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LittleRed Housemate	posted 11-26-2002 03:18 PM That's a great idea. What Twain quote was it? IP: Logged
SarahE Housemate	posted 12-01-2002 06:58 PM I don't know what the quote was or where it's from but I know you can find it in the Dec. 2002 issue of Oprah's magazine. (She read it right from the magazine on the show.) I think it has something to do with the article about her Christmas dinner party. IP: Logged
leanne Housemate	posted 12-02-2002 06:05 AM Add blank notecards to my xmas gift-make list. I got a bunch of Asian/Japanese themed stamps, some red and black ink and some blank notecards. These will go to my MIL and my SM. IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 12-03-2002 07:20 AM FYi, oragami paper looks cool for the marble magnet project... IP: Logged
bali Housemate	posted 12-08-2002 04:33 PM Well, Digs has made me officially magnet crazy this year. But I have a bunch of questions. one, for the paper doll magnets: Do you run the sheets of magnets through your printer and than cut them out? Does the magnetic part stick to the inside of your printer? 2: I want to make those little glass magnets. But I can't seem to find big glass or small magnets. This is a problem - I am very angry with the people at michaels rught now 3: FOr the glass magnets where did you find cool images? I keep going through magazines, but I am not finding anything too cool. I like the ones on Not Martha - the little lipstick, martini glass, and roses, ect. Fun girly stuff. Okay that does it for me. i am going to make some Holiday cards tonight. Fun with glitter! IP: Logged
emmalou Housemate	posted 12-08-2002 11:22 PM I'm making the magnets this year and boy, is it exhausting looking for images (but I am psycho and am making many of them). What I've been doing is flipping through magazines with one of the marbles next to me. When I see anything interesting, I hold the marble up to it. Perspective is everything with those little suckers. Also, look for patterns that might look cool-- even a shirt some model is wearing. The coolest girly images I've found, though, have been from the BeneFit catalog. Vintage-y and sweet. IP: Logged
leanne Housemate	posted 12-09-2002 06:00 AM For my MM project last year I did two types: to my family I gave magnets with everyone's head, as babies and adults, pictured. For my best friend, I gave religious icon MMs featuring Virgins of Guadalupe, Jesus Christ, Shiva, Ganesh, etc, with a few Day of The Dead images thrown in for good measure. Both sets were BIG BIG BIG hits with the recipients. I have also seen MMs with pop culture icons like Elvis, the Who's Maximum R&R logo, scooters... I recommend, for those of you with printers, collect pics, lay them out in Word and shrink them down to the appropriate size and print out onto glossy or photo paper with water proof ink. IP: Logged
heather Housemate	posted 12-09-2002 08:34 AM I, too, was having trouble finding pics to use. I decided to go with textures and colors instead. They look great! My favorites (and the easiest to find) are half white/half color. If you look in the women's magazines (like Cosmo or Glamour) I took bits from the top color bars of the pages. Another idea (if you have Paint Shop Pro) is to use the preset shapes. There are some of campers, skiers, swimmers, etc. so I created them on the computer and printed them out on photo paper. They worked great! A good printer is recommended though so your image is not all pixelly. IP: Logged
blanketbat Housemate	posted 12-09-2002 11:01 AM it may be a bit late to get this in time for christmas, but if you want images get the uncommon goods catalog (go here ). it has amazing and well scaled pictures. the paper is a nice heavy weight too. IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 12-09-2002 02:49 PM Blanket, that's hilarious. I got a bunch of mine from there as well!! Further proof that great minds do think alike! IP: Logged
blanketbat Housemate	posted 12-10-2002 05:57 AM But of course! The funny thing is that I discovered that site through this one. Good to know so many wonderfully brilliant people! IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 12-10-2002 06:50 AM I found some great bedding through Uncommon Goods when they only had a website a couple of years ago...no idea how I found it originally. IP: Logged
emcarb Housemate	posted 12-10-2002 07:16 AM Do any of you use Corbis for pictures? You're supposed to purchase the images, and they're watermarked if you click on them, but for the sizes you're looking for, you can just copy the thumbnail picture, paste it a graphics program, crop out the "corbis.com" tag at the bottom, and be on your way. I'd think they're the perfect size for you all, and you can search for anything under the sun. FYI - this is probably illegal. IP: Logged
SLourdes Housemate	posted 12-10-2002 07:40 AM If they're selling the magnets, then using the Corbis images might be illegal. But for personal use, this isn't illegal at all, and probably a good way to find pics! IP: Logged
Liv Housemate	posted 12-10-2002 01:00 PM Thanks for the link! There are some really fun pictures on there! IP: Logged
Lemonjenny Subletter	posted 12-10-2002 01:16 PM I'm making home-made recipe books for my gals... complete with a 'cocktails' section. You can find any recipe you want on the internet, and if you're graphic-savvy, you can make it look pretty neat, too! IP: Logged
val3ntine Housemate	posted 12-12-2002 09:25 AM I don't remember who/where someone was looking for containers to present their homemade gifts in, but don't forget about American Science & Surplus http://www.sciplus.com/ They have tons of containers & boxes and the most fun, random stuff! IP: Logged
Dewgirl Housesitter	posted 12-12-2002 09:31 AM Hmm.. well I made bath salt for the ladies I work with, and put them in little sleighs with candy, but I don't know what to make for the guys. I want to stay relatively cheap (altogether the salt/sleighs/candy cost about $3 each) - but I'm stumped. IP: Logged
LittleRed Housemate	posted 12-12-2002 11:03 AM How about the soup mix that someone mentioned previously? Or hot chocolate mix? IP: Logged
naynay45 Housemate	posted 12-12-2002 01:35 PM Oh! Hot chocolate! You could put a little kit together with chocolate and marshmallows or cinamon sticks! Fun IP: Logged
