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Joke tagline: Quality control Update: Good customer support. My review is about the easel because apparently these guy sell completely different products in this page as if they were variations on the same, which also confuses the rating. The easel is very flimsy maybe it will be ok for displaying a billboard but not for actual work and doesn't look very durable either , anyway I couldn't find out because it was missing a securing screw which made it pretty much unusable, so I returned immediately.
Update: Good support.
This seller is really on top of its merchandise, despite returning the item trough amazon they reached out and sent a new one, my view of the product isn't changed much but it's definitely usable and works, not very sturdy but lightweight and the carrying pouch is convenient. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Same picture,different process. I didn't receive the paint by number,I received the diamond art,which basically used either a beading idea,such as with cross stitch,or mosaic type,half the picture is prepainted, what the participant fills in following a pattern ,(these are numbered, the effect is of an extra benefit to add bling).I ,as an artist wasn't expecting to receive this medium notheless,it's simplicity will either encourage you to finish,or bore you to walk away,I believe children under 8-9; shouldn't have access,but it's not for adults only. WITH Supervision,young children would delight in the activity.it's NOT portable,with beads,necessity to be contained,you must be able to have somewhere to participate in activity for approx. 3-5 hours.(If you don't finish at one sitting,be careful how you manage your package of beads.+the face of the picture is sticky by reason to encourage the beads to stick,thus a piece of film covers it ,removing as the picture is completed) DO NOT throw film away,just recover and at completion of project,must use rolling pin to activate beads to stay in place) thus parent or adult must be around | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Serious issues with software. The machine is easy to use and to manage, even for a first-timer in the cutting-machines world like me. However, the Silhouette Studio software is full of flaws and bugs and this is a real con to me. This is especially annoying when you put a 6-dollar worth of vinyl into it and loose it because the machine did not cut it properly!
My jobs, especially the more lenghty and intricated ones, tend to often stop in the middle of the job. Memory capacity issue? I have the latest generation 2015 1.7 GHz i7 MacBook Air, so the issue is on the Silhouette Cameo side. Some parts of the designs do not get cut at all and sometimes, the machine just restarts cutting by itself after the mat has been unloaded. Even if this machine has a great potential, it still needs to be improved! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
How to dye Acrylic felt with this product. Works perfectly on 100% Acrylic felt.
Materials I used during dyeng process; One 8 quart clean old stainless steel pot with a lid, Laytex gloves, long wooden stirring stick. Then a clean pail after wards to rince out items and later Woolite for washing..
Works best if you
(1) first bring water to a boil in a large pot you'll never used for cooking.
(2) Next add emulsifier into the boiling water
(3) Then add in material into the boiling water.
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NOTE: This product has a very strong odor while it's cooking,so I'd recommend you'd leave all windows open.
(4) Place color cube in packet first into In a separate plastic container. Just add in cool water.
Let it sit a few minutes in this plastic container..
I let it mix blend by itself n the water letting the coloring float up to the surface of the water..
(5) Then I carefully poured ONLY the coloring that blended well with the water into the boiling water but NOT the heavy residue that's sitting on the bottom of the container.
(6) Afterwards I discarded the heavy residue on the bottom along with the plastic container.
Why? Found that by eliminating the thick residue the finished felt did not powder nor did any of the coloring rub off on any surface after it dried!
Within 40 minutes the color reached it's peak bright/darkness in the fabric. Did not need the heavy residue!
(7) After 40 minutes I took the pot outside and drained out the water carefully into the grass and wearing gloves I carefully removed the felt squares into a clean plastic clean pail to keep rinsing off the excess dye.
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(8) Kept rinsing each fabric piece till there was no remaining dye left in the water.
(9) Repeated rinsing each fabric square in the sink till I was certain there's no further dye run off.
(10) Next I washed each square with more water and Woolite and rinsed everything out thoroughly again, and again. NO COLORING WAS LOST on the fabric!
(11) Squeezed the water out of the fabric then proceeded to iron each piece with a very hot iron underneath/inside a wet pure linen towel till everything was pressed flat and wrinkle free.
End product looked like they were purchased from a store! Clean new and odor free when dried!
Wonderful, wonderful, product, HIGHLY recommend! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great variety and so beautiful. General Look
These stickers are going to be really fun for scrapbooking and card making. They're really delicate and beautiful most of them are outlines of shapes rather than filled in, making them look delicate. I'm excited to use them more in my crafting!
Description
Each sheet is 4 inches by 9.5 inches. There are 19 different themes that make up the 42 sheets. Each sheet is monochromatic either gold or silver. There are two of each theme except for Wedding and Flowers, for which I received 4 of each sheet, but I don't know if that's how they send it to everyone. They might pick two random ones to include 4 of in each order, but I have no idea. These are my descriptions of the included sticker sheets (also see the pictures I've included):
1. Evening Invitation (Gold)
2. Wedding Invitation (Gold)
3. To [Relative] (Gold)
4. To [Relative] (Silver)
5. You Are Invited / RSVP (Silver)
6. Just For You / Hearts (Silver)
7. Thank You / Stars / Presents (Silver)
8. Thank You / Flowers / Butterflies (Silver)
9. Happy Birthday / Sunflowers (Silver)
10. Love/Hearts (Gold)
11. Star trim (Silver)
12. Curly decals (Gold)
13. Presents (Silver)
14. Bows (Gold)
15. Teddy bears (Gold)
16. Christmas (Gold)
17. Christmas (Silver)
18. Wedding (Silver) I received 4 sheets of this one
19. Flowers (Silver) I received 4 sheets of this one
Disclaimer
I received this product at a discount in exchange for an honest and detailed review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Very Good Tripod, Not Rock Solid. Let's get this out of the way at the start, this is not a rock solid tripod. I bought it for my 36X24 White board. This tripod holds it with no problems and I have no concerns about it breaking or collapsing, but it can twist fairly easily so that when you write out near the side of the whiteboard, there is a fair amount of movement as you write. It is not very far, less than an inch, and depends on how heavy a hand you have when writing but it is enough to be distracting and to make you have to adjust to it.
I still gave it 4 stars because, aside from this one annoyance, it is very well built and I doubt it can be beat for the price. It sets up easily and the legs lock into place very well with friction locks. The hooks that support the whiteboard also lock securely with friction locks and they are long enough that the pen holder tray at the bottom of my white board fits within the hook. The hook also has a nice rubber pad that keeps the white board from slipping.
For me this was still worth buying and will be the tripod I use. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
EXCELLENT BOOK for many reasons. COOL! because (1) Dyan told my class that she was picky about the paper, consequently it takes pencils, markers, inks and paint very well. (2) Two of each design allows you to see how differently they look when completed in two different styles. (3) The designs are "easy" but complex. There are repetitive backgrounds to color similarly or very differently. (4) Easy to add doodling of your own which doesn't compete with anything in her original picture. (5) Size is perfect -- relatively quick to complete and portable. (6) Easy size for mounting. (7) Can cut apart to use pieces for separate projects and still have a whole design left. (8) Designs look very "full" because no blank spaces like you find with other coloring pages.
I use Derwent Inktense pencils with a water brush, and add permanent black liner ink, glitter inks, and glaze inks, Better than computer games.. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great for watercolor sketches. I bought this in New York when I was there when I was looking around for a smooth toned paper sketchbook. I also bought some watercolor pencils and a water pen. There were only two kinds of toned sketchbooks in the store (or even on the market in art supply stores) and the paper was always too thin, rough and/or fibery. Then I found this scrapbook and immediately bought it, although I thought highly overpriced, and took it home. To my great surprise, the paper handled water so amazingly! Better than any other toned surface I've ever come across. Not only that, but the surface is smooth so I can be as detailed as I like or as loose as I like. When I came back to NYC a year later, I had been so satisfied with it I went straight back to buy another one! It's great to see it here on amazon so I can buy it from home though. I LOVE this sketchbook. As a scrapbook its okay, but as a sketchbook it's amazing! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good handles, bad brushes. These brushes are a great value, 3 quality brushes for an unbeatable price. I especially love the thick triangular handle which is very comfortable and helpful for keeping a steady hand. Unfortunately the bristles were unsatisfactory and that's the most important aspect. The bristle length was very inconsistent and none of the brushes can form a good point.
The detail brush was unusable for me, you really need a fine point for getting details and this brush was too flayed.
The regiment brush actually became my favorite dry brush, but just out of virtue of how the bristles wore out and the inconsistency.
The dry brush seemed the most acceptable of all of them, but it's not a brush head I really need for organic painting. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Improve your pencils please. I would have gone higher but didn't, I wasn't to thrilled with the idea that the lead splits while coloring and on top of that the lead would fall out of the wood casing causing me have to push the lead back into the wood casing. Even at that it caused the wood to split some too. So here I would have to be very careful. I even colored lightly too and it kept splitting and breaking off in the middle of coloring which was frustrating me because here I took the risk of ruining my picture. I gave 2 stars because I do like that it is a 2 colored duel pencil and because there are some nice colors in it. But the lead splitting and breaking off and coming out of it's wood casing is what made me decide to never buy these again because I should not have to continue sharping them just to use them because of these issues. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The Silhouette cannot cut through much more than cardstock. I am an avid digital cutter crafter. I own the Silhouette Cameo and the Cricut Explore. In fact, I recently wrote a review on my blog comparing the two. I put both machines in head to head tests cutting the same materials using the same cut files on both machines. Time after time the Cricut Explore out performed the Silhouette. The SIlhouette simply cannot cut anything heavier than a cereal box weight chipboard, and even those cuts are not as clean and precise as the Explore. I was able to cut Grafix .007 acetate, Bazzill .020" acrylic with the Explore - the Silhouette could not cut through any of them. It simply didn't have enough power. As you can read on my review, the Silhouette software has been filled with bugs such as freezing tools, missing font families, misaligned cuts, etc. Save your sanity and buy and Explore! Here's a link to my review it goes into great detail with photos of the actual cuts from both machines. http://www.lorriesstory.com/2014/09/silhouette-cameo-vs-cricut-explore.html#.VDHNL-chCiI | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
and the pad was very easy to use. This review is for Huion 23.62 Inches Lightpad Ultra-thin 50000 Hours Life Lightbox for Tracing Picture.
At first, I wasn't sure what to expect, it was hard to get a full feel of what exactly the light-pad was for. I have to say I was really impressed when I opened the package. First of all, the pad was well protected in the box, and the pad was very easy to use. Just plug it in and turn the power on, then it's ready to go. The LED lights were really bright, you can use up to 3 pages of paper and still work great! It's great product if you need to trace or draw something. I would recommend this product for others.
I received this product for free in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. No compensation for a positive review was provided. All of my reviews are based 100% off of my experience with the product and I never guarantee a positive review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Metallicious. I LOVE metallic paints, and use them in my paintings all the time. However it's very hard to find acrylic metallics that are bright and, well, METALLIC. These are VERY bright and gleamy. Even the silver, though not as bright as the others, has a gleam to it. Typically, "silver" metallic paint is pretty much GREY. The thing I DON'T like is that the paint pots are all connected, in one big plastic row, so you have to hold the whole thing while you're painting. I wish they were little glass pots, personally. I HATE plastic, and I don't see the reasoning behind creating this all-encompassing row. No reason that I can think of, to make it like a watercolor paintbox?
