Janet THROWS THE CAPS TO MAGGIEB NOW

<Mar> Hello

<Janet> ahhhhhhhhh much better

<Janet> howdy, Mar

<MAGGIEB CATCHES THE CAPS

<MAGGIEB> TY JANET

<MAGGIEB> ARGHHHHHHH

<Vaughnde> hiya maggie HUGS

<MAGGIEB> SORRY JUST HAD TO GET THAT OUT OF MY SYSTEM .... JANET!

<Janet> http://www.dm.net/~maggieb/box.html right?

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<Janet> lol

<MAGGIEB> SO ANYONE WANT TO MAKE SOME FIT IT FRIENDS?

<Janet> I do! I do!

<deb> ok - maggie

<deb> go for it

<StampaDeeD> yeah

<Lea> thanks, anno

<MAGGIEB> DEB ASKED ME TO TEACH SOMETHING USING PHIL'S FIT IT VOL 1 SOFTWARE

RaVeN will take any friends she can get

<Vaughnde> lol raven

Lory would have to make my own friends

<MAGGIEB> AND SO HE LET US USE HIS DEMO SOFTWARE

Vaughnde sorry will sit on hands now

RaVeN will take Lory's friends

<kat> downloaded and ready

<MAGGIEB> THE ACTUAL SOFTWARE MAKES ALL SORTS OF CONTAINERS

Vyx only has cyber friends

<Janet> I'm ready!

<MAGGIEB> THE DEMO MAKES MILK CARTONS

<anno> I got my fit-it handy..

<MAGGIEB> SO THAT IS WHAT I HAD TO WORK WITH

<MAGGIEB> SO GO TO THE WEB PAGE

<kat> samples are beautiful

<MAGGIEB> http://www.dm.net/~maggieb/box.html

<kat> i saw them in person

<MAGGIEB> TY KAT

<kat> you are so welcome maggie

<RaVeN> these look a lot like my friends...

<MAGGIEB> AND LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO HEROINE, SAINT, AND GARGOYLE FRIENDS!

<kat> rofl

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> FUNNY RAVEN!!

<MAGGIEB> IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE YOU WILL SEE THE CARTON THEY ARE ON

<MAGGIEB> THATS THE RED PART

<MAGGIEB> OF THE GARGOYLE

<MAGGIEB> DID ANYONE DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE?

<Janet> I did

<kat> i did, i did

<MAGGIEB> I DOUBT YOU WILL WANT TO MAKE ONE TONIGHT

<Lea> I didn't

<MAGGIEB> BUT THE SOFTWARE IS EASY

<Lea> and won't

<MAGGIEB> TRY IT OUT LATER

<MAGGIEB> WONT?????

<Lea> uh uh

<MAGGIEB> LEA!!

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<Lea> I am skeeered

<MAGGIEB> OH COME ONE

<Lea> naw

<MAGGIEB> NOT LIKE COREL!

<Lea> sure

<Janet> LOL

<deb> lol maggie

<anno> just go dumpster divin' behind the elementary, lea..

<MAGGIEB> SO ANYHOW

<kat> hi queen

<anno> all the milk cartons you could ask for..

<Vyx> Fit-It is one of the easiest softwares I've ever used.

<MAGGIEB> LOCATE THE DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER & OPEN IT UP BY DOUBLE CLICKING ON IT.... AGREE TO THE LICENSE.... AND THEN CLICK ON THE PINT SIZED CARTON SO THAT IT IS HIGHLIGHTED.

<anno> if you're that big a c hicken!

<Janet> (and corel is one of the hardest)

<MAGGIEB> THIS IS MADE FROM THE PINT SIZED MILK CARTON!

<MAGGIEB> BUT

<Vaughnde> lol

<MAGGIEB> I ADJUSTED THE SIZE

<MAGGIEB> FIRST

<Vaughnde> corel is not that hard <G>

<MAGGIEB> BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY IT WAS

<MAGGIEB> YOU CAN DO THIS WITH ALL THE CONTAINERS ON THE REAL SOFTWARE

<MAGGIEB> CLICKING ON THE TEMPLATE TAB WILL SHOW YOU WHAT THE ENTIRE PATTERN WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU PRINT IT ... BUT WAIT! FIRST WE ARE GOING TO PLAY WITH THE DIMENSIONS! THIS IS A GREAT TOOL IN FIT-IT SOFTWARE! CUSTOM SIZING!

<MAGGIEB> BUT WAIT!!

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> MELODRAMATIC HUH?

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<Janet> but wait! there's more!

<kat> and more, and more

<MAGGIEB> YES JANET????

<Janet> I was just repeating. getting into the spirit

RaVeN waits

<Janet> ut oh

<kat> where did she go

<RaVeN> Oh deaar.... poor Maggie....

<MAGGIEB> GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

<Janet> she's back!

<kat> welcome back maggie

<RaVeN> never mind :-)

<brenda> made it

<MAGGIEB> SO WHERE WERE WE?

<MAGGIEB> I ADJUSTED THE SIZE

<kat> waiting

<MAGGIEB> FOR ALL THE FIT IT FRIENDS

<MAGGIEB> LOL KAT

<Janet> we were either making our milk carton (or swiping one from the school dumpster)

<MAGGIEB> THAT MIGHT WORK JANT

<kat> rofl

<MAGGIEB> BUT HARDER TO MANIPULATE

<MAGGIEB> AND STINKY

<MAGGIEB> SOUR

<MAGGIEB> ICK

ench is not allowed to go within 50 feet of schools

<TheQueen> LOL

<MAGGIEB> FIRST CHANGE THE WIDTH OF THE SIDE BY CLICKING ON THE ARROW UNTIL IT READS 1.250 THEN THE HEIGHT TO 3.000. THIS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE REFLECTED IN THE PICTURE OF YOUR TEMPLATE.

