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Don't Buy unless you want a really good deal on Toilet Paper. When you stop at a rest stop along they highway and they have that almost transparent single sheet toilet paper that is a bit shiny... This is almost exactly like that but 4 feet wide so you can be very obese and still have it cover your butt.
This is not 40 pound weight paper, it is 14 at best. This is thinner than news paper. You won't be able to use it for much more than drawing with crayons, and that may not work. Marker destroys this paper, It is difficult to move a 2 foot section of it without it tearing.
I opted for this because it was cheaper than brown kraft paper for wrapping items for a move, but this is so thin I can't wrap anything.
Also, it is not as pictured. There is no center tube, and so the school I was going to give it to didn't even want it for free as it wouldn't go on their paper cart.
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Doesn't surprise me. It doesn't surprise me one bit that one arrived opened and ruined. There have been countless items I have received that were completely trashed. A pack of post it notes opened and shoved in an envelope with the wrapping all crumpled and shoved in there. I received a cat water system without the huge top screw on jar, a bird feeder completely taken apart with the lid missing ...........my god the list goes on. I love Amazon and I have received quite a few quality things at great prices. It's some of Amazon's warehouse crew that have total disregard for fulfilling and packing. I mean come on a two part watering pet bowl that holds 2 1/2 gallons of water shipped with just a base..... no product sticker, no product inormation. Just a bottom bowl that clearly one could see was part of a multi-part product. It boils down to laziness. It's too bad
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Excellent glue gun, and dual temperature. First, let me say that I did not get the glue gun from Amazon. I got it from Wal-Mart since I needed it urgently, and later found that the Wal-Mart price is a dollar less than Amazon. But with taxes, I think it is not a deal breaker.
Now to the product. In short, I LOVE IT! I helped my son complete a pretty large craft project for his school, and the results were excellent. We were using cardboard (the Amazon delivery box type) and I chose the 'High' temperature setting. The glue was ready in about 5 minutes. The trigger has excellent control, and the amount of glue disposed through the nozzle was just right for the amount of pressure put on the trigger. This is important to prevent the glue from overflowing beneath the stuck surface. The best part - NO DRIPPING! Not a single drop of glue was wasted through dripping. Let me tell you here that the glue gun was plugged in for the whole 2 hours of the project work, and was allowed to stand for pretty large intervals (5-10 mins) between gluing. Not a drop dripped on the aluminum foil that the gun stood on.
I am very pleased with the results, though I used it for only two hours today. I used the full-size multi-temperature glue sticks by the same manufacturer. This is a great gun and I wholeheartedly recommend it.
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Turns yellow quickly. I always use this brand of resin, and I go through it quickly. The hardener I purchased had a slight yellow tint to it when it arrived, which only became darker with age. I used all of this product in about 6 months, and I store the bottles in a cool, dark cabinet. Towards the end of the bottles, the hardener was really yellow, and I had to throw it away. The yellowed product still works as needed, but if you want crystal clear casts, stick with the smaller quantities (but the smaller bottles are less cost effective). I have found that some of my casts have turned yellow over time, but I think this is from sun exposure on the finished products. Not ideal, but I don't know if that is avoidable.
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Cheap, nothing special. I usually don't like to be this harsh on my reviews but these shears are not worth even worth the time of waiting for them to be shipped. I first bought these in October of 2013 right before I started barber school and wanted something cheap to cut manikins with (in barber school you have to have garbage shears to cut manikins with so your good shears won't get dull) Now I'm a liscensed professional and I use a pair of 7.5 inch feather switch blade shear, a 6 inch zzzrt shear, and a 6.5 inch ninja swordsman thinning shear. All work very well, but but if your just getting in to hair cutting and looking for a cheap shear to get you started I highly recommend looking in to zzzrt, they have high quality products at a very low price. And if your a profesional who's looking for a good quality shear with longevity and under 100 bucks you should look into a feather switch blade.
Hope this helped!
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like a scrapbooker put them together by hand. Our family's birthdays and my husband's sister's family's birthdays all fall around the same time of year. When we got together, we all exchanged cards and I recognized that all the cards we got from her came from this collection. They were so well-made, like a scrapbooker put them together by hand. Pieces were punched out and layered with foam adhesive to give a three-dimensional effect, and the messages were simple and cute. My owl card said "Party Animal" outside and "Hope your birthday is a hoot!" inside. My husband got the carousel horse and my daughter got the dog. They definitely make an impression.
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Not Organic. I got one of the bad batches. Here are some things I learned after poking around online and asking for advice:
1. You should not be able to smell the beeswax outside the package, and it really shouldn't smell like petroleum, smoke, chemicals, or mineral oil.
2. If your package does not have a label or seal other than an Amazon barcode sticker, chances are it's the super cheap stuff. Mine had none and I didn't think about it until later. The description claims it comes from an organic farm, but from everything I've learned (and the real organic beeswax I've since been able to get a hold of) this is a false claim.
3. Unfortunately, spend the extra money for something with a USDA seal or find a local food market or beekeeper to purchase from instead.
On a side note, if you're using this to make lotion, for the love of kittens please think twice before using a food processor. I used beeswax pellets and it took me literally hours to get it out of every tiny little plastic crevice the food processor had.
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Came in with wrinkled, scratched up stensils and cracked, dried paints. The stensils are cool, and can easily be resused. That's the only thing I like about the whole kit. However, the stensils came all wrinkled and with scratches and scratch holes, like as if a cat scratched it's paws on them! Literally! Plus, the paints themselves are dried out and cracked. At first I was in shock to have received this item in such unprofessional way, and was going to return it. But then I really wanted to used the stensils and decided that $10 was not worth the aggravation of returning it. Definitely would not recommend purchasing this from this seller - they sell it old and scratched up!!!
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Handy for detailed trimming of small plants. These tiny scissors are super handy to have all over the house. They arrived on time, all well-oiled to prevent rust, and we received six black, three blue, and three red in the package. We have found that the ease-of-use, tiny size, and quick handling make them perfect for detailed trimming of small plants.
Please Take Note: I received this item at a discount in exchange for my honest opinion. I was in no way compensated for a positive review. I am a consumer just like you and I often refer to product reviews when making purchase decisions, myself. The items I review are items I was already wanting to buy and use on a daily basis.
If you found my review helpful please click "YES" below. If you have any questions regarding this product, I'm happy to answer as best I can!
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Color is salmon or orange-pink. Not right for a baby card. I ordered this paper pad with the intention of making a card for a friend's baby shower. I was expecting the papers to be in soft or vibrant shades of pink, but the colors were more orange, closer to a salmon pink. The cutest prints were the elephants and the bunnies, but even those pages were too dark and muted for a baby shower. I ended up digging through my other paper stacks to find something happy and pretty. I'm glad I got this pad at the add-on price, because if I had paid full price for something that was salmon-pink (not at all a baby color), I would've been very upset. It's not worth paying for the return shipping, but I doubt I'll ever use any of these papers. The paper was nice quality, though, so if you're okay with darker or salmon tones, you will be pleased.
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Great Set of Precision Applicator Bottles and Tips, But Make Sure to Clean Them Quickly and Thoroughly. I do a lot of of painting in both 2D as well as on my sculptures and I'm always on the look out for new tools to work with. In particular, I enjoy doing a lot of small detail work, so I was eager to try out this precision applicator set so that I could hopefully do some fine, controlled detail work with plaints and glues, specifically, with acrylics, cel vinyl acrylics, and henna.
This precision applicator set includes:
- 2x - 1 ounce squeeze bottles
- 2x - screw-on caps
- 2x - screw-on lids that fit the applicator tips
- Five different fine metal applicator tips: 15 gauge (red), 18 gauge (pink), 20 gauge (yellow), 22 gauge (black), 27 gauge (grey)
The applicators worked quite nicely and I felt very capable of producing fine, even lines! I only had to make sure the paints were not too thin or thick, which sometimes meant I had to add thickening mediums, water, or thinners.
The finest of the applicators was was prone to clogging with thicker liquids, so you may want to keep a needle and airbrush cleaning kit handy to keep it clean. I would likewise recommend not using the smallest tips for glue or especially thick liquids. I appreciated the fact that there were two squeeze bottles and that there were two different types of caps included in case you wanted to store your paints/glue/henna while you cleaned or stored your applicator tips.
You will want to be really on-the-ball with cleaning these, and I would recommend using warm, soapy water right away and cleaning the metal applicator tips with something like these: http://www.amazon.com/LINGS-SHOP-Airbrush-Cleaning-Stainless/dp/B010D98F8Q because if any paint or glue dries in there, there's basically nothing you can do beyond that.
I thoroughly enjoyed using this set of precision applicators and would recommend them for any artists who are looking for a variety of applicators for henna, paints, and glues.
I am a longtime Amazon Prime customer who enjoys writing reviews in my free time. If you have any questions or comments about this product or my review, feel free to message me and I'll be glad to help!
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Works well for Crafting - esp. for the glue stick challenged. I love adhesive backed cardstock. It's great if you have an electronic craft cutter (I have a Silhouette) because you can position it on the cutting mat and have a great textured cutout that is essentially a sticker. Awesome for words/letters (I HATE & SUCK AT gluing those).
I've purchased previous Mat Stacks from Die Cuts and this one is fine, but small and pricey. I realize the measurements are in the product description - so it wasn't that I was surprised. The three stars are because it is useful to have adhesive backed cardstock, but this size and price is kind of puzzling - I haven't found a really good use for this size. Die Cuts with a View has other Mat Stacks (adhesive) that are like 4x6 which I've found myself using more often than this little square one and have been generally more affordable (again, puzzling).
Seriously though, Die Cuts needs to make many more lines of their adhesive cardstock - mostly for us Silhouette/Cricut folk so we don't have to fumble with gluing letters and words.
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Smells like toxins. I do not normally write a review, but for this I had to. I just received my 1 lbs of Beeswax today and am very unhappy about what I received. I'll start by the smell. The smell of this stuff smells like anything but beeswax. It smells like chemicals, toxins, pesticide, you name it. I thought it may just be the plastic it was in so I put it into a clean Ziploc bag. The smell is still there after removing it from the packaging. I cannot use this for what it was intended for. I was going to make homemade baby diaper rash cream since I cloth diaper but this stuff cannot be used. I may try something like rinsing with cold water in hopes that god awful smell goes away, and hoping it's just a residual smell from the packaging. I won't use this stuff for anything in my homemade products, especially ones for my baby. I won't even use this POOP for a candle. I will say this, the color is good the pellets are a good size but that's about it. I'll post several photos some with flash and some without. I will not be buying from this company again and I'll take my money elsewhere. Honestly I don't care at this point if I spend a lot of money for something I know won't be this bad. I will not recommend this to anyone ever. I know other's who've bought from this company have had good experience in getting good quality beeswax and I've read that some have had hit's and misses. As I said I will not take that chance to have more useless product. SELLERS please for the sake of other's, whatever you did to the beeswax just stop. this stuff can be and is used for INFANT products. If someone was noseblind, used this stuff with who know's what is in it, and ended up resulting in harm of an infant. Shame on you. I will do this though, I will still make something using this stuff for the sake of testing if the smell remains and causes my skin a reaction, then give you an update. So far I am not happy and very upset as you can tell by my very unhappy comment.