I got used to it, but I'll have to get to the bottom of ALL the colors before I can wash the pots out and recycle it. #5 plastic, if you're wondering, folks.... | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I'd say they would be good enough for kids or for people like myself who . I'm not a painter, but I bought them to do a painting as a Christmas gift. I'm no expert on brushes, but I have gone to a painting class before so I have a general idea what you need for a painting, especially with lots of background work. These brushes were definitely too small for doing a background (which many paintings have). I found some of the smaller brushes didn't give me enough precision in painting outlines (for buildings, people, etc) but other than that, they did the job. I'd say they would be good enough for kids or for people like myself who won't be making a habit out of doing a lot of painting. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice, Smooth and Creamy Paints. I love being able to get creative, but life gets so busy that I don't take the time to create, so I was happy to receive this set of Color Gallery Acrylic Paints to review. It has given me the chance to play a little!
The tubes were a little smaller than I expected, but it also does not take much at a time. I used just a small dollop at a time and got good coverage. These are acrylic so they do dry pretty quickly, but the colors remain vibrant after drying. I painted on canvas for the first time and liked using these quite well.
I also painted a wooden photo frame. The first coat soaked in and created a washed look, but the flowers painted more solid on top of that first coat of paint. That is true of most acrylic paints though. I left the first coat because I liked it, but a second coat would give you the solid color if you desire that.
A great thing about this set is it is compact enough to carry with you. I sometime like to go outside to paint or if we are on the go, I like to carry small projects with me to work on. These are great for that sort of thing.
I was very conservative with how much I squeezed out at a time because I am not used to using tubes like this and I knew there would be no putting the excess back in! For that reason, I would be careful leaving kids unattended with them.
These are nice paints that glide on very easy and smooth. There is a nice selection of colors. I would really love a pack that included purple and orange. Mixing them is fine, but sometimes it's nice to have them for color consistency.
These would make a great gift for the artist in your life. These Acrylic Paints come packed not only for freshness but neatly boxed | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great markers and exceptional customer service. Chalk Markers - Artisan's Effect - long...
I just recently bought these, to use with my children. They have a big chalkboard on their easel, and I use it to give them both sides so that they are not fighting over where they can draw with the regular chalk. Also, my daughter is learning to read and write, so I sometimes put "learning" type lines on there and words to the side, so that she can practice her penmanship on the chalkboard. I know others might have more normal uses for these, but this is what I primarily use them for, and they work great.
The colors are vibrant, and there are many colors that come in the pack. They do not fade or disappear easily, but come off clean when you remove it the instructed way. I can imagine those who use these for things like menus would be happy with them, too. When they first arrive, the tips if these markers are dry. You just have to press to depress the tips a few times and shake in a downward motion to get the chalk liquid to saturate.
In closing, I want to mention the exceptional customer service this company provided me. For some reason I received double of one color and was missing another color. I noticed this right away and contacted the seller and emailed them pictures (I like to provide pictures up front esp. when claiming something like this) and they offered to send me a new box out. I insisted that if they had any extra of that color laying around, to please send that, because the box was great, I was just missing a color. A couple days later, I received a whole new set. I feel bad that they sent a whole new package out for one color, but was amazed at their fast response and equally fast shipment of another package.
I have to say that we have been using these quite heavily, and we have not ran out of ink yet. In you are looking more chalk markers that are quality, and great customer service, I can vouch for all of that!
I want to disclose that I received this at a discount for my evaluation, opinion and review. The discount had no influence to my thoughts, impression or review.
* If you feel that my review was not helpful, I would appreciate you posting a comment below letting me know why if you mark this as unhelpful. I truly appreciate constructive criticism, and want to continually improve the feedback I provide! * | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
If folded...Send it back. Beautiful picture, but it came folded up. Took it to a framer and that middle crease would have never come out even stretched. If it had been rolled instead of folded I could have stretched it on a frame before painting on it. I did finish it tho and framed it as good as I could. The paints are thick because they are suppose to be piled on rather then painted on like acrylics. This is to look like an oil painting when it is completed which it does. I have done oil paintings as well. Oils dry shinny. These are actually acrylic paints to look like oils. Great concept. Before you try and frame it, let it cure out before framing about 2 weeks. Never put glass over an oil or acrylic painting as the painting will eventually stick to the glass and come off. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A high quality set of easels. There are no instructions included with these easels. We were able to put it together using the photos included on Amazon but including instructions would have been nice. These are a set of two, all wood, natural tabletop easels. After viewing the pictures they were easy to put together. They fold down for storage. They can easily be taken apart to be placed in a backpack or artist's back to be taken into the field for use. These are a decent set of easels for painting but can also be stained and used to hold art in the home. The wood is sanded and beveled so it does provide a finished look. The hardware had a gold/brass finish giving it a classic look.
It says rubber tipped feet in the description but there is no rubber on the bottom of the legs and no rubber tips were included in the packaging. You can easily attach some yourself I suppose. For the price this is a nice set of easels and will get a lot of use in my home between my daughter and I. These easels were provided to me at a promotional rate for evaluation and without any further obligation. I did not promise to post a review, but I stated that if I did review the product, it would be an honest, unbiased review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Perfect buy. I am so happy with this buy. It's nice to have such a variety of colors without having to mix any colors. This was more than affordable. I love the fact the tubes are all plastic and not metal and they are twice the size of the cheap acrylic paints they have at michaels. The metal tubs of acrylic seem to crack if you bend or squeeze them too much. With these you don't have that problem. I didn't have any issues with the paint coming out when I opened them for the first time and the tubes were all full no air. Some people have complained about needing to use more than one coat because the paint is translucent. It is true some colors are more translucent vs opaque but on the Liquitex site their color chart states which are TL vs which are O. So it wasn't a surprise for me since I have been using their paint for some time now. This is good for beginners and those on budgets you can work wonders with it if you know what you are doing and even if you don't don't feel like you are throwing money down the drain because this paint is pretty damn cheap. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
it held pressure like a champ. I purchased this air compressor because it is designed for airbrush use and has the advantage of a tank. After receiving my new air compressor, I immediately conducted a leak test. Its rare when a newly purchased pressure system is leak free right out of the box. To my surprise, it held pressure like a champ! So, I put it through its paces and completely tested its operation to see if it met its advertised specifications. It performed perfectly. Its a well built unit and the quality of construction is superb. When the manufacturer advertised how quiet it was, I didn't believe it. However, this compressor is really quiet: less than half the noise level of my previous compressor. Ive been using it for some time now, and I must say it is a joy to operate. Not only is it quiet, but with the tank, regulator and water trap, it offers excellent control for smooth, pulse free, clean painting with an easily adjustable output pressure. However, the operators manual was written in a country where English is obviously a second language and thus, somewhat difficult to read and understand. I decided to rewrite it in order to make it easier to read. I highly recommend this air compressor for all who use an airbrush. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Wondrous fun. I am a pastel landscape artist. My grandsons like to use watercolor crayons and watercolor colored pencils. I got the Aqua-flo set to help them make watercolors, after a fashion. Neither boy wants to receive art instruction, they just want to do their thing. I never push anyone to learn something they think they don't want to learn. I just show by example how fun it is to do. Often they get hooked by the fun of things, and stay around for the tutoring...not always, but often enough to make it worthwhile. Thank you Royal Langnickel for making the Aqua-flo brushes way fun to do watercolors! Now, if I could only find somewhere to buy cheap watercolor paper. Oh! I know, Amazon, here we come again. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good quality drafting triangle. I bought this triangle to help with laying out cut lines for woodworking. I bought the smallest and largest sizes to accommodate varying sizes of wood, and I find them very handy for their purpose. I got "smoke" rather than clear, which is easier to find in a busy shop, but you can still see through it. The small one is a bit darker in color than the large one.
I don't have a precision tool to measure accuracy of the 45 degree angles, but the accuracy looks quite good. The right angle is as close as I can feel when placed against a precision aluminum alignment tool.
This drawing triangle is very useful for drafting and for use in layout in the shop.
I might have prefered that it was a bright color instead of grey, simply so that it can be spotted more quickly.
BOTTOM LINE: Four stars means "I Like It". I reserve five stars that exceed expectations in some way. This tool does its job well and I have no complaints about it, but there are many others similar in quality and price, and this one is as good, but not better. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great Set of Small Font Letter/Numbers. These stamps are so quaint and lovely, I've enjoyed using them in my stamping projects. They come in a beautiful wood box that is ideal for keeping all these small stamps in one place. The wood stain of the box gives it a sort of vintage feel that looks pretty nifty with my other craft supplies. The wood theme is continued on the stems of the stamps, making them easily distinguishable from my other alphabet sets. The wood handles also were long enough to make for easy gripping, which is a big deal with a thing like stamping. For me, these took a slight learning curve. You may notice in my pictures from the first time I used these that some of the letters had runover from the edges of the stamps hitting the material. After I got familiar with the stamp my application got a lot more precise and I was able to make my name labels for the gifts look a lot more fancy. Although, I do think there is a certain charm to the edges of the stamp showing. The font of the letters and numbers is nice, solid and clean yet not overly serious. They were also simple to clean after use.
Worth noting that although it says delivery will take a long time, it arrived way ahead of schedule. Much appreciated!
Overall a great set of stamps. I know I will be getting a great deal of use out of them.
I received my set of stamps at a discounted rate in exchange for trying them out and giving an honest, unbiased review based on my experiences with them. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Solid as a rock Gesso. Amazing! You will laugh - I've used this gesso for 10 years in painting and scrapbooking. Recently I had a 20+ year old faded metal front door needing paint. I sanded it, wiped down, & painted with top-rated paint for metal. The top-rated paint, a protective enamel, didn't cover to my shock! Back to the hardware store, they sold me clean metal primer. I re-sanded down the door & applied the clean metal primer, which seemed kinda watery to me. It was OK but we could STILL see streaks and old paint underneath. Frustrated now, being an artist at heart, not a housepainter, desperate, I grabbed my "go-to" Gesso & a foam brush. All I can say is "Ta-Da"!!! It covered the clean metal primer perfectly solidly. Dried in an hour. Next morning I re-painted the whole door with the protective enamel paint and it covered beautifully looks fantastic. BTW, it was a 4 oz. bottle of Liquitex and I didn't even use half the bottle.
