Jewelry Making: Measuring for Bracelets Without a Tape By Susan Midlarsky
Your cousin's friend in Saskatchewan has asked you to design a custom bracelet for her. You have all the beads, materials, and tools, but you're
How to Make a Simple Gemstone Necklace By Janice Wee
With gemstone beads, every bead is precious. Every bead is beautiful. A little more effort is needed when stringing a gemstone necklace together.
Tech-Savvy Crafters Can Go Global By Catherine Stabler
The image of a crafter or artisan is often serene, even pastoral. It’s easy to imagine a potter spinning his wheel in his barn-turned-studio and
Discover the Truth about Comic Book Collection; Nerdy Geeks or Shrewd Investors? By Dave Gieber
It is unbelievable when one says, yeah, I collect comic books, what the general public response might be? Oh no, a slightly off the wall geek. He
Plastic, Zinc, Brass, Embossing and Marking Stencils By Bob Jonathan
Marking StencilsStencil is a cut-out form for an alphabets, numbers, symbols and illustrations. Embossing and Marking Stencils prov
Machine Embroidery Digitizing - What You'll Need Besides the Software By Deb Schneider
You've purchased an embroidery machine, practiced the designs that were included in the package, maybe even bought a disc of designs or downloade
Decorative Metal Work Techniques From The Early 1900s By Colin Croucher
Today's Metal Craft workers should truly appreciate the artistic skills & techniques used exclusively by the highly skilled metal artisans from a
A Beginners Guide to Buying Authentic Swords Online By Paul Southren
Looking at all the various swords for sale online can make you feel a bit like a kid in a candy store. But if you are looking to buy authentic re
Pagan Crafts By Ameasha Brown
Greetings to all Crafty Pagans,Witches and those who want to learn Pagan crafts.The purpose of this is to provide doable crafts and to create cra
A Look at the Humidor Plan By Eddie Tobey
There are many styles of humidors that range from the smaller traveling humidor to the large cabinet and even walk-in room humidors. By far, the
A Look at Patriotic Lapel Pins By Seth Miller
Perhaps the most popular type of lapel pin is the patriotic pin. Dating back to the Civil War in the United States, lapel pins that declare a pe
Make Your Own Professional Gift Baskets By Donna Hamer
Ever given your family or friends a beautiful gift basket? Gift baskets are such a wonderful gift and can be given for any occasion. However, if
Create A Gift Basket For A Cat Lover! By Donna Hamer
The choice of what gift to give your family and friends can often be a difficult one. One of the best gifts that you can give is a themed gift b
Create A Gift Basket For A Dog Lover! By Donna Hamer
The choice of what gift to give your family and friends can often be a difficult one. One of the best gifts that you can give is a gift basket.
Ever Wanted to Make Your Own Themed Gift Baskets? By Donna Hamer
If you’ve always wanted to know how to make your own gift baskets, this article will give you some tips to get started. Gift baskets are such a
Gourd Enthusiasm Growing Around the World By Martha Bloom
Gourds played an essential role in the daily life of early cultures. Commonly used as containers and vessels, they were also used for musical in
Airbrush for Profit - Sell Your Services to Colleges By Roger Vail
Colleges, schools, university and the like are one way you can make money from airbrushing. Why they are a good market is that there are plenty o
An Interesting Look at the Cuban Cigar By Eddie Tobey
Even most non-cigar smokers have heard some of the lore surrounding the Cuban cigar. Long revered as the finest and best tasting brands in the w
Rubber Stamps – For Teachers and Students By Robb Ksiazek
Once again we are reminded that summer is not long enough. It is the beginning of another back to school shopping season. New clothes, notebook
A Look at Cloisonné Lapel Pins By Seth Miller
Cloisonné lapel pins are the most traditional, if not the most collectible of the lapel pin types. Most of the older lapel pins are either die-ca
Do You Really Know What You’re Buying? By Jameel Nolan
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a popular gift show in my local area. My purpose in attending this gift show was to scope out my compe
It is Possible to Create All Kinds of Items with Hobby Metal Casting By Colin Croucher
Hobby Metal Casting enables the home metal craft worker to create useful products to use around the: -HOME-WORKSHOP-GARDEN or WORKPLACE- Or turn
Endless Possibilites With Custom Printed Lanyards By Seth Miller
Custom printed lanyards are an extremely popular item and are readily available for purchase through a large amount of suppliers. Many suppliers
How To Create A Collage Journal By Lael Johnson
Creating a collage journal is a unique and fun way to personalize and enrich your journal. Making a collage journal is something that everyone ca
Are You Making Money At Craft Shows? By Natalie Goyette
If you are involved in the crafts business, and are profitable, you are among the rare breed who have successfully combined art with business.
Family Album In The Digital Age By John Deprice
Back then it was simple - you take the picture, you print it and put it in your family album. But now you have a digital camera. So do your cousi
Why Do I (You) Collect? By Tonie Konig
I just got back from the vet with my cat "Spud". He gave us quite a scare, we went away for a couple of day’s vacation and on our return we found
Sewing A Button On By Hand By Judith Turner
I have so many people come into my shop saying something like – I can’t even sew on a button. How sad it is that a whole generation has lost out
From Clutter To Treasure: Re-use and Not Reject! By Ipsita Mukherjee
Make use of clutter to decorate your home! Sounds strange? Believe me its possible! While moving into my new house, I had to get rid of a lot of
Preserving Thanksgiving Memories for Scrapbooking By Rachel Paxton
Last year our family tried out a new way to preserve Thanksgiving memories, and the result was truly a treasured keepsake.A day or two bef
