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How to Use Casting Resin in a Glass
Using casting resin in glass containers allows you to create a variety of items from faux drinks to the illusion of water for silk flowers. Creating items with casting resin for the first time can be a bit tricky if you’re new to the process. Luckily, the process is simple once you understand
How to Peel Wood
Peeling wood is an essential part of making everything from kindling to wood carvings. The technique is more difficult with hard wood, but it can be done easily with soft wood and the right knife or hatchet. By using a levering motion, one piece of wood can be released and peeled down from the main
Ideas for Decorating an Ice Cream Raffle Basket
On a hot summer day nothing tastes better than a large ice cream sundae. Unless it is a large ice cream sundae that was won at a raffle. An ice cream raffle basket can be filled with nearly anything sweet and yummy, including gooey toppings, whip cream, chocolate syrup and a gift certificate for the
DIY Christmas Yard Decorations
Make your home one of the most unique and creative on your street with homemade Christmas decorations. Assemble the decorations from everyday items and set them up in your yard for everyone who passes by to see.
How to Jar Dye
Using a jar to dye textiles allows you to achieve the same brilliant results without the bother and mess of dyeing on the stove top or in the washing machine. Jar dyeing creates a softly mottled effect that mimics batik or tie dye. Use a jar to keep all of the dye contained, then simply rinse the ja
How to Make a Flower With Briolettes
A briolette is a pear shaped bead that is often faceted. The briolette is pierced near the pointed end of the bead making this bead particularly good for creating simple beaded flowers. The beaded flowers can be connected into a bunch of flowers or attached individually to other jewelry pieces. Beca
Three Examples of Simple Distillation Mixtures
There are many mixtures that can be separated by simple distillation, but these three types are the easiest and most common.Distillery still image by zimous from Fotolia.comSimple distillation is the means of separating a mixture of liquids through heating. The liquids involved should...
How to Make a Toy Parachute
Toy parachutes are easy to build and provide hours of entertainment. They can be attached to light plastic figurines or toy vehicles, or simply tied to any lightweight object, like a cork or plastic bottle cap. There are many variations of this craft, so feel free to experiment with larger handkerch
How to Make Custom Jeans Appliqued for Children
Appliqué uses fabric prints and cut outs to decorate clothing. You can use a number of appliqué techniques to give your child's jeans a customized appearance that she will love and that will enhance her personal style. Consider getting your kids involved in helping you with the
How to Make a Simple Bathtub Sail Boat
If you're little one is about to take a bath, but doesn't seem to have the proper navy to add enjoyment to the soak, there's a simple solution: Build your own bathtub sailboat. The construction is really pretty easy and doesn't take much in the way of materials (a piece of balsa wood and some comm
How to Make Scrapbook Rubber Stamps
Scrapbooking is a satisfying hobby for millions of people. You can take your scrapbooking endeavor to the next level by creating your own rubber stamps. All you need are high-quality rubber erasers and carving tools.
Valentine Day Card Ideas for Best Friends
Valentine's Day is a holiday that symbolizes love. But it doesn't have to be about romantic love. The love you have for your best friend goes deeper than anything. This person has been there for you through good times and bad. She understands you on the deepest level, and Valentine's Day presents th
Cheap Crafts to Make
Simple to complex, crafts for your home or to give as gifts do not have to be expensive. Beautiful but cheap crafts can be made with found objects, inexpensive clays, or everyday household items. With the purchase of a few art supplies, your imagination will soar with the endless object d'arts you c
How to Make a Milk Jug Planter
Plastic and cardboard jugs thrown out from the kitchen create a lot of waste, which quickly fills up landfills. Instead of buying new containers from a gardening center, you can reuse your 1-gallon jugs as planters. Plastic used for milk or juice does not contain toxins, so it's safe to use for plan
How to Make a Granny Square Blanket
Crocheting is a creative way to relieve stress and make useful items for your home and family at the same time. The crochet process has been used in areas of our lives that we wouldn't consider. Fishermen, for instance, once crafted their nets using macrame and crochet techniques with rope and othe
How to Make a Hermit Hut Out of Popsicle Sticks
Whether you're building a model for a school project or just whiling away a rainy afternoon, creating a model hermit's hut is a fun and creative activity for parents and children alike. One of the simplest ways to build this structure is to use Popsicle sticks. Inexpensive and easy to use, these lig
How to Sew Pillow Cases With Trim
Pillow cases are a fast, easy project that can add a decorative touch to bed linens. You can make several sets and change them as the mood strikes you. Buy trim by the yard to decorate your pillow cases. Choose ribbon, lace, bands of contrasting fabric or a combination of all of these. Decorated pil
Boy Scout Popsicle Stick Bridge Instructions
One of the more enjoyable parts of the Scouting experience for boys involves making fun crafts. Cub Scouts take part in the Pinewood Derby, and Boy Scouts put together a variety of involved projects for each year's Scout Show. While there are as many blueprints for Popsicle stick bridges as there ar
Video: Joining a Chain in Double Crochet
Video Transcript
Hi, I'm Sharon Whelchel filming here in Tustin, California from my crochet studio from my Etsy shop, Starlike, and today I'm going to be teaching you guys how to join a double crochet chain. So first of all I've already stitched a double crochet chain and I've just...