S.H. Goode: NEW address S.H. Goode (suppliers of wood) are no longer in Torrance, but at P.O. Box 2575, Atascadero, CA 93423-2575. I believe they don't have a web site, but you can e-mail them at wood2scale@thegrid.net. I've been a happy customer for many years.

Frances

Decal-Eze: To all those interested in making your own decals. I found a product advertised in one of my ceramic mags. I have not used this nor have I an interest in the company. I have thought about trying this, but haven't yet. Hopefully, I will get myself in gear and call today to place an order. Anyway, the name is Decal-Eze by Juanita Niemeyer. Her web site is http://www.ceramic-art-supply.com Her e mail is jniemeyer@hughes.net The phone is (66l)951-7210. Hope this helps and is a good product.

Sandy (in El Paso)

Cleveland! In a suburb called Strongsville is the ULTIMATE craft supply store! Actually, they have a few in the chain, but the Strongsville one is best! It is call Pat Catan's and it is huge, the size of a WalMart! They sell everything at 40% off retail! I've never gone there and spent less than $200 on supplies, and always had to ship my boxes home!

Alice Zinn- Pt. St. Lucie-FL

Gluing Felt: If you are working with felt you can glue it with rubber cement or what I did when working with felt, not in miniatures, is to soak and saturate the felt with latex (neoprene-synthetic) and squeeze out the excess and then shape the felt and let it dry. When it is dry it can be handled like wood. Sanded, painted etc.

DrBob...Delray Beach, FL

Ribbon Punch: when I found a wonderful leaf punch for $6.50 at a stamp store I looked up the mfg. on the web. I include their web address. Price was so much less than other punches I've seen. As a ribbon punch, it has a longer arm. http://www.emaginationcrafts.com/

Becky Holliday

Architect's scale rule -- Another tool my architect dh uses is a very nifty calculator that not only does arithmetic calculations on feet and inches, but converts back and forth to metric. He worked up a chart for me that I keep posted on the wall. It has been SO HANDY, that I've been meaning to copy it out for you all. I guess this is the time :o).

1/12 Scale -- Full Size

1/64" -- 3/16"
1/32" -- 3/8"
1/16" -- 3/4"
3/32" -- 1-1/8"
1/8" -- 1-1/2"
3/16" -- 2-1/4"
1/4" -- 3"
5/16" -- 3-3/4"
3/8" -- 4-1/2"
7/16" -- 5-1/4"
1/2" -- 6"
9/16" -- 6-3/4"
5/8" -- 7-1/2"
11/16" -- 8-1/4"
3/4" -- 9"
13/16" -- 9-3/4"
7/8" -- 10-1/2"
15/16" -- 11-1/4"

Chrissy

Room box idea for Dad....I wanted to make a room box for my mil for her birthday. Her only real hobbies are her religion and namely helping others. One other thing though that came to mind for me was her helping out with my four kids and her other five grandkids. She and her husband had gone to Florida and brought us home all a large gourd (sure with she would have brought home more for us). Any way while at the hobby store I found a paper mache gourd. I made a scene inside and titled it 'Grandma's back yard' complete with tree, tire swing...remember I asked about what to use...silly me with four boys and tons of trucks etc. I am new and learning. When someone doesn't have a hobby try to think of likes/dislikes. And other silly things they do. Does dad always get up in the am have a cup of coffee and a piece of toast. How about a kitchen scene. I know bad example. Just an idea. I like the living room idea, dad's favorite chair and the tv idea. If he was a truck driver why not a truck stop.

Theresa McCann

Trucker room box: For a trucker room box, how about a truck cab. I know some of them can be quite exquisite with beds, fridges, elaborate dashboards with radios, TV's, computers, etc. I would think you could do a "dream cab" with all kinds of fabric.

Rhonda in Fl

Trucker room box: I was going to suggest a truck stop for the trucker-dad room box but I'm late-I can envision a tiny version of a cool little truck stop in Quartzsite, AZ that had all the amenities-showers, a phone lounge, good food, a gift shop. Laundry, too, if I recall.

kath (ct)

Trucker room box:: If your father drove to different places, what about a wall of license plates of the various states he traveled in - current or vintage, or ALL of all the license plates he might have seen. Exotic license plates (Arkansas! North Dakota!) have always been a thrill for me. And I've seen a few real license plate walls which are terrific.

Melissa in Vermont