Buttons

[theterbulence.livejournal.com]

So I'm making an art car and I need an absolute ton of buttons to coat the exterior of this car in (preferably blue, but other colors would be good too). My question is: where can i get cheap, lightweight, plastic buttons in some serious bulk without breaking the bank? I feel like I've been googling forever with no luck, so i figured I'd see if anyone here had any resources. Here's the car in question, so you get an idea of the area I'm planning to cover.

Dragon mask. .leather

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[cureanything.livejournal.com]

I still have to put on her eyes but here is my elephant:



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macabre valentines

[grlinabox.livejournal.com]

I made some dark valentines! Look behind cut!!

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Free-form crochet jewelry

[juanitatortilla.livejournal.com]

Turned these free-form crochet items ( http://juanitatortilla.livejournal.com/92394.html ) into jewelry!
 

New Valentine Doll queen of hearts

[grlinabox.livejournal.com]

new valentine doll behind cut!

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[seestephgo.livejournal.com]

I'm in the running to have my stuff featured in a fashion show at my college. Because it's still the middle of winter here, I've pretty much been focused on shelling out winter-wear, but the people running the fashion show want to see a more spring/summer line. I've got a bundle of pictures of warmer weather items that I've made before, but I'm hoping to beef up my spring line before sending them the addition to my portfolio. That said, I've got a lot to do and a few questions to ask all of you guys.

1. Collars:
I've pretty much stayed clear of shirts with collars for a while because the only collars I can confidently do are hooded ones, turtle necks, and off the shoulder. Most of my spring line-up consists of tube tops or tubes with thick straps, but I'd like to expand that. I want to make a few shirts with puffed sleeves and wide-ish collars, but I'm just not really any good at making them. I found the following tutorial on making collars, but I still can't seem to figure them out.
http://community.livejournal.com/t_shirt_surgery/2050500.html
In addition to making regular, ringer type collars, I also want to make wider, as well as deeper, and even v-neck collars. Do you guys have any tutorials on those types of things, or is anyone willing to make one?

2. Inspiration
I've got quite a few designs ready to go, but I wanted to know if you guys had any specific sites or links to anything springy/summery that was a source of inspiration for you. I don't want to copy other peoples' designs, don't worry, but I do like seeing the different kinds of things people come up with and it helps to inspire me to draw things up. Anyway, if you've seen anything lately that just really strikes you as neat or something you'd really like or wish you could make, please shoot the link over to me in a comment!

3. Name Change
I've gone through quite a few name changes in the past couple of years and I can just never seem to settle on one. I've been using "Breaking Free" for a while now, but I'm just not sure how dedicated I am to it. Entering into something like this, I'd like to really be happy with my name. I'm in the midst of building a website as well, and once I pay for it, I can't change the name. I'm considering the following names, all of which I quite like:

Cherry Blossom Parade
Resistance
Blue Heart/Black Lace
Breaking Free

What are you guys' thoughts on each of them? I can't decide which I prefer out of all of them. I still like "Breaking Free", I'm just not sure if it really catches peoples' attention.



Thanks so much! I can't wait to start all of my sewing this evening. I'm going to try to make a tutorial for each piece that I do, so I'll be posting a LOT of stuff in the next few days.

Steph

Starting my own craft business!

[atomictangerine.livejournal.com]

So, I went to university and graduate school, and studied a very practical subject matter. Great, I thought, I'll be practical about things and work in an office, and do my hobbies in my spare time. But you know what? My crazy artist parents were right, I will never, ever be happy or fit in in a corporate environment.

To that end, I am trying to start my own business. While I have a couple of craft-based hobbies, I feel that for me it would be unrealistic to make money from any of them except calligraphy. I have no grand ideas about actually getting to do anything genuinely creative and get paid for it; my plan is to market hand-lettering services to people who are having events such as weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, graduations, etc.

If you don't mind, I wanted to ask a few questions:

1) Web site. Obviously I need one. Unfortunately, I know very little about computer-assisted graphic design, and more importantly, I don't even own the relevant graphics applications. What I'm looking for is either a company/person who can make me a web site that I myself can then maintain (I'd just need to change the text and upload new jpegs), OR a free web host where I can make a simple site without having access to graphics apps or extensive HTML knowledge.

2) What should I offer? My initial plan was to solely offer hand-lettering: that is to say, the only service I provide is doing calligraphy by hand on papers that are provided by the client. For example, I *would*: address envelopes for wedding invitations, fill out the names on graduation diplomas, make up place cards for formal events, and (if the papers the client has selected are appropriate) offer watercolour embellishment of the aforementioned things. I would *not*: design wedding invitations and work with a printer to get them printed out, provide paper for anything, etc. To me this sounds realistic, but the question is, is it too limited a service?

3) On a calligraphy-related note: any other calligraphers here? If so, a simple question: what penholder and nib do you tend to use for copperplate and similar hands?

4) Sorry, I know someone else just recently asked a similar question, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a name! I'd like it to be something that sounds elegant/pretty, easy to remember and catchy, and that's not too limiting (ie, if I decide to expand my business later to include other services, I wouldn't have to change the name). Here is a poll, and feel MORE than free to suggest other things:

[Poll #918762]


Sorry about the long post, and thank you so much for your help!:) Any other advice is more than welcomed, too.

Punches

[bubbledragon.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for a punch that I don't have to be at the edge/corner of a piece of paper to use. Just a plain old circle punch. I don't know what kinds of terms to search for, so if someone could help, I'd very much appreciate it. Thank you!

Carebear Clothing

[miss-kreant.livejournal.com]

A while ago I bought a bunch of carebear fabric at Wal-Mart and sewed up some clothing. Check it out:

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valentine's day

[murderoftwo.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry if this was asked already, but what is everybody making for Valentine's Day (if anything)?

okay I failed remedial flower pressing in camp

[squid-ink.livejournal.com]

I want to preserve part of of an evergreen branch.. can it be done the same way a flower is pressed?

It has to be flat for a book, so I don't think glycerine method preservation is the way to go

HELP! I still have a few months to figure it out, but now it's really bugging me...!! Anyone ever tried this?

thanks :)

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