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DIY Screen Printing Machine

Screen printing is the process of copying an image or lettering onto another surface via a special screen and ink. You can make your own screen printing machine at home for a very affordable price by locating a few simple items found at your local craft supply store. This one-color screen printing m

Quilt Piecing Instructions

Making a quilt by hand may look complicated, but careful attention to detail is the most important aspect. Use quality materials, be careful in measuring and cutting, be precise in your piecing and take your time. It may take a little longer to pay such close attention, but the results will be very

How to Make Letters to Display Out of Dough

Using letters made from dough for display on a sign or table provides a distinctive three-dimensional font. You can also transform dough letters into hanging ornaments for display by adding a ribbon. Creating letters in the perfect shape may take a bit of practice, but you can always roll the dough

How to Do Origami Quilting

Origami is an art with ancient roots. Originally, origami involved folding paper into designs ranging from the simple, such as paper airplanes, boats and the fortune-teller popular with school-age children, to the more intricate designs resembling birds, flowers and other objects. In recent times, o

How to Explore the Cascade Valleys Heritage Corridor in Washington

The Cascade Valleys Heritage Corridor in Washington is on route SR 202 and is 28 miles of scenic beauty. It follows the Snoqualmie River and was once a walking path for Native Americans. Driving through only takes 40 minutes, but making stops along the way to enjoy some of the sights is recommended.

How to Make Cork Jewelry

Every acre of vineyard yields 4,000 bottles of wine. As of 1999, in the United States alone, there were nearly 905,000 acres of vineyards, meaning around 3.6 billion bottles of American wine need corks every year. After consuming these bottles of wine, the corks are often tossed or placed into a lar

How to Do a Woven Friendship Bracelet

Friendship bracelets are colorful bracelets woven from string. As their name suggests, they are frequently made and given to others as a sign of friendship. Friendship bracelets can be made in simple designs, appropriate for the beginner, or extremely complex with elaborate and intricate details. Th

How to Enlarge a Hole in a Marble Counter

Marble counter tops are found in many kitchens and are available in a variety of colors and finishes. Occasionally the holes cut in a marble counter top may be too small for the fixtures that must be installed. When this happens, you must enlarge the hole with a hole saw. This tool has a round blade

How to Make Fleece Hot Packs

Use a simple heating pad to relieve aches and pains, dull headaches or just to warm your toes under the covers in bed. No matter what you want to use it for, you can make your own microwave fleece heating pad in less than an hour for a lot less money than a store-bought heating pad. Make them to gi

How to Make a Pool Toy Holder

Fun in the sun often leads to a yard full of pool toys baking in the heat and creating an eyesore. Garage trunks or shed toy bins don't work well because wet toys drip water and cause rust or mildew from the puddles left behind. Making a pool toy holder is easy and requires inexpensive items that ye

How to Paint Milk Cans

Recycle milk cans into decorative crafts for your home or garden. You can make wind chimes, luminaries, fence posts and a variety of other crafts with used milk cans. One of the ways to make milk cans more attractive for your craft projects is to paint them. Select a background color to coordinate w

How to Make an Origami Skunk

The skunk, a den-dwelling mammal, can be found throughout the United States. Most notable for their black-and-white striped fur and the fowl odor released as a defense mechanism, there are four varieties of skunks. Making an origami skunk is much easier than approaching a wild one, with the chance o

How to Block a Beret

Knitted and crochet items, such as hats, mittens and socks, require special care for shaping the items correctly. Knitted and crocheted berets are no exception. Three different blocking techniques on three identical berets will result in three different looks. Block a beret by using water or steam a

How to Make a Paper Backpack With Kindergarten Students

One of the best types of crafts for children in kindergarten are paper crafts. The folding and taping helps them with their hand-eye coordination as well as allows them to practice creating straight lines and spacing. An example of such a craft is to make a construction-paper backpack.

Creative Music Activities for Preschool

Preschoolers learn to express themselves through music with fun and creative activities. Use singing, dancing, games and crafts to encourage memorization skills and teach preschoolers about rhythm and meter. Preschoolers will learn through song and dance and promote creativity through art with engag

How to Make a Rose From Tissue Paper for Kids

Tissue paper roses are adorable and easy for kids of all ages to make. Children can make these roses and give them to their moms or grandmas on Mother’s day, a birthday or for any reason they choose. To make roses from tissue paper, the kids may need your help. After showing them how to make o

Can I Make My Own Cursor on CSS?

Cursors are the focal point of everything we do on computers and without them, navigating websites would be much harder. Every time you click a hyperlink you see the hand cursor, and while the next page is loading, you see the egg-timer cursor. These are the default cursors that all browsers use, bu

How to Make Wood Inlay Butterflies

Inlays are designs placed into a piece of wood, usually consisting of another piece of wood in a different color. This provides a contrasting element to the wood that you can then stain or finish, with a coat of varnish. Create an inlay by using a chisel or a power tool, such as a router. To make th