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Crafts Hacks for makers; a digital vision board with clever tips, ideas, techniques and materials for DIY creations.
Where Does the Word Gift Ribbon Come From
Ribbons make wonderful accessories for creative and decorative purpose including hangtags, gift-wrapping, invitations, and greeting cards. Additionally, ribbons and bows are also used to make hair braiding and accessories. For DIY projects, ribbons are used as stay for craft, jewelry, cake decoration, fashion, and haberdashery. Ribbons are essential in the florist industry for wrapping flower bouquets and for decorating various functions. In fact, occasions that require decoration and embellishment use ribbons.
By Ashly Williams7 years ago in Lifehack
How to Make a Push Pin Travel Map
Are you a travel enthusiast looking for a way to preserve the memories of the places you have already visited and, at the same time, set a reminder for all the places that you wish to visit? If yes, then putting a pin in all these places on a world map canvas is a great thing to do for a start. Such a map would be the best representation of your past and future adventures, coupled with the fact that it a perfect wall décor that would simply fit with every bedroom surroundings.
By Flora Mayer7 years ago in Lifehack
Perler Bead DIY: Block from 'Super Mario Bros. 3'
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By Mark Wesley Pritchard 7 years ago in Lifehack
Top 2019 DIY Trends You Need to Be DIYing Right Now
The DIY, or do it yourself, trend has been rising over the years as more and more people enjoy crafting and creating their own work of art that is customizable to their needs and is unique to who they are and their creativity. Whether you enjoy taking on large or small projects, doing it yourself is definitely something you can do to express your creativity, share with others, and have a fun bonding moment with whoever you choose to start your projects with. It’s something you put your mark on and are quite proud of; even if it came out a little lump-sided or perfectly straight, nothing beats the fun of experimenting and creating. There are so many DIY things that you can do out there that range from home decor to food to jewelry making. Here are some of the top trends for 2019 that you need to DIY and enjoy:
By Sasha McGregor7 years ago in Lifehack
How to Design the Perfect Man Cave
It’s your little world where you’re the king! Your personal space should have everything that makes you truly happy and stress-free, from technology to comfortable furniture to your hobby items. Honestly, the possibilities are endless, but there are some elements every perfect man cave has to possess.
By Isla Wright7 years ago in Lifehack
Oil Painting: The Absolute Beginner's Supply List
So you're beginning to paint in oils. Yay! You're embarking on a marvelous adventure with one of the most forgiving, versatile, and historic mediums available. So far so good. But you're probably reading a bunch of those how-to books by now, which all give different advice on the supply page, and use different terms for them, and different brands, and different price points...
By Shaking Bird Art7 years ago in Lifehack
7 Basic Crochet Stitches
Crocheting is more than having the most basic materials. You have to know what you are doing, especially when you start working on patterns other people have created. Of all the patterns I've worked through, I found that there are 7 basic types of stitches that one must know before they can move on to patterns or more advanced stitches, all of which include one or more of these kinds of stitches. Before we begin, I must clarify that these descriptions are based off of American standards, not UK standards. I will do another article later on that will compare the American crochet stitches to the UK crochet stitches.
By Yarnwork Joys7 years ago in Lifehack
6 Stylish Decorating Ideas to Spruce Up Your Bookshelf!
If you are just like the rest of us avid readers and design enthusiasts, we are pretty sure you, too, won’t settle for anything less than a stylish bookshelf. From DIY floating book shelves, to built-in stacks, to hidden libraries, to even classic, antique bookcases, there are various bookshelf ideas that could help you store your reading materials in style. Creative bookcase ideas help to add the much-needed excitement to your home library, and make sure that your books always find a cosy, yet enticing, home.
By Lauren Williamson7 years ago in Lifehack
Fashion Illustration Art, Blending Facial Colors
I first started drawing when I was in elementary school and became very good at drawing trees. When I got to middle school it was the first time I had learned that the eyes are the window to the soul. I had an art teacher who was fascinated with eyes. She was very inspired by them, so it inspired me about them. It help that she made us do several pages of eyes for homework. This was the only time I had ever seen a teacher in public school give art homework. But, she did and while everyone else hated her, I was inspired by it. So, she went on to teach about shadows and pigments. She took away our black and white, and always told us to try to use darker colors than what you were already using to darken or lighten, instead of just going directly to you black or white to mix in for shadows. Kind of like math when we are taught to not go to your calculator and do the long division instead. It does work! It kind of trains you to have patients.
By Pamela k Conoly7 years ago in Lifehack