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Hmmm. Be aware that you will use up an entire 12x12 sheet each time you punch out an 8" circle. That's a lot of waste. The package states that smaller paper can be used as well but the outcome is not very attractive.
I had hoped to be able to use this punch for envelopes but came to the conclusion that this won't work too well either.
Also, these things are huge and bulky, and mine doesn't punch all that evenly (the plates don't meet flush, one is slanted), and you need to stand over it and really push down to get it to punch through even on a lighter medium weight paper.
I guess they're okay for scrapbooking, but otherwise I really can't recommend this punch. Sorry, wish I could...
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Gorgeous feathers, perfect for costuming. I have always loved peacock feathers and enjoy incorporating them into hair decorations and historic costumes. When I saw these in so many colors including my favorite color blue, I knew I had to try them out for myself.
What I liked about this product:
- These are very well packaged to keep them from bending or cracking.
- The feathers are dyed, but still have maintained their beauty. They still shift color a bit which is really pretty.
- The individual feathers are very full.
- These are the perfect length to add to a hat or include in a vase arrangement.
What I disliked about this product:
- The feathers are packed flat so they lose some of their volume. I solved this by separating them and gently waving then in a few directions until they fluffed out again.
- The color was not a true royal blue, but rather a blue with a purple undertone.
Overall, did this product meet my expectations or needs?
- Yes, absolutely. These are so pretty in person and perfect for costuming.
How this product could be better:
- I wish the company also sold a variety pack of different colors so you could use them in a few different project when you might not need 10 of the same color.
Just to disclose, I did received this item at a reduced price in exchange for my honest review. Ive tried to offer you just that, a review covering my real view of the item. I like to do this just so other customers can be better informed. Hopefully my review helped you today.
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This does not do what I though. If you punch in a continued line with this the bottom falls off making what you have punched useless. You have to leave a space between each punch in order to get the bottom to stay. Then the problem is getting the same space between each. It has a guide for purpose of lining it up so that there is no space as you would really want it like that, but if you do that then there is not enough cars stock left to hold the bottom on.. just not a good product and I would not recommend at all . I have bought so many punches that I could have just bought a cameo ,, which is now what I am going to do ,,and just forget the punches. If you use them a lot the spring normally breaks after a lot of use.. and they can't punch heavy duty card stock right half the time. I want something that works every time and works right. I have found that EK punches work much better and are easier to punch then Martha Stewart.
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Perfect for Use as Gardening Snips. *****
I love my new snips--they are light, sharp, sturdy, and lock easily. I use them only for light gardening use, primarily floral. They are most handy for trimming all of the flowers my husband brings in from the garden in summer. I am ordering another because I am so pleased with them, and want one for outside and one for inside the house. They are comfortable to hold because of the padded handle. They are smaller than I'd thought but so far they've handled every job I've done with them. I am being careful with them and not using them for heavy pruning (I have pruners for this). I think that if you want some inexpensive quality snips you'll be very pleased with these.
Highly recommended.
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Not perfect but the best available for the money. I think you have to approach this product for what it is. Yeah, there were definitely some corners cut and it's a littly janky, but you have to remember you're using a laser for $400 when your options for the next step up usually cost more than a grand. Sure, some of the electronics are a little wonky and a few components are cheap but . . . it's a $400 laser.
I've had a ton of fun starting to make cuts so far. My biggest issue with following the included instructions (both the manual and the videos included on a CD disk) centered around lining up the laser mirrors. I had to reach out to Orion for support and they answered my question quickly and were very friendly and helpful. You have to ensure the three mirrors are properly aligned so the laser beam bounces around and comes out of the head appropriately. The process is a bit fiddly and between that and setting up the fan, water, etc., total setup took over an hour. Once it was set up, though, the results have been pretty fantastic. Now I'm learning more about the software, etc. and I'm surprised at the great results I'm already getting.
One area of opportunity: it'd be great if they included a frame and measuring rulers for the total engraving area. You can figure it out using the software and moving the head around, but giving us measurements off the bat would be a great way to make lining up things easier.
Still, I'm shocked I'm getting results like these from a "bargain basement" engraver. This is the best laser you can get for $400.
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Great product. This is an excellent fragrance oil FOR CANDLES and other appropriate applications. Unfortunately, most of the bad reviews were left by idiots. To further clarify, allow me to make a few points:
#1. This product is sold by weight, not volume. That is why your bottle wasn't completely full. Weigh it. It weighs 4 oz.
#2. This is fragrance oil formulated to use in candles and bath/body products. Every application has a recommended usage rate and instruction. If you don't know how to use it, go to candlescience.com and find out. Don't complain when you use it improperly and don't get the result you want. That's like complaining because your shampoo doesn't clean your laundry.
#3. Don't dump a bottle of this in a diffuser. If you did that, you're doing it wrong. Refer to #2.
#4. This is not an essential oil. No where does it claim to be an essential oil. If that is what you want, don't buy this and then complain.
#5. This is NOT vanilla extract. This is a highly concentrated fragrance oil, and as such, will not smell like a bottle of vanilla extract. If you want vanilla extract, it is highly plentiful at your local grocery store.
That is all.
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Just as good as the expensive ones. I have a pair of the expensive ones and they feel just the same.
I do have problems with my hands and they keep them from swelling to much and also keep my hands semi warm.
The best part is that there is no finger tips and this is good since one needs to hold on to stuff without getting them to dirty :)
If I need a little bit more finger and less glove I push back the finger part like a sausage skin and when i am done pull them right back in to place.
The only problem, even with the higher prices gloves is, that when you take them off, you have lines all over your fingers from the seam impression. But this is because the glove does his work, compression!
Will order again, love them!
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This great polymer clay is softer than the usual polymer clays . This great polymer clay is softer than the usual polymer clays and so you do not have to roll it for 20 minutes just to be able to use it! It is pure white and bakes white. It is quite soft, so when making projects with lot of fine detail, you will have to hold it very gently so as not to squash all the other bits you have already done. It works exceptionally well in molds, going into all the tiny cracks and crevices. I accidentally over-baked a batch and it was still really good, even though so brown I had to paint it a few times. I highly recommend it! Buying it in the larger bulk is much more reasonable, too.
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NOT great for scrapbooking as described. I purchased this elmers tape runner because it is the only one walmart sells now in the craft section. (they got rid of any other brand of ANY adhesives and only sell elmers now).
The package for this tape runner says it is PERMANENT and that it's "great for scrapbooking". Well, I can say they obviously don't use their own products on their scrapbooking projects. I used the tape runner and the next day when I pulled out my album to add some more items to it, half of the things I attached in the album had come loose and were falling off the pages and just laying in the page protectors.
I was starting to wonder, so I pulled out a few cards that I had made the day before as well and to my surprise quite a few of the things I attached with this tape runner on the cards were ALSO loose and falling off the cards.
I would say that if you are going to use a tape runner, stick to the Ad-Tech Permanent runner, as I've used it for about 3 years and it's the only one I will trust now.
I would NOT recommend this elmers tape runner to friends.
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DO YOUR OWN SNAPS OR FASTENERS= IT'S EASY. PRO: Tandy stores may be gone; however, products remain, buying on Amazon is more convenient. You MUST have the setting tool, both base and punch tool to install these snaps. Great to be able to replace one when one on clothing etc goes south on you; even if not into creating new leather or clothing gear of your own. Bought for stock. Hardway's rolling toolbox of gunsmithing gear has fixed more than one holster,, snap on pants etc. Bought nickle, brass, and some black. NOTE; leather may need the 3/8" shank vs 1/4" shank... or buy both. ALSO, when installing, make sure base on SOLID surface, all pieces are properly lined up, when in position , HOLD the punch VERTICAL to the snap to avoid a crooked or angled when hit, which may not be tight. Drill out, save anything possible. Easy to do IF Careful. Repeat, have correct BASE and PUNCH tools to install. One star deducted for longevity, yet to be determined (have used Tandy for decades,, current ones life expectancy is yet to be determined.. NEVER replaced any of the old ones used.
CON: None.
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Worked well for re-attaching the top of a glass table. We were shipped a glass end table with an aluminum mount that came off during assembly. We were able to salvage the furniture by cleaning off the old epoxy soaking it in acetone (well, we used nail polish remover) and then using the nano470 as described in their video and website.
Yes, it is very expensive for a bottle of glue that seems almost empty when you get it, but we didn't need very much to get the job done. We spread it very thin with a toothpick and scraped off the excess. We used a lamp with a CFL white bulb right under the blass to cure it for 5 minutes at first, then used the nail polish remover to clean off the excess. Then, we put the lamp back on and left it on for about 2 hours. That's way more than it needs but the instructions said that you can't over cure it and the longer the better. The results look good (the exoxy is clear, you can't tell its there) and seems to be very strong after moving the table around for a couple of days.
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Punches 3.5" circles. I use this to make filters for my Moka Krups coffemaker. The circles are 1/8" smaller than the real filters. Still fine as the 5 openings where the coffee is filtered are all near the center so the filter overlaps the holes by a big margin.
Use this in conjunction with the Chemex filters:
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Chemex-Coffee-Filters-100-Chemex-Bonded-Unbleached-Filter-Squares-FSU-100/dp/B0000CF3HB/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Chemex Coffee Filters - 100 Chemex Bonded Unbleached Filter Squares FSU-100</a>
You will get 400 filters as the Chemex are folded over twice as squares and come in 100. Each punch of one Chemex filter = 4 filters.
Specialcase came up with this idea so credit goes to him.
Edit: Works poorly after 230 punches of Chemex filter. Won't punch cleanly any more. Expected to last at least 500 punches. Knocked a star off.
Edit #2: bought a replacement and the new one performs just as poorly as the one I tossed into the trash. Refuses to cut the filter paper cleanly and constantly jams. Going to try the Fisker version.
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Terrible Adhesive, Strange Crinkly Texture. I don't own too many paper or washi tapes, but I ordered these from Amazon for a project, and I had some from Target to compare them to. By comparison, the Martha Stewart tape is thicker and less pliable, with a strange crinkly texture -- as though it's made out of plastic or wax paper instead of regular paper (like the other brand). The adhesive on the Martha Stewart brand is also terrible. Just terrible. I was trying to use it for gift wrapping and it wouldn't even stick to the paper. Regular brown kraft paper. *Everything* should stick to regular brown kraft paper.
This earns an extra star for the coordinating prints, but based on its usefulness, I can't mark it any higher. I'd never order this brand again.
