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so i want to start making mosaics to hang on walls... i will be mouting the mosaics on mdf... what is the best method for hanging mosaic pieces? ie what do i afix to the back to hang etc? thanks in advance x

So my best friend has been having a real rough time lately and been feeling down. I really want to cheer her up and put a small package together. Like a few little gifts. Now I am pretty poor so has to be cheap and easy but something really nice that she can keep. It just...

So my cousins sweet 16 is coming up this weekend and I'm not sure what to make her. Anyone have ideas? Her fav colors are purple and blue and fav animal is owls. It doesn't matter what kinda of craft mediums! I just need some type of idea to go along with the crochet tiger I...

My daughter wanted to do scrapbooking for her 4H project and at Michaels I found SMASHBOOKS. Now I made smashbooks 20 years ago but they were folded paper with drawings and magazine pictures glued in and stapled together. so knowing I COULD NOT keep my hands off her book, I...

Dearest Crafting Fanatics, I started painting my (trekking) backpack with acrylic paint and thought I'd seal it with the stuff we have at home. But now I'm not so sure it's the right kind of sealant. According to the instructions, it will make most types of fabric waterproof...

i want to make a pair of gladiator sandals for a costume. does anyone know where a good tutorial or something is?? i was thinking of making them from rope or something.

what is the strangest thing you have ever collected in the name of crafts? Mine is the bones from a fish... My hubby eats the fish that they debone at your table...I asked to keep the bones and I did...they reside in a plastic bag with hydrogen peroxide...they are perfect and...

So I'm planning on making some gift/goodie bags for a couple friends that I met online and I never really get to see ever. Most of them I haven't met in person, but they're some of my closest friends and I want to make some cute little things for them. I'm planning on putting...

These look so cool I want to make something. There are in stud-like shape except for its pushed inside?? I don't know how to say how it's like so here's the pic!

Good day fellow crafters! I do a lot of sewing and use Hobbycraft Fabric Glue for most of my glueing needs. My question is this, I have recently come across some patterns I want to try where it tells me to glue on sequins, buttons and beads... I've tried with the fabric glue...

I've recently been diagnosed with depression, and I'm very stressed with things at the minute too. I've found painting and drawing to be really relaxing and therapeutic when I have the time, but I'm not really artistically talented. This means I'm never happy with the finished...

My latest passion is recycled glass jewelry. I've been saving wine and other pretty bottles for other projects. Now I want to break up some pretty colors and make tumbled glass. Has anyone done this here? I'd love to get some tips and idea's...anything, really.

I want to "paint" resin on an object for a gel candle. Exactly how is resin used? Can one apply it with a brush? I just need to cover the body of a butterfly with something that will protect it from the heat and chemical make up of gel candle wax. the candle wax is 95% mineral...

I've recently seem the 2012 movie and loved it. Any other fans out there? Just curious.

I really want to make one of these but how to I make the lines where the person is supposed to tear it off? Should I use laser printing stickers or what should I do??? Please help!

I'll see what I can do

Anyone have any suggestion on how to make elf ears without a mold ?? thanks

I was given a "jacket" for softball that has my name on it and I really dont like it. Does anybody have any ideas what I could make or do with it? Something crafty? Maybe I can wear it to look nice somehow? If you have any ideas just let me know, theyd be much appreciated

Hi guys, I am creating some ram horns using a chicken wire frame and papier maché, but I'm having problems getting a smooth surface (the chicken wire texture just won't go away!) Does anyone have any tips on how to rectify this, I can easily start over.

I have a whole bunch of them! Even icecream boxes and other food boxes. I don't have things t up in it! I already have a jewelry box and beads in another box what o I do with 'em?

Is there a way to set a notification so I know when someone replies to a topic I start?

Hey Geni I am always up for a chat about crafting, making, art or whatever! Message me anytime Lauren C x

Hi guys. I have been sneaking around this site for a long time and finally plucked up the courage to create a profile and post something;) I'd really like to have a pen pal (or several) from another place in the world. Someone to mail really old-fashioned snail-mail to....

So I decided to go back on Facebook, as some of you lovely cut-out-and-keepers are not on the blogspot, I am! bymytwohands.blogspot.com/ I followed some of you already, but I'll follow your facebook too. Of course if you are not on blogspot I would like to just follow your...

Hi I have alot of Vintage suitcases,vanity cases and wicker type sewing boxes. At the moment alot of them are just stacked on top of my wardrobe with materials and bits in. Does any-one have any idea's of thing I could make /do with them? I saw the YouTube video Pink Weeds...

I saw a tin on here I made my own version of. It was an Alice in wonerland Kawaii tin. I wanna post my version but I don't wanna take all the credit for the idea. Can someone tell me Where it is?

My Art Journal is not that full, and already it's not wanting to close. Can someone help me make it big enough to close?

Hey everyone! im in a little bit of a bother! i've got a friend who im making a birthday present for, ive a made a nice hand emboidered tote bag but I need somethings to put in the bag. Im going to make a jar of basil pesto, but thats where the ideas end. I would make cookies...

Okay... so I'm making a patch work purse for a surprise cosplay and I wanna include the different symbols of fire... like from different Anime and Manga and shows and cultures... Like Avatar Last Air bender and Hell Girl, as well as the Japanese Kanji but I need more than...

So I want to build a small vanity table to put in my bedroom at my apartment. Space is kinda limited, so I'm thinking a vanity table about 16 inches long and 24 inches wide would be the perfect size. I'd love to be able to build something on my own out of some some kind of...