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Extremely good scissors, One of Fiskars' two Best shears. These are very nice shears, and I find them very useful. Everything you read about them is pretty much the truth, but they are not the best shears that Fiskars makes. That distinction belongs to the 10" Heritage Tailor Shears. I bought both and tried them both, comparing them to lots of other scissors I've bought in the past. By themselves, I might have thought that the Amplify were the best scissors I've ever bought, but the Heritage Tailor Shears easily surpassed everything I've ever owned or used.
For cutting things that might damage the blade, these might be a wiser choice than using the fine Heritage line, but I've found that I tend to use the 10" Heritage Tailor Shears for everything.
Again: these are excellent, and all their marketing is pretty much on target. But if you are going to be cutting really stiff, thick materials, you will have to work pretty hard in these. They're far better than cheap scissors, though.
[EDIT] March 2015 I've now been using the Heritage Tailor Shears AND the Amplify Mixed Media Shears for over 8 months, sometimes reaching for one and sometimes the other. I've learned that the Amplify Mixed Media Shears really DO what they claim to dothat is, hold tightly together through thick and cumbersome media. These scissors are not to be taken lightly. They're extremely good scissors, and if you tend to cut on lots of cardboard and other thick stuff, these may well be the best choice out there. I still love both models, but I'm learning when to use which model, and this one is the pair of choice for heavy stuff. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
A must-have for anyone who uses X-ACTO on a regular basis. I use my X-ACTO handles on almost a daily basis going through around 3 or 4 blades a day. Obviously I was starting to get some wrist problems which I initially fixed by putting a #11 blade in to a handle that was a little thicker and made for larger blades, this helped a bit but then the wrist came back pretty quick. I have also tried those slightly thicker handles that have the cushy rubber grip, and that worked well BUT I decided to try switching to this handle hoping that it would help a bit. I wasn't going to get my hopes up and really only expected it to help a little, nothing too extraordinary. HOWEVER I have been blown away with how much this handle has helped with my wrist pain and the control over the blade that you're gaining is an awesome bonus. I highly recommend this handle to anyone who uses similar products regularly. It comes with a blade cover and if you're working on any sort of inclined surface I would recommend using it as you do not want this rolling off of your table and in to your foot....cause it doesn't feel good....trust me.
Update!! I have now had this product for about 7 months. Because I use this product so much, it looks like 7 months might be the life expectancy for this product when used on a daily basis for long stretches of time. The rubber in the ergonomic grip essentially melted/rubbed off. I was using this knife the other day and it started to ball up like putty. Luckily this is still the best product I could be using and it's cheap so I just went ahead and ordered a new one! Excited for it to get here tomorrow! :) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Overall, great for the price! Can do lots with. Very pleased with this kit! For the price I paid, I'm impressed that it came with so many items - a stencil, and tons of bits. I'll be able to make something really cool with it. The tips are easy to change - but MAKE SURE to cool a bit before swapping to avoid stripping the threads. I did find pliers to be very useful (per recommendation), as long as you don't over tighten it.
Only small complaints are that 1) the tool itself doesn't seem very well-constructed. The cord doesn't really have much strain relief, and it doesn't feel like there is anything strongly "gripping" it inside the device. Over time, the cord may become loose as a result. The plastic housing also seems a bit flimsy, and the switch sometimes "bulges" the housing when you flip it.
Regarding the cord, for some reason, there was a little cut in the insulation on the cord of mine, and you could actually see some exposed copper if you looked hard enough. NOT GOOD!... Since it was a minor cut, however, I simply put some electrical tape around it. With that said, however, that really didn't seem to safe to me and gave the impression that quality control (and/or the packaging during manufacture), wasn't the best. CHECK YOUR CORD FOR DAMAGE!
In addition, there isn't really a tip that works ideally with the stencil - the most optimal one is the pre-installed "chisel" tip, which, while works nicely for some letters, isn't the best for letters that are more "curved." You have to repeatedly go over certain letters for them to transfer in a thick, "neat" manner. Otherwise, they'll sometimes have an ugly appearance.
Finally, I thought it was nice the kit came with a stand, and a solid, reusable case. And, best of all, it even included a free offer for an additional product - carbon paper, a spare tip set, or another iron itself.
Despite these negatives, I'm satisfied! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great bottle cutter. I have used several types of bottle cutters, even fabricated a couple of my own. This one is great! My wife and I had a 75% success rate the first day we used it. We used the boiling water/ice water break method. Piece of cake! A couple of "tricks of the trade" are 1. Lubricate your score area with something like WD-40 before you make the score. Don't spray it on. Just lightly wipe it on with your finger. 2. Make your break as soon as possible after you finish the score. Glass has a tendency to heal itself. Another set of roller guides between the two fixed rollers would allow for cutting shorter bottles or provide a plastic or Teflon spacer about 3/4" thick to put next to the base.
I would have given this a five star review if I could cut shorter bottles.
Overall. Good design and quality craftsmanship. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Directions are lacking, but price is right. On the up side - as an add-on item, this kit only costs $3.66 right now. The quilling paper is worth that. After doing the snowflakes (which were wonderful!), I wanted to try this. The generic directions for the quilling shapes (which were the same directions in the snowflake package) were fine. But the directions for the angels were not good at all. Unlike the snowflakes, the diagrams of the angles DO NOT include the individual pieces of quilled work that make them up. I made the one that is in the middle of the bottom row (although the directions said to use blue, not red), and I really struggled with the skirt. The directions do not tell you how many pieces (in this case marquises) are to be used. I just tried to fill in the skirt outline which was on the directions. The directions should be organized better - listing each angle separately. Detailed outlines of the quilled pieces should be included for the entirety of the sketch to provide direction. If a piece uses marquises, then the number should be provided. The directions are jumbled like someone was trying to save paper rather than trying to be clear. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Love this loom. Love this loom. Not too big to attach to my DR table and sit at a stool--perfect height. I love the way the back end of the loom is at an angle and the metal ratchets get a good, tight warp. It is easy to assemble and sturdy. I put some teak oil on it for a nice finish and that was all it needed. It is well made and easy to use--a little more expensive than other looms, but it is a quality loom. Metal ratchets/pawl has no slippage and the heddle stays put. I am a very new weaver and have not had any problems at all with anything. You won't be sorry when you buy this--I think this size is an easy fit and for a little more money you get a bigger loom than the 13 inch. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
My little lefty is cutting, comfortably and loves HIS scissors. My son is left handed and was struggling to learn to write, and cut paper(s). I decided to find pencil grips (this one: <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Pencil-Grip-Crossover-Grip-Ergonomic-Writing-Aid-for-Righties-and-Lefties-6-Count-Metallic-Colors-TPG-17706/dp/B001SN8HPI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Pencil Grip Crossover Grip Ergonomic Writing Aid for Righties and Lefties, 6 Count Metallic Colors (TPG-17706)</a> and this one: <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Pencil-Grip-Writing-CLAW-for-Pencils-and-Utensils-Medium-Size-6-Count-Blue-Red-TPG-21206/dp/B003BNBWYG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Pencil Grip Writing CLAW for Pencils and Utensils, Medium Size, 6 Count Blue/Red (TPG-21206)</a>, and get him these left handed scissors. They all made a HUGE difference for him!! His handwriting is still not perfect, and his cutting isn't terribly straight, but he now has the know how to hold scissors correctly and comfortably and not fight with universal scissors or with trying to use his right hand. We have probably 4 or 5 pairs of these scissors now, I keep a pair with my crafts supplies as back up, he has a pair in his school stash for homework, a pair in his desk at school, and the teacher keeps a pair for him. Being a lefty is hard enough, these scissors truly do make a huge difference! As with any potentially sharp instrument though, supervise use. This do have a blunt tip, but the blade are sharper than the average children's scissors. The original pair I bought (in 2012) is still going strong all these years later (in 2016), you truly can't go wrong with these for your own lil lefty! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great for sensitive skin, made in the USA, washes off super easily but stays on when it's dry... THE BEST. I'm a stay at home mom of three boys - ages 5 years, 3 years, and 6 months. The older boys LOVE to dress up in costumes. I knew they would get a kick out of face paint! So I did extensive research into a quality face paint that blended well and was also easy to remove from sensitive little faces. I'm also kind of crunchy, so I wanted a paint that wasn't made in less-than-quality conditions in a less-than-scrupulous country. This was made in the USA and said "non-toxic" and "FDA approved" so I figured I'd give it a try.
I can't say enough about Beetastic. Seriously, this is AWESOME face paint. This is going to be the ONLY face paint I use - for Halloween, every day, whatever!
I am not a professional face painter, but I do paint on canvas and wood, so I have some talent with regards to painting in general. Painting on little constantly-moving people is a bit challenging, but it's really fun when they can see the final product. And my previous experience with face paint has been that it is both greasy and hard to smoothly paint on skin. Any previous face paint I used (not Beetastic brand) was frustrating and simply put, the process was not akin to "painting" at all.
NOT THE CASE WITH BEETASTIC. Beetastic went on very smoothly, and to be honest was quite like painting with watercolors. Very easy and glides like silk.
I tested this out on my two older boys after I received the kit, and was impressed by how smoothly the paint went on. I read the directions, and I will say that squeezing the excess water from the sponge after dipping it in the paint DEFINITELY helps with streakiness. But truly, this is just a fantastic product. Smooth, solid color that POPS, and is super easy to wash off little faces! We tried a couple of different faces in the past couple of weeks. Today, we went on a "fairy walk" in the woods at a local farm. I painted the boys' faces, and knowing my past experience with the paint, I felt comfortable enough to even paint my little six month old baby's face (just above the mouth, because I knew he'd rub it all over and into his mouth in ten minutes). After the paint dried, they boys ran around in the woods, got sweaty, and it stayed pretty darn well! Then at the end of our trip, I took a washcloth with just water and wiped the baby's face off - and it came off SUPER easily. So impressed. He didn't even cry, because I was ever-so-gentle with only water and a soft washcloth!
What is also fantastic? This does NOT irritate even sensitive skin. My oldest has eczema and it hasn't caused an issue on his face. Furthermore, I myself get TERRIBLE eczema VERY badly on my hands; this has been all over my hands numerous times over the past couple of weeks, and I have had NO flare ups at all! I am so impressed!
All in all, a fantastic product that I very highly recommend. In fact, when we were on our fairy walk, a woman asked me who painted my sons' faces. When I said that I did it myself, she asked what paint I used because she has boys with sensitive skin, and I recommended Beetastic! I'd recommend this to family, friends, and even apparently strangers! :-) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Solid scissors. I agree with the reviews here that these scissors are very good quality, but I don't think they merit five stars. The ergonomics are really quite similar to most scissors I have used past middle school, and the use of titanium as a marketing ploy is way over the top. The scissors are sharp and do the jobs I have asked them to do in the two days I have had them, but they don't really hold a candle to professional grade scissors I have been lucky enough to use at times in the past. If you need three pair of scissors, a price of less than twenty dollars is quite reasonable. I don't regret the purchase and rate this item a solid four stars out of five. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
I love this a lot. This is extremely affordable and really fun to use. I have never had any experience with pyrography, and it is pretty intuitive to use. There are a lot of different tips, and I'm still trying to figure out what tips are used for what application. But hey, it's better than not having enough tips!