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Used for a minute - would never open again. Ordered the clay extruder... and it was great for about 3 minutes. I used it once. It should be noted that no instructions came with it, it is packaged in a plain white-and-clear plastic zip bag. Seems fairly straightforward, though - load kneaded clay into the barrel, put in the extruding plate you want, twist handle, clay extrudes. That's exactly what I did. It made a single lovely little test snake of clay, with minimal effort, which was why I bought this variety, and not the kind where you press the plunger down instead of turning - I've tried that kind before, and it's punishing on your hands. I was thrilled... until I attempted to open the barrel again to clean it and change the plate. It would not open. Not the back end. Not the front end with the plate. Not any end. Not with several gloves, fabrics and devices to gain grip on it. Not with two different sorts of wrenches. Not with two different people trying. Not under hot water, not with tapping it on things, not with any device or method available to the household. We can only assume that it is not constructed in a way that keeps the clay out of the threads (though this does little to explain the top portion failing to unscrew later, as I did not load it that full) and that it's now just hopelessly gummed with stubborn clay. The clay in question is the rather ordinary and unassuming Super Sculpey Medium, kneaded to a soft consistency. I cannot speak to the many other "colors" (read: completely different items) in this listing, but I wholeheartedly advise against the extruder. I'll be purchasing a different, and hopefully more reliable brand in the future. One that opens more than a single time.
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This is the resin you need. I have been purchasing and buying this stuff for over a year now and am on my fourth batch. I am a model builder and use this for making fine detail castings ranging from smaller than a pea all the way up to 12 x 18 x 1/2" thick! This resin is as versatile as it is affordable.
It cures quickly and reliably; just make sure to mix it according to instructions. If you get the mix ratio off a little it's fairly forgiving unlike many of the absurdly temper-mental epoxy resins for hobby crafters sold here on Amazon (like Envirotex etc.) I've never had a batch fail to cure in the recommended time (usually less than 5 minutes, demold in less than an hour).
The next best casting resins are sold by a company called BITY or Brick In The Yard and they are about 10% higher but the quality is a little better.
I have made very fine detailed castings with this resins and recommend it highly to any model builder or crafter out there.
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The absolute nadir of googly eye design. Don't be deceived by the zoomed in product picture, the vast majority of these googly eyes are so absurdly small they might make a good novelty gift for an ant but are rendered useless for anyone with thumbs of normal dexterity. I don't know if everyone else who purchased these is some kind of christmas elf or what, but all but the biggest couple sizes are inoperably minuscule. Regardless of how difficult they are to peel, just how zany could a 1mm googly eye be? I would not wish the madness of trying to peel them on my worst enemy. I have looked into the gazeless gaze of the googly eye until I saw something horrifying, the nameless terror lying beyond the edge of the universe. There is something mocking in the impotent googly eye, unstickable and unamusing.
The package is similarly incompetent, continuing a trend of utter disdain for the consumer. Anyone who manages to open it the first time without spilling googly eyes everywhere should immediately become a bomb technician or safe cracker, because your gentle touch is wasted on such trivialities.
I bought the product intending to have a little bit of fun putting googly eyes everywhere, but it's such a complete failure of a product it's left me disillusioned and dispirited about the entire concept of googly eyes, to the point where I doubt I'll simply order from a different manufacturer. The contrast between the promised simple fun and resultant soul-eating frustration has made me question my life choices and probably given me trust issues. Would not recommend.
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Easy to Apply But Does not Hold Up. Has stayed on so far and worked great. It was a lot easier to apply by just doing a general outline, cutting it out and sticking it on, and then using a razor blade to trim to exact dimensions after it was stuck to the shoe. I used this for a resole of some ballroom dance shoes.
Update: The glue is not that good. The suede on the heels began to slide off the shoe after about a year. When the suede was removed from the sole and heel for replacement, it left a gooey, sticky residue on the shoes. It took a lot of power wire brushing to get the mess off so that new suede could be put on the shoes. Would not recommend using this product. Better to buy suede that does not come pre-glued so that a high quality glue can be used to attach it to the shoes.
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Real crushed glass and a nice medium green color. Modern-day glitter is generally made of sheets of synthetic film (plastic) that have been given an iridescent/metallic coating prior to it being processed into tiny pieces of glitter. The synthetic glitter is very sparkly and comes in different size particles and about any color you can imagine. Great stuff. However, I've always loved the look of the crushed glass glitter used in the early 1900s and for the hundreds of years before that. I remember some of the Christmas tree ornaments from my grandparents' early years and how the light reflected from them without them being too garishly "glittery." I still have a few of the old glittered ornaments to pass down to my kids. The synthetic glitter is still perfect for some projects; but this real crushed glass glitter makes certain projects just a little bit more special...particularly when you're looking for just a bit of reflective sparkle instead of the more extreme "in your face" type of glitz from the synthetic. This Fresh Green color is very nice; but my favorite glass glitters are some of the more neutral colors like champagne, bronze, and crystal. I sometimes mix the neutral-colored glass glitter with a bit of natural mica flakes. The glimmer and sparkle of the glass pieces are a nice combination with the softer translucency of the mica.
The crushed glass sticks easily to any high-quality adhesive. Or you can sprinkle it onto melted embossing powder of a coordinating color for an interesting effect. I'm in the process of making my own little glitter houses along with tiny sisal trees that I'm also making myself. Fingers crossed...we'll see how this turns out. Do be careful with handling your finished projects (and especially caution children) since it's possible to get a small cut from some of the sharper pieces.
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Very Pretty. I received two plastic bags with 10 in a pack. The feathers are fluffy and full, they are the height described, about 12 inches top top to bottom.
They are wide and fluffy and full.
The stems are short stems, which makes them optimal for my crepe paper flower project, however if you I need some a bit longer so I will attach floral wire with tape for my flower arrangements.
The purple is lovely color and I am quite pleased with these feathers.
I purchased with a discount in exchange for my honest opinion and I am happy to say that this is a lovely addition to flower arrangement and crepe paper flower display, I would purchase again at full price and in fact, if I need other colors I will.
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I have been using E6000 for years and until recently . I have been using E6000 for years and until recently it was my glue of choice. But the consumer should be aware that the manufacturer NOW makes this glue in both solid black and pure white. And unfortunately,,,they didn't change the packaging at all. And if you have been using this product for as long as I have.....you just don't look at the label that closely anymore. I have no clue, why they didn't put the two newer colors in a slightly different looking tube....but in case you didn't know...this glue no longer comes in just CLEAR! Be sure to double check when purchasing, that you are getting the glue you are used to. The black gue will PERMANENTLY stain your clothing...and the white glue yellows over time. You would think that CLEAR GLUE would solve everybody's problem....but for some unknown reason...the manufacturers thought we needed it in black and white. Seriously....how many people need BLACK GLUE??????
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Quick and fun projects for all kids. I purchased this for my granddaughter, who just turned 8 years old. Right away, when she unwrapped the inviting colorful box, she exclaimed, "origami...I love it!" It seems she had an origami art project in art class at school and absolutely loved it. She loves art and is quite good at artistic activities. What really surprised me, however, is that her sister and sister's friend, both sporty girls with minimal interest in art, both loved it as well. They went though the projects and paper quickly! I had to order more paper and an origami book. This is a great kit with instructions that have pictures and folding diagrams. This was a huge hit. This is an activity which can be enjoyed by one child or a group. No special talent is needed, just a passion for fun!
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Mine fit true to size. I ordered Extra Large based on advice from reviewers, but I shouldn't have. I have worn Large in other gloves (Nashbar & Performance, and probably others) and should have ordered a Large in these Monacos. The gloves are very nice. The leather is great, and so soft that the extra leather under the fingers just rolls up or folds under (here and there--thumb especially) as I ride without causing any problem. The padding placement works well despite the finger sizing issue, because the palm/hand fit is OK with the velcro closure's two parts exactly matched (no under- or over-lap). Just a couple of hundred miles of warm to hot riding so far. I throw them in the washer (cold) and air dry after each ride and they are doing fine; leather stays soft. No shrinkage anywhere, so fingers will stay a bit large. I recommend them.
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Fun Eggs - Here is how too do it. So bought these for making eggs for my daughter. She loves eggs! Only reason why they did not get a 5 star is because they came with no directions on how to use. I tried the first few time, but something always went wrong. The egg whites were trapped by the eyes and were totally under-cooked while the the rest were overcooked. After a few trials, errors and some looking online, this is what I started doing (which made perfect eggs almost every time).
1. Heat the nonstick pan and the mold for about 30 seconds. Spray the mold & pan and the with cooking spray. Spray mold before each use.
2. Crack eggs in a small bowl (I use Costco extra large eggs for the mold), and scoop out the egg yolk with a large spoon & gently place an yolk in each eye. Then pour the egg whites into the rest of the mold.
3. Cook for 30 seconds on medium heat. Then pour able 2 tablespoons of water into the pan. Cover with a lid. Wait for about 2 minutes before you slide the egg from the pan onto a plate.
This is for eggs over medium.
Molds are easy to clean, but I suggest doing it right away and not letting them sit. I forgot to get photos last time, so I will try to get a few up soon to help.
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Blades Stick! Should have stayed with WISS instead of MUNDIAL. UPDATE 1/22: I contacted Mundial on this as the scissors have a Lifetime Guarantee but they will only replace the scissors if I mail the defective pair back. The cost to ship these heavy scissors to them would increase my overall out-of-pocket cost of the scissors by 75%!! Aside from that being totally unacceptable, I simply cannot afford it! I can't even send back to Amazon as it's past 30 days + it's 3rd party seller. This purchase was such a waste of money.
Bought these to replace a pair of Wiss that were AMAZING and lasted for 2 full generations of use with proper care (but were sadly ruined due to an unfortunate circumstance). I should have stuck with Wiss when replacing the pair.
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REVIEW 1/5: While I do like the quality of the steel forged blades and that they are very sharp, I am very disappointed in how much they stick and how difficult it makes the scissors to use (even just grabbing them and trying to open them is frustrating). I have tried adjusting the screw and lubricating the join but it has not fixed the stickiness. Very disappointed. Only gave as high a rating as I did due to the sharpness and the quality of steel forged blades.
If anybody has any other suggestions to fix the sticking issue other than adjusting the screw & oiling, please leave a comment. Thanks!
SUMMARY:
Sturdy Steel Forged Blades - these will last for a LONG time if you take care of them and re-sharpen the blades when needed
Sharp Blades
Small Handles (which I knew in advance and am okay with - I just don't put all my fingers in)
Good size blades for smaller, precise cutting
Screw secures blades - can adjust blade tension
**But blades stick and I don't know how to fix them!
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really cute, easy to use punch. It works just like a regular hand-held hole punch, only it makes perfect heart-shaped holes instead of round. It also has a comfy rubbery grip on the handles. Easy to use and pretty strong, can easily punch through cardstock (like index cards or greeting cards).
Only one real complaint - it is kinda hard to tell where exactly the hole will end up. For example, it's hard to make a straight row of evenly spaced heart holes.
There is a picture of a heart near the punch, which helps a bit with alignment, but you still have to "eyeball" it.
Better alignment aids would be beneficial on a product like this.
One last thing to note - if you push the paper all the way into the device (all the way to the joint) - there's a sharp spot near the joint that will nick the edge of the paper.
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Small" but not small enough. This item was satisfactory, although the punched-off area was not as small as I was hoping. I would've liked to have had some sort of standard measurement for the size of the rounded corner or the amount that would be punched off instead of the vague "small", "medium", and "large" descriptions of the various Ek Success punches offered. I spent a good deal of time just trying to guess how "small" the rounded corners this punch makes would be and, with no measurement whatsoever, eventually had to just try and guess what size would work for my project and hope for the best.
