Posts by Asherah Arts (formerly Lee Rose)

    Are you wanting to make money or you just want this memoir as a book?
    http://www.lulu.com/sell
    Is good for small editions

    Most actual publishers won't take a manuscript without an agent, and most agents won't try to sell a manuscript that has already been solicited so be careful putting it out there

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    Nicknames make great shop names

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    If you want to add length then you would have to go around the whole sleeve... so you could add something more like a horizontal stripe in the middle of each arm... maybe with a contrasting fabric? The other thing you could do is let out the hem of the sleeves and press. Then if you don't like the unfinished edge you can line it with bias tape or build a facing... hope this helps, pm me if you need help!

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    Thanks for the heads up! I don't have facebook but I will certainly enter!

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    Would a drunk bobbin be inappropriate? I personally would like a bobbin with paint on his face! Or sewing!

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    Lately I have been looking for a kitchen appliance which will grind up the spices I dry at home, as well as chop up fresh ones. I would also like it to mix but that isn't necessary. So what I've found is a whole bunch of appliances with hazy rules as to what they do and do not do.
    Food processors chop and sometimes grind but don't mix?
    Grinders only grind?
    Blenders chop and mix?

    The only thing I've found that claims to do all the is the bullet/rocket type appliances, but after all the confusion with the first three types, I'm not sure I trust it. It's there anything out there that someone knows does all three things for sure? Any recommendations? Or do I have till get all three appliances to get the range I want? I'm on a budget and can't really do that, really if there were something reasonably priced that was manual or hand crank, I would go for that too!
    I just need some guidance in foreign territory.

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    Awesome!!! Looking forward to it! Hope it works

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    I would be interested, but since May has already passed in sure this is no longer an option. Please let me know if you need this again!

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    We make a list of things that have to be done, that we want done, and would like done, then as we run through and do the have-tos, sometimes we can knock out a want or like. Trash was my duty last week, so while I was taking trash I was able to drop off the recycling that had piled up too.

    As far as under bed bins go, just cut some boxes down until they are shallow enough to go under, reinforce with duct tape, use patterned duct tape if you want then to be decor items. I'd you want a lid, then just find a slightly larger box and cut it into shallow tray/ lid shape. Depending on how you do it you can get 2 organizers and lids from two boxes. And most retail places will let you know when they get truck if you ask for boxes.

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    I was actually just going to suggest straight up watercolor paper! The main difference between it and mixed media and marker paper is the surface. Watercolor tends to have more tooth so the liquid stays put, but marker papers (and most bristols) have a smooth surface because the texture of the wc paper will make marker lines bleed/dip/wiggle. I know it sounds counter intuitive that rough surface keeps liquid in place and also wicks it around. Mix media paper tends to split the difference so it can be effective for both.

    Hope this was helpful! (Only just realized this post is 6+ months old. Whoops lol)

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    I don't think you could bake the tulle, I believe it would probably melt. I would opt for safe on that one.

    Other than that if you are using materials with a high melting point and that aren't flammable, the only thing you have to worry about when mixing them with polymer clay is shrinkage. Polymer clay shrinks while you're baking it, so the likelihood of it cracking if you have a [relatively] larger object deeply embedded in it is higher.

    I've heard of people getting great results using pearlescent pigments and alcohol inks on polymer clay.

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    By vinyl machine do you mean a die cutting machine like the cricut or silhouette? Or do you mean another type of vinyl machine? What would you use it for?

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    Wilton makes a "no-taste" red, but I don't know if it's any good or if that's just an advertising gimmick.

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    Make one that is to your size, there are several tutorials on here and even more outside of co+k.

    And be sure to post it afterward no matter what method you use.

    If you are dead set on buying one you could probably make something to fill out the bust to your size as well.

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    If a craft store has a clockmaking section they have the hands. You might also try with clock repair places.

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