Probably not the Liquitex recommended use for its Gesso, but I sure was impressed and relieved. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I bought this after reading so many great reviews. I was disappointed to find this ink . I bought this after reading so many great reviews. I was disappointed to find this ink hard to work with. Every time I use it, I have to spend several minutes stirring up the separation. And I mean REALLY stir. It reminds me of the way starch settles at the bottom of water, except the solids in this are not nearly so easy to dissolve back into the liquid. Even after I've stirred and stirred and shaken the bottle and mixed this ink up every way I can (I almost feel like I'm wrestling with a pro gyro exerciser when I'm doing this), the ink feels really thin, to the point where my calligraphy nib (Zebra Comic G Model Chrome Pen Nib) has difficulty retaining more than a small droplet. Finally (albeit this is probably my confusion vs. product defect), I was looking for a metallic gold, whereas this color is more sparkles than gold sheen. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Excellent tool. Hard to see the lines to re-align for longer strips. I love these dies a lot. I'd have given it a perfect score if they were marked on the cutting side so that I can line up my material to cut longer strips easier. It's a bit of a crap shoot to figure it out. I'm not cutting fabric, so I don't want to fold my material and lining up is difficult when I can't see the lines. I'm going to put some tape where there should be lines to remedy but the manufacture could alternate the filler foam color or spray a color or something. They are making a mint off of these. I've deconstructed some for better use for my purposes and they could add a bit without going broke to help us find the lineup. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good Deal. There are better quality paints as far as depth of color and probably light-fastness etc, make no mistake there are some far worse as well. There is no doubt that most of the more expensive paint sets are worth the asking price. However for the artist just beginning to learn and experiment with watercolors this is an outstanding value. I like the generous tube size and the more than adequate range of colors. If I had to absolutely find one con in the whole deal it would be the way the colors are labeled as far as name or description. I definitely am pleased overall with these paints and would highly recommend them to beginners and others artists who are just maybe experimenting with watercolors these just may be all you'll ever need in a watercolor set. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The Cricut is an excellent example of what happens when someone creates an excellent . The Cricut is a perfect example of what happens when someone creates a great product, then tries to monetize it so hard they cripple it completely.
The Cricut UNIT is excellent, and appears to be well built. This is the single complementary thing I have to say.
The Cricut software would be great for someone who wants to buy a lot of pre-built art from Cricut and arrange it into pretty little pictures and cut those. If you want to make birthday cards for your grandkids or make little stickers, you might even enjoy it. Similarly, if you have limited mental faculties, this product seems to have been designed with you in mind.
If you are in any way serious about getting a personal (custom) design cut with this thing, find a different unit, because they make it as hard as possible. It's quite clear that this unit exists to sell designs, not cut things you make yourself. If you have existing design experience with any professional tools, like Illustrator, Corel, InkScape, etc, using the Cricut design software will make you cry. It's terrible in every conceivable way. It ignores the dimensions of imported files. You can't just draw a line to be scored, or cut. You can't use your installed fonts. It's like trying to use crayons while wearing boxing gloves, and that may be an overly generous statement.
I bought the Cricket to cut packaging materials for a product I'm selling in small batches. I now can't decide if it would be more satisfying to return it, or simply set it on fire. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Absolutely AWESOME. The setup for 64bit Win7 OS is a bit clugy (took me about 20 minutes to figure it out after doing a google search)... but once you have the drivers/software installed, this is absolutely the most awesome die cutting machine I have ever used, bar none, and I have had quite a few (including a Cricut). The software interface is pretty intuitive, and I was able to cut my first shape in about two minutes (without looking at the instructions!). The cuts on this machine are clean and precise.
There are several things IMHO that make this machine the creme de la creme of die cutting machines:
1) Ease of use.
2) Clean/precise cuts.
3) The ability to download any shape you want out of 36k + choices... and you can do it in the middle of the night, and not have to run out to a store and buy a cartridge (with a bunch of shapes you will never use) or a die cut. The shapes/sayings are just a click away.
4) The variety of shapes on the Silhouette online store are amazing.
5) The ability to use the fonts on your computer, weld them together, resize them, make the possibilities endless.
I plan on using the 3x4 and 4x6 cards you can download from the online store to add some pizazz to my Project Life scrapbooks. I am also a card maker, and the cutout cards are amazing. You can't go wrong with this... absolutely LOVE IT! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The compressor itself appeared to be working great but I went to try the regulator out and . The compressor itself appeared to be working great but I went to try the regulator out and the shaft that you twist to turn it up or down just snapped in half... with little hand power. Pretty disappointing. So now I have to buy another regulator if I want to keep this compressor. If the company replaces the air regulator for one that is not defective or the entire product I will update and change my review.
UPDATE: They sent me another regulator for free with 2 day shipping. I raised my product rating because of this.
UPDATE #2: This is now dead after 2 months and between 5-10 hours of use. I am going to contact them again to replace the broken product.
Update #3: They have decent customer service at least. They are sending me a new compressor to replace the broken one for free. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Beginner's Gear. The Darice Boxed "Media Art Set" is a good suitcase for beginners who want to dabble in art. You need only bring your own sketch pad or canvas. The kit provides the rest -- colored pencils, markers, brushes (only two), sketch pencils (only two), and oil, watercolor, and acrylic paints (all in 12 ml tubes). This is an ideal gift for a young person who wants to try his or her artistic flair out. The colored pencils and markers are more for fun and the brush and paints for discovering a preference that might lead to bigger, more serious purchases. It's a wooden box with clasps so, if the artist is organized and willing to clean up and pack up properly, it will last and travel well. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
so-so. okay, I don't want this review to come off too harsh or too great...they were okay. MY daughter went to her first school dance and it was a glow party theme. We used the gems along with uv paint on her face and arms and made fake jewelry. The paint stayed on wonderful the whole night but we were loosing gems before she even got out of the house. I will say that you get a big variety of colors and sizes and the price is much. The thing is that are cute and pretty and the ones we put on her face around the eyes stayed after we replaced them once before leaving but the ones on her upper and lower arms wouldnt stay on. So they are okay. You would have a 50/50 shot i guess but maybe you can find a body glue and secure them more and then the variety would still make it a deal. I did notice when they arrived that some where already moved around on the package. It could have been the humidity since we live in the south but I will personally buy a different brand next time. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Pretty picture. Bought this for husband for Christmas, he is just now getting around to painting it. It is turning out very nice, looks just like the picture. Paints are nice and no actual instructions are needed. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because you have to mount it on stretcher bars before you can begin painting. That is a bit of a pain but it is not a deal breaker, there are not many paint by number kits available that turn out really nice and this is one that does. just be sure and mount on stretcher bars before painting, makes it much easier to paint and hang. Also after mounting before you paint wet the canvas generously ( we use a wash cloth) from the back, let dry for an hour or so and like magic all wrinkles and folds are gone. Try it you will be pleased. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Super tape; super sticky, super permanent. I make blank inside greeting cards for deployed troops to send back home through Operation Write Home. So it's important that the adhesive be really, really strong to hold up to being battered in those mountains of military mail, and perhaps being carried around in a pack or pocket in the Afghan mts or Iraq desert. This tape is hands down, the stickiest, most powerful tape I've ever used. That's the good news. The not so good news is that once you put it down, you're not going to be able to pull whatever you've attached with it off a card or scrapbook page to reposition. So, just make sure that everything's exactly the way you want it, because that's the way it's going to stay. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Big pack with all the colors. Mr. Sketch markers are a wonderful childhood memory for me. Smelling them brings back the carefree days of elementary school. It's been so much fun for me to be able to share these markers with my kids. They're still the same classic colors and scents but are now washable. I can let even my youngest kids use them without worry they will stain their clothes or their hands. The ink washes off hands no problem with regular hand soap. It washes out of clothes when washed right away, I haven't yet had an occasion to see if dried ink will come out as easily.
This 14 count box includes not just the basic colors but also magenta, light blue, dark green, and light green. Those extra colors make this set that much more fun than the smaller ones. I wasn't sure I'd like the new clear plastic packaging but I'm very happy with it. It can be opened and closed over and over without wearing out the way the cardboard boxes used to, this is important because these markers last quite a long time.
These Mr. Sketch markers are nice for adults looking for a fun option to use for marking boxes or other daily tasks. For kids they're a special treat. The scents are just like they were when I was a kid. The fact that they're washable makes them perfect. Highly recommended for anyone, young or old, looking for a good daily use marker that smells good. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good machine, minor complaints. Great machine, the instructions to use are very much lacking. I had to do some playing to figure out how to swap the attachments. I've only used the main and hat attachments and have little complaints. One complaint is that for some reason the main attachment now sags, hanging lower in the front than the back. It doesn't cause an issue in pressing, but it does cause some frustration when trying to swing the attachment over the shirt and it moves sections of the shirt because it's uneven. It wasn't always like this, not sure what happened and can't seem to fix it. The hat attachment works nicely, although you can't really "swing" the top piece over to press it. You have to push the bottom piece under the top piece instead. That's the only way I've found that it'll work. I like the digital display and it's super easy to operate the display. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great paper- shabby packaging. The paper itself is awesome but the packaging was lacking. I received my paper and noticed the makeshift packaging ( a larger piece of cardboard folded in half like a taco and taped) looked pretty ragged. There was a puncture mark on the outside about the size of a pen. When I took out my paper they were nicely placed into clear sleeves with 4 quarter sheets in each. But there was a massive dent- matching the puncture spot on the packet closest to the cardboard. I know the paper came from overseas but since the sellers also know this I would expect better care to be taken with packaging fine art paper. Luckily the rest of the paper is fine. The price is great and it's great to try this paper ( which isn't widely available here) but I would hesitate to order again without leaving a note to take better care. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Excellent and inexpensive face paint brushes. I purchased these brushes a few months ago for a spare set and because a few of my 5-year old Snazaroo brushes were wearing. Only the smaller/thinner brushes seem to do it and I need their precision, so it wasn't a big deal to replace them. I paint my childcare kids' faces about once a week, so they get a lot of use. The price is reasonable and their quality is nothing less than the best, something I expect from Snazaroo. When starting out, instead of buying 10 different brushes like I did, you could purchase this inexpensive set and have everything you need (except paints and sponges). I hope this helps! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I now have a handful of these in various sizes. I love these. They can be a bit temperamental at times with the occasional over-flow, or dry spells. There are two I use frequently, that hold sumi ink and a light ink wash. I have a third one holding water. The ones holding ink have never dried out on me, so they're great for holding ink for long periods (months) of time. There is never a consistent flow of ink/water. With an actual brush, you can control how much you load on. With these, they can start overflowing, even without having applied any pressure to the bottle. That's the only minor issue I have with these. Once you get the hang of them and figure out how to work around the occasional problems, they're quite excellent! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Sight Saver . My glasses were scratched so bad that sometimes I could see better without them. I read all of the positive reviews for Armour Etch, so I decided I had nothing to lose. The Armour Etch arrived yesterday when the temperature was in the single digits all day, so when I got home it was frozen solid after being in the mailbox all day. I unwrapped it from the packaging and let it sit on the table all night. This morning I opened the bottle and it looked good so I got a cotton swab and smeared one lens. I waited eight minutes and rinsed the lens off in warm water, then dried it with a soft towel. The lens was clear, so I did the other lens the same way... same results. My glasses are better than new now! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Vibrant Set of Glitter Gel Pens. Great set of pens! The colors are vibrant and the glitter really stands out. I have purchased other Technik gel pen products and have not been disappointed. Shipping was fast and packaging was nice and not that cheap hard plastic things are sometimes shipped in and you can't open without the Jaws of Life! :-) I purchased these for use at work and for my adult coloring books which I love! The color does not bleed through the pages if you use a reasonable amount of pressure on the page, when coloring.
