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Are You Looking For a New Hobby Or Craft?
Are you looking for a new hobby or pastime to become your outlet for artistic expression, relaxation or plain old fun? I can't even think of how many times I searched for "new hobby" in Google hoping to find some lost art form that had somehow escaped my knowledge all these years.
-I want a hobby that is fun and rewarding
-I want a hobby that I can be passionate about
-I want a hobby that is cheap so I can do it as much as I want
-I want a hobby that is easy to start, but becomes more challenging the more I do it
-I want a hobby that makes me unique and interesting, something that you can talk about with others...
Look no further than the unique idea of artificial rock construction...seriously. If you would bear with me for just a moment, building artificial rocks is an incredibly easy, cheap and rewarding hobby with some very interesting benefits.
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-Artificial rocks are very rare and often misunderstood
-A true artificial rock looks, feels, smells, tastes and sounds exactly like natural stone
-Artificial rocks are much lighter than real rocks
-Artificial rock is comprised mainly of sand and cement which are the two most readily available and affordable building materials on the planet
-Rock building techniques allow you to build statues, backyard waterfalls, ponds, memorials, and even large projects like swimming pools, rock climbing walls etc.
Rock sculpting on a basic level takes almost no artistic skill what so ever. If you are the epitome of anti-skill when it comes to art, you will still be able to produce an absolutely convincing recreation of natural stone on your very first try. Being artistic certainly helps to create dramatic and unconventional pieces, especially when you get into statues, waterfalls and larger pieces.
Even the most basic artificial rocks are in high demand for local sales. Artificial rock construction is a relatively unheard of industry with only a handful of long term and generational practitioners.
Consider that if you wanted to buy landscaping rocks, you will need to consider placing them permanently in your yard by hiring a crane to put them in. This is costly to say the least as well as impossible to update your yard in the future without major expense.
Artificial rocks are cheap to produce and look exactly like real stone. They are dramatically lighter than real rocks so delivery and placement is much easier. Artificial rocks last forever with virtually no maintenance and can be updated by repainting them in the future if you wanted to shake up the look of your yard.
Artificial rock construction is just the tip of the iceberg for this hidden gem hobby. Building artificial rocks will lead to bigger projects like ponds, waterfalls, statues, address markers, memorials, novelty items...literally concrete is the most versatile building material on earth so you can make just about anything using artificial rock building techniques. Once you have started building statues and bigger projects you will already have a business as there is always someone who wants to buy your unique creations. Pretty soon you will have orders lining up in advance and you will have to train someone to help you!
Consider that artificial rock is priced at over .00 per square foot coverage in some areas, artificial rock contracting is one of the most expensive applications that you can buy, much higher than standard construction services. This is because artificial rock is a niche market with very few, if any competing companies in most areas. You can not ask for a better, more promising, more flexible and more cost effective new hobby.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
How to Make a Crochet Hat
If you want to know how to make a crochet hat, I have quite the story to tell you. If you are like me, one who lives alone, has many children or possible grandchildren on the way, crocheting a hat may be a great way to use your free time. Making things like baby hats and such are fantastic presents to give away. Learning how to make a crochet hat is not hard. When you have good instructions, you can crochet just about any size or type of hat you would like. After learning the right way to crochet, I was enjoying spending my free time crafting instead of spending it in front of the television or computer. Plus, I have something to show for my time spent. When giving crocheted gifts to close friends and family, I get to remember time well spent when noticing them wearing my crocheted items. There is no greater feeling, in my mind, than seeing things I have made, being worn by people I love.
After you have your yarn and hook to crochet your hat, you would start to crochet around to begin the process. You will want to keep crocheting in the round until it is the proper size for the persons head. When you reach the desired size, slow down your crocheting in the loops. This means you would just do two crochet every other loop instead of each one. This will produce the sides of the hat. Continue doing this until your hat reaches the desired length.
