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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to make your own soap favors for weddings and baby showers
- Want to make soap as a gift for your party guests? Here are some simple tips for making soap gifts and favors:1. There are literally hundreds of different ingredients that can be used for soap making. Basically, you will need the following - soap chips or soap base, essential or fragrance oil for scent, and colorants. You will also need a soap mold and a pot to melt the soap in.2. Th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to make a childs handprint on a ceramic tile
- This is a fun craft to do with a group of moms and their kids, one child per adult works the best. Each mom will need:---One soft brush, any size but 1/2" works the best---One jar of "One-Stroke Ceramic underglaze", either Duncan E-Z Stroke or Gare One-Stroke. (Of course they can share these, but it's best if they have at least 3 colors to choose from. The best are a dark green, a da...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Roasting your own coffee - a hobby you can love
- There is nothing like a cup of coffee that has been freshly roasted, ground and brewed to perfection. There are a growing number of enthusiasts who are roasting their own coffee beans and enjoying the benefits of truly fresh coffee at about one-third of the price of beans from your local coffee shop. A recent article touts that roasting your own coffee is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why chainmaille jewelry craft
- Jewelry is very prevalent, but jewelry that directly compliments your personal style or makes your statement for you perfectly is not prevalent. Find out some ways this is so with chainmaille jewelry. Discover a craft that ends up as a fine bracelet you will treasure for a long time to come.1. It is a thrill to make your own jewelryYou will be walking on air after your first successf...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Identifying us coins with bullish futures
- Okay, let's get something straight? I do not advocate the purchase of United States coins strictly for investment purposes. Like most traditional collectors, I believe coins are to be primarily appreciated for their artistic beauty, historical connections, and the joy of pursuing them. However, it should be no secret that a significant number of us do add to our numismatic holdings while simultane...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to use feathers and dried flowers to give your scrapbooks an artistic feel
- Feathers make exotic and interesting embellishments and borders. Feathers add an air of softness. Feathers may be useful in scrapbooks with a freedom, peace, or quiet theme. However, colored or exotic feathers may add a touch of adventure or a feeling of a far away land to a scrapbook page.When gluing feathers, place a thin line of glue along the center of the feather. Alternately, use embr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Puzzle pieces, sequins, and rhine stones in your scrapbooks
- Puzzle pieces make playful embellishments and borders. Puzzle pieces give a creative and playful look to children's art and educational scrapbooks.Since, the bottom of the puzzle pieces is flat, gluing and placing puzzle pieces is simple. Be aware, however, that puzzle pieces are generally not lignin free and acid free. This could drastically reduce the life of your scrapbook page.Se...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ribbons and lace, embroidery cotton, and hemp to spice up your scrapbooks
- Ribbon and lace are by far the most common, and most beautiful, border embellishment. The flowing nature of both materials encourages a touch of softness and elegance. Ribbon and lace are especially popular in gift and memory scrapbooks.Moreover, ribbon is easy to glue and attach. Lace requires a bit more patience.For an interesting change from ribbon and lace, try using jute or raff...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to use textured paper and book jacket backgrounds to give your scrapbook dimension
- Textured paper can add extra dimension to your scrapbooking page. Textured paper can be used to highlight focus items on your scrapbook page. Textured paper can also be used as a backgrounds or border to give your page an interesting fresh look.Textured paper is available in a variety of textures and colors and is available in most craft and office supply stores.For an added personal...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The leather look, accents, and punching for your scrapbook
- A leather look can add elegance to your scrapbooking page.To create a unique leather look, simply distress cardstock. To do this, grip the cardstock in your hands. Then, with a gentle circular motion, rub the cardstock together as if you were pre-treating a laundry stain. Gradually, work your way around the cardstock until you get the desired effect.Simple accents can be added to you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Faux wax seals, tearing, and fraying in your scrapbooks
- Would you like to add more creative appeal to your scrapbooks? Here are three methods to add more depth and creativity to your scrapbook creations.A good way to make your own personal seals is with Crayola Model Magic. Simply, roll out a small ball of the clay. Then, imprint this ball with a small rubber stamp or a brass seal. In this way, you can create whatever stamp impressions you can i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Wax pencils, stickers, and rubber stamping in your scrapbooks
- 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 are used on the front of a photograph, the ink will rub off. However, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Photograph mosaics and markers in your scrapbooks
- An attractive technique for placing photographs into scrapbooks is the photograph mosaic. Mosaics stretch photographs into an artistic rendition of the original photograph. Maps can also be stretched in this way. This method might be employed to create a funky look for a friend scrapbook or as a background for someone who likes computers, GIS, or geography.A basic cropping technique is used...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 4 fun ways to display photos
- From baby pictures to vacation pictures, images of family and friends are treasures that are kept for a lifetime. They make great gifts and add cheer and warmth to the interiors of our homes. Below are four fun ways to display your favorite photos.1. Display photos on a 1"-2" wide ribbon using self-adhesive Velcro circles or squares:? Select desired photos and trim if neces...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You are a diamond so scrapbook about yourself
- As a devoted scrapper, you probably gain satisfaction from scrapbooking about others.Oftentimes, you are the one glaring missing light in your scrapbook albums. Simply because you're so caught up with hiding behind the camera and being a fixated shutterbug. Either that or you're tied up scrapbooking about others that you missed out on scrapbooking about yourself.Somehow, it's happeni...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Russian nesting dolls - the beginning