<kat> lol

TheQueen sniffs ench's purse

<Janet> well, it depends on what friend you're planning to send this friend to<g>

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> NOW YOU ARE READY TO PRINT.... I USED CARDSTOCK, WHITE FOR THE HEROINE SO I COULD COLOR IT WITH DYEINK, RED FOR THE GARGOYLE, & BLACK FOR THE SAINT... BUT I FOUND THAT THE LINES ON BLACK DO NOT SHOW AT ALL, SO I ENDED UP TRACING THAT ONE OFF OF ANOTHER ONE WITH A PENCIL SO THAT I COULD SEE WHAT I WAS DOING!

<MAGGIEB> JUST CLICK ON THE CONTROL PRINT TEMPLATE LOCATED ONTHE RIGHT OF THE SOFTWARE SCREEN.....IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE!

<kat> should we use card stock when printing

<MAGGIEB> THE SOFTWARE IS SUPER SIMPLE

<MAGGIEB> I DID

<MAGGIEB> I USED BOTH WHITE AND COLORED

<MAGGIEB> WHEN I WANTED BLACK

<MAGGIEB> I TRACED OFF ANOTHER ONE

<MAGGIEB> WITH PENCIL

<MAGGIEB> SO I COULD SEE IT

<anno> black ink on black paper is probably difficult.

<brenda> do we have an url???????/

<deb> http://www.dm.net/~maggieb/box.html

<MAGGIEB> TY DEB

<MAGGIEB> NOW CUT ON ALL THE BLACK SOLID LINES, MAKING SURE TO CUT UP THE LINES AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE FLAPS. THEN SCORE ALL THE OTHER LINES EXCEPT FOR THE 1/2 DIAGONALS SINCE WE AREN'T BOTHERING WITH THE POUR SPOUT

<brenda> ty

<MAGGIEB> ACTUALLY

<MAGGIEB> IF YOU CLICK ON THE GENERAL DIRECTIONS

<MAGGIEB> YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG

<MAGGIEB> YOU DONT REALLY NEED ME

<MAGGIEB> I PRINTED IT ALL OUT FOR YOU

<MAGGIEB> http://www.dm.net/~maggieb/boxinstructions.html

<MAGGIEB> JUST YELL IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION

<ench> WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?

<deb> lol

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> FOLD ON ALL LINES BUT DO NOT ASSEMBLE BECAUSE ITS MUCH EASIER TO EMBELLISH AND STAMP WHILE FLAT.

<ench> you said to yell

<lory> what are the winning lotto numbers

<MAGGIEB> I KNOW I DID

<MAGGIEB> ASKED FOR IT

<MAGGIEB> 323

<MAGGIEB> DAILY NUMBER

<MAGGIEB> I DONT KNOW

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<deb> ok - let's get back to boxing

<Janet> (want me to hurt 'em up for ya, Maggie?)

<Vyx> No, we want the next big jackpot numbers. :)

Janet chomps at the bit

<MAGGIEB> NAW

<MAGGIEB> SO YOU FOLD AND SCORE

<Janet> dang. I have to put away my whip

<MAGGIEB> BUT I DONT ASSEMBLE BECAUSE EASIER TO WORK ON FLAT

<MAGGIEB> HOW YOU DECIDE TO EMBELLISH IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THIS UNIQUE TO YOU! FOR THE HEROINE BOX I WANTED IT TO REMAIN SOFT AND UNOBTRUSIVE

<MAGGIEB> IF YOU LOOK AT THE HEROINE SHE IS ALL SOFT AND PRETTY

<MAGGIEB> QUIET

<MAGGIEB> I PRINTED HER ON WHITE CARDSTOCK

<MAGGIEB> ... SO FIRST I COLORED IT FLESH COLORED. I DISCOVERED THAT IF I STIPPLED MEMORIES SOFT WHEAT FOLLOWED BY MEMORIES SOFT ROSE DYE INK OVER IT THAT I HAD WHAT WAS PRETTY GOOD CAUSASIAN COLORING!

<Vyx> argh, have to reboot.

<MAGGIEB> REALLY GOOD CAUSCASIAN COLORING THAT WAY

<Janet> that's a good combination to know

<MAGGIEB> WORKS GOOD

<Janet> flesh color is hard

<MAGGIEB> WAS JUST PLAYING

<MAGGIEB> SO I DID THE WHOLE BOX LIKE THAT

<MAGGIEB> STIPPLED ALL SOFT WHEAT

<MAGGIEB> AND THEN STIPPLED SOFT ROSE OVER IT

<MAGGIEB> MEMORIES BRAND

<MAGGIEB> EASY

<MAGGIEB> AND EFFECTIVE

<MAGGIEB> THEN I GRABBED A VERY LARGE GIBBERISH HANDWRITING STAMP AND USING RANGER BRAND ARCHIVAL INK IN SEPIA I STAMPED THIS RANDOMLY OVER THE ENTIRE BOX

<MAGGIEB> HEY OWEN

<MAGGIEB> ACTUALLY MY STAMP WAS SO BIG I COULD STAMP THE WHOLE BOX AT ONCE!

<MAGGIEB> MADE IT GO FAST!

<MAGGIEB> I USED SEPIA TO STAY SOFT

<MAGGIEB> BUT YOU CAN BE OUTRAGEOUS IF YOU WANT

<Owen> Hi.

<MAGGIEB> HEY

<MAGGIEB> http://www.dm.net/~maggieb/boxinstructions.html

<MAGGIEB> . I DID THE SAME THING OVER THE RED BOX AND LEFT THE BLACK BOX ALONE.... BUT YOU CAN DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS TO YOURS.....

<TheQueen> Heyya Sunflower!