Learning how to make a crochet hat may also lead you in the path of life with less stress. I find crocheting to be a very good stress reliever. Just being able to sit and craft things at my own pace is nice and love to show off what items that are made. So If you have that free time on your hands, and this does include sitting on the couch wanting television, I suggest you give crocheting a try and learn how to make a crochet hat.
How to Make a Crochet Hat
How to Make a Crochet Hat
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Bible Story Crafts For Kids - The Good Shepherd Craft & Game
This adorable sheep is one of our Easy Bible Story Crafts for Kids for kindergarten, first grade and second grade. Creating and displaying this cute, fluffy sheep reinforces the Scripture that tells us Jesus watches over us and calls us, like a good shepherd calls his sheep.
This is one of our Kids Bible Crafts that is complimented by a game. The craft and game help children to remember the verses: "I am the good shepherd. I know each of My sheep by name, and My sheep know Me." "Those who come through Me will be saved. They will have everything they need." Scripture: John 10:1-21
Supplies
Bible Story Crafts For Kids - The Good Shepherd Craft & Game
Empty toilet paper roll
Cotton balls (30 to 40)
4 Q-Tips
Elmer's School Glue
White tissue paper
Brown pipe cleaner (only if a ram)
Clear tape
Disposable container (such as a margarine container)
Black construction paper
Paper punch or scissors
Directions
For support, stuff paper (any kind) inside the toilet paper roll, leaving about an inch empty from the end.
Create the sheep's legs by taping the Q-tips to toilet paper roll.
Create the sheep's head by scrunching up some tissue paper and stuffing part of it into the end of the roll.
Pour a little glue into the container.
To add the sheep's wool, dip cotton balls into the glue and press onto the cardboard roll. Once it is covered, add another layer or more until the sheep is nice and wooly.
Create the eyes with a paper puncher and the construction paper. Use glue to adhere to the front of the sheep's tissue paper face.
For a ram, do Steps 1-6 and then add horns, which are made by twisting pipe cleaner into two curly cues and attaching with glue.
Allow to dry.
Displaying the Sheep
Before children bring their sheep home, you may want to create a classroom display:
Begin with a tray of wheat grass you've grown and trimmed short or Easter basket grass spread out evenly.
Add shepherd or Jesus figurine or paper doll.
Invite children to add their sheep to assemble the flock around the shepherd!
Stray Sheep Game
This tag game is sort of a classroom version of the backyard pool game, Marco Polo. The child playing the stranger is blindfolded and stands in the center of the circle. The others are the sheep and wander around the inside of the circle.
The blindfolded stranger tries to tag the sheep. When calling "Sheep!" the others must reply with "Baa-baa." The first sheep tagged takes the place of the stranger. This game reinforces the lesson that just like the sheep we should only answer to our Good Shepherd.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Craft Project - No-Sew Quilted Ball Holiday Tree Ornaments
Are you looking to make some new holiday ornaments for your Christmas tree this year? If so, I have a great project to share with you today.
These no-sew, quilted ball holiday tree ornaments are super easy to make and require absolutely no machine sewing! What is even better yet is the fact that this is a great project to use up all of those little fabric scraps that you have laying around that are left over from other sewing projects.
Supplies You Will Need:
Craft Project - No-Sew Quilted Ball Holiday Tree Ornaments
2 1/2" diameter Styrofoam ball
6" piece of 1/4" wide lace (I used white)
Various color small scraps of fabric (cottons or cotton blends work best)
All-Purpose Liquid Craft Glue (the kind that dries clear)
Sharp Fabric Scissors
Small Flat-Head Screw Driver or Butter Knife
Foam Paint Brush
Straight Pins
Note: You can use 1/4 wide lace or 1/4" wide satin ribbon for the ornament hanger. Since there is a little gluing involved, take the time to protect your work surface.
Tip: You will want to lay out all of your fabric scraps and sort them into color coordinating piles. Take the time to put colors together that work well with one another.
Trim your fabric scraps down to odd-shaped pieces. I have used rectangles, squares, circles and ovals. You should use different shapes that are different sizes to give it a true quilted look.
