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How to Make RC Drift Tires
RC drifting has grown in popularity over the years. Something about the cars slipping effortlessly around the track has attracted newcomers and seasoned enthusiasts alike. While prefabricated RC drift wheels are available on the market, it is less expensive--and a lot more fun--to make them yourself
How to Make a Folded Paper Dalmatian Dog
The black and white Dalmatian is famous for having been the mascot of fire departments so this simple folded paper craft reinforces the introduction to community helpers in preschool and kindergarten classes. The great thing about this project is that everyone will end up with a good looking result
How to Make Easy Potpourri Sachets With Lace
Sachets are simple to make and useful for many things. You can put them in your drawers to keep you clothes smelling fresh, throw them in the dryer with your laundry, sneak them into your kids' backpacks and put them in your closet near your shoes. There are unlimited ways to use sachets and they ma
How to Make a Jewelry Storage Display Roll
A jewelry roll is ideal for storage or travel and can also be used for display on a flat surface. Jewelry storage rolls make excellent gifts and can be made in any size you prefer. If you sell jewelry of various sorts, consider making a jewelry roll to use as a display. It can be easily unrolled to
How to Back a Prequilted Cross Stitch Baby Quilt
There are many pre-finished items available for cross-stitch customization, one of the most popular being baby quilts. Often featuring stamped designs, these quilts make lovely gifts for any baby. But if you are concerned about your stitching coming undone with laundering, add a back to the item onc
How to Add Wings to My Photograph
If you have access to a photo editor, adding wings to a photograph is a fairly simple task. Photoshop is currently one of the most popular photo editing applications used to perform image alterations; however, this application may be a little pricey for some. Fortunately there is a wide selection of
How to Make a Latex Mold for Multiple Castings
Making a rubber mold of a small object or figure allows you to create multiple copies. This technique works best for small ceramic figurines, simple toys and other forms. Several layers of rubber molding latex are built up on the object, capturing its shape. You can then fill the mold with plaster,
How to Iron Logos Onto a T-Shirt
Iron-on logos are a quick and easy way to get your business or organization's name onto a T-shirt. As long as you know how to use a high-quality printer, you can iron on a logo that will look just as good as if you had paid someone hundreds of dollars to do it for you. Keep in mind that if you are u
How to Build a Simple Clubhouse for Kids
Building a clubhouse is one of the many fun activities that you and your kids can do together. Kids enjoy having a place that they can call their own, use as a hideout and play with their friends. A clubhouse is also useful because it gives kids an opportunity to be creative and plan activities for
How to Attach Tattoo Shaders
It is important to set up your tattoo shader needle properly for optimal results while shading and filling pieces of work. A tattoo shader needle can be a cluster of points in either a round, or flat shape. The needle will need to be attached to the machine correctly, so that the points of the needl
How to Strand Yarn When Knitting With Multiple Colors
If you want to experiment with traditional color knitting techniques, such as Scottish fair isle knitting or Norwegian selbu knitting, you must learn to color strand. Color stranding allows you to knit with two colors of yarn and create a color work pattern across a row. Correctly stranding yarn whe
How to Decorate Fruit Baskets
Fruit baskets make thoughtful gifts or decorations for the home. Seasonal fruit always makes a warm and attractive display, especially during holiday seasons. To give your fruit basket a little more pizazz, embellish it with craft scraps and supplies. Turn a simple basket of fruit into a stunning ce
How to Ship Paintings on Paper
Shipping artwork can be risky and expensive. Because paper is so fragile, these problems are compounded when you are trying to ship a painting on paper. If you happen to be an artist, though, and you haven't made it big quite yet, then in all likelihood you will end up having to ship your own work t
What Are Die-Cut Cards?
Card makers and scrapbook enthusiasts use die-cuts to make perfect shapes, patterns and letters from heavy cardstock paper. Technological advances have created different die-cutting choices. Perfectly shaped die cuts are used to embellish homemade cards. Investing in a die-cut machine can save card
Interesting Facts About Quartzite
Quartzite is a metamorphic, or changed, rock. Changes in rocks are a slow process resulting in an altered appearance and form as a result of different conditions. Temperature, pressure and chemically changed environments are the usual catalysts of change in metamorphic rock.
Gardening Crafts for Children
Spruce up old flower pots with a little paint to add a pizazz to your garden.flower-pot image by Tomasz Wojnarowicz from Fotolia.comGardening and crafting go hand-in-hand. They both require creativity and patience. And both activities are a great way to relax. Children and adults of all...
Video: How to Make Fake Bowl of Ice Cream
Video Transcript
Hi, I'm Pam on behalf of Expert Village and today I'm going to show you different art projects for kids. Here's something that every kid loves, ice cream sundaes. So you can make your own ice scream sundae. Again, it's great to let the kids decorate things. They can...
How to Make Real Origami Paper Dogs
The Japanese art of paper folding, origami, was handed down through generations of people immersed in the tradition. A book by Senbazuru Orikata called "Folding of 1000 Cranes" documented the art form in 1797. It can be simple enough for a child to do, or it can be a complex system of hundreds of fo
Safety Rules for Making Baskets
Baskets are handy for storage and toting items and can be made as gifts. The process of making baskets is fairly straightforward -- reeds are placed under and over one another -- but there are several safety hazards that should be addressed.
Craft Lace Instructions
Lace has been used since the 15th century to adorn clothing and textiles. In Elizabethan times, lace grew in popularity but was extremely expensive. The process of creating lace was painstakingly time consuming and precise. Today we still use lace for craft projects and on clothing. You can use lace