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Paper Lace Doily Crafts
Paper lace doilies are stylish but inexpensive in themselves, which is why they are an excellent option for crafting. All the intricate details they contain make attractive accents for different rooms, holiday decorations or simply crafts for everyday occasions. Using paper lace doilies, you can cre
How to Make Etched Brass at Home
Steampunks everywhere love brass finishes and artworks, especially etched brass. These metal art pieces provide a steampunked home with wall art appropriate to the Victorian era with the typical steampunk industrial touch. With the right tools, you can etch brass with any image you like. Even if you
How to Identify Old Singer Sewing Machines
Old Singer machines have become collectibles, valued for their antique quality and history. Some also prefer these machines as more accurate sewing alternatives to the modern fast-sewing machines. Therefore, knowing how to identify an old machine will be essential should you choose to acquire one.
How to Make a Leather and Bead Bracelet
A leather and bead bracelet is a small strip of leather cord with several beads strung along it. These beads can be any color, size or shape you want: That's why making your own jewelry is so much fun. Making your own bracelet offers you the freedom to express yourself through your jewelry. When buy
How to Make Your Own Globe String Lights
Small globe light strings can be bought for a few dollars at RV stores and some big-box stores, but if you want to scale it up, it is best to start with a commercial light string and attach your own globes. With these and some wire coat hangers, you can make an impressive globe string around a yard,
How to Make Ruffled Quilt Binding
A ruffled hem adds playfulness to clothing, pillows, quilted items and more. Adding a ruffled binding to a bedspread transforms it from a plain blanket into, for example, a princess quilt. Ruffles certainly dress up fashion and home décor items, and, although they make look difficult to create,
Make Beautiful Autumn Leaves
Autumn's cooler weather inspires us to make some autumn crafts. Whether it's wreaths for the door or decor for the home, there are many great craft ideas to deck out your home. The changing leaves ...
Jesus Loves You Crafts for Preschoolers
Creating crafty projects helps preschoolers learn social interaction, task completion and proper expression of their emotions, according to Artists Helping Children. Introduce Bible lessons or verses with a hands-on activity first, then ease into heavier discussions of the stories and people. Encour
Reupholstery DIY
Furniture is meant to last forever, but often, no matter how well it has been taken care of, the material it is covered with will fray and split. Just because a piece of furniture has old fabric covering does not mean it needs to be thrown into the trash. Consider a reupholstery project to save your
Miniature Carpenter Tools for Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is a hobby that allows people to creatively document photographs and memories from family vacations to holiday events. Since it's a craft, there are certain tools involved in scrapbooking that make such projects easier. Several of these tools have roots in carpentry and have been miniat
How to Make a Paper Gangster Hat
A gangster hat is typically a fedora. Fedoras have been worn in the United States for decades and usually feature a sharp brim at the back and a slightly rounded brim at the front. The top of a fedora is usually shaped like a puffed-out circle and sometimes has a ribbon circling it. Making your own
How to Make a Paper Star That Turns Into a Circle
Making a paper star that turns into a circle might seem daunting, especially if you are new to origami. The finished star is visually impressive and appears more complex than it truly is. The interlocking folds required for this project are easily mastered; making this star is more time consuming th
How to Create a Scatter Plot Chart
A scatter plot chart is used to analyze information. It shows at a glance the relationship between two variables by plotting a series of points showing the location of data pairs consisting of those two variables. Microsoft Excel can quickly and easily produce scatter plots from data entered as matc
How to Keep Fabric From Jamming Zippers
Zippers are novel inventions that are supposed to make people's lives easier, but when a zipper becomes jammed with fabric, frustration can reach an all-time high. Jammed zippers are a boon to people everywhere. Taking preventative steps to stop fabric from becoming jammed in zippers will extend the
How to Make Fimo Molds
When you make a mold using plaster, the mold can often be inflexible. One alternative is to make a flexible mold with Fimo clay. This plasticine, polymer-based clay is ready to use after it is baked in the oven. Plaster molds, on the other hand, take longer to cure. Once finished, you can use the Fi
How to Catch the Regis in Pokemon R/S/E
The Regi trio consists of Regirock, Regice and Registeel. The three Regis are the legendary trio of the third generation of Pokemon games. Catching the Regis requires you to have already caught a Wailord and Relicanth in order to access the legendary Pokemon. The Regi trio are very powerful and diff
How to Make a Crocheted Button Bracelet
As an interesting way to use old buttons, a crocheted button bracelet is sure to catch attention and spark conversation. Using brightly colored buttons will add a funky bracelet to your jewelry collection. Crocheting a button bracelet to match an outfit is an innovative way to match your jewelry to
How to Make a Speargun From Rubber
A speargun is a self-propelled weapon that fires a spear or spear-like projectile. You can make your own speargun from a PVC pipe and a large rubber band from a hardware store, plus a few supplies commonly found around most households.
How to Make Bamboo Yarn
Bamboo yarn is strong, soft and has a beautiful sheen. It drapes well and can be blended with other fibers, including cotton, silk and wool. Spinning your own bamboo yarn poses some challenges as it is a fine, slippery fiber best suited to an experienced spinner. You can make bamboo yarns on a spinn
How to Make a Spider Web for Toddlers
Create spider-web crafts with your toddler to celebrate Halloween, teach him about spiders or simply have fun. The artistic ability of a toddler is limited, but most can do the basic tasks required to create a spider web, such as tracing and gluing. You'll both be proud of the finished product, rega