3 Tips For Designing Your Own Grandfather Clock Case

Clock Case design is not such a formidable task as you may think; it can be done with a little research and the basic skills in technical drawing. If you covered this at school you're already halfway there.

How To Make Origami

The art of paper folding has been a part of many cultures for a very long time, but it is the story of a little Japanese girl named Sadako that really brought origami into the public's eye. The story of this dying girl and her quest to fold 1000 paper cranes in order to receive her heart's desire, as per the Japanese legend, has been transfigured into many books and movies.

7 Tips to Changing Your Sewing Machine Presser Feet

If your sewing machine has a slant shank adapter, then changing presser feet is easier than pie. Using the right presser foot for the job really helps your sewing project turn out better, faster, and look more professional. Read on for 7 tips to changing your sewing machine presser feet.

Traditional Handprint Crafts

Traditional handprint crafts are a fun way to preserve memories of your baby. All you need to make traditional handprint crafts are some easily available craft items and loads of imagination. Crafters have used these methods and variations of them for centuries.

New And Unusual Knitting Yarns

In days gone by, yarn was obtained locally. It was usually hand-dyed, of high quality and unique. Things changed, and knitters bought branded yarns that were chemically dyed, of regular though unremarkable quality and were the same the world over. Thank heavens things are changing, and fast! Today, we are seeing the resurgence of unique and beautiful yarns. What follows is a tiny selection of what's now available.

You Can Have Great Fun With Stamp Collecting

It can definitely be an enjoyable hobby because a person can have fun and learn all kinds of information from collecting stamps. A stamp can show everything that someone can think of from people, locations, events in history, sports, cars, and much more.

Craft Table And Storage Options For Crafters

Anyone who is serious about crafting knows – all the supplies that accumulate take up a lot of space. We tend to throw it all together in boxes, containers, or closets to get it out of the way when we aren't using it. Here are some helpful ways to keep the clutter down and find the craft table that is right for you.

Cyanoacrylate Glue, Tips and Tricks for Using Super Glues

One of the most common adhesives in a woodturners studio is Cyanoacrylate glue, or as it is more commonly called, super glue or CA glue. Super glue can be a valuable addition to the collection of adhesives in your woodturning workshop. In this article you will learn how to use and store cyanoacrylate glue, to help you get the most out of this versatile adhesive product. Tips include how to prevent premature curing in the bottle and how to prevent tip clogging, to name a few.

How To Go About Finding The Right Kind Of Storage For Your Coin Collection

Often trying to find the proper type of coin collecting storage can be one of the most important tasks to be faced by the everyday coin collector around the world. They need to find storage that will ensure the value and quality of their coins as well as keeping them maintained. So in order to do this they should be stored in both a secure and safe place.

Photo Album Of Birds

Here's a fun project that can be done by people of all ages. For the young ones, it will introduce them to the local feathered friends. For the teen, it can be a project of great scope and depth. It's all up to the one behind the camera.

Custom Handmade Jewelry for that Unique Gift

There is no better way to make someone feel special than with a custom handmade jewelry gift. Why is custom handmade jewelry the way to go? What makes these gifts so endearing to the receiver?

Caring For Your Oil Painting

Paintings and their frames are made of several different materials. These oil paintings include: varnish, glue, paint, canvas, wood, metal, gilding and plaster. Put all together they would form a complex structure, which could be easily damaged if dropped or knocked. The materials are also too sensitive and could be damaged by its surrounding atmosphere, extremes and changes in humidity and heat, amount of light and dirt.

Framing Ideas for Cross Stitch

These days the choices for framing your beautiful cross stitch artwork are limitless. Take a peak at these quick and beautiful framing ideas!

Ideas for an Interactive Craft Show Booth

The name of the game is to make sales. Gone are the days of merely putting your crafts out for people to buy, and expecting them to just pick them up and hand over their money for the crafts. Craft show buyers are becoming increasingly selective over what they are purchasing, and you need to come up with new and different ways of deliver your crafts to the craft show buyer.