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can somebody please tell me how to make a heart cage pendent??? i am dying to make it....it somewhat looks like a heart nest...

can somebody please tell me how to make a heart cage pendent??? i am dying to make it....it somewhat looks like a heart nest...

I went to a bin sale for charity yesterday and found 3 vintage red pyrex bowls, the red on the outside is really oxidized. Does anyone know a way to get the oxidation off of the finish or do I just love the "antique" finish they now adorn? Any help would be greatly...

I'm 12 and I share a small bedroom with my 15 year old sister. She's a girly girl, but I hate pink! We can't agree on a theme, and our room is too small to have a decent divider. Has anyone got any potential ideas?

I have a t-shirt that I'd like to reconstruct, but the problem is no matter what I do,it collects every speck of lint and hair in the house. I'm going to try softening it in a salt water solution and then washing it with vinegar and fabric softener. But I was wondering if...

I use a lot of tea candles and I have a bunch of the little silver linners they come in with the wick holder two...I use a few diff brands (apparently) so there are different sizes but not by much.

my birthday is on march 17 (St. Patty's Day) and i wanted to make everything decoration wise for the party room i have some things in mind .... anybody got any other ideas???

In my apartment, I have a room all to myself for crafting. It's about average sized, so 8x12 feet with a closet that's about a foot and a half deep about 7 or 8 feet long. I have already filled the closet with my old prints from when I was an art major. I have two 2x6 foot...

I’m thinking about adding a new member to my family. So I need a little advice on beginner tank/aquarium pets. Please no snakes, lizards, spiders, small fuzzies or bugs types. My roomies are kind of cowards when it comes to those animals and I’m afraid if they escape the...

So I've found my table. I've painted it white, how the heck do I give it the distressed shabby chic look? Is it just a bit of sandpaper preventing me from my first shabby chic upcycle!?! Help!!!

Queue is the only word that is pronounced the same without the four letters in the end Rhythm is the only longest word without vowels There is a city called Rome in every continent Elephant is the only mammal that can't jump Like fingerprints tongue prints are also different...

What kind can you make?? ;) ^_^

Just wondering any Christmas jewelry crafts??

Hey all, I am so super excited about Christmas this year. I want to decorate my whole house with Christmas decorations.... however; I like to make things myself. Does anybody have great Christmas crafts that maybe you haven't thought of to put up or thought of as a craft? I...

Hey all, I am so super excited about Christmas this year. I want to decorate my whole house with Christmas decorations.... however; I like to make things myself. Does anybody have great Christmas crafts that maybe you haven't thought of to put up or thought of as a craft? I...

I got a bunny yesterday (who I named Frodo) and he seems to be much more scared and jumpy than my previous rabbits. What can I do to help him relax and trust me? I've been keeping him on my lap or on my bed most of the time so he can get used to me but he's having problems...

Any simple and cute characters to dress up as?? Not too fancy either!!

My fiance and I are in a bit of a pickle. He likes to have a certain amount of clutter in our bedroom (all we have for furniture is a bed, a night stand, and a dresser) which usually means our clean clothes that don't fit in the closet or dresser get thrown around on the...

I'm seventeen and I've recently started to feel like a want to make something cosy out of my bedroom. It's pretty small, and I have that smooth, wood ikea furniture that seems to dislike my shabby chic style so very much. Does anyone have any crafty ideas I could use to save...

Hey what am I supposed to do with these any craft ideas??

I was thinking about ditching my daily train commute and cycle to work instead. I have been looking at used bikes but I am not really sure what to get. Since I live in a small place, I was looking into a folding bicycle. Would this be suitable for city cycling? How much...

Has anyone tried these? I am considering making some since sea sponges are cheap ($2 here) and I could make at least 6 or 7 tampons from one sponge, and they're reusable for up to 6 months each... and a box of tampons here is about $4, and I need a new box every two months....

Alright, so I found this pic of an amazing rug that I would LOVE for my room...but it has a price tag that I really don't want to pay, especially for something that looks like it could be very easily done at home....

So I moved into my own place a few weeks ago and along with a new home, I decided to adopt a kitty from the shelter. It's a little longhaired Manx and vie never had a long haired cat before. A after she settled down and started coming out more and exploring, I noticed there...

I haven't ever really tried to grow anything before but I just bought a bunch of seeds. Baby tomatoes, sweet and Genovese basil, gourd, cucumber, watermelon and radish on the back of the packets it says that now is the time to plant everything I was wondering if I could plant...

Hey, my mom just bought a new house, so I need bedroom ideas!

I have a ton of extra photos that I have printed throughout the years that I don't want to display or scrapbook. I'm not sure if I can take them to a recycling center but I don't just want anyone to get their hands on them...does anyone have any idea on how to dispose of them...

Hey Everyone, So My boyfriend and I are getting our first apartment! YAY! We found this adorable apartment that has a lovely bright kitchen and awesome bedroom with a grand window! But our living room is small, carpeted and we can't paint or take up the carpets, This is where...

I wasn't really sure where to put this...but because I already have the sunglasses, I suppose this is green? I have a crapton of sunglasses that I can't wear because I don't wear contacts and, well, If I wear non-prescription sunglasses I can't see. My question is, what can I...

I was cleaning out my CD rack because I borrowed most of my CD's from my Dad and sister so I had to give them back, and I realized I didn't have very many CD's of my own so I out the ones that I had in my closet so I had the rack leftover. I don't want to throw it away because...