Some important lessons I learned:
- stay away from soft woods
- stay away from grainy woods (plane off the top layer if you have to use a grainy wood)
- I'm experimenting with different types of woods but I have found that cherry works really well
- the flat round tip is for transferring images. You can print off a picture on a piece of paper, lay it face down on a piece of wood, and just slowly apply pressure using the flat, round tip. The image will be transferred to the wood, but know that it will be a mirror image of the original. Do NOT do this if you are planning on using the wood for serving or preparing food (e.g. a cutting board)- I have no idea what chemicals are in the ink, and burning the ink onto the wood will probably be toxic. Graphite paper is a good alternative that is safer for food applications (graphite is just carbon, when you burn carbon you get carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide...just make sure you are in a well-ventilated area)
- every part that is metal will be hot, bear this in mind when burning designs onto wood...the round disk that is used for propping up the pen has ruined quite a few of my designs!
- the long, rounded tip is really useful for cursive writing
- the flat part of the bent tip is used for adding color to the wood; if you apply pressure using the flat part onto the wood, you'll burn the wood lightly and give it a brown color.
- don't touch the metal part to test if it's hot enough! I can tell you first hand that this is a BAD idea...this pen heats up so quickly!
- always unplug the pen when you are done | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Excellent Assortment of Compulsory Clay Tools. These ribbon tools are a necessary part of any clay sculptor's bag of tools. With these, a sculptor can trim evenly in hand-built and thrown forms. There are some particularly useful tools for throwing, including a curved ribbon that allows you to make beveled lips and bases that can be difficult to make with a wooden ear-shaped tool. For hand-building, the smaller ribbons allow sculptors to get into the tight spaces inside of corners that are often extremely difficult to evenly and carefully shape. For small items like beads or jewelry, these give you a nice small leveling surface to use when you want to reduce the thickness of smaller areas that the hands sometimes squish. These are of good quality and seem to be the same as any that I've bought at chain and local art supply stores. Worth every penny. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Protective glaze, but not much difference between it and the "gloss" finish. Working with Sculpey, I like the glossy glaze that's available, but I also occasionally like my pieces to keep the matte, velvety look of an unglazed piece but still have some protection. I purchased the satin glaze, hoping for a protective finish that would still protect my pieces. Sadly, after glazing a large batch of pieces with both glazes (half with gloss, half with satin), I don't see much difference between the two glazes. The satin glaze is a little less glossy, but not by much, and tends to just give the pieces a "wet" look.
This isn't a bad glaze -- it will still protect your sculpted pieces and give them a nice shiny look. But I'm still looking for a good alternative that will preserve the matte look of baked clay but still offer some protection. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great product - though mine had some issues. Rainbow Loom ROCKS. Love the rags-to-riches entrepreneurial story of the inventor and his family. We bought our first Rainbow Loom in Michaels. Amazon temporarily dropped the price to $9.50 a few days ago so we grabbed a second loom (so I could have my own instead of trying to steal my daughters :) The loom is great but two issues: <1> it is missing the "red arrow" sticker so I didn't know which way to point. <2> The loom was assembled backwards. This matters once you start doing looping patterns such as single triple. Luckily my daughter reassembled it for me easily and now it works fine (except for missing arrow). Maybe that is why it was on sale?
Anyway, those issues aside, this is a FANTASTIC product and invention. Kids and parents love it! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
An easy 5 star pair of scissors. I'd give more if I could. I didn't get these on Amazon, but rather at a semi-local craft/fabric store because I needed them immediately and I needed something to cut a lot of heavy material. They're the first I've had with a serrated edge and they are SHARP. As the package says, they grip the fabric, although I haven't yet tried to cut anything really slippery with them. I don't think the statement on the package that says "RazorEdge" (one word) is much of an exaggeration, if any, but I don't think I'll try to shave my legs with them. The inside of the finger hole has a soft grip plastic. They are comfortable to hold and are not fatiguing to use. The scissors have a bump on the back about the size of an aspirin and the matching hard plastic cover has a hole, so they mesh together nicely and the cover can't fall off. So far, they've nicely cut what I needed them to. Again, they are sharp. I would not leave these within the reach of children. As to why I'm reviewing these, I recently reviewed a most mediocre pair of scissors and want to be sure that other shoppers check out options that I have found I prefer. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Doll sent lacked the delicate, tasteful details I bought it for; cheaper substitute was disappointing. The Japanese doll shown in Amazons listing photo had beautiful, delicate, tasteful and authentically Japanese looking details. The doll that was sent to me looks quite different, and not nearly as nice. Amazons photo shows the doll seated on a beautiful, tastefully decorated object, pale bluish white with delicately painted dark indigo floral details (Japanese colours). The doll sent to me is seated on a very cheap looking off-white (yellowish) plastic object with no floral details or painting at all. The doll in Amazon's photo is holding a beautiful, very tasteful fan with a simple Japanese ink painting of black plum branches against a white background, and the handle of the fan splays out in a delicate bamboo (light yellow plastic) framework. The fan my doll is holding shows a brightly coloured Geisha, and has a plain black metal handle. The dolls kimono in the listing photo has a lovely pattern with lots of small details; the kimono on the one sent to me has a much larger pattern lacking the delicacy of details in the one shown. The doll is also much less well posed, and the mouth is crudely painted. Even the headdress on the wig lacks the delicacy of the original, and Id bet the wig is of cheaper quality. Putting all this together, the delicately designed, tasteful doll I thought I was purchasing, with all those lovely, harmonious Japanese-looking details, was replaced by something more cheap looking. I will return the doll for a refund. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
over priced not worth it at all. Shipping was fast that was the best part of the experiance. I was so excited to get this wicks and make some homemade tealights with the new beeswax i got. Made a few tester candles and the started out great then after the wick burned to the wax looked like it went out, but just started to burn very dim, so dim it could not even make a dime sized pool of wax. The wicks under the wax coating are super thin and very cheap "something you would expect to find at a dollor store" heck maybe the dollar store ones would burn better....lol. i thought maybe it was the wax being to thick so i used some soy wax i had left over from the last time i made candles with sadly the same result. Would not buy again, going to try and return them. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
for now but will probably replace it with a better one. for A5 size paper planners (like Filofax. works for now but will probably replace it with a better one. for A5 size paper planners (like Filofax), you need to punch 6 holes. the issue is that you can only punch 3 at a time, because this is not big enough to punch all 6 at once. so, you punch 3, then flip it over and punch 3 more. you have to measure the thing yourself to figure out where to line up the paper. that took a lot of trial and error. it is NOT marked on the hole punch and there is no guide that helps you line up the paper. I marked it with tape, but it is still tricky to get it lined up correctly 100% of the time. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Color too dark for sky blue. The label says sky blue but the actual paint is very dark, with purple tone.
Pros: cheap. Washes off with water. The 18-ml container gives multiple face applications. Doesnt need to be set with powder. Washes off easily with water.
Cons: washes off easily with water or sweat. Takes more than one application to get an even tone application with a sponge. Stained nailpolish.
Not good for body application all day at a convention. OK for a school play, or showing team colours, fun face painting or under other powder and water based makeup for a short duration use. (Eg photoshoot on exposed skin only.)
I took a chance on this because it was really cheap and intended to be used for indoor photoshoot in an air conditioned space. For longer times in hot environments, I suggest grease paints or alcohol paints, and for speed of application and even coverage I suggest airbrush body paints. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great for Scrapbooking travel memories. I am a home crafter and I am always looking for new and innovative ideas for DYI projects. I have not used Washi tape in the past and thought I would try it for some scrapbooking ideas I had. The tape came all together, all six rolls, in a cylindrical tube wrap. I unwrapped it and easily separated the individual rolls. Each roll had a different travel print. It was easy to start, I had no problem finding the starting point to begin the roll and the tape is easy to tear or cut. The tape is more like paper with a sticky backing than traditional tape; and is quite thin. Once on paper, it adheres well and is quite opaque. I used a sailing design on a scrapbook page to create an accent frame that featured a photo of our last visit to see my granddaughter. I really like this tape and have all sorts of ideas for my scrapbooks. I received this at a discount for my honest and unbiased opinion which I have provided herein. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Do not use this for clothing unless you want white spots. Wow, what a mistake this was. I read the reviews and thought I understood the pitfalls. I tried to be careful, but that glue just comes flying out of the bottle. Then it dries so fast you can't even wipe it off in the excess places. Even where I succeeded in only squirting a tiny amount of glue, as the reviewers advised, it was still too much. The glue seeps through the cloth and dries rapidly, leaving a white glue spot. I tried to mend a skirt hem this way, and probably ruined the skirt. If you have things you can glue that are thicker, maybe you won't have this problem, but on a normal skirt fabric, ugh. I was trying to get something half the price of Mighty Mendit, but I will go back to using Mighty Mendit--which dries clear! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Easy to use and decent finished product for children. I purchased this product for my children - nearly 3, 6, and 9 - for a permanent sculpture medium. We have tried most of the air dry choices out there, and I think this is the best one. It is not heavy and wet like most air dry clays. Actually it isn't really clay-like at all. The texture and density is pretty similar to our homemade playdough. It is soft, light, and easily workable for small hands. Unlike playdough, though, it retains its smooth surface as it dries and takes tempera/poster paint nicely. Also since it is not wet or sticky like "real" clay it is relatively mess free. I can't see this being the best material for a professional but for children who are still learning and exploring it works quite well. My only complaint is that for a material which really seems most appropriate for children it is a little pricey, but then all of our favorites are pricey. In the end the cost is not a deterrent. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great Set of Chisels! And a Great Value. I purchased these in the very beginning of getting in to leather-working. I had no idea what type of tools I needed, how to use them, or what they were even used for, so I spent a pretty long time doing research on my own, finding out exactly what I needed to get myself started. Once I learned what chisels were and what they were meant for, I looked over MANY different chisels and brands. Hey, getting in to leather working can get pretty expensive really fast with all the tools and other items you need to start up!
I noticed these because they had pretty good reviews and they looked as though they'd serve me well for what I needed them for.
I wanted to wait for about a month and a half before reviewing these because I wanted to see how well they held up and how sharp the tips stayed. I have to say, these are a really good value and have yet to let me down! They make hole punching a breeze and the blades are still as sharp as the day I received them. I'm impressed! They have a pretty solid weight to them, so that right there demonstrates quality immediately to me.
Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase, and if I had to go back in time and re-order a chisel set, I'd still have picked these! Especially starting out with leather working. Obviously they're not the highest priced and highest ranked chisels, but they definitely are well deserving of 5 stars. I wouldn't hesitate at all to recommend these to anyone looking for a set of chisels. They also arrived very quickly and nicely packaged! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Good product, but these comments are VERY MISLEADING. I am giving this product four stars because it is well built, well designed, and well packaged. However... DO NOT RELY UPON THE POSITIVE COMMENTS ON THIS PRODUCT that say how easy it was to use. They are lies. They are most likely fiverr planted positive comments from people who never even saw the thing before. Don't get me wrong. The product is a good product. And the instructions are very honest. It is not easy to use. It takes practice. If you press too hard it will not work. If you press too softly it will not work. It takes some time and a lot of broken bottles before you start having any success. It is not the fault of the equipment, but just the nature of the task. Cutting glass is tricky. So if you get this product ignore the glowing product reviews and instead read the instructions, and have lots of bottles to practice on. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Horrible consistency. Painful to work with. Doesn't cinter. Could someone explain to me why this material is so insufferable? It doesn't hold a supple consistency --it dries almost immediately after you take it out of the package. If you spray and massage water into it, it's either becomes soup, or it's not moist enough and it cracks. Nothing in between. It also doesn't cinter thoroughly. I torch fired small pieces, 1 millimeter thick, for 9 minutes with an even cherry red glow, But when they cooled, they all broke under the slightest pressure. I made about 7 pieces and they all had issues. On some, parts of the copper flaked off or pitted after firing. I hate this material. It tortured me for 2 days, with not one successful piece. I've used Art Clay silver without the firing issues. I use CoolSlip antistick solution, and also tried oil, and also tried just plain water on some of the pieces. Some I fired for the recommended 3-5 minutes, and some up to 10 minutes. No success. None of this trouble-shooting helped. I'm so aggravated. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Such elegant and lovely designs with a touch of glitter to make you swoon. I love this pad. I got it at my local store on a whim and when I got home and inspected it more, I was blown away. It is gorgeous. I love paper pads and own probably about 75 or more. I have the fancy ones from independent brands to the generic stuff from the major art / craft stores so I know what makes a 5 star pad and seldom would I rate a one-sided paper pad with 5 stars but this one really deserves it. There are 48 thick sheets (1 sided) and 24 different pages with 2 of each design. Half of all the pages have glitter somewhere on the page. The pages are just so elegant and beautiful. Highly recommend. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
This could be a great item if redsigned. I purchased this item a couple months ago for my wedding. I used it first to make thankyou cards, it takes alot of strength to punch out just a regular piece of paper, cramping my hand after just a couple cutouts and I'm only in my 20s! I needed to cutout a slightly thicker scrapbooking paper that had a glitter texture, which it shouldn't have had a problem with, but it absolutely could not punch through it! It worked fine at first at making it all the way through normal paper but now after so many punches it doesn't cut all the way through anymore, I have to cut out the edges of every butterfly with scissors. This product really should be redesigned so it can punch all thicknesses of scrapbooking paper as well as not be so hard on your hands when you need to use it. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Amazing multipurpose paper. I hope this review is found helpful, as I am going to write it how I would want to read it.
First off the paper is high quality with a weight or stock a little thinner than computer paper, and thicker than wrapping paper. Probably close to that of a dollar bill.
We use this paper for all sorts of things. These uses include:
Art projects for kids
Wrapping gifts
Book covering for kids school books
Packing for shipping (crumpled up)
Homemade envelopes
Cover floor when painting walls
Bottom of cat litter box (can pull sides up and release all the wet litter in one shot)
Overall this paper is really only limited by your imagination. At first it may seem a bit lackluster because it's just blank paper, but think about all the things you could do with this paper and a little imagination!
I hope you try this paper out and please send me any neat ideas you come up with!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Dries off white, more of a resin not a glue. Horrible product. Leaves a white residue after completely drying. Not as advertised where they say it dries off clear. Also the glue is not strong after it dries. It's more of a sticky resin than glue. After 24 hrs of drying the shiny white residue is sticky to the touch. Used it for an arts and crafts project to stick colored rice to a design. This spray glue does a bad job unlike the original Aleenes tacky glue.
The picture below was a test before I used it on my main design. As you can see it left a white glitter like residue after 24hrs of drying. Rice is clumped like I used some honey instead of glue.
I do not recommend this product. Will be returning mine for a refund. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
The novelty has wore off. I was really excited about this stuff. The first thing I did was (you guessed it) applied it to my phone charging cable. A piece of the sugru cracked off a few weeks later, but it's still doing its job. Shortly after that, I sugru'd a bird feeder in need of repair. FYI, It's important to knead the sugru before use. Also, once you open the little packet you have to use it or discard it; you can't save it for a later date. I didn't know this at first and I carelessly wasted some. I don't feel so bad about it now because I haven't touched the stuff since. My husband (lover of tools and gadgets) hasn't used any either. We store it in the refrigerator (as recommended). I'll notice it while reaching for the mustard (chocolate syrup), but I can't think of what to do with it. I'm not keen on the idea of putting it on my walls or anything I may wear. I thought I'd use it mostly for repairs. I paid $19.99 and it expires within nine months. I swear we're not unimaginative. The occasion just hasn't called for the use of sugru. I'm afraid we may never use it before the expiration date.
Mouldable glue truly is a clever creation. It seems like most everyone loves sugru. For us, sugru may fall into the category that includes products like snuggies and workout dvds. I'm giving it four stars because it does what it claims. I think it's priced too high. I'm super unhappy about the short shelf life. I think four stars is fair if not generous. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
I recommend getting it out of the package and giving it . Ol' nameless, a couple reviews before me, refers to this product as "junk". I imagine what that means is that after a few failed attempts, it was concluded that the tool was at fault. The bottle cutter does exactly what it is intended to do. It allows the user to rest a wine bottle on rollers and rotate it across a cutting wheel. I will say that the "stained glass" and "glass etching" within the description is a bit misleading. It etches a line into a wine bottle as it is rotated. It isn't a free-hand etching tool that you could make a church window out of. Unless that church window is made of a bunch of wine bottle circles. It isn't hard to use. I recommend getting it out of the package and giving it a once over, watch a youtube on the subject, and then mimic as best you can. I put a normal size tea kettle on the stove to boil while I do the minimal prep work. Make sure the bottles are clean and free of adhesive within the path the little etching wheel goes over. It will "cut" through the stuff but it's not great for the wheel. More importantly, the adhesive and label increase the chances of having a jagged end product. I'll explain why you don't want that soon, and it has nothing to do with an increased risk of getting injured. Dab a little cutting oil on the wheel. Now is a good time to go ahead and "cut" your bottles. With multiple bottles, I prefer to go in ascending or descending order, according to height, so I don't have to adjust the machine back and forth a dozen times. I should mention here, it isn't the company's fault, nor is it the design of the machine or the parts used to make it, but after getting oil on your fingers, the wingnut fastener used to adjust the sliding brace is damnable. When the water has reached a boil, place it within arms reach if it isn't already. There's no need to hurry but it is much more convenient and probably safer for everyone when the person handling boiling water and sharp glass doesn't have to move around the kitchen a lot. Depending on where you have selected to split your bottle in half, I would recommend holding it over the sink at a 45 by the larger of the two. As you pour hot water on the etched line, you won't want your fingers down stream. While pouring, rotate the bottle maintain a somewhat even heat. Also a factor in the clean cut/ridged outcome. What you will be doing can be better understood by thinking of how mother nature breaks apart poorly poured driveways during the jolliest time of year. Frost wedging pushes apart the concrete as it expands during the cold, lonely winter night. The next afternoon, the lazy old sun decides late in the day, to muster up enough energy to slowly let the ice crystals move around and come to rest at the bottom of the little valley the created the night before. Why would this ferocious, natural act have anything to do with how the concrete was poured? If there isn't a beanstalk planted under it and you don't drive a tank, properly poured concrete does not allow the mighty frost wedge of time-lapse wonder to sneak in and slowly put on a show. Some variable within the concrete equation wasn't given proper consideration and the contractor should probably not be considered for future endeavors. Anyway, you want slow, even heat on the intended area, followed by a quick loss of it. Slow tea kettle wash, quick ice water bath. If the conditions are met, the glass will separate at the weakest point because hot, angry glass-atoms don't have time to grab hands. If not met, and there's time for them to kind of grab hands, they get a little scared and confused about which way to go; who's side of the separation are they going to live with? Will there be two Christmas's? And then, the reason you do not want a bunch of upset, jagged glass is, you will have to sand it all down. Depending on how smooth and clear you want, and how many of these little homemade gifts you're shooting for, you might be sanding/polishing glass for so long you give up on the idea altogether, put the little machine in a box and return it, and then jump on the internet so you can let the whole world know in a one word summation, that this reasonably priced device is nothing but, "junk". | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
It had a lot of potential. I await the MkII version. I just wrote out a nice review but lost it. It's not often I write reviews. Most reviews I write are when I have something to either recommend or when I'm recommending people to stay away.
Here are my thoughts:
* The blade doesn't stay retracted. Why not?
* The shape and size of the little green button feels wrong. It's just not ergonomic at all. It's made of hard plastic, is very narrow, with nasty raised hard plastic ridges all the way along its length. The thing needs to be shaped more like the end of someone's thumb. The rear edge of the button is convex when it should probably be concave.
* That wouldn't be so bad, if you only have to click it once to expose the blade. But you have to keep your thumb on it while you are cutting.
* The spring rate is too high, meaning you have to apply quite a bit of thumb force to get that nasty green button to move.
* There is generally too much friction when moving that nasty little green button. It has a lumpy action type of feeling. I don't think the plastic internals are moulded to very high standards...
* If you press down on that horrible nasty green button too much, it's even harder to slide along.
* I even tried oiling underneath the slider button but that doesn't seem to help much.
* My thumb hurts after using this little device for only about 5 minutes.
* The end of the blade is rounded so I can't even cut a piece of paper if the blade is inclined more than about 45.
* The end of the plastic handle is very thick, so I can't cut when the angle is below about 15 either.
* Half the time I can't see where I'm cutting. Another reviewer already pointed that out. But I think the issue with the button is worse.
* Did I mention that my thumb hurts after only using it for 5 minutes? I should be able to use something all day long if it is designed well.
I know when I buy a great product because if it were to break, I would buy the exact same model again without hesitation. I can't say that about this knife. I commend the use of zirconia blades, but a blade is only half of a knife. The handle is just as important as the blade itself. If it had a steel blade it would have got one star. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Careless Finishing Which You Shouldn't Have to fix. They're stick with holes in them and they're thick. If you're a beginner and are trying to decide, start with the slim ones. Why? Because
matching the diameter of these clubs with enough warp is challanging and while you don't have to -- if you don't this leaves honking large weft channels.
The sticks were disappointing -- it felt sloppily finished with a roughness and tackiness -- yechy handfeel for something you are meant to hold(!) and not all the warp holes were finished smoothly -- which is almost criminal.
