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Have you tried telephone book covers? I've used them, but they were made by someone else. Worked well for me.

Also want to know if that is you in the avatar picture! Rocker chick, huh?

Zelda.... there's a new one. What are you planning?

It's really very simple, you use any kind of thin cardboard that is easy to work with, from a cereal box, a macaroni box, anything, even photo card stock, any kind of thin cardboard that is easy to cut, simple, then, to make it thicker, you just glue two of them together with a simple glue stick :)

You can also purchase large sheets of template plastic at fabric stores like joanns and at walmarts that still have fabric depts. It's not thick like plexiglass and you can cut it with scissors (but don't use your good fabric scissors LOL). If you like it thicker, I suppose you could glue it together until it was thick enough.

Unlike cardboard, the edges don't fray as you use and re-use the template.

Being budget mindes also and needing a template I
remembered I had a few of those vinal self stick floor tiles left from doing my bathroom. cuts easy with scissors and works perfect. I know you can buy them at the dollar tree stores for 1.00 for 3 I left the paper on the back but you could cover the sticky side with some fabric to keep it from slipping. I have also used the acrilic from a poster frame. A little tricky to cut, you have to figure out how not to get the little cracks on your template but once done I covered with clear contact paper. Those worked really well.

I have a template cut from a piece of linoleum flooring and it will last till after I am dead!!!! lol

Goddess, how many prioity mail boxes do you need to make all your templates?

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they deliver ... also for FREE

Well I hope you share pics of the wall hanging of this project! Sounds pretty awesome! I love the traditional stuff, sleep under the traditional quilt, but when folks think outside the box and are able to pull it off with spectacular results, well, I get goosebumps.

My oldest daughter used to follow a local band from this area called ShatterMask. She'd have pictures, t-shirts, you name it. When I was her age, I didn't even know a guitarist:(

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The lid off the margarine or cottage cheese container makes a good template that can be cut with household scissors. The edges won't fray or distort like cardboard. Best of all FREE!!

A note on priority boxes: you are required by law to only use them for mailing. You can actually be prosecuted for using them for another purpose. Not preaching here, just letting you know. :)

Posterboard is about the best thing for templates. It is cheap. I have used ceral boxes, cardboard that pantihose comes on, sandpaper, You name it but posterboard is what I like to use best.

Oh, I definatly will show pictures. I got a long way to go before that happens.

I've been following Kittie for...oh, 7 years I think. You ask me anything about them I'll probably know it. I drive my friends crazy with the most random pieces of info...we even made a game out of it. They say a word and I have to come up with a reference relating to that word (they've only stumped me a couple times). I have talked to Mercedes over the phone---an Internet friend at the time knew the band and was going to one of their concerts, called me up while he was there. I just about had a heart attack talking to her for five minutes. I've also exchanged a few messages with Morgan on the band's forum.