I recommend these pens for anyone who is looking to add a little jazz to their notes at work or school and for their adult coloring books. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A REAL TREAT. what a treat! 72 different colors that are in color wheel order in the box-wow i love that. they are shipped pre-sharpened and none of the tips were broken when i opened the box. the brand is raffine with korean or chinese lettering on the box. this is a great assortment of intense medium soft leads-very smooth. the pencils are hexagonal which keeps them from rolling off a table top. a note that applies to all leaded pencils-be careful to not drop them on a hard surface, the leads of any brand, no matter what you pay, will break inside the wooden case if dropped. a note for coloring book fans, there are a lot of greens, something that not all brands have. the only drawback is there are not color names on the pencils, just color family paint at the blunt ends. i received a discounted price for writing this review, but this in no way affected my opinion. i am going to order another box at full price for my artistic granddaughter. this box is for me! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I found the pen very easy to set up and use. Behold, I am Michelangelo, but instead of stone my medium is plastic. Rather than a hammer and chisel, my tool of choice is my 3D stereoscopic pen, and with it only my own imagination is the limit to my creations. It gives me the kind of control that young me could only have dreamed of while wasting time with hot glue and elmers. Any solid three denominational object can be created from the pen. Taking the provided filler and melting it as you place it wherever it need to go to fulfill your dreams (or nightmares, whatever floats your boat).
I found the pen very easy to set up and use. Just plug it in, load the ink and start creating! I like to think of it as my own handheld 3D printer and can make anything my little heart desires.
Top notch product and all kinds of fun to use. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The Best Alcohol Markers on the Market. Believe everything great that you hear about these markers because it's just the truth! These markers are AMAZING!!! I am still fairly new to the world of card making and stamping, and I have used Blick Studio brand alcohol markers as well as Spectrum Noirs but nothing compares to copics . I had to buy this set after trying out a mini set from Michaels. I fell in love after trying them. They go on so smooth and blend so well. The brush tip glides on the paper with such ease and it is easy to control. I use a thick 110 lb smooth cardstock paper and copics work really well on them. I also like them on Neenah Solar White cardstock.
I picked up the 36 SET B to go along with 36 set A (still in transit because it's shipping from Japan). I figured set B has a great selection of colors , great for experimenting! Since I will be mostly using my markers to color stamped images , these are perfect. It's the entire rainbow! I plan to get set C soon !
I highly recommend Copic Ciaos for beginners! They are exactly like sketch but has less ink and less color selection. They are refillable too so once you buy these markers you never have to again, just refill ur faves.
I hope you try them! I love mine!
I want to thank the seller Best Source Office Supplies for being so prompt in shipping and delivery! I ordered it on a Monday and received it a day early on Friday instead of Saturday! My markers came absolutely perfect ! Not a crack or scratch, came shrink wrapped and just awesome! So impressed! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
and always very happy with them (I have also used many other brands. I have used Grumbacher's professional paints before, and always very happy with them (I have also used many other brands). Whites have always given me some troubles so I decided to test several side by side. I six whites from different manufacturers and painted them on an acrylic gesso-primed canvas. Today is the 12th day of the test. Four of the samples have completely dried to the touch (but they took quite different times to do so. A fifth sample (Titanium) is still wet, but definitely getting much drier. It also shows a little yellowing. However, the Grumbacker zinc white is still as wet as the day I painted with it. It also has a very noticeable yellow tint. The bottom line: I will use it only in mixes where the white contribution is minimal. My guess is that under these conditions it will last for the rest of my life. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great stamps- wonderful variety. I'm just getting into stamping/embossing and I not only wanted to try acrylic stamps but also pick something that wasn't holiday related, even though I plan on making mostly cards with my crafting supplies. These are great stamps! They're detailed but not so much so that it prohibits using some of the new mica/heavier embossing powders from Stampendous. I've only used two of these butterflies so far (just got my order earlier today!) but I can see myself using these for spring cards, birthdays, nature-themed cards, thank yous...
I'm also very pleased with the variety of butterfly types in this set and their realisitc look. They're not cartoon-y or whimsical or shabby but with the right techniques I'm sure you could make them look more vintage/shabby if you wanted. Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good for what it is. This is the only paper mache paste I purchase for my classroom. It is easy to store as it comes in a small box with an even smaller bag inside. 2 ounces of powder mixes a full gallon of paste. For those worried about clumping- you must work fast and I recommend using a whisk. Start whisking before you start pouring in the powder, which you should add gradually. Sometimes I get clumps, but it is usually my own fault for rushing through the mixing process. If you do get clumps, they are usually gone the next day and don't hinder the ability to use it if you use before then. Only complaint is that this requires several layers of paper to make it strong. If you or your kids or students try to paint on top of this before you reach maximum hardness through paper layering, your work will just collapse in on itself. I prefer using tissue paper as an additional layer on the outside of my projects to add color instead of painting- it usually looks much better. This is very gooey and slimy feeling, but has no smell. If you use in a classroom make sure you provide ample handwashing time, as it takes quite a while to rinse off because it is so slippery! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Make sure you get the right airbrush. One star rating because the kit contained the wrong airbrush:
I was excited to try out this airbush (Badger 200-20 Detail) as I'd read some great reviews on it and Badger has a great reputation. Unfortunately when the airbrush kit arrived today, it had the wrong airbrush in it. As you can see from the picture, it has the Vega Nailaire airbrush instead of the 200 Detail. This is obviously incorrect as some of the parts included in the kit won't work with this airbrush. I contacted Amazon and they were very helpful however this product is out of stock so I was unable to get a replacement. I ordered a different 200 Detail kit (from Amazon) and they were good enough to expedite the shipping so hopefully I'll have a more positive review tomorrow. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Art Brushes that will NOT disappoint. These Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush pens are so useful when I travel. I carry a small art bag and sketchbook with me when I go places. I really enjoy carrying these along, because I can actually paint anywhere I want. I have painted outside in fields, at cafes, on my couch, in the car, on trains, and all over Europe when I backpacked. They were wonderful, never fell apart, and the water was easy to control. I really enjoy the aspect of the pen holding the water, because it eliminates the need to clean up cups of water, paper towels, and the other messes that traditional paint brushes leave behind. It is particularly excellent for blending gouache paint. Gouache is hard to blend, but the water flow in these pens is so consistent, that I almost always get an even gradient when blending with gouache paints. The only thing I would change about these water brushes is that the largest brush bristles always get pulled down by the cap. You have to very carefully place the lid on the large one, otherwise the bristles always get messed up. Other than that, this product is excellent. I fully intend to purchase more in the future. The handle is comfortable, and everything about these brushes feels so intuitive while working on my art projects. I would definitely recommend these to a friend. In fact, I have recommended them to a lot of people so far. The brush bristles do eventually become stained by darker paint colors, but that is inevitable with any paint brush after prolonged use. The price is remarkably affordable for the quality this product offers. I feel like I do more artwork when I am on-the-go than I ever have before I had these brushes. I am so thankful I jumped out of my comfort zone and decided to purchase these products. Pentel always delivers excellent quality, and once again, they did not disappoint! Five stars from a very happy customer! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Chartpak's Adjustable burnisher is all you need. I have been using burnishers for over 25 years now. I started in the print industry using them for rubbing down Letraset Type and pressure sensitive decals. The Chartpak Adjustable Burnisher always my default rub-down tool and I have kept a Chartpak in my artist tool box for rubbing down decals and shipping labels this whole time. You only use it once or twice a year, but when you need to make sure that item is securely rubbed down onto the surface, you want this burnisher.
The round tip is perfect for getting into tight corners or recessed areas, and the flat plastic end allows for even pressure over a large surface and flexible materials that keeps you from easily damaging the ink/surface of the item being rubbed down.
Only recently have I had the need to replace my old Chartpak. The retaining ring on my original burnisher eventually lost it's grip and sent the tension spring flying into the abyss of my studio. Upon receiving this new Adjustable Burnisher, i see they did away with the retaining ring and have molded the spring holder into the body of the Burnisher. WOOHOO! I should get 30+ years out of this new burnisher as long as I keep it in my tool box and out of the elements/sunlight (plastic tools do not do well against UV rays.) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I like these oil-based pencils a lot. I received this pencil set for a reduced price, as they had been shipped to and returned by a customer who didn't want or like them, I'm not sure which. Maybe because there were 2 of them that the tips had broken off during shipping, but those two pencils had been resharpened by the purchaser using the cheaply made pencil sharpeners that come with them, and they had obviously broken repeatedly - were much shorter in length than all the other pencils, which looked like they hadn't even been used once. But I REALLY like these oil-based pencils a lot! They color really nice, the colors are bright and deep, and they blend very well if you put the different colors on in light layers until the paper will not accept any more. I do that with the Marco Raffine wax-based pencils, as well. My colored pictures are lovely and my friends are really impressed when I show them photos, post the images to my Facebook page, or they see them in person. I usually color pretty complex designs and images, or ones that require a lot of thought and precise execution of color choices and application to make them stand out. There is a nice variety of colors and shades in this set so I can blend them on things like the feathers on chickens, or the winds of butterflies, flowers, vines and leaves. I don't usually color those solidly, with just one color. That doesn't look natural.
The key here, to get the best results, is to use a high quality sharpener that removes as little wood and lead as possible, getting a short, sharp angle, not one that leaves the tip long, too much lead exposed and a lot of the wood removed and showing. They do cost some money, but are worth it! What is $9 for a sharpener that you can use forever and your pencils last longer, compared to the high cost of having to repeatedly buy new pencil sets when using a cheap one? Using this professional quality type of sharpener that's made for makeup pencils, takes off very little wood and the lead inside it, so the tip is short, strong, and almost never breaks while sharpening or being used. Your pencils will last a much longer time because you only need to turn the sharpener twice around the pencil tip to get a new sharp point! The one I recommend is this one in the beauty section: https://www.amazon.com/Beautique-Round-Metal-Pencil-Sharpener/dp/B004F82BKU/ref=sr_1_3_s_it?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1469207076&sr=1-3&keywords=makeup+pencil+sharpener . The blades on it can be easily replaced by unscrewing one tiny screw, so you can use it a long time and get a sharp point, easy shaving, simply by installing a new blade as needed. So I immediately resharpened those 2 with the extremely long tips. I did try the dark blue one, it was about 1/3rd shorter than the unused pencils, and the lead tip wasn't strong so it under-performed. After I resharpened it properly it colored perfectly.
The ends of the pencils are colored, numbered and named to show each shade of each color, but I always make my own color chart/guide by making a little scribble with them on white paper and noting the color name or code # to be accurate. I then put this sheet of paper inside a page protector. The color numbers in this set aren't in a logical order, say 3 shades of yellow being 70, 71, 72. But using my own chart makes this issue irrelevant.
