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View entire thread: Need a coin compartment alternate method of closure

Posted by Anitas_Stuff on 2007-01-14 16:40:25      Post Subject:



Hi Cassie, have you thought of putting a flap over the opening, like an envelope, then using either a magnetic clasp or a button? It should keep things in the pocket, unless the purse is tossed around alot. ;)

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View entire thread: Need a coin compartment alternate method of closure

Posted by Cassie30 on 2007-01-06 01:36:19      Post Subject: Need a coin compartment alternate method of closure

Hi everyone!

I am creating a new line of purses. They are small, 6 1/2" wide by 6" long. I want to have a coin compartment on the inside, but I can't put the traditional zipper that most purses have on the side because it would be too hard to get to. What other form of closure could I use? I don't want to resort to velcro because I think it would be tacky somehow. I was also thinking about those magnetic hidden clasp, but would that be enough to keep your dollar bills and coins from falling out?

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View entire thread: speaking of jewelry making:

Posted by Craftasaurus Rex on 2006-08-07 17:24:54      Post Subject: speaking of jewelry making:

I'm conflicted on something. Well, two things, actually:
1. When I was younger and starting to play with beads, I took the fishing line from my fishing rod which have never been used, and made jewelry with it. Now that I work in a bead store and I've read a ton of beading magazines / books, it says that monofilament always gets brittle and breaks and is generally a bad thing to put beads on.

I still have bracelets that I made with fishing line when I was 11 (I'm 23 now), and they're not brittle, they haven't broken, and I can wear them when I go swimming.

So I ask: why is everyone so anti-monofilament?

2. When I make necklaces that are mostly seed beads (size 11, size 8), and only a few larger glass / semi-precious stones, should I be feeling antsy that I put them on thread and not on beading wire? When I first started using beading wire, I put everything on it. But now I'm realizing that somethings are simply overkill to put on beading wire.

The thread I use C-lon, which is kind of like Nymo, but I find it doesn't fray as much as nymo. I double it, of course, and I use clamshells (knot cups) at the end of the necklace to attach my clasp. I have a necklace that I made 2 years ago that I put on thread, and it hasn't broken / stretched yet. and I sometimes forgot to take it off when I go swimming.

My question is: Can I sell these necklaces that I put on thread in good conscience? Even though I've never had any problems with the thread, I want to make sure that if someone buys a necklace from me that it won't break under normal wear. Maybe I should consider using Power-Pro, or Fireline, or some other kind of heavy-duty thread that's cheaper than beading wire, more expensive than normal beading thread, but seems to have a higher tensile strength?

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View entire thread: Show me your metal clasp wallets!

Posted by anniepants on 2007-03-23 18:55:39      Post Subject: Show me your metal clasp wallets!

It's true! My shop, Bella Boutique, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, (shop-bella.com) is looking for metal clasp wallets and clutches to consign! Show me what you've got and let me know if you consign! It's a fabulous opportunity to get your work and your name out there to a brand new audience. We're right in the heart of the art and tourist district on 4th avenue downtown and pull not only local traffic, but tourists from literally, all over the world.

Get crafty and crazy and show us what you've got!

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View entire thread: Recycled Plastic Hobo Bag w~ Free Pattern

Posted by Cindy on 2008-05-18 21:49:37      Post Subject: Recycled Plastic Hobo Bag w~ Free Pattern

Hello everyone:

I'm back to share a craft after a long absence but am feeling well now. I finally got my recycled plastic hobo handbag done along with the free crochet pattern written up. Check it out.

http://www.myrecycledbags.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/brownhobo.JPG

This crochet pattern is a variation of Dao's Nordstrom Hobo Bag but is done in plastic bag yarn or plarn. The stitches are a bit different but the look is very similar. It's also lined and has a magnetic clasp for a closure. The free pattern link is found here. http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/05/16/recycled-plastic-hobo-handbag/

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View entire thread: Horse hair bracelet/key chain help

Posted by bricore on 2008-11-12 13:29:52      Post Subject:

I may be able to help you here.

Why not take some of the hair and braid it? I have made a few for my daughter but do not have it posted on my blog yet (I just glued the ends to clasp.)

