havanaholly Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 You mean the plastic blade-holder is kaput? Or are you referring to an Exacto craft knife that no longer tightens down to hold the blade snugly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corwin Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Plastic blade holder,I buy them in large quantes for 50 cents each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 cut the blades off and paint them for drawer pulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corwin Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Rubber bands make good rawhide, any other ideas for ruber bands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmesue Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Some of the narrow ones can become purse straps, for the dolls. Fast food restaurants carry-out tray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Rubber bands make good rawhide, any other ideas for ruber bands?Holding items together whilst glue dries. Foam "go-boxes" and meat trays and egg cartons can be cut up into lightweight "stones" or tiles & painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corwin Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Maybe gravel or aniaml sahvings if ground down. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alamom Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I've used the carry out foam trays to make stone pathways, I "emboss" it with a stylus or empty pen to get the shape of the stones, then paint. What to do with acetate that has little squares embossed in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Spirit Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 You could paint them metallic, and use for a "tin" ceiling, or panels in a cupboard. Sorry, don't have an item to put up for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corwin Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Any use for broke magnets, the magnetic part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Glue them to the corners of the wall panel & the opening edges for a removable wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alamom Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 small trial size spray perfume bottles. I have two of these, they are about two inches tall and about 1/4 inch around. you can take them apart and you end up with the cap, a tiny spring, the glass vials and the siphoning apparatus. Any ideas? I just know there has to be some uses for these neat little pieces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I've got some small sample perfume bottles too. They don't spray, just have tops that come off. But don't know what to do with them either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Oh, for pity's sakes! Glass vases, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Spirit Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Maybe they could make bases for lamps, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Well in real life they'd be about 2 feet high, so could be vases and lamp bases. Some anyway I've got lots of sunscreen tops. Basically plastic tops, too tall for lampshades really. They look frosted. Thinking trash cans, maybe something to plant flowers in outside (though the see throughness of them isn't so great for that). Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 What about umbrella stands? Hmmm, as I will never use those plastic fake nails (have my own claws thank you very much LOL) what can I use them for apart from making elephant feet umbrella stands??? Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Translucent tops? Vases with colored pebbles (chopped polyclay scraps) in the bottom and masking tape greenery/ palms....those plastic fake nails...Why would you have those? I wonder how they'd do for miniatures (the painted kind, popular from the late Middle Ages through the late 18th/ early 19th Centuries), or make wee stencils and paint the nails with flat pastel colors and use spackle & the stencils to make cameos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alamom Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I like the idea of using the perfume bottle as a lamp base but I feel it's out of scale for a vase and it's too thin for an umbrella stand. Any more ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alamom Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Artificial nails- maybe a modern tray or dish of some kind with tiny beads for feet. They can be cut and shaped a little, maybe shape into a modern art piece and use a piece of toothpick and button for base. Maybe even add some of those stickers for nails on it as decoration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Why would you have those? I wonder how they'd do for miniatures (the painted kind, popular from the late Middle Ages through the late 18th/ early 19th Centuries), or make wee stencils and paint the nails with flat pastel colors and use spackle & the stencils to make cameos? LOL, a gift from somewhere and me being a packrat... Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmesue Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I found It. I'm pulling up this thread in response to the posts about helpful hints in using 'freebies" in minis. This should be a valuable source of hints for a lot of our newer members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Thanks! I had wondered where this thread went! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmesue Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Fake nails-Could they be glued to cardstock, in a circular pattern, and made into a fancy clock with a printie face perhaps? What would you make with the extra chains (some black/some gold) cut from chandeliers and lights, all are about 4 to 6 inch peices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I'm trying to visualize how you'd do the nails; One clockface per nail, I could see; or cutting them into smaller pieces, I suppose. Someone suggested trays & platters. The bits of chain could be used to connect banisters on a spiral staircase, or for pull-chains for WCs, ceiling lights/ fans, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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