Beads with faces (used for jewelery making)

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Sorry for the text only post. Does anyone know where I might find a polymer clay bead with childrens faces on them? The bead itself is not dimensional--that is to say that the nose doesn't protrude from the face. The bead itself is flat but round--similar to the shape of a penny. Any links or suggestions are appreciated.

bathing suit bottoms

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Longtime lurker - I love this community.

I recently bought a pair of bathing suit bottoms (bikini) and when I got home and took the tags off and washed them and tried them on sans underwear I noticed that the lining isn't as thick as it should be. It's a dark magenta color so it's not see through but I would like more lining there so that people don't see my crotch and stuff - get my drift?

Anyway, I was thinking of taking an old bathing suit lining, cutting it out, and sewing it in this new bottom. Is there any specific type of thread I should be looking for?

Or, what would you suggest? Thanks for any suggestions or comments! Sorry for the text only.

A Random accumulation of things I've made lately (and forever ago)

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A necklace made out of seed beads, green things, hematite beads, and a delicious goddess bead from lampworkbyamy. The green beads match her hair, and I can't keep my hands off her when I wear it.

( more jewelry, accessories, etc. under the cut )

Polymer clay question

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Is there anything that works for mold release? I heard cornstarch? I am currently using a universal mold release.
Any help would be great.
Thanks 

Jewerly, Necklaces, and Hair Clip

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Chained Earrings



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Recent Stuff

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It's been a while, but I'm back at the jewelry making.
( Wanna see? )

Questions? Answers!

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Hey crafty people, sorry again for the text-only post... again!

I have a couple of questions. First, is there any way to get a faded look on a new photograph? Like, when you find a really old photo of your grandparents and it's faded and kind of washed out looking? I want that effect for an art project I'm working on, but I'm stuck. Any ideas are would be much help (I have time to play around).

Second questions: Have any of you worked with silver leafing? I'm dying to try it on a few things but I want to know if anyone has had any bad experiences or anything, of it it's a total bitch to work with. Also, can it be applied to jewelry, or is it not supposed to be worn against skin?

Thanks in advance, and I promise I'll post pictures next time!

Edited to add: I'm looking more for ideas that don't involve editing on computers, if that's possible!

Maxwell the Penguin Cozy

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( Meet Maxwell! )

This is my latest cozy design - a nice polar penguin to keep your phone / ipod cozy!

Blue microfleece inner, and 100% (pretend) penguin microfleece outer! Two layers for extra coziness.

I think next time I might use white (instead of off-white) for his belly.

I have some more designs that I'm working on, mostly wonky doodles drawn while waiting for the bus ( it takes me 3-4 hours for a round trip to uni, for a 1 or 2 hour lecture, 4 days a week - I feel like I'm wasting so much time! ), and it feels good to be working on some cozies again.

amy butler schtuff

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hello friends! i was wondering if anyone had any experience with Amy Butler patterns and/or fabrics? the frenchy bag in particular. i'm in LOVE WITH HER STUFF!!! are the patterns fairly easy (aka for a fairly novice yet smart sewer) and are the fabrics as vivid as they seem on the site?

also, where have you bought the fabric and patterns from? on amy's site they list about 15 sites, but i don't know which one i should go with.

any help and/or pictures would be wonderful! and once i make the bag, i'll post!