You can remediate this with sandpaper wapped around a dowel or knitting needle, but why should you have to? The purpose is to give you a stick with a hole and that they didn't bother to ensure that your yarn wouldn't be snagged, is a drag. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great for beginners. This candle kit is great for beginners! It includes all the materials you need to get started with candle making. All of my items came undamaged. The instructions are very clear and easy to read. I only gave it 4 stars because the glue dots that come with it dissolve when you pour your wax in at the recommended temperature, leaving me to scramble to hold my wicks in place resulting in some off-center wicks. Using the entire color chip results in a deep color. I shaved off about 1/4 of the block and created a nice pastel color for my candles. I would love if they included wick cutters, since it was really hard to get in with scissors to snip the wicks to a good height (I ended up using nail clippers lol). Some of my candles ended up looking frosty, but that's to be expected with soy. Overall, this kit is great for someone who has never made soy candles before. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great for making Ear Plugs for use at Pistol Range. Good Day,
I bought this stuff to make some unique ear plugs incorporating this product and the sound quelling baffles from my Sonic11 ear plugs. The Sonic11 Ear plugs aggravated my ears badly and I already had a good set of custom ear plugs made from a similar product to your product but they are too good and I had trouble hearing people talk at my pistol range. So, the Sonic11s are great for filtering noise 26db, but as I said aggravated my ears for 3 days after wearing them. I have now made some custom ear plugs embedding the sonic11 baffles into them and so far so good. They don't look pretty and are not perfect yet, but they function and are quite good for my first try. Made some custom ear plugs out of it for a mate and he loves them. You can wear ear plugs made from this stuff for days and they are just comfortable.
Cheers, Cliff Dieckmann | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
My first ball winder. I had this ball winder for about a month. I use it to wind my skeins into cakes. No swift required. (If you do buy your yarn from yarn shops and not craft stores I highly recommend you buy a swift). This ball winder wound all of my yarns in my craft room nicely. This ball winder is meant to handle the smaller skeins and not any yarns heavier then worsted weight. I tried winding a chunky weight yarn but had to cut skein in half to make it work without getting tangled. The arm/yarn threader needs to be secured in the groves at the bottom of the winder instructions needed to be a little clearer on that. Update: 3 years later and ball winder still works | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
My project does not require a fine details but there are many projects after this on . I've tried many photo glossy paper and they all seemed to work, the process was a lot of work, and each had it own pro and cons. My project does not require a fine details but there are many projects after this on and wanted the process to be simple and easy and most of all consistent on the transfer. I purchased this PCB Thermal Transfer Pager, expensive, 10 sheets for $8 so don't waste them on test prints... AND Laser Transparency film and see if they do any better. WOW first print, iron onto the board perfect, and the paper just peels right off cleanly, NO need to soak board and paper in water, big step saved here, the model number is the only detailed very fine print, can't read with out magnifier glass and it transfer perfect. so excide to etch it that I'll test the transparency film later.... Hopefully they can work on the price more, so I can buy more.... | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Very Disappointed. The sheets are by no means clear as stated in the description and on the package. At best they could be called semi-translucent. They claim to be repositionable, but that is highly dependent upon the surface you intend to put them on. If you are sticking them to glass or polished plastic, they will likely leave some adhesive residue on the surface if you attempt to peel them back off. But by far the most disappointing problem I had with these is that the ink never completely dries on this material. I am using a good quality HP inkjet printer (Officejet Pro 8600 Plus) and genuine HP ink, but no matter how long I attempted to let the printed label dry, it never completely dried and/or fully adhered to the sheet. Even after letting one sample dry overnight in a humidity and temperature controlled environment, it was still tacky to the touch, and could be easily smeared. After wasting 5 sheets experimenting with printer settings and drying times, I finally gave up. I was never able to create a usable label from this product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Excellent quality, Great Combo Deal. The Dremel CKDR-01 is a great combo kit that includes three of the companies most useful tools in one pack. I for one, used the oscillating tool on a daily basis and the other two tools about 2 - 3 times a week. Since my purchase, all tools have stood the test of time and all are working like new! Of course, the included sandpaper add-ons didn't last past the first month, I found Amazon to have great deals on the sandpaper attachments. The tools attachments are still good and well built. I couldn't ask for a more versatile tool. Dremel is synonymous with value, this kit falls well along those lines.
I gave it four out of five stars because I think Dremel could do a better job at selecting the included attachments. There are tools for the engraver tool that I have never used. I would have wanted more sandpaper or different toothed tools. But, that's just me. Overall, it's a great set! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
It worked to turn the team into hulk and I am happy with the results. Bought 2 of these for my 6yr old sons soccer team. One was more than enough for the faces of 8 6-7 year olds. It was low 80s when they played with no setting before the paint and no finishing spray. By the end of the game one boys paint had yellow and blue color patches on his face, another the green had faded and others were still green. This all depended on how much the boys sweated. I used a wedge to apply and a water dropper. Used approx 4-5 drops of water missed with my wedge, repeated about 3 times for each boy. It worked to turn the team into hulk and I am happy with the results. I read reviews so knew their would be issues with sweat but still worth the money. My son continued to play with him teammates after the game for almost another hour. By the 2 hours of play time was over he was melting. There were no negative reaction on anyones skin. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
I will be returning it. The actual loom from tip to tip is 22" but from weaving peg to weaving peg it's more like 20-21". It has 62 pegs on it. I can definitely see how some people can say it's flimsy because it's very lightweight albeit very awkward to hold.
The main reason I dislike it so much is because the pegs are extremely small and the tip of the peg DOES NOT keep the yarn on the peg. I would wind an entire row and it would slip off as I was working it or, worse, individual loops would come off causing me to have to undo all the stitches I had done and re-loop everything.
The hook that comes with it has a blunt tip and it's hard to use with some types of yarn. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Cute, Fun little tapes. Ok. I've got to address those that left less than 3 stars.
How can you expect 60 rolls of TAPE , clearly says TAPE on the BOX ,to be anything more than just a small roll of tape, for $10 ?!?
I, for one, think this is an amazing deal ! However small each roll is, they work well, for what you pay for!
True, there IS about 6 inches of each roll that APPEARS to be non usable , but, If you would READ these reviews BEFORE you purchase this, you'd know that you can peel the backing off, and yes, it becomes usable.
It appears that you may not get the same tapes that are in the photo, but, I guarantee, these are really pretty tapes .
They stick very well too.
So, if you are looking for WASHI tape, these ARE NOT for you.
These are cute, whimsical glossy tapes,.. The
Way to usevthem, are endless.
I gave 5 stars because these were EXACTLY what I though they'd be.
60, shiny, whimsical, small rolls of tape. For a bargain prices of $10. (Amazon Prime Price)
I'm one very happy customer | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Pretty good, a little more long lasting than the duck tape brand. Good idea, but it's not original so no props for that. This tape has a very nice shape to hold but there are two main problems with it. The first problem is that the cap only securely holds when you push it back out of the way, when you're trying to store and cover the tape itself, the cap unlatches with a simple tap and is not secure at all. Secondly, it's too sticky for its own good, but not sticky enough to hold correctly. What I mean by this is that when you're rolling the tape on, you'll get little strings as you pull up and also may not always get a clean line but instead a very bumpy one and it's very messy. While this is true, the adhesive somehow does not hold things together very well, and just so that you know it's blue tape so you're clear what you're getting. In this image, I had to use the tack tombow mono liquid glue to take place of the adhesive strips.
Update: after using it for a little bit, the bumps cleared out, making it stick like it's supposed to. I also use this as a non permanent solution for sticking paper or pictures to my walls. There's still the problem with the cap not being secure though, so if you're trying to choose between the duck tape brand and this one, you're choosing between non secure cap or falling apart when you drop it. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Flexible, but not right for my project. These were flexible and pretty much as described, but in the end that didn't work for my project which was smaller fizzing "bath bombs." For that I think you need a rigid mold. When you press the mixture into the mold it bows out and it makes it hard to remove without it crumbling.
The molds are nice shapes, but a little more "square" than I thought. Look carefully at the picture. I'm not sure how to explain it, but it's like you pressed a shell into the silicone leaving straight "sides" instead of the shell rounding around naturally to the sides. But they are nice and I think they would work bets for making medium sized hand soaps or large fancy ice cubes. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
this is perfect for blending. I work with all sorts of crafts, clay being one of them, usually Polymer clay, where I can't use plastic tools because the clay will actually melt the plastic, this is perfect for blending, and shaping polymer clay, they are surprisingly sturdy given the price, and easy to hold and use. There are several tools, and this kit pretty much gives you every sculpting tool you really need for small Polymer Clay works, or even some of the bigger ones to really give shape and definition. I am so glad I took a chance and decided to get these.
Disclaimer: I received this product for free or at a discount, in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. I believe that if you are reading my review, you want to hear how I honestly felt about a product. Regardless of how much I paid for something, I'll tell the reader how I honestly felt about using it. Thank you for reading my review! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
bakes up muffins quickly & simple to remove muffins from pan. After years of using metal baking pans, this muffin mold/pan was my first foray into using silicone bakeware. I quickly read over the instructions sheet was included in the packaging, which recommended greasing the pan for the first time using it to help soften the mold. I used a little bit of extra virgin coconut oil for greasing the cavities but you could use butter, margarine or an equivalent spread. I then placed the mold pan on a small baking sheet and proceeded with filling each cavity. I noticed with my recipe that was designed for 12 muffins, I had filled some cavities a little high to use up all the batter.
These first muffins which I made were corn ones -- after 15 minutes in the oven they had developed the beginnings of a more golden shade. After I removed the mold from the oven, I let it cool for about 5 minutes. Using oven mitts, I handled the edges of the mold. I noticed even with a slight twist how the flexibility of the silicone makes it so simple to pop out the muffins. The sides of each muffin pulled out cleanly and the muffins look (and taste!) excellent.
I will have to try out without the greasing step prior to filling to see if it lives up to the non-stick claim. Cleaning up the mold pan was very easy, as soon as I rinsed under hot water, the couple of stray food pieces dislodged effortlessly. Washed up with some dishwashing soap, it looked exactly like it did before I used it -- a very refreshing difference from my old tin pans. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Works stiffly and sometimes gets stuck. I make and sell greeting cards to benefit our local library, and I bought this Fiskars corner punch to decorate my card fronts. It turned out to be difficult to use. It's hard to line up the corners inside this punch, as contrasted with my Tonic corner punch which has a little apron beneath the punch that makes lining up the card stock quite easy. This Fiskars punch also works quite stiffly. I have to stand up and push down hard to get it to punch cardstock.
Sometimes the punch sticks in the 'down' position and I have to rap it on the table to get it unstuck.
The punched-out patterns are useful and it's nice having three of them in one punch.
See customer image for an example of a Christmas card I made with this punch. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Best Glue Gun EVER ... Two Glue Guns in one !! (n_n. There's so many negative comments about this glue gun that after my husband bought me this as an early Christmas present for my Christmas crafting I knew I had to try to clear up the bad reviews this glue gun has been getting. I do admit that I did a double take on this gun before. I thought that cordless meant it's battery powered and I don't want to always need to stock batteries to use my glue gun. But when I found out it's got a cord but can be cordless if you need to it changed my mind and I got the glue gun.
