Crafts Unleashed

Recycle Crafting: Use Blue Jeans to Make Stretched Canvas!

If you have one or several old worn pairs of jeans, I have a wonderful suggestion for you before throwing or giving them away. Jean material makes an excellent canvas material to stretch and use the same way you would use and treat traditional canvas when making your own canvas frames. Materials needed: Old jeans. [...]

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100 Pack Cotton Craft Thread/Embroidery Floss

Several years ago my husband thought it would be fun to take up cross-stitching. He liked it so much that he went out and bought a bunch of cross-stitch kits that were on clearance for pennies on the dollar. Of course, being the man that he is, he quickly got frustrated with how time consuming [...]

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Fabric Crafting: Yo Yo Hairclips

This week, we’re featuring fabric crafting here on CraftsUnleashed, and I thought I’d share a great little craft you can whip up in a jiffy- Yo-Yos! What is a fabric yo-yo? No, friends, not the toys with the string you used to play with as a kid- FABRIC ones! They are circles of fabric gathered [...]

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The Gypsy by ProvoCraft available at ConsumerCrafts.com!

And right now, the Gypsy on sale for only  $199.97! And, because the order is over $100, you get FREE shipping with that! Interested? Check out this video by ProvoCraft And here’s a nice interview with Jinger at the CHA Summer show 2009, giving you even MORE reasons to get one: (Thanks, Noelle, from PaperClipping [...]

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Product Review: Dual Tip Brush Markers

Today I am reviewing the Whispers Dual Tip marker set of 36.  When I paper craft, I use many items and I love having a full set of colors when it comes to inks, pencils, paints, markers, etc.,  so I will never be without just the right color!  When I looked at this set I [...]

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Craft Product Review: Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints

Discover an affordable acrylic paint that’s worthy of your money.

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Product Review: The Creative Art Collection Set

So how many of you have a budding artist at home?  Well I sure do and she is 6 years old!  She loves to create right along side her mama! When I saw the Creative Art Collection kit at Consumer Crafts I knew she had to have it.  For one, it was an exceptional price [...]

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Bowdabra Products on Consumer Crafts

We’ve got some exciting news from our sponsor, Consumer Crafts- a new member of the Bowdabra family has arrived! Sure, we’ve carried the original Bowdabra, the Mini Bowdabra, and the Bowdabra Bow Wire, but now we’re carrying the new Bowdabra Hair Bow Tool and Ruler! It’s meant to be used with the Mini Bowdabra to [...]

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Jewelry Making: Intro to Swarovski Crystals and Components

Swarovski is the brand name for precision-cut crystal glass, produced in Austria.  The company was founded by Daniel Swarovski in 1895, after he invented an electronic glass-cutting machine that can cut crystals so precisely – they are of extremely high quality, and nearly identical. Swarovski is well known for elegant crystals, especially the beautiful crystal [...]

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