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Can Neon Glow Sticks Be Reused?
Glow sticks (also known as light sticks) are translucent plastic tubes containing a mixture of substances that emit a fluorescent light, caused by a chemical reaction when combined. This process of emitting light with no heat is known as chemicaluminesence, which creates light through chemical react
How to Clean a Navel Piercing
After receiving a navel piercing, you must clean the jewelry, the piercing and the skin surrounding the piercing on a daily basis. The care for your belly button piercing does not end after the six month to one year healing period, the piercing and jewelry needs to be cleaned for a lifetime to avoid
Knitting Directions for a Ski Hat
If you know the basics of knitting, you can create a toasty, stylish ski hat that will fit almost every head. The ribbed pattern makes a stretchy hat with a brim that can be folded up. By knitting the hat in wool, it will also be water resistant. A pair of matching knitted hats for a skiing couple w
Procedure for Canning Pizza Sauce
Homemade pizza sauce can be canned at home and stored for future use, which surely beats having to eat bland commercial sauce. The process of making and canning your sauce is lengthy, but it gives you the opportunity to not only store your pizza and pasta sauces, but you can also give them as though
How to Stabilize Cotton Fabric
Cotton fabric ranges in weight and thickness, from organdy, a thin transparent fabric to sailcloth, a thick, heavy one. If you find you need to make your cotton fabric more stable, consider applying a fusible interfacing. Fusible interfacing has a resin, or glue, coated entirely on one side. The res
How to Sew a Unitard
A unitard is an important article of clothing for dancers and performers and is one of the easiest sewing projects imaginable. Making a unitard is less expensive and a few minutes of sewing could save you big bucks. Use a pattern for a unitard with or without a gusset or drape your own. A cotton spa
How Do You Drill Through Dominos?
Dominos are more than just a game, they can also add a playful touch to craft and jewelry projects. Because they are to be hung when used in this way, it is necessary to drill holes in them in order to pass string through. Most dominos bought in stores are made of plastic and can be drilled fairly e
How to Decorate Ceiling Fans
Although you can purchase a ceiling fan with a beautiful design, you can also design one yourself. It can help bring a unique, personalized touch to the room the fan is in. It also provides you with an opportunity to use your own colors and designs to create a fan exactly the way that you wish down
Make Your Own Halloween Decorations
If money is too tight this year to buy Halloween decorations, why not make your own? It's cheap, and they can be reused year after year!
How to : Picot Edging for a Cuff Bracelet
A cuff bracelet is a good project for a beginning crocheter. It's fashionable in its own right but it may seem to lack pizzazz. Adding a simple picot edging to a plain cuff will make it special without requiring complicated stitches. If you already know how to make the slip, chain and single crochet
The Propagation Of An Ideal
Take inspiration from the work of Andy Warhol, one of the most famous pop art pillars, in creating a perfect portrait pop art canvas to brighten up any wall.
How to Use Swarovski Flatbacks
Everybody's world could use a little bling, but most of us can't afford the high-carat kind. Fortunately, a little sparkle goes a long way. A fabulous way to add some glitz is by using Swarovski flatbacks. Known generically as rhinestones, these precision-cut glass sparklers have a flat, tinfoil-li
How to Design Your Own Alphabet Letter Outline
Letters can be used in a variety of projects, crafts and creations. Reusable alphabet letter outlines can be designed with each project's goals and ideals in mind. Using a simple letter template as a starter, you can create your own alphabet letter outline to use on letter heading, invitations and a
Farm Crafts for Children
Use farm life as inspiration for kids' craftsThe Farm image by bonjo from Fotolia.comWhether you live in a rural or urban area, kids enjoy learning about farm life. Farm crafts give kids the chance to explore the animals that live on the farm as well as the way of life. Farm crafts work...
Sarcophagus Crafts
A sarcophagus is a tomb which is generally made of stone and often decorated with a sculpted cover and other artwork. While the ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian civilizations all used sarcophagi for burial, popular culture has especially centered on Egyptian sarcophagi containing mummified bodies.
Tossed Nine-Patch Queen-Size Quilt Requirements
Thread is just one of the essentials needed to make a queen-size quilt.sewing image by Lisa Eastman from Fotolia.comTo make a tossed nine-patch quilt, you will need enough fabric to complete the project, the right tools for the job, and helpful sewing notions to pull everything together....
Caribbean Crafts for Kids
The Caribbean is filled with bright colorshouses with caribbean look image by Ivonne Wierink from Fotolia.comWhether you're planning a family outing to the Caribbean or just want to bring a touch of the warmth and color of the islands to your home, crafting with a Caribbean flair is a fun...
How do I Make Faux Caramel Apples?
Decorating your home for the fall season often involves bringing in natural objects to bring a feeling of fall to your rooms. Gourds, dried corn cobs, leaves and pumpkins all have an autumn feeling when added to your decor. Caramel apples are another fall classic, but they are too perishable to be u
How to Make Tiny Paper Flowers
Tiny paper flowers are ideal for adorning many craft projects. They finish the look of cards, invitations, place cards, framed pieces and scrapbook layouts. They can be used in window boxes in dollhouses. A miniature vase can be filled with long-stemmed, tiny paper flowers for the interior of a dol
DIY Futon Frame Headboard
Futon frames are convenient and accessible, making them perfect to re-purpose as bed frames. One of their few flaws is that futon frames do not have headboards. Adding a headboard to your futon frame is a way to make the bedroom more elegant and attractive. Headboards also provide a comfortable sp