It heated up very quickly which I was happy about as I wanted to get right to work. I had no issues with any dripping while it wasn't being used. For those who reviewed about the glue chamber backing up ... you were most likely using the wrong glue stick. The instructions do advise you to use the Ad-Tech Full glue sticks. With my old glue gun I was always having to add another glue sticks because they ran out so quickly. So I purchased the long Ad-Tech Full Size Multi-Temp 10" x .44" sticks and they worked perfectly. The instructions also suggest that you not leave the glue gun on for more than 2 hrs. without using it. So my suggestion with that is just go cordless. Pull out the cord if you're not going to use the glue gun right away then plug it back in when you're ready but keep in mind you have to wait the 2-3 minutes for it to heat up after you've plugged it in. It's alot easier than completely unplugging from the outlet and plugging it back in.
Overall this is a great glue gun which I would recommend to ALL crafters as it's Dual-temp so it can work for ALL your crafting needs. High for your heavy duty jobs and Low for things like scrapbooking, ribbons, and fabric work. These Ad-Tech glue sticks start out clear as water when coming out from the glue gun but once completely cooled they do cloud up just a tad but I attempted to make a glue gun faux resin cabochon and it came out alright. You might wanna add glitter or something to offset the slight cloudiness it get's when it completely cools. But don't give this glue gun a bad review when it deserves a good review. So in short ...
PROs : Heats Up Quickly - Precision Nozzle makes the glue output a little neater and easier to adjust how much you squeeze out - Easy to hold and use
CONs : The plug connection is kinda in a bad spot that the glue gun tips over sometimes.
MUST-DO SUGGESTIONs : Buy Ad-Tech ONLY Full Size Glue Sticks in Multi-Temp "I suggest buying the 10" x .44" length" - Go Cordless if you're not going to be using the Glue Gun right away to prevent glue backing up - I put a 2 liter Soda bottle cap under the nozzle to catch any dripping if it drips *which I didn't have that issue* - Buy a Hot Glue gun mat/Tools the glue output is very hot to the touch. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
the magnets are very strong and pinch small fingers very easily. ( kinda scary) though the biggest disappointment are . arrived on time. It is an ok product. I will use it , but wish i had read the reviews before purchasing. i probably would have saved my money. As other reviews have said, it was difficult to unlock, especially the first time. And one does have to stand up to put force on it in order to cut the picture or paper. the magnets are very strong and pinch small fingers very easily. ( kinda scary) though the biggest disappointment are the four little holes itpunches around the outside of the paper. this means you waste paper and lose any possible edge pictures that might have been usable. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
The colors are nice and bold. There were a few other similar options available here on Amazon, but I went with these because the description noted these are "heavier and thicker" than the others. SOLD! ... Well, turns out they are just the same feeling tissue paper as any other colored sheets I have encountered, at least in my experience. The colors are nice and bold, not sure it is exactly the same number of sheets between each color though. The colors are nice and bold, but with a few colors, especially black, if you lick your finger to pull off a sheet, the color ends up on your finger. That being said, I need (prefer) bright paper for packing my products, so I still may be back. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
GREAT Set of play makeup. This make up kit for girls is the perfect pretend make up kit you will find!!!
You will get a very pretty little bag that this all comes in. Perfect for little hands.
Inside is an eye make up brush..with two pads on each end for applying the eye make up to your eye lids
A lip stick applicator
and a blush brush.
The make up you will get is four Blush containers Pinky purple, Peach, Pink Roses and bubble gum.
Then there is four eye shadow colors. Sunset, Grape, Sky, and Pinky Pink.
You also get a lip gloss roller as well as four lip stick colors.
This set is all natural and won't harm your child's face. All colors are very little girl friendly.. and not offensive.
This make up is PERFECT for little girls. They are little girl color friendly.. and gentle on sensitive skin. This is a great set.. and I highly recommend it.
I bought this set at a discount in exchange for my honest opinion. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Satisfied. I've just begun leather working so I haven't ever owned a set of these before, so keep that in mind.
I just received these the other day and have used them once. I'll say I'm pretty satisfied with them so far. They came in a small plastic box which is nice for storage of these. They have a decent weight to them so they don't feel like some cheap soft metal. The tips on them are pretty sharp, so they puncture the leather fairly effortlessly. If I were to order another set I would more than likely order this brand. My only real complaint with them is they still had some machining grease on them out of the bubble wrap so I'd recommend whomever purchases a set to look them over and give them a wipe before using them on a project. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great personal soldering pencil. I needed a soldering iron to replace a component on a tower speaker that I recently bought. My friend had an older soldering iron that didn't get hot enough To melt the old solder. I looked online and saw that this had good reviews so I decided to buy it. I received this within 2 days thanks to prime and it worked perfectly. It heats up quickly within a minute and retains the heat really well. It made quick work of the solder and worked better than I expected. The variable heat is a nice touch although you have to have it almost at full power for it to melt the solder. The additional tips that come with it are a very nice bonus and make this even more valuable of a purchase as well as the additional solder. Replacing the tips is really easy and they are held on securely with the twist on clip. I have only had it for about a week or two now so I will update the review later if anything happens. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Wonderful little jars. I purchased this little jars to use for the eye shadows I am planning on making. They would also have several other uses, such as being a pill carrier or for lip gloss. They are a little smaller than I thought they would be. Smaller than most of the name brand eyeshadow containers (if that is what you are looking for). All the jars seem to fasten very well and I love the clear covers so I can actually SEE the color of the eyeshadow instead of picking up jar after jar trying to find the color I am looking for. I plan to put magnets on the back of each jar so I can attach these to the decorative makeup tray I use on my bathroom wall! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Kid approved? Yes, but they don't know quality. Crafter approved? NOPE. I got this to make a perfume tray for myself and I like the size and the shipping was quick but the quality was disappointing. I have a crafting business and if I was making this for a customer I would not feel comfortable selling this. I had to sand down quite a bit of rough patches and split and peeling wood and it still wasn't perfect and left pitting where slivers of wood had pulled away. My biggest issue is the huge, thick, silver staples used to bind the sides together. I was going to remove them and reseal it but to be honest it just wasn't worth the time with the quality of wood being so poor. I painted over the staples and glued some filigree over them. I would say this would be good for a child's craft project but not much else. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
I'm inspired to FIX. Cool! This really twirls my geek beanie. I have made a new receptacle for the power plug that broke (read I could not insert the power cord because the frame for it was cracked and missing a major part and I could not order a replacement plastic piece so it was discard or fix). It works like a charm! I am so happy to save my pressure cooker from the trash heap all for a 30 cent part that I can't order.
I fixed a CPAP mask that had broken strap holding arms. I even put a cute mustache on the front with the black Sugru. That part requires $35 with insurance and $8 without, either way it requires a prescription. A Rx to fix the darn thing! Cost me $2.75 to fix it with Sugru.
I fixed my headphones that were about to break. The wire was coming loose and the wire sheath had torn. All fixed up with no stiffness, no further damage, and a major cost savings. SCORE!
I find myself wandering all over the house and office trying to find things to fix! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Quality scissors. I usually purchase cheaper, "regular" scissors, so I was first surprised at how heavy these scissors felt in my hands. But "heavy" doesn't mean bad. The scissors feel very durable and sturdy. Unlike my other scissors, the Scotch Precision Scissor is not flimsy and can withstand bending. The rubberized handle on these scissors make it very comfortable to hold and use.
I decided to test the Scotch scissors and regular scissors and compare how well each can cut through different materials. As expected, the Scotch scissors fared well in cutting standard printing paper. Both the Scotch scissors and regular scissors did a fine job. For standard, everyday uses, like cutting paper, the Scotch Precision Scissors did not seem to provide that much of an advantage over regular scissors.
HOWEVER, when cutting through items such as napkins, plastic bags, and t-shirts, the Scotch scissors were far superior. Being my first pair of quality sheers, I was amazed at how easily and how smooth these Scotch scissors cut through the mentioned items. The scissors do not cause the t-shirt fabric to bunch up, and I can make straight, clean cuts. As a result, the final product has a much cleaner and appealing presentation. This is perfect for cutting off the sleeves to make tank tops for summer!
Overall, I am highly satisfied with my purchase. I would definitely purchase Scotch Scissors again. But since these feel so durable, it may be a while until I have to replace them! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
I like 'OK To Wash It' glue better. I patched five pairs of wrecked jeans yesterday with my Aleene's OK To Wash It glue, but used up what I had in the process. Today, I hit Wal-Mart to pick up some more (five more pairs were awaiting...) and they didn't have any (don't carry, out of stock, couldn't find, ??), so I bought this sort instead.
It seemed promising and it was a brand I trusted.
I think it did the job on the pants; we'll know for sure after they've been washed a few times. What I wish is that there was mention on the bottle about using less, rather than more, for better effect. I did have trouble with seepage on some of the thinner fabrics I was using, although the denim didn't cause problems.
But, I came away thinking that the thicker consistency of the 'OK...' glue over this one's very liquid-y consistency was not a good thing. The OK glue stayed put, so to speak: it didn't ooze out from the edges too much, it didn't bleed through the fabrics.
And the OK glue was MUCH easier to get off my skin than this stuff!
So, the Fabric Fusion worked, but I didn't think it worked great. My advice: buy her OK glue for fabric repair. I'm buying some more tonight online, so I'm ready for the next time I need it. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Poor Quality, Not Actual Scrabble Tiles. I was hoping that this would be a set of actual Scrabble tiles because the seller uses the name "Scrabble" multiple times on the product page. These are not Scrabble tiles from a Scrabble game. These are of much poorer quality. Most of the tiles I received were cut unevenly, some had rough edges, the letters are not all centered well on the tile, the ink used for the letters looks like it came out of a ball point pen and was not always complete, and the tiles are not sealed with a clear coat the way regular Scrabble tiles are so the super glue I was using on them soaked right through the tiles to the other side.
Seller should stop using the word Scrabble on the product page as it is incredibly misleading. Maybe "Scrabble-like Wooden Tiles" or "Scrabble-esque Wooden Tiles" or "Just Like Scrabble Tiles But Worse Wooden Tiles". | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
This is a very nice polymer clay that I've used to roll and make . I started crafting a little while ago when I checked out DIY gifts around Christmas time. This is a very nice polymer clay that I've used to roll and make rings and monogrammed keychain fobs. The fobs didn't really work out because I didn't have the correct stamping tools (I had metal stamping tools so the outline of the tool imprinted along with the letters and numbers. You do have to follow the instructions on the package regarding how long to put the product in the oven for. They are a little vague, but a little googling will go a long way. The most confusing part was how much weight I was using, which you'll need to know to adjust the cooking time when you want to put it in the oven.
I've also heard some concerns with baking polymer clay in the same oven you use to cook your food in. I've only baked this product in my oven about three times, but haven't had any problems with my food tasting funky or my oven smelling strange. Good luck! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Good DIY product with excellent instructions. I'm reviewing this product as what it is--a product for Do-it-Yourself, non-professional types. I wouldn't expect the repair to be completely unnoticeable. Using that standard, I've given this five stars.
Positives:
*The instructions are EXCELLENT, particularly the very detailed color mixing instructions.
*Plenty of colors of compound are provided, ensuring that the correct color can be mixed. Also I will be able to use this kit again if necessary (though I'll need to provide my own patch next time.)