Also, you have to be really careful to get the corner you're punching lined up and inserted correctly or you can easily ruin it. This may also be true of other corner punches, though.
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Surebonder creates a SURE BOND. This glue gun is by far the best I've used. I sell wreaths and other home decor pieces and use a glue gun to attach items to my wreaths that can't be attached with wire. Because so many of my wreaths are for outside doors, the items need to stay attached through heat and cold. This glue gun heats very fast and the high temp makes the bond very secure. When I first plugged it in, there was a very strong smell emitting from the unit, but that only occurred with the first use, so if anyone else encounters that, don't worry it is a one time thing. If you have never used a large glue gun, you will not be disappointed with this one. I much prefer the large size and the large glue sticks go much further than those tiny mini sticks!
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Thin fabric, good for crafting but gluing is tricky. I ordered this on accident after looking at several rolls of paper for a large project I had, so when it arrived I was surprised it was fabric and not paper at all. I used it anyway out of curiosity and found that it would certainly be useful in a lot of crafts I can think of. Its a very thin fabric but doesn't rip easy like a paper towel. I was covering large boxes to look like Mario blocks for a party and it glued to the cardboard just fine. The only issue I had was that the fabric would not glue to itself with any kind of liquid glue (and I have many different kinds I tried from school glue to rubber cement to fabric glue). The only thing that worked was hot glue and you could see it since the fabric is so thin so it looked bad. I had to cut it to fit the surface exactly, I couldn't glue overlap down. That was my only "gripe" while working with it.
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Name is Misleading but Very Pretty for Projects. The name of this is misleading as it is not a good tape for masking (and not a masking tape) nor is it a Washi tape. It is a fabric type almost like a crocheted cotton into a pretty lace pattern. It is not straight edged on both sides, one side is a pointed scallop. It has glue already attached, just cut off how much you need and take the paper off the glue and apply. I use it for making cards and scrapbook pages. It has a bit of thickness to it so I do have to cut it even with the front of the cards but it isn't so thick that it requires extra postage. I have had no problems with the glue, it sticks just as well as my tape runner. I like the pretty colors but I wish there was an option to get either both sides straight or both sides with points because then I can use it on a lot more projects.
*I received this item for free for my unbiased review.
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I previously received the first set of scissors and was very pleased with the two smaller ones as they cut smoothly. I'm updating my review: I previously received the first set of scissors and was very pleased with the two smaller ones as they cut smoothly. However, the larger one was 'sticky' and made a slight 'kink' to my straight cutting line, which I was going to just ignore as the set was really cheap. However, to my surprise, I received and email from the company offering to replace the defective scissor, even offering me a choice between another set or a set of two large scissors. I just received the new set of two large scissors and they both work perfectly! Thank you for the excellent service! And I definitely recommend this company and their service!
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This stuff is insane amounts of fun. Little plastic beads you can heat up in . This stuff is insane amounts of fun. Little plastic beads you can heat up in warm water, pull out, mold however you want, heat back up and squish back into a ball. Totally reusable. I've molded a few pieces for cosplay outfits out of it. Messed them up, tossed it back into hot water and could start all over. Way fun, I don't know why more people aren't familiar with it.
I would totally recommend this to anyone who considers themselves 'crafty' or has kids who are into building things. It's definitely a 'kid friendly' activity for any child you could trust around a pot of boiling water.
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TALENTED KIDZ EXCLUSIVE - MEGA COMBO! 7000 RUBBER BANDS REFILL & STORAGE ORGANIZER. Unique assortment of bands! The kit arrived on time, securely packaged, and in perfect condition. The bands in the kit that I received are color coordinated. As I enjoy making flower charms, the colors blend together nicely. Examples: purple and blue tie dye bands for petals, solid purple bands for the middle, and purple jelly bands for the inside of the flower. OR, pink and green tie dye bands for petals, solid pink for the middle, and pink jelly bands for the inside of the flower. (And clear jelly bands for the tie off loop). The matching bracelets make an elegant gift. Thank goodness for the color coordination as I'll spend more time making items rather than going from multiple hobby stores to multiple craft stores {in Denver, Colorado} to find bands that match. Ill definitely buy again.
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These are MASSIVE. So just the basics, this is what you should expect:
These are gigantic and far bigger than expected.
The ends are soft and very malleable.
There is visible glue and the metal top is falling off a couple of them.
The metal is kinked in several places and definitely looks poorly made.
The tips do have imperfections that may need to be re-shaped out (heat and careful smoothing or reshaping needed).
Do to the size on the larger ones they are very awkward and hard to manage or handle.
All that being said I am still happy I bought them, they were inexpensive and over all I like the small tools a lot. Just know what you are buying, low quality awkward, probably needs to be re-glued in places and maybe re-shaped.
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Jury is out yet, really. I rather feel reluctant to rate this yet, as I only tried using it on fleece so far, and it didn't go very well in that respect.
I bought it to use on cotton fabrics, instead. It felt sticky, but I think the fleece was just too thick for it to work well. (I had to move it around so much, it probably didn't help it stay in place, after all.)
I read a lot about sewing, so I had heard of this stuff time and again. Anyway, I remain hopeful it will help me avoid having to pin a quilt sandwich so much, and assist with making my quilts lie perfectly flat. (That is supposed to be the purpose of it, truly.)
It is a much smaller container than my starch is in; a lot more expensive than it, too. So, I am going to use it as sparingly as I can.
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Decent Knives, but don't expect too much. I will post 2 different scenarios that I was in with these knives. I bought them from a hobby store a few years ago. I used them for wood carving
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Scenario #1: I needed to properly shape a block of BALSA WOOD (One of the lightest and softest pieces of wood available) with my knifes into a small ship. Because there were no knives included that had "teeth" on them, I needed a small saw to cut through large chunks. That gave it a smoother feel. I used the exacto knives for detail. They aren't to good for cutting against the grain of the wood because none of the attachments have teeth (as I said earlier). The largest knife (the red one) was the easiest to hold. The smallest and medium sized ones were good for putting on detail.
Cons:
As I worked on the ship for multiple days, the knives became dirty. I found rust on them as well. As you can expect, washing it only made it worse.
I must stress that these knives and other such knives are only for detail, not for main, basic tasks like cutting through a lot of wood.
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Scenario #2: I was carving a ship from BASE WOOD (A harder, heavier wood, almost like pine wood except not known for its spots/marks). I broke many knifes during this. You absolutely need a saw for cuts through the wood as short as 1 cm. Detail carving is tough on such thick wood. I injured myself a few times and was more worried about getting an infection from the rust than the actual wound.
Cons:
These knives can't handle such thick wood. Even balsa wood might be too thick for them. They are only for detail or cutting through paper--which is very easy to accurately cut through with these knifes.
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The knives are sharp; I never found need to sharpen them. They may snap if you put too much pressure on them (like if you use them on base wood).
I would definitely recommend them for the price that they are listed for on amazon.com
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Slight inventory glitch, but everything worked out fine. I ordered this repair patch several weeks ago. I received it in a couple of days, and it worked fine. The Dark Brown color was almost a perfect match for my well used chair. I decided I needed another patch and I pulled up my order and it said re-order another, which I did. Unfortunately, when the second patch arrived, it was Medium Brown, not the Dark Brown, even though the label on the Medium Brown said Dark Brown, but it wasn't. I applied for a refund and explained the mix-up. I printed the UPS label and sent it via UPS. The same day my refund was credited - Amazon must have an arrangement with UPS to determine if that label was used. When I got the refund I ordered the same Dark Brown patch, hoping that I would get the correct one this time. Sure enough, I received the right one. Even though there was a slight inventory glitch, everything worked out ok, and the patches seem to be working fine. Just make sure that whenever you sick the patch on, that you put it in the right place. The glue is STRONG!!
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More than a Remnant, #Awesome. South American Hides has blown our minds with these awesome deals on real cowhides. Whether its remnants or the full rug, this is our place to shop for luxury/quality hides at a wonderful bargain. These scrap pieces are really large offerings and a well rounded variety in the selections we received. One large piece also had a very nice distinctive branding. Plus Plus. Customer service was especially prompt and these remnants seemed tailored for us in pairing with the rug we also purchased. This seller will not dissapoint in my opinion, as they took great care to work with us and ensured we were happy and satisfied. For sure, we are Happy and Delighted!
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Washi tape is so much fun. There are so many different crafty projects that . Washi tape is so much fun. There are so many different crafty projects that can be done with this craft tape. I use Washi tape for everything I can. I decorate my jars and candle holders with it. I use it in scrap booking. I use it to decorate gifts and cards. With just a little creativity and Pinterest the inspiration is endless for Washi tape uses.
This Washi tape, like all Washi tape, is slightly translucent and has a paper tape like feel. It tears just like masking tape. It adheres to most smooth surfaces and even some lightly textured surfaces. The tape is reusable, but the longer it is stuck to something the harder it is to get off. Each roll is 15mm wide and 10m long. The tags are perfect for decorating and attaching to the final product for gifts.
These 12 rolls plus the tags are a steal for all your crafting needs.
I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. All opinions expressed are my own based on my personal experiences with the product. I received no compensation and I am not required to give a good review. This disclosure is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
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Miracle Material. I've used Fimo. I've used Bondo. I spent quite a few years making props -- well, mostly larger items for the theater, but also a small number of hand props and figure sculptures. This stuff is AMAZING. I've got future shock over it -- what I could have done if this had been available to me ten years ago!
It sets up chemically; no need to stick it in an oven, no fumes, no cracking, a big piece sets up just as fast (actually, a mite faster) than a small piece (no waiting for some huge mass of clay to dry out all the way), no dimensional change. It sets up wet, or covered in paint or oil -- it just doesn't care. It will set up underwater if you need it to.
It sticks to everything -- it sticks at least as well to brass, stainless steel, and plastic as JB Weld does, and it seems actually stronger.
It has the texture of a good clay, when completely set up it can be filed or sanded or even carved with a Dremel. But wait; there's more.
The stuff stages itself like it was on some kind of artist's timer. For the first fifteen minutes or so it is tacky as all get out. This is when you stick it to things, stick things to it, work it into cracks like a gap-filling epoxy.
Then it loses some of that stickiness, enough to where a little cold water is all you need to work it with clay tools or bare fingers. Over the next three hours or so it goes from a bit too soft for my taste (where thin sections will slump) to as stiff as the firm grade of Fimo (only without the sheering).
About eight hours later it reaches a particularly magical stage where it is about the consistency of balsa. Firm, hard to the touch, but you can carve it or even shave it with an x-acto blade held sideways. A really nice state to rough in long, smooth curves, or to carve details like checker patterns!
After the full 12-24, it has set to the final stage where you can bear down with a metal file or sandpaper. It is a bit softer than aluminum here; you can work a knife into it with some effort.
It takes paint fine, without soaking it up or getting sticky (like Fimo).
How to explain what this stuff means to your workflow. I'm building a big prop right now. It's got various bits of metal and plastic "found items" on it. When I started the thing, I was tapping and threading to make mechanical connections, or brazing metals, for strength. Now? I'm just gobbing Apoxie on to the thing, sticking the new part into it, sculpting it smooth with fingers and water, and once it has set, either filing it flush or sanding it down nice and smooth. Then primer over the whole mess. Some parts I'm actually bulking out, or even building from scratch, by just gobbing up some Apoxie and sculpting it in place.
