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How can I safely prepare bones for crafts?
Out in rural country, it's pretty easy to come across animal bones, especially skulls.
If I wanted to have them on display, or carve them, what's the best way to make sure they're safe to have out? That is, to make sure they're sanitary and won't…
user24
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What paint to use for outdoor plastic chairs?
I would like to paint my (garden) plastic chairs with nice designs. These are very standard chairs like this one:
I don't know their exact composition but a google search make me thinking that this is PVC or Polypropylene.
I'm living in central…
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Strengthen or preserve a soap carving?
After carving some soap per the suggestion here:
Is there a kid-safe carving material?
I made a small, but fragile design that I'd like to keep relatively safe. I'm concerned about moisture and physical strength, but also that handling the soap…
user24
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What are my options when trying to adhere felt to a 3D crocheted surface?
I was playing OverWatch and saw these guys in an arcade box.
I started making the green and white parts. What my wife now calls the cute turnip. I am going to use felt for the facial features. Here is what I have so far:
I was considering a large…
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What is the name of this 3D object creation technique?
What is the name of this art?
What key words could I google to find similar results?
(Photos credit: The Mesh app on the Apple store )
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What steps do I take to prepare a plaster block?
In school, I once made a subtractive sculpture from a plaster block. Actually, the block was in the shape of the large yogurt container it set up in (about 4 inches in diameter at the top, at least 4 inches tall).
I used knives and files to slowly…
user24
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Is there an easily accessible way to make a surface very bright white?
I'm essentially trying to diffuse a daylight spectrum bulb and have very little depth to work with. I opted for bouncing the light out of a matte white chamber with a fancy shape so it distributes evenly and it works great but the light makes 2.4…
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How to crop a T-shirt without it fraying
I have a plain cotton t-shirt that I need to crop for a costume. I was wondering what is the best method to cropping it without it potentially fraying without a sewing machine?
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How to darken this light-golden metal
I have these rods with rounded ends, originally from a light fixture, with a full golden color of medium brightness and shine. I'd like to use those ends, and perhaps file more semispheres from the material. However, sanding one (to remove circular…
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What do they call a strip of paper made to protect the endpapers of books during the bookbinding?
I understand if this sounds like an odd question, so please allow me to explain.
I am reading an entry in a French dictionary and translating it into English. This entry is “sauvegarde.” In a general context, this term is translated as “safeguard,”…
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Does washing out the exposed photo emulsion damage a wooden frame?
After watching several YouTube videos about DIY Silk Screen Printing, I'm almost ready to give it a go. I've built my own wooden frames. I have almost all the gear I need, just waiting for the photo emulsion to arrive today.
But, I just realized…
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How do I paint hot glue so that it's slightly translucent?
I'm going to try to replicate the fire effect that you can see in the picture below using hot glue, to produce a ring of flames around a 3" model.
What kind of paints and/or techniques should I use so that it retains some of the translucency of the…
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Bob Ross - Ebony Sunset - Did he use a dry black base coat?
In the episode Bob Ross - Ebony Sunset (Season 1 Episode 3) a black canvas is used. I was following along painting my own version of the painting, but found that I obtained a dull brown when I added cadmium yellow near the beginning.
On top of the…
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Outdoor wooden sign repaint
I'm trying to repaint a wooden retail store sign. Its lettering is still crisp, but the rest of the wood it's on has darkened with exposure to weather, making the whole thing less legible.
About the sign:
The wood is some kind of plywood,…
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How to make something look covered in soil, with out risk of staining/marking
For our wedding we are going for a very light 'alice in wonderland' theme, which includes a 'down the rabbit hole' table where we would like guests to drop their well wishes in.
The table will be covered in astro turf for a grass effect. But that…
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