I did post how I braid yarn and other things on my blog here:
http://bricoreandfamily.blogspot.com/2007_08_06_archive.html

I also have videos on how I did a flat braid and a round braid on that some post (you do not need to even buy the braiding disk just take cardboard and do it yourself.)

Heck, if you buy horsehair bracelets at the store you'll look at over $100 more near $200! So, since my daughter wanted one I made it myself for next to nothing..

Best of luck to you,

Dora Renee' Wilkerson

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View entire thread: Does anyone know how to make ribbon into a necklace??

Posted by sarabell on 2008-02-20 21:21:12      Post Subject:

those are just crimp beads that you could get at any bead store. i'd suggest using a jump ring to connect it though, especially if your using a heavy(ish) ribbon. what's in the picture looks a little bulky going thru the hole in the clasp.

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View entire thread: Does anyone know how to make ribbon into a necklace??

Posted by Mimii on 2008-02-20 18:57:55      Post Subject: Does anyone know how to make ribbon into a necklace??

http://images.etsy.com/all_images/d/d4c/a4b/il_430xN.20002404.jpg

I have a ton of ribbon and I would like to make them into necklaces for my pendants. Can anyone tell me what those little things connect to the lobster clasp are, and possibly where I can find them? FMG.com maybe??

Thank you in advance =]
♥MD

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View entire thread: can you fix broken glass?

Posted by sun bear on 2005-01-26 11:47:35      Post Subject: can you fix broken glass?

I have a venetian glass/murano glass pendant that had a clasp made of glass, stupidly this AM when i grabbed my hairbrush i caught my necklace and flung it into the sink, breaking off the clasp, is there any way to fix this? I'm thinking super glue but I'm not sure if there's a way someone who works with glass could actually fix it or not.

here's a link to a similar pendant:
http://www.gearthatgives.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDStore.woa/99/wo/p710009O000MX600l2/7.0.54.7.1.8.3

I could just get a new one but this was a gift and souvenir from a trip so this makes me incredibly sad, plus i haven't seen one like it, in gold and blue :(

It looked like a golden swirly milkyway...I guess i can do something with the heart but i really liked it as a necklace, any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
jt

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View entire thread: Looking for a Pattern

Posted by Astrid on 2007-09-18 14:51:24      Post Subject:

The trick for crocheting with beads is to thread all the beads you want to use on the skein before you start (beads with fairly big hole seem advisable). Then pull the yarn through the beads while crocheting until you need one.
I suppose for the collar and leash it's best to use sc (to get a firm result), for the rest it seems to be a matter of sizing up your dog's neck and finding a suitabe clasp.
And I woud use firm cotton yarn.
Good luck with it. Sounds like a pretty fun project to me!

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View entire thread: Jewlery help pleases

Posted by purple_glitter on 2006-08-07 16:41:27      Post Subject:

I usually wrap the thread around a jump ring a few time, put it through the last couple of beads, tie a knot, put beading glue on the knot, and push the knot into a bead hole. I think that it's easier to knot thread to jump rings, then just attach the ring to the clasp. Plus, some clasps have sharp edges that will eat through your thread.

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View entire thread: Jewlery help pleases

Posted by stella on 2006-08-07 16:19:04      Post Subject:

it depends on what kind of clasp, thread, and construction technique you are working with.

for clasps with jump rings, i usually make a loop of small beads to go around the ring, then bury the knot back a few beads and melt it. in general, i usually place the knot where it will nestle between two beads and hide to some extent, and melt it.

**obviously, this only works with nylon thread

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View entire thread: Frame Handbags... and how to make them?

Posted by emb_designs on 2006-10-20 21:27:52      Post Subject: Frame Handbags... and how to make them?

Hey there,

This is my first post, so go easy on me.

I'd really like to make a frame handbag (with a metal clasp frame), and I know where I can get all of the materials to make it, however, I'm stumped when it comes to how to affix the fabric parts of the bag to the frame. Can anybody give any suggestions on how to do it, or does anybody know where I could find instructions on how to put it together?

Any replies are appreciated, thanks.

