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How to Weave Gloves
Gloves are a type of accessory worn to protect and keep the hands warm. A glove typically contains five separate compartments to cover the fingers and thumb. Weaving is the process of interlacing strips of a flexible fabric or rope to create a pretty interwoven pattern. It is possible to weave the f
Story Writing Contests for Teens
Teen writing contests can help make teenagers' writing more professionalteenager image by Andrzej Solnica from Fotolia.comStory writing contests can raise your writing to a higher level and make other people appreciate it. In preparation for a contest, analyze what made previous winners...
Fine Art Photo Techniques
crocuses first flower spring flower image by Pali A from Fotolia.comFine art photography refers to photography that is done for a purely artistic or aesthetic purpose. This distinction sets it apart from commercial photography, documentary photography and the every day photographs we...
How to Sew Chair Pads
A chair pad can add a softening decorative touch to hard chairs like dining room seats or kitchen counter stools. Chair pads are traditionally square pads filled with batting that can be tied to the back posts of a chair, and these can be made by hand using a few basic sewing materials. Sewing your
How to Make Your Own Gold Bead Jewelry
Making your own gold bead jewelry allows you the creative license to design necklaces, bracelets and rings to fit your personal style. Gold beads and beading components are available in 10K, 14K, 18K and 24K styles from select jewelry supply retailers. Choose beads from oval, round, rondelle, flat a
The Best Woods to Use When Building Guitar Amp Speaker Cabinets
Wood has a direct effect on music. When used as a guitar speaker, wood imparts tone, character and volume to the guitar. Speaker sound is related to wood density just as it is in a piano soundboard, or a guitar body. There are many types of wood you can use for guitar speakers including composites o
Adorn Your Life With Beautiful Oil Paintings
Shiv Raj Singh is a well-known portrait artist since 1952. He creates the unique and quality portraits. Thousands are beautiful and prolific paintings with his signature are glorifying the walls of many homes and offices.
How to Decoupage Using Tissue Paper & Glass
It's not every day you see decoupaged glass, as the art form is more common on wood, but the contrasting elements of translucence and opaqueness that glass and tissue paper provide makes it a good unconventional craft project. Decoupage is an art form that involves decorating objects by gluing piece
How to Make Heat Transfer Images
You can make heat transfer images at home using special paper for your inkjet or laser printer. When you choose your paper, bear in mind the shade of the fabric you want to print onto. Standard heat transfer paper will give poor results with darker fabrics, as it is transparent. For black and dark c
Tools Used to Hold Wood
The beauty, strength and versatility of wood make it a useful material for producing items, from small toothpicks to large log cabins. When working with wood, tools that hold pieces in place can serve a few purposes. This includes securely holding a wood piece to make it easier and safer to work on,
Making Origami Flowers
In Japanese, origami means "paper folding" and was introduced to the country in the sixth century, according to Origami Resource Center. Anyone can learn the paper folding technique, which has simple designs all the way up to ornate works of art. While there are dozens of origami designs to choose
How To Make Typewriter Key Bracelets
Featured in publications such as "Time" and "Reader's Digest" as well as on television's "Today Show," typewriter jewelry is considered art as much as it is jewelry. In an age of tiny text messenger keys, the look and feel of old-time typewriter keys is refreshing and nostalgic. They appeal to those
Video: How to Decorate a Peking Opera Face Mask
Video Transcript
Hi, I'm Holly Silva, and I've been a crafts expert for 15 years. And today, I'm going to show you how to make a Peking Opera face mask. So, here I have a Peking Opera face mask that I cut out of a piece of red construction paper. Now, I'm going to take my crayons and...
How to Crochet a Chain Cowl Scarf Neckwarmer
A chain cowl neck warmer is a neck warmer that has excess fabric around the neck to create cascading waves along the neck. This style of neck warmer is more interesting to look at and can also be used as a fashion accessory. The least challenging stitch in crochet is the chain stitch. When chained i
How to Sew a Tank Dress
Give new purpose to an old jersey knit or rib knit tank top by transforming it into a new and trendy dress. You can make the dress for yourself from an old tank top and a little bit of your favorite fabric, or make the dress for a child with a child's tank top and a little bit less fabric. Create a
How to Get a Mankey in "Sapphire"
Mankey is a common Pokemon found in tall grass through the first generation of Pokemon Gameboy series, but in the third generation games, such as "Pokemon Sapphire," you only acquire him through trade. Unfortunately, your generation three "Sapphire" game cannot trade with the generation one games. N
How to Make Cards Look Like Angels
Creating homemade cards truly shows someone that you care. Recipients can use cards with special designs and shapes as decorations around their homes on Christmas trees, piano and table tops and hung by pieces of string. Cards in specialty shapes such as an angel shaped card might appear difficult
How to Make Scented Jar Candles
Scented jar candles can be made at home. You can probably make them for less money than what you would spend to buy them in a store if you use them regularly. They also make thoughtful homemade gifts for special occasions and holidays. Once you have the supplies, you can make batches of many candles
How to Make a Brooch Corsage
A corsage brooch is typically made from handmade fabric or artificial flowers. It is attached to a pin so it can be worn over and over. Different from a traditional corsage, it can be worn at any time, with almost any outfit. Make your own to coordinate with any outfit you own; not only will it be
How to Make a Holiday Mailbox Swag
Getting Christmas cards and seasons greetings is fun, but you can make every trip to the mailbox even more exciting this holiday season with a gorgeous postal box swag that makes your day as well as the mailman's. This decoration is simple to make and can be assembled in about 10 minutes. Dress up y