<MAGGIEB> THINK OF USING EP ON IT TO MAKE IT MORE ELEGANT, YOU COULD EVEN COVER IT IN COLLAGE OR JUST ONE LARGE GREAT PIECE OF PAPER OR PICTURE..... YOU ARE ONLY HAMPERED BY YOUR IMAGINATION OR LACK OF IT!

<MAGGIEB> AND I KNOW YOU ALLLLLL HAVE GREAT IMAGINATIONS!

<Owen> Hi. Queen

<MAGGIEB> ANY IDEAS?

<brenda> that lets me out

<kat> fabric

<MAGGIEB> OH BRENDA!

<MAGGIEB> FABRIC WOULD BE GREAT

<Owen> Hi Janet

<MAGGIEB> I WOULD XYRON IT FIRST

<MAGGIEB> AND JUST STICK IT ON

<kat> good idea

<brenda> good idea deb

<brenda> i mean kat

<MAGGIEB> I THINK THAT PHIL'S TACTILE IMPRESSIONS STAMPS http:// THINK OF USING EP ON IT TO MAKE IT MORE ELEGANT, YOU COULD EVEN COVER IT IN COLLAGE OR JUST ONE LARGE GREAT PIECE OF PAPER OR PICTURE..... YOU ARE ONLY HAMPERED BY YOUR IMAGINATION OR LACK OF IT! www.red-castle.com/projects/aug2000/aug2000.htm WOULD LOOK REALLY NEAT! IMAGINE THOSE GREAT SHAPES MAYBE EMBOSSED ALL OVER THE BOX? WOOHOO!

<Janet> that would be cool

<MAGGIEB> I THOUGHT SO

<brenda> now i am really frustrated

<MAGGIEB> MAYBE

<MAGGIEB> WHY BRENDA?

<brenda> i have both fit its

<brenda> the tactile stamps

<MAGGIEB> THIS IS THE CONTAINER ONE

<MAGGIEB> YES

<brenda> and my printer doesnt work

<MAGGIEB> HMMMM

<MAGGIEB> GOTTA THINK ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED I GUESS

<brenda> yes

<brenda> for sure now

<MAGGIEB> I GUESS!

<MAGGIEB> AND WHEN YOU CHECK OUT THAT PAGE MAYBE YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE GIBSON GIRLS FOR HEAD! THEY ARE GORGEOUS AND I WOULD USE ANY OF THEM IN A HEARTBEAT!

<MAGGIEB> THEY WOULD MAKE GREAT HEADS!

<brenda> i have them too

<Janet> (I'll use my Nixon head stamp of course)

<MAGGIEB> I DONT HAVE THEM OR WOULD HVE USED THEM

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<brenda> lol if course janet

<MAGGIEB> THAT WOULD BE GREAT JANET

<MAGGIEB> COOL

<MAGGIEB> FUN

<Janet> (for eight years I said he belonged on a milk carton if you know what i mean and i know you do)

<MAGGIEB> SOME OF THE GALS HERE THAT SAW THESE INSTANTLY THOUGHT XMAS

<MAGGIEB> FOR TREES

<MAGGIEB> ORNAMENTS

<brenda> and i also have phils president head stamps too

<MAGGIEB> IMAGINE NIXON ORNAMENS

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> COOL

<MAGGIEB> I DONT HAVE ANY

<StampaDeeD> My little girl is all into fairy/pixie houses

<kat> lol

<Owen> Sorry got to go.

<Janet> I've made them! but I have yet to put his face on the back of a milk carton.

<MAGGIEB> BUT THEY WOULD BE GOOD

<MAGGIEB> K OWEN

<TheQueen> Bye Sunny

<Janet> (this is now my next planned project)

<MAGGIEB> AT THIS POINT I PUT MY BOX TOGETHER SO THAT I COULD JUDGE SCALE [OR LACK OF IT] WHEN PICKING OUT THE ELEMENTS THAT COMPRISED MY FIT-IT FRIEND.... IT IS PRETTY OBVIOUS HOW THAT HAPPENS SINCE WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH MILK CARTONS! I DID'T BOTHER WITH SEALING UP THE NECK OF THE CARTON SINCE I INTENDED TO PUNCH A HOLE FOR A HANGING THREAD AND THAT CORD WOULD HOLD IT CLOSED WHEN TIED.

<kat> cutting as we speak

<MAGGIEB> THESE ARE SO EASY

<MAGGIEB> COOL KAT

<MAGGIEB> SCALE IS RELATIVE

<MAGGIEB> WHEN LOOKING FOR THINGS TO USE

<Janet> ooo and then I could put candies or stuff inside the box

<MAGGIEB> COOL

<MAGGIEB> CANDY

<MAGGIEB> CARAMELS

<Janet> caramels!!

<cak> Maggie, could you add embellishments like the half-round glass dollops (that brenda uses so well)

<MAGGIEB> BECAUSE THEY CAN OPEN THE BOX

<MAGGIEB> SURE CAN!

<brenda> lol cak

<MAGGIEB> I WOULD EMBELLISH LAST

<Janet> ooo and those look so cool on top of those Gibson girl heads

<MAGGIEB> SO THAT IS THE BASIC BOX BODY

<MAGGIEB> NOW IS THE FUN!

<MAGGIEB> MAKING THEM COME ALIVE!

<MAGGIEB> TAKE ON PERSONALITIES OF THEIR OWN

<MAGGIEB> http://maggieb.netfirms.com/heroine.html

<MAGGIEB> LETS START WITH THE HEROINE!

<MAGGIEB> SHE IS THE PRETTY ONE

<MAGGIEB> SOFT,

<MAGGIEB> ALL STAMPED

<MAGGIEB> ENTIRELY MADE OF JUST ONE LAYER OF CARDSTOCK

<MAGGIEB> THE FIRST THING I DECIDED WAS THE HEAD I WANTED TO USE!