I think you can readily see that my review is unbiased and not influenced by the reduced price I got, nor even by the 2 pencils that were damaged/shorter. That customer who bought and returned them wouldn't have been disappointed if they had simply used a better sharpener. Personally, 2 little broken tips wouldn't make me dissatisfied one bit! I'm not complaining about anything and I have no reservations about recommending these as a great product. If you're looking for a combination of decent quality and moderate price, this is the brand/set you want to buy. If you only want to buy dirt cheap pencils, then do so, but you have absolutely no room to complain about them being less than ideal when you use them! Similarly, if you want the ultimate pencils that can be found, you can't complain while spending less than a bundle of $ on them! There is no free lunch! These pencils are a great combination of medium cost with really good quality and for the average colorer who isn't a Renoir or Picasso, these are a good choice. And I don't think there's room to complain if you're going to use that cheap kind of sharpener, either. The sharpeners (2) that come with this set are the only things I don't like, but I just tossed them out. No big deal, since I have no use for them in the first place. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Dried "tacky" and did not self-level... not really transparent. Beautiful color, but I have used dozens of colors from various manufacturers and this is the first time I had a watercolor dry "sticky" on me. I had to reactivate the color wherever I used it in the painting to get rid of the tacky surface. also, this (and one other M.Graham color I bought at the same time) did not self-level which I found really odd. This is the first time I've used any of this brand's paints (have used Winsor & Newton, Old Holland, Daniel Smith, Holbein and DaVinci) and its the first time I've encountered issues like this.
Bought 4 M. Graham colors and this Transparent Red Iron Oxide and Azo Green had the problems. The others did not. but I would not consider this a transparent color given the uneven drying. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Very Cute Pup. A great applique shape for the dog lover. The Accuquilt die cuts the doggy shape and an ear shape using the same die. As shown in the picture the ear can be cut from a different fabric if you wish. Instead of using fusible backing for the ear, I sew it on at the top only so it will hang loose like a real dog's ear, a fun effect. I also have the <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/AccuQuilt-GO-Baby-Fabric-Cutting-Dies-Calico-Cat/dp/B004B3X00E/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">AccuQuilt GO! Baby Fabric Cutting Dies; Calico Cat</a> and enjoy putting both the Gingham dog and Calico Cat shapes on a quilt.
Both shapes fit easily onto a 6" square and can be attached to the quilt like any other applique shape. I usually cut a piece of fabric and fusible web or backing about 6"x6", furse them together then let them cool so the adhesive sets. After 15 or 20 minutes I place the piece on my accuquilt die and run it through the cutter so that the fabric and backing are cut perfectly together. Once done, remove the paper and fuse the piece to the quilt. What could be easier?
At the present time, I have about 15 Accuquilt dies and am pleased with all of them for the ease and accuracy. As I've said in other reviews, the Accuquilt system is great for those with arthritis, for those who don't like cutting quilt pieces, or those who just want to finish quickly with perfectly cut pieces every time. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Decent but not awesome stickers. Don't pay a lot of . These stickers are not that good. I dunno if it's just because I may have bought from a crappy seller, or what but I paid good money for these. Also, I would say that although the seller was not good they are just not that good of stickers because some of them don't even have the foamy things on the back to stick on to your scrapbook paper or whatever you are using them for. They only have sticky backs to them really and stickers with the foamy things on the back are much better. I think you know what foam-like things i mean. I have bought A LOT of stickers but are not worth a bunch of money. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
properly pocket sized. I'm primarily writing this review to say that my set actually came with a white, rather than a black, which the other customers were complaining about. So either Winsor & Newton came to the correct conclusion on their own and rectified their mistake, or the seller I received my set from had a different variation, though everything else matches the listing. (for reference, I bought from Hyatt's)
That said, I found the packaging/size/amount of product to be perfect - they each come separately wrapped in their own detachable bins within the palette, making swapping colors and cleaning easy, and each individual plastic bin has the corresponding color printed on the side, in case you forget what color it contained originally. The posted measurements are accurate; double check them to make sure that's what you want before you buy it. The tiny blocks of are about the size of a single lego, which is actually plenty. The tiny brush is actually a two-part, with an long cap that forms the rest of the brush handle. I'm not sure why they bothered, because the assembled brush still fits in the slot. I suppose it protects the brush to some degree?
All things said, if I were to lose my set, I would buy it again. In fact, I am extremely tempted to buy another one now, just because it's adorable, particularly if you have an odd love for miniatures. In fact, you may find yourself tempted to take up miniature painting now that you have a miniature paint set. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Dynasty Black Gold Series Long Handled Synthetic Brushes 2 flat 1526F. The problem with this brush was not with the brush, but with sender. The long handled brush was packed in a place envelope too short for its length and the handle was broken in half. The half broken was not in the package. I was as though this was a frustration on the part of the provider since the the sale was for a limited amount of money and was sent by prime. Amazon advised that this could be shipped back and the charge would be removed. I have used these brushes with heavy bodied acrylics and they brushes work well, are durable and have a good chisle edge. The brush was needed with prime being used to get it in a timely manner, but this did not occur which is why this transaction rather than the quality of the brush was assigned a one star rating. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I bought this machine to help me with my holiday projects and was specially happy about the 'scan' part of the machine as it . Well, to summarize my experience in one sentence - "The 'scan' feature is a misnomer and it does not cut anymore (barely used for maybe 15 to 20 times)".
I bought this machine to help me with my holiday projects and was specially happy about the 'scan' part of the machine as it kind of unlocked a world of creativity for me. But, it turned out to be all good in theory and pretty bad when put to actual test. I read through the manuals and researched online videos and got only one thing - "you have to outline the image/artwork in very bold black color or the scan feature does not recognize it correctly". This adds a lot of work and time while creating anything. First you take your drawing, then trace an outline of the drawing on a parchment paper, then scan the parchment paper and then load the actual material to cut. I even went through the process as I needed to create some templates for a project but then came the other big disappointment, the machine is not precise when it comes to cutting the scanned shapes.
I researched a lot of blogs and videos and nearly everyone has the same issues with this machine. It is okay if you want to cut some basic shapes that are pre-loaded into the machine but then that's it.
Very disappointed in the purchase !
Word of advice, don't waste your money on this thing. Do some research - there are better options available at almost the same price. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice paper. I'm just starting out with drawing so I'm not sure what kind of paper is the best but this worked pretty well for me. I noticed the paper had tiny, tiny indents on it which can be good or bad (sometimes it's annoying because of shading-the led can get caught in the little indents so it's darker/lighter which sometimes leaves tiny marks that are hard to wipe out). It's not a big problem but I noticed it.
I didn't really like that the paper tears off at the top part of the sheet. I wanted to keep my drawings in the notebook but both of the 2 drawings I've made so far tore off without me trying to tear them off. I was gentle too so, be aware of that.
I do like this paper, I was able to draw a nice picture anyways so it's fine. I would recommend it. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Fantastic for 3D-Printed Objects. I got this to try out on objects I have printed out using my 3D printer (Rostock Max v2) as the product description mentions it can print on anything, even plastic. I was a little skeptical of wax at first because I would think that it would come off too easily, but that just isn't the case. I wouldn't recommend this for prints that have a practical use but they work great for decorating. I've never been a great painter, but I was able to get fairly decent with this after only a day or so. It works just as you'd imagine it: dip the hot end into the wax for less than a second, paint onto the object. It comes out quite smoothly and dried wax can be reheated easily. You can blend colors together on the object by holding the tip for a split second on the two colors, but it also allows you to draw clean lines between the colors by "pushing" the wax into the other color. It's very intuitive and very easy to work with. Make a mistake? Grab an Xacto knife and scrub it off. It leaves only a faint color behind which won't blend with the new color.
Pros:
Great for use with 3D printers
Extremely cheap
Very easy to use
Fun
Great for beginning artists
Mistakes are not punishing at all
Regular crayons can be used
Cons:
Care is needed around younger users (the tip is VERY hot!)
Wax can be removed accidentally, so it is best used with decorative-only pieces
Color pucks are hard to find -- please respond and let me know if you find a reliable seller!
Very little documentation is included | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice bright white; easily cleaned. Pros:
* Lightweight
* Because of slick finish, easy to clean
* Room for ten colors plus one larger mixing well
* Two raised dots between each of small indentations so brushes won't roll
* Bright white so paint colors look true against it
* Small (slightly over 6" in diameter) so easy to stow in travel box
* Sturdy, nice quality plastic that can be cleaned and re-used
* Small so easy to hold by children
Cons:
* No finger hole so must be held by edge or on flat hand or placed on flat surface
* Lightweight so if using outside, it flips pretty easily in wind
NOTE: I received this product in exchange for my honest review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Its a 150 but not exactly like the original one circa 1983. I restarted my hobby in building scale aircraft models. I dusted off my old Badger 150 circa 1983 and decided to buy the 150-5-PK to supplement the old 150. The old 150 would be set up for 1/2"-1" and the new 150-P-K for finer work. Hey, now I can afford two airbrushes!
The 150-P-K is a beautiful airbrush - well made in America and the kit has all you will need except for a color cup cover. the 150-P-K is different from my old 150. It does not have the forward trigger stop. It also has a truncated handle. It appears to use the same parts but I have been careful not to interchange with my old 150 - something I thought I could do with another 150 instead of getting a different Badger model. The 150-P-K comes with a plastic nozzle guard - not metal like the old 150.
With the fine needle and nozzle, 30:70 paint and at about 12-15 PSI I am able to do a fairly good job of Luftwaffe mottle camoflauge with the 150-P-K. Also nice fine lines to 1/8" or less for preshading and free hand camoflauge. I might consider a gravity feed Badger Renegade in the near future so I can get the PSI down to 10 or less for mottling and even finer lines vs the siphon feed of the 150-P-K.
The positive for me is that the new 150 is similar to the old 150 and it breaks down the same so cleaning and clean up are simple for me. No need to learn another airbrush.
Amazon price and shipping were fantastic compared to other stores. I ordered with free shipping 6-10 working days but recieved it in 2 working days. Surpassed my expectations and no state sales tax!!!
The 150-P-K is a great little double action airbrush. It's different from the original of 30 years ago - less adjustment parts and more plastic but still great for fine scale modeling. Given the old 150 is still working great after 30 years, I should have the new 150-P-K well into retirement. I would recommend. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great board cover. Great board cover.
My only complaint, it took 2 1/2- 3 weeks for it to flatten out from its shipped rolled state. I layed it flat with heavy books stacked all over it. I think it was so difficult to dislodge the curls was because I purchased this in the summer. I think this being shipped rolled up in a box during the hot summer months, traveling/shipping in hot trailers/trucks just set that curl in place. Thankfully I had the patience to wait it out. I now have a really nice board cover installed over my drawing board.
I do recommend that the Alvin double sided tape be used to install this cover.
I recommend this cover. Quality product | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great results, but takes a little trial and error. I received this product yesterday. I have never used a product of this sort. Before opening the box I watched all the promotional videos and read the instructions. I have been able, after a few false starts to produce some great cutouts from card stock. As I experiment, I am finding that it isn't quite as intuitive as it appears in the videos. Nevertheless, I am confident that this product will meet all of my needs.
