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The credit card holder has a couple of support vanes moulded into it. These are important when paired with a money clip, but they cause a problem if you want to use two card holders.
Fold another side of the fabric along the next edge of the hexagon. This second fold should overlap with the first.
It is important to mat your pictures. Pictures will last much longer if they are behind glass or plexiglass. Pictures that touch the glass or plexiglass directly will stick to it and be ruined. The mat and backing board suround the picture and prevent it from touching anything it shouldn't be touching and also act as a moisture and chemical barrier.
So you have all of the required supplies. You have your picture, the pre-cut mat, and some tyvek tape.
Notice that the picture is in a plastic bag. Storing pictures out in the open is generally regarded as a bad idea. I'm just using the plastic bag that the pictures were shipped to me in. There are also bags designed to hold single matted pictures when you are done.
Dry mounting, wet mounting, and spray mounting all tend to be not archival because you cannot remove the picture later from the mat. You want to "hang" your picture, just from the top. I chose tyvek tape. It has an archival adhesive on the back and doesn't outgass and ruin your pictures. This way you don't need to mess with mixing up or wetting glues and potentially getting water and messy stuff all over the place. I got my tape from Light Impressions.
I'm too obscessive compulsive to cut my own mat boards. I'd throw out too many boards if I did, so I just buy pre-made mats. They aren't that expensive by comparison and this way I don't sweat over a mat cutter and stuff. Be careful about the matting material. It must be acid free and not outgas. The cheapest matting material usually isn't. I picked my stuff up from a local art supply store. Light Impressions sells mat boards, but there are equally archival, but less expensive, pre-cut mats.
Pretty much, when you are matting photographs, white is the only color you want to use, and you probably want to use a wider mat. It sets the image off of the wall better. Pinhole says that he sees 10x10 photos on 16x20 mats. 8x10 in a 11x14 frame is just not enough these days. :)
Take your snippers and remove the tab. Cut it off as low as possible.
You may need to file off whatever's left.
Take the gear that was nearest the wires. It should have a small plastic tab on it which prevents it from rotating through more than 180 degrees.
I have this tendency to start every other tutorial with a warning about how easy the skill is; and aside from the knitting/crochet patterns, the step to entry really is quite simple and anyone can do it. These hexagon quilt pieces are like the others- if you can sew by hand, you can do it!
Now, what you do with them is another matter. I like this hexagon decorated fabric box, and there's potholders and a tote bag, of course. Or "hex jeans". Or go wild and make a whole quilt of hexagons. The method I'm introducing below was created by combining the most common sense of several hexagon tutorials into the easiest possible steps.
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CNN, ABC News, MTV, Entertainment Tonight and local news reporters use mic flags on every broadcast. They are those rectangular ornaments on handheld microphones that display the network/show/stations logo.
Logo artwork can be designed on your PC and printed on a color printer. Print onto self-adhesive Avery labels, transparent acetates, or solid paper. Laminate your creation and then just attach it to the sides of the flag.
Mic Flag sell online for $20-$40. They can be made in about half an hour using materials that cost less than $1.
This is a step-by-step process of how to make a mic flag.
On the left hand side of the photo is an open package of Gentel Grip Standard Styrofoam that was purchased at Walmart for $.99. www.styrofoamcrafts.com Three 2 5/8" X 3 1/2" X 3 1/2 bricks come in a package.
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Using the contrasting thread and needle, sew through the overlap of the fabric. Do not sew through the paper. Do not sew through the "front" of the fabric.
By just sewing through the overlap at the corner, you won't have to worry about removing the contrasting thread later.
This little trick will give you perfect, strong corners every time!
First sew one side of what ever it is that you're making.
The BristleBot is a vibrobot with an agenda.
It's built with a vibrating pager motor and the busines end of a toothbrush that has slanted bristles.
I planning on putting a 'trim' around the edges, that will have a short lip that extends above. I think I'm going to use some of the nicer wood we have around the compound, but that will take some time to clean it all up. So more to come...
I decided to use peg board as the platform's surface. I will not be using a box spring with this mattress, so it is very important that air circulates underneath. Didn't like the idea of drilling a bazillion holes in plywood, or cutting a bunch of slats, so went this route.
I decided to use peg board as the platform's surface. I will not be using a box spring with this mattress, so it is very important that air circulates underneath. Didn't like the idea of drilling a bazillion holes in plywood, or cutting a bunch of slats, so went this route.
Materials: Assorted fabrics (I used calicos, osnaburg, and a linen mix), (Fabric+Paper) Scissors , (Contrasting+Matching) Thread, Needle, Pins, Pencil, Ruler, Scrap Printer Paper, and hexagon template on card stock (or plastic).