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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 03:03 PM
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Amanda1981
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Amanda, I haven't picked up a crochet hook in years! LOL! Looking at your awesome toys tempts me to get back into the habit. Are the crochet toys safe for the gliders? They won't get stuck in the "holes"? Do you use a specific yarn? **I am full of questions** Crocheted toys are made with fleece that's been cut into strips. I don't know how wide the strips are that Amanda uses for her toys. I have to say, all I can do is a basic "daisy chain", and I love the effect it gives to the toys I make. But Amanda took the basic concept and took it to AMAZING heights I have some of her toys - recently she made a squirrel pouch for my gliders that is just incredible!!! They are all definitely glider safe! The fleece is so tightly crocheted that you don't have holes for them to get their feet caught in Yep yep! It's fleece! I used to use 1/2" strips, but I've graduated to 1" strips because I felt that the 1/2" strips were unsafe sometimes. When the fleece stretches, it can become a little frazzled on the edges, and so, if you cut it thicker, that effect doesn't happen. Here's an article on how I cut the fleece: http://craftopiadotinfo.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-cutting-fleece-for-crochet.html(P.S. Suz, I am SO glad you like your squirrel! That thing was a booger, and I have NO idea how I'd go about making another one! LOL)
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 07:25 PM
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I'm in the process of making a forage toy! I'd get it done sooner if my dogs would quit bothering me and the power would stop going on and off. Ugh the snow. We had to dust the snow off are computer didh about 5 times! Wow I love making suggie toys!!!!! It's so much fun!!
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 07:37 PM
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Amanda1981
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Your dish!? LOL WHOA. That stinks. Get your dish a hat! LOL
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 08:11 PM
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I like to find unsual materials for toys. The latest hit is natural sponges. This toy has beads, a seagrass basket, and a big sea sponge.
Elizabeth gliders. Nocturne & Lark
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 08:13 PM
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OOoooh. Elisabeth, that's neato.
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 08:58 PM
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Oh, wow, I love that Hobbit Hole and the happy tea cup! I've been gradually putting together a tiki theme set, and one of the coolest things I got was a little wooden basket (it's solid, like a block of wood with a handle on it) at Michael's. I tied it to his rope (it's a nice Indiana Jones brown kinda color) and made a gondola. XD It looks really cute but all he almost never sits on it.
"If we sliced today's tomatoes yesterday, they'd be yesterday's tomatoes." Lord Feverstone
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 09:05 PM
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It looks really cute but all he almost never sits on it. Story of my life. I can't count the number of times I've made a toy that I loved but my gliders ignored.
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 09:15 PM
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Amanda1981
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It looks really cute but all he almost never sits on it. Story of my life. I can't count the number of times I've made a toy that I loved but my gliders ignored. Here here!
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 10:28 PM
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You trick them into playing with new things....just put mealies in it.
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 11:31 PM
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I often rub new toys with yogies. Even that doesn't hold their interest sometimes.
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/08/10 11:32 PM
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So true... I think it's their way of laughing at what the silly humans will waste money on next. I threw a mango chunk in there once. He walked across the rope, grabbed the food, and left my oh-so-adorable and creative gondola hanging.
"If we sliced today's tomatoes yesterday, they'd be yesterday's tomatoes." Lord Feverstone
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/09/10 12:47 AM
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Yeah I finished!!! I'm embarrassed to post them after the other toys that have been shown so far. But they are my first toys so don't expect to much. They are not very creative, but I worked really hard on them.
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02/09/10 12:52 AM
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I'm going to order some toy making parts and make some pretty and complicated that gliders will actually like!!
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/09/10 01:06 AM
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Man all of these toys are often! I need to get unlazy and actaully make something. It seems like I lot of fun.
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/10/10 05:14 PM
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All these toys look great! I can't wait to post pics of my own. We're waiting for the snow to go away and then we're taking a day trip to Charlottesville to hit Babies R Us, a bunch of Dollar Stores, and a couple of fleece stores. And Olive Garden for the humans.
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/20/10 04:14 PM
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Connie, your second pic down with the set of 3 wavy, green bowls - I love it! I saw that set when I was shopping on Saturday and said to Chelsea "I bet someone could make a really cute toy out of these, but I don't know what to do with them." Now I'm wishing I'd bought them! I got those at Joanns. They had more the last time I was there, in the clearance section for $3. I'd be happy to go back and see if they still have them and pick them up for you!