<MAGGIEB> IN THIS INSTANCE I USED THE ANNE PAGE STAMP I WON AT OUR CONVENTION

<MAGGIEB> [http://www.stampsmith.net/id22.htm]

<MAGGIEB> LOOK THROUGH YOUR STAMPS

<MAGGIEB> DOESNT HAVE TO BE A HEAD STAMP

<MAGGIEB> HHOW ABOUT A WATCH FACE?

<MAGGIEB> OR AN ANIMAL HEAD?

<MAGGIEB> CAN BE WHATEVER YOU HAVE

<MAGGIEB> I HAPPENED TO WIN THIS ANNE PAGE STAMP DURING OUR LAST CONVENTION

<MAGGIEB> SO I GRABBED IT

<MAGGIEB> BUT NIXON WOULD WORK WELL

<MAGGIEB> AS WOULD THE GIBSON GIRLS

<MAGGIEB> USING THE SAME RANGER SEPIA ARCHIVAL INK THROUGHOUT I STAMPED HER & COLORED HER STIPPLING THE MEMORIES SOFT ROSE OVER SOFT WHEAT

<MAGGIEB> I WAITED ON CUTTING OUT HER OUT UNTIL I HAD ALL THE PIECES SO I WOULD KNOW THAT THEY ALL WORKED TOGETHER FIRST.

<MAGGIEB> GOSH YOU GUYS ARE QUIET TONIGHT!

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<Janet> I think that dress would look very good on Nixon

<MAGGIEB> I NEVER PUT ANY OF THE PIECES TOGETHER UNTIL I HAD THEM ALL

<StampaDeeD> I'm still watching that dateline special

<MAGGIEB> OH OK

<cak> How about using the smallest glass-topped metal box from AAS for the head

<MAGGIEB> SO I KNEW THEY WOULD WORK FIRST

<MAGGIEB> COOL!!!

<kat> we are reading intently

<MAGGIEB> VERY COOL

<MAGGIEB> LOL KAT

<cak> ?? (Could be empty-headed or full!)

<MAGGIEB> NOT BRAIN SURGERY!

<MAGGIEB> HEH HEH

<deb> ' )

<MAGGIEB> FILLED WITH????

<cak> stamps. charms. confetti. words...

<MAGGIEB> AS LONG AS IT IS SUPPORTED ONT HE NECK OF THE BOX IT SHOULD WORK CAK

<MAGGIEB> COOL

<MAGGIEB> SO ANYHOW I USED THE SAME COLORING

<MAGGIEB> STIPPLING

<MAGGIEB> SAME AS BOX

deb was reading the instructions

<MAGGIEB> DID HER HEAD/LEGS/ARMS LIKE THAT

<MAGGIEB> FRONT AND BACK

<MAGGIEB> I WANTED HER TO BE ENTIRELY STAMPED SO I WENT THROUGH MY IMAGES LOOKING FOR A TORSO THAT WOULD WORK. THE SCALE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE EXACT, ACTUALLY WHEN THEY ARE OFF THEY ARE MORE INTERESTING.

<MAGGIEB> I SETTLED ON A STATUE TORSO, CUTTING OFF HER STUBBY WINGS TO MAKE IT WORK.

<MAGGIEB> I KNOW SOME OF YOU LIKE ALL STAMPED SO I MADE MYSELF DO ONE THAT WAS ALL DONE

<MAGGIEB> WITH STAMPS

<MAGGIEB> THIS IS A VENUS STATUE OR SOMETHING

<MAGGIEB> THAT I CUT DOWN TO WORK

<MAGGIEB> NOTICE THE SCALE IS NOT RIGHT

<MAGGIEB> I THINK THAT MAKES IT MORE INTERESTING

<MAGGIEB> FOR ARMS AND LEGS I DID SOME SKETCHING

<MAGGIEB> YOU CAN FIND SOME TO COPY OFF TO USE IN YOURS AT http://www.dm.net/~maggieb/appendages.html

<MAGGIEB> THERE ARE ARMS AND LEGS YOU CAN JUST PRINT OFF

<MAGGIEB> ON THE PAGE

<Janet> oh kewl

<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL HAVE TO REVERSE THE ONE

<MAGGIEB> ARM AND LEG OBVIOUSLY

<MAGGIEB> FOR PAIRS

<MAGGIEB> JUST TURN THEM OVER!

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> THE ARMS AND LEGS WERE TRACED ONTO WHITE CARDSTOCK

<MAGGIEB> AND STIPPLED SAME AS ABOVE

<MAGGIEB> NOT HARD.....

<MAGGIEB> EASY, QUICK AND EASY

<MAGGIEB> LAST BUT NOT LEAST SHE NEED WINGS!

<MAGGIEB> I JUST LOVE WINGS & THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF THEM OUT THERE!

<MAGGIEB> INSERT THE WORDS WING STAMP INTO THE CYBER MALL SEARCH ENGINE AND YOU WILL FIND ALL SORTS OF OPTIONS!

<MAGGIEB> ANGEL WINGS/BUTTERFLY WINGS/INSECT WINGS

<MAGGIEB> I OPTED FOR ANGEL WINGS STAMPED WITH SEPIA ONTO GOLD CARDSTOCK

<MAGGIEB> I LOVE WINGS

<MAGGIEB> AND THERE ARE SO MANY TO FIND!

<MAGGIEB> I HVE BEEN COLLECTING THEM

<MAGGIEB> YOU GUYS THERE????