You want to get a sense for how this stuff can work for you, read Volpin's blog. That's where I found out about it.
About the only downsides to it; during the first few hours it is a bit sticky and you can ruin a shape by incautiously by getting a non-wetted tool stuck to it (Aves makes a release just for this very problem, which I need to order next). The dust from sanding the set-up stuff is very fine and can be annoying. And, of course, it is fifteen bucks a pound.
Oh, yes, and NOT A TOY. Come on, Amazon!
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Might be one of my best purchases. Geek heaven.
I work as a librarian by trade, and I'm always on the hunt for unique purchases. I want to be a professional, but I'm fortunate to have a lax dress code and environment that encourages individuality. My lanyard has Doctor Who, and when I saw these Super Mario earrings, I HAD to have them. When I got them in the mail , the next day I put them on going to work. The first thing my husband said when he saw these was "Well played."
Throughout the day, I got loads of compliments and big smiles from my patrons. They seem more at ease asking me, the lady with the plants eating her ears, questions than some stuffy conservatively dressed librarian. So hats off to you, clay earrings. I think you increased my productivity for the day.
I went to Target afterwards and was again complimented by the Starbucks barista and my cashier. Another customer asked me about them, what they were. These earrings are a great way to make new friends.
Now, on to the earrings themselves.
They are clunky feeling, but light. I really can't stand having heavy earrings in, but these aren't bad at all. A few times I forgot I was wearing earrings until someone reminded me.
I don't know the material of the earring studs, but my money is on cheap studs- don't go looking at silver. My ears, which normally hurt with costume jewelry, again weren't bothered.
The earrings are made of clay and have a light springy feeling to them.
I really can't think of any negatives about these- I kind of want to wear them every day. They made my work day better and brighter, and I think made my patrons happier too.
* I did get this at a slight discount for my opinion, but I would totally pay full for these. In fact, I'm looking to see if the company has anything similar!
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This set was great for face painting and kids were pretty happy with . This set was great for face painting and kids were pretty happy with their outcomes during our school Halloween Carnival. The only drawback was that these are rather large scale stencils -- and most of the kids who wanted their faces painted were very young (preschool, K, etc) with very small faces~ making it challenging to get the entire stencil to adhere & stay in place on such a tiny surface for the painting. I had to do a great deal of 'free-handing' to fix the images... Also, the stencils did not want to adhere as well after several uses in the same evening -- but that was somewhat expected. Overall I was pleased with these and the results.
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THE REAL DEAL. Finally, a glue that stays strong, clear and flexible. It really does deserve the best rating. For instance, I bonded two items together that you shouldn't normally be able to. Craft foam to spandex. No other glue products worked. E6000 did the job brilliantly with it's thick formula. The items can stand being banged around after drying is complete also. The stuff finishes like a clear rubber. I can say that many other glues have their own faults, but this one is versatile. I'm always confident now that E6 will bond anything as long as I follow the directions. Yes, it does smell toxic and does continue to pour out of the nozzle at will once the cap is off, but so be it, the glue does the job and the materials aren't coming apart. Found it at Wal-Mart for under $4 also. If in doubt, watch the youtube video of the guy gluing two piece of steel together. I have to take breaks though after a day of use cause I do get a headache from the fumes.
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Lots of room to grow. My kids are almost 2 and almost 4, and they LOVE this easel. They use it daily. My 2yo is petite, and on the lowest setting she can reach up about half the page to draw or paint, which is fine with her. My 4yo is tall, and the lowest setting is not too small for him. This will grow with them for years. The roll on top is prefect, and one of my favorite features.
It was a little difficult to put together, and had up late on Christmas Eve building it. The instructions weren't great. I'd asked my husband to set it to the lowest setting, and he couldn't tell until he was finished how the settings worked. He ended up having to take that part of it apart to adjust it. Maybe we were just overtired by then!
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The product works great - I was able to fix a very large . The product works great - I was able to fix a very large tear in my leather couch. The biggest challenge I had was mixing the colors. There's a neat website that lets you "build" a color and then it gives you the color mixture needed. BUT, for an amateur like me, it didn't provide enough guidance as to how to put these colors together. The website just says things like "1 black, 3 red, 1 yellow". Ok, but HOW MUCH, 1 oz, 1 ml? Sure, I know you don't really need that, but if you've never done this before, I believe a typical mixture example should be provided to help the customer (say, an example that says exactly how much to use to repair a small, dime-sized hole, and another example to repair, say, a 4 inch tear). The best the instructions gave me was to use "1 drop" - how do I obtain a "drop" of paint from the provided containers? Do I use an eye-dropper? A spoon?
Again, the product worked great - I just am too much of an amateur to know how to mix the colors.
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Okay enough for their price, but not fantastic. I decided to get these scissors because I wanted an extra pair of scissors to have on hand. One can never have too many scissors, right? Anyway, I've used the Westcott brand before (in fact, I have their "Westcott Titanium Bonded Scissors with Soft Grip Handles" and it's been great), so I had no real trepidation in choosing these.
Now that I've had a chance to try them out... Well, they are reasonably functional scissors, but not as nice as my other ones. I think the problem is the handle. It's a very hard plastic (with a bit of molding line to it), and it's not nearly as comfy to grip. Also, on my pair, some of the molding lines are just a tiny bit un-smooth, so you can feel them when you use the scissors. This isn't much of an issue if you're just using them to cut a quick package open, but if you really were using them for a long project, it would quickly wear on your hand. As for the actual cutting performance, it was fine. It cuts paper and food packages open just like you'd expect, but I wouldn't use it on fabric (of course, these aren't fabric scissors, so one wouldn't expect them to work for that purpose anyways).
Overall, these are decent and cheap enough (about four bucks as of the time of writing this review), and if you only need them for occasional light-duty use they'd be fine, but I'd go with the Westcott Titanium Soft Grip ones if you intend to use them for any long periods of time. Really, the Titanium ones are only a little bit more expensive (about seven bucks, as of the time of writing this review), so you might as well go for the better comfort of that model. As it is, these are decent enough scissors, but they are definitely getting relegated to the position of "backup pair."
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I Can't Believe How Much Better This Tape Is. As a show promoter and artist manager, I use a lot of tape everyday. I recently purchased the Duck Brand Duct Tape instead of my usual store brand. I was pleasantly surprised in how much better this tape is. It tears easily so you are not wasting several inches each time you cut off a strip. This alone justifies any minor cost difference. But the biggest benefit I found was that tape continues to stick even in less than pristine locations. I use tape to mark locations on stage and the edges of risers and steps. The Duck Brand tape stayed in place despite the stage floor having significant dirt and dust on it, even after sweeping. This not only saves me precious time, but adds to the safety of our show. I am definitely sold on this brand.
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Useful for sheet music. I write/arrange music on my computer for a band. In the past, when I printed out individual parts that spilled over onto a 2nd or 3rd page, I used 3M drafting tape to bind the sheets together (i. e., to keep them organized and stationary on a music stand). That product, however, seems to have disappeared from the market. I have found that regular masking tape and "cellophane" tape are awkward and can sometimes eventually stain through the paper. As an experiment, I recently bought a roll of this Pro Art drafting tape and used it for the binding. I found that it does the job for me as well as 3M did. I will be ordering more and will be using it from now on.
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Almost perfect. The puncher creates a very nice image, and I can even cut out the punched part and use it for a silhouette, which is an exciting (and hoped for) bonus.
The problem arises when I try to create a seamless edge made up of the birds on a wire. I follow the directions and the guidelines, but since I'm trying to line up a tiny wire with a tiny wire, it is very difficult to get a seamless wire.
Also, to point out the obvious, please note that you can only get the birds on the wire at the top of the paper - they will be upside down at the bottom. It makes sense but I didn't think about it when I ordered it. I was thinking I would be able to just have birds on the bottom edge of the paper. Silly me.
Overall, though, I'm very happy with it. The design is very cute and the punch is consistent.
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That is to say that it is not of poor or moderate craftsmanship/finish nor is it something that I . With regard to the fit and finish of this particular product, I believe it to be about average for the products of similar make or style. That is to say that it is not of poor or moderate craftsmanship/finish nor is it something that I would rate as outstanding. The quality of the piece is such that I feel it is a good value for the money.
Finally, as with many products of this type, the value that a consumer sees is dependent on the expectation. When I ordered this product my expectations were moderate, especially because of the price. In an age where we demand low price but often want high quality, it is often best if we expect moderate to good quality instead. I did that with this product as was pleasantly surprised to find that the quality was at least good, if not just a tad bit better than good. For that reason, and those set out above, I'd make a recommendation to buy this product.
NOTE: I received this product at a reduced cost in exchange for the promise to file an honest and unbiased review. To meet that obligation, I typically use the product for an extended period, no less than two weeks, and under the typical conditions that one might use for a product of this type.
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If cost is a concern consider comparing Delft to Petrobond to determine if the latter provides an adequate result. I got the results I had desired which is why I had chosen Delft over Petrobond but was not so excited about how expensive the Delft Clay is, and since I am a very sceptical person from experience, and didn't have any Petrobond to compare it to I was a bit worried that I had been sent the latter cheaper material in place of authentic Delft which I am still not sure of, however I did achieve the desired results, and the product is reusable for the most part, and enjoyable to work with.
Below are pics of the open pour silver ingot, and two wax seal pendants I made using this material.
* Note that I have not yet added the air vents in the Elephant mold casts and on the first pendant I had kept the resulting spurs which were the result of the excess metal flowing into the vent groves, and achieving a full cast. I removed and fully sanded away the spurs on the second cast. I strongly recommend large vent holes above the vent groves, and minimum of six vent groves, and much more metal than needed in order to push the molten metal through to fill the mold, and achieve a full cast, as the result of not doing so can be seen in the last photo which shows my initial failed pour.
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It does the trick. For the purposes I need it, the glue works. I make crocheted clothing for little dolls, and wanted to seal the ends of threads without have to weave them in elaborately, and add embellishments without having to sew them into place. (Picture of dolls above.) If used extremely carefully, the glue is perfect. It dries clear, firm, and very shiny. Since I didn't want the shininess to show, I used a pin to apply it where needed. For instance, when sealing the ends of threads, I'd apply a tiny speck of the glue to the thread before tucking it into the work so the glue would be hidden. The tip of the applicator applied way too much glue for this detail work. It also takes at least a half an hour to dry, so the item needs to be placed in a position to prevent parts from being attached to each other where you don't want them to be! When it's dry, the glue is immovable.
By the way, I also have tried Dritz Fray Check. <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Dritz-1674-Fray-Check-Liquid-Seam-Sealant-0-75-Ounce-2-Pack/dp/B000YQKIDY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Dritz 1674 Fray Check Liquid Seam Sealant, 0.75-Ounce, 2-Pack</a> This is far more subtle, but the seal is less than perfect and it emits toxic fumes.
