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SmallBladder Housemate	posted 12-13-2001 08:08 AM you can definitely paint clear finish over photos printed on photo paper. i decoupaged a picture of my brother, sister and nephew on a keepsake box i had made them. i used the same stuff that you can usually find in the aisle of paints for wood, etc... IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 12-13-2001 08:31 AM oh! just had an idea I thought I would share...a couple friends just bought condos...I think I might make decoupaged switchplates for them! All hail the mighty decoupage brush! If my cat doesn't move fast enough, he may find himself with some decoupage on his tail! IP: Logged
leanne Housemate	posted 12-13-2001 12:56 PM HAHAHAhhahahahah! Gia, you crack me up! (image of gia rushing after cat, who is yowling, with foam at the corners of her mouth, lips pulled back in a tight grin, revealing her teeth, hair fuzzy and eyes wild, holding out a big gluey brush, "here kitty kitty!" IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 12-13-2001 01:14 PM Nothing is sacred! That does it! Grams is getting a decoupage toothbrush in her stocking! I am never crazed, Leanne. Just so you know. IP: Logged
yam Housemate	posted 12-13-2001 01:28 PM Ooh, a decoupage toothbrush actually sounds really cool. augh, I can't write any more messages today. I was in the "first base" etc. thread, I got to your post gia, the phrase "little league" popped in to my mind, and now my brain has been destroyed by imagining midgets in baseball uniforms writing sex advice columns and OH GOD MAKE IT STOP! time for a nap. IP: Logged
tamarwallace Housemate	posted 12-16-2001 06:39 PM Okay, I know that it's been a while since you all taked about and made your glass marble magnets, but I have a question. I want to cover up the back of the magazine picutes before I put the magnets on so it will look nicer. Does anyone have any ideas? I was thinking about just cutting out cardstock and covering the whole thing, or maybe painting the whole back. Has anyone tried either of these? Also, my marbles seem to have scratches and nicks all in them... does that turn out okay in the end or is there any way to buff them out? I'm pretty new at actually making the crafts that I buy all of the supplies for. I usually just have big dreams and then leave everything in the closet. IP: Logged
bali Housemate	posted 12-17-2001 11:26 AM I made that brown sugar scrub - and I had to test it out. It is amazing. I think I am throwing out my lotion. My skin feels SO good. And I got the best containers. i went to the tuberware section at Target and got plastic kid's snack containers, they are flat and hold about a cup and 1/2. The lids either screw off or half pops up. So it is good for the shower - no broken glass, adn it is easy to hold because it is designed for kids! IP: Logged
kbmello Housemate	posted 01-22-2002 11:01 AM i was hoping that someone here could help me. i have a bottle of liquid glycerin but now i'm not sure how to use it for making soap. all the recipes i've seen call for solid glycerin. any ideas? thought? suggestions? IP: Logged
pam5981 Housemate	posted 01-26-2002 12:29 AM Hey you guys have to keep posting! I am addicted to this topic! I have so many plans to make all the cute stuff you guys have told me about! When I come across some ideas I will post them but your guys' always seem better than mine! IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 01-28-2002 05:02 PM BTW, the marble/picture magnets went over great! I bough cute little clear baggies at Cost Plus & tied them with ribbon. IP: Logged
pam5981 Housemate	posted 01-29-2002 12:04 AM Ok, so TODAY I MADE SOAP! It's so cute. If you guys haven't done it, you have to. It's totally easy! They smell yummy too. You guys all rock. I am so glad I found these boards...I hope to get to know all of you. Pam IP: Logged
nerdlife Housemate	posted 01-29-2002 02:07 PM I consider myself to be a crafty person, but i've always misunderstood what exactly it was to decoupage. First of all, how do you pronounce that word? And second, is it elmers + water or something u buy in the store? Help me, so when it comes up in conversation I don't have to nod my head and pretend that I know what it means! IP: Logged
yam Housemate	posted 01-29-2002 02:30 PM DAY-koo-paj (the "page" part sounds like padge but without the d sound. you might not be able to make that sound if you don't speak french, so just fake it, everyone else will.) and elmer's and water is brilliant and entirely sufficient. people speak of a mysterious compound called modge podge, but I expect it's more of the same. IP: Logged
