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[waterlove.livejournal.com]

what's a cheap birthday gift to make a guy friend you haven't known too long?

How I made a glass pebble bracelet.

[zonal.livejournal.com]

I’m so appreciative of all the great and unique suggestions given in response to my request for ideas on what to do with 50 vintage mens ties! To say “thank you”, I thought it’d be cool if I wrote up some directions on how to make a glass pebble bracelet that I made this weekend. It is a variation on those glass pebble magnets that are so addicting to make.

Glass Pebble Magnet and Bracelet Photos

Materials needed for bracelet:
Small flat-backed clear glass pebbles
Cut-outs (from magazines, photos, etc.)
Glass adhesive (E6000, Goop, silicone glue, hot glue, etc..)
Large and small jump rings
Clasp (I used a lobster clasp)
Needle-nosed pliers

First, adhere cut-outs to the flat side of small glass pebbles with a glass adhesive, making sure to press out any air bubbles. (I used Household Goop, which I like b/c any excess glue on the glass can be rolled off like rubber cement when it is dry.)

If the pictures used are light-colored or on thin paper, glue a cut-out of white cardstock behind the image so that the glue will not make the cut-out transparent.

Once dry, glue two large jump rings to the backs of each cut-out so that half of each ring hangs off the edge (see photo titled “bracelet back”). Be sure to glue the jump ring where the split in the ring is. To ensure a strong hold, first put glue on the cut-out back, then put the jump ring on, then put a second layer of glue on the jump ring where the first layer of glue is, to sort of sandwich the ring in glue.

Once the glue for the rings is completely dry, connect the glass pebbles to each other by attaching small jump rings to connect the large jump rings, with the needle-nosed pliers. Then attach one or several small jump rings to the last ring in the chain to make the bracelet the length you’d like, and attach the clasp. The clasp latches on to the large jump ring on the first pebble of the chain.

If anyone has any questions, reply to this post and I’ll try my best to help out.

Have fun, post pics of your final product if you can.. and thanks again!

Cigar Box Purses

[mistrust-angels.livejournal.com]

I've been a member of this community for a while... but this is my first regular post here.

Has anyone else made cigar box purses? I finished my first one yesterday.. and I'm pretty happy with the outcome of it. For those of you who aren't familiar with them... They sell up to $300 on this website. Which is a total joke.. considering it cost me under $10.00 to make mine.
( Here's a picture of my completed cigar box purse.... )

Love Checkers

[jsvari.livejournal.com]

Okay.. I know that everyone's been doing things with those flat backed glass pieces like making magnets and such.. well, I made a game for my boyfriend and I. We call it love checkers

What I did was I made "checkers" out of the little glass pieces with words on them like kiss, hug, spanking *g*, tickle, and made some of then blank as well. There are Red game peices and Gold game pieces Then got some very stiff card stock paper and made the checker board and glued it to a piece of wood the same size. So basically Don gets the Girl (Red) specific pieces and I get the guy (Gold) specific peices and we play checkers. What you capture is what you get. So if I say capture "sensual kiss" on a red checker from don's side of the board, he has to give me sensual kisses after the game. If he captures Gold "spanking" from my side of the board, he gets to give me one after the game. It's kind of fun and it spices things up. We also have one for household chores. whatever GETS captured from you is the chore you have to do. We've been having fun with it. So it's just a suggestion..

Love Checkers.. think of the possibilities :))

Gonna open a can of worms here

[ladypeacem.livejournal.com]

I'm really wanting to sell some of my collage projects on ebay and am looking for advice. I make collage/decoupage projects from magazine photos and thumbnails of arts and photographs. Does anyone know the legal ramifications of selling stuff like this? I have heard both extremes of the issue but wanted other opinions.

BTW here's a shameless plug. My website http://www.alternativelives.org is back up and I'm setting aside space for a online market place. Let me know if you are interested.

homemade Gel air Freshners...heh

[zombieslave.livejournal.com]

2 cups distilled water
Essential oil or Fragrance of your choice
4 packets of gelatin
food coloring (optional)

Heat 1 cup of distilled water almost to boil. Add gelatin & stir until dissolved. Remove from heat, add remaining 1 cup distilled water & 10 to 20 drops of oil or fragrance. add food coloring if desired.

Oil or fragrance & food coloring can be replaced with manufactured liquid potpourri which is available in most craft stores, candle shops & dollar stores. Make sure it is a concentrated variety or it won't retain its smell. Heat 1 cup liquid potpourri almost to a boil add & dissolved 4 packages of gelatin then stir it in one cup of cool potpourri.

Pour mixture into clean Baby food Jar or jelly jar let them sit room temp. over night.
Decorate the tops with a paper doily lace or mesh & tie with ribbon so the gel can breathe & dissolve....:)