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Question: ROOMdesign, any ideas!!easy points!!!!!!!!!?

hi.
im finally after 8 yrs able to redo my room completely.
im picking orange for my room color, my fav color is blue though.
i absolutely love choppy hair, neon colors, random things, and stuff like pics of of weird stuff thats awesome and zebra stripes.
give me some ideas, and please tell me how to make a homemade mannequin W/OUT ducttape or paper mache'.
i took apart a computer moniter and all in it is the circuit board and colorful wire., im painting it really colorful and want to use it as a head on the mannequin. im then gunna make a seperate mannequin head with bunches of idk, ears and seperate arms too too put my jewelry on, so help!(:
thanks, :L

Answer: no idea how to make a mannequin but here are my bedroom ideas:
>bedside table: traditional suitcases (the square ones with handles); three on top of one another OR any other sort of box-ish objects
>curtains: pick out a fabric from your local fabric/wool sewing store and use a hot glue gun to make them (check out how-to sites like eHow.com for help with this). buy a cheap curtain rail to hang them up and drape stuff like unused necklaces from the rail. or buy them and print with fabric paint (again, eHow might have some tips). or use your creativity and think up some other ways to customise them-how about sewing together lots of pieces of fabric from treasured clothes that you dont wear any more...if you cant sew, ask your local seamstress-yes, they still exist. AND sew buttons on!
>floor: do you have a wooden floor. if so, lucky you. if not, you are going to have to co-ordinate you floor with other aspects of your room (obv). if you want a wooden floor, look up flooring contractors in the phone book or ring your local hardware store and ask about contractors that they recommend. also, look up eHow for tips on how to sand and varnish a wooden floor that's already in place under your current flooring.
>walls: you sound like the type of person who would be imaginative enough to embrace the idea of wall art! all the same, dont listen to anyone who tells you that its a good idea to paint you walls all different colours or in wild patterns. instead, go the sophisticated route and look for prints and New Yorker cartoons (thenewyorker.com, i think). also, interesting clocks are cute. stick to the one colour or create a focal point a focal point with one wall a different colour. look up some paint brochures for colour contrast ideas. for the walls, stick with the sophis. route. go wild elsewhere.
>lighting: be imaginative. try tea lights in a collection of glass jars on your windowsill OR string lights (like fairy lights except with no flower shapes around the bulb) strung around your mirror and with skeleton leaves (ask your local florist) wrapped around the bulbs with wire (gorgeous!). for the main light, be informed: do you know about shading, adjustible brightness, changeable light direction? i dont, so you're going to have to ask in a hardware store or somewhere similar. look for a nice shade. a good tip that i read somewhere is to use different sources of light instead of one bright light source.
>bedding: if you plan to sew stuff onto your curtains (like buttons), it would be a cute idea to do the same with your bedding. however, dont go too matchy-matchy. you dont want it to end up looking like a catalogue picture!
>furniture: change the handles and sand and paint your furniture to update it. again, ask a hardware store sales assistant for advice on sanding/varnishing furniture. on your dressing table, change the mirror by getting a glass specialist to cut the mirror into a different shape and try getting it framed. you could try this with any mirrors, actually.

inspiration: check out interior stores (especially ikea!!!!!) for inspiration and interiors blogs (especially mochatini.org-this is a BRILLIANT blog!). have fun and you cant go wrong!

Art Jewelry - Forge your own ear wires

5PCS MULTICOLOR CRYSTAL SPACER EUROPEAN CHARM BEADS JEWELRY FINDINGS 8MM    US $.01

5PCS CLEAR CRYSTAL SPACER EUROPEAN CHARM BEADS JEWELRY FINDINGS 8MM    US $.01

10 PCS OLIVE SILVER SPACER LOOSE BEADS JEWELRY FINDINGS 3X6 MM    US $.11

10 PCS LIGHT BLUE SILVER SPACER LOOSE BEADS JEWELRY FINDINGS 3X6 MM    US $.11

Introduction to Wire Wrap Jewelry : How to Make Your Own Wire Wrap Earrings

5PCS MULTICOLOR CRYSTAL SPACER EUROPEAN CHARM BEADS JEWELRY FINDINGS 8MM    US $.01

5PCS CLEAR CRYSTAL SPACER EUROPEAN CHARM BEADS JEWELRY FINDINGS 8MM    US $.01

10 PCS OLIVE SILVER SPACER LOOSE BEADS JEWELRY FINDINGS 3X6 MM    US $.11

10 PCS LIGHT BLUE SILVER SPACER LOOSE BEADS JEWELRY FINDINGS 3X6 MM    US $.11

Question: Is there a difference between artistic wire and copper wire/non-tarnishing wire (in jewelry making)?

Answer: The main difference is color options. Artistic wire is copper wire that is coated to change the color. So while copper wire is just copper, artistic wire may be silver, purple, any color.

How to Make Jewelry : How to Make Wire Jewelry Necklaces