suzette Housemate	posted 01-29-2002 02:31 PM quote: Originally posted by nerdlife: I consider myself to be a crafty person, but i've always misunderstood what exactly it was to decoupage. First of all, how do you pronounce that word? And second, is it elmers + water or something u buy in the store? Help me, so when it comes up in conversation I don't have to nod my head and pretend that I know what it means! Day-ko-paj Is when you apply a cutout picture onto a hard surface. You can use plain ol' Elmers or buy a similar mixture from the craft store. You brush the glue onto the surface and place your picture on top of that - then you spread more glue on top of the picture, usually a couple of coats. For best results, seal with varnish. IP: Logged
nerdlife Housemate	posted 01-29-2002 06:18 PM Thanks! Now I finally know..but got another question--does anyone know of any cheap craft websites online? I am currently carless at UCLA and can't afford anything at the pricey artsy-fartsy artstores that I live near. I really want to tackle all these ideas on this board, but are missing some vital materials! IP: Logged
eva ash Housemate	posted 01-29-2002 08:19 PM nerdlife, try this: http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home IP: Logged
pam5981 Housemate	posted 01-29-2002 10:36 PM Hey nerdlife! I go to Cal Poly. Where are you from originally? IP: Logged
nerdlife Housemate	posted 01-30-2002 12:59 PM hi pam! i'm orginally from so.cal, rowland heights to be specific. if you're like most people, you don't know where that is hehe. how about you? IP: Logged
bali Housemate	posted 01-30-2002 02:13 PM I am making soap tonight, well not actually making it, just melting it, coloring and pouring it into heart molds. I have a wedding to go to on saturday and the only thing left on the registary I could afford was a hand towel ($20 for a towel!!) and that seemed so sad, so I am making heart shaped soap to add in, and maybe extra for valentines presents for my friends. IP: Logged
pam5981 Housemate	posted 01-30-2002 04:32 PM Nerdlife I am originally from NorCal and no, I don't know where that is!!! I am from Concord, which is about 25 miles east of San Francisco. Send an email my way so we don't keep taking up room on this board! IP: Logged
thekatwoman Housemate	posted 09-24-2002 08:53 PM Just thought I'd bump this topic because I'm currently trying to figure out what I'll be making for gifts this year. So far: - monogrammed pillowcases - marble magnets (again) - soap (again) - sweets of some sort IP: Logged
winterlight Housemate	posted 09-25-2002 01:04 AM Oh god... I just had a really funny gift idea. An Office Voodoo kit. This will include (in a small box of some kind) - a very simple genderless ragdoll - a few sets of stereotypical office-occupant clothes (secretary/boss/coworker/underling) - some different colored "wigs" (some wool-work you can attach to the head of the doll) -and of course several pretty sharp sewing pins for...umm...voodoo if I run out of time with this, I'll just do it with a cardboard doll and paper cut out clothes... Other than that, I'm making - scented dusting powder - bath milk mix in pretty bottles - possibly a calendar if I can figure out something good-ish to do with it. - a story book IP: Logged
lesliele Housemate	posted 09-25-2002 08:52 AM Check out Big Lots, everyone, if you have one around you. They have those clear and frosted Christmas tree balls that you can paint in for $1.99 for 6, or larger ones 4 for $1.99 They also have lots of other Christmas craft stuff out now, for way cheap. IP: Logged
SumerLapis Housemate	posted 09-25-2002 09:09 AM Idea for melting the soap-- melt colored glycerine (or color your own with food coloring) and pour into ice trays(the square kind) lined with pet. jelly. They turn out really cute. I did several in diff. shades of blue and put them in a clear bowl/stand in my bathroom. I think it would be cute presented well as a gift. IP: Logged
thekatwoman Housemate	posted 09-25-2002 11:39 AM quote: Originally posted by SumerLapis: Idea for melting the soap-- melt colored glycerine (or color your own with food coloring) and pour into ice trays(the square kind) lined with pet. jelly. Yeah, I made several batches like that in shades of blue and green to resemble seaglass for Mother's Day and Teacher Appreciation Week for my son's teacher. Instead of using pet. jelly, I just used unflavored cooking spray. Here's a photo. IP: Logged
thekatwoman Housemate	posted 09-25-2002 11:43 AM quote: Originally posted by lesliele: Check out Big Lots, everyone, if you have one around you. They have those clear and frosted Christmas tree balls that you can paint in for $1.99 for 6, or larger ones 4 for $1.99 They also have lots of other Christmas craft stuff out now, for way cheap. Oddly enough, I just stopped by there a couple of weeks ago and bought some of those ornaments. I'm thinking about personalizing them with each recipent's name with etching creme. IP: Logged
