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TheMadMonk

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101. Quick and dirty faux roses.

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 02:59 AM

Aug 2012

Two strips of 2" crepe ribbon folded back and forth over each other. Must be two SEPARATE strips, and it helps to leave a little tail on one of them.

With the tail hanging down, put the folded square of paper cornerwise into your circled thumb and forefinger.

Now pull the tail. Keep pulling. Pull some more. A turn of tape, or a dab of glue in the right place will keep what remains from unravelling.

Reuse the tail as the non-tail piece in the next flower.

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What I found in the 4/$1.00 bin at the local Dollar Tree today [View all] xmas74 Jul 2012 OP

You could always use them in the fireplace this winter? notadmblnd Jul 2012 #1

At that price it might make sense. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #3

Treasured gifts for the Teabaggers in our lives. DCKit Aug 2012 #102

I posted it on a crafting group on Facebook. xmas74 Jul 2012 #6

You could also make a Christmas tree, but Santa might not leave any pesents under it. notadmblnd Jul 2012 #11

The link above has a project to make trees from them too, xmas74 Jul 2012 #13

Thanks for posting that link. pengillian101 Jul 2012 #85

I adore her work. xmas74 Jul 2012 #89

Quick and dirty faux roses. TheMadMonk Aug 2012 #101

Thank you! nt xmas74 Aug 2012 #113

Wow, nice. Now THAT'S turning something that's useless into louis-t Aug 2012 #118

I'm slightly to the Left of Che.... RagAss Jul 2012 #17

I have to agree... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #30

then you'd have ninehippies Jul 2012 #24

A bit rough for the outhouse, but with a bit of damp and some judicious crumpling, those pages could MADem Aug 2012 #109

Probably Not Xyzse Aug 2012 #116

You can go back and take a pic. I'm sure the books will still be there. lob1 Jul 2012 #2

I need to but not tonight. xmas74 Jul 2012 #4

Please mail me a link when you do. i want that for my collection. Thanks slampoet Jul 2012 #39

I go about every two weeks. xmas74 Jul 2012 #72

Yes yes yes!! joost5 Jul 2012 #21

My first thought as well! "You'll have plenty of time to go back and get a pic" Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #36

It's cheaper than toilet paper Hugabear Jul 2012 #5

but it stinks before you use it... lame54 Jul 2012 #7

now THATS funny shit! pnwest Jul 2012 #18

Lol! RumNcoke Jul 2012 #29

ha ha ha Vietnameravet Jul 2012 #35

Plus you'd end up with a rash on your ass. nt Raine Jul 2012 #40

One of the people in my crafting group xmas74 Jul 2012 #8

I must have read this five minutes ago Mabus Jul 2012 #22

Nobody has bird cages anymore? Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #9

someone in my crafting group is talking about buying them xmas74 Jul 2012 #10

I have read that several times... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #33

Hey, I appreciate your thoughts, but I think that if I want to buy a couple of copies Trailrider1951 Jul 2012 #43

You raise a legitimate point... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #47

I guess some of my sensitivity.... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #53

No worries, my friend Trailrider1951 Jul 2012 #69

After a while, xmas74 Jul 2012 #60

As Trailrider brought up ... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #65

It's ok. xmas74 Jul 2012 #71

They would make good burning material for a beach bonfire. Initech Jul 2012 #12

One would be good for killing cockroaches. tanyev Jul 2012 #14

Two of them are a sure-fire way to kill potato bugs. Jackpine Radical Jul 2012 #56

I've seen them for 2/$1 there, but I wouldn't even spend 50 cents on that. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #15

LOL - months ago I saw a similar bin in a dollar store. Vinca Jul 2012 #16

Too awesome. Think I'll check my dollar store pnwest Jul 2012 #19

That's a great use for them! xmas74 Jul 2012 #61

Mabye some well funded entity bought a bunch to get it on the best seller list Incitatus Jul 2012 #20

That is exactly right magic59 Aug 2012 #97

You have a choice The Wizard Jul 2012 #23

Might be worth buying them, shredding the pages, and using the shreds as cat litter. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #25

Good to hollow out for a little "hideaway" Mopar151 Jul 2012 #26

We did that project a couple of years ago xmas74 Jul 2012 #62

Give them to all repukes you know ...they make good birth control when placed along side the bed. L0oniX Jul 2012 #27

If they were selling them for a penny I wouldn't buy one. I just don't want even my penny southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #28

