Crafts Unleashed

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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Making Precious Art with “Precious Stone”

For this project I wanted to use Precious Stone as a material to cast my children’s hand prints, and then have fun painting them.
MATERIALS:

Plain wooden block (scrap from hardware store).
Old cardboard box.
Precious Stone powder mix.
Water.
Children’s little hands.
Hobby knife.
Gesso Spray.
Acrylic Paints.

STEPS:

Get a plain wooden block (scrap from a hardware store works fine).
Cut cardboard panels form an [...]

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Review – Studio 71 Acrylic Paints

Discover inexpensive acrylic paints your whole family will love!

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Product Review: Ranger Alcohol Inks & Blending Solution

When I decided to make the “Tower of Hearts” our Craftista Jenny said “Why don’t you use Ranger alcohol inks to color the acrylic rhinestones?”.  “Alcohol inks?  What the heck are those?” (Okay, it was not said that nicely!)
Well, I know what they are now and I love them!  As I am [...]

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