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Smells like paint thinner- DO NOT USE INDOORS. I was prepared for a little smell, because of the other reviews that mentioned it. So, I used a small bit (1oz), had a fan going, door open, windows up, the whole shebang. I was not prepared for the smell
It is the most offensive, chemical, nose singeing smell you can imagine. It permeates my whole house, and it was so strong that it made me physically ill. This is not anything like the two part resin that they make, which has almost no smell to it.
I do not recommend this for use indoors, around children, pets, or people. DO NOT USE IT INSIDE YOUR HOUSE.
Other than the smell, the resin was easy to use, dried quickly, and the instructions were clear.
I would recommend this product for large products that will be done outdoors, but not for smaller resin jewelry like I wanted it for, because there is no way you could use it indoors.
Personally I think there should a warning or something on the label about the smell, you'd need a mask to be near it for too long. (There is a small warnin about inhalation on the label but it isn't really easy to find and doesn't make it clear about the smell.
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This leather saved me a bundle of money. I have two leather recliner chairs from Copenhagen that I hated to replace, but the arms on one of them were badly cracked and looked shabby. I took this leather to an upholsterer and had the arms recovered. The chairs are off white, and this leather is plain white, but I used a vanilla leather color spray after the arms were upholstered: <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Brillo-Color-Spray-for-Leather-Coloring-4-5oz-VANILLA-649/dp/B01M29NHN4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Brillo Color Spray for Leather Coloring 4.5oz. (VANILLA 649)</a>
The arms don't match perfectly, but they are very acceptable. There was a small hole in the leather, but I don't expect perfection. I was very happy with the quality over all. There is enough leather left to replace either the back or the seat of the chair. If I decide to eventually replace both, I will order another piece of this leather.
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and had the best color matches. Of all the options to repair a hole in my leather recliner, this was the easiest to do, and had the best color matches. I had a large rip in my leather recliner, so much that honestly a huge chunk of leather was missing. I do a lot of DIY projects, am a law student, and I crochet in my spare time. I figured I could manage repairing some leather. I ordered a leather repair kit that let me match the color myself and after an hour of studying the instructions I couldn't figure it out. After stressing about having to live with a hole in the recliner for the rest of the recliner's life, I decided to try this patch. It was a life saver and stuck right on like a sticker (and hasn't even peeled at the edges after months of use!). LOVE LOVE LOVE.
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Sheath maker. Figure out the size you need. They seem sturdy and nice. But they aren't strait black like the pic shows. The ones I received are kinda like a gun metal black. Actually they look exactly like "black chrome" if uve ever seen that in the hardware store. They look kinda cool, but not actual black. I got 1/8" because I thought 1/4" looks too big. If ur gonna use them inplace of eyelets then this size is good for 2 pieces of .08 kydex. If u use reg eyelets, and gonna use Chicago screws to add on extras, like fire steel, extra knife, belt clip, etc. (As most people do) then you need 1/4". It is easy however to just go to the hardware store and get longer male screw pieces and keep the back "Chicago" part. One last thing, these will only fit in 1/4" eyelets and bigger im preaty sure. Not 5/32. Hope that helps. Sheath maker*
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This set of x-acto blades is perfect for the occasional hobbyist or student Pros. This set of x-acto blades is perfect for the occasional hobbyist or student
Pros:
Very nice and durable case
Magnetic strips hold your blades in place
Weighted handles
Easy to swap out blades
Small manual to help you know which blade to use for what job
Cons:
The Mesh pocket that "Holds" the manual doesn't do a very good job, so the manual falls out a lot
The two metal handles are perfectly round, so they can easily roll away from you if you're not careful
The tip of the standard blade can break off (as it did to me)
Overall, this is a nice set of x-acto blades. I use it for school to build my architecture models and they work great. Great deal for the price!
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Easy to use and nice looking cuts. I bought this unit for my home-based art business. I wanted something that was mid-grade, affordable, and would professional looking mats. I did quite a bit of research before purchasing this mat cutter, and I'm very pleased with it. I feel like it was a great investment for the price, the cuts look fantastic, and I'm happy with the quality of the product. Usually I pull it out every several weeks and cut a bunch of mats at once, then put it back to it's storage spot. It's not something I use everyday, but it works great every time I pull it out. I would recommend this product to anyone looking to mat their own artwork and use it on a consistent basis.
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This is wonderful for transfers . ... if you can get it to go through your printer, that is.
By nature of what this product is made of, and, indeed, what makes it so effective, is also what makes it a bit difficult to use. It is very, very light and airy which confuses the grasp rollers on the printer by pulling it in but then having essentially nothing of substance to continue pulling and will tear & ruin it. What I found that works, and works well, is to cut the tissue to slightly less than a regular sheet of copy paper and then use a glue stick to secure it along the edges and the middle. The middle is necessary because a pocket of air develop under the tissue, causing it again to tear. Once your image is transferred, the tissue comes easily off it's companion, support paper by SLOWLY removing it where you've glued it with the stick.
Sure, it's a bit of a task to go through but well worth the effort if you are looking for a transfer that has near invisible edges. It works wonderful with both encaustics and acrylic gels. I do recommend this if you have patience and are picky. As I said, it's worth it. Good luck!
