Arts and Crafts
Published: 21/03/2008
With the massive growth of the greetings card industry over the last few years, the card buying public have a moral obligation to recycle as many of these greeting cards as possible. By doing so they will help the environment and at the same time hopefully alter their mind set towards recycling....
Published: 21/03/2008
Traditional greeting cards are made from paper or cardboard onto which photographs, pictures, drawings are added. Often a greeting is written on the outside of the card congratulating the recipient on the event that they are celebrating. It is not uncommon to find a verse, rhyme or greeting also...
Published: 20/03/2008
When it comes to scrapbooking, you'll find that you'll become bored with beginning practices quickly. It won't take long before you'll start experimenting with advanced techniques to enhance your scrapbooking projects. The best way to gain experience with different scrapbooking techniques is to...
Published: 20/03/2008
Not only is scrapbooking a fun hobby and a great way to save and display your own personal family photos, you'll find that scrapbooking makes perfect gifts for friends and family. Since scrapbooks are personal items, you may not find them suitable for acquaintances, unless you are creating...
Published: 19/03/2008
With the economy in the shape that it is, everyone is looking for ways to save money on things they need. If you're an artist, you need to know how to pay as little as possible for your art supplies, especially when money is tight. Here are six quick tips for finding your supplies at a discount....
Published: 17/03/2008
Scrapbooking is one of the fastest growing hobbies today. It is a fun activity, allows people to use their creativity in witty and imaginative ways, and allows you to create a beautiful product that will endure for many generations to come. Because of this, many people are learning how to...
Published: 15/03/2008
If there's anything that brings out the creative urge in us, it's Christmas.
A Christmas card with a photograph of our family is usually the first kind of handmade card we think of, and rightly so; it's intimate and unique. No one else can send it, nor would we send it to anyone except warm...
Published: 15/03/2008
Of all the different types of needlework, knitting is one of the most popular. Knitting is a specific type of needlework that is identified by the process of looped stitches pulled through one another. Knitting is commonly used to make clothing and accessories such as hats, scarves, sweaters and...
Published: 14/03/2008
There are many sculptures which can be made from clay. Here are instructions to make a human figure using coil construction.
Material: gray or terra cotta sculpture clay, about the size of half a loaf of bread
Tools: fingers; two or three wood tools of various shapes; plaster bat about 5" x...
Published: 11/03/2008
You know that you love scrapbooking as a hobby, but have you ever considered scrapbooking full time, as a business? Statistics show that the most successful businesses are those in which the owner of the company thoroughly loves and enjoys what they do. If you've been looking for a way to...
