A Mix CD is a simple, fun, and long lasting kid’s birthday party favor idea. A CD mix of your child’s favorite songs from the past 12 months easily trumps the dollar-store quality toys, balloons, stickers and regular party favor material which is forgotten about or broken shortly after it is received. A mix CD [...]

There are a few techniques required to use a watermark pad i.e. watermarking, embossing, chalking. As the first step involved is watermarking, you require a few things to make it and they are a Watermark pad, colored cardstock and stamp. You just stamp your image on the cardstock and it appears two times darker than [...]

Another important writing implement for scrapbooking is a wax pencil. Wax pencils are soft pencils designed to write on glass, plastic and photographs. These pencils are easy to draw with and can be used to color in portions of lettering, in borders, or to create accents.
The unique thing about wax pencils is that if they [...]

Whether you sell at craft fairs, at home parties or anywhere else, these easy ways to increase your craft sales will come in useful. Im definitely not a born sales person, so these tips will help those of you who, like me, don’t like to be ‘pushy’, but still want to maximise your sales.

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A Mix CD is a simple, fun, and long lasting kid’s birthday party favor idea. A CD mix of your child’s favorite songs from the past 12 months easily trumps the dollar-store quality toys, balloons, stickers and regular party favor material which is forgotten about or broken shortly after it is received. A mix CD [...]

So, youre sitting on the bus home from work, or maybe the ferry, or the train, just fascinated with the young woman across from you working on her knitting. The color purple, needles flying away, it looks so complicated, but so beautiful! Youre intrigued, and youre thinking….I wish I knew how to do [...]

A Mix CD is a simple, fun, and long lasting kid’s birthday party favor idea. A CD mix of your child’s favorite songs from the past 12 months easily trumps the dollar-store quality toys, balloons, stickers and regular party favor material which is forgotten about or broken shortly after it is received. A mix CD [...]

Cross-stitch is a wonderful, rewarding hobby that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. Avoid these common beginners’ mistakes and soon you will be creating stunning pieces of cross-stitch work to treasure.
1. Choosing the wrong pattern
With the extensive range of charts on offer it is often tempting to start with something too [...]

You can create more scrapbooks in less time of you take a few moments to organize your thoughts and supplies. Before starting your newest scrapbooking project, plan out everything you will need and have it close at hand.
This includes supplies such as tape, glue, and pens, photos and memorabilia you intend [...]

Weathering refers to wear and tear on a model airplane. This may be from the elements (e.g. sun-faded paint), or from operational wear. The actual weathering pattern will depend on the specific airplane, its maintenance, and where it was operated (e.g. dusty airfield). It’s best to consult reference photos of the [...]