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More Than The Sum of Its Parts. Man does this stuff mend! I fashioned a laptop carry satchel orom a single cloth that I cut into strips and glued together, and where I put this stuff, it set up almost like stiff leather. Not a stitch or pin or stable in use, but I did use some big safety pens to keep the join areas tight while it dried. My little satchel will carry laptops from 12" to 17" easily, has a pocket for the adapter to ride in, anc can be toted in one hand. Looks ugly, but it was a proof of concept and really works. Al lwast I know no-one will steal it. No need for a separate opening, it is mostly holes and just straps to keep the laptop in place as you lift it and move it. Loose enough fitting that you can pull down one side like a jaw and fit it around the laptop, then pull the side up and it will stay in place. And this mender made it child's play to do.
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Great bargain, not deluxe but functional. I bought one, then just ordered 3 more. Sliced thick after soap sets and then cut in half, these make great medium bars that are a little smaller than store bought commercial "dove" or "ivory" bars. These make great first molds for me while I'm saving up to buy the better bigger molds (which will allow me to do partial oven processing).
At $10 or so a pop plus WA sales tax for those of us who live in the same state as Amazon, it's a great way to get started making soap without killing the wallet when I'm making soap only for my own and gift purposes. I have NOT tested these with hot processing - they don't look like they would resist melting (seems like soft plastic rather than heat-resistant silicone). They're somewhat thinner than commercial loaf molds also.
Overall, a good bargain for a functional CP soap mold. I paid full price for four of these molds. If you found this review helpful, please indicate that below. Thank you.
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I love these color tones it is a great mix of . Let me start by saying that this is a lot of washi tape! I love these color tones it is a great mix of pink, black, arrows, and pineapple. It's a nice assortment of colors. I use washi a lot in my Erin Condren Life planner and I like to be able to write on top of it. I also tested out moving the washi tape once I had put it down and it can be peeled up and reused. Which for me is a really big plus. I like the designs and the variety of the selections. The tape itself is nowhere near as thick as scotch brand washi tape. It is very thin; I could compare it to the thickness of parchment paper. They can be used individually, but they also complement each other quite nicely and can easily be used together. The patterns are much prettier and more ornate in person. I wanted this tape for crafts, gifting and nail art, and it would be perfect for any of that. It sticks very nicely and comes off easily, if need be. It can even be stuck to something else with no problem. If you don't have a pair of scissors handy, it can be torn off with minimal effort. Overall, this tape is of good quality and I highly recommend it for many uses. I received a discount on this washi tape set in exchange for my evaluation and unbiased review.
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Glitter is here to stay. Compared to other Glitter Tape I purchased, this one holds the glitter on very well. Glitter does not flake off & flutter around as you work with it.
The back of tape has protective backing over the sticky/tacky part that at times can require patience as you try to remove backing in order to reveal the sticky part. ** NOTE** This tape sticks very, VERY well. It does not allow room for mistakes. Once tape has been stuck down, it is permanent. Trying to lift it back up in order to straighten is not advised. Glitter side will tear away from tacky side. I do wish they made this in larger rolls that held more tape. It runs out quickly, especially if you make mistakes.
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Excellent Product and Environmentally Friendly. I live in California and we have become very plastic bag/container concious here over the past few years and I love it. The thought of all that plastic in the environment and floating in the ocean is heartbreaking. The last bit of plastic used in stores are with produce bags. One of this gets bagged, a couple of that that gets bagged. Before you know it you have six bags in one shopping trip. So instead I have not been bagging my produce at all, but that makes manuvering several oranges or plums a little difficult at checkout. When I saw these bags I just had to get them. They are so handy, very easy to use, and I love the extra small bag that's included so I can easily store and carry all the bags when I shop. The cashiers like them too and I've gotten a few comments about how nice the bags are. I'll be ordering more to use on my bigger shopping trips.
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Overall I'm happy with them. These are only about a quarter of the size of regular washi tape. I like that there is a variety of different tapes, quite a few animal prints which is what I bought them for. Mine looked the same as the picture. It was shipped from the Amazon warehouse, the description mentioned damage to the packaging which wasn't an issue at all, especially for the price I paid for it. The beginning of each roll has a few inches of white backing on it that tears the tape when you try to pull it off, so I recommend just cutting it off and start using the tape where that stuff ends. Other than that they stick well and i like most of the designs. Overall I'm happy with them!!
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Huge Roll = Great Value. Standard butcher/art paper, A bit see through. This is a standard butcher paper roll that feels familiar from use in grade school (many, many years ago). Reasonable quality but is not what you would consider high quality either. What you pay for is what you get this this case.
Pros: HUGE Roll = great value
Cons: Both sides are of differing quality. Paper is a bit see through.
Would I by again: Yes
Bottom Line: I Bought this paper to be used as wrapping paper, now I fear that I'll be wrapping gifts till end of time with this paper since the roll is huge! It worked fine for my purpose, but since it is a bit see through, there is some limitations to its overall usefulness.
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Used to seal the top and bottom of a Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS watch back together after battery transplant. E6000 glue seems almost like rubber cement, but stronger.
To use you put a thin layer of glue on both sides of the parts you want to glue. After watching a few youtube videos I first squeezed out a small pile of glue on a piece of junk mail and resealed the tube. Then I used a toothpick to transfer the glue to the parts. Just roll the tip of the toothpick in the glue, then lift (brush off any glue threads that hang on) and rub the toothpick on the parts to be glued. It's messy. I used a few toothpicks.
Once the parts have glue on them WAIT for two minutes, then press the pieces together. Then use something (I used rubberbands, but different projects need different techniques) to hold the pieces together for 24 hours. Everything I read (except the tube of glue) stress the need to wait 24 hours before trusting the glue to work, so I did. The tube of e6000 did call out the two minute wait then press the parts together. I did that too.
I failed the first time I tried to glue the Garmin 305. The pieces stuck together, but not forcefully enough to hold the contacts in place. The watch worked while I was squeezing it, but not after I let go. This let me discover that you can open things back up that you glued together with E6000. I was able to pry the watch open and remove the E6000 glue. It was like taking rubber cement off. Each piece of glue was sticky/stretchy. Once I get a corner of the glue up a piece of glue would eventually come off the garmin parts. When I had all the old glue removed I pried up the contacts so they would make firmer contact and I re-glued the garmin 305 using about twice as much glue. Then more tightly pressed the parts together using more rubber bands. This time the watch worked perfectly. I'm not sure which of the steps really helped (messing with the contact, using more glue or holding the case more tightly together after glueing.)
NET: Very happy with the e6000 glue. It did a good job.
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Use these all the time. I don't use the big tubes at all anymore. These things are so awesome I buy them by the handfuls. I love the single use Krazy Glues. They are easy to transport, easy to use. Work like a charm. They are so cheap you can give them away and you never have to worry about the bottles going bad or drying out because they are single use. With the plastic outer case you never have to worry about puncturing the tube or any kind of breach, which is important with Krazy Glue. There's no cleaning it up afterwards. They don't drip. Accurate and controlled applications. I've never found any materials that they WOULDN'T glue together. My bestie recently discovered them and gave me a set for Xmas, but joke is on her, because I had found them years ago.
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Kindergarten ain't got time for' dat. If you like to pick crayons out of a razor blade contraption every time you use it, this is your product. If you enjoy risking losing a finger or worse, this is your jam!
Don't get this if you teach kindergarten and have 17 little excited 5 year olds waiting patiently with halo's over their heads for their nice sharp crayon. This item will fail you.
You will get so frustrated that one kids crayon is broken off into the machine, one has a crayon that is a nub of its former self and the rest are left with unsharpened crayons as they color with that annoying paper crayola wrapper making contact to their page more than the wax.
I would rather heard my classroom full of kindergarteners through a dessert buffet than use this thing!
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A Perfect Way to Organize Your Recipes. I purchased this journal to compliment my massive cookbook collection and recipes found online. I find that I will love a recipe in a cookbook, then promptly forget how much I loved it, where I found it, etc. I rewrite my favorite recipes in this journal as an easy collection of my favorites. The "notes" section on each recipe page has been very useful for writing who I cooked the recipe for, and what I paired with the dish. Like many people, I found that the pre-labeled tabs did not compliment my particular cooking tastes. Fortunately, you can select from the many stickers that come with the journal and cover the original labels with categories that better suit your needs. I've found the back pages (which are divided into 5 sections per page) to be useful for writing basic recipes for sauces, dressings, and preserves.
Like many other reviewers, I would have appreciated this journal being slightly larger, but it's not hard to write smaller.
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Great value: follow directions, best on transparent seams (hit with uv, change angles),product dvlmnt! hard case would help. I definitely noticed the difference when trying to bond transparent pieces (glass, mostly) versus trying to bond opaque pieces. Moving around the uv light to hit the liquid plastic seam at different angles helped ALOT to create a secure bond. I think this was because its easy to hit the liquid plastic that's closest to you, but much harder to try and bond the seam throughout after, because the liquid plastic becomes a bit opaque as it hardens/absorbs the uv light. My only real complaints were that 1) I want a much larger quantity of it (because I had alot of fun running around the house fixing things such as glass and ceramic items that i thought were hopeless and was about to throw out), 2) it took a fair amount of experimenting before I figured out how to most effectively apply and uv treat the liquid plastic, and 3) i have about 2 centimeters of the tube of liquid plastic left and now the uv light isn't working. I'm not too sad about that though, because I was rather rough on the thing because I was taking it everywhere with me. I do think it should come with a case, to keep the light from always accidentally getting knocked on, and to ensure that the other side's cap doesn't get lost. With that said, the cap is fitted well enough to where I wasn't worried about it, i was more concerned with killing the light's battery, which i apparently succeeded in doing. Great product, Im excited to see how their product development team handles the couple issues i noticed when using it. Would definitely buy again, in fact, Im planning on it.
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I'm so thankful these exist. I am a crafter of many things and wish almost every kind of crafting there is the use of a glue gun. I had no idea such a thing as this existed and when I first stumbled upon it i wasn't sure how it would work. It was so inexpensive it was worth a try at least. It works wonderfully!! Whoever invented this is a genius. It is so nice to put the roll of glue in and not have to stop what your doing every 5 minutes to put in a new stick of glue and then wait till it melts enough to use. These rolls last awhile and make using the glue gun much less of a nuisance. Also if you have friends that are crafters this would be a great little gift whoever you give these too will just love you for it.
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Fun, wholesome, family creative project. This stuff is very cool!
We melted it down with some of the red color beads and attempted to mold. We are still working on our creation as the only draw back to this product is that it sets fast! I recommend that you have a bowl of HOT water near you at all times to let it soften as needed. We kept a tea kettle on the stove at all times while working with the product. My daughter who loves working with clay is having a fun time molding and building a dragon. (pics to come when she completes it)
The good:
It melts very quickly
It molds easily as long as it is the right temperature
It colors very easy with the included color beads
If you don't like what you made, you can melt it down again and again to redo
The tub actually can make a LOT of things! Don't let the "small" size container concern you on the amount of creations you can make!
The difficult:
It is hard to work with when its too hot/soft
It is hard to work with when its too cold/hard - finding the right temp for the best molding is a learning curve but when you have it, you can make anything!
