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How to Use a Frame to Bead a Purse
Beaded purses are an elegant fashion accessory and a lovely way to show off beading skills. A frame-beaded purse is ideal as the metal frame can support the weight of the beading and various sizes are available. Small frame purses can be worn as necklaces, while larger ones can be used as evening ba
How to Save Turkey Eggs From the Cold
Turkey embryos can die from being outside in cold winter weather or cold temperatures. The mother Turkey sits on the eggs to keep them warm and incubate them. If the mother turkey is scared off or is not around, the turkey eggs need to be kept warm. Keep the Turkey eggs warm with an incubator.
Aphanitic Rocks Containing Quartz
Aphanitic rocks are fine-grained igneous rocks that are produced when magma cools and solidifies in certain environments.Their grain or crystalline structure is too fine to be seen by the unaided eye. For that reason, mineral identification in aphanitic rocks often relies on color or thin section an
How to Make a Horse's Head out of Popsicle Sticks
Popsicle sticks refer to wooden sticks that you commonly see plugged into ice pops. Popsicle sticks come in various sizes and are used by hobbyist for making various projects. Using Popsicle sticks to make figures and models can be a fun and relaxing hobby. Making animal figures, such as a horse's h
How to Knit a Floating DNA Pattern
The floating DNA design is a very striking design bordered by a background of reverse stockinette stitch. It requires the knowledge of how to do knit and purl stitches, as well as how to twist and cross stitches to the front and back to create a laddered DNA twist look. Instructions on how to do som
Machine Quilting Stitches
Machine sewing is a must for the quilter as modern day machines have the ability to quickly and uniformly sew a quilt together, leaving time for the quilter to plan the next quilt. A classic quilt has three layers: a decorative top, the filler or batting, and the backing. Stitches are used to piece
How to Tie a Paracord on a Boonie Hat
Hikers and outdoor explorers often carry coils of paracord. This light, strong cord is good for securing shelters against the elements, tying your food in trees away from predators, and creating makeshift fishing lines and tourniquets in emergencies. Many hikers wear woven paracord bracelets as a co
Free Directions to Make Beaded Stitch Markers for Knitting
Beaded stitch markers can make your knitting work in progress look prettier, as the beads dangle below the needle and settle against your yarn. In addition, they also distort your knitting less than plastic stitch markers, which can throw your gauge off, as they take up a lot of room on your needles
How to Fluff Mulberry Paper
Mulberry paper is a soft, thin paper featuring threadlike fibers, bits of flower petals or metallic flakes as inclusions running throughout each sheet. Sold at scrapbooking, rubber-stamping and craft stores, the paper is available in classic black and white, shimmering metallic shades and vibrant co
How to create clown art projects
Clown art helps children use their artisitc talents and imagination.clown face image by Tammy Mobley from Fotolia.comClowns, which have been around since ancient Egypt, are always a fun sight to see. Painted faces, big red noses, and brightly colored hair and clothing provide for a...
How to Make Paper Flowers Look Real for Scrapbooking
Paper flowers make whimsical, colorful and beautiful embellishments for scrapbooking layouts. Whether the page features photos of a baby's milestones, a wedding shower, a Hawaiian holiday or a spring tea party, you can design your own floral embellishments to customize the colors, sizes and designs.
Taking Up Woodturning
With a lathe, you can make objects that are both beautiful and useful, often taking only minutes from start to finish. No other woodwork is so immediate. But how do you start? Here is an ...
How to Make Your Own Personal Totem
In traditional Native American culture, totem poles are large pillars carved from trees. Individual families or clans erected these carved sculptures to honor or pay tribute to the deceased. These poles feature a unique totem, usually an animal or mythical creature, which symbolizes the interconnect
Typical Modern Sewing Machines
Sewing is a fun hobby, with a purpose, that not only has been around forever, but always will be. And just as technology has made it easier to do other things we enjoy, so it ...
Components of a Breakaway Lanyard
Whistle on lanyardpfeife image by Jens Klingebiel from Fotolia.comBreakaway lanyards are commonly used for identification badges and security cards in the workplace as well as keys and even whistles in other settings. They can be found in a variety of lengths, widths and designs, but are...
How to Make Recycled Paper Cards
You can use a wide variety of store-bought recycled paper to make greetings cards, but if you really want to impress your recipient and help the environment, as well as creatively dispose of that pile of paper cluttering your house, then the most satisfying and generous way is by making your own rec
Religious Snow Crafts
You can make your own Celtic cross with a snowflake theme.celtic cross image by Peter Helin from Fotolia.comWhile many people are familiar with making Rudolph the Reindeer crafts at Christmastime, such a craft theme doesn't have any real religious significance during Christmas, a...
How to Crochet Spiral Clowns
The spiral clown crochet pattern has been around for many years. It is a popular pattern for making toy clown gifts for baby showers and young children's birthday parties. Using variegated yarn will allow you to complete this multicolored pattern without continually changing yarn colors as you croch
How to Sew a Border on a Girl's Skirt
Add a border to a skirt pattern or to a premade skirt to obtain a longer finished garment. Borders add beauty and personality to a girl's skirt and can help coordinate the skirt with matching tops or for use as a uniform or costume. Adding the border requires minimal effort and will be a cinch for e