I would send her this penny: RumNcoke Jul 2012 #32

EEEEEEEeeeeeekkkkkk that is scary. southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #75

Oh thats funny. undeterred Jul 2012 #31

Editing awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #34

It is very common here niceguy Jul 2012 #41

Hmmmm .... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #44

The same way I feel about Mein Kampf... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #46

Eggs-zact-ly ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #59

I'm a book designer and books that don't sell are routinely mulched up and recycled. So Sarah's diane in sf Jul 2012 #55

Good point... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #68

Normally I wouldn't advocate for the destruction of a book xmas74 Jul 2012 #63

Yeah, I am being overly sensitive... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #66

That's ok. xmas74 Jul 2012 #70

I work at a library and we routinely weed books out of the collection. tanyev Jul 2012 #74

I have acknowledged that... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #82

Yeah, I didn't read through all the posts until after I hit my reply. tanyev Jul 2012 #83

Yeah, I do that sometimes too... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #86

Yep. It's the best job I have ever had. tanyev Jul 2012 #88

Consider volunteering if you can! marew Aug 2012 #96

I will look into it. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #99

I totally get where you are coming from. eridani Aug 2012 #98

nobody is saying to destroy it because of the MEssage, there is an overstock of the books which are JI7 Aug 2012 #95

Jesus fucking Christ... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #119

I also delete pdf e-books sometimes. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. LanternWaste Aug 2012 #107

Really?? ProfessorGAC Aug 2012 #117

If you post a picture... Permanut Jul 2012 #37

Somebody broke into my car last week. Lasher Jul 2012 #38

That must've left you feeling terribly violated nuxvomica Aug 2012 #111

I was kidding, nobody really broke into my car. Lasher Aug 2012 #115

I knew you were kidding nuxvomica Aug 2012 #120

If someone cut a Leg ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #42

Our local library has "buck a bag" deals every so often. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #45

Buy 'em and donate it for the next bonfire. Panasonic Jul 2012 #48

Well.. earthbone Jul 2012 #49

I've never seen any book that cheap at the Dollar Tree. JPZenger Jul 2012 #50

Your Dollar Tree doesn't have a bargain bin at the front of the store? xmas74 Jul 2012 #58

I think it makes more of a statement if they NEVER get bought and sit in that bin think Jul 2012 #51

I wouldn't even want her for a quarter ThomThom Jul 2012 #52

Of course they couldn't sell them ... zbdent Jul 2012 #54

If I still had a woodstove quaker bill Jul 2012 #57

I am amazed, though not surprised nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #64

I wouldn't burn them. xmas74 Jul 2012 #67

Waaay overpriced. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #73

No book is sacred, some are improved by recycling... hunter Jul 2012 #76

At our Everythings A Dollar store Broken_Hero Jul 2012 #77

Our local Dollar Tree must want them gone. xmas74 Jul 2012 #80

It's still a good book. Just carve out the middle and use it for hiding valuables. Kablooie Jul 2012 #78

Cheaper than toilet paper! A real bargain for TP use! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #79

Humboldt University monument to book burning. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2012 #81

$0.25? You overpaid n/t Doctor Jack Jul 2012 #84

I didn't buy it. xmas74 Jul 2012 #90

Even cheaper than here then HarveyDarkey Jul 2012 #87

So go back over there and take a pic. You could prollee sell that for a buck! lonestarnot Jul 2012 #91

I'll try to head back soon. xmas74 Jul 2012 #92

How sad must it be to know your book would sell better if the pages were blank. Marr Jul 2012 #93

Might be competitive with firewood, stock up for the Winter ! nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2012 #94

They could be used for book art -- you know where the pages are cut or folded into neat 1monster Aug 2012 #100

Wow! HappyMe Aug 2012 #110

I still wouldn't buy it!! B Calm Aug 2012 #103

Why would anyone buy four of them? JHB Aug 2012 #104

There were other things in the bin. xmas74 Aug 2012 #114

ick - did it actually touch your hands? geckosfeet Aug 2012 #105

4/$1.00 Flashmann Aug 2012 #106

Shred them and dump them into your compost. Javaman Aug 2012 #108

You can hollow one out and store your valuables in it nuxvomica Aug 2012 #112

But I thought the GOP was good for business! Deb Aug 2012 #121

I used my "4 fer a bucks" to raise my work table. The best use for her books short of .... marble falls Aug 2012 #122

You could have bought all 10 for $2.50 Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #123