Regretsy

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You really need to add this hysterical, fun new blog to your friends list!

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An African Butterfly Colotis Ione woven of beads

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the pics are clickable

Costume help

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Alright, Halloween is around the corner, and I am a huge procrastonator on my costume.
I've finally figured out what I want to do, and since I'm in a time crunch, I need to figure out how to go about doing it.
So I ask for your help/ideas.

I want to be ON FIRE for Halloween. I don't want to be fire. I want to be ON FIRE, without actually being on fire...

So I was thinking of putting some burn marks on some old clothes, and attaching flames. Problem is, I don't want felt flames... I want it to look as realistic as possible, without someone throwing water on me of course.

So what are your suggestions on this? I'm terrible at sewing, and my friend who is actually capable of doing such things lives in a different state now. So, anything not requiring sewing, or requiring very little sewing is best.

I've googled for pictures, but all I've found is people being fire or firemen or devils, so its not helping me.

Thanks in advance!

decorative match holders...still need a little help

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*UPDATE* from my earlier post...

I made a few match holders today and used the micro glaze on the picture, and then as was suggested by a few people, I put decoupage glue over that. It LOOKS nice, but I'm not sure if I should have waited longer after I put the micro glaze on to put the Mod Podge on or if I just didn't let the Mod Podge dry long enough? I waited probably 3 hours to put the Mod Podge on, and it still felt waxy but I thought maybe that was just how it was and that maybe it never really "dried". Please tell me if it does though! So I put the decoupage glue on, and that dried for probably 2 hours, and then I stacked a couple because I was taking them somewhere, and the ones that were underneath other ones got a little messed up. Like the Mod Podge got pushed and pulled and was lumpy in some spots. But I was able to smooth it out with my fingers. I even could pull the Mod Podge right off in strips because it seemed like it never really "attached" to the micro glaze (maybe because it's wax?). So please someone let me know if I need to be doing something differently!

Here's a pic of some of the ones I made today though, they look nice at least!