I like the snowflake idea, must take awhile to do up a bunch. I don't have any of your SIs yet, I'd love to come across your snowflake, Very CoolQuote:
Originally Posted by pjpreb
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I like the snowflake idea, must take awhile to do up a bunch. I don't have any of your SIs yet, I'd love to come across your snowflake, Very CoolQuote:
Originally Posted by pjpreb
Opalsns
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Originally Posted by Opalsns
I have a snowflake,it came attached to my cacher tag TB and also I have one of the "PINK" bandanas as well.... And yes PJ I still have it too....;)
my sig item is made out of sculpey to make mine but i have made many different things as i cache under 2 names i have made mini walking sticks mini gpsr silver spoon handel key cahins and am working on geo trading cards now
awwwwww - big wet kisses your way Haffy :)Quote:
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Originally Posted by ahbah
We carve full size walking sticks, how very cool mini walking sticks woud be. I'd love to find one. Like Pjpreb stated, they're little handmade gifts left for other cachers.:p
Opalsns
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Originally Posted by ltlindian
I was able to help Itlindian and she's on her way to making signature items. I only hope I get to find one of them! Now let's see if anyone has suggestions for me. I'm not "crafty", can't draw a straight line with a ruler. But with the help of a friend I made signature cards on the computer and after a bit decided they had to be laminated unless you like cards with mildew on them. We also tried printing the cards on magnetic paper and almost ruined the printer. Question: how do people get those to print without wrecking anything??
The next year I bought loon magnets from CafePress.com, also pins. And finally I got smart enough to sign the magnets on the back with silver ink so they were "mine" (sort of). But what can I do next? The only "craft" I do is knitting and I can't knit loons! I've thought of something like cross stitch on plastic mesh, but.... not sure that would be any good.
If I were starting over I'd think of a name and signature item BOTH, before I started. I really like sig items and collect them. I have a FFJ silver ladder and a couple of PJ Preb's snowflakes, both very nice. Pathtags take a bit of creativity. You can buy them pre-designed but if you design your own or at least have a lot of input into the design (which I did for mine) they are "sort of" your creation.
So what can I do next for loons? I've bought wooden ones from time to time, and plaster loons that I used to be able to get for 50 cents (they cost more now). Any ideas? :confused:
DO YOU HAVE A WOOD BURNER? YOU CAN TAKE SMALL SQUARE/RECTANGLE PIECES OF WOOD AND BURN A OUTLINE OF A LOON ON THAT. ALL YOU NEED IS A STEADY HAND AND AN STENCIL.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by kayaking loon
No wood burner. A fairly steady hand. Where would I get a loon stencil?Quote:
Originally Posted by hide_from_the_kids
And I hope I'm not derailing the thread but here's a site I found that might help with ideas. Check out
www.geocities.com/team_fisur/geo-creations
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Originally Posted by kayaking loon
I WOULD CHECK LOCAL CRAFT STORES OR PRINT SOMETHING OFF THE COMPUTER. WOOD BURNER YOU CAN GET THERE AS WELL OR WALL*E MART.
Those Are Some Good Ideas At That Site
why dont u make a small kayak and paint a loon on it
Maybe you can do what Misteelee does, Cardinal on a cliff. LOON on a Lake.
It could be a loon sticker on a small square blue tile. How about a Loon head with their beautiful red eyes and a paddle in it's beak. Also. visit ebay, search loons.
Maybe a Printed Loon ironed on to a Hankerchief, like PJpreb's bandanas.
so many ideas!!!
Opalsns
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Originally Posted by ahbah
Er... what part of "not crafty" don't you understand? I actually used to carve small lobster boats out of cedar or pine when I was a kid. But then I had an uncle who could do anything and he was there to watch and advise. But they took a long, long time to make. I'm thinking more like "mass production". Well, maybe not "mass" but I'd like to produce more than one signature item this winter. And I would like to have a different signature item each year. The winters are long up here. :) And I definitely can't paint. If I painted a loon it would probably look like a sick chicken.
Now those ideas are more my speed! I have thought about glueing loons on something blue and that was a possibility when I could buy the small loons at Sherman's for 50 cents each. Now all I can find are $1.50 or $2.00 each. So questions here are:Quote:
Originally Posted by Opalsns
1. Is there anywhere I can buy small, inexpensive loons?
2. Where would I buy small blue tiles?
3. Where can I buy loon stickers??
4. How would I go about getting a printed loon to iron on to something?
I have searched E-bay before, got a few loons from there last year which I put in caches but they weren't exactly inexpensive. And I've serached the 'net for loons, stickers, etc. Maybe some crafty cacher will see what I need and direct me to it. I can glue with the best of them. And I probably could iron too although it's been a while.... :D
KL,
Both Haffy and PJpreb could help you on the iron ons, and I'm going to do some crafty searches to see what loonage I can find. What ever you make WILL be awesome I'm sure.
Opalsns
KayakingLoon,
I found these 2 auctions on ebay, just do a search on the number,...
... 150310801518 and 110313431827 .
I could see you gluing these little babies to a blue flat glass marble like Mapachi uses.
Opalsns
The best part of a sig item is the imperfections of the things u make if u want perfect u can but that stuff i as a rule just get an idea and statr working and let things go from there i'm not crafty but i like the stuff i make you could get a rubber stamp made and use sculpy to work from there stamps don't cost much
Ahbah,
Is sculpy that foam stuff that hardens when it dries?