<kat> yes maggie

<cak> Yep--cogitatin' on wings

<MAGGIEB> NEVER HEARD YOU SO QUIET

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> OK

<MAGGIEB> YOU CAN TALK SOME YOU KNOW

<deb> yep

<brenda> yes here

<MAGGIEB> DISCONCETING

<kat> i'm cutting

<MAGGIEB> DISCONCERTING

<MAGGIEB> OK

<deb> I was going back and forth to the web page

<MAGGIEB> WHEN ASSEMLING I USED MATTE GELL MEDIUM BECAUSE IT DRIES CRYSTAL CLEAR AND ANY LITTLE SMUDGES WOULDN'T BE NOTICED. YOU CAN USE ANY GOOD HOLDING GLUE THAT DRIES CLEAR THAT YOU HAVE AND LIKE TO USE.

<MAGGIEB> GLUE IS A PERSONAL THING

<MAGGIEB> I KNOW LOTS OF YOU HAVE FAVORITES

<MAGGIEB> WHATEVER HOLDS WORKS

<Janet> i have lots of favorites, too

<MAGGIEB> MAKE SURE IT DRIES CLEAR

<Janet> i use whatever i can find at the time

<MAGGIEB> THAT IS ME A LOT OF TIME TOO JANET

<MAGGIEB> I DIDNT XYRON THEM

<StampaDeeD> Is matte gell medium the brand name? where do we find that?

<MAGGIEB> BECAUSE I DIDNT THINK THEY WOULD LAST

<MAGGIEB> NO

<MAGGIEB> LIQUITEX

<MAGGIEB> BUT DICK BLICK MAKES GENERIC

<MAGGIEB> AND GOLDEN MAKES IT

<StampaDeeD> ty

<MAGGIEB> LOTS OF BRANDS AVAILABLE

<Janet> i have it by golden

<cak> (I think it's the uncolored base for acrylic paint, isn't it?)

<MAGGIEB> YES IT IS CAK

<Janet> crystal lacquer glues great

<Janet> it's a good multipurpose stuff

<MAGGIEB> BUT I FOUND OUT YEARS AGO THAT IT HOLDS STUFF ON COLLAGE GREAT

<MAGGIEB> USE IT ON MY QUILTS

<MAGGIEB> TO HOLD FOUND OBJECTS!

<MAGGIEB> HANGING FOR YEARS AND NEVER LET GO

<MAGGIEB> GOOD STUFF

<kat> must be goo if it hold fabric that well

<kat> good

<MAGGIEB> TO MAKE IT MORE DIMENSIONAL HER WINGS AND LEGS ARE ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE CARTON WHILE THE REST RESIDE ON THE FRONT.

<deb> wow

<MAGGIEB> THIS GIVES MORE DIMENSION

<MAGGIEB> WAS GLUING STUFF ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE QUILT

<MAGGIEB> LIKE GLASS GLOBS

<MAGGIEB> AND HEAVIER ITEMS

<MAGGIEB> THAT CANT BE SEWN ON

<MAGGIEB> LIKE CHARMS

<MAGGIEB> WORKS GREAT

<MAGGIEB> I GATHERED UP THE NECK OF THE CARTON AND PUNCHED A 1/4" HOLE THROUGH WHICH I THREADED A GOOD LENGTH OF CORDING.... ON THE SHORT END OF THE CORDING I THREADED SOME BEADS.... YOU CAN ADD ALL SORTS OF EMBELLISHMENTS TO YOURS TO INDIVIDUALIZE IT!

<MAGGIEB> I USED A LONG LENTH OF CORDING

<MAGGIEB> SO I COULD BEAD PART OF IT

<MAGGIEB> AND USE PART TO TIE HER TO A TREE....

<deb> I love that magazine one

<MAGGIEB> OR IN A WINDOW

<MAGGIEB> WHICH ONE DEB?

<MAGGIEB> WE WILL GO ON TO THEM NOW

<deb> the magazine faces

<MAGGIEB> LETS LOOK AT THE SAINT

<MAGGIEB> http://www.dm.net/~maggieb/saint.html

<deb> that head you selected is perfect

<MAGGIEB> THIS SAINTLY FIT-IT FRIEND IS SHRINE-LIKE.

<MAGGIEB> SHE IS MADE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME EXACT WAY AS THE HEROINE

<MAGGIEB> BUT HER PARTS ARE MADE OF MAGAZINE IMAGES.

<MAGGIEB> I JUST WENT THROUGH THE MAGS I HAD HERE

<MAGGIEB> SHE IS A LIQUOR AD

<deb> lol

<MAGGIEB> BUT

<Janet> she is awesome

<MAGGIEB> I CHANGED HER

<deb> and I love her feet

<deb> lol

<MAGGIEB> HER HALO AND CROWN ARE JEWELRY

<MAGGIEB> PIC

<MAGGIEB> PICTURES

<MAGGIEB> HAVE FUN FINDING IMAGES! HER CROWN IS REALLY A PIECE OF JEWELRY THAT I CROPPED, AS IS THE SAINTLY AURA THAT SURROUNDS HER HEAD.

<deb> I love it

<MAGGIEB> TY DEB

<MAGGIEB> SHE WAS FUN

<MAGGIEB> THESE IMAGES WERE THEN ADHERED TO BLACK CARDSTOCK TO FINISH OFF THE BACK AND TO MAKE THEM MORE STURDY AT THE SAME TIME.

<MAGGIEB> I ALSO OPTED TO LAMINATE THEM PRIOR TO ASSEMBLY.

