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Archive for June, 2007

Working with Color

From quilting to painting, almost ever craft project you can do requires you to deal with colors in some way. Because color is so important to crafters, it is crucial to understand how colors work. Then, instead of constantly holding up pieces of paper or fabric next to one another, which can be a long […]

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Wedding Bells? Consider Crafting

If you or someone you know is getting married soon or has recently gotten engaged, consider crafting some of the things you’ll need for the wedding. By crafting, you can save a lot of money in the long run and have more control over the results. Many brides and their families also enjoy spending time […]

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Tips for Stenciling

If you love to paint, one technique you may wish to use is stenciling. Stenciling can be very fun, but it isn’t as easy as it looks! To learn how to stencil properly, you must be very careful and precise-if you aren’t, your projects will turn out looking like big blobs instead of pretty shapes.

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Sticky Situations

If you’re an avid crafter, then you know that there are more glue options on the market than you can count. Since each brand has a variety of choices to fit your every need, many craft stores devote entire aisles just to glue! If you just need to stick to things together, it can be […]

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Staying Organized While Crafting

Staying organized while crafting is one of the hardest things a person can do, especially if you have children or another job that comes first. However, if you stay organized, you’ll find that your crafting projects are nicer and that you get less frustrated when crafting. Also, you could save money. How many times did […]

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Scrapbooking: Creating Memories

By now, if you’re interested in the crafting world, you probably know all about scrapbooking. You may have even created a scrapbook or two over the past few years. However, if you’re new to the scrapbooking world, it can seem like a very overwhelming craft to start. Entire stores are devoted to scrapbooking, and in […]

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Raising Your Greeting Cards to the Next Level: Embossing

Embossing is a technique used to create raised surfaces, usually on pieces of paper. In the crafting world, it is usually used for piece making greeting cards or other rubber-stamped projects. Embossing is not difficult to learn how to do, and this project really gives your cards and stationary a professional look and feel. There […]

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Play with Clay: Polymer Clay

Do you like molding shapes, beads, figures, and other items out of clay? Try polymer clay for a great substitution for commercial clay. Because polymer clay requires very low temperatures to bake, you don’t need to invest in a kiln to use it, making this a more practical kind of clay for most crafters. Polymer […]

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Paint the Town

Paint is a craft supply that no crafter should ever be without! However, if you’ve recently tried to buy paint at your local craft store, you know that the number of brands and kinds of paints is endless and very intimidating. By choosing the right paints for you needs, you can save money and create […]

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Making your Stamp on the World

Rubber stamping has become one of the most popular crafting techniques of all time. While it was somewhat dormant for awhile, in the past decade, the rubber stamping industry has grown to tremendous proportions. That’s a good thing for crafters, because rubber stamps are fun and easy to use, and they can help you create […]

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