While the SD card doesn't begin to satisfy my desire for designs, I checked out the additional patterns at craftwellusa.com and feel I can economically expand the patterns I have, as needed.
My one suggestion is that eCraft create some kind of video lessons to take the user progressively through a variety of papers and projects. Otherwise, there will continue to be bad reviews from new users who struggle with mastering the use of different papers and projects.
To summarize, the things I like about this product:
-cuts beautifully, after just a little bit of experimenting on my part to learn how to use it
-versatile
-comes with one Sd card
-more designs available online
-some instruction available online
The one thing I don't like:
-lack of availability of detailed or person to person instructions to expand usage.
If you are someone that is willing to take on a new product and experiment until you figure out all the ins and outs, this is for you. If you feel the need to have extensive and/or person to person instruction, I don't recommend this product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Pink Monster is Promising IDEA but Waste of Money for now. <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/eCraft-Electronic-Die-Cutter-Purpleberry/dp/B0037CO2GQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">eCraft Electronic Die Cutter, Purpleberry</a>I bought this machine only because of the paper feeding tray. If you cut multiple pieces you know how task consuming is to load and cut each separate piece. 100 pieces x 3 minutes each cut and we have quickly 5 hours plus assembly time etc.
! I have no problem with the adhesive sheet recommended with so many cutter.
! I never ever used even one adhesive sheet using instead same size piece of postcard heavy paper.(last 3 years)
! Rollers keep it down sufficiently and cut designed with 0.5" long cuts & small 0.15" interruption between them (CraftRobo Pro) is good enough to keep the pieces together.
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If this machine works or not is just matter of pure luck.
The software is pathetic allowing only to cut pre-designed shapes from the sd card. There is no option allowing to draw simple geometric shapes.
I was able to go around this limitation using Adobe Illustrator sawing file as SVG and importing in to the software where the cuts were executed properly, but....
I need working device not a LOTTO machine (or miss... mostly miss and hit machine )where the only winning is my growing frustration and anger at myself for wasting my time on such crappy device.
So am I returning it.
If this would have mechanically sound and working properly feeding mechanism taking paper from tray and ejecting cut pieces properly (not showing instead every time error) I would not care about the rest and try to make it work but is quite apparent that I can waste rest of my life trying to make it work.
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One advice it cuts the postcard paper Ok. From so many reviews I see people are trying to cut letter heavy paper and I am not surprised that they have a problem. No cutting machine is designed to cut material not stiff enough. You must use postcard heavy or more. I am using mostly 100# cover with my Craft Robo. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Well made and functional. This is very well made and functional. It appears to be made of solid wood and not wood veneer. My only complaint is that while it has four adjustable positions for the lid when it's open, there really isn't much difference in the angle of the four positions. This isn't a big deal since I only use it as a lap desk where the lid is closed, plus the default angle (around 30 degrees) is fairly ideal anyway. Other than that I am very happy with it. A couple of other nice touches: the pencil ledge in the photos is removable and can be mounted inside the storage compartment when you prefer to have a completely flat surface. The bottom of storage compartment is lined with felt also. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I get into my crafting mood I need products like this. Unfortunately for me it is not sold . When I get into my crafting mood I need products like this. Unfortunately for me it is not sold anywhere near me but here. Thank you Amazon and seller for having this available!
So I am very very new at etching and just wanting to get my feet wet so to speak in this line of crafting. That is why I chose the small bottle to start me off. What I didn't know at the time is that you barely use any of this product. Sure you slather it on at first but in the end you scrap it off and back in the bottle it goes. Which using only a tiny bit in the end. I can see this little jar lasting me a very long time. I didn't know this little fact when I first ordered.
My first attempted at using it wasn't so great. Apparently I didn't leave it on long enough and didn't apply enough product either, user error not product. I suggest reading from the pros and maybe watching some YouTube videos to avoid having the user error as I did.
Once figured out the product really worked. I thought for sure I had done it wrong again. My first one washed off with water. I tightened my jaw and put it to the test running it under hot water and wiping it with a clothe and it did not disappear!! Woohoo! See all user error.
The product is great, just took me a while to get around to trying. I don't know when I will be needing it again as it is very lasting, which I love (and makes it a better value to boot), but I will purchase it again when I finally run out of it.
Shipping was fast. Very pleased with the product and my purchase. Thank you! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice product for an afforable price. This is my first experience with a watercolor marker but I think that these are very good markers for an affordable price.
The reason I wasn't able to give a full 5-star review is because some of the markers don't have the best flow onto the paper. Also, since this is my first experience with this type of product I don't have anything to compare them to.
I would certainly recommend these to any beginner. I quite like the color selection in the 60 pack, however, I do agree with another reviewer that the neon markers maybe could be better replaced with different colors. I don't work in neons but, if you do, you might really love them. They are vibrant and transfer well onto the paper.
The colors on the marker seem to match the color it puts down on the paper which in a lot of cases with markers isn't true. I would always recommend, as with any media, that the first thing you do is create a color chart with them. This has truly been helpful in selecting just the right color for my pieces. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
great for frugal scale model builders. I use it to paint my scale models with it.
All the hobby sites like reddit/r/modelmakers, etc were recommending products way out of my price range. I'm not spending 400 for a brush/compressor set. these people are insane.
I've had trouble with some paints. Vallejo acrylic mixed with water didn't looks very good. But I found Tamiya acrylic thinned with tamiya lacquer thinner (1:1) works extremely well with this product.
I also use it to shoot primer. Vallejo airbrush primer thinned with water lays out smooth. will clog the airbrush un-thinned.
I'm still figuring out perfect combo for top coat. but I'm sure this thing will lay down good top coat once I find a good mixture. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice paper, only issue was with trying to erase. This drawing paper is a nice pack of 9x12 heavy weight paper. Overall, it was easy to use with both pencils and charcoal.
The quality is nice, the only issue we had with it was using a gummy type eraser. The area smudged instead of lifting off. I am not sure if this is based on the type of paper or the type of eraser we were using. That said, if you are into shading and blending...this paper does hold up to a good amount of pressure when blending areas and lines.
I would recommend this paper to both new and experienced artist. It is the perfect size for drawing and it is thick enough to handle a lot of reworking.
Promotional or discounted product provided for review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Software issues. Software issues! The machine works great, however, Cricut feels the need to force everyone into using Adobe Shockwave software, which, as we all know, is a large cumbersome program. My message to Cricut, is, don't be like Dell, (concerning the issue with the Seagate hard drives, saying, "it is not our problem"). It is a company's problem when the customer has to wait up to, sometimes hours, just to load a simple design, and print it. It would be nice if Cricut would provide the customer the option of purchasing an extra CD, so that they could have the software on the computer, and not have to go through a network, that is slow, and, often doesn't work. Cricut, you manufacture a great machine, now, would you please get up to speed on the software? | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
A variety of tiny shells. These are tiny. There is no other way to describe them than that. One can easily fit in a 1/2 tsp. with room to spare so really think about what project you want to use them for and where they will be displayed. For those non-cookers, they are smaller than the buttons on my TV remote control. About half of them float and even after sitting in water for 2 days they still refused to sink. There was a huge variety, not just what is shown in the picture which was a nice extra perk. I think I had 5 or 6 that were broken which is not a big deal considering the amount that were in the little container. The container itself is clear plastic with a screw on lid to keep them from getting lost or broken. They were a bit dusty, I'm not sure if it was from the shells themselves or from something else but a quick rinse cleaned them off.
Yes, I would purchase it again but only if I was absolutely sure I wanted something of that size. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Decent unit.....when it worked. I'm sure I probably received a defective unit. Or it might have just been the power supply that was faulty. Quality was okay but seemed to be cheaply made. One side had marker along the edge to cover up blemishes. I wish this light unit would have worked out. The light was very bright. Perfect for what I needed. Only problem was the unit would flash on and off, then shut off completely after about a minute when switched to the brightest setting. So I ended up requesting a return. I might order another one if I can't find a better deal and hope that it works second time around.
Update: My original review was one star because the unit did not work. I ordered the A2 model. I am still leaving my review at one star even though I got the tracing light to work. The problem is they sent me the wrong amperage power supply. The power supply I received is only 1 amp, but the light tablet requires 2 amps to work at full brightness. It even says it requires 2 amps on the back of the unit. So lucky for them I had a 12 volt - 2 amp power supply sitting around the office and the plug was swapped over to fit the light tablet. So far after 30 minutes the light has not turned off. We'll see what happens. It is a nice product. Just wish they sent the correct PS to begin with. Its sad to spend so much money and you still have to tinker with it. SO, if you order this A2 light tablet and it shuts off, check the power supply and make sure it is 2 amps. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
It's not spectacular. I have a few problems with this. First and foremost, I constantly have to be screwing something in, tightening up a bolt, something. I don't do anything crazy with it except, you know, use it like it's intended to, and yet i still have to be screwing something in. only happens every three weeks so it hasn't gotten TOO annoying.
Second, the drawer won't close, or slide in all the way. I've followed the directions to the T, I took it apart and put it back in again and again, and I even watched a tutorial on youtube on how to properly install the drawer. the problem wasn't me, the problem was that the pre made holes weren't placed right so the drawer is never going to really be okay.
Also, some of the pieces were bent when they came in, including the legs.
I wish I could return this and replace it for another, or even get a credit for this because i'm utterly disappointed with this desk. In a couple years, I will need to replace this. Maybe next time I'll get a wooden one.
Good product for the price i paid for it, but over all, it's just okay. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Excellent set and case for the price. I received this package boxed nicely. It had bubble wrap to protect it and came in its own box. The case alone is really nice and strong and holds all the pencils for easy transport. The colors of the pencils are fantastic and yes, there are 18 different metallic colors. All pencils came sharpened and none were broken. I am impressed with this set. I have just started to use them and the color does lay down beautifully. Not as creamy as the prismas, but not that far off from them. I would recommend this set to anyone who wants a complete set of pencils that will not break your bank. It does not have a colorless blender, but has a full set of water color pencils as well.
Excellent set for the price. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Okay, but not for precise cutting & must PAY EXTRA TO USE ILLUSTRATOR FILES EASILY. Great product, but a few disappointing features. I did lots of research before purchasing and was so excited that this cameo supported advanced design programs, such as Adobe Illustrator. Sihlouette America fails to tell you that it requires you to pay for that feature. Switching from Illustrator to their design program isn't an easy task with someone used to Adobe Products. I struggle every time to get my Illustrator files to open in the studio - the youTube videos and blogs out there aren't always accurate. The machine also doesn't register very well. If you want something that cuts in precise locations this isn't for you. When loading the paper it's quite arbitrary to where it will cut. Lastly, the mat and the blades don't last very long, personally I think it's a long-term catch for continuous purchases from the company. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I HAVE BEEN USING THESE A LONG TIME AND HAVE NO COMPLAINTS. Winsor & Newton's are good brushes. I use them for both oil and acrylic. I do NOT use the same brush though for both.
