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Embroidery For Beginners

Embroidery is an art in the fabric, it involves some basic techniques or stitches of the earliest work but remain the fundamental techniques of hand embroideries that are very common nowadays. Embroidery is incorporated with materials such as beads, pearls, quills, metal strips and sequins. And most

Best Mini RC Helicopter Review

With the market flooded with the new modern mini RC helicopter today it can be very confusing. You don't understand the technical terms and all the advertisements tell you theirs is "The Best"! We hear that these modern marvels make the best gifts for birthdays and holidays. As someon

How to Energize Scrapbook Art Projects With Clear Dragonfly Rubber Stamps

The dragonfly represents good luck, prosperity, strength, peace, harmony and purity. You may stimulate and energize your memories in your hobby scrapbook art with your favorite clear dragonfly rubber stamps in many ways. Discover several fun ideas for incorporating a dragonfly rubber stamp into your

Miniature Swan Iron

Simmons and Company Auctioneers Sad Iron Miniature Swan Iron

Tips For Choosing the Perfect Sewing Machine

If you're in the market for a sewing machine, chances are you're confused by the vast array of models, features, and options. The numerous choices can be overwhelming. Buying a sewing machine is a significant investment. The right machine can make sewing a joy - the wrong one can mean hour

How to Use Artificial Flowers in Your Centerpiece Designs

Not all floral centerpieces need to use fresh flowers, and not all artificial flowers look tacky, yes we've all heard that before. But wait things come in threes - not all floral centerpieces for tables need to include a vase either......Lets explore an artificial floral centerpiece idea with a

Early Times of Crocheting

Hooked rugs are one of the early American crafts made by women who had to find ways to use every scrap of material they had or that they could get there hands on. They crocheted and braided the longer pieces of fabric into rugs and they used the shorter pieces in hooked rugs. Hooks and Yarn are easi

Learning How To Crochet May Reveal Your Hidden Creativity

It can certainly look like a difficult task to tackle when you watch someone with years of crochet experience create a beautiful item. Although creativity is not a requirement, learning crochet may just reveal some that you did not know that you posessed.

Promoting Your Etsy Shop

Promoting is very important. People will not just know it's there. There are many ways for you to promote your business.

How to Make Soy Candles

These days many candle makers choose to make their candles out of soy wax instead of traditional paraffin wax because of the cleaner appearance they have when you burn them. Although all candles give off soot, soy gives off white soot instead of black.

Handprint Bug

This craft is featured in chapter 13 of the About.com Guide to Family Crafts book.

How to Make Home Made Soap and Do a Favor For Your Body

Many people nowadays are considering learning how to make home made soap as this craft is getting up more and more speed. It offers many benefits - firstly, it's cheaper to make your own soap at home. But because all of the components are natural, it doesn't have a harsh drying effect on y

Remote Control Trucks - Tips to Build a Track and Have Fun With Your Truck!

All kids young and old love designing, building and playing with remote control trucks. There is a truck to suit all ages and whatever the weather you can be outside enjoying to play with your truck. The range and styles of ready to go remote control trucks is amazing, you can find any shape, style

Printable Halloween Party Invitations

use the templates here to create your own Halloween party invitations. You can even make your own envelope and other matching Halloween supplies.

School Glue

Traditional used in school, this is a quick-drying, non-staining, adhesive.

Custom Fabric Sew-in Labels Vs. Iron-on Labels

Depending on how they're attached to the garment, the more popular types of custom fabric labels are Sew-in labels and Iron-on labels. Clothing labels can be a method of advertising your garments or a way to add uniqueness to your creations.

Create Loving Memories of Your Future!

Reverse-scrap-booking is a powerful tool in visualizing and creating your brilliant future! You know how most people create a scrap book to preserve pictures and memories of the past.... (scrap-booking), well, reverse-scrap-booking is where you create pictures of the future and design the memories y