Crafting Secrets

I had put down newspaper on my dining room table and was working on a craft project using glue. I was so careful not to spill but when I went to pick up the paper some of the glue had dripped onto the newspaper, soaked through to the table and dried. When I moved the newspaper it took a chunk (approx. the size of a dime) of the table top with it. Now it’s down to the bare wood- there’s a gouge in the table top! Is there anyway I can fix this somewhat so it’s less noticable? Will I need to have a professional take care of it? Any help would be appreciated… We’ve only had the table a short while, I feel just sick about it!

A quick fix isn’t always the answer when repairing a piece of furniture but some times in situations like this it may be your best solution. if the dent is not much more than superficial you can pic up a furniture repair kit from one of your local furniture stores. Or have them repair it. they normally have some one there that specializes in fixing scratches and dents

I teach Kindergarten and am looking for craft ideas, such as ornaments that I could put the child’s picture on them. I think it would be a great keepsake. If you have any ideas or something cute your child has made, please share!!!

Use laser-cut star shapes, have the kids decorate them with glitter and little glue-one things, and put their picture in the middle of it.

You could make a menstrual cycle dear.

In Spanish it is called manualidades, so please do not use translators because they are not accurate and I need to know this for research. If you know any other language and you can help me I would really appreciate it!

In French crafts are called artisanat (d’art)

I want to do something prefeably not baby sit. I am a 35 year old woman with 3 children 5 y/o has special needs and 3 and 1 year old are typical healthy busy children:) I am very busy caring for my 5 year old and taking him to therapy 2 fulldays a week but maybe arts and crafts what do you all do?

Actualy what I started doing was a meal prep business. Since I was home all day I put out flyers in all the mail boxes in my nebgorhood offering a meal perp service. They supply all the ingrdiants and I cook the meal and they can stop by and pick them up before going home or I will walk it over to them. I charge $25.00 + food cost per meal prepared. I started doing this about 6 months ago and I average about $125.00 – $150.00 per week between all my clients. It has worked out great so far. Good luck to you!!!

I’ve been looking for magazines and books but none offer what im looking for. My son is 8 and not really into the baby-ish stuff… he loves to bake tho. any suggestions?!?!

What’s really cool is making rice crispy treat ghosts. Make normal rice crispy treats then shape them into ghosts. Cover the bottoms with icing, make icing eyes, and make pupils with a black sprinkle on each eye. Ta-Da!

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You can find more fun Halloween crafts in Family Fun magazines.

My sister’s three year anniversary with her fiance is coming up so she wants to make something special for him. She wants to make a pink flamingo pillow for him (his favorite animal) so she asked me to try and find a pattern/guide or something to help her, but I can’t find anything.So can someone with skill for the craft lend a helping hand?

You have a few choices here. One (the most difficult by far) is to make a pillow in the shape of a flamingo. Another (not quite as hard, but still slightly tedious) is to get a pattern for a flamingo cut-out, make it from colored fabric, and applique it onto a solid-color background and make that into an oval or rectangular pillow. Then again, you could get transfer paper and print out a picture of flamingoes and make a pillow out of that. The simplest by far would be to hit the quilting shops in your area and find pink flamingo fabric. Make a couple of pillows out of that.

If your sister has asked you to do this, I’m guessing she does not sew. She would, obviously, opt for the most difficult option, I’m sure, as she is not doing the work. I would recommend either of the last two. You look them over and see what you think you can pull off. Then, if you like, email me for instructions on how to make a pattern for the cut-out to applique or for instructions to make a shaped flamingo pillow. (Please be specific if you email me. I am glad to help, but get requests fairly often. One gal wrote "Yes, please. Tell me about how to do that.")

Is it possible to "cheat" like in the mining guild where you can use a dwarven stout to raise your mining and smithing lvls?

No possible way to get in without 40 crafting.

Anyone who enjoys crafts or hobbies knows the frustration of having to dig through everything to find what you need only to have to fight for a spot to work after the search. Many people stuff all of their items into a traditional closet and find it hard to use because they can’t see what they have. Custom closets designed specifically for your craft is exactly what you need. Everything is kept neat and tidy while still allowing you to see exactly what you have so there is more time to be creative and less time spent hunting.