These are hardy brushes which feel good in the hand. They hold paint quite well if prepped properly. The balance and feel in the hand (heavier than they look) is very nice and gives you that added control. The hog bristle has indeed been hand dressed and it shows. It should also be noted that I have never had a problem with bristle loss with one of these brushes. Also noted is the fact that if you take care of these things, they last a long, long time and you most certainly get your monies worth.
BUYERS TAKE NOTE: Before you order, note that this purchase is for ONE brush, not a set of brushes as pictured...be sure you read the product description very carefully so that you will not be disappointed.
I buy these brushes at several local art stores and the price listed here is quite competitive.
Hey, these are not the ultimate brush in the world, but they are darn good.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
This is some of the best watercolour "Artist" grade paint out there and a generous 1/2 oz to boot with a great price. This is some of the best watercolour "Artist" grade paint out there and a generous 1/2 oz to boot with a great price. The color is outstanding, vibrant and has excellent reviews. I have 12 colors so far and will buy more.
Something I found out.... Some "Student" grade watercolour paint is as good as the
"Artist/Professional" quality, certain colors that is. READ the label to see what it is
made with and how many colors are mixed for the paint colour. Off course always make sure it is a
"P" for "Pigment". So look at:
Grumbacher Academy
Winsor & Newton Cotman
Daler-Rowney Georgian
Da Vinci Scoula
I have a list of colors in my iPhone with the actual pigment number, BSW rating and Lighfastness.
It takes a little homework but it will literally save you hundreds of dollars in paint supplies. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
It even worked into the little grooves on her picture frame she was making really nicely. I had planned on doing some projects o. The pictures in the description do not do them justice. These were much more holographic than I expected. My daughter immediately took them from me and started doing her picture frame decoration project with them. My daughter was able to cut out one and stick it to her project without any issues. It even worked into the little grooves on her picture frame she was making really nicely. I had planned on doing some projects on my cameo with them but I highly doubt that my daughter will be giving these back anytime soon. I did receive these at a discount for my fair and honest review | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Wonderful for Card Making. I've made scrapbook LO's for many years, and previously used my Cricut to make fancy circles on my LO's. I recently decided I wanted to make cards and do embossing, so I bought a Cuttlebug which embosses and makes die cuts faster and easier than my Cricut. I've now bought several Spellbinder Nestabilities which I use primarily for making cards as the size of the circles is a bit small for SB LO's. I use a Grand Calibur for my SB Lo's as the die cuts will cut a larger size. I use wax paper underneath the die cut which makes it easier to get fine details. I am really happy with the results and would definitely recommend this product for anyone who is into making cards. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
saved an expensive coat. Worked great. I had purchased a really expensive cotton field jacket from United Bamboo and the only reason I could even afford it was that their neon green model was greatly reduced in price. I bought it (despite needing sunglasses to stop the neon glare!) and bought the Jacquard iDye in Olive green. I used my laundry room's front-loading machine my following instructions on the Jacquard website. Didn't bother with salt or vinegar. Premixed the dye powder in boiling water and added to bottom of machine, then set the machine for HOT. Came out perfect. Suggestion: throughly wet the fabric first to prevent spotting and wear plastic gloves!
I now own the expensive UB coat in the olive green I wanted originally, for $600 less than they were selling it | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
I wish big name cosmetic companies would step up and make this product unnessassary. I've said it before and I'll say it again. These products should be obsolete. I cannot stand that the big name companies make such cheap applicators that this product is necessary. I have to pay $6 bucks for 10 cents of product and a dollar's worth of packaging. The supermodel spokesperson gets two bucks, so spend a few extra pennies for a decent applicator.
Excuse me, I fell off my soapbox.
These work fine. I did have to get my pliers out to shorten some of the applicators to fit in my seven shadow packages...where the old applicators broke. It's sad I had to buy these on-line too. I think it's a conspiracy that good replacement applicators can't be bought at Wal-mart or Ulta. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
No color after first use. I love Ranger as a company, so I was really disappointed and shocked after using this product. It wasn't super opaque, which is fine. I understand that getting a highly opaque white pigment ink is hard to find. But the reason why it got the one star is because after just testing it out once, the next time I tried using it, I only got a clear ink when pressing (deeply) into the ink pad. I didn't want to throw it, so I thought I would try the ink refresher (also by Ranger). Unfortunately, that didn't help. I guess I'll try storing it pad-side down to see if that helps 'release' the pigment. I'll update my review after trying that. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
so it is sometimes not easy to push the pen in. There are 100 pens total but not different colors. The seller says that there are 36 unique colors and at least 2-3 repeat colors of each. So make sure that, this one does not have 100 different colors of pens.
1) colors: most of the colors are bright pastels in my coloring set and I can see only 3 black ones, and 4 light browns ones. I hope that there are more varieties choices of medium and dark colors.
2)Ink: the ink runs so fast, you are able to see that how fast the ink runs out after using it. And, I checked the ink level of my pens before using it but they are not the same level, a little different level each.
3) Ink flow smoothly: Only a few of them were scratchy first time, but the ink of pen runs so smoothly as you can see the photo below.
4) Case: There is a four paper divider in one rectangular plastic case, so it is sometimes not easy to push the pen in. I wish the case had made differently.
Overall, this product needs to be improved on some parts, but I like using them. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
OK for shipping, not great for my craft projects. I bought this a long time ago to try with a die cut machine. I had actually been referred to it by another site and I wish I had done my research a little more. Now that I have my new caliper I can say with certainty that the thickness on this is about 1.43 mm which is way too thick for most die cut machines. Even using heavy duty scissors is rather difficult for this particular chipboard.
If you are looking for chipboard for the silhouette machines, I highly suggest buying their brand. I have tried out several different brands and the best results are their own brand since they make it pretty thin. However, this particular chipboard is not horrible for some projects. My biggest complaint was that the ends of the pieces are smashed so they do not look very nice. Since they are difficult to cut with heavy duty scissors I can either deal with the smashed ends or suffer with trying to cut them. I have used a few for shipping some products that needed to be kept semi-protected and they worked well for that.
So, for my purposes they are good for shipping and bad for crafts. I'm glad I tried them out, though. At least I found something to help with shipping certain products! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Lots of potential, some nice outcomes, but a big learning curve, and it's not as easy as the video's make it out to be. I let my wife and daughter help me with this evaluation - they each provided input, below. Both are deep into crafting, scrap books, and the like:
The first one said:
I believe this machine has great potential, however the learning curve is huge.
Selecting and cutting one of the preloaded images in the machine is pretty easy and straight forward and the cutting is accurate. But scanning in your own image opens you up to all kinds of frustration! The scanning is not accurate along the entire piece and I have spent hours looking up ways to make it work with no luck yet!
I have found that the blade depth settings are not necessarily accurate and it is easy to cut the mat along with your paper.
The mat is a big problem! The sticky surface losses its stick very rapidly, after only 2 or 3 cuts, causing the paper to shift during the cutting process. Not good!
I had to look up solutions to saving the mat on YouTube to be able to continue cutting (new mats are about $16.00).
According to all the instructions, this machine can do great things, Im not so sure. You really have to want to make this work and spend lots of time looking up answers and overcoming your frustration before you can be super successful. I am finding it tough going!
Other other said:
This is a really sophisticated device that can do a LOT if you're willing to put enough time into learning its bells and whistles. If that's what you're into, I would recommend watching YouTube videos by artists who know this machine inside and out. Attempting to read the extensive and very technical manual led us to a lot of frustration -- we are creative types, not computer programmers.
- I personally had the most fun ignoring the "scan" feature of this machine and simply using the pre-programmed shapes, lettering, etc. This was easy enough to get the hang of using the laminated card of basic, quick-start instructions, and there's enough I could do with those existing shapes to keep me busy for a long while.
- Did not attempt to get a computer or smart-device hooked up to the machine -- didn't want to add yet ANOTHER layer of complexity to the mix.
- The adhesive mat has some design flaws. Depending on what kind of paper (or other material) you want to cut, you may need to purchase ADDITIONAL mats. The mat becomes less and less adhesive each time you attach paper to it and requires cleaning to refresh its stickiness -- but might the cleanings eventually wear away the adhesive? The clear cover sheet that protects the adhesive when you're not using the mat is difficult to keep track of. If you don't adjust the machine's cutting blade just right (see note below), you could cut through the mat and then have to purchase a new one.
- The machine's cutting blade must be manually raised or lowered to accommodate the thickness of the paper you're cutting. The manual and laminated card of basic instructions give suggestions for which blade height works best with which paper thickness, but unless you know your paper is .5mm thick, it's all guesswork. You can waste a lot of paper on improper cuts before arriving at the right blade height for your paper. Then, you have to remember to do it all over again when you switch to another paper; if you forget (and I did, regularly), you might damage the mat. For as much as this machine can do, it would be nice if it automatically adjusted the blade to the correct height.
- This machine gave me lots of new ideas for scrap booking and other paper crafts. It's a fun tool. Just be prepared for the learning curve and the possibility that the machine may have more potential than what you'll have the time and patience to tap into | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great drafting table. I was using an ancient stand-up drafting table with a small light box built into it for years before I decided I needed something a little different.
I tend to move every 2 years or so, so I wanted something light and easy to move - and despite the glass top, this was a great choice. As long as you're careful around the glass - you have nothing to fear with moving this table.
But onward to the actual review of the table -
PROS
-The glass top is awesome. Throw a clamp light onto the rear support bar and you have a huge light table
-The angle adjustment arm is very sturdy. Much more sturdy than it looks.
-The table is solid metal, so it is much more sturdy than it looks. Just make sure you put it together securely.
-Plenty of storage in a low-profile table. The side drawers are small, but with plenty of room for pencils, erasers, markers, etc. The pull-out tray is actually quite large. I have quite a few moleskines and random loose stuff in there.
CON (Only 1)
-The trays on the side are plastic and they pop off a little too easily. Nothing has broken yet (after 2 years of use), so it's only a mild irritation, not a major problem.
RECOMMENDATION
If you want to sit down at a nice, aesthetically pleasing drafting table to work on your art or crafts - this affordable drafting table won't disappoint. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
The Printed Portion Was Misplaced. The printed features on my template were shifted from the holes. Almost like the Sunday funnies when the colors don't register. The printed cross hairs for lining up the holes were off and unusable and the printed hole size designations for most of the holes were cut off by the holes themselves.
This is a decent brand for templates. The plastic has an appropriate thickness and flexibility. The holes themselves were round enough to use the template, it's just that the printed features were entirely useless. I'm sure that this was a short term manufacturing problem that has been corrected and when I reported the defect Amazon refunded my purchase and told me to keep the item.