Have you tried a local ceramic tile store? You might be able to pick up a 12" by 12" sheet of 2" tiles at a reasonable price.Quote:
2. Where would I buy small blue tiles?
Those are the loons I bought last year. Since they were carved out of mushrooms (in China) they were a bit soft and also too big to glue on a half marble. Some had their wings falling off. And since they were soft, they would damage easily (life can be a bit rough inside a cache). And with all the bad press lately, I don't trust Chinese mushrooms...:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Opalsns
Thanks for looking though!
Tee Hee, Chinese Mushrooms !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kayaking loon
I'll keep an eye out.
Opalsns:)
scuply is like clay and u bake it it hardens well and stays well. I have had at least 100 different ideas for ur sig item love to put ideas together im going to make some mini ammo boxes with my grandson this weekend for his sig item
have you checked big als in wiscasset?Quote:
Originally Posted by kayaking loon
I get lots of my ideas from online swap pages. Here is a pic of the swap followed by the rock army that I made:
http://www.geocities.com/cameoooooo/swap_petrock.jpghttp://www.geocities.com/cameoooooo/rockarmy0021.jpg
After putting each soldier in their own case with a little sand, I gave them out at one of Rick's events. Not sure if people still have them or not.
Here is a picture of the bbq invite....I attached one of our pathtags to the invite with a glue dot to ensure that it didn't move during mailing.
http://www.geocities.com/cameoooooo/...invitation.jpg
These were awesome! Not only a lot of thought and effort appreciated, but then we all had to name them! I think mine's called Pebbles. She's on my desk at work! I love it! :D
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LOL, that is right! I forgot that I made people name them in order to get one! LOL he he hehQuote:
Originally Posted by Medawisla
Back to the regularly scheduled program.... :D
Cache Maine, your SIs are very cool and I get excited every time I find one !!!! I still love the mini envelope and pictures and look through them every now and again !!!
And Hubby Cache Maine, I love all the designs you come up with on the PTs.
Surely some of the coolest , craftiest, ideas !!!!
Opalsns
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Originally Posted by ahbah
I'm getting really interested in sculpy now. AND, my daughter is very artistic and used to be able to do great things with modeling clay. She got all the "artistic" genes that passed me by. Oriental Trading Company has a good online selection. Anybody have any tips and hints for using sculpy? I already have some ideas...
And for those who say "go to your local tile store or craft store".... it's over an hour drive to even the nearest Wal-Mart and two hours to the nearest Michaels.. so online sources help a lot!
KL,
Instead of tiles, there are pretty rocks up your way. I was collecting a couple at the Moose Lookout cache, (forgot the name )
Little blue or green pieces of slate would be cool, if they're not frozen in the ground ,LOL!!!!
Opalsns
It is fun to work with sculpy but the chemical make up of the clay is dangerous for children. You need to get them to was their hands thoroughly after touching the soft clay. Also the surfaces which the clay it molded on (tables, etc) need to be cleaned well after. I use aluminum foil and tape it onto the surface I will be using that way I just have to fold up the foil and use it another day.
Warning #2 - the fumes from the cooking sculpy are rather stinky. The directions say something about a well ventilated area. That implies to me bad stuff in the fumes.
I only play with sculpy in the warm weather days when I can open my door and get fresh air into my house.
Kayaking Loon, you should think about "Shrinky Dinks" it is a plastic sheet that you print on and then cut out and cook. It shrinks to a clear plastic thing.
I have used large rubber stamps and them colored them in. The glue onto surfaces real well and if you put a hole in them the make great pendants for necklaces.
My kids figured out that you could use sharpies on the shiny side and it would be permanent. They made pendants with different sayings on them and just colored the backs with designs (circles and squiggly lines, etc).
The "Klutz Shrinky Dink" book is a great resource with lots of great ideas. My nonartistic 7 year old boy made some things.
For the bandanas we created the image on the computer and then printed them on iron-on transfer paper (which we bought at Office Max). If you are clever with your layout you can get several images on one sheet of iron-on transfer and then cut them out. We got the bandanas on line for about 50 cents each.
And for those who need to order on-line vs. ride a long time to the store ;) Office Max is on line. Also Staples and many of the others. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by pjpreb
i have been using sculpey for years and had no ill effects yet and neither have my grand children last nite i made a kayak and pulled the front up and into the shape of a loon Somewhat it looked pretty nice to have ur daughter make something would be awesome. and as for the smell it smells better than my cooking!!!!!!!!
Tee Hee,sculpy loaf again ?!?
Is there a difference between Sculpy and Feemo ??
Opalsns
yes there is and i don't like working with the femo it is not as plyable.
Well, my "kid" will be 40 years old her next birthday so I guess she'll know enough to wash her hands without Mom telling her. But she does have a serious lung problem (disabled) so fumes might be a bad thing. BUT, she lives with us in the winter so I could bake them at her house. She never uses her oven anyway, probably sculpy would be the only thing ever cooked in it. :D Problem solved!? And I will look into shrinky dinks and iron-on transfer paper and.... whatever. Hopefully, after the snow comes and finally goes, there will be new home-made KL sig items, "coming soon to a cache near you"! Thanks for all the tips and help!Quote:
Originally Posted by balinda
Opal, if you have an idea for something you'd like to make, post it and the crafters can tell you how to do it.