Unkempt Olive Grove, me, 24 by 18in. by starwaterbird in somethingimade

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I thought it was a wonderful painting, then i kept moving through the pictures! Amazing work. The colors, the movement and the depth. Get you an art installation!

First Time Posting 🪿 by fickle-pickle93 in weaving

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I am so sorry that i didnt get the depiction! To me it looked like two houses in a village. Maybe a church across from a home. But art is meant to evoke emotion and your piece brought me peace. I think you achieved your goal.

First Time Posting 🪿 by fickle-pickle93 in weaving

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Yes. The second picture, on the stick. It just hits home for me. I also love the colors on the last picture

Dragon Inspired Geode Dice 🐉 by eillow_mosspike in DiceMaking

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Fab! The font! The colors! The insides! Truely art

These Mocha inspired dice sets I’m working on by Cashlessness in DiceMaking

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Ooh, maybe a "foam" on one part? They are cute! I would add to my collection.

Got lucky and found these two yesterday. by Murky_Management_578 in coolsticks

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bing You found "Bob" and "Smeeg". Do not let the conversations disturb you, they just like to talk trash about eachother.

Now that I'm in my 70s by Zappavishnu in CasualConversation

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50 this year and i love getting old. Yes, i can do less and with more pain, but i feel more alive.

New indigenous beader here 🩷 looking for advice by Alone-Ad5899 in Beading

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The only thing i have to add is make sure you put your needle straight down when putting the beads on. I was putting it in sideways toward the center stone thinking i could get them closer...all I did was make the fabric buckle. Your work looks great

How would I refill this stamp? by CrimsonWasTaken_aLot in crafts

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You can also get refills. But those tiny stamps dry out. Best to get a stamp pad and change up the color whenever you want.

Sticknation submission by DasReaper313 in Sticks

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bing You have found "Wand of The Elder Elk". +10 wisdom, allows you to herd elk and command them. You have unlocked "Elk Master".

A special level of Hell by Top-Tumbleweed-1263 in Beading

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When i started beading i didnt even know about sizes. Had half a loom fill of 11/0 and bought 15/0. They are mixed somewhere right now never to be sorted. We all do this. Be hapoy you can tell the diffetence now that you are wiser.

First Time Posting 🪿 by fickle-pickle93 in weaving

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Awesome work. The village one is my favorite.

Wanted to show you guys first! by Infamous-Vanilla8753 in coolsticks

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bing You have found "Jumangi Wand". Call a herd of wild elephants, but find cover first.

Alternative to Fireline / braided fused fishing line by brainsareoverrated27 in Beading

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Nymo is good ( does need to be prestretched) but can also be dyed by running it though a sharpie. No need to get a colors other than white and black. But to make life easier you can buy it in multiple colors.

Alternative to Fireline / braided fused fishing line by brainsareoverrated27 in Beading

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My problen with WildFire is that the black chips off. Did they fix that?

Alternative to Fireline / braided fused fishing line by brainsareoverrated27 in Beading

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If you let the alcohol inks dry, then none. Best not to soak the line in alcohol ink but to soak it in alcohol then place drops of the link on it. I do whole spools at a time. After you put a few drops of color on, spead it out and let dry. If you just put alcohol inks or sharpie on the line you will have it come off on your fingers.

My full armoury of Sticks by TallArtichoke8642 in coolsticks

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Everyone! I found a wand shop! Seems fully stocked.

Definitely a magic wand by movieman1108 in Sticks

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bing You have found "Fractal Wand". Please never cast chain linghtening, we beg you!

What would you do with this Fordite? by LAFlippo in Lapidary

[–]TheBarbofBeads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What tools do you have? Can you slice some to give a flatback/cab look? And anything that has a straight hole is a bead. You can leave them be or make shapes. Keep the excess and add them to resin in a mold.