This would not have happened with a Staedtler Mars drawing template, but it would have cost more. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Good buy. Will buy again. The board is 3.8 cm wide with a 3/4 cm lip (to prevent "ghosts" when painting). The gap were the boards are fitted together is also 3/4 cm wide. The boards are difficult to fit together though are well connected without nails or screws holding them together. That being said, I recommend a rubber mallet if you think you might struggle. The wood itself is reasonable quality though there were several smaller boards put together with strong joints to form the whole bar. I use this bar and one of a different size to form a frame for a canvas painting. The end corners were originally a little sharp but were easily sanded and smoothed. It is important to note that these are sold by the single bar and you need to buy two to have a matching pair.
pros:
1. no additional pieces such as nails or glue were needed in order to build the frame
2. multiple lengths are easily combined for rectangular frames
3. the built in lip prevents ghosts when painting
4. the wood holds staples tight though a decent stapler is needed to get them in.
5. the wood is smooth and pre-sanded except at the 90* outside corner.
cons:
1. cannot combine heavy duty bar with medium duty bar
2. would be hard to fit many of these together without a mallet | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice variety of decorative edges and shapes. Like others have written these are fairly small at 2 inches long, but considering these labels were designed to be used to label things like jars, they are actually the perfect size. I have some neon liquid chalk markers, but they were too fat tipped for such small labels. I ended up purchasing some "chalkables" white liquid chalk markers and they are the perfect compliment to this item. They have a narrow tip and are easy to write with for these labels. So I recommend purchasing those with this item. The labels are really nice. They are thin and flexible and reusable. They wipe off and clean easily. I also like that they are reusable. Granted, 64 labels are plenty that chances are they will last a while before you have to worry about cleaning and reusing. I love the various shapes and decorative edges to these labels. I have previously used a Dymmo label maker to label things, (jars, canisters, binders, etc) but these just add an extra decorative flair to anything needing a label. I love them!
I received this item at a discount for review purposes. However, I have no hesitation with giving this item my full endorsement! I love them!
Update 3/12/16 we have found another awesome use for this product. When cleaning out the fridge we find ourselves asking, "how long has this been in there? When did we make this?" Now with these labels we can put a date on everything we store in Tupperware! Wipe off once when the Tupperware is emptied and start over again with the next batch! This might have been the most practical purchase I have made Ina long time. I bought it to be crafty with, but now I have a real useful application for this product! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Christmas present. I ordered this product for a Christmas present for my daughter. When I received the package from AMAZON, three days before Christmas, there was only one instead of six. When I called Amazon, the only option I received was to send it back and try ordering the product of pack of 6 again. I called the manufacturer and they stated there should have been 6 canvas' sent to me, so they stated I could keep the 1 I received from Amazon so I would have a present under the tree for my daughter and they sent me a 6 pack of canvas. The 5 stars I rated for this product is because of the manufacturer and their willingness to make this order correct. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Great, but. So, I've bought a couple dozen jars of the paint, many tubes of the outliner and several of these pens. Some of the pens have worked; some haven't and I've returned those with no trouble. Today, I ran into another pen that didn't work. Because I have other Vitrea 160 products, I happened to have a jar of diluter. I twisted the top of the pen off, pulled the inside "cap" out and dumped a bit of diluter in. Shook it up, waited a few minutes. Nothing. Put a bit more diluter in, shook it up and VOILA! It works. Waaayyyyy more labor intensive than it should be, but I like the pens for some jobs and happened to have some of the diluter on hand. If you want something more reliable, try the jars and outliner tubes. But these pens are easy to use and fun when they work. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Pleased with purchase. I have bought very expensive set of pencils that I do not like the way they 'feel' when I draw across paper, but these are smooth and comfortable I will be getting another set when I need them and I do not have to spend 20.00 or more on pencils or others I do not like.
For those who do not know about drawing pencils. There are different numbers and letters at the bottom of the pencils. I use the 2H for light sketching and to draw from the object to the vanishing point because the pencil is light on the paper and it erases easy. Then When I want to darken the lines I use the 2B which is the lightest of the B's for shading I use all the B's which are dark and for the darkest shadows I use 6B which gives the darkest shadow and good for stippling, (dots close together for dark shadowing and further apart for lighter shadowing).
I hope this makes sense for you. I am awful at explaining things. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Nice addition to my craft supplies. I bought this to paint chalkboard paint onto small glass frames because it was recommended to use a small roller. I've had good luck with Martha Stewart craft supplies in the past, so I decided to try this one.
I'm very happy with it...I love that it comes with a second roller sponge. It also washes up really well and the textured bottom of the tray is great for controlling the amount of paint that goes on the roller.
My only "issue"...and its not enough of an issue to be unsatisfied, but some people may care.....the tray itself is pretty flimsy, so be careful when washing up. Its not to flimsy that it would break while painting or anything, but it could potentially crack while washing it or handling it less gently than normal.
Overall....very happy with the purchase! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
That's not your dog's anal gland fluid... It's just the press. I've had this since Christmas and was mainly doing shirts. Recently I started using the mug press and OMG, it smelled SOOOO bad. I am not exaggerating when I say it smells like my dog's anal discharge!! And the smell won't go away. I walk into my house, and that's what I smell. I'm afraid to use the hat press because that stench will permeate the material. I want to do more mugs, but I can't bring myself to with that horrid smell infecting my house! I don't know whether to take my dog to get her anal glands expressed, or to just write it off as the mug press. The stench is horrendous... It's personally offensive and I would LOVE for someone to contact me back to tell me how to fix this madness. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
High quality drafting table. Amazing, one of the best purchases I've made. As an artist, I've used high quality art and drafting tables at work for years, but never had one for my projects at home. This does the trick!
It was very easy to put together. Normally my husband helps me with assembly, but I did this one on my own. The instructions were clear and the parts clearly labeled. The desk and stool are both sturdy.
The drawers are cloth, so they are a bit on the flimsy side. However, they work well for storing a few art supplies as long as you don't overstuff them.
I attached a studio lamp to mine, which I felt completed my home studio nicely. I highly recommend this product - can't say enough good things, especially for the price! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Surprisingly disappointing. . I am a Pentel fan, and love their products so much, that I thought buying this was a no brainer. I think reviews for all colors go here, so I will start off saying I got the gray pen. I got it to do gray toning on my drawings, having seen another artist use it. I liked the idea that you could layer to build up shading. Based on my Pentel Pocketbrush (my favorite possession of all time ever) and their water brush pens, I knew the brush would be fantastic and I really didn't feel I had anything to worry about here. Sadly, the ink is just not working for me. On mixed media paper (which I use for makers, ink, and watercolor frequently) instead of laying down nice ink strokes, the ink beads up on top of the paper, and then dries looking splotchy. Totally did not expect that. I got similar (but not nearly as bad) results on bristol, which would be my second go to paper and the results were similar but not as bad. I also tried watercolor paper, which is not at all what I would want to use, and it was about the same as the bristol. Oddly enough, on cheap printer paper, it works great, like how I would have expected it to.
So, I am giving this three stars because the pen itself works great and is the quality that I'd expect from Pentel. However, the non-versatile ink hinders it's usefulness. For me it was a complete waste, since I'm not about the change the paper/processes that I use to accommodate one pen. Again, this was a bit of a shocker. I've seen these pens around for a long time, so I know they're used, and I anticipated no issues whatsoever, but I simply can't do with the ink beading up on the paper.
For those who are curious, papers used were: Strathmore 400 series Mixed Media, Strathmore 300 series bristol, cheap watercolor paper (sorry, no brand, just grabbed a scrap), and cheap Hammermill copy paper. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Leaves unexpected blotches, and even ruined my shirt once. These extra fine tips have always been inferior to the fine tip because the felt is so small that it can actually wear out over rough surfaces; basically the tip is too fine for a steady diet of anything but smooth paper. After not using the extra fine tip for many years I bought a new one for writing on glass and metal (very smooth surfaces) and it leaked, and left blotches unexpectedly on my work to the point that I'm reluctant to use it, and it even ruined my shirt once. I think these are much worse than they used to be, but maybe I forgot part of why I stopped using them 20 years ago? The fine tips work much better than these extra fine tips and I've been using the fine tips steadily over the years. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Perfect, small and portable. The C plate (not included) is for cutting with very thin dies. I only use it with 2 edgelits and 1 set of framelits (Sizzix Labels 16). I have many cutting dies and embossing folders from different companies, and almost all the time I only need the B and A plates (included). It makes sense not to include the C plate if only a few users will want one. :-)
I have the Sizzix Big-Kick and have been wanting the Cricut Cuttlebug for a while, since it is smaller, folds for transport, and has suction on the bottom to stay put during use. I tried it out with all different types/sizes of cutting and embossing dies. It works with everything I have -- sizzlits, bigz, Stampin Up originals, texture plate (with separate plate & silicone sheet), embossing folder, and letterpress plates. For users of 12" long big-shot/big-kick dies, there is now a 6"x12" B plates (and A plate if you need it) that will work with those extra large dies in the Cuttlebug.
I didn't think I will use the cutting/embossing machine very much when I first saw them, but I use it all the time now in my card making. Among the various machines of this type, I think the Cuttlebug is the best choice. Happy crafting! :-) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
Yep. Buy it. I mean... What do you expect when you purchase this product. You expect exactly what you get. We did paint nights at my place and these were perfect for it. I eventually bought myself one that was a bit wider because I'm crazy with blending and messy with it too, but for average use, these are great and plenty big enough. No one else had a problem but me, and again, it's just because I'm a bit erratic. Some of them the paint dried on, and some we washed right away, but no matter if the paint sat or not, the paint was pretty easy to remove. Just kind of rub a bit and it comes right off. Good solid product. Had no fears of it breaking with regular use. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
vibrant and removes clean with no ghosting. This is a set of 12 liquid chalk markers with 8 "chalkboard" labels. At the time of this review, the markers are about $2.40 each, so my expectations of their performance is quite high. Instructions for using the markers are included and they are very clear and easy to follow. Many of these types of markers come with no instructions at all, so I appreciated the inclusion. The markers have a reversible tip, but once you have activated the ink, it's messy to flip over the tip so I recommend choosing the tip you believe most suits your needs and setting it up before activating the ink. For testing purposes, however, I did reverse one after the ink was activated using a pair of rubber gloves to protect my fingers from staining. This was no problem, but, obviously, I lost a fractional amount of ink which transferred to the gloves.
The pens have extremely vibrant and smooth ink. The colors are really quite vivid when applied to a black background. The ink control is good - not too much blobs out and not too little comes through such that it looks like you're running out of ink. I was able to write smoothly. I wrote two test labels using the included labels. The first test I allowed to dry overnight and then used a damp cloth to erase it off. Unlike most of these sorts of pens, this came absolutely clean (no ghosting at all). I left the second label intact to take a photo of how bright and clearly it looks after using the pens.
These are expensive pens, but they hit all of the marks in terms of quality. I cannot speak at this point to their longevity, but I would find it hard to do that even if I'd had them for a year because it's so hard to know how much you've used if you use them intermittently (as I do). I will say though that you have to be careful to put the caps back on properly. The top is hollow in two spaces and it won't seal properly if it is askew. I am careless about this and have lost other markers before by putting the cap back on incorrectly and they dried out on me. Given that these are good quality and on the expensive side, I'd recommend extra caution.
Note: I received a free sample for my assessment. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_painting-drawing-art-print |
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