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About Me: lafren( 334Feedback score is 100 to 499) About Me



My eBay User ID is lafren( 334Feedback score is 100 to 499)

A quick note: the art, collages and photographs on this page are mine and are copyrighted and are not under public domain.

Website

I've created a website where the people who buy my grommet tapes and other supplies can share what they make with them. The stuff they make is pretty cool. You should check it out at The Velvet Cat.

http://www.thevelvetcat.com

Colored grommet tape

People have been asking me where I get the colored grommet tape. Well, I dye it. I couldn't find any colored tape and I love color so I do it myself. I treat dyes like paint. I bought a few true colors meaning pure unmixed dyes: red, turquoise, yellow and from those I mix them to make other colors. Some of the colors are pure accident and I probably won't be able to duplicate that exact color again.

Ocean blue is like that. I was trying to make purple. So I took a turquoise grommet tape I had just dyed and threw it into the pot where I had just dyed 10 yards of dark fuschia pink grommet tape and some lace. I didn't realize that those materials had absorbed more of the red than I thought and the dye was now pink. The pink reacted by deepening the turquoise into an unexpected ocean blue rather than making purple. It is such fun to experiment just to see what color comes up. There are so many factors that it's hard for me to predict colors: how much dye I put, how much material, what kinds of material and how much time between taking out one set of fabric and putting in the next set. So when people ask me if I can get more of a color I once had up for auction and I say I don't know if I can get that color -- I mean it literally, I don't know if I can get that exact color again. Bright turquoise and cherry red, yes, I can probably do it again. But anything else-- ??? Part of the fun is being surprised by the colors that results. I never realized that there are so many hues of reds, pinks and blues.

I don't use Ritz or the dyes you'll find at craft stores. I researched and found that the dyes that manufacturers use to make fabric were available at a few venues. This dye binds to the fabric rather than floats on top. I tried it, following the instructions, except that I use two fixers instead of one to fix the color. Then I wash it in white bags with my colored clothes in cold water (I always wash color in cold) and check to make sure that there isn't any bleeding before I throw it in the dryer, and finally iron them. If it does bleed, then I put them through the fixing process again. Since I share an apartment, I do small lots of 5-10 yards at a time--the times I can take over the kitchen or bathroom is limited by the fact that I share it although my roommates are pretty cool.

I'll add different bits later -- why grommet tape, about my reconstructed clothes (which I love --I have this whole fantasy thing going so I don't fit into one category--which is difficult on ebay but i like cosplay, goth, punk, cyber, lbg, fantasy, scifi, costumes -- it's all fantasy to me so I like to mix it up, overlapping genres, fabrics, colors. I also am into goddesses so i try to dedicate each piece at least to one goddess or legend. it's better if you're more one thing but i'm of mixed blood so i like mixing it up.), why ebay, artshows i'm going to be in.

5/14/05 A friend of mine is going to be in an art show, Accumulated Allusions so I designed the postcard using cinema 4d and photoshop. very cool programs. If you're in San Pablo, CA, check it out at the city gallery. They'll be exhibiting May 28-July 15th. 5/13/05 Created my mepage. Still need to add policies, links and other stuff. To protect bidder privacy, when the price or highest bid on an item reaches or exceeds a certain level, User IDs will be displayed as anonymous names. For auction items, a bold price means at least one bid has been received.

Note: Anonymous names may appear more than once and may represent different bidders.

Some grommet tapes and other stuff
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Some different feedback I've received

-- They give a warm fuzzy feeling.
User:dennismcbk( 13905Feedback score is 10,000 to 24,999)  Date:Jun-10-09 08:29:12 PDT
Praise: Great to do business with!!! Thanks!!
User:karl1126( 269Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:May-29-09 06:59:37 PDT
Praise: A +++++++++++++++++++
User:gymtique( 17303Feedback score is 10,000 to 24,999)  Date:May-08-09 19:14:05 PDT
Praise: Same day payment, thanks.
User:jay-tbird( 3689Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:May-01-09 09:12:09 PDT
Praise: Excellent transaction! Great Customer! Highly recommend! 5 Stars *****
User:buckybigshot( 710Feedback score is 500 to 999)  Date:Apr-27-09 03:02:52 PDT
Praise: Very honest seller. AAA's & +++'s Thank you !!
User:buckybigshot( 710Feedback score is 500 to 999)  Date:Apr-27-09 03:02:52 PDT
Praise: ALL AAA's Thank you
User:paula55xx( 389Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:Apr-18-09 17:11:17 PDT
Praise: Very good service. Good communication. A+++++++++Thanks!!!!!
User:82poppy5577( 224Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:Apr-13-09 15:54:42 PDT
Praise: Thanks for the nice magazines sent with care.
User:french3143( 123Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:Apr-03-09 21:07:00 PDT
Praise: Videos arrived quickly and in great shape - THANKS
User:akashafashion( 1665Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Mar-03-06 02:30:42 PST
Praise: GREAT!!! love it so much!!! Thank you!!! Akasha
User:rach787pink( 227Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:Jan-31-06 14:26:04 PST
Praise: Great !! no problems at all. I would recommend !
User:violetandvex( 204Feedback score is 100 to 499) Not a registered user  Date:Jan-17-06 13:23:34 PST
Praise: great items, loved the bonus! thanks so much!
User:akashafashion( 1665Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Jan-12-06 00:58:42 PST
Praise: Great items and great seller!!! Thank you so much!
User:akashafashion( 1665Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Jan-12-06 00:58:42 PST
Praise: Great items and great seller!!! Thank you so much!
User:akittynamedbunny( 122Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:Dec-20-05 13:13:46 PST
Praise: Awesome! fast shipping, good product and a free gift! SWEET!
User:trisarartops( 18Feedback score is 10 to 49)  Date:Dec-12-05 23:20:09 PST
Praise: everything was great! thanks for the free cross thingy!
User:ardentamesu( 34Feedback score is 10 to 49)  Date:Dec-07-05 12:07:51 PST
Praise: just as described, great A++ thank you!!!!
User:newfoundglory_0( 1129Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Dec-05-05 07:47:31 PST
Praise: best seller on ebay by far ++++++++
User:newfoundglory_0( 1129Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Dec-05-05 07:47:31 PST
Praise: awsomeeeeee!!!
User:newfoundglory_0( 1129Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Dec-05-05 07:47:30 PST
Praise: brilliant as usual get ready for another hugeeee order soon +++++

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Links to some of the folks who make diy things
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evilneedles

faeriesmak

faerie_without_wings

*youthanasia*

jam_rags

terark1948

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