- According legend, first nested doll prototype appeared in Russia in the late 19th century (believed to be year 1890), it was figurine of bold headed old man, Buddhist sage by the name of Fukuruma, on the island of Honshu, Japan.According Hakone Town Office, Japan, products such as "Shichifukujin" and "Irokawaridaruma" have been created from Junitamago. "Shichifukujin" was shipped to Russia ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Amish furniture for kids summer projects
- Summer is coming, and the kids will soon be out of school. Mom's and dad's everywhere will soon here "I am board; I don't have anything to do." Give them a lesson and a project that will teach them a skill, and provide them a physical memory of time spent with mom and dad or one another.My friend and his wife have four children from four to twelve. While they were visiting, my web...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Kids crafts: balloons, bubbles & balls #1
- Craft: Colored Bubbles Activities: Flyswatter Bubbles, Cotton Ball Pickup, Balloon Water Fun Snack: Chewy Popcorn Balls Reading Selection: The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du BoisCRAFT: Colored BubblesNeed: dishwashing detergent food coloring or washable paint a straw paper shallow panDirec...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weaving photographs and the use of a collage to give your scrapbooks artistic flare
- For more dramatic results from your photographs, trying weaving two copies of the same photograph together. This technique creates a three-dimensional artist look. This technique would look great on a scrapbook for a graduating art student or a scrapbook for a friend who is quite artist and creative. This technique might also look good on a child's scrapbook with a kid's art background giving the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Use newspaper clippings, graphics, kids art, and clipart to enhance your scrapbook
- A popular addition to scrapbook pages is newspaper clippings. Newspaper clippings of birth announcements, team photographs, or favorite celebrities add a personal touch to scrapbook pages.Newspaper contains about 4% lignin. Therefore, yellowing and brittleness of the newspaper paper will eventually occur. However, since the percentage of lignin is low, newspaper will preserve for many years...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Preservation and making copies of your scrapbook
- You put a great deal of time, thought, and effort into your scrapbook pages. Scrapbooks often are very personalized creative works that are very meaningful to the creator. Therefore, you should try to protect and preserve your work.The most important way to protect your pages is by using lignin free and acid free products. Lignin free and acid free protects will reduce yellowing and crumbli...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Getting rid of messes and mistakes in your scrapbooks
- No matter how careful you are, you will undoubtedly find a mistake, mark, or mess on your finished scrapbook page. This is just part of the process of making a scrapbook. If you find a mistake, mark, or glue bits on your scrapbook page, just rub it off using a soft white eraser.Alternately, make the mark into an interesting squiggle or doodle. In other words, incorporate the mistake into yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Patterning and spacing in your scrapbooks
- How can you arrange your scrapbook page to best show off your mementos and embellishments? You can place everything in the center of your page, place a single focus item in the center, or divide the page into sections adding items to each section. You may also choose to lay the items out in a standard recipe or calendar layout.Shapes also make interesting placement patterns. Common shapes i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Use tags and embellishments to give your scrapbooks that personal yet professional touch
- Tags are a little added touch of professionalism that adds to the overall well thought out look to your scrapbook. Tags can be used for accents, captions, and thought bubbles as well as dedications. The design of your tags will depend entirely on your personal needs and desires.Thus, tags can be big or small, square or specially shaped, white or colored, plain or textured.Furthermore...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Save on kids craft supplies - recycle!
- Here is some information about how to collect and use recycled objects in your crafts!You can save a lot of money on arts and crafts supplies by saving things that you might ordinarily throw away! If you are building up a craft supply box for a classroom, daycare, church or school - get the parents involved by sending out list of these items so they can help out too!Make sure ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diecast collectibles: the collectors? guide to making a profit
- Millions of people have made a hobby of collecting items of one sort or another, but some take it to a higher level. These collectors view their collections as more than just an accumulation of trinkets that they happen to enjoy; to them, it's a business, and they're not in it to lose money. For those who collect diecast models, making a profit can be a challenge, unless you know the ropes of how ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Collectibles: searching for those hard-to-find diecast models
- For collectors of any kind, there are always those items that are much sought after, but nearly impossible to find. If they're lucky enough to finally locate them, the price is often exorbitant or there are some other restrictions which inhibit their ability to secure them. With a good deal of patience and persistence, however, even the rarest of these collectibles can be found and purchased witho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The easy way to make a club logo
- Are you a member of a club or association? Have you ever thought how much better your letterheads would look with your own club logo? How about a sign for your club with your logo and club name on it?Well, it is really very easy to make up your own logo. It will be unique to your club too.By using your computer and some copyright free clipart you will have a huge range of material to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gemstone collecting
- Personally, I have become fascinated with gemstones (precious and semi-precious stones). I am amazed at the array of colors and properties of these little treasures found in the earth. God created something truly amazing for us to look at and to adorn ourselves. Many of these tiny treasures are a fantastic investment. Purchasing a rare and beautiful gemstone that will significantly appreciate is a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Collectible action figures - is about fun memories and more money
- Superhero action figures first stormed the doors of department stores and toy stores nearly 35 years ago. Constructed of various kinds of plastic and clothed in uniforms, costumes and capes G.I. Joe, Superman, Spiderman, the Lone Ranger and others marched, flew and rode off store shelves and into our lives. After short stops under the Christmas tree or at birthday parties, these action figures fou...
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