<MAGGIEB> THIS MADE THEM MUCH HEAVIER

<MAGGIEB> THAN THE HEROINE

<MAGGIEB> YOU CAN SEE A PIC OF HER BACK ON HER PAGE

<MAGGIEB> http://www.dm.net/~maggieb/saint.html

<MAGGIEB> SEE? SHE IS ALL BLACK

<MAGGIEB> THE COLLAR SHE WEARS IS PART OF THE PICTURE THAT INCLUDED HER HEAD BUT HER ARMS ARE SEPARATE

<MAGGIEB> http://maggieb.netfirms.com/appendages.html

<MAGGIEB> SAME ARMS AGAIN

<MAGGIEB> HER TORSO IS A HIGH TECH LAMP & FLOATS BECAUSE OF THE USE OF BLACK

<MAGGIEB> HER LEGS ARE YET ANOTHER IMAGE I FOUND

<MAGGIEB> I WANTED THE LAMP TO REALLY BLEND WITH THE BOX SO I COATED THE FRONT OF THE BOX WITH A DIAMOND GLAZE LIKE PRODUCT; PLAID ROYAL COAT DIMENSIONAL MAGIC WHICH BLENDED THE LAMINATE

<MAGGIEB> I LOVED THESE LAMPS.....

<MAGGIEB> BUT REALLY PRICEY

<MAGGIEB> SO THIS WAY I STILL GET TO USE THEM

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> THE DIAMOND GLAZE STUFF WORKED GREAT

<MAGGIEB> SHE FLOATS

<MAGGIEB> DONT NOTICE HER BOX

<MAGGIEB> BLENDS WITH THE LAMINATE

<MAGGIEB> WHICH IS SHINY

<Janet> this one is my favorite i think

<MAGGIEB> LIKE HER HUH?

<deb> me too

<MAGGIEB> I LIKE THE NEXT ONE

<deb> she's my fave

<cak> I could see using the black as a background for "shadow" type of work (especially the back/hidden side)

<MAGGIEB> GARGOYLE WITH TONGUE STICKING OUT

<MAGGIEB> YES CAK

<kat> he's so ugly he's cute

<MAGGIEB> ASSEMBLY THE SAME AS THE OTHER FIT-IT FRIENDS

<MAGGIEB> HER AURA AND LEGS ARE IN THE REAR, THE REST ADHERED FORWARD.

<MAGGIEB> I LIKED THE LEGS

<MAGGIEB> USED TWO SETS OF THEM

<MAGGIEB> AND SCANNED THEM

<MAGGIEB> SO I COULD HAVE MORE!

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> GOOD LEGS WERE HARDER TO FIND

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<deb> LOL

<kat> lol

<deb> yeah really!!

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<cak> they're so normal and they contrast nicely with the surreal aspects

<MAGGIEB> NOW MY FAVORITE

<MAGGIEB> YES VERY NORMAL

<MAGGIEB> I USED NORMAL WITH NOT NORMAL

<MAGGIEB> ALL DIFFERENT SCALES

<MAGGIEB> I THINK MAKES IT MORE INTERESTEING

<MAGGIEB> INTERESTING

<MAGGIEB> MORE TO LOOK AT

<cak> definitely

<MAGGIEB> AND EMBELLISHED WOULD HAVE EVEN MORE

<MAGGIEB> BUT NO TIME

<StampaDeeD> gargoyle is my favorite

<MAGGIEB> BUT CAN STILL ADD TO THEM!

<MAGGIEB> http://maggieb.netfirms.com/gargoyle.html

<MAGGIEB> HERE YOU GO sdd

<MAGGIEB> THIS GARGOYLE FIT-IT FRIEND WAS GREAT FUN TO MAKE!

<MAGGIEB> SO IS HE A SHE? HMMMM IS SHE A HE?

<MAGGIEB> HMMMMMM

<MAGGIEB> WONDER???

<MAGGIEB> NOT SURE

<MAGGIEB> EVEN NOW

<StampaDeeD> i think he's a he

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> MAYBE

<MAGGIEB> MAYBE NOT

<StampaDeeD> lol

<MAGGIEB> ANDROGONOUS

<MAGGIEB> THE HEAD WAS FOUND IN AN ARCHITECTURAL MAGAZINE

<MAGGIEB> THE HAT IS ACTUALLY A JEWELRY FINDING THAT HAD THE PEARL DROP TRIMMED OFF!

<MAGGIEB> THAT WAS FUN

<MAGGIEB> CUT OFF THE PEARL

<MAGGIEB> W MAGAZINE

<MAGGIEB> THAT GREAT BIG CHEAP MAG

<MAGGIEB> HAS BIG IMAGES

<MAGGIEB> TO WORK WITH

<StampaDeeD> it looks kinda like an upside down silver tea pot thingy

<MAGGIEB> KINDA

<MAGGIEB> BUT ITS NOT

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<brenda> what kind of mag??????????

<MAGGIEB> JEWELRY FINDING

<MAGGIEB> FASHION MAG

<brenda> ok ty

<MAGGIEB> WHOLE YEAR FOR $15

<MAGGIEB> GREAT BIG THING

<MAGGIEB> LOTS OF GREAT PICS

<MAGGIEB> AND TEXTURES TO STAMP ON

<MAGGIEB> THE TORSO IS ANOTHER HIGH TECH LAMP WHICH I FELL IN LOVE WITH BUT CANNOT AFFORD,

<MAGGIEB> AND THE CURVE OF THE LAMP BASE REMINDED ME OF A DANCER'S POSE SO I FOUND A TUTU TO CUT APART AND PUT BACK TOGETHER!

<brenda> ty

<MAGGIEB> THE TUTU WAS FUN

<deb> ok - gotta go - homework to finish

<MAGGIEB> YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME LOOKING FOR ONE!

<brenda> bye deb

<MAGGIEB> BYE DEB

<MAGGIEB> NIGHT

<deb> nite

<StampaDeeD> nite

<deb> thanks maggie

<MAGGIEB> SAME LEGS AS THE SAINT.....

<kat> nite deb

<deb> wonderful class

<MAGGIEB> YW

<deb> nice legs!

<deb> ; )

<MAGGIEB> AND WOW! WHAT GREAT WINGS THAT BUTTERFLY MADE! I JUST CROPPED OUT THE BODY SO THAT THEY WOULD FIT MY BODY RIGHT! YOU CAN DO THAT IN COLLAGE! SUCH FUN!