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View entire thread: how to for scrabble bracelets

Posted by iamsonotcool on 2007-08-25 15:19:11      Post Subject: how to for scrabble bracelets

howdy y'all
i thought i might give you a how to on scrabble bracelets. i just love making them and they are always a welcome gift (i think:). so here goes
start by picking your letters and then drill a hole in the corners. i have found the 1/16th bit size to be best. you can use a dremel or a drill.
then add jump rings. i have found that the 9mm ones work best for jingle ability:)
then choose your wire, clasp, beads and arrangement.

then voila, you've got your very own one of a kind scrabble bracelet:)
sorry the pictures are huge:)

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/chowell52579/023001.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/chowell52579/023002.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/chowell52579/023004.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/chowell52579/023006.jpg

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View entire thread: Fave Online Bead Resources?

Posted by Craftasaurus Rex on 2007-03-08 00:48:09      Post Subject:

http://www.osirisbeads.com/: czech seed beads by the hank. Awesome prices.

http://www.artbeads.com: Not the best pricing, but they offer free shipping, so it's great for the last minute "oh crap I forgot to get a clasp!!" order.

http://www.rings-things.com: Good resource for general bead stuff, awesome resource for semi-precious stones.

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View entire thread: can you fix broken glass?

Posted by feministmoon on 2005-02-06 15:32:06      Post Subject:

You might be able to find someone locally who does torch working (also lamp working) and they should be able to fix it for you. Even if you can't find someone locally you could probably contact someone elsewhere and ship it to them. And even if that part that broke off isn't in one solid piece they should be able to just add a new clasp area with fresh glass.

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View entire thread: can you fix broken glass?

Posted by feministmoon on 2005-02-06 15:35:13      Post Subject:

You might be able to find someone locally who does torch working (also lamp working) and they should be able to fix it for you. Even if you can't find someone locally you could probably contact someone elsewhere and ship it to them. And even if that part that broke off isn't in one solid piece they should be able to just add a new clasp area with fresh glass.

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View entire thread: 1" Button display card??

Posted by smokingmonkey on 2005-08-23 16:31:20      Post Subject:

Use a hole punch that's big enough that when you fasten the button through the holes, the hinge part and the clasp part go through the card. Easier/faster than making tabs. When you just make slits, the clasp and hinge parts are still forced to sit on top of the card, causing the sides of the card to push back. With bigger holes they'll be behind the card. Does that make sense?

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View entire thread: Binding pages - help please.

Posted by Muddymay on 2007-10-23 14:12:54      Post Subject:

Sorry, I got side tracked while writing the original post and forgot to add details!
Card stock - no more than 10 pages I would think.

If I use the method you suggested, I think I might try and set up a clasp with a ribbon and button to hold them closed.
I think this is becoming a much bigger thing than I had planned. hmmmm.
Honestly I'm bad at this kind of thing....
Knitting, I think I'm doing pretty darn well, but other crafty things I fail!

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View entire thread: has anyone ever made a cigar box purse? :)

Posted by abigailamy on 2004-06-12 12:49:28      Post Subject:

Hi Titanica,

These are fun to make - like you I've made the box part. I need to add the handle and the clasp now - but I'm not very mechanical and wanted to know if there was anything I needed to know about it.

I got my purse handle and clasp from a company called Out Of The Box Purses - they make them for people making cigar box purses. The website address on the back of the label here says www.nicolecrafts.com.

What does yours look like? I made two. One is gold with yellow piping and has sunflowers decoupaged on it and inspirational sayings and words decoupaged on it. The other is a mermaid purse (I'm a Pisces). It has two mermaids (from a card I found) on it, and then pink and purple ribbon curled around the card, with seashells at all 4 corners. The box is gold with purple ribbon all the way around it, and dark green on the sides. :) Now I need to carry a purse in each hand!

What does yours look like so far? :)

Abigail

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View entire thread: where to find purse frames?

Posted by meexie on 2005-07-22 23:16:30      Post Subject: where to find purse frames?

I've checked out Lacis and I see a few I like but I'd like to explore the options. I need a basic purse frame with clasp that I can sew the purse itself onto, and I'm thinking of making a clutch, so the frames don't need loops. That or I'd like to know where to find nice handbag chain; the chain at Lacis looks a little too chunky to me.

Thanks!

*edited to correct business name*

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View entire thread: need help on beads

Posted by boheme-anne on 2006-04-05 16:32:54      Post Subject:

I'm not sure if I know what your talking about but I would just attach multiple strands of thread/wire and twist them all by either braiding or wrapping them together before you attach a clasp.

