:19:35 2006:
  fabric decorations Message

  My favorite memory from a long time ago is when my grandmother made an egg basket using fabric and ribbons because she didn't have any egg dye.

  I will never forget this one egg, it had wrapped around it this bright magenta foil ribbon about two inches...

• Sat Oct 28 01:14:07 2006:
  where to order? Message

  where to order a dressform??

  If your order one in your size can you make adjustments to it?

  Is it cheaper to buy one in person and not pay for shipping? Who sells...

• Sat Oct 28 01:09:05 2006:
  catalog Comment

  Linda-

  to what are you referring?

  I make web sites and people can have their own catalog online.

  That is a good idea.

  I have always wanted to make latch hook kits as...

• Sat Oct 28 01:07:21 2006:
  Brands_that_smell_the_best Comment

  Diptyque is the best. But they are very expensive.

  Maybe take a look at their line to get some ideas, then reproduce some of those types more...

• Sat Oct 28 01:05:31 2006:
  Making_Cards Comment

  I wish more people made their own cards.

  I'd rather send out a personalized effort than a mimeographed newsltter each year with an updated grainy picture of the family.

  I hate it when people do that.

  Even a bow or a little wreath on a folded card...

• Sat Oct 28 00:57:56 2006:
  Where_do_you_get_your_supplies Comment

  Many people sell candles already made. They don't want to get into the hassle of making the candles.

  But how much more complicated can it be than melting the wax, putting the cnadle in, and adding coloring and fragrance?

  This seems like a very fun...

• Sat Oct 28 00:51:00 2006:
  sand_bottle_creatures Comment

  Links to the coups please?

  You have reminded me of something I always wanted to do with sand colors in the jars and bottles and vase.

  It's a quick way to get color in an area without making a permenent change like paint or furnishings or putting...

• Sat Oct 28 00:48:35 2006:
  Hand machine Message

  I learned to sew using an antique machine my mom had put in my room as a table. i started opening it up and using it. it didn't work electrically unless in spurts but I got the hang of it.

  I got used to having that kind of control. once you wigged the...

• Fri Oct 27 07:34:32 2006:
  Wreath_ideas Comment

  I should sew a wreath. This thread gave me the idea. Wreaths are very seasonal;. they really raise your spirits but in a way that connects to the earth and not any special religion.

  So maybe a special way to sew a wreath and put fabric flowers on it....

• Fri Oct 27 07:32:30 2006:
  Trees Message

  When I was little I used to love drawing trees.

  You could start in the branches and just keep going forever.

  In today's green-friendly environment i wonder what kind of special project i could make...

• Fri Oct 27 07:26:58 2006:
  Quilting Comment

  Quilts were made to be hand sewn. A proper tiny triangle pattern quilt can be stiched watching tv and will be very strong and keep cold out in winter.

  I love picking out the colors. On ebay you can get tiny lots f real silk satin and velevet pieces and...

• Fri Oct 27 07:24:35 2006:
  Patterns Message

  I want to make patterns but I want to make them using nice colored tissue paper. Where can i get stronger tissue paper than the old patterns used to be made out of ?

  They were too...

• Fri Oct 27 07:22:44 2006:
  Earrings_to_make Comment

  I checked out some killer books from the los Angeles library and study the designs and color combinations.

  You can tach people to make the jewelry it's the color combinations and beads that is hard to guess what people will...

• Fri Oct 27 07:21:30 2006:
  How_old Comment

  Handling a needly takes good motor skills. i would say her age is less a issue than her hand eye coordination. Is she farsighted? These are the qualities that will govern success and...

• Thu Oct 26 22:33:59 2006:
  Headbands_Ears Comment

  Where can you get the bulk headband stock?

  I would love to make dres up headbands for christmas using decorator silks and satins. Much less expensive than buying a whole dress, and shows up in...

• Thu Oct 26 22:32:27 2006:
  Color studies Message

  I am getting very interested in working with pure color lately.

  I want to do a whole series of just colors.

  Yellow, blue, purple, green. I want to do a berry red.

  Any advice on the best medium? I might go...

• Thu Oct 26 22:29:06 2006:
  Thread strategy Message

  I just figured out that the thread issues i have been having are because I have not solidified my colors. i have projects in all colors.

  I need cotton thread, nylon thread, metallic almost wire stuff. I should have just been working in black and white...

• Thu Oct 26 22:26:32 2006:
  Blow_Pens Comment

  The ads show up whatever you mention. it's cool.

  But what if you want custom colors on projects not meant for kids? I want more subtle colors and also want silver and gold for christmas...

• Thu Oct 26 22:24:30 2006:
  Bead curtains Message

  Yes life has come full circle from my childhood and i must confess i want the bead curtains that transfixed me in my childhood.