<MAGGIEB> I LOVED THAT

<MAGGIEB> HAD TO USE IT!

<MAGGIEB> SHOULD HAVE SCANNED IT FIRST

<MAGGIEB> FORGOT

<MAGGIEB> OH WELL

<MAGGIEB> HAVE TO HUNT AGAIN

<MAGGIEB> THAT IS FUN THO

<Janet> I'm all enthused again.

<MAGGIEB> THESE WERE ALL ADHERED TO BLACK CARDSTOCK TO FINISH THE BACKS AND MAKE IT MORE STURDY. IF I WANTED IT TO BLEND WITH THE BOX I COULD HAVE USED THE SAME RED CARDSTOCK. I LAMINATED ALL OF MY PIECES PRIOR TO ASSEMBLY

<kat> me too janet

<MAGGIEB> THEY ARE JUST FUN TO MAKE

<anno> I cold go for a lamp body..

<MAGGIEB> EASY GIFTS

<anno> could..

<anno> I mean..

<MAGGIEB> AND YOU CAN FILL THEM

<MAGGIEB> WITH CANDY LIKE JANET SAID

<MAGGIEB> OR ANYTHING

<MAGGIEB> THAT FITS

<MAGGIEB> A STAMP?

<MAGGIEB> ep?

<MAGGIEB> GLITTER?

<Janet> caramels

<MAGGIEB> BOTTLES I MEAN

<MAGGIEB> YUM!

<Janet> make mine malted milk balls

<anno> malted milk balls!!!

<brenda> caramels

<MAGGIEB> ASSEMBLY WAS DONE WITH GEL MEDIUM BUT YOU CAN USE ANY CLEAR DRYING ADHESIVE THAT YOU HAVE AND LIKE WORKING WITH.

<MAGGIEB> HIS/HER WINGS AND LEGS WERE ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE CARTON WHILE THE REST WERE ADHERED TO THE FRONT

<MAGGIEB> OOOOO

<MAGGIEB> MILK BALLS

<MAGGIEB> YUM

<MAGGIEB> THAT WOULD BE GOOD

<MAGGIEB> FINISH BY PUNCHING A 1/4" HOLE THROUGH THE NECK OF THE CARTON AS SHOWN BELOW AND THREAD WITH A LONG CORD FOR HANGING.

<MAGGIEB> THEY ARE JUST FUN!!!

<MAGGIEB> FUN LOOKING FOR THE STAMPS OR PICS!

<MAGGIEB> GOOD TEACHER GIFTS TOO

<MAGGIEB> XMAS TREE ORNAMENTS

<MAGGIEB> COULD MAKE THEM SANTA

<MAGGIEB> OR ELVES

<MAGGIEB> ANYTHING

<brenda> yesssssssssss

<MAGGIEB> ONLY LIMITED BY YOUR IMAGINATION

<Janet> oh! Santa!

<MAGGIEB> AND THAT WONT HAPPEN

<MAGGIEB> YES, WOULDNT THAT BE FUN?

<MAGGIEB> LOTS OF SANTA IMAGES

<MAGGIEB> YOU CAN EVEN DOWNLOAD THEM FROM THE NET

<MAGGIEB> AND PRINT

<MAGGIEB> THAT IS WHY I WANTED

<MAGGIEB> GLOSSY PAPER

<kat> from where maggie

<Janet> I've got lots of Santa stamps. Nash looking ones.

<cak> the box could actually be the chimney rather than the body of Santa

<MAGGIEB> COOL

<MAGGIEB> YES CAK!

<MAGGIEB> ALL RIGHT!

<MAGGIEB> COOL

<kat> they could have different shapes for bodies

<MAGGIEB> MARCOS.COM

<MAGGIEB> YES, THE ACTUAL SOFTWARE

<MAGGIEB> HAS MANY DIFFERENT ONES

<brenda> oh who makes that stamp with santa sticking his butt out of the chimney

<kat> need a short fat one for santa

<MAGGIEB> LOL BRENDA!

<MAGGIEB> JUST MANIPULATE THE SOFTWARE KAT

<MAGGIEB> AND THE 1/2 PINT IS SQUATTIER

<StampaDeeD> oh man - the dateline special just ended by showing pix of all the passengers who were on flight 93 and playing The Wishing Tree by Bruce Springsteen and I am absolutely sobbing. I need a pick me up

<MAGGIEB> THAN THIS ONE

<MAGGIEB> OH SDD

<MAGGIEB> I DIDNT NEED SAD

<kat> i'm glad i'm in the other room

<StampaDeeD> sorry

<MAGGIEB> GLAD DIDNT COULDNT WATCH

<MAGGIEB> ME TOO

<MAGGIEB> NO ITS OKAY

<MAGGIEB> JUST GLAD DIDNT WATCH

<MAGGIEB> SO SMILE HONEY!!

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> LOOK AT THE GARGOYLE!

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<StampaDeeD> lol

<MAGGIEB> http://www.dm.net/~maggieb/gargoyle.html

<cak> hmmmm, I wonder if you could cut a window in the side and glue on some clear stuff before assembling?

<MAGGIEB> MIDDLE PIC

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<MAGGIEB> SURE

<MAGGIEB> COULD

<Janet> Dee, make some friends. for weeks now I couldn't think of anything creative to do. at all. I think things are coming back. I have a lot of ideas for these.

<kat> neat idea cak

<cak> diorama!

<StampaDeeD> that helps - i love gargoyles, actually have a comp=u=garge on my desk to protect my computer from viruses! LOL

<MAGGIEB> SURE CAK YOU COULD SEE THE INSIDE STUFF

<MAGGIEB> NEAT SDD!