*The materials are easy to work with if directions are followed.
Now, this doesn't look perfect on my leather chair. We had a large rip (about 4 inches.) I can see where the rip is. But our chair is a burgundy textured leather. Neither the color nor the texture is uniform, so there would be no way to use a kit like this and have the repair compound blend perfectly with the leather. But it looks pretty good, certainly way better than a rip. It's not immediately noticeable if you're not looking for it.
For the price (I paid about $25), this is a fantastic way to repair leather at home.
I've uploaded some photos of the repair. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Another winner. This is the 3rd Kai item I have purchased. They are all razor sharp. After making costumes and winter sleepwear of felt, flannel and fleece (all notorious for dulling shears) they are still razor sharp. I have sewn for >50 years. I have Gxxxxx, Sxxxxx, Mxxxxxx and Fxxxxxx shears/scissors. None of them have been as sharp or performed as well as Kai. Kai cuts cleanly, easily, smoothly and all the way to the tip. They are light, balanced, attractive. They have comfortable hand grips too. I plan to get the pinkers next. I will send my other shears to the crafting cupboard. Get the one of the 3000 or 5000 models if the price of the 7000 models is too high. You will not regret buying any Kai shears! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Best Paper for Alcohol Based Markers & Pen/Ink art work. I have been 'in search' of the highest quality paper to use with pen and ink. Also, most sketch books/pads are 9X12 and this is 8.5/11. The two top papers are Neenah and Bee. I had Neenah and it's good (a bit cheaper as well) but it's not like Bee Paper. This paper is absolutely amazing. Alcohol based markers really don't bleed through and most importantly, it doesn't feather! I do intricate designs and prefer alcohol based markers (Copic, Chameleon, Spectrum Noir) and even the slightest feathering can ruin an entire art piece. I got the smallest size for in order to see if this was what I was looking for and it definitely is. If you are a colorist/artist that used pen/ink or alcohol based markers, this paper is a must have. I will be purchasing this from now on for my work.
Also, please note that this is NOT a paid or free product for review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
and it turned out beautifully! I loved it. I initially was unhappy with the long wait for delivery of this product. I was told it would be over a month. I expressed my dissatisfaction because the order was already in process when I found out the lengthy shipping time. I found out it is made in China and coming from China! it ended up arriving 2 weeks earlier than planned and when I opened it up I had doubts about the product just looking at the mold itself. I went ahead and used it with my Melt and Pour Soap project after adding my English Rose Scent and pastel Pink colorant. After letting the soap set for a few hours I began to pull it out of the mold (again not having high hopes), and it turned out beautifully! I loved it. I've made 3 now that I've given to my sister, mother and mother in law. They are as detailed as the mold appears and getting the soap out is not hard at all. I would recommend this product easily. I'll be making one for myself and placing it in my bathroom just for looks and terrific smell. ( guys and kids, this is kind of like finger towels, they look good but you don't use them)! Again it's a great product, but I wouldn't recommend it for edibles but I don't think they advertise it for that either. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
This helps woodworking stay fun. I do inlay work from time to time and have used many different approaches, from knives and hand chisels, to a Dremel in a router base. Feeling the need to improve the process and try some power carving, I picked up a used Foredom model CC, which, when paired with the right hand piece and router base, worked better than the Dremel, but was still a bit lacking in the power department. I tried an obsolete model S, which turned out to be a cheap copy; not a genuine American made Foredom. It was disappointing at best. Not wanting to get outbid or end up with another knock-off, I bought this Foredom kit with the SR motor. When it arrived, I checked the shaft for grease, connected it to my Stew-Mac router base and got to work. This SR has more power and top speed than the other motors combined. It does the job with ease and made it pure pleasure. Later, I put on the 44T hand piece that came in the kit and one of the carving bits. It ran strong and did not stall no matter what I tried. This kit is going to last and make me happy for a very long time. I just wish I had bought this one in the first place, instead of all the others. It would have saved a lot of time, money, and frustration. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Would like more variety. I liked the papers and have no complaint about them at all. I do wish there was a bit more variety in the pack as a whole which is why I only gave it four stars.
The top paper shown, the one with the flower design, is the only one like that in the pack. There was one sheet with a heart design similar to the flower. The remaining 14 sheets, all had the same texture/pattern and varied only by color. Four of them had gold threads or fibers scattered in them.
The papers are small in size, translucent, and fibrous. When hand torn they give a wonderful fibrous edge. When spraying some Dylusions I accidentally hit one of the papers and it took the spray wonderfully. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
I tear off a small bit of plastic wrap and after washout out the cap/nozzle with water I put the plastic wrap over the bottle to. Indispensable for wear and tear repairs on my ripstop cargo pants I wear every day. I also use it brushed on the inside of the waistbelt of my cargos in 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" areas adjacent to the belt loops to provide more grip. Fully loaded my cargos are 14 pounds total and before the grip points I was always pulling up my pants. I tear off a small bit of plastic wrap and after washout out the cap/nozzle with water I put the plastic wrap over the bottle top under the cap to make a better seal so the Tear Mender lasts longer. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Well worth the price, be sure to read whole review. Note: Leatherworking is my primary income, that being said, these tools are better than expected. There is some good and bad though, so only 4 stars.
Good: They shipped and got to me promptly. They are sharp, sharp to my standards. They should work well on all tooling leather as well as anything 3 oz or over with a reasonably firm hand. They will help improve the quality of work for the less experienced as a tool to clean up edges.
Not so good: I do not care for the profile they leave as a edge beveler (opinion/personal preference). they leave more of a step than a rounded edge.
Additional: They work great for a free hand stitch groover. Better than the one I have from the largest leather/tool supplier which I paid over twice as much for. For the price get them. Useful, sharp, better than expected. Test them well on scrap first. It takes some getting use to the integrated handle however they work well enough you do not need the leverage a full handle gives you. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Takes a bit of effort to open and some chain mail gloves to close. <div id="video-block-R2NHZRMBCZTW9J" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/C1p-sxFybiS.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A1Tz0yk2v2S.png" class="video-slate-img-url"> I always go to Fiskars for cutting tools and this one ended up being a bit of a disappointing safety hazard. I haven't experienced injury yet, thankfully. These scissors take some effort to open--closing them is far more difficult. I have to protect my hands with the bottom of my shirt or jacket sleeves to safely close them. Otherwise, they're pretty handy to have when doing needlework while abroad.
I should have read the reviews before buying this... | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Does what it should, but it's scissor roulette on the color you get. The scissors are fine, they do what any other safety scissors do. Not hard to meet expectations there. What is disappointing is that the "assorted colors" means you don't get to choose the color you want. Only in the description of the item, third paragraph down, does it mention that delivered colors may vary. My daughter was so excited to get pink and purple (we clicked that color in the product and added to cart), but the red and blue was delivered instead. Didn't see the disclaimer until after delivery, which if I had known/read that (make it more obvious please), might have affected my purchase. Why have different colors clickable on the product if they don't really mean anything in terms of what you get? That's misleading. Fiskars is a great brand, but I feel this product should be displayed better. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
READ THE DESCRIPTION BEFORE BUYING. I was searching for Spiderman duct tape when this popped up with all the other superhero duct tapes, and to look at the picture (and the price) you'd swear it's your typical normal size roll of duct tape, so I bought it. Nope. It made me laugh out loud when I opened the package. It's tiny, about a 1/2 inch wide and the size of a small roll of scotch tape. I mean, it might work if you're installing HVAC in a dollhouse, but it's by no stretch real duct tape. And it shouldn't be included in the results when searching for 'duct tape'. But there you go. I gave it 3 stars because I felt slightly deceived but had to laugh at my own stupidity.
READ THE DESCRIPTION BEFORE BUYING! My future son-in-law will think it's funny, and it will probably work great for whatever he uses it on. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Perfect for albums, altering or just admiring. Graphic 45 paper...hmmmm....love it all! This high quality collection of vintage loveliness is going to be perfect for my next altered creation.
I have purchased and created with almost all of their paper lines. I have purchased their chipboard, stickers et al. Nice weight to all products.
Paper is perfect for layering, fussy cutting and tags. Pads include pages with varying shapes to cut, or leave whole and layer. What options!
The only issue I have ever encountered with the Graphic 45 papers is guilt... for cutting into this beautiful, stylish, and unique paper. I'll get over it!
Highly recommend any of their products. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Perfect for holding miniature hinges while glue/epoxy sets. I was introduced to this product by a Japanese instructor at a recent egg decorating seminar, who called it "paper tape."
She showed me how to use it to glue the tiny hinges and cover it with this thin masking tape, while waiting for the epoxy to set and dry. It came off easily and made the process practically painless.
It is only about 1/4 inch wide. It is very tough, but peels off easily after doing its job.
I discovered it was very useful too, as a marking guide line on small eggs, which are too fragile for a firm rubber band.
I have looked high and low at the various crafts stores, especially Michaels, and could not find this product.
Those of us who live in small town America know the problem.
Fortunately with Amazon I was able to purchase it without shipping charges, and will be investing in many more packages. I can't imagine working without it now, and find more uses for it every day. Thank you so much for making this product available. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
That is super nice! No little beads everywhere. When I saw this I was excited to purchase it. The possibilities are endless, but I purchased it to use in a silicone mold. It comes in a resealable pouch so that it does not spill everywhere if you do not use all of it at one time. That is super nice! No little beads everywhere! Very practical instructions on the back of the package with photos for easy understanding. One word of caution, and this is just common sense.... do not use this product with your nice pans or dishes....use something that can be used with this product over and over. Glad I purchased this. I can think of many things that I am going to use it for so I will be purchasing more! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
So far so good with this handy gadget. So far so good with this handy gadget. I have had no problems with squeaking or the cakes winding unevenly yet. I took some advise of other reviewers both here and on YouTube. I hold the yarn with some tension and hold it above the little metal yarn guide as its winding. The cakes wind very evenly. I re-rolled an entire brand new skein of weight 4, I Love This Yarn into a cake, and re-caked a Skein of weight 3, Mandala yarn. The mandala pushed the winder to its limits on what it could wind, being a small ball winder, but it made it. Near the end of the wind, the newly wound cake of mandala was almost touching the extended and locked yarn guide bar. This winder probably won't come remotely close to holding a Skein of Carron One Pound. I have not tried a skein of Red Heart Super Saver but it's doubtful it could fit that much into a single cake. I'm enjoying my purchase. The one con I have with the yarn winder, which is minor to me, is that I am unable to get the yarn guide to unlock to fold it in. I have no desire to mess with disassembly for storage. Mine is working fine so I just lay it on a shelf when not in use. Why mess with it and possibly misalign something! lol. This might bother some people however, which is why I mentioned it in my review. I MIGHT be able to fold back in that yarn guide but it seems like it will take | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
BEST SCISSORS- cuts paper not hair. I have searched far and wide for a pair of scissors that would not hack off my daughters hair but still had the ability to cut paper. These cut paper wonderfully but absolutely will not chop hair, I tested them on my own hair. I don't think she would cut her hair but my mom didn't think I would when I was a child and I did. I had to go to school with my bangs cut down to my scalp. I also purchased Kumons My First Book of Cutting and the paper is rather thick but these scissors cut it without any issues. I've purchased 5 different types of beginner scissors and they either cut hair or wouldn't cut the paper. If you are looking to keep your child's hair while teaching them to cut paper your search for the right scissors has come to an end. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
You get what you pay for. I bought this after my beginner $4 steel blade cutter started getting dull. I was hoping to not have to oil my blade and have a better cutting disc. The cutting disc works nicely, and while the cutter is difficult to hold, I imagine I would get used to it. My problem is that it will not hold oil. Any oil that's put in the tank immediately runs out the bottom. I've tried several different ways of screwing the bottom on and tightening and loosening the screw, but it still won't hold oil. There are no instructions with the product. Overall, I'm pretty disappointed, but I didn't expect something great for under $5. I can use it to cut, but I still have to dip in oil since the reservoir doesn't work.
