One Item for BM a Day (2010-2012)

[PurplMyst]

Oooh all the good dread info!

I have thin hair, so braiding my own into small braids doesn't give enough support to really tie anything in. So I prefer the "dreds on top" style of hair enhancement.

Last year I wore 2 sets at different times. One set was made with synth hair from a wig & some loose locks i bought. I made individual braids & because they were a little heavy I attached them to a headband. Wearing them on the headband worked out perfect and I didn't really feel the weight pulling at my head.

The 2nd set I did was just braided yarn & those were super light. I attached those to 2 long barettes. I did my regular hair in 2 pigtails & the attached the barettes over the pigtails.

Of course all the pictures of me wearing them suck, but here's a pick of them piled on the table when they were finished. The purple & white (glow) ones are the synth hair, and the white (glow) and silver ones are the yarn.

[Patsh]

...that depends on how full they are and what they are made from. Mine are tubular crinoline (the closest I can describe it is to imagine stretchy tulle rolled into a tube) and weigh virtually nothing. They are open and airy being basically mesh.

DAB... now I want to make some to match my tutu... there's enough tulle left over to make long ones!

[Drawingablank]

...that depends on how full they are and what they are made from. Mine are tubular crinoline (the closest I can describe it is to imagine stretchy tulle rolled into a tube) and weigh virtually nothing. They are open and airy being basically mesh.

DAB... now I want to make some to match my tutu... there's enough tulle left over to make long ones!

Cool, but you may actually get better results with this stuff:
http://www.tatumribbon.com/id88.html

[Patsh]

...that depends on how full they are and what they are made from. Mine are tubular crinoline (the closest I can describe it is to imagine stretchy tulle rolled into a tube) and weigh virtually nothing. They are open and airy being basically mesh.

DAB... now I want to make some to match my tutu... there's enough tulle left over to make long ones!

Cool, but you may actually get better results with this stuff:
http://www.tatumribbon.com/id88.html

At a $100 minimum order, I'll pass...
I'll just have to be inventive with what I already have.

[Drawingablank]

At a $100 minimum order, I'll pass...
I'll just have to be inventive with what I already have.

There are sites that have it without a minimum order, but you pay a higher price per yard. I linked to thaty one because it illustrates all the styles on one page.

[Elorrum]

[tattoogoddess]

...that depends on how full they are and what they are made from. Mine are tubular crinoline (the closest I can describe it is to imagine stretchy tulle rolled into a tube) and weigh virtually nothing. They are open and airy being basically mesh.

DAB... now I want to make some to match my tutu... there's enough tulle left over to make long ones!

Cool, but you may actually get better results with this stuff:
http://www.tatumribbon.com/id88.html

Do you have a tax id number?

[Drawingablank]

DAB... now I want to make some to match my tutu... there's enough tulle left over to make long ones!

Cool, but you may actually get better results with this stuff:
http://www.tatumribbon.com/id88.html

Do you have a tax id number?

yes

[lazerfox]

One word: CORSETS!!!!!!

[tattoogoddess]

curretly sewing my waist bag. I have been sewing on it for the past 6 hours by hand. OI!! Can't wait to get it done!

[MyDearFriend]

Elorrum, that is so cool, where did you find it and what is its name?

[Elorrum]

Elorrum, that is so cool, where did you find it and what is its name?

It's called simply "EYE" I found it on the clearance rack for 1.42 down from. around 6 dollars. I found the image online, so it's available out there. The light is bright but not solidly made. A good whack would finish it., I like the twisty bendy part though, about 18 inches. Thinking of a cyclops hat.

[Drawingablank]

It reminds me of the older War of the Worlds Martian heat ray.

[theCryptofishist]

I got a couple at Walgreens last year.

[trilobyte]

Finally got around to doing some work on our generator's extended run tank. General maintenance stuff, as well as fixing the tank's fuel gage. Not a big item, but every little bit helps - six months from now I plan on being on the playa and in the middle of setup

[Drawingablank]

Just picked up a bunch of foam sheets, rex lace, mat board, and a rotary circle cutter at the craft store.

[DanusLight]

My purchases today fall under the not so exciting category. Sun block and saline nasal spray.

[tattoogoddess]

So last night I realized I had sewed my D ring hooks up side down *face palm* now I have to take them off and re sew them by hand. Uggg.

But I gave up on that for today. Today I am finally working on my playa coat with the scraps of fabric I found! Yay! It is going to be warm as all get out because it is made out of a old blanket and I plan on lining it to. This is the first coat I have ever made and am making it out of a old 80's buiness suit pattern that it a size 12... im far from a size 12 so we will see!!

[theCryptofishist]

Heck, I'm cleaning up. Finding cool stuff...

I said at the beginning of February that I would make 100 charms by mayday, and I haven't made one... I have to get busy...

[danibel]

Giggle. I am soooo excited. I got my tax return and decided to splurge a bit for my burn and I just ordered a LED hoop! Whooo hooo! I had a bit of credit on my paypal so I got to clear that off the books and get something I have wanted for awhile. I can hoop a lot better than I can spin poi, though I will bring some LED poi for anyone that wants to play with it. Light it up!

[trilobyte]

This one has taken a few days, but I finally managed to get our camp's web site revamped and updated. I reworked all the old galleries, and then added some information about Eridu Society's plans for 2012. There's still a lot more work I want to do, but this is a solid start.

[DanusLight]

Reserved our transportation today. One more thing to cross off the list

[lucky420]

REserved my BFT today!

[lazerfox]

REserved my BFT today!

I contacted the company we got the campervan from last year since it worked out so great...but alas they raised their rates by +129% per day. Ouch.
Gonna have to research this a bit to make sure it is still the best option. I may need to ask you a few questions about the place you got your BFT from.

[lucky420]

lazerfox
I contacted the company we got the campervan from last year since it worked out so great...but alas they raised their rates by +129% per day. Ouch.
Gonna have to research this a bit to make sure it is still the best option. I may need to ask you a few questions about the place you got your BFT from.

Ouch is right! And of course anytime and anything I can do to help you get out here, just ask.

[International Incident]

lazerfox
I contacted the company we got the campervan from last year since it worked out so great...but alas they raised their rates by +129% per day. Ouch.
Gonna have to research this a bit to make sure it is still the best option. I may need to ask you a few questions about the place you got your BFT from.

Ouch is right! And of course anytime and anything I can do to help you get out here, just ask.

So I didn't know what BFT was. Googled. Answer was Battle Force Truck.
Visions of you rolling into the Playa like the Americans rolling in Baghdad. I'm Slightly scared but more thrilled.

[AntiM]

I thought it was Big Fucking Truck.

[lucky420]

**ding ding ding** AntiM for the win.

Although melaniejane I could see myself rolling up to BRC in a Battle Force Truck

[Fufa]

My item today was... going to work and making money!

[Oldguy]

A neighbor put a coleman cooler out with a free sign on it. I obtained it. It had broken plastic hinges which I repaired.I cut up a bicycle tube to make 2 rubber squares and screwed them to the place the plastic hinges had broken from bending.

I went to the thrift store and bought a garage shelter for 17 bucks. The tubes were huge, 2 inches round and HEAVY. I also got an oval table/chair cover for 3 bucks, to cover my four man tent. It's HUGE. On the way home I stopped at a free sale of yardsale items and picked up a chair cushion, radio, 1 gallon lidded pitcher, and several small household items.