Stick pin crafts are a quick and easy way to make a simple piece of jewelry to adorn a lapel jacket, the rim or band of a fancy hat or to hold a scarf in place on your favorite outfit. Start with a simple, long straight pin or beaded head straight pin and add other objects to make it unique.

Koran style fanfan image by windzepher from Fotolia.comThe Korean arts can often get lost amongst the sea of Japanese and Chinese arts, culture and traditions. However, Korea has a rich culture of its own and likewise has a plethora of arts that you can translate into crafts for children....

Faux rocks made from crumpled brown paper are useful for a variety of crafts projects. If you are making a paper project of a camp fire, you'll need paper rocks to surround your paper flames and logs. Many nature diorama school projects require paper rocks. Your parents will be a much happier if you

Ensuring that you have clean dry electrodes is a number one priority. Since electrodes can be used in a number of studies, it is imperative that there is no cross contamination and that you have utilized a proper cleaning and drying procedure. If the electrode is not properly dried it can retain a r

You can use a mold of your nose to create a whimsical sculpture or to create special effects for the theater or Halloween. There are two methods of casting your nose, using plaster (for a wax or metal positive) or alginate (for a plaster positive or foam latex appliance).

Stencils allow you to create neat and uniform images on a variety of surfaces. Due to the fact that stones and pieces of wood usually are not perfectly smooth and even surfaces, stencils can serve as a guide for your hand to successfully create a design or image. Prep work will be required to prepar

Many adults associate Hanna-Barbera with happy memories. The well-known cartoon production company produced cartoon favorites such as Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, The Jetsons and The Smurfs long before big screen TVs hit the market. The Apollo Investment Fund and Turner Broadcasting System each boug

Banner stands are an efficient method of advertising in trade shows, business gatherings. They are also found displayed outside offices and stores.

Video Transcript Hi there, this is Mo of Mo West Creations. Today, I'm going to share some ideas for how to recycle men's shirts. Here I'm going to show you a couple different shirts that I made into dresses. This one is a skull cutout, it's great for layering and is made with just one...

For centuries people have been filling various types of fabric with rice to create dolls for children. Even today with an array of dolls available in department stores, these charming handmade dolls stand out, offering affordable construction costs and a one-of-a-kind creation that your child will

A pomander made from an orange and whole dried cloves is a decorative way to add a delicious scent to any room in your home. Make your orange and clove pomanders even more decorative by wrapping them with ribbon. With a little bit of planning and some masking tape you can easily add one, two or a fe

Sewing involves a variety of techniques and methods that combine to help you create a high-quality finished product. Seams may be one of two varieties -- exposed or enclosed seams. Exposed seams have an exposed seam allowance that you usually press open or to one side. Enclosed seams have the seam a

Stipple painting is the process of overlaying an accent paint color in small dots or short brush strokes. Often done using a paint glaze, the second color is painted on in small dots over the base coat, creating overlapping paint colors. The way the light plays off the different-sized paint spots an

Create art for your garden while saving space in your local landfill. Colorful tin flower garden stakes and tin can wind chimes are examples of trash-to-treasure projects you can make by recycling used soda cans, soup cans or vegetable cans. Decorate the cans with acrylic paints to create flowers to

Beer and soda pop bottle caps are some of the best and least expensive bezels around. This tutorial will explain how to take an ordinary bottle cap from a beer or soda pop bottle and recycle it to become a unique fashion pin.

Cuttlefish aren't fish but mollusks closely related to octopi and squid and have similar feeding habits as their cousins. They are one of the smartest creatures in the sea and have several special abilities to survive in the wild. The cuttlefish can change its skin color and texture to blend in wit

Freshen up a living room, den or favorite nook with a new sofa covering. Cover ideas don't have to take long to make--a day's effort may be all that is needed for the stitching. Reusing fabrics, copying an existing pattern or covering a portion of the sofa are ways to cut down on time and cost.

When Easter rolls around, it is customary to dye Easter eggs to celebrate the coming of spring. Although you can buy egg dying kits from a supermarket or department store, you can save money by dying eggs with food products you may have around the house. For example, Kool-Aid packets can be combined

When it comes to marketing your business it is a matter of getting things just right. The marketing that you do for your business will depend on many factors including what it is you are selling, who

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