Use your screw driver or butter knife to slightly indent a space that is the shape of your fabric square on your Styrofoam ball. This indented shape should be slightly smaller than your actual fabric shape.
Use your foam paint brush and spread a very thin layer of craft glue inside the indented shape. Place your fabric shape on top of the glue and use the edge of your screw driver or butter knife to push the fabric edges into the indent and push hard to squeeze the edge of the fabric down into the ball.
You will want to repeat that step the entire way around your ball until it is completely covered.
Using a 6" piece of satin ribbon or lace, shape it into a hanging loop. Dab the end of a straight pin into the craft glue and poke it through the end of your hanging loop and push it down into your foam ball. Let this dry for 30 minutes before hanging it onto your holiday tree.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
What to Make and Sell Online - Easy Woodworking and Wood Craft Projects
If you're trying to decide what to make and sell online, woodworking projects are often dismissed because many people don't feel that they have the skills necessary to do these types of crafts. Contrary to that belief, there are a significant number of woodworking projects that are easy to do and require little to no prior experience or skills.
Plywood can be purchased at various thicknesses and is a great starting material for novice woodworkers. Measuring and cutting is very easy. In fact, many of the home improvement stores will cut the plywood for you. You can use pieces of plywood to make model houses, simple trinket boxes, birdhouses, photo frames, mirror frames, and much more. You can also cut plywood into simple shapes and paint it as Christmas ornaments, door hangers, house address numbers, decorative sayings for the kitchen or home and more.
Another great material to start with are popsicle sticks. The standard size and the tongue depressor size are both great because they can be glued together with wood glue and they can be bent to meet your project's needs. To bend popsicle sticks, simply soak them in vinegar to make the wood flexible. Popsicle sticks can be used to make an incredible number of things from small houses to birdhouses, baskets, boxes, figurines, picture frames, ornaments, magnet frames, and more.
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Another popular product that can easily be made of scrap wood or barn boards are rustic picture frames and mirror frames. Primitive benches and birdhouses also sell great using these materials. In some cases, you may need to find a pattern, but much of the time, you can learn how to make these items with simple measurements and cuts.
Precut wood shapes can be purchased from your local craft store at minimal cost. These can be painted to be ornaments or can be glued together to make household crafts. Wooden beads can also be purchased at little expense. These little treasures can either be hand painted or hand carved and then strung into necklaces, bracelets, and other trinkets.
There are so many other creative things you can do with simple things such as twigs and branches. For example, you can cut branches into slices, sand the rough wood down and drill holes to make primitive and natural buttons. Twigs can be gathered up with beautiful ribbon to make small broom ornaments, a favorite around Halloween. Gnarly branch ends can be turned upside down to make a natural jewelry holder. You can decorate vases, ball jars, votive candle holders, picture frames, mirrors, plaques and more with small, uniformly sized twigs to give the item a rustic feel. These are great seasonal items as well as year round items for a cabin or country home.
Tree branches have been used to create beautiful centerpieces, wreaths, family trees, wall branches and more. There is truly no limit to what you can do with and make from these items. You're limited only by your own creativity.
Wood crafts sell wonderfully online, partially due to the fact that many people that they lack the skills to accomplish woodworking projects. Starting these projects is much easier than many people think and as with any skill, the more you do, the better you become.
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
How to Make Homemade Body Lotion
The body lotion tutorial:
The process of making body lotion is actually fairly easy. First off you will need to gather your lotion making supplies that include the following: an emulsifying wax, oil, water, a colorant, and a fragrance.
Step one: The first step in making body lotion is to mix your oils and water in with your emulsifying wax. This will create the base of your lotion. The emulsifying wax is what keeps the water and oils from separating.
How to Make Homemade Body Lotion
Step two: The second step in making body lotion is to add your essential oils or fragrance oils. Essential oils will make your body lotion scented and can provide aromatherapy effects. Fragrance oils can also be used to give your lotion a nice scent.