thekatwoman Housemate	posted 09-25-2002 11:49 AM quote: Originally posted by winterlight: I just had a really funny gift idea. An Office Voodoo kit. Winterlight - I SOOO love that idea! I reckon it could be customized outside of work as well. You know... the Ex-Boyfriend, Ex-Girlfriend Voodoo Kit, the Annoying Neighbor Voodoo Kit... Ha! That would be a cute idea for a housewarming present too. IP: Logged
SumerLapis Housemate	posted 09-25-2002 01:07 PM YAY! We are getting a big!lots in Temple, TX!! YAY! I saw them putting the sign up this afternoon. AND it's not far from where I work- oh no,... need more spending money. haha IP: Logged
Fenchurch Housemate	posted 09-25-2002 02:16 PM I cannot escape Big Lots without buying like, 10 things I don't need, especially the weird random food they have. They also have tons of cheap picture frames and nice glass jars. And wrapping paper. And throw pillows. Oh how I love that store. IP: Logged
Jezabel Housesitter	posted 09-25-2002 03:21 PM We have a Big Lots right next to a Dollar Store. Danger, Will Roger, Danger! IP: Logged
tree Housemate	posted 09-25-2002 07:44 PM quote: Originally posted by Fenchurch: I cannot escape Big Lots without buying like, 10 things I don't need, especially the weird random food they have. They also have tons of cheap picture frames and nice glass jars. And wrapping paper. And throw pillows. Oh how I love that store. I'm proud to report that I walked out with only buying 3 items: a giant stocking to hang on my door, a halloween door mat, and some gum. IP: Logged
tree Housemate	posted 09-25-2002 07:51 PM Ok, so here a a few things I'm making this year for christmas.. a baking jar (with a recipe and ingredients to cookies or cake)I found a recipe in this month's Sunset Mag. marble magnets and I'm going to take photos of businesses with my friends names in it, and then take the photos and frame them. http://jenny.blogspot.com/?/2002_08_01_jenny_archive.html#85326549 is the link for it. IP: Logged
chance00 Housemate	posted 09-27-2002 09:23 PM I'm a new poster and love reading these boards - thanks for all the great ideas. A couple of things I'm working on for inexpensive gifts this year are napkin rings (can be made out of beads, buttons, etc) and wine glass charms - I found a package of 60 rings for $2.99 at Michael's and plan to put different colored beads and maybe charms on them. IP: Logged
bali Housemate	posted 09-30-2002 08:51 AM How do you make scented dusting powder? i really like the wine glass rinf idea. That with a bottle of wine would be fun! IP: Logged
winterlight Housemate	posted 09-30-2002 11:12 PM Bali... There are lots of ways to do it, but one really simple version to make dusting powder is to get the perfume of choice in essential oil/oil based form, then blending some of this with a 50:50 mix of corn starch and tapioca flour (or just plain corn starch works too). Some people use chick-pea flour, but I think it's too grainy. I've experimented with very very thin cocoa-butter shavings in the powder, making vanilla powder by a similar way to how you make your own vanilla sugar...yeah. I like to just include spices in my powder - once it's sat for a while, all of the powder will smell naturally yummy. People seem to like it. Of course you could go for real unscented talcum powder too, but apparently it's not all that good for you...and besides, corn starch is prolly cheaper. IP: Logged
granolagirl Subletter	posted 11-07-2002 10:13 AM I'm trying to be crafty this Christmas, too. So far I've made some marble magnets, wine charms and beaded letters. Plan on checking out the brown sugar scrub and making some soap, too. Note to self: Check out Big Lots. IP: Logged
blanketbat Housemate	posted 11-07-2002 12:41 PM Ohh, beaded letters, what extactly are those? I see so many possibilities... IP: Logged
LimaEchoPapa Housemate	posted 11-07-2002 12:44 PM Y'all... I've got so many crafty things for my mom and sister, but virtually NOTHING for my dad lined up... What are you all making crafty for Dad? IP: Logged
kena Housesitter	posted 11-07-2002 09:32 PM quote: Originally posted by leanne: Paper Doll Magnets It is hard to find decent representations of those great adult celeb dolls from the 50's but let me know if you want some URLs to some good ones. I love that idea... Could I get some links? IP: Logged
thekatwoman Housemate	posted 11-08-2002 08:02 AM quote: Originally posted by kena: I love that idea... Could I get some links? Paper Doll Links Paper Dolls to print Paper Dolls How To There are hundreds of great links online. These are super easy and fun to make. You can type "Paper Dolls" in a search engine to find additional links. IP: Logged

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