Save your money and buy one of the more expensive models that will most likely do what they're supposed to do. Off to shop for another cutter. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Not worth it. For starters this paper is packaged with ten sheets in each pack. I ordered this set of paper from both Amazon and a third party seller both of the orders I was short some paper. Some of it I received two packs which made twenty but some of it I only received one pack. I ordered all of the coordinating papers and I think they look prettier online than they do in person. The papers are very dull and muted and not at all pretty in my opinion. I thought that these would be great vintage papers for scrapbooking my grandmothers but I'm really not impressed with them at all. They are not worth the price even at 20 sheets per pack. I also purchased the album but I'm disappointed in it as well. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
nice soft smelling fragrance oil. I wanted to have some of this scented oil for making some soap and body butter with.
I got this and was like I love the smell and got right to making some soap. I have the bars in the bathroom and they look nice, but smell wonderful. I am making some for gifts for mothers day and some birthdays for people that love homemade soap.
The smell is nice and not over powering, soft is what it makes me think of. I have also used some in my laundry and makes the clothes smell nice.
I have put a dot on my wrist to see if I can use this for perfume and it does seem to smell nice and did not bother my skin.
I placed a few drops on a paper towel and stuck it on the screen with the window open and made the house smell good.
When I run out of this I am going to order more. It makes me think of spring time in a bottle. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Perfect for artists and crafters. Wow! There's a lot of paper on this giant roll! I had a giggle trying to get it in the house - the dog was excited and I was trying to clear her AND the doorway. It looked a little Abbott and Costello. However, I did get it in the house. When I opened the cardboard shipping box, I was pretty impressed.
The paper is a great weight. It's heavier than regular copy paper - maybe more like construction paper - but much nicer. It has a sheen on one side and a light texture on the other. If you're working with paints, chalks, pencils, or oil pastels, I bet you'll get a great effect.
I purchased this paper to back some large mixed media pieces. It's working perfectly! I'm thrilled with my purchase! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great idea, poor execution. This appears to be a simple way to cut bottles and it was the simplicity that attracted me. What I really liked about it is that you can cut almost any size of bottle to almost any length. When I was a kid, my parents used a similar contraption to cut many different kinds of bottles which were then used as drinking glasses, candy dishes, salad bowls, nut bowls, etc. If I hadn't had the experience of watching my parents as a kid, I would have no idea what to do with this thing once it arrived. The video that they reference here and on a small sheet of paper in the package shows how to break the bottle once it is scored and only spends a few seconds on how to actually score the bottle. It is important to note that bottle cutters don't actually cut the bottle, they just score it. Then, you use a combination of hot and cold to break the bottle at the score line. In the video, they show a person's hands alternately pouring water from a tea kettle over the score line and running it under tap water. Presumably, the tea kettle water is hot and the tap water is cold. If someone were to actually use it the way shown, it would take forever to get the glass to break. You need water just-off-the-stove boiling hot and ice water to make it work in a reasonable amount of time. I did it in my kitchen sink with water boiling on the stove and pitcher half ice and half water. Within two pours of hot and two of cold, the score line was ready to break when gently tapped on my sink.
But, back to the issue at hand which is how you are supposed to get the score line. The video doesn't show you that. You have to adjust the wing nuts to the length you want (you can cut pretty much any length of the bottle by adjusting the wingnuts) and you have to attach and then adjust the stopper at the end that the opening of the bottle goes in. Then, you have to adjust the blade. This is the problem with the contraption, while they include a small screw driver, they do not include a wrench. It would be wonderful to be able to hold the nuts with your fingers when tightening the screws but the area is too small. So, without a wrench, there is no way to hold the nuts on the bottle stopper or the blade as you tighten the screws so they don't fully tighten. I tried several different wrenches we have and none of them worked because they have to be extremely small to fit. The end result is that with the stopper loose and the blade loose, you don't get a smooth score line. With a blade this small, you have to rotate the bottle several times to get the score line deep enough to do any good. But, with the loose blade and loose stopper, each time you go around you get a different score line. I tried this on three different types of bottles, a red wine bottle, a Sol beer bottle and an Izzy soda bottle. It worked fine on the wine bottle it didn't work at all on the soda bottle or the beer bottle. If the blade and stopper could be fully tightened, then it would work on the smaller bottles. However, as loose as they are, they don't work and you get a jumbled mess of score lines that don't crack in a straight line. On the larger bottle, even though the lines were separate, they still cracked as one, solid line.
Additionally, you need a different type of sand paper than what they have included. You first need to go over the cut with a course sandpaper and THEN with a fine paper. They only include a fine paper. Without the course paper, you'll never get rid of the tiny little ridges and bumps that naturally happen when you get the glass to break on the score line. If you don't get rid of the tiny ridges and bumps, it will never looked "finished".
So, bottom line, great idea. Exceptionally poor execution. The only reason this as 2 stars instead of 1 is that it does work on a wine bottle although keeping everything lined up is a hassle. If the stopper and blade could be tightened sufficiently, it would be a breeze. Instead, it's a project. So, this is going back in a box and going back to Amazon. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
The beauty of these papers make beautiful backings in glass fronted cabinets. I am an addict when it comes to these Cavallini posters! The detailing is downright gorgeous, and quality or weight of paper is superb. I can barely bring myself to use as gift wrap however when I do, a string of simple twine is all it takes to turn a gift into something no one wants to open! The beauty of these papers make beautiful backings in glass fronted cabinets, wraps for plants, even decopauge boxes for kitchen spices, packets and the not-so-cute labeled bath items that no longer need be hidden from view! Really fine products! I used one in a frame and used a glue stick with photo paper corners to display trip photos,, another as a framed backdrop with twine and tiny clothes pins to hang pics in a "banner" fashion! Looks fabulous. My next idea is to do same with hand written recipes I treasure from years ago, worthy of display:) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
My Finished Christmas Tree Sparkles. This is a both a Great art project, and a Wonderful decoration for Christmas. I don't have access to a kiln, which is an oven for: Firing, or Baking, ceramic items, like this Christmas tree. Instead, I used Acrylic paints on this Christmas tree. I painted the Tree a "Forest Green", and the Base was painted "Black". A coat of Mod Podge made everything shine, and look just like a ceramic glaze. Finally, I decided that the small, soft white, bulb wasn't giving off enough light to make the finished Christmas tree look well "Lighted Up". And so, I replaced the bulb, that came with the kit, with an LED bulb that gives off much more light. The finished Christmas tree looks fine. An excellent value, and a great project too! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Terrible product. I bought this exact product twice. The first one worked for a few minutes before it broke. I only needed to do a quick project, so I returned it to the store for another and got it to work for about 15 minutes or so. Then I put it neatly back in the box and didn't use it for awhile. About a year later I took it out of the box again, and it worked for about 2 minutes before it, too, broke. It simply shut off and won't turn back on, same as the first one did. I used it properly, following all the instructions, and it just stopped working. It's been long enough now that I can't return it, but I wouldn't want to buy anything from this company ever again. What a piece of junk! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Even my cat hates this stuff. I bought this instead of Stiffen Quik because this is what the store had, and I was about 5 sprays in before I regretted it. It clogs the pump, drips all down your hand and on the fabric (creating big white globs of rock-hard fabric), and, once you've finally applied it to the fabric, leaves it feeling rough. I even tried transferring it to my empty Stiffen Quik bottle, to see if it was just the pump that was the problem, but had the same results. My cat doesn't even like to sit on the fabric that's been stiffened with Stiffen Stuff, and that's saying a lot because she will sit on anything. Plywood. Grocery bags. Overdue credit card bills. Fireman calendars.
Skip this stuff and use Aleen's Stiffen Quik. The name is more fun and your cat will approve. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Disappointed with quality for use on chairs. I was disappointed when I start using the 1st of the 4 coils that I purchased. There were several pieces that had brown fibers (bark?) on them, several that had very uneven edges, and more that had gouges on the top side, to the point that I had to take out some of my weaving and replace the pieces. Many of the pieces in this 1st pack were quite short. That may be okay for baskets, but they are not great for chair weaving: in any case, you always waste some when you have to add lengths to your work and having short pieces really leads to considerable waste. When you also have to throw pieces away for imperfections of one kind or another, you end up using quite a bit of reed.
The previous reed I had bought was labeled "superior quality" and was excellent. This reed is labeled "premium quality," and I don't know if there is supposed to be a difference, but I will return to my old brand next time if I have the same complaints about the remaining 3 coils. On the other hand, if the remaining coils are better, I will revisit my review and adjust it accordingly.
UPDATE: April 16, 2016. I opened the second (of 4) coils and found exactly the same situation: 4-5 nice long pieces and then the rest were about 4 to 4-1/2' long, which may be fine for baskets, but not for caning a chair. Many of the edges have "splinters" on them, which have to be removed before working with the reed and then affect the width of the reed. If I were making baskets, I would probably give this a 3-4, but can't do that since I am using it only for chairs. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Packaging isn't the greatest, but the product is. The direction for these beeswax melts say to remove one melt from the packaging and, once you've one that, you're in for a great experience. Actually getting one melt from the packaging, however, was a little bit of an adventure.
There are six melts in the package. They're technically individual, once they're popped out, but, while in the packaging, from the front, it's just one big cube. That sticks in the packaging.
When I eventually pried one lose, it melted quickly, and immediately filled my whole apartment with a sweet fir scent. It's actually nearing the holiday season and I have a cold, so this is quite a treat. I can actually smell it, even though my nose is maybe a bit plugged at the moment. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
This is a very nice base. I am very very picky about my melt and pour bases. I usually ONLY use SFIC. I've tried bases from other conpanies in goats milk, but wasn't happy as they were all so drying despite some being detergent free.
I saw this for the price and have prime so figured why not? I'm glad I did. I'm very happy with it.
I haven't used color yet, just made a basic bar with eucalytpus oil as I have a cold. It took the essential oil VERY well. It set up nice. No bubbles. Very even. Super creamy when it melts down too and the minor milk smell was easily covered by the oil.
I used it tonight and iys lovely. Clean rinsing. Non drying. Lather was nice.
