Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Letter boxing

Me and my friend are going to make a letter box or a geocashing because today we found one in Prospect Park, if you want to do a letter box  then here's some things so you can get started! You have to take a box that's plastic if you pick a cardboard one then it will probably get decomposed. Plus it can get wet and broken then everything will fall out.Then you have to put a blank journal book or a notebook .You also have to have a letter inside that talks about how you can't take the stuff out of the box and write down if you want to have a letterbox too then say what you have to put in it.You have to have your own stamp or pen and have or make a symbol that represents you, if you want you can put a description too and the date and your name. If you want, you can buy a stamp that represents you just look for one probably at an art store. Or you can make one, here's how! (down)
When you find a letterbox contaniner, if you have a stamp or a pen then stamp or draw your symbol on the page that has nothing on it then write your name and read the letter!  Then hide the box in a secret place that is easy to get to.  If you want to make a geocashing then just take a plastic box and put something in it then a person takes it then you put another thing in the box. Remember, always make sure you are fine with giving away the thing you pick.Then put it in another secret place that's easy to get to.Then see if someone finds it!  I hope this was helpful if it was then plz say so on the comments. THANK YOU!

I DID NOT DO THIS, THIS IS FROM A WEBSITE. 
                                                             
 Carving Your Own Rubber Stamps the easy way!by Der Mad Stamper



That's right... you can carve YOUR OWN rubber stamps!
And you don't need a sharp knife to do it. All you need is: - an ordinary butter knife
- some pencils
- a pair of pliers
- some toothpicks and
- an art gum eraser.

You can buy art gum erasers in almost any store that sells art supplies or office supplies. You might even be able to find them in the store where you get your school supplies. They are tan in color and are more crumbly than ordinary rubber erasers.

They are also a lot softer than other erasers. You can easily cut the basic outlines of your stamp with an ordinary butter knife.


You can draw the design you want to carve onto the eraser with a marker. If you have your drawing on a piece of paper, darken it in with a lead pencil. Then place the paper on the eraser, face down, and rub the back of it. The picture will rub off onto the eraser.

For fine details that can't be carved with the butter knife, you can make a special carving tool out of a pencil.
Use a pair of pliers to pull the eraser off the end of the pencil. Leave the metal casing that held the eraser attached to the end of the pencil.



Use this metal casing to carve your design into the gum eraser.
You can scrape pieces off the edges of the eraser with this tool, or push the pencil straight into the eraser and scoop out a nice round hole.

For even finer details, you may want to make another tool.
Pull the eraser off another pencil. This time, use the pliers to flatten the metal casing a little bit. You can use this tool to make oval shaped holes, or to remove material from tight corners.




If you need to make really small holes, you can use a toothpick.
Spin the toothpick in your fingers like a drill while you push it into the eraser. It will form a small, round hole.
 




That's all you need to do to make your own rubber stamp!  then put whatever color ink you would like! On the front side. 

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