Re-Batching And Hand Milling Cold Process Soap-Basic Method

Instructions for hand milling or re-batching cold process soap.

Woodturning Tips - Precious Metal Leaf, Adding Decorative Embellishments

Decorative embellishments have taken the woodturning world by storm in the last ten years. These decorative effects may include carving of the surface, coloring work, inlays with crushed stone, inlays with gemstones and precious metals, deconstruction of the finished form, patination, segmented forms and more. Long gone are the days when woodturnings were considered only as functional items for the home, or workshop. Artistic and highly embellished woodturnings have raised the bar for woodturners as a whole, catapulting the art form into new and greater heights. One of the easiest embellishments you can add to your woodturnings to change the visual and tactile quality of the surface is decorative metal leaf.

Craft Supplies Can Stimulate The Imagination

Whether you shop at a craft supply store, or gather items from nature or your garage, only your imagination is the limit to what you can create. Crafting doesn't have to be an expensive hobby, and if you're creating items for sale at craft fairs, you have to keep an eye on your overhead. Before producing any craft item, make sure that the supplies needed for your projects inspire the best you have to give.

Wood Turning and the Compost Pile - A Problem in the Shop is Gold in the Garden

Wood turning generates shavings. This simple rule seems to escape many who take up the craft of wood turning, however, it quickly becomes apparent as the floor disappears under the growing mound. Stage one of removal is obvious and many simply resort to a garbage can and snow shovel to restore the floor space. The problem is, a couple of twelve inch bowls later the garbage can is full and more shavings come quickly. Assuming the yard is large enough, a home composting station is the answer.

Protecting Your Craft Shows Profit - Copyrighting Your Crafts

You decide to take a weekend off from your own craft show circuit in order to see what is out there at other craft shows. It is a welcome weekend off, but once you set foot in the show, your jaw drops and you cannot believe your eyes. Someone is selling the exact same craft as you are.

British Silver - Regency Period

Information about collecting silver objects and the Regency Period for British Silver.

Why Would You Want to Know How to Make Stained Glass - This is Why...

Making stained glass is an amazing art and a hobby or business that anyone can do with some simple tips and techniques. In this article you will learn why one stained glass expert wanted to start this beautiful artform and how you can benefit also.

Wood Turning – Aerobic Exercise at its Most Productive

To look at a wood turner today, one sees a person standing before a fairly sophisticated piece of machinery with an array of tools to hand, making wood change before one's eyes into things of beauty. Listening, there is the sound of electric motors whirring belts around pulleys that pull shafts holding various implements to move the wood around in circles as the tools trim shavings off in whispers and whistles. Yet in some areas there is even more quiet as some turners return to the days of yesteryear and the physical exercise of wood turning.

How To Use Embossing Powders

Using embossing powders for your card making ideas is just one of the versatile techniques commonly used by crafters. Embossing powders are a wonderful addition to and card makers or scrap bookers craft box.

Reverse Glass Painting, The Affordable Way To Do Reverse Glass Painting

Have you ever thought about being able to design your home or business with stained glass windows and reverse glass paintings, but need to consider the budget? Want to express yourself in art, but don't know where to begin? Just want to shop for something that's REALLY YOU to hang in your house? Or LEARN to STAIN YOUR OWN WINDOWS in your own pattern? It isn't hard. Come hither.

Card Making Ideas - Rubber Stamps

If you are new to card making and looking for card making ideas, rubber stamps are a perfect addition to your craft box. Rubber stamps can be used in a variety of ways so they are well worth investing in.

Wood Turning and the Garden

In the spring many a wood turner's thoughts turn from turning wood to gardening. Here is how the two may be combined in decoration, planting and summer enjoyment.

Magic Tricks And Kids - A Great Combination

When you first start out performing magic tricks, there is a good chance that the bulk of your audiences will be comprised of children.

Kid Crafts - Beading For Beginners Part III - Leg Making

This is the third part of a beading series. It explains how to make different types of legs for a bead animal.