If you don't aleready know,o got one of these birthdays ago and have only done it once because it was so loud!

Also the water is clear and I've got two bottles. I made a pencil holder before and it looks like this!

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The picture is bad but you can see the stud like design thing :)

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These look so cool I want to make something. There are in stud-like shape except for its pushed inside?? I don't know how to say how it's like so here's the pic!

Thanks guys, you're all really helpful. I'm glad people can empathise too, as it's quite hard to explain it all. A class would be really helpful I think. To get out of the house and meet people as well as learn a skill :)

Someone in my neighborhood gives paint workshops. I see these kind of paintings everywhere. They take a big canvas and start with a circle in the middle, then they paint some kind of arms out of the circle. It kind of looks like this star-thing-universe but less universe-like. They use bright colours; red, pink, blue, green, purple etc. No blacks and greys. Unfortunately I cannot find a picture of a painting that looks fimiliar, it's kind of hard to explain how it really looks like. I hope this helped though. Good luck.

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I tend to get somewhat depressed at times too, and have found art in general pretty relaxing. I started by painting but found I had difficulty starting as I couldn't draw the initial features correctly (I tend to paint people so you will probably understand the difficulty). As I found drawing difficult I enrolled in evening classes to improve. It was difficult at first and I got very frustrated but just persevered and did not worry about the mess I made (I found I was not alone in class with drawing, stress or confidence issues). I was never happy with the finished product but this has now changed. It is always possible to think of improvements (even some of the old masters modified their paintings as they went along) so don't let that worry you. Now I find that I am far more confident and enjoy drawing in itself. I know that much of my work won't be brilliant but am confident enough to show it and take criticism.

I started by thinking I was not artistically talented, but more correctly was not able to express my visions. Do you think the same?

Another thing with getting stressed is to realise when that is happening. If you learn to do that then you will be able to stop and relax before getting overstressed. I know from experience that this is not easy as it is a slippery slope. Don't get stressed about getting stressed! - just shut off - think of seaside scenes, cute pets or cuddly toys or something to divert your anxiety.

Hope this helps somewhat - It has helped me.

I would recommend liquid stitch. It is a fabric glue that works pretty well.

As for glue guns, high temperature/hot guns are best for projects involving hard and natural materials like metal, glass, and stone.
Low temperature guns are better for use with plastics and heat-sensitive materials.

Good day fellow crafters!

I do a lot of sewing and use Hobbycraft Fabric Glue for most of my glueing needs. My question is this, I have recently come across some patterns I want to try where it tells me to glue on sequins, buttons and beads... I've tried with the fabric glue before but found that sometimes items can be knocked off... Can anyone suggest a good type of glue? And if anyone could clear up the difference between a hot and cold glue gun at the same time that would be amazing!

Thank you :D

You can try with some abstract or psycodelic painting using loads of colours. Or make some collage with different materials as newspapers, pictures, buttons, beads, etc. Doing this you can be very creative and the final product can be very interesting and unexpected.

I've recently been diagnosed with depression, and I'm very stressed with things at the minute too. I've found painting and drawing to be really relaxing and therapeutic when I have the time, but I'm not really artistically talented. This means I'm never happy with the finished product and I'm back to square one. Does anyone know of any styles of art (or anything I can lose myself in) that don't require any amazing skills?

My latest passion is recycled glass jewelry. I've been saving wine and other pretty bottles for other projects. Now I want to break up some pretty colors and make tumbled glass.

Has anyone done this here? I'd love to get some tips and idea's...anything, really.

Huge disappointment. Sure, great cinematography, dress, even singing ... but I recently read the book. It was a HARD read and I'm a prolific reader, but it gave much better back story and character development and answered so many questions the movie just left hanging. My husband says there is another non-musical version that is much better. I look forward to seeing that.

I really liked the film, I am going to borrow the DVD of the Big production the did in the O2 arena in London soon and watch that too :)

ill be youir friend :P i have 3 kids myself :)

got a picture of it??
a purse maybe??

Even though resin is meant to be poured, you can definitely "paint" with it. I'm not sure how well a delicate craft butterfly would hold up, but don't let that stop you. (I never follow "rules" when crafting - and usually encounter surprises. Sometimes happy, sometimes not so much - but I always learn something.) To protect the integrity of the butterfly I would take a really small brush and carefully/gently brush on some Mod Podge, Collage Pauge, or watered down white school glue. I would let that dry (won't take long), then do a couple more thin coats. It will add to the rigidity of your butterfly, also.

Once you've applied 3-5 thin coats - and let each coat dry before adding the next - then I would paint it with resin. Or you could even try lightly drizzling a very small amount over the top of the butterfly, then using a toothpick or tiny brush you can pull the resin down the butterfly and see what happens. It should be a lot easier to manipulate the resin with the decoupage medium already applied and dry. I hope this helps at least a little! :)

Resin is meant to be poured. It is unlikely that it will work since it tends to melt a lotof petroleum-based materials until it has set completely.

I want to "paint" resin on an object for a gel candle. Exactly how is resin used? Can one apply it with a brush? I just need to cover the body of a butterfly with something that will protect it from the heat and chemical make up of gel candle wax. the candle wax is 95% mineral oil and 5% resin. I pour the gel over the butterfly at 225 deg. and need to protect the meltable styrofoam body of the butterfly from the heat of the gel. I'm thinking resin would be a great protector. What do you think? Ask away if this is not clear.

The movie was actually a fairly good portrayal of the musical. Of course, nothing can beat a live show, but it was still really good.

I've recently seem the 2012 movie and loved it. Any other fans out there? Just curious. :)

OMG I realized that my profile picture is also a smile button . . or pin, whatever that thing is called.

I'll try all the ideas because I'm going to make lots of it.

You can also make little holes with a needle on the long dotted line. Or use a sewing machine. Just test a few different sizes of stitches to see which one works the best.

You can get tools to create tear off strips. I think they're like a wheel with a handle and the wheel has lots of little teeth and as you wheel it along it creates a perforated sheet. I haven't seen one for years and years though and don't know what they're called :/

You can use regular paper or cardstock. All you have to do is fold the very long dotted line a few times so it's easy to rip off, and you just need to cut the shorter dotted lines that separate the smile tickets.

Picture---how do people post the pictures and the post??? :P

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I really want to make one of these but how to I make the lines where the person is supposed to tear it off? Should I use laser printing stickers or what should I do??? Please help!

lol i cant understand that but i figured it out i just did it backwards from all the tutorials i have found :P thanks lots though :D

If you can read crochet diagrams these are really awesome,
http://nellavaligiadellaburu.blogspot.it/2012/07/orecchini-alluncinetto-tutorial-e-tanti.html?m=1