Connie 812-890-9734, 24/7 Emergencies/Joey issues SmallWorldSuggies"The greater the challenge, the sweeter the reward" "Glide free Silly "Ozball" Ozzie. You left us 11/21/12..way too soon. You're forever loved, remembered, missed."
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/20/10 04:19 PM
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Yeah I finished!!! I'm embarrassed to post them after the other toys that have been shown so far. But they are my first toys so don't expect to much. They are not very creative, but I worked really hard on them. OMGosh! That little plastic boombox is adorable!!! What do you have on the other toy? Is it ribbon and hair scrunchies? Their nails can get caught in those. But, I bet you can get some fleece and run pieces through the holes and braid them or just let them hang and let them pull them out. The straws are perfect! I love the little doodad you have the stuff on. What is it? WHERE did you get the plastic boombox? It is soooo cute!
Connie 812-890-9734, 24/7 Emergencies/Joey issues SmallWorldSuggies"The greater the challenge, the sweeter the reward" "Glide free Silly "Ozball" Ozzie. You left us 11/21/12..way too soon. You're forever loved, remembered, missed."
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/20/10 05:39 PM
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Amanda, your cutting page is so helpful,can you tell me where you found the cutter that you use? I have never seen one before and I cut all of my material by hand and it is always un-even strips. Thanks
As time goes by and my loves pass. I will forever be greatfull for the time we had together. I will see you soon my loves.
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/20/10 09:47 PM
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How do you make holes in the plastic for the chain links or other toys?
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/20/10 10:15 PM
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Some use a dremel drill. I use a pencil shaped soldering iron. Whichever you use, it's best to practice a few times on a plastic lid. Trust me on this. LOL!
Connie 812-890-9734, 24/7 Emergencies/Joey issues SmallWorldSuggies"The greater the challenge, the sweeter the reward" "Glide free Silly "Ozball" Ozzie. You left us 11/21/12..way too soon. You're forever loved, remembered, missed."
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/20/10 11:56 PM
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Amanda, your cutting page is so helpful,can you tell me where you found the cutter that you use? I have never seen one before and I cut all of my material by hand and it is always un-even strips. Thanks I use a straight edge too! That part is important for getting the strips right! This is it: http://cgi.ebay.com/OLFA-60-mm-Rotary-Cu...=item19ba023b13(P.s. this is an AWESOME deal!!!)
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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glider mom where did you get your pencil shaped soldering iron? had tom drive me an hour away to the closest joanes,mickels,and supersenter wal-mart.every where i got this deer in head light look???and at walmart was told people dont make craft soldering irons anymore "we got torches" are you kiddind me
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/21/10 01:40 AM
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glider mom where did you get your pencil shaped soldering iron? I got mine at Walmart in the hardware section. I had to find it myself. It wasn't with the tools. It was on the wall with miscellaneous stuff. It's around $6-7.
Connie 812-890-9734, 24/7 Emergencies/Joey issues SmallWorldSuggies"The greater the challenge, the sweeter the reward" "Glide free Silly "Ozball" Ozzie. You left us 11/21/12..way too soon. You're forever loved, remembered, missed."
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/21/10 03:11 AM
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Yeah I finished!!! I'm embarrassed to post them after the other toys that have been shown so far. But they are my first toys so don't expect to much. They are not very creative, but I worked really hard on them. I see Connie asked about some stuff but is that red yarn you are using on that blue cup? Yarn is not a safe choice you should switch it out with Lanyard or plastic chain. Good catch, Ness! I thought it was fleece. Time to dig out the glasses!
Connie 812-890-9734, 24/7 Emergencies/Joey issues SmallWorldSuggies"The greater the challenge, the sweeter the reward" "Glide free Silly "Ozball" Ozzie. You left us 11/21/12..way too soon. You're forever loved, remembered, missed."
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Re: CREATIVE TOYS! SHOW AND TELL!
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02/21/10 07:21 PM
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Hi everyone! My first gliders won't even be old enough to come home for a few weeks, and already I have been bitten by the toy making bug. The breeder is going to deliver my gliders since she lives close, and I am going to have her check out my cage and toys for safety and fun. Once they are approved, I hope to post some pics of my babies enjoying their new digs. Toy making is addictive! And special thanks to boomtinks for her instructions. What a great jumping off point.
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