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Fashion Purse Ideas
Coming up with new ideas for fashion purses can be easy. Recycle old jeans, craft a tote out of a T-shirt or stencil a design on a muslin bag for a creative new fashion that can accent any wardrobe. Creative purse ideas can be sophisticated and cute or funky and casual to add a whole new dimension o
How to Close a Pillow Seam
Homemade pillows are a less expensive way to decorate a home and add cushion to chairs and sofas. Plus, you can customize homemade pillows to match a home's decor much more easily than a store bought pillow. However, after sewing a pillow and stuffing it, there's still a gaping hole in one of the se
How to Choose a Meaningful Tattoo Design
Before you decide on getting that sweet tribal tattoo or Teddy Roosevelt riding a moose on your calf, think long and hard about what your tattoo means to you. Tattoos are for the most part a permanent addition to your body, and removing them can be costly and painful. Before you head down to the tat
Fun Halloween Food Crafts for Children
There is more to Halloween food crafting than the popular pumpkin carving.pumpkin - halloween image by NiDerLander from Fotolia.comChildren might find the kitchen a spooky place full of sharp knives, hot spots, heavy pots and frightening raw foods. Even though Halloween is a time known...
How to Download Embroidery Files From the Internet
The craft of embroidery involves sewing an image or design onto a piece of fabric. Embroidery can be done by hand or with a sewing machine. While some embroiderers work free-handed, most work from a chart or design. You can download embroidery files from the Internet and use them to create your desi
How to Make Seat Pads
Seat pads change the look of your chairs, window seats or benches and can add comfort. You can make custom seat pads quickly and inexpensively by slipping sections of 1-inch upholstery foam into fabric cases. Choose the fabric for the seat pads based not only on the color or print you like, but also
Homemade Corsages
Women often wear corsages on holidays such as Easter and Mother's Day. Young girls wear corsages to their proms and other important dances at school. Carnations are a popular flower for a corsage. Carnations are durable and last a long time. Lilies are popular too, although they require a water tube
Popsicle Stick Snowmen Crafts for Kids
Save your Popsicle sticks for crafts.boy with smile holding popsicle image by sonya etchison from Fotolia.comRecycle Popsicle sticks by using them as craft materials. Whether you paint them or embellish them with buttons and pom poms, Popsicle sticks make a sturdy base for your art...
How to Change the Ink Color in a Parker Fountain Pen
The Parker Pen company produced its first commercial fountain pen in 1889; since then, it has been one of the most respected pen manufacturers in the world. Parker patented dozens of advances in fountain pen technology, with many of them introducing new ink feed mechanisms, cartridge converters and
How to Make P-Cord Bracelets
Paracord, or p-cord, is so named for the fact that it was used in parachutes during World War II. You can make a paracord bracelet by weaving the paracord in a particular way to ensure it stays together. The lightweight rope creates a very strong bracelet, which can be given to a friend as an indica
Tektronix Probe Tips
Tektronix oscilloscopes allow you to see waveforms accurately.electrical signals image by Albert Lozano from Fotolia.comTektronix is a large manufacturer of electronic test equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators and multimeters. Having the equipment is only half the battle....
How to Make a Dragonfly Tail
If your children love dragonflies and you are trying to teach them about the different parts of this unique and beautiful insect, then make a dragonfly out of craft paper using a free template. You can cut out the parts separately or you can make one part of the dragonfly each day until you have eno
Making the Most of Activity within Children's Playhouses
For any parents or guardian taking your children to a playground, you'll be able to sit down and watch them play excitedly because they love the activities of climbing in and out of every ava
Army Scrapbook Ideas
Making a scrapbook of your loved one's Army career can be one of the best ways to pay tribute for his bravery and sacrifice in defending our country. Gather memorabilia from his army career, and get ready to put together a memory scrapbook he will cherish.Choose Quality MaterialsAn army...
Carving Wood Robots
If you think carvingwoodrobots [http://carvingwoodrobots.blogspot.com/] is hard then read this artcle.Perhaps it was destined that someone, somewhere would eventually come up with an essay on carving unusal items such as wood robots! In most cases, ...
How to Identify Hand Signs
Hand signs allow deaf persons and others to communicate visually without the use of sound. Hand signs are usually individual letters that are put together to form words and then sentences. There are two main hand sign languages practiced in the Western Hemisphere: American Sign Language and British
How to Make a Rubber Band Gun With a Trigger
A rubber band has many uses and they are all based on the fact that the rubber band stretches when pulled and contracts when released. You can use the energy generated by a rubber band to make a rubber band gun that will fire when you pull its "trigger." Your rubber band gun will only need a few sup
How to Make a Fabric Flower Shoe Clip
Shoes can be decorated with custom shoe clips. They are easy to make and can give your shoes a whole new look. It is best to use a non-woven, synthetic fabric such as tulle to make your flowers. The tulle is light and delicate like a flower and will not pick up dirt and stains like a natural materia