We really like this product and can't wait to make lots of fun creations!
Product provided by Imagination Creations, LLC
Review provided by She-Ra
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Good, Old-Fashioned Fun. In today's technology-driven world it seems like every toy now requires batteries or a charger. How refreshing to find something as simple as a loom with rubber bands can keep my kids entertained!
I purchased the Rainbow Loom in early October as a Christmas present for my 7-year-old daughter. It seemed like we were seeing cute rubber band bracelets everywhere and it was hard for me to not give it to her early. All she could talk about was wanting a Rainbow Loom. It was at the top off her Christmas list and it was the only thing she asked Santa for when she finally saw him in person. Being the critic that I am, I wrongfully assumed this was one of those toys that would provide an hour of fun and then be forgotten about for eternity.
I couldn't have been more wrong. Three weeks after Christmas and this is still being played with on a daily basis. In fact, I just ordered more rubber bands yesterday. This is a high-quality loom which is made of thick plastic and doesn't feel fragile at all. It came with the loom, hook which has a "cap" that is actually a mini-loom, instruction booklet, and a pack of multicolored rubber bands, both opaque and jelly. There is blue plastic on the base of the loom which actually detaches and is used to connect multiple looms together. We have had no issues with any of the rubber bands breaking and the included "c-clips" hold exceptionally well. I purchased a few rubber bands from a well-known girls' clothing/accessories retailer and while the bands have been fine, the clips, which are shaped like an oval, do not hold well and the bracelets easily come apart.
Recommended for ages 8 and up, my 7-year-old has absolutely no problem whatsoever making bracelets. The Rainbow Loom's website has a tab titled "Instructions" which lists multiple designs by complexity (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) along with instructional videos. I, myself, have made several different patterns and really enjoy it. It's a nice way to relax for 20 minutes and decompress after work. While a single loom can make multiple patterns, it isn't big enough for the wider bracelets which require extension with a single-loop chain in order to form a complete bracelet. I plan on purchasing a second loom for this reason.
I highly recommend this Rainbow Loom for both boys and girls alike. Even if you have a child who has never expressed interest in this, I still think this would be a big hit. In fact, I would pay double the price for its entertainment value alone.
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EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED! Don't need anything fancier for my needs. PERFECT! I got a bunch of old frames from some thrift stores and was putting my own art and photos in them. This was the only way I have found to inexpensively repurpose frames like this. I happened to already have a bunch of perfectly sized brad nails (about inch) and the flexible points it came with were helpful, too.
I will agree with the other reviewer who said that the flexible points sit too far into the tool, therefore preventing the driver from driving the point deep enough into the frames - however it still works well enough for most things. I may try their folded up aluminum foil method. In the meantime, I'm just THRILLED with this tool. I did buy a box of the Logan brand flexible points to use in the frames that I may frequently change out, as I used up the amount supplied with the tool fairly quickly. For heavier/larger frames - I recommend using the brads.
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Simply Terrible Design. Well, I bought this punch because I needed to cut 13/16" circles out of Mylar sheets (Mylar is easily cut though, so this review has nothing to do with the specific material I have been using) so:
1. Arrival:
The item arrived in pieces to begin with.
2. Design:
A steel barrel cutter with sharpened edges goes through a steel assembly bored to match the cutter. The cutter bore is joined to the base with a loose spring, so far not so bad.
The plastic enclosure is in 2 pieces, top and bottom. The steel base sits on the bottom plastic base, held in by "tiny" plastic extensions, also by "tiny" plastic slits in the upper base.
Whomever designed this product must have thought that those tiny plastic slits and extensions should be able to hold the base especially when immense pressure is applied while the cutter is pushed through.
So what happens is that you cut one set of circles and the steel base plunges into one of the plastic components, you take it apart and reassemble it, and keep punching, until of course one of the plastic components breaks in half.
This is the major design flaw,
The second one is the steel barrel, and the bore. There is an immense friction between these two, they are not machined properly.
3. Final Words
If the casing was made of steel, this punch would work, and I would have bought it for $30, but in its current state I do not see any one of these units lasting long (by long I mean more that 20 punches).
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WE HAVE WEAVERS TO THANK FOR THIS STYLE. Originally called Weaver's Scissors, these embroidery scissors are the ones I use most. I have every single product that Gingher makes. (I'm a fan.) Now that I have Psoriatic Arthritis (yes, the Phil Mickelson kind) my middle fingers have swollen to almost twice their normal size at the last knuckle under the nail. So all the pretty little scissors I keep in my hand-knit sewing totes can only be used gingerly, with my index and thumb.
Since men were often weavers and tailors, there used to be a lot more types of scissors and shears that allowed for larger hands. I'm hoping someone makes dressmaker's shears with larger holes one of these days. My fingers are going to continue to swell, and they barely make it through.
Gingher's have been good to me for many years, I just make sure to wipe extra lint off of them as I go, and use a tiny drop of oil on the rivet about every six months. DON'T USE THESE ON PAPER, EVER. Hide them if you have to! They're sharp all the way to the point, so be careful. But they're fantastic!
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tbh this was an emergancy buy. i bought this based on the reviews i saw. my original tail lasted since 2012, and through countless brakes and repair i decided i need to put it up and buy a new one. i bought this the moment i saw it's recent reviews. it's not like the sellers picture. its clamp isn't the typical lobster claw, it's so much better and more appropriate if you want to use it as a bag accessory or just wear it as a tail. it's clamps are also a gold, not a silver. it's built strong, and it's sturdy. came in a vacuum sealed package. i'd suggest to cut the plastic, than to pull it out because dead animal flesh is very fragile. and this is what this is. then after i took it out i spinned it around for about a minute so it fluffs up. it's so perfect. good price for good quality.
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I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A ORION MOTOR TECH ASSEMBLY TECHNICIAN. I received this item promptly. Actually way too fast (2days). It came so fast because it was incomplete. I opened and unpackaged the product. I notice the exhaust pipe was crushed and the belt for the y-axis laid loose. Because of the loose belt there was nothing to drive the y-axis.after further inspection the belt was actually detached on one end entirely. I contacted Orion Motor and explained. They then sent photos and told me this is how the machine comes. They then explained i would have to take the machine apart and reattach the belt. I reluctantly did this. I removed the mirror on the y-axis and attached the belt. I put it back together only to realize there was nothing to provide tension on the belt, so there was no possible way that this could drive the y-axis. There had to be a part missing. I sent another message to orion explaining their was pulley missing. They told me no, the pulley was there, just attach the belt to it. This is where i really started getting frustrated. They had no way of knowing if the pulley was there. They were treating me like a moron. I took my phone and took pictures of the underside of the y-axis rail. From these i noticed 2 mounting holes, This had to be where the pulley would go. I sent these photos and asked is this where the missing part goes. They responded yes the part is missing. They then asked me to search throughout the machine for the part. I of course had already done this. I was offered a replacement or refund. I opted for replacement. I was told that for a replacement i would need to take the 3'x4'x1.5' box 30 miles to our nearest ups. Once they receive the defective machine they will send the new one and it could take up to 7 days to arrive. I work from home and do not have a vehicle currently. Therefore i will have to find a ride to take this back. At best i am looking at returning this by the end of the week. By the time i receive my new machine over two weeks will have gone by. They did give me another option. I could go to a hardware store and buy the screws and somehow find a replacement part. but heres the kicker. They cant send me this because the supplier is out of this type of screw. This probably explains why the supplier never attached this part to my machine. So what am i to do now. I would love to say this is a great machine but i really don't know, I haven't even had the opportunity to turn it on. So, If you want a machine that you will have to complete the assembly (because the assembler was incompetent and did not care), and troubleshoot the problems while be told you are wrong, Then Orion Motor tech is the place for you. They have beautiful machines, you cant use them though. But just think about how great it'll look sitting in you shop. Even though itll be useless at least it'll be an interesting conversation piece. This is still ongoing, so i will leaving more comments. Hopefully they can redeem their selves.
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Insanely useful. Go to the SUGRU website for examples, i cant even list everything i did with this order! Infinite uses! From repairs, to crafts, to improvements, to DIY projects, home decor....the list goes on.
Oh three things spring to mind;
1- i combined the silver and black colors to create a cushion around my crochet hooks so they stop slipping in my hand (they are metal after all)
2- i used the black sugru to form a removable but shock absorbing seal around our cars key fobs which kept breaking open at the slightest impact. No more trouble since then! When they need new betteries we can remove the seal the seal and repeat the process.
3- i fixed some silver jewelry with the silver sugru.
This stuff can get addictive, i fiund myself huntibg the house for thing to fix with the remainder.
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Encouraged creativity and bonding activities using Orchid Origami Paper. So excited to try this Origami paper. Although I am not super crafty but for my children's entertainment sake I try to be one. LOL. I've learnt some paper crafts when I was a kid. I know paper crafts are fun to make and these particular paper crafts that I learned can bring back great memories of my childhood whenever I make them. Making origami crafts is a great bonding activity for families or friends. I can't remember all the origami crafts I used to make but there are few I can recall vividly which I will show on the photos below.
I received a package Orchid Origami paper for free for product evaluation purposes. It comes in 500 sheets, 10 vibrant colors and measured 6"x6". It also came with a guide on how to make an origami star. Me and my middle son had a great time making different origami crafts. What I love about Orchid Origami Paper is that it's not too thick nor too thin, the size is just perfect which make it very easy to fold. It's smooth and feels good to touch. You don't need a scissor if you need to do some cutting. Just fold it nicely and tear the part you wanted cut. Great quality paper you can use for different origami crafts. There's One thing I want to suggest , I hope they make the other side colored as well and not one side only. But for the most part, I like this paper.
I made paper fishes and paper boats. My friends and I used to play pretend fishing or boat racing, that was maybe around 26 years ago. It was so much fun that I never forget how to make these paper crafts.
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I called the company who made the tape and they recommended this UnDu product that I could purchase at Home . I purchased a gorgeous cocktail dress to wear on a cruise next month and it was a little bit too long for me. Since the fabric was so delicate I decided to use a tape-up product to shorten it, rather than adjusting it on my sewing machine or taking it to a seamstress. The double-sided tape product turned out to be a horror. I mean Nightmare Horror. I called the company who made the tape and they recommended this UnDu product that I could purchase at Home Depot. Before ruining my dress further I called UnDo management and they guaranteed me that it would certainly work. I bought it and brought it home and tried it on one inch along all this tape stuff. It did not seem to work at first but after about 30 minutes I checked it again and that 1 inch was clean and solid. So I worked it along the other probably 45 inches of this hem, then put the dress on the delicate cycle in my washer... so hoping for the best. In a word it was magnificent! Stellar! I could not recommend this product more. It is amazing and when you call the company for even a few questions like that they are there for you live and very encouraging. They saved me so much money because my only other option was to purchase the dress again and I checked all over the world wide web and it was not available anymore in my size. I am super happy and going on my cruise in 2 weeks and going to look fabulous! Thank you, UnDu!
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Clever and Well Made Sewing Gadget. If you are making a lot of bias binding, you need one (or more!) of these. It will save a lot of time, burnt fingers and frustration. I have used the cheaper models; the bias tape I made using this Clover maker was much more consistent in size. These come in several different sizes to make different widths, so shop around a little if you don't see the width you are looking for.
