Learning to make cards seems simple enough, but developing your own style takes time. I spend hours online looking at pretty cards – and just about as much time combing through card making books and magazines – but I am still perfecting the technique. I love the look of vintage cards – especially Victorian era …
There are many recipes for natural hair conditioners but no conditioner alone will make your hair the picture of health. One of the easiest ways to take better care of your hair is to brush it with a natural bristle brush. Brushing your hair helps spread the natural oil so it does not build up, …
I have to tell you, I am a sucker for bargains – and when I saw this Brother KH-860 knitting machine at our local thrift store for just $24.95, I couldn’t pass it up even though a dear friend had given me a Singer knitting machine a couple of years ago. Not only did …
One of the major complaints I hear from crafters is how expensive all the new die-cutting machines are – never mind the cost of the dies. When I first saw the Fiskars Fuse Creativity System I fell in love – not with the machine, but with the dies. I had just bought two Cricuts (a …
And so it was – I decided I was going to learn to sew. My first project was a pair of spa booties with removable insoles. They were a bit large when I was finished with them, but honestly they didn’t look half bad. My next project was going to be a quilt. …
There are so many different ways to give your papercrafts a marbled look, but I want to tell you about one I used for the first time today and had fantastic results with. Best of all, this technique is fairly inexpensive – all you need is small bottles of acrylic craft paint, a bottle …
Today we are going to learn how to make paper, making your own paper. It’s very easy, and it’s a great way to use up some of the plant material in your garden because you can dry it and incorporate the flowers, the leaves, some of the herbs into your. And some of the herbs …
