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Judi's your expert I think. Check the Needlefelting board. I think I've read a little on this there. 
Take care Chrissie. :pray:
Aww ... they're cute! No name, but already a new home ... wow!
HURRAY for Louise!
Any chance there is some on line link to the news where we might catch a glimpse?
Ugh! Are you sure this is for dementia? Or is this an IQ test? Either way .....
Brownie and cookie week?!?!?!? Am I missing something? My calendar doesn't say that.
:wacko:
Oh I was just trying to tell Penny it was just one of those weeks where I was feeling oh what the heck .... might as well just eat brownies and cookies all week (but mostly brownies). So it was kinda just on my calendar. All set now Daphne? 
Happy Anniversary SueAnn!
Not so much as most of you. I keep mohair around for probably 5-6 bears, an assortment of felt and ultrasuede, lots of potential accessories, eyes, threads, etc.
Uh, Penny ... please see private message. You're so sweet! :hug:
GREAT ... just GREAT Penny ... now I have to stop at the coffee shop on my way home. Awesome coffee and nearly as awesome baked goods. What the heck ... it's cookie and brownie week anyway. :clap: (First time I've ever clapped for cookie and brownie week.)
I'm going to do the accessory idea I'm pretty sure. I found the cutest thing to embroider on, and go figure, it happens to be a free download! Whoohoo! http://www.aadmall.com/closeup.asp?sear … 4&offset=0 If I can't reduce it small enough for an accessory bag, I'll leave full size and make a large coffee bean bag for her to sit on.
Flavored only Daphne? Well, we could still share a cup. I prefer a dark roast, no flavor. Sometimes put in a scoop of flavored with the other, but not normally. Cream (half and half), just a little, no sugar.
Any time Shari! :hug:
Naw ... no trouble here. There are three pc's in the house. (My brother builds them so we've been lucky to get them for very little.)
BUT ... about that TTASG thing Tammy ... you bet! It's Intercal's fault anyway (same logic as blaming the tobacco companies, right?) I hear hubby say ... could have had that bear done if you weren't on there! Guilty.
strawberries and champagne? oh wait ... strawberries and chocolate! yum! you crack me up penny.
sad adj.
- Affected or characterized by sorrow or unhappiness.
- Expressive of sorrow or unhappiness.
- Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing: a sad movie; sad news.
- Deplorable; sorry: a sad state of affairs; a sad excuse.
- Dark-hued; somber.
No. Only when I didn't. I get sad about illness, poverty, injustice ... but selling a bear, nope.
Gina ~ will i have stinky mohair with brewed coffee?
Daphne ~ I may steal that one shamelessly! Thanks!
Thanks Gina! I'm making a bear for a coffee drinkin' co-worker for Christmas! Would love for it to smell like fresh ground but can't find coffee scented polyfil!
I searched for dye and dyeing, and found some threads, but didn't see anything about using coffee. Anyone done this, or read how to do it? Same as tea?
Oh oh oh oh oh! Sooooo sweet Jenny! Great job! (Did you maker her collar?)
Great stuff here gals! (Wonder if I'll ever need the info?!) :P
It's a delicious predicament, to be sure, in which I find myself... but a predicament all the same. For co-dependent, people-pleasing types like me, that is.
Me too Shelli; it's a curse sometimes. You must be a first-born.
Well cool ... I was at least on the right track. Just didn't take far enough. Thank you Shelli!
I'm sure I've seen notices on some auctions explaining that the auction is private to protect the identities of the bidders.
Exactly; I never buy used underwear unless it's a private auction! :lol:
If for whatever reason, I don't want my ID on an auction, I just have my sister buy it. Simple, and works for me. Example of when I might do this: I've been looking at childrens vintage clothing because the antiquing (except for glass) blows around here. So if I find something I like and want, I ring up Sis!
If you look at the eyelids on the giant pictures you posted on the Eye painting?? thread, they look ... kind varigated ... light with flashes of darker colors, etc. How'd ya do that? (Put on, smudge off routine?) I just couldn't get any "layers" on my (leather) lids. Haven't tried the elastic cord, which I guess could be easier to give a layered look to.
I'll keep tryin'! I finally did get a little of the look i wanted when I switched to my stencil cremes. Probably trial and error.
Kim ~ Thank you! I used leather cording, 2mm on top, 1mm on bottom. Actually, I found it difficult to get the look I wanted. I learned everything I know about eyelids to date from the post below! :lol:
Shelli ~ In a thread called Eye painting??, you have some closeups of eyes and lids. The topic is really about painting the eyes, but can you give me some pointers on getting a more non-flat look? :rose:
Yes, you can buy it. Very simple! Often I find mine in tiny rolls, in cello-packs, in the jewelry section at fabric stores or craft stores (JoAnne's, Hancock, Michael's.) It's almost always available in black; sometimes, ONLY in black. You can use real or fake leather cording, square or round; I use real, just in case anyone is interested to know, and I use round. And I use both the 1mm and 2mm sizes.
The somewhat more interesting, NOT black cording needs a bit more detective work to find. Occasionally JoAnne's or Hancock's will have something in a beige or brown color. I grab it at Britex in San Francisco when I'm down that way; they do not have web ordering last time I looked.
You probably need about a total of 3 inches of cording, per eye, per bear (so -- six inches of cording per bear in a 15"-ish size.) That's waaayyyyyyyyyyyy longer than the actual finished lid will be in length, but you need some extra for "play" and insertion into the head. That is, if you use a method similar to mine. There are many ways to slice this loaf of bread, so to speak.
You can probalby see that, in using such a very small amount, a yard or so of cording can last a long time. Having said that, I buy it by the mile, just about. I know I'll use it; it never "wears out;" and it's easy to store.
Hope this helps!
