17 Tips For Getting Balloons to Last Longer in Hot Weather
In warm weather, latex balloons will typically only last outside for a day. As you know, sun, wind and heat will biodegrade the latex. With that said, however, there are tricks you can do to raise your odds of getting them to last more than a day outside.
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Amish Quilts A Dying American Art
There are a lot of images that come to mind when one thinks of American Artforms. Painting, sculptures and photography easily come to mind. New artists are discovered all the time. There is one artform, however, that I am afraid is on the endangered list. The Amish tradition of quilt making, I am afraid, may someday become a tradition of the past.
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Antiques From Europe...Is It Really The "Goose That Layed the Golden Egg?"
Many dealers and auctioneers have been bringing container loads of antiques from Europe for years now. The lure of getting "fresh to the market" antique furniture and "smalls" is something that can bring renewed excitement back into your antique business.
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Are Your Airbrush Products Selling? If So, Here Are 3 Ways To Further Skyrocket Sales!
Want to take your sales of airbrush products to the next level? Here are 3 easy to implement strategies to help skyrocket your sales for your airbrush items!
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Are Your Collectibles Valuable? Here's How to Find Out
Many items are valuable collectibles these days. From old Dolls, to toy trains, to Disney and Movie items. Here's a quick tip list of how to find out if your collectibles are valuable.
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Be Your Own Way, but Still Use the Safe Tools
It is so often that people are not aware with the tools they use when doing their home improvement. Sometimes they use wrong tools just because they want something quick to be done. Well, you must change that attitude.
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Build Your Own Bar Stool (In An Afternoon)
Bar stools are as important as the best wine in your bar. It is said that if you don't get a good stool to sit on, you won't enjoy the drink. By a good seat it means that not only it should be comfortable it should be attractive too besides having other minor and major specifications.
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Choosing The Right Mat Board Colour For Your Art Work
While the technical skills in framing your art work is important, choosing the right mat board colour and the right moulding is even more important. Your framed ark work will not look right if the mat board or moulding does not match with it. In this article, I will briefly discuss some pointers to help you choose the right mat board colour for the any picture, photograph or art work that you want to frame.
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Copyright: Five Facts Every Scrapbooker Needs To Know!
Copyright...five facts every scrapbooker needs to know! Copyright laws can be really confusing and complicated for the scrapbooker and the myths and falsehoods about what is okay and what is not only makes matters worse. I'm not a lawyer and I don't even play one on TV, but I've been reading and studying copyright law (especially how it applies to scrapbookers) for many years now.
I became interested in copyright law when I started creating Paper Piecings to sell on eBay. I wanted to make sure that the sets that I was making weren't breaking the rules. I also wanted to know the rules about my original designs and how others can and cannot use them.
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Embroidery Sewing Quality of Machine Embroidery Designs
The looks of your embroidery designs after being sewn out on your garment is where it really counts, of course. So I will give you some pointers to note in order to get the very best embroidery results.
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Ever Wanted to Make Your Own Themed Gift Baskets?
If you've always wanted to know how to make your own gift baskets, this article will give you some tips to get started. Gift baskets are such a wonderful gift and can be given for any occasion. Creating personalized themed gift baskets is a great gift to give that someone special. Gift Baskets are easy to make and a joy to give.
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Getting Started Selling Your Crafts
How to move from hobby to business.
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Now that the summer is almost over, how do we preserve our summer memories? Take a few minutes before the busy routine of school begins to put together a family album of summer keepsakes.
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Machine Embroidery Digitizing - What You'll Need Besides the Software
Deciding to purchase machine embroidery digitizing software is just the first step to truly creative embroidery with a personal touch. Get the most out of it by making sure it is happy in its new home.
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Mixed Media Collage - Make The Pieces of Your Life Sing!
Feel like something is missing in your life? Trying to put the pieces of your life together? Then you'll find that mixed media collage is the perfect way to gather up the pieces of your life and make them sing!
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Patterning and Spacing in Your Scrapbooks
How can you arrange your scrapbook page to best show off your mementos and embellishments? You can place everything in the center of your page, place a single focus item in the center, or divide the page into sections adding items to each section. You may also choose to lay the items out in a standard recipe or calendar layout.
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PE-Design Embroidery Digitizing Software: Getting Started
This article is in response to the emails I receive from my website asking for my thoughts on PE-Design. If you are considering purchasing embridery digitizing programs, I hope this information will help your research.
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Photograph Mosaics and Markers in Your Scrapbooks
An attractive technique for placing photographs into scrapbooks is the photograph mosaic. Mosaics stretch photographs into an artistic rendition of the original photograph. Maps can also be stretched in this way. This method might be employed to create a funky look for a friend scrapbook or as a background for someone who likes computers, GIS, or geography.
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Puzzle Pieces, Sequins, and Rhine Stones in Your Scrapbooks
Puzzle pieces make playful embellishments and borders. Puzzle pieces give a creative and playful look to children's art and educational scrapbooks.
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Rubber Stamps and Scrapbooking Keep Kids Busy with Crafts This Summer
They're out of school and back to torment the neighborhood this summer. You remember the days. Boredom is a common thought, even with all the stuff to do. Mow the lawn, go to baseball games, and hang out with friends. How can they be bored?
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Step-By-Step Guide For Creating Collages and Other Unique Picture Frames
Whether you want to create a collage, shadow box or other decorative picture frame, there are certain steps you should follow. Besides deciding on the right frame, you also need to decide the best pictures to fit the picture frame you plan to use.
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Tech-Savvy Crafters Can Go Global
The image of a crafter or artisan is often serene, even pastoral. It's easy to imagine a potter spinning his wheel in his barn-turned-studio and then selling his wares at the little farmer's market down the road. Or a knitter, knitting quietly with a dog at her feet and a cup of tea as she gets ready for this year's Christmas craft fair.
But, in today's global market, such crafters, artisans, artists and designers need not rely on farmer's markets and craft fairs alone.
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Tracing Your Family History
The fastest growing hobby in the world.
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Weaving Photographs and the Use of a Collage to Give Your Scrapbooks Artistic Flare
For more dramatic results from your photographs, trying weaving two copies of the same photograph together. This technique creates a three-dimensional artist look. This technique would look great on a scrapbook for a graduating art student or a scrapbook for a friend who is quite artist and creative. This technique might also look good on a child's scrapbook with a kid's art background giving the whole page an abstract look.
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Where Antiques Originate and How You Can Find Them
It's important to understand where antiques originate. Many antique buyers make the mistake of mis-understanding the process by which antique items are found. Many collectors...
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