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View entire thread: what to DO with resin

Posted by xjustcallmemousex on 2004-11-22 23:05:27      Post Subject:

i think they make bracelet backings with recesses where you can lay an image in and then cover it with reisin and you've got it already linked together w/ a clasp.

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View entire thread: need help on beads

Posted by stella on 2006-04-07 14:13:05      Post Subject:

if you want to just twist the strands together, you either need to make a necklace that will fit over your head if you attach the ends together and twist it before attaching the ends, or just retwist it before you put the necklace on and clasp it.

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View entire thread: has anyone ever made a cigar box purse? :)

Posted by titancia on 2004-06-12 07:59:43      Post Subject:

*bump*
Good question!! I just started my own and need tips on putting the handle on the box without destroying the box (I'm good at destroying stuff :P) and what kind of clasp is best for this.

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View entire thread: need help on beads

Posted by peenkfrik on 2006-04-06 20:34:54      Post Subject:

I've tried braiding and it's fine. What I am trying to do is twisting bead strings all together in one direction but the twist gets loose after putting on the clasp.

I've seen this 'Spiral Crochetted Bead Rope'. That's how it was described over the net. It's similar to bead twisting. I just couldn't find free information about it.

check the links:

http://bdot.unsung.net/hobbies.php
http://www.shipwreckbeads.com/gallery/beadworkcontest/MilkyWay0
http://www.beads.co.nz/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=bead&Category_Code=ROPE

Can anybody recommend a good online resource for beaders? Or a book maybe.

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View entire thread: How do they make this stuff?

Posted by fraidycat on 2007-03-30 18:23:10      Post Subject: How do they make that

Hi: I just joined this forum and happened to see your question. I have been making Memory Pendants with polymer clay and photos (or any image) for several years. I use to have a website but found it too expensive to keep up. Now I sell my pendants on ebay and for a lot less than $100.00.

I transfer the image, black and white as well as color, to the polymer clay, then build a frame around it, give the pendant a coat of matte finish, attach it to either black buna cord with a clasp, or sometimes a colored silk cord to match the clay, all for $25.00. I''ve done a number of pets photos and they come out so cute. My specialty now are Geisha pendants with copies of paintings of Geisha done a hundred years ago. They''re very popular.

In order to transfer a color image you need a photo editing computer program, a scanner, a color ink jet printer and T-shirt Transfer Paper as well as an oven to bake it in and a pasta machine to knead the clay and get really smooth sheets of clay. It takes a bit of work and time but you can get great colored images with this method.

Hope this helps.

Pat

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View entire thread: DIY barrettes

Posted by tinstarmerchant on 2005-02-16 00:50:53      Post Subject:

I find a lot of plain "Goody" brand barrettes on eBay. These are the plain brown bar kind of barrettes, good for fine hair or short hair. You could also check walmart or craft stores for the silver "french clasp" barrettes.

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View entire thread: What are you making?

Posted by blinkingmouse on 2008-07-03 11:57:50      Post Subject:

Wow lots of sewers and crochet girls. At the moment I'm aking a multi strand necklace with black and burgundy glass hearts and some crystals in great contrasting colours.

But (horror) I have lost the gorgeous silver multi strand clasp I bought last week in amongst the craft supply madness that is my house. So I'm now waiting for some new ones to be delivered before I can complete it.

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View entire thread: Bead Loom!

Posted by tinstarmerchant on 2005-03-07 23:31:40      Post Subject:

Wow! Those projects are beautiful!
Can you tell me what I do with the ends if I want to make say, a bracelet or necklace? I don't know how to make a clasp for it.

I keep hearing about this SNB book; I'm going to order it finally!

Terri

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View entire thread: What did you read in January 2006?

Posted by quaisior on 2006-02-03 00:58:09      Post Subject:

The Final Key by Catherine Asaro: I was a bit disappointed with this. I think Asaro needs to stop writing Skolian prequels and got on with the damned story!

In Stone's Clasp by Christie Golden: I love romantic science fiction and fantasy, but overall, I've been disappointed with Harlequin's Luna books. But Christie Golden's series is excellent. I loved this book and I can't wait for book three later this year.

Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 4 by Hiromu Arakawa: My favorite manga (and anime). I love how the story keeps getting darker.

The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection by Neil Gaiman: I loved this collection of children's stories and it was a huge bonus that Gaiman read it himself.

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx: I just knew this would depress me. I liked the story, but I hated the futility.

Fruits Basket, Vol. 4 by Natsuki Takaya: I love this manga, it's so cute and sweet.

The Shadowed Heart by Catherine Asaro: This is the best thing I've read by Asaro in years. I love angsty love stories about tortured characters.

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View entire thread: Bead Loom!

Posted by Katrin on 2005-03-08 04:07:01      Post Subject:

Can you tell me what I do with the ends if I want to make say, a bracelet or necklace? I don't know how to make a clasp for it.
You can weave the ends back through your beads (similar to weaving loose ends through in knitting). If you put a fabric backing on your beadwork (like I did with that purse), you can pull the ends through the fabric, tie them off on the back, and use some of them to sew it securely to the fabric.

I'm not sure about bracelets and necklaces; I haven't made any of those on a loom (except for that elastic one in 5th grade). I'm sure craft stores have a variety of sizes of clasps - I'm picturing a metal end in the width of your piece, with several holes to thread the loose warp threads through before weaving them back in through the beads. Bead shops, both online and in the real world, should have a selection of that kind of thing.

Thanks everyone for the compliments on my beadwork - I really needed to hear something nice today!

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View entire thread: What are you working on?

Posted by anati on 2004-06-30 13:22:05      Post Subject:

-a necklace from a shell i found at the beach.
-a choker that i made that keeps breaking. does anybody have any experience with attaching a clasp to a cord using coils? because my coils keep coming off.
-making iced tea:)

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View entire thread: Crafty heritage

Posted by lizzymahoney on 2004-09-02 07:41:51      Post Subject:

I'm USian of Irish and German descent. My grandparents were all born here or Canada in the 1890's. My cultural connection is tenuous.

But given that I am as weird as I am, I like all things ethnic and folk. There are particularly Germanic things about me such as very strict ideas of cleanliness (which I don't obey, but i do think about them!) and a very Irish love of a longwinded story.

I have participated in both German and Irish heritage groups in the States. I do both German and Irish folk dancing, as well as Greek and Italian and Israeli and Acadian, etc. I wear a Claddagh ring. I also have a St Pauli girl style dirndl.

No particular craft or style has made it intact to me through the family generations. I absorb from everywhere.

I've done Pysanky eggs and Huck embroidery among so many other things and didn't need to feel a particular connection with those regions. I may understand a great deal about the cultural origins of Ukrainian embroidery, but it isn't personal for me.

The biggest cultural influence on me is a New England thriftiness.:

Use it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do
or do without.

I have fabric scraps that are thirty years old or more. I save butt ends of candles and odd containers and bits of wire that I have no immediate plans to use. You just never know when that bit of foam will be needed, or the clasp from that old battered necklace. It's all organized, sort of, and I pretty much know if I have something or not. And it all travels with me when I move. I'll get rid of clothes, but don't touch my paint stash.

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View entire thread: Frustration with Apple

Posted by sallysunshine on 2006-08-10 12:50:20      Post Subject:

I don't know about hinges, but the clasps seem to break at the drop of a hat.

And this thread is making me sound much more anti-Mac than I am. I love my iBook. I just wish the clasp was sturdier.

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View entire thread: what's your current project???

Posted by jangrl on 2005-05-29 23:59:01      Post Subject:

dang girl you got so much done so quickly! i am so jealous.

i am working on the backgammon bag (with the cardigan rib) and it's taking forever.

i'm also working on corcheting another case for my ipod, and fixing my necklace of turqoise beads (it broke about 2 years ago from overuse and i barely learned to tie on a clasp. yeah it's taking me a while).

my friend just let me borrow a few of her knitting books, including one with these incredible scarf patterns. i'm so tempted to get started but i already have so many projects that are half-done!

i have a list of projects to work on but do you see me working on them? not at all.

jangrl

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View entire thread: Bookworms...What are You Reading?

Posted by quaisior on 2006-01-07 07:00:35      Post Subject:

In Stone's Clasp by Christie Golden. I found the first book in the series a lot more engaging.

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