crowjoy Housemate	posted 12-12-2002 01:40 PM And little tiny bottles of bailey's or other liquor, mmm. IP: Logged
Jezabel Housesitter	posted 12-12-2002 02:41 PM Peppermint Schnapps. Ooh yeah. IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 12-19-2002 07:02 AM Heee I passed out the marble magnets and everyone loves them! IP: Logged
Savasana Housemate	posted 12-19-2002 07:21 AM I have made magnet sets for everyone this year! SUCH a fantastic idea. I have tried to personalize them to individual interests, so we'll see how they go over. I even made anatomy ones for my fav anatomy prof, out of some Gray's atlas drawings! (I know, I'm a nerd ) IP: Logged
fairystar Housemate	posted 12-22-2002 10:51 PM I know it's getting a little late for making presents, but for all of my friends, I bought cheap Christmas stockings and drew their name and a Christmas symbol (holly, tree, snowflake, etc.) on them in glittery puffy paint. Then I filled each stocking with candy and dollar store toys. They loved them! The most popular gift was a little toy tank with battery-operated controls. IP: Logged
PixieGrl Housemate	posted 01-06-2003 10:22 AM I am just now getting around to making the marble magnets and they are SO cool, and now I know what the fuss is all about. They are so fun, I'm addicted. IP: Logged
ladylibrarian Housemate	posted 01-06-2003 11:03 AM what size are your marbles that you use? If I buy the small ones used in vases and fish bowls/tanks then I have to get tiny magnets. The size I like are the big flat ones about the size of a half dollar. The thing is, I can't find just clear ones! They have different blues and greens, which actually worked out well for a while because I couldn't find enough images so I made sets with those and they're totally fun. Where did you guys find your marbles? edited because without the 't my question didn't make sense. [This message has been edited by ladylibrarian (edited 01-06-2003).] IP: Logged
PixieGrl Housemate	posted 01-06-2003 12:10 PM I'm using the tiny little clear ones. I looked for bigger ones, but Michael's has been out of just about everything lately...and then I buy the rolls of magnets, which work well when you cut them down. IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 01-06-2003 01:27 PM Yeah, if anyone knows where to buy the big marbles, please let me know. I would love those. I am stuck with the puny ones. IP: Logged
LittleRed Housemate	posted 01-06-2003 01:55 PM AC Moore had them on Saturday when I was there. I bought the roll of magnets, too, and it's not really strong enough to hold anything up on the fridge. IP: Logged
ladylibrarian Housemate	posted 01-06-2003 02:47 PM I just wanted to add on that the colored ones that I bought also included clear ones in the bags. I just had to look at practically every set to find ones with more clear glass than colored. Also, I found them in the flower district in downtown LA, though Saturday I came across the same exact bag at Michaels, they were in the mosaic section. IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 01-07-2003 06:58 AM quote: Originally posted by LittleRed: AC Moore had them on Saturday when I was there. I bought the roll of magnets, too, and it's not really strong enough to hold anything up on the fridge. LittleRed, what's the brand name on them? Any info would be very helpful! We don't have AC Moore around here. IP: Logged
LittleRed Housemate	posted 01-07-2003 07:23 AM Hmmm...I'll check on the package when I get home. IP: Logged
Jaimes78 Housemate	posted 01-07-2003 05:02 PM i totally used the mix-in-a-pretty-jar-with-a-recipe-card gift idea this christmas for all my friends and it went over really well! i gave muffin mixes good work to who ever came up with that idea! for my bf, i made a shot glass chess set. i collected different shaped shot glasses from all over the place until i had enough to make a chess set. i gave that to him for christmas and now i'm working on a coffee table with a chess board painted on top. the whole thing was actually super cheap... the glasses were mostly dollar store finds, and the table was found at a garage sale perfect for the boy i never know what to buy! (btw, the inspiration came from a Restoration Hardware catalog IP: Logged
ralphyr Housemate	posted 01-07-2003 05:35 PM That was such a cool idea good one. thinking mans drinking game IP: Logged
Jaimes78 Housemate	posted 01-07-2003 08:17 PM ahhhh... we had yet to come up with actual rules for the drinking chess! heehee. thanx! IP: Logged
heather Housemate	posted 01-08-2003 06:32 AM We made a drinking checkers game but our rules are: if your opponent jumps you, then YOU have to do the drink (not the other way around as that website says). The plus on this is that we play with half full cups of beer so the losers get drunk much quicker. At the end of the game, the losers have to drink everything that is left on the board....fun time! IP: Logged
PixieGrl Housemate	posted 01-08-2003 07:44 AM quote: Originally posted by LittleRed: AC Moore had them on Saturday when I was there. I bought the roll of magnets, too, and it's not really strong enough to hold anything up on the fridge. Hmm...you're right, they won't hard a darn thing. I just had them on the fridge to look cute. Well, now I'll have to consider that. Thanks. IP: Logged
BionicGirl Housemate	posted 01-08-2003 08:25 AM I made mine with the small size marbles and magnets. I use them to hold of paper (one on each corner for a large sheet), but yeah, they won't hold up photos. I don't find them useless at all though, seeing as I always have a bazillion pieces of various paper on my fridge. IP: Logged
Dewgirl Housesitter	posted 01-08-2003 09:50 AM quote: Originally posted by heather: We made a drinking checkers game but our rules are: if your opponent jumps you, then YOU have to do the drink (not the other way around as that website says). The plus on this is that we play with half full cups of beer so the losers get drunk much quicker. At the end of the game, the losers have to drink everything that is left on the board....fun time! When I was in college one of the fraternities had a Checkers Tournament like this every year... except that instead of beer we used jello shots...one team got red, the other team got green, etc. That was one of my favourite parties every year IP: Logged

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