  I think they will make a fantastic color accessory to my apt. and divide the kitchen from the studio area.

  But how do i...

• Thu Oct 26 22:21:58 2006:
  Dichroic glass Message

  Anybody here working with dichroic glass?

  I live it, love the medium and the colors.

  But I want to start out with a kiln and the kits mostly just have the glass.

  What kind of tools do you absolutely...

• Thu Oct 26 22:20:44 2006:
  Porcelain clay Message

  What are orices like for porcelain clay these days?

  I have a teapot project which might...

• Thu Oct 26 22:19:54 2006:
  Friskers_craft_storage Comment

  Have you tried...

• Thu Oct 26 22:19:16 2006:
  Free embroidery Message

  Have you ever just taken some patterned fabric and started embroidering over the patterns with the same colors but adding texture and volume?

  I am doing this with some scarves and it really makes a much more interesting...

• Thu Oct 26 22:17:17 2006:
  Print_Gocco Comment

  No but i think it's weird there are sports jerseys showing for the ads on this page!

  I want to know more about the gecco machine. is it gesso?

  I want to do silk screen of art prints on silk.

  But it seems much more complicated than i...

• Thu Oct 26 22:14:15 2006:
  smashed glass Message

  I watched martha stewart tile a pool with this once.

  She made a tiled pool area in the bottom and also in the cement at the top then covered it with some other kind of clear glass.

  It looked like that French designer glass sculptures too. Niki de...

• Thu Oct 26 22:12:50 2006:
  Stockings_for_kids_to_make Comment

  If you buy the silk fabric material on ebay in lots you'll get a lot of silk bits with really fine material values.

  These make fantastic crafts projects for stocking!

  You can make a patchwork effect or bunch it up with embroidery for a really...

• Thu Oct 26 21:40:50 2006:
  Metal sculpting Message

  I saw some great anodized metal squares on a wall that looked incredible.

  I wonder if I could try that?

  I guess you just take some anodized metal and then rust proof it then paint it with special paint then let it dry and mount it?

  This was in an...

• Wed Oct 25 11:56:42 2006:
  Super_Fast_Sewing Comment

  Does it work with a hand pedal or...

• Wed Oct 25 11:55:11 2006:
  Blow_Pens Comment

  what is a blow pen?

  why did I get an error...

• Wed Oct 25 11:52:31 2006:
  clay working Message

  I think a clay working and sculpting class is the best investment.

  Much cheaper than therapy.

  There is something so relaxing about molding clay and then when it is done and sitting in the cabinet or coffee table you really feel the glow of achieving...

• Wed Oct 25 11:48:24 2006:
  Avoid_Cheap_thread Comment

  I don't worry about rust because I use finisher and then it's either under glass or tied with nylon too so it will retain shape even if for some reason the wire or thread deteriorates.

  Can't rust unless unless someone puts moisture in it.

  No open...

• Wed Oct 25 11:41:29 2006:
  yarn dying Message

  Does anyone have any experience with dying cotton yarns?

  I want to make some things but cannot stand the colors in the stores.

  I alway seem to only like the most expensive impossible to get yarns.

  I don't even think my skills are at the point where...

• Wed Oct 25 11:34:20 2006:
  pastels Message

  Working with pastel crayons is amazing! I totally enjoy being able to shape the line and then blur the effects.

  I have dicovered that if you buy extra black and gray you are thinking ahead. I almost never use the white.

  make sure you buy the right...

• Wed Oct 25 11:24:35 2006:
  wide nibs Message

  I love getting good pens with wide nibs.

  If you learn to use the pen properly you can get a lot of efficiency out of very good pens.

  It is so worth it to find the good one that works for you.

  I think something you can really clarify your drawing...

• Wed Oct 25 11:19:28 2006:
  Story boards Message

  I am working on story boarding my novels into screenplays. it really helps to story board your ideas. But then I spend so much time it's like they are art now.

  I like it because i can come back to the project and I can pick up the feel of where the...

• Wed Oct 25 11:13:09 2006:
  Re-embroider handkerchiefs Message

  I wanted to have something individual to make for my hair.

  I have very long hair and all the stuff they sell in the stores looks like kindergarten.

  Everyone now has long hair. I cannot find any good looking scarves to go with my black stuff that...

• Wed Oct 25 11:08:46 2006:
  shoe bags Message

  Well i finally went stir crazy with wayyy too many projects lying around it was driving me crazy and taking me 25 minutes to find my keys to go out.

  So I got two of those shoe bag things that go on the back of the closet door but i put mailers with...