I would definitely buy this again. A good goats milk base is hard to find anymore and glad I have one right here on prime in a pinch! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Cute and functional. When I first opened this I initially did not like it; I think because it was larger than I thought it would be. I like the concept though so I kept it and started using it for the hand soap in my bathroom. After using it, I love it. Its functional, keeps soap scum from collecting, it stays put really well, and the size is just right - as I realized when I purchased a different type of soap that was larger. It even holds the soap well until there's barely anything left to it. It also saves room on my small sink top, which is great when you have limited space around your sink. I love the green color, it stands out without being obnoxious. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Just like your Grandma's scissors. LOVE these scissors. Bought them to replace expensive fabric scissors and I wish I'd done it a long time ago. These are heavy, but comfortably to use- no obnoxiously protruding angles like some of the metal-handled scissors I've tried. Sharp right out of the box, tested on a fine lawn that tends to get trapped between the tips of other shears. They are bigger than I expected, despite the manufacturer photos- I may add a couple of snaps to this review- definitely not for travelling. These are like the scissors your grandmother had- with any luck my sons will produce some grandkids for me so I have someone to pass them on to! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great look - very good finish - a little tricky even for experienced. Almost not fair to knock it down a point because after all - you're spraying a professional highly custom finish. It deserves to be tricky.
So Right - it definitely needs something better in there to stop the flow, but costs and all.... I tamed my can by pressing the nozzle again - sometimes 2-3x. And when I was done I cleared the passage by turning the can upside down and spraying a brief shot. That's very important and it worked really well. Should be good in storage.
The other drawback that could be serious is that it sheds glitter. There is tiny, potentially conductive and dangerous (?) glitter everywhere that finished coat goes. So be prepared to top-coat as well. Haven't tried that yet myself but will.
Finally - except on a white surface - you're going to need a primer. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Trial, But Mostly Error. I wanted to do something different by adding food coloring to the Quick Water. I created the bottom layer with 1/2" of red, followed the next day with 1/2" of clear, and the following day I added a 1/2" of blue. Other than a few bubbles that rose to the surface of each layer, the colors worked well...if not a little opaque due to the coloring. When I added the final clear layer, all I got was a cloudy mix that would not clear up no matter how long I stirred. It's important to use exactly the same amount, which is difficult because solution A is very thick and is difficult to measure exactly. If the amounts aren't almost exact, you're going to end up with cloudy resin. The trick is to stir slowly to reduce bubbles, and stir longer than the 5 minutes the instructions tell you to stir. This stuff is too expensive to waste. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
sturdy and foolproof. This is a pretty simple item and I don't have a ton to say about it. I wanted to make some homemade soap (and I didn't want to do it in my silicone muffin cups), so I bought this.
One pound of typical shea butter/glycerine soap base makes about 5 bars of soap, more if you have add-ins (like oats or coffee grounds for exfoliation, etc.). I like that this is silicone -- you can pour hot soap directly into it and it won't break down. It's essentially nonstick and easy to remove soap from it (because you can sort of peel it back from the soap bars if they don't come out easily). It's also easy to clean. But leave the soap in it for at least a few hours, or even overnight, until it's cool to the touch, before trying to remove it.
You'll get standard rectangular bars of soap with this and you won't have to cut them down to size. It's heat safe so if you are so inclined, you can use it for cooking (up to slightly less than 450 degrees). You can also put it in the dishwasher. Definitely worth the money! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Dispersed both oil and water but not equally. Only giving this 4 stars because it claims to easily disperse in both oil and water but that's not quite accurate. I tested the powder in both oil and water, mixing and shaking. It did mix very easily into water and appeared to be very smooth and we'll mixed, however, the moment I stopped stirring or shaking the powder started to settle to the bottom and within 10 seconds I was left with just cloudy water with a residue of powder on the side and bottom of the jar and cup. In the oil it took a bit more stirring and shaking and appeared to be a bit clumpier in the beginning but it did come together nicely and stayed smooth and we'll dispersed in the oil for quite some time. It did have a little settling after a while but that's to be expected and it will definitely stay blended in the time that I'll be working with it without having to continuously mix or shake it. Both cups had about the same amount of unmixed powder clumps remaining in the bottom after mixing so I'd definitely recommend shaking in a bottle or jar if not using a mini mixer or latte frother to mix it well. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Excellent! Works perfectly if you do it correctly. <div id="video-block-RC3WC9O1G2RWX" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/E1EqIfJWVTS.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A1PVri2WWTS.png" class="video-slate-img-url"> These worked really well for transferring an image to skin.
There are four layers. You HAVE to remove the THIRD layer before you begin.
You trace or draw your image onto the yellow (top) piece OR you can pull the yellow piece off and replace it with an image or printer paper. Make sure what ever you're replacing it with is not too thick or you'll have to apply more pressure to make the transfer reach the other two layers. I drew my own image and then scanned, printed, and taped it back on.
Don't forget that you have to flip the image if you need it to be a specific way or are using letters and words.
The last sheet (white) is the transfer. You can take this whole sheet off or cut the area that you need.
Prep the area of skin with alcohol.
You'll need a medium to transfer the image to the skin like, "Stencil Stuff", "Stencil Stick" or "Transfer Cream".
In the video I'm just using "old school" deodorant (not antiperspirant). If you're tattooing more than one person, I would suggest in sample sizes or looking for single packs of a medium to eliminate any type of cross contamination.
Apply your transfer face down..meaning the side that the carbon printed on.
Smooth out and press. Make sure the backside of the transfer (the part that is now "up" on the skin) starts to look blotted and a bit translucent. I'm not sure if this happens with ALL transfer mediums, but so far the ones that I've tried, have.
Remove the transfer paper and let your image dry a bit. If you wipe too soon, it might smear. You'll have to test with what ever transfer stuff you're using.
If you watch my video, you can see how many times I've swiped over the transfer with soapy water. The transfer lightening over passes but was still visible at the end. I also applied pressure and "scrubbed" my skin enough that the paper towel is falling apart and my skin is turning red from the vigorous rubbing. If I continued to do this much longer, I would have probably gave myself a burn. It was already starting to get sensitive. HOPEFULLY, you aren't "scrubbing" and rubbing a tat this aggressively or frequently.
Overall, I found this transfer paper to work very well. You get enough for several transfers or enough to create a few large pieces of work. I'll definitely be back for more when I need them. These are inexpensive and arrived quickly without any damage. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Made of poster board. I was looking for plastic stencil letters to reuse and I ordered these because the description said you can wipe them with soap and water. So I thought that they were plastic but I was wrong. They are made of thin poster board. If you wipe them with soap and water the poster board will suck up the water, fall apart, and become a total waste of money. I gave two stars because I am able to use these stencils with fabric paint and I am almost done with my project but they are already warping, bleeding under the stencil, and falling apart. I am disappointed that the description does not tell you what they are made of, hence this review!
If you want one time use of these with paint, you will only get one time use and then have to throw them away. If you are using them to trace letters using markers they should last you much longer but remember they are thin poster board so they will rip easily.
I learned my lesson! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Easy to work with but. Yes it's easy to work with and cutting round corners doesn't seem too hard. I managed to get good contact and I was able to NOT wrinkle my jackets material as I applied the patches. But this leads me to the BIG problem. I'm willing to bet that if I get my jacket dry cleaned these patches will just fall off. Because the dry cleaning solution will "eat" the adhesive deemimg it useless. SO luckily I just got my jacket dry cleaned before it go ripped open in an cycle accident because this will be the last I can clean it. This actually puts a life expectancy on my jacket of about 3-4 seasons before it's smell is strong enough for it to get up and finds it's way to the garbage dump. That's a shame because it's a Marmot expedition grade jacket.
"That's how the cookie crumbles" my mom always said. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Very nice leather strips. Useful in many ways. So, seriously, I don't know what others might want for this stuff. But, for me, I bought 2-of them for a very specific need. I have a VERY LARGE BIBLE, that is nearly 3-inches thick. It is impossible to find a leather cover to fit this bible. Using two of these, one for the outside, and; two 4-inch wide strips off the other, I made a leather bible cover from these leather strips. It fits the bible perfectly. Then I sprayed it with Silicone Infused boot protection spray, and; viola! Weather proof Bible cover for my monster sized Bible!
These are THICK, and very nice, well cut, pieces of leather. One of the ones I got had a few "stains" and marks in the leather, but; for my purpose, it is okay - because - it just made the leather look "worn naturally". If you have a need for leather, for a home project, or specialty thing, you should consider these! They are high quality, and reasonably priced. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Horrible. I ran across this product and thought it would be perfect to hang my nieces art projects. Horrible, horrible mistake! It worked wonderfully the first few hours I had it on my walls, but then in melted. It ruined her artwork by leaving grayish-brown oily stains wherever I placed the putty, and my walls look horrid! I've tried to remove the putty from my walls, but there are still discolored sticky patches everywhere I had placed the putty.
I emailed the company about my problem and was told that this was an isolated event and they'd have to look into it. Well nearly a month later I emailed them again inquiring about what they came up with. Well they weren't able to "recreate" my issue and simply suggested that I remove their inferior crap of a putty with a goo remover.
Stay away from this stuff!! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Especially great for late night embossing & for use with UTEE. I have a trusty old heat gun which works great, however it's loud and has a very strong concentrated blast of heat.... it works perfectly and fast for typical embossing and also for use in shaping butterflies made from plastic packaging (the flow is small enough for me to concentrate it away from my fingers or tweezers and not get bured). I needed something however so that I could use it at night and not wake the whole family and also for use with UTEE (my old one would blow the UTEE right off before ever melting it). Yes this one is whisper quiet and it has a much larger spread on the heating which means it doesn't blow the powders off, I can't hold things and emboss them though as it burns my fingers. It also takes a bit of extra time to heat up but once it's hot it embosses as quickly as my old one.
I think this is a great embossing tool to own, though I'd still recommend having one of the standard style ones as well to really be able to utilize the best of both. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Okay, but only for edging lightweight paper. If you use these decorative scissors on 80 lb. card stock or paper of a lesser weight, you should be fine, but when I attempted to cut an edge on <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Petaloo-Glitter-Paper-Sheets-Red-White-Pink-and-Chocolate/dp/B002FW8EPO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Petaloo - Glitter Paper Sheets - Red White Pink and Chocolate</a> these scissors chewed the paper, but didn't cut an edge. If I tried to use extra pressure on the scissors, they locked up and wouldn't cut at all.
Another not-so-great feature is the short length of the cutting blades on the Fiskars Paper Edgers. They will only cut 2.5" at a time, so you have to keep lining up blades to the cut edge, if you want to cut a longer length.
The decorative-edge scissors that I use most often are <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Fiskars-98987097-Softgrip-Pinking-Fabric-Shears/dp/B000B7OSSW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Fiskars 98987097 Softgrip Pinking Fabric Shears</a>, which are quite a bit more expensive, but they cut a longer edge, and you can use them on heavier paper or cloth. Unfortunately, there isn't a large variety of edge designs in this product line. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
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