Divided Shelving

Laminate sheets, paper, bristol board, wood, and many other items are difficult to store because of their size and shape. You want to be able to see the types and colors you have, but they need to be protected so they don’t get bent or ruined. Divided cupboards in custom closes are the perfect solution. Vertical is best for larger sheets. A sliding door works to hide these cabinets when you aren’t using them.

Horizontal shelving is ideal for scrapbooking papers, stickers, and other small items. If you are concerned about having them fall out, consider having them installed at a thirty-degree angle and use shallow wire baskets. These are also great for yarns and other oddly shaped items.

Drawers

Smaller items such as pens, pencils, paints, and paintbrushes as well as supplies often pose a challenge for organizational systems. Having a series of small drawers is helpful for these kinds of items. You can fill them with spools, wooden shapes, die cuts and other items and keep everything separated. When you are ready to use them, you can pull the entire drawer out. For larger drawers, be sure to have moveable dividers.

Specialty drawers such as pull out workspaces are a convenient necessity for custom closets. They are great for holding your supplies while you’re working, or have them on the end of a countertop to make it easy to work with larger projects.

Containers

Plastic dividable containers are the hobbyist’s best friend unless you don’t have enough space to stack them up. Make sure to include a number of shelves that fit your various containers perfectly. Adding doors onto each will help you to hide the mass of containers when you’re finished. For supplies that are just too nice to hide away, custom closets can have glass sliding doors to keep out the dust.

For ribbon and rolls of paper, custom closets can have an area with lengths of dowel to feed them onto. If you keep the paper towards the work surface, you can inlay a measuring stick and use it to measure out what you need or use the edge of the countertop to tear it off. Have holes routed in the top to sink cups into. You can keep pencils, scissors, paperclips, and other small items in them while keeping them out of the way. For wreaths and other hangable items, use pegboard as a backboard for the unit. It doesn’t matter if you have a huge space for a closet in Chicago or a small space in a New York apartment, the only rule with these types of storage spaces is to design them specifically for your items and habits.

Ronald Eapen
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When one first begins to be acquainted with the world of miniature collectibles, it may seem a bit difficult to determine a starting point. If you have a creative side, then you may think about crafting miniatures yourself. For many though, the joy of miniatures is fully encapsulated in collecting the work of other artisans and using them to create specific dollhouse designs that fit well within the décor of your room or home. If you find yourself in this latter category, here are some suggestions that may be helpful as you get started.

Determining what you want to accomplish is the first step in collecting miniature doll house accessories. If you already have some pieces, you may want to think about using them as a base from which to build your collection. Are these pieces similar in style? Do they come from the same time period? Will they fit well within the same collection? You will also need to consider how big you want your display to be before you begin. This will help you set some goals as to how many pieces you need and whether or not you want to set up a simple room box or a more elaborate miniature doll house.

If you’re going to attempt crafting and constructing your own miniatures, you’ll now be more prepared to build the ones that will fit best in your display. If you don’t want to build your own furniture or feel you don’t have the skills, the questions above can be a good checklist for you when you’re out shopping for new additions or contemplating buying some pieces at a craft fair.

One important lesson that you need to learn before you begin shopping for your miniature collectibles concerns scale. Miniatures are constructed using a sizing scale. This scale ensures that the figures within the room box or miniature doll house are correctly proportioned. As an example, 1:12 scale means that 1 inch in your miniature display is equivalent to 12 inches in reality. This is the most popular scale used in miniatures, although you may also see some built to 1:24 scale and even some in such fine details as can be presented in 1:144. Though most toy doll houses are not made to scale, any piece that would be worthy of collection will be precisely made to scale. You need to make sure that all of the pieces within your display are to the same scale in order to preserve the integrity of your dollhouse and miniatures.

Just like any hobby, miniature collectibles range in price from cheap to quite costly. You’ll need to determine your budget for starting off and whether you want to focus on collecting high-quality or rare pieces to build your collection slowly, or whether you’d like to buy an assortment of pieces to have nice rooms soon, and replace the pieces with better ones over time. How you choose to enjoy your hobby is up to you. Gather the right information to make wise choices and well thought out additions to your collection.

Veronica Scott
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