<kat> i think you have been too busy to be creative janet

<Janet> but I've tried. with no ideas at all

<MAGGIEB> WELL I AM GOING TO TAKE OFF MY CAPS IF YOU ALL DONT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS......

<MAGGIEB> YOU WERE ALL JUST TOO QUIET

<MAGGIEB> STRANGE

<MAGGIEB> LOL

<Janet> and now like I"m ready to make Halloween ones, with clear bellies.

<MAGGIEB> BEHAVED

<kat> great class maggie, lot's to read

<Janet> and cobwebs stamped on the acetate

<MAGGIEB> OH HALLOWEEN ONES?

<Janet> yeah!

<MAGGIEB> neat

<Janet> or stamp Nixon inside the belly

<MAGGIEB> ty kat

<StampaDeeD> you just did such a good job, we didn't have any questions!

<MAGGIEB> yeah right!

<MAGGIEB> lol

<cak> Oh yeah--good halloweeny stuff!

<Janet> and put tip o'neil's head on the friend

<kat> you were very prepared maggie

<MAGGIEB> they are just really simple

<MAGGIEB> you can try all sorts of things

<cak> (now you know why sparkle doesn't put words on her web pages til *after* she's taught the class)

<MAGGIEB> i was going to cak

<TheQueen> hey um maggie.......your name is still in caps <G>

<Janet> or i could draw (or cut out) ashcroft's head and put the bill of rights in the belly and then send it to my congressman

<MAGGIEB> i nknowwas just changing it

<cak> lol!

<cak> He et 'em up good?

<MaggieB> i thought of that cak

<Janet> he's trying to

<MaggieB> no need for class

<Janet> and my two senators and my rep don't have a clue

<MaggieB> but i didnt want to have to do them twice

<MaggieB> never did dm ones before

<MaggieB> i wanted to make sure they were there

<Janet> and they didn't read my letter to them last week, from what i can see. maybe sending them a friend with the bill of rights being eaten up will get thruogh to them

<MaggieB> and if anything went wrong......

<MaggieB> lol

<cak> I don't blame you--every one appreciates the detailed instructions though

<brenda> janet

<Janet> i'm allll enthused and full of ideas now

<brenda> they arent printing anything here about theterrorism bill here

<MaggieB> good janet

<MaggieB> glad

<Janet> that's cuz strom collapsed

<MaggieB> just have fun with them

<brenda> i know

<Janet> poor fella, i wish he'd retired (20 years ago)

<kat> i cut out three during class. can't wait to do something with them

<MaggieB> great kat

<StampaDeeD> they just said on the news that families of those lost at the twin towers will receive an urn with dirt/rubble from the sight. Probably 'cuz there are no remains for most of them

<MaggieB> oh my

<StampaDeeD> man, am I a downer tonight or what????

<MaggieB> yeah you are!

<StampaDeeD> lol

<MaggieB> go look at that gargoyle sticking his tongue out at you would ya???

<MaggieB> http://www.dm.net/~maggieb/gargoyle.html

<Janet> that and my daughter's just now reading what Blair said last night, which is a downer big time

<StampaDeeD> I don't mean to be!!! the news is just all so bad

<MaggieB> lol

<MaggieB> has been

<cak> (I'm refusing to watch a lot of the coverage just because of the depression factor)

<Janet> I think Phil Gramm needs that gargoyle

<StampaDeeD> lol

<MaggieB> another reason i put all the insturctions on my pages

<kat> I think it's too late for most people cak

<StampaDeeD> I think there's a lot of things Phil Gramm needs

<MaggieB> who knew if we would even get to have class?

<Janet> I'm seriously going to make three of these tonight and mail 'em off tomorrow

<Janet> mebbe I should include a brain with the friend to him then?

<cak> sounds good!

<MaggieB> lol

<MaggieB> sounds great

<MaggieB> funny

<Janet> Gramm is a nice fellow. But he didn't read my letter.

<Janet> I'm Not Pleased with him

<StampaDeeD> I'm so lucky - being an independant I get to dislike Republicans AND Democrats!

<Janet> (which is normal)

<Janet> yeah, equal opportunity disliking!

<anno> night, maggie.. thanks for the class!

<StampaDeeD> that cheers me up

<MaggieB> night anno

<brenda> maggie srry i was late

<MaggieB> no problem brenda

<MaggieB> happens

<brenda> but sure enjoyed the class

<MaggieB> ty for coming

<brenda> had to work till 10

<MaggieB> all the instructions

<MaggieB> are on the pages

<Janet> me too. I'm really making these tonight

<MaggieB> you can make them from that

<brenda> yep

<lory> thanks maggie

<brenda> got them bookmarked

<StampaDeeD> how long will the pages be up?

<Janet> and then I"m just gonna stick a stamp on the butt and mail it

<kat> can you do that janet

<cak> lol--ttpo

<Janet> yep

<MaggeeB> grrrrrrrrrrr

<StampaDeeD> better hope the bomb sniffing dogs don't destroy it Janet!

<MaggeeB> lol

<Janet> I might should make the arms and legs really strong, and have them sort of pointing down instead of sticking out

<MaggieB> can do that

<Janet> but yep, I can address the back and stick a stamp on the butt and there it goes

<MaggieB> there it goes

<MaggieB> back with cardboard

<cak> find an upset stomach face too--

<MaggieB> and laminate

<MaggieB> lol

<MaggieB> cool

<Janet> LOL and then the mail guy in the reagan building will show it to all the other congress people on the way to my people's offices

<MaggieB> lol

<MaggieB> sure will!

<MaggieB> how cool

<kat> lol

<brenda> nite everyone

<StampaDeeD> oooh - find an add for that cough syrup that has the nasty taste face

<MaggieB> night brenda

<kat> nite brenda

<MaggieB> ty for coming

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