Step three: The third step in making body lotion is to add your colorants. These colorants can be from a laboratory or they can come from natural sources. If you plan on marketing your handmade skin care products as natural skin care products then you will want to use natural coloring agents like paprika, mica, or oxides.
Step four: The fourth step is to bottle your product. You can place your lotions into a jar, tube or into a pump or squirt bottle. You can make custom labels to attach on the bottles with your company name, logo and ingredients.
In addition to making a basic body lotion you can also add things to the lotion to make it special. One popular additive to body lotion is glitter. Other popular additives for body lotions are SPF and tint.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Creating Crafts With Old Buttons - 10 Ideas
I just love using old buttons in my craft projects. Here's ten quick and easy ideas to put those old buttons to use. For most projects, you will need a tube of craft glue, and hardware from your local craft supply shop, or items found at your local mart in the craft section.
IDEAS FOR MINI, SMALL OR MEDIUM SIZED BUTTONS:
1) Game Piece Mini Button Pins. Use small buttons to create mini mosaics or small flowers on a poker chip or used domino. Hold together with craft glue., Once dry, and glue a "brooch pin" on the back and you have a neat craft idea.
Creating Crafts With Old Buttons - 10 Ideas
2) Picture frames: Transform any boring picture frame into something wonderful by gluing mini buttons all around the edges. (This works best with flat surface photo frames.) These make great gifts, from pearl buttons looking wonderful in a designer room, to colorful rainbow frames working as a "get well soon" gift.
3) Personalized Gift Tags: Use cardboard to cut out tag shapes, or buy the large price tags at your local office supply store. Once decorated with markers, crayons, paints, or decoupage with paper. Finalize by gluing mini buttons in the initials or first name letter of the person you are giving a gift to. This looks adorable and is a great way to use your buttons up. (If you are making your own cardboard cut out tags, you will need a hole punch and ribbon. The store bought version come with string).
4) Makeup Mirror Gift: Old makeup or powder compacts can be cleaned, (soaked in hot water to remove metal inserts) then small buttons glued all over for a unique gift idea. These serve as tiny jewelry cases, cash boxes, vitamin containers, or treasure boxes and make great stocking stuffers or novelty gift ideas.
5) Button Necklace: Mini buttons can be woven together in and out using thin gauge translucent crafting wire or clear fishing string medium weight to make a functional necklace.
IDEAS FOR LARGE TO JUMBO SIZED BUTTONS:
6)Dog Tag Identifier: Use a large button with a flat service to decoupage your dog's name and phone number onto a button (avoid the hole area). Apply many coats of clear sealer, and when dry, sew the button onto the top of your dog's collar. Even if your dog loses the tags from the lower loop, the button will stay atop the collar, and provide valuable information if the dog becomes lost. If you have to wash the collar, hand wash gently and avoid soaking the button area for long periods of time.
7) Greeting Cards: Use jumbo, extremely large buttons that are unique, vintage or colorful, and glue on the front of a handmade card. Use them as center of your artwork, for example, a large yellow button is the sun, a large black button is the center of a sunflower, or a large brown button is an owl's head. They make interesting mixed media components in your work.
8) Pendant from Large Buttons: Jumbo or large buttons which are unique in design can be adorned with a bale glued on with craft glue. They make lovely pendants. Alternative: Layer buttons and glue together, for a unique layered pendant look!
9) Key Fob with Buttons: Remove the ring from an old key chain, or acquire key chain rings for this project. Find some high strength cord such as hemp, or colored plastic cord. Thread the cord though the large button holes (Criss-cross the cord if using four hole button), then braid it. Your braid should be 3" or more in length. Attach with knots onto the ring. It will make a pretty and simplistic key chain or gift idea.
