where to buy coffee stirrers?

Make your template from paper, but lay your floor on cardstock to make it
easier to move for "troubleshooting", if necessary. You can also paint your
card a dark color before laying the floor.

I had thought that I'd make a room "plan" on paper, and
do the flooring on the paper first, then just fix lay that in the
house and fix it into place.

Do you have a feel for if that's a good or bad idea? I had thought
that was good so if I had to get to the wiring, it would be more
accessible.

Cathy Weeks

I think it's a good idea. I used Houseworks flooring in a lot of my rooms
which is made up of wood strips on kraft paper. I attached it to the floor
with double sided tape on the ends and one in the center. That way if there
was a problem I could remove the floor. I also like to do things so they
can be easily changed.

Carol
S P Miniatures
http://www.spminiatures.com

Cathy Weeks wrote:


Very nice. It looks quite nice. I'm glad to know about painting the
floor first. I had thought that I'd make a room "plan" on paper, and
do the flooring on the paper first, then just fix lay that in the
house and fix it into place.

Do you have a feel for if that's a good or bad idea? I had thought
that was good so if I had to get to the wiring, it would be more
accessible.


Definitely, if you want to get at the wiring for later. I would use
something like cardstock though, a little firmer than paper but not too
thick.



Dawn

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Definitely, if you want to get at the wiring for later. I would use
something like cardstock though, a little firmer than paper but not too
thick.

I used very thin acrylic as a base for a tile floor. Did the floor and
slipped the acrylic into the room. A railroad hobby shop had the acrylic
but the big craft stores might also have it.

Carol
S P Miniatures
http://www.spminiatures.com

Cathy,
I bought a box of a thousand wood stirrers at Starbucks located inside
the Albertson's grocery store.
I believe I paid around $9.00 Try a Starbucks or a Coffee place.

June

"Cathy Weeks" wrote in message
om...
I want to try out using the thin wooden Coffee Stirrers as wooden
flooring. Where in the world do you buy them?

Cathy Weeks

"jm" wrote in message ...
Cathy,
I bought a box of a thousand wood stirrers at Starbucks located inside
the Albertson's grocery store.
I believe I paid around $9.00 Try a Starbucks or a Coffee place.

Starbucks? Hmmmm...I'll take a look. That would be great in a pinch.
I found them online though, for MUCH cheaper. The drawback is that I
had to buy a case of them. If I can't unload them, then my kids might
have quite a bonus in our arts and crafts box!!!

Cathy Weeks

Cathy Weeks wrote:
"jm" wrote in message ...

Cathy,
I bought a box of a thousand wood stirrers at Starbucks located inside
the Albertson's grocery store.
I believe I paid around $9.00 Try a Starbucks or a Coffee place.


Starbucks? Hmmmm...I'll take a look. That would be great in a pinch.
I found them online though, for MUCH cheaper. The drawback is that I
had to buy a case of them. If I can't unload them, then my kids might
have quite a bonus in our arts and crafts box!!!


and you could donate a few boxes to a school or kindergarten....

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vixx'

vixx' wrote in message ...
Cathy Weeks wrote:
"jm" wrote in message ...

Cathy,
I bought a box of a thousand wood stirrers at Starbucks located inside
the Albertson's grocery store.
I believe I paid around $9.00 Try a Starbucks or a Coffee place.


Starbucks? Hmmmm...I'll take a look. That would be great in a pinch.
I found them online though, for MUCH cheaper. The drawback is that I
had to buy a case of them. If I can't unload them, then my kids might
have quite a bonus in our arts and crafts box!!!

and you could donate a few boxes to a school or kindergarten....

Our my daughter's daycare. I just might do that.

Cathy Weeks

Cathy Weeks wrote:
vixx' wrote in message ...

Cathy Weeks wrote:

"jm" wrote in message ...


Cathy,
I bought a box of a thousand wood stirrers at Starbucks located inside
the Albertson's grocery store.
I believe I paid around $9.00 Try a Starbucks or a Coffee place.


Starbucks? Hmmmm...I'll take a look. That would be great in a pinch.
I found them online though, for MUCH cheaper. The drawback is that I
had to buy a case of them. If I can't unload them, then my kids might
have quite a bonus in our arts and crafts box!!!


and you could donate a few boxes to a school or kindergarten....


Our my daughter's daycare. I just might do that.


that's even better.....

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vixx'