FYI, the 3/4" measurement is how wide your tape will be after you have ironed it. For this item, you'd cut your fabric strips 1-1/2 inches wide. Finished width, after applying the tape, would be about 3/8". This is a nice width for quilt bindings and other home crafts.
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Fantastic New Product. I think this flower stem kit is amazing! Finally they have developed a much needed way for paper crafter's to easily put stems on there homemade paper flowers. This kit is usually sold to accompany the Flower Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers. It does work well to use the board to make the flower then use the stem kit to complete your flower. But if you don't want the board, you really need to check this kit out. It is one of those items that when you see it and use it you think...."why didn't I think of that". Plus when you get tired of the flowers or need to change them due to the season, you can take the flower apart and switch out with a new flower.
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Easy to use, works as expected. I had a split in a hiking boot, between the hard rubber sole and the softer upper. I bought Sugru after seeing one of their advertisements which showed this exact type of repair among other highlighted potential uses for it. I worked the Sugru into the seam and onto the outside of it and let it sit. After a day, the split is now basically non-existent. The two sides hold together well, and the Sugru doesn't seem to be at risk of being pulled apart.
I actually had enough left over from that project to use on another: sealing up the cord on my power drill, which had become split. Again, the product worked exceptionally well for this use.
I bought the all-black pack. That might take a bit of the fun out of stuff I could do with this, but the black blends in very well. On both the drill and the boot, the Sugru is practically invisible.
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A 4" square is much smaller than I imagined. When I bought this as a base for a sculpture idea I was experimenting with, I never stopped to think that a 4" base was actually pretty small. I should have gotten at least a 6" or 8" base for the size of my sculpture. That's a mistake that is my own, not the company's.
However, I have to say that I wasn't pleased with the quality of the wood square plaque that I received. It looks like somebody took a big sheet of decent-grade plywood and a fine-toothed saw, and cut 4" squares out of a big piece of wood. The base isn't as dramatic or 3-D looking as the photo suggests. And since the wood is raw, I have to seal and paint it, and there is a LOT of grain to fill, so that means a lot of work and materials just to have a base for the sculpture, which is the main point of the art!
I guess we're always learning, and I learned a lot from this experience. I can't say the manufacturer misled me, but I do believe my disappointment is not entirely based on my lack of prior knowledge. The ad should be more specific about what the buyer will get, and what will need to be done to turn a fairly plain, rough piece of wood into a nice looking plaque. If I ever had any idea that this was the beautiful, almost furniture-grade product you'd find in a trophy shop, for example, boy, was I wrong! But now I know, and so I'm a wiser customer for it. I guess I should be grateful.
Sorry if this sounds negative. Shipping, price, etc. were fine, through Amazon. And there weren't any actual misrepresentations made in the product information. There just wasn't enough information, period. I hope someone reading this review will have a few of the missing pieces filled in, so your decision can be better informed than mine was.
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Great, small crafter. I was given this as a gift. I had a hard time with the box's directions so I looked it up on youtb. I couldn't find the same product, but it gave me a good start. The heald shaft is a little hard to figure out, but once I got going it was great.
I like it better than knitting, and definitely better than a "nifty knitter", though for the small size there is a limit of things to make... bookmarks, headbands (attach a hair tie to it to secure, or attach to a hard plastic headband).... that's about as much as non-creative me can think of. :) But I still had a great time. I did buy some craft needles to thread it with, and for a half-sized loom it works well.
I crochet and can barely knit, but love working with the loom. I would give it a "4" because it is a little difficult to follow the directions, but I have such a fun time, and it is so easy to take out or quickly put away.
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Cheap and all Iridescent. The pictures for this product aren't great so I wasn't quite sure what I would be getting. If you have glitter specific needs like me here is a detailed description.
This glitter comes in two sizes. One is the very very superfine kind that is tiny iridescent pieces in what is essentially colored dust. Due to the iridescent quality there will always be purple/green tones in the different colors.
The larger size complements the colors of the smaller grained size. The larger size is totally iridescent and semi-transparent. It has a very prominent green/purple reflective nature. Also, it is the size of regular glitter which is a fairly chunky grain. If you bought a big cheap jar of gold glitter at Wal-Mart this is the grain size it would be.
I think the colors are fun and bright but I never would have bought this if I had known for sure it was iridescent. It just doesn't work and the two sizes are either too big or too small for my use. I will say that of the two I like the small grain better because it gives things a kind of frosted look. The larger is basically useless for me.
Also, the packaging is very cheap. I ordered two of these (two different color packs) and one hadn't been taped on the top so some of the shakers fell out in transit and cracked, though luckily it didn't seem like any product was lost.
This points to a quality problem backed up also by the fact that the shakers were not filled uniformly.
Overall I feel like the packaging, quality control, and style of this glitter tells me that it is very cheaply made and even if some of the colors are nice and *could* be used for something, it just isn't worth the price.
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So easy and looks great. Just got done doing 70 wedding invitations where we put a wax seal on the pocket folds. It took me only 40 minutes which was about 6 times faster than I thought this was going to take. I used a low temp gun for these mini size sticks and had zero issues. The gun we bought is rated at 10 watts and I only paid about $11 for it. I used a 3/4" brass seal stamp with two hearts as the design.
For those of you shopping for a wax seal process for the first time, look no further than this product. The wax formula works so easy and almost no mess at all. I did not mess up a single invitation or seal.
Here is what I did:
Plug the gun in without a stick in it and let it heat up for about 5 minutes. Stack up all your folds in an easy to reach box. Have another empty box ready for completed sealed folds. A scrap paper to lay the gun on for drips. And finally your metal seal stamp.
Once your ready to start, put a stick in the gun and try a sample on the scrap paper. It might take a couple tries to get used to how much you want to use but the great thing here is that each seal will look unique so it almost doesn't matter as long as it's enough spread out under the stamp. I wanted the package to go a long way, so I used just enough to make a nice round seal but you can be creative with big glob seals too. I want to say my globs were a little bigger than an M&M. I placed the globs directly centered on the point of the fold. Then quickly press the stamp down as flat and even as you can. You want to get the stamp all the way down and flat in one second once you have touched the glob because the cool metal will begin to solidify the wax again. This does NOT require a lot of pressure. I left the metal stamp on the wax for 5 seconds before removing it.
I had almost no mess but you should be careful to give the gun a quick up and down shake as you remove it from the glob. I liked laying the gun on its side when not in use because it seemed like the upright position made wax drip out faster which was a waste.
I would estimate that one package could easily get you about 90 seals when you use just enough wax and a 3/4" seal stamp.
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Simple to do, beautiful results, took longer than I expected. I wanted to make a special "from the team" card for someone who was leaving. This project was so pretty!
I received many compliments, even a suggestion that I go into business making cards! I printed out a scenic hills-and-stream background for the pieces, which made them stand out even more. <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Helmar-450-Quick-Dry-Adhesive-4-23-Fluid-Ounce/dp/B005E9ZS4K/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, 4.23 Fluid Ounce</a> was quite useful in securely fastening the pieces to the card. I have only done simple quilling before, and the instructions made this project a breeze. The only "down" side, if it could even be called that, is that I underestimated how much time this would take me, which is no doubt due to my inexperience with quilling. It took me perhaps 6 hours for the entire card. I tend to be slow and methodical in my approach, so your time may be quicker. It was very much worth it, and I am starting another identical card. (Once you buy the kit, you just need to buy additional quilling paper to make another identical project). I highly recommend this project.
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What a deal for a stack of colored paper for any art project for any age. Colored construction paper really comes in handy if you're making special projects yourself OR if the kids are making projects like that! At just $2.46 for a 96-pack of Crayola colored paper, what a deal! Most of Community High School (in Swannanoa)'s holiday posters made by me were bordered in colored paper! Regardless of age, this paper really brightens up anyone's art projects that need it! This paper is also great for schools, since back-to-school sales will be on pretty soon, when I typed this! Add color to yours or your kids art projects with Crayola colored construction paper, as a 96-pack for just $2.46, today!
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Size matters. Whenever I read a review that includes a complaint regarding misleading pictures of a product, my response is always the same: Come on! It's YOUR responsibility to read the description and know what you're buying. Not anymore! I purchased this product with other items and when the box arrived two days later, (thank you, Amazon Prime), I was surprised that my roll of glow-in-the-dark " Duck" tape wasn't in the box. I checked again and decided it must have been shipped separately. Three days later, a was still waiting for my duct tape. I went back to the original box, which I hadn't completely emptied yet, and looked again. No tape. But my eye did catch something that looked like a little round sticker and teacher back in to get it. To my surprise, it wasn't a sticker, it was my duct tape. I've posted a picture of its actual size. Not quite the great deal I thought I was getting. Very disappointed.
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Fun, beautiful patterns, easy and fast decorations for card or gifts. I am a scrapbooker and part of a card making swap group and these are perfect! They are great quality and stick to the paper well without lifting. They are also easy to cut. We like to make banner cards a lot using washi tape so small cuts are needed and with sharp scissors, it is not a problem. The colors are beautiful and the patterns are complementary to each other to make a beautiful banner card. It is also fun to have a thicker, 1 inch roll with a bird pattern. This is nice to put on the bottom of a card to set a scene. I also like to make a quick card with these by putting different length strips across a plain card lined up with each other. Everyone who receives these easy cards love them and say, oh wow, I wish I could do that! They don't realize it took me a minute to make and I didn't spend a fortune to buy cards! The washi tape is nice to seal an envelope as well as decorate a plain brown bag like wrapped gift. I highly recommend having this around for simple easy gifts. While I received this washi tape at a discount for an honest and unbiased review, I choose what I want to order that is useful for me and my family. I also heavily rely on reviews to make decisions of items to buy.
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Nice quality for a good price. The colors are all very bright and every sheet is a solid color. It looks exactly like the picture only, the picture doesn't do the colors justice.
The sheets are small, which I like but it might not be everyone's favorite. They are sturdy, yet thin enough to fold and crease easily. Overall, very good price for a very good product.
Inside the box was an instruction sheet for a traditional paper crane. So that was nice.
There are more white papers than there are of each individual color (though the colored papers as a whole outnumber the white by a longshot) which I liked because I practice with plain white before making a nice looking, colored origami creation. The edges are sharp and clean which is a big bonus.
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Lake Lanier Specials = Counterfeits. After reading so many reviews about customers receiving counterfeits from third party sellers, I decided to send a note to this seller (Lake Lanier Specials) asking if their product was authentic. They replied quickly. "Hello, I'm sorry for any misunderstanding. I understand your concern. I confirm that Rainbow Loom is authentic." A couple days later, on Christmas Eve, we received two counterfeit looms. The boxes look legit, but the loom and hook don't have the Rainbow Loom logos, the loom doesn't have the red arrows, and the loom edges feel sharp. These are obviously fakes.
My son had an off-brand loom already and honestly, it was fine, but the ones from this seller seem unsafe. These items will be returned. We braved the Christmas Eve crowds and went to Michaels for last minute replacements.
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