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HOME:Crafts and Hobbies Floral Framed Art with Pressed Flowers Pick fresh flowers flower's and foliage when at their best ensuring there is no moisture on them to achieve best result for pressing. Saving Family Keepsakes for Scrapbooking I'm new to scrapbooking, and I still can't believe all the possibilities there are for scrapbook layouts. A Beginners Guide to Painting on Glass Here I concentrate on painting on ‘glass’ - by this I mean not only glass as such; but plastic, mirrors and acetate. Buying a Gift For a Scrapbooker A scrapbooker is easy to buy for! They can never have enough cardstock, patterned paper, stickers, embellishments, idea books. You don`t even know what that is? There are lots of scrapbook shops on and off line with staff that will help you put together a gift that WILL be appreciated. Scented Greeting Cards One of my hobbies is to turn photographs of flowers and garden plants into scented greeting cards and notelets. Patchwork Fabric-Covered Gift Box Patchwork fabric-covered gift boxes are an easy, affordable way to dress up any gift package. They're also great for storage. Total preparation and assembly time for this project is approximately 2-3 hours, depending on the size of the shoe box. Keepsake Christmas Album Do you hate throwing your Christmas cards away every year as much as I do? This year I decided to try to come up with some way to preserve our Christmas cards, as well as find a way to organize all the Christmas letters I've been faithfully filing away for the past six years. I decided to make an album for our Christmas letters using decoupage to decorate the covers with this year's Christmas cards. 8 Steps to Optimize Your Sewing Time Step 1:Be prepared - Gather and purchase all of the supplies necessary to complete your sewing or craft project ahead of time. Having to stop in the middle of the project in order to run out and get a forgotten essential item is time consuming and irritating. Confessions of a Crafter It is time for a confession. I am a crafter. There, it is out in the open. I have been searching for a support group, perhaps called something like, Crafters Anonymous. Turn An Arts And Crafts Hobby Into A Business! Are you searching for a quick way to make an extra income? Why not turn that Cooking Interest, Comic Book Collecting, or Your Retro Clothing Collection Into A Home Based Business Venture! Getting Started Selling Your Crafts As a crafter and a businesswoman, I feel I have some valuable insights into the craft business that I can share with you. Handmade Cards Made Simple There's something so special about handmade cards. It's so easy to go out and buy a card (and also increasingly expensive) but to make one for your loved ones shows just how much you care. Your friends and family will love to receive your handmade cards which can be kept as unique keepsakes to treasure forever. Decorative Painting with Terracotta Pots The word terracotta comes from Latin and means baked earth. The natural texture of terracotta provides the perfect canvas for the budding artist to bring extra color and style into the garden or home. Five Reasons to Work on Your Scrapbook Today I remember, not so long ago, looking at the boxes and boxes of my babies' photographs and becoming so overwhelmed by the notion that I had better get them organized and labeled before I lost track of which kid was which. And then one day, I picked up a particularly poignant photo of my oldest daughter, and I had an urge to create a scrapbooking page around it. I didn't know what I was doing. I just knew I wanted a finished product that would evoke the same emotion I felt when I took the photo. I Didn't Know These Are Slowly Destroying My Scrapbooks! Once you spend your precious time and energy creating a scrapbook, make sure it lasts! There are a few simple things you can easily do to ensure that your scrapbooks look just as good as the day you finished them, for years to come. Scrapbooking on a Budget: 9 Ways to Find Discount Scrapbook Supplies Memories are priceless, but the cost of preserving them can be high. Here are nine tips for making the most of your scrapbooking budget. Homemade Cards - Card Instructions - Fall Leaves Card Here are easy-to-follow instructions (and a picture!) to help you create some cute cards for the fall season! Preserving Flowers From A Potpourri Garden Fresh cut flowers all spring and summer are one of the bonuses of having a flower garden. Wouldn’t you love to extend that bonus throughout the year? By choosing the right flowers and learning methods of drying and preserving flowers, you can fill your house with the beauty and fragrance of potpourri all year long.