• Tue Oct 24 01:34:34 2006:
  secure your pumpkins Message

  Wow my pumky got stolen.

  i left him on the front porch with a light inside and when i came out to blow out the little candle the pumpki was gone!

  Talk about horror.

  There has been no ransom note.

  Security locks for pumpkins i am telling you

  the...

• Tue Oct 24 01:32:07 2006:
  dresses & vests Message

  I see people doing this cool thing

  the girls make macrame dresses like tank tops but loose so it fits over a t-shirt.

  This is a cool way to make some nice combinations that are more flattering than your average grunge colors.

  You can wear a dark...

• Tue Oct 24 01:25:54 2006:
  hanging rods Message

  You can make a drapery effect against a wall or over a window that is not even curtains.

  I got a ornate wrought iron rod and painted it enamel black and then hung it from a wall corner over a window.

  It really dresses up a dull corner and creates...

• Tue Oct 24 01:21:50 2006:
  clay tools Message

  I started a pottery class a while back and we had to buy these tools and i can't believe how they come in handy. i feel like a doctor or something but you really need to invest some time in learning how to use them.

  A lot of times I need some tools...

• Mon Oct 23 11:21:58 2006:
  217195-FREEBIE Comment

  Wow i never thought of that.

  I could design my own designs using files

  then print them out and make a embrodery hoop project out of it.

  I can't wait! I was going to silk screen but now i think i will be...

• Mon Oct 23 11:17:47 2006:
  Xmas_gift_for_designing_daughter Comment

  Wow i never thought of that. I could get a dresform and make some amazing clothes. Wow it's so funny the freedom you have when you think about it.

  I really want a dressform now!

  I guess it would be good to get one for yourself size. But I want to...

• Mon Oct 23 11:16:17 2006:
  Snowmen Comment

  I live in Southern Cali we wash our cars On Christmas...

• Wed Oct 18 21:27:29 2006:
  wools Message

  I don't like the quality of wools i see out there. it seems that unless you are doing the classic white sweater knit there are precious little choices out there.

  Where can i get great colors? i am looking for grays and heather purples and levenders but...

• Wed Oct 18 21:22:16 2006:
  Screen_Printing_Business Comment

  I would bet you need to buy a stock of shirts in all sizes.

  I would experiment with what kinds of paint and what kinds of techniques work best economically.

  Also charge enough to cover the cost of supplies. Certain kinds of paint might cost a lot...

• Wed Oct 18 21:13:23 2006:
  Easy_Learner_Machine Comment

  What model Viking is that? I want a decent model for many sewiing clothes and upholstery and other projects. I can hand dew but it takes so long a time when i could be doing other things. I would appreciate advice.

  Is it hard to find...

• Wed Oct 18 21:11:00 2006:
  storage & space management Message

  I have an issue with all the space and stuff I need to leave out. i can't formally organize my time just for crafts but I like to leave it just the way it is so i can pick it up when do return to work.

  This gets so messy sometimes. How to store crafts...

• Tue Oct 17 01:37:37 2006:
  tightening stiches Message

  Knitting is harder than it looks. I always knit the thing into a knot. Are there any online knitting...

• Tue Oct 17 01:36:36 2006:
  silk damasks Message

  I bought me some silk damask and it is still in the package. i am too afraid to use it! I was going to make a wall hanging out of it but i worry about food odors from cooking getting into it.

  Should you hang a wall hanging in...

• Tue Oct 17 01:34:21 2006:
  Avoid_Cheap_thread Comment

  I use metallic thread and wire in certain mixed media projects. I was worried that years from now the whole thing would fall apart on the wall....

• Mon Oct 16 00:13:06 2006:
  Earrings to make Message

  Ok I have been ordering over ebay all the stuff to buy to make earrings.

  I have findings, swarovski beads, pins, the hanging drops, earrings backs and fronts, and some dichroic pendants. And pliers, wire, and waxed thread.

  What...

• Mon Oct 16 00:09:25 2006:
  silk screening Message

  I have some silk screening i want to do. Some arts image files i want to transfer to fabric. But I can't figure out how to do it.

  Most of the kits I see have to do with batiking and separating the colors using applied washes.

  How can you go about...

• Mon Oct 16 00:07:23 2006:
  Primitive_rug_hooking Comment

  am not sure if you have to go that bioorganic to enjoy latch hooking.

  Latch hooking is the sport of kings. I used to do all the latch hooking in the dpeartment store where my mom worked then to keep me from doing the whole diplay they got me some yarn...

• Mon Oct 16 00:01:08 2006:
  Perfumed_Candles Comment

  Have you tried Diptyqe?

  If you want to know a shocker then i once put some lavender scented lotion in a candle with some red and blue dye. The wax was kind of gray to begin with so it smelled like lavender and has the right...