Nice charm. I have made sculpy beads - mostly with fruit or animal patterns.

I was trying to thing of crafts to suggest that your kids would not get hurt on the supplies or such.

Sai; Aww thank you so much! <3

Angel; Thank you! I've never made beads before.
How do you go about it?

has a bad memory, cannot remember if i posted in here or not , does paper models count as crafting? printing them off from internet and making them up? star wars models cars , marvel superheroes, i have mad alots but none for last few years

I am tired *plops in front of computer*

I didn't make a charm

Sculpy and Fimo are brands of polymer clay. You bake them in the oven to harden the plastic into a permanent shape.

I made pictures by the cane method that glass makers use. For instance, if I want a bead that looks like an orange slice, I would make a small cream colored log of Polymer clay. Then I would make an orange colored log of polymer clay, and next wrap a thin sheet of cream colored polymer clay around the orange log. Then you pinch the covered log into a triangular sided log, and cut it into between six to ten equal lengths. Then you place all the triangle lengths point in around the first little cream log and press it into one big log. Lastly, you cover your new log with a thick sheet of orange polymer clay. The end of this cane log you made should look like an orange slice. Give it a day to firm up again before rolling it out small for slicing into beads or bead parts. Use a bamboo skewer for making holes, and them bake. skewers can

wonders if ok to post some pics of paper models?

incomplete, must make it again, with moving legs this time
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...e/DSC00067.jpg

Various super heroes, stormtrooper, robocop & Hiro Nakamrua (with working sword) from Heroes
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...e/DSC00069.jpg

few models i really liked, must check to see if he has any new ones
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...1112011059.jpg

thanks, i built so many over space of 2 years at work, my desk was covered in them, but the shift that works over the weekend used to throw them around... so all ended in the trash :(

Hee hee! Cute models. <3

I hope this place is still active, seeing the last post was on the 17th. I need a hangout with fellow crafters. ; u ;

I, myself, can do knitting, crochet, and still new with sculpey clay.

I like papercrafts, textiles, and jewelry making. Also things like egg decorating, and candle and soap making.

My friend is a jewelry maker, I still have yet to see his jewelry work XD and I do mostly kandi and crochet, I rarely knit cause I find crocheting to be easier.

I was at work the other day, and I found a millefiori-style beaded bracelet that someone (probably a customer) had left behind, and it was on the register waiting to be claimed. I took a close look at it, and it was really intricate. There was a horse with a design around it, some birds in a design... I mean, and this is a half-inch bead. I was duly impressed.

As for me... been working on a granny-style blanket trying to use up most of my acrylic yarn while still maintaining a somewhat not-unappealing color scheme... So far, so good, haha. With the smaller and differently-colored scraps I am just making granny squares, hoping i get enough to form a blanket... or else I could just... do something else with them. It's not like I have a shortage of blankets in my house, but I definitely have a surplus of acrylic which I don't really have much of a use for.

Also knitting a pair of wrist warmers for my friend's birthday, using Knit Picks' Comfy Fingering.

There are some commercial beads out there that are really complex.

I only made some basic milllefiori cane stuff -- a fruit slice, a sun, a crab, a lizard, etc.

I use the plastic cheap pony beads

She's talking about polymer clay where the beads are basically the art.

oh ok oTL sorry for interrupted

...You didn't interrupt anything, you're free to talk about the kind of crafting you like. What do you use beads to do?

I make hats through leatherwork, crochet, and felt.

I would like to learn how to knit one day but it looks complicated.

Hello, Echo. Nice to meet you.

I got some beads yesterday when I was out.

I also got a magazine with a seed bead project in it that I want to make.

It is a little envelope pendant stitched out of seed beads for a necklace.

It's not really any more complicated than crochet; just a little bit tougher to get hang of starting it off. Once you get the first row, it gets a lot easier. I crochet plenty but I still can't get a proper handle on turning rows when working flat back and forth.

Welcome, sadly it looks like the thread died x_x.
But I've been crafting away for the holidays... Well I was... now not so much. But I'm still crafting, just not for the holidays.

I haven't crafted in a long time since work has been killing me

That's no fun :(.

I have been starting to collect oil based perfumes made with essential oils.

Hi everyone. Thought I'd pop in for a bit. Sorry I haven't really been around. Been dealing with horrible anemia lately. I hope everyone is doing well.

welcome back, sai sai! *glomps*

I'm back too before my 3rd surgery

3rd surgery??
why echo? what's wrong?

Ingrown toenail. a portion of my toenail had to be removed

*glomps Lauv* Sorry I took so long to respond. I started to get really tingly again and knew I needed to rest more. >.> God this anemia is starting to take a huge toll on me. I hope you feel better Echo.

@Echo: >A< wow... get well soon, love.


@Sai sai:: *clings* O n O
have you been taking some supplements?