10) Button Magnet Gifts: Using small magnets, attach to backs of buttons with craft glue. Allow to dry and assemble into sets of six. Find medium weight cardboard to use for gift package backing. Mount buttons onto the cardboard backing as this is your gift display. (This can be done by cutting a small slit in the cardboard, and pressing the magnet through to hold the magnet in place, so that all you see on the front of the cardboard is the pretty buttons, as if they are mounted on a card!) Cover with cloth or wrap with newspaper and these make great gift sets.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Vintage Handkerchiefs - Decorating and Craft Uses
There are many modern-day uses for vintage handkerchiefs other than their original use as cloths to blow your nose! Basically, any way you use fabric, you can use a lady's handkerchief.
Some decorating and crafting ideas are found here. Just think outside the box and use your imagination! You can search the internet for instructions on how to make some of these items.
Here are some creative ways to use vintage hankies:
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Baby's handkerchief bonnet that can be used as a christening bonnet and then one day be used as a wedding handkerchief Decoration on clothing - a pocket or collar on a vest, jacket, apron, or blouse Sachets filled with lavender or other potpourri Gift wrap or bag for a small gift Gift wrap a hand-made soap Bow on a gift package - gather the edges of a pretty hanky and tie with a ribbon - use instead of a gift bow Fabric shade on a small lamp Display a collection on a metal ornament tree Display a special handkerchief under a piece of glass on a tabletop Night light Guest books for the new bride or for a new baby Cocktail napkins Dining napkins Placemats Basket liners - use colorful hankies in a basket for the bath or bedroom Backing on a shadow box Doily - use instead of a crocheted or tatted doily Party favor around a candle Handkerchief dolls Handkerchief puppets Angel ornaments Christmas ornaments Curtain valance - lay several at an angle over a rod or clip to a curtain rod - some like to clip with old wooden clothes pins Sew them together and use as a fabric to make curtains, valances, shower curtains, tablecloths, table toppers, quilts, skirts, vests, dresses, or halter tops Drape on a diagonal over the edge of a shelf Tuck in a beaded bag for an elegant addition to your dresser Small hat as part of a child's costume Decoration on children's clothing - jacket, shirt, or pants Padded picture frame Small book cover Bulletin board cover Frame several together for a dramatic effect Tuck several floral decorated handkerchiefs into a ball vase for an arrangement that's always in bloom Pillow cover - use two hankies to cover the front and back of a pillow Pillow overlay - just tack to the front of a solid-color throw pillow Dream pillows filled with herbs
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
How to Make Christmas Ornaments With Styrofoam Balls and Fabric
A few years ago I discovered a very simple and fun technique for making beautiful and unique Christmas ornaments. These can be made for presents or for your own tree. You can make them in one afternoon with your kids or friends.
Materials:
Styrofoam Balls: assortment of sizes, but no bigger than a baseball.
Fabric Squares: assortment of sizes and various types of fabric, try glitzy and velvets.
Bits and Pieces: of ribbon, beads, sequins, buttons, rickrack, costume jewelry, ribbon roses or and anything else you would like to embellish your ornament with.
Hot Glue Gun and Scissors: to cut and glue all of your bits and pieces.
Thread: for tying and tightening
Small Pins and Tacks: to apply ribbon and beads.
Basic Techniques:
How to Make Christmas Ornaments With Styrofoam Balls and Fabric
Step 1:
Choose a gorgeous square piece of fabric. Place a Styrofoam ball in the center of the square.
Step 2:
Take all four corners and gather them towards the center of the Styrofoam ball (this is also how you can decide which size square works for which size ball).Take your piece of precut thread and tightly wrap it around the gathered area , dab it with a little bit of hot glue so it doesn't unravel.
Step 3:
Now you can decide if you should cut the gathered area of the fabric or leave it. It totally depends on how it looks. If the fabric seems too bulky in that area then you can shear it flat. If you do decide to cut the top portion off then you must cover that area with a ribbon rose or beads.
Step 4:
You must make a loop with ribbon, or beads on a wire, and attach it in the center of the Styrofoam ball with a pin or tack and again a little bit of glue; in the same area where you gathered and cut the fabric. This loop is how you will hang the ornament on the tree.
