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| How-To: Piano Cake Celebrating a recital? Gotten into keyboards lately? Bake a piano cake!Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Ask CRAFT: Buying a Dress Form If you have a question for Ask CRAFT, shoot me an email at becky@craftzine.com, or drop us a note on Twitter! We'd love to answer your crafty questions on any topic: technique, projects, crafty culture, or anything else! Each week the answers are here; include your name, where you're from, and your website or blog if you have one!br />Farrah writes in: My boyfriend was trying to buy me a dressmaker's doll for my birthday. He finally had to confess total confusion after surreptitiously taking my measurements. It seems none of the sizes he found fit me exactly. Is it better to have a doll that's slightly smaller than myself in one area, but fine in the others? Are there dolls that I could order to fit my measurements? I know I could make one from duct tape and an old t-shirt, but I hear homemade ones tend to collapse.Since it's cheap and fun, I'd try to make your own dress form first. True, they may not be as sturdy as the store-bought ones, but they're certainly not as expensive! If it collapses, it's because it's not densely packed enough with support material. You could try stuffing it with a whole pile of plastic grocery bags to provide adequate filling. Instead of duct tape (or on top of the duct tape), you might try using papier-mâché or paper tape to stiffen the form and make it more durable.The next level up is to get an a plain form that approximates your measurements. Yes, as you suspected, it's better to get one that is smaller than your body in some places, but fits you in others. You can always add padding to the form, but you can't make it smaller. I'm no brand expert, but if you order online, you can expect to pay between $150 and $300 on a one-size form. You can customize your form to make it more like your own body.The third thing to consider is getting an adjustable form. This is the kind I have, and I'm thoroughly satisfied with it. It has dials at the bust, waist, and hips, and even has an adjustable torso length and neck measurement. It's not as easy to pin to as a standard form, but I've had it since I was a teenager, and it has changed size with me over the years. They come in different "body types," so check the ranges on the measurements before getting one.Do you have dressmaker form advice for Farrah? Share it in the comments!Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Books, baking and crafts at Chaparral boutique (Canyons, Coto, Ladera & RSM News) LADERA RANCH – Chaparral Elementary School held its holiday boutique today, with parents selling baked goods, books, toys, household items and crafts to benefit the school.Lori Leavey, parent of a second-grader and a kindergartener, sold baking... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Polymer Clay R2D2 Sculpture June of Planet June created this awesome, highly detailed polymer clay R2D2 sculpture during her holiday break. I love her story about starting the project three years ago, and finally giving herself the time to take a break from work and finish it. When you work for yourself, it's easy to forget to pause and make something for fun. I'm so glad she shared not only the project, but also the story behind getting it done. Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
January Curio I just wanted to let everyone know that Curio for January is up! It's a collection of a few of the amazing handmade crafts and art objects that have caught our eye this month. As I was gathering them, I realized that while it made a lot of sense to have a section like this in the print magazine, for an online magazine, it's really close to a blog entry. So this month there's a little more detail, and starting in February, we'll be combining Curio and Handmade, finding a few of our favorite blog posts from the month and going a little more in depth by interviewing the subject. Let us know who you'd like to know more about!Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |