imjustsam, it is very simple, really. see the round light fixture on the top of the second totem? any type of round glass "junk" will work - as long as they are clear, though I have not tried making one with the smoked glass. You just pick 2-3 colors of nail polish - I buy clearance stuff or any interesting colors at yard sales - and pretty much just dump the polish inside the ball. Then swirl the polish around until all the inside of the glass is covered. Tip out any excess and let it dry. They stink to high heaven, but I always leave mine outside to air out for a couple days. If the link works, I just took some picts of ones I recently made. The light wasn't wonderful, so you can't see how sparkly the paints are, but they are gorgeous in the sun!! Oh yeah, I don't use the cream polish much, but on the turquoisey colored one I did, mixed with a green that had a lot of glitter in it. It turned out really nice. Ok, I have to amend that - my 7 year old daughter actually made it!! If you can, I recommend having a couple bottles of each color, just in case its needed. Here is a link that might be useful: my junk

The pot your fuschia is in should be fine. They really do like water. I water mine until the water runs out the bottom and then water again wne the soil surface starts to feel a little dry. Mine have been outside for a week day and night. I may have to bring them in over the next couple of nights if it goes below 45 degrees. My cuttings have been out in a mini unheated greenhouse with lows of 36 and I just throw a woven blacket over the top of the greenhouse at night. I have never had luck wtth the red streamers but the other day I did wrap a woven red tow rope around my black shepherd's hook. It is very bright and actually looks nice on the hook. Still no takers here in western NY either. Penny

Taunia Please thank Barbieboop and thank you for posting it.Ithink you can save it to your files and then add a column. This is sure going to help me in my craft room The only thing I added was the freezer paper. There are a couple of things I'm not familiar with but will ask about them later on. ABCs and rubber stampingon Sat, Jan 18, 03 at 23:46 I thought this was cute; the list was made by barbieboop: (edited by Minnie-Tx) ABCs & rubber stamping Lets have some fun! ABC's and rubberstamping: how many stamping products are there? can we make a list of them from a-z? A adhesive, adventerous (I mean you've got to try some new things!), acetate, artistic wire, aluminum foil, amazing glaze, appliques, art markers, acrylic blocks, Anti-Static bag, Angel Dust- a stamping powder, B brayer, buying, blending, blender, book making, books, beedz, beads, baby wipes bleach, buttons background papers bone folder boxes C chalk collozzle creating crafting cutting circle cutters crystal laquer chocolate charms corrugator compressed sponges cardstock color wheel confetti cold laminate collage cutting board Carving tools and erasers COOL FINGERS Corner Pro Corner rounder Corner punches D die cuts dream weaver stencils dry embossing/de bossing diamond glaze, Dr. Martin's of course dried flowers in paper double-sided adhesive tape Duplo CS daubers (finger and mini) decorator papers decorative scisors dimension deckle scissors DOTS--the stamps and the POP kind E embossing powders embossing pens Envelopes, EVOS templates exacto knife erasers, F fun foam fairy dust fabric ink FINGERS french fry box (makes a wonderful pattern) fibers foam board Fit-It Custom Template Printing cd-rom foils flock fabric Faerie Dust Faerie Myst Paints Faerie Glass Fiskars paper edgers freeform emboss Freezer Paper Flesh color pencils by Lyra Fuschia ink & pads funtustic??? funky film??? G glue glitter glitter glue gel pens gold leaf glossy paper glue stick garanimals tags( makes a neat image on a card) gem stones glimmer glow spray glycerin, H heat gun hand made paper HALOS hole punches heart templates, I ink ink pads interference IRON, J juicy ink pads and pens junk- for embellishing jewelry (good for collage) jump rings jelly rollers (pens) Jute Joss Paper (you can find it at oriental markets) Judikins K kat trax tool-(A kat trax tool is something the radiant pearls people put out to stipple the radiant pearls with. Kind of like a wiry brush- holly.) Knives KAI's scissors kid fingers kaleidacolors Kreate a lopes, L liquid Applique loop lace liquid crystal light box, M marvey markers metallic rub ons metallic markers Memories ink pads mulberry paper Mica milwaukee heat gun marbled stone marbles mulberry paper MaGill Punches magic Melt Embossable Pearls N new techniques new stamps nail polish (for background tech.) needlenoise nylon ribbon Nesting Templates Neopaque paints??? O oval templates oval cutters orginal works of art organizers O- rings for dangly things ORGANZA RIBBON Orgami papers Oil pastels! P puff paint pearl ex pigment ink perm. Ink powdered pearls pens pencils paint brushes paper paint(tulip paint for fabric, embellishments) PolyShrink Positioner paper punches PATTERNS-COOL SHAPPED CARD postage stamps cancelled paper towels polymer clay PAPERMAKING KITS PAPERCASTING KITS PAPERPUNCHES FOR PUNCH ART penscore paper clay Q q tips for blending and chalks QUOTES FOR INSPIRATION Quick drying glue Quilt cards Quilling toolsuestions R rubber stamps rubber radiant pearls ranger ink pads rice in a balloon for a background stamp ruler rubber bands ribbon raffi re-inkers Rollagraphs, S stenciling stippling sponges sayings stamps salad spinner shelf liner sticker paper Stickles- (acid-free glitter glue by Ranger) scoring tools scissors salt!-(for watercolor resist technique) spackle Scotch tape shrink art SWAPS scraps STAPLES shaker cards and supplies scrubber-used to scrub the ink off your stamps stylus seed beeds and sugar beeds String self healing mat T tidy tray tea bag folding tranparancybeing toilet paper- (faux paper casting with tp, starch, water and bold stamps) tria tags Tape templates TOMBOW markers tack it over and over U UTEE umounteds Ultimate Embossing Powder unry paper(like mulberry) UHU glue sticks, V vivid ink pads velvet paper vellum paper velvet to stamp on Velcro vacuum (from the mess of the embossing powder) Versa Mark vinyl- for attaching ums to acrylic blocks VIDEOS FOR TEACHING, W wax seals water colors (crayons, paint, or pencils) wire water wonder under wonder tape weaving wire cutters Window card washi paper X xyron machine Xtreme Gel Pens (The BEST gel pens! They color beautifully on laminate! X-acto Knife xerox paper Xray film for templates, Y YES glue yarn yards of ribbon yard stick Y&G gel pens Z zebra pens Zenas stamps Zip lock baggies... Can YOU add to the list?

"Acetone, toluene, and methanol are the basic ingredients of lacquer thinner. They are toxic and should be used in a well ventilated area." And some other hot solvents also, but these are the basics. Methanol is the most dangerous of the lot. It is easily absorbed through the skin and the body metabolizes it to formaldehyde. It preferentially damages the nerves in the retina. Acetone is the least harmful, with toluene not being very dangerous for short term exposure either. The biggest problem is they stink pretty badly. If the finish is actually lacquer you can probably just re-melt it by using an artist brush and some lacquer thinner. You will not use enough thinner to be a hazard. It will only take a few drops spread carefully on the finish and allowed to evaporate. It is unlikely you would be using more than ¼ teaspoon.