Step 5:
Now the real fun begins. Start attaching ribbon or beads or buttons; any of the embellishments that you have chosen. You can use little sequin pins or tacks and stick things in through the fabric and into the ball. Always use a small dab of glue; you don't want anything falling off!
When you think your ornament is complete twirl it around and make sure it looks wonderful from all angles. Make sure to cover or hide anything that doesn't look attractive. You can make all different sizes of ornaments. They are quite light and easy to hang.
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
How to Make Mountains and Hills For Your Model Railroad
Once you've got a train layout set up on a flat table, you might want to make it more interesting by adding some mountains and hills. There are a couple of ways to do this, and they are both easy.
Papier-Mâché Method
If your layout is temporary, or you don't want to spend much money, you can use the papier-mâché method. Basically, you just scrunch up some newspapers into the general shape of the hill or mountain, then cover them with sheets of newspaper dipped in papier-mâché paste.
How to Make Mountains and Hills For Your Model Railroad
The traditional method of making papier-mâché paste is to add one part water to one part flour. Some people prefer to boil the paste, saying that it makes the consistency smoother. Water to flour ratio is changed to five parts water to one part flour in this case. Other people use a three to one or a one to one ratio of water and polyvinyl acetate wood glue. Still others say that starch makes a fine paste. Adding a dash of cinnamon to the mixture gives the paste a pleasant smell; adding a dash of salt and sugar reduces the chances of the product developing mould.
You simply dip sheets of newspaper (fold them a couple of times to make them thicker) in the paste and drape them over the scrunched up newspapers. The sheets will be soft and pliable, so mould them into hills and valleys as you like. Let the papier-mâché dry overnight. You will find that it is hard and rigid, like a piñata.
Paint it with a water-based paint in shades of green (for grass) and brown (for dirt) and grey (for rock). You can also use spray paint, but make sure it is matte, not glossy, paint. While the paint is still wet, sprinkle some grass (available at the hobby shop) or green-coloured sawdust. When the paint is dry, add some lichen for bushes and trees (also available at any hobby shop).
Window Screening and Wooden Supports
If your train layout is permanent, a more durable method of making mountains and hills is to use screening and wooden supports. This also has the advantage that you can run tracks on the mountain itself, providing you make the appropriate supports. Basically, you cut wooden support blocks to the appropriate size, then drape window screening (called "fly screen" in Australia) over the blocks, stapling the screen to the blocks. You should fasten the blocks to the table with screws or nails first, so they don't move around.
If you want, you can build a second track bed around or through the mountain, elevated above the table. Simply use support blocks and plywood to make a rigid base for the track.
Once the screening is in place, pinch it in places to make rugged edges, ditches, and valleys. Then mix up some common household plaster (available at any hardware store to fix holes in a plaster wall) and slobber it over the screen. There is no need to be careful, just make sure all the screen is covered. A thicker plaster mix works much better than a thin mix, as the latter allows the screen to show through.
When you get to the rugged vertical bits, use horizontal strokes of a knife to simulate rock cuts. Let the plaster dry overnight and then paint as described above.
Finally, finish it off with lichen bushes and trees as appropriate.
Don't Forget Access
When you are deciding how big to make your mountain, and where to place it, also think about derailments. Murphy's Law guarantees that, at some point, your train is going to derail in the tunnel through your mountain. Make sure the tunnel entrance is large enough so you can reach in and get your train out.
Or consider these alternatives: If you have made a papier-mâché mountain, and not glued it to the table, you can simply lift it off the table.
If you have made a permanent wood block and wire screen mountain, then consider cutting access holes in the table, below the mountain, so you can reach in and right the train or remove it. Don't make the holes too close to the track, because if the train does derail at that spot, you don't want it to fall through the hole onto the floor.
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Doug Anderson has been making mountains out of mole hills for more than 50 years. You can get more tips and techniques for your model railroad at www.Model-Railroading.org. Also see Windows Stupidities and How to Fix Them for solutions to common problems with Windows.
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