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Very fun for the kids, and useful for manufacturing parts around the house. I read about this online and didn't know how good it would be, but the kids have loved it, and made various things (fangs to fit in their mouths, creatures to play with, a pen holder, a door stop (that holds the door securely, but lets go if a younger sibling tries to slam the door).
I used it to make a replacement plate for a switch on my radial arm saw. I was going to machine the metal, but thought it would be a good opportunity to see if it would work, and it did - molded the plastic around the switch and then used a razor blade to match it up exactly, and drilled holes for the screws (I purposely made the holes a little small, but didn't realize I would be able to tap threads into it...
It is great that it is re-usable, so the kids can play around making snakes and whatever, and then toss it back into the hot water to start over again.
We've almost used up the pound of it, so I'll have to get some more...
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First time user, easier and more enjoyable to work with than expected. Been working on a mask and decided to try the latex route. I've never done anything before with this type of project and was a bit unsure how to go about it.
This product though is very easy to work with and easy to clean up. (This might go for all liquid latex, but am not sure). The only issue I encountered with this would be brown spots in the completed item and the liquid form. It most likely just needed to be mixed a bit prior to use (I didn't mix it) according to the representative I talked to. That said, what I'm using it for will be painted, so it's a non-issue.
Overall, I would recommend this to anyone wanting to make a mask or costume with latex. It's oddly fun to use.
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since I could make them all myself relatively easily. The magnet is pretty thin. I was looking for an alternative to buttons to pass out at the finish line of a local charity event. I came across these and decided to go wih magents, since I could make them all myself relatively easily. The magnet is pretty thin, so I wouldn't expect it to actually hold much. But it does attract to magnetic surfaces quite nicely. One side is sticky, so you can stick whatever you want on it. I decided to print our design, laminate the paper and then cut it to stick on the magnet. This panned out to be a lot easier than I thought. The magnet stuck to the laminated paper beautifully. I also had a couple issues where my cutting didn't match up (my fault), and I could easily trim any extra magnet with a pair of normal school sissors. Great product! I actually already ordered more because we need a few more for our walk!
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Rainbow Loom - Sold by Rainbow Loom (not a 3rd party) is THE ONLY kit you should ever buy. Rainbow Loom - Sold by Rainbow Loom (not a 3rd party) is THE ONLY kit you should ever buy.
I've tried cheaper brands and they are terrible. The tool is cheap, the plastic shreds the rubber bands, and they will break easily.
The Rainbow Loom brand - Sold by Rainbow Loom company is WELL MADE. Solid, smooth plastic. does NOT break easily, and comes with a really nice tool. It is EASILY worth the extra $10 compared to the cheap knock-off brands.
I'm sorry I didn't go with Rainbow Loom first. I like to save money, but in this case, saving money by getting a 3rd party brand was just wasting money...
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Great scissors. I have a much earlier model of a Fiskars scissors, purchased in the early 1990's, which I am still using. I have used it to cut cardboard boxes open to flatten them for recycling, and many other household tasks that require use of a scissors. It still works, but I thought it was time to get another Fiskars because after about 20 years of use I had never bothered to get it sharpened. I had purchased the first one because I had tendonitis and also carpal tunnel surgery, and I thought it was great because it opens by itself with a spring after releasing the lock. After having both of my arms in splints for 10 months and after the surgery my hand muscles were so weak that I needed help with using a scissors and these came in very handy and were a lifesaver. I used one at work and one at home and still do.
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Cuts like butta....well, some of the time. Wow! Carving foam pumpkins was an entirely new experience with this thing! No more hacking and working myself to death to cut through the foam. It does take a few minutes to heat up, and as you work your way through the foam, it helps to bring the knife completely out of the foam and reheat for a few seconds. But even if the knife cooled a little as I worked around the foam, it was STILL easier than with a craft/Xacto knife!<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Walnut-Hollow-Creative-Versa-Tool-with-Versa-Temp-Variable-Temperature-Control-and-11-Woodburning-Points/dp/B005P1TRAS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Walnut Hollow Creative Versa Tool with Versa-Temp Variable Temperature Control and 11 Woodburning Points</a>
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Poor quality control, but punch works well. The paper punch function works fine. The alignment of the arms don't line up correctly until they're pushed halfway down. It makes a loud clicking sound when it realigns. The actual punch action works very well and applies even pressure to every hole.
The reason this product is rated poorly is because of quality control. Theres a locking mechanism on the top handle that came disassembled not only once, but both times I ordered this product. I had to fix it myself but I had to find the hardware which was loosely in the box. It actually dropped on the floor and it took 2 weeks before I found the tiny screw on my office floor. I returned the first once for the same reason but I just didn't want to fix it myself. When the second came with the same issue, I decided to try to fix it myself. It was a hassle.
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Miracle worker. LOVE THIS! I bought <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Waverly-Make-Waves-Twill-Domino-Fabric-By-The-YD/dp/B00BC2210M/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Waverly Make Waves Twill Domino Fabric By The YD</a> and my dinky sewing machine wasn't good enough to be able to stitch through such a heavy fabric to make curtains. Picked this product up at Michael's last night in a pinch, and I am AMAZED at how well it holds. I glued at the seams (these curtains are three lengths of fabric wide to cover a sliding glass door) and pinned and left them over night. This morning those seams were stronger than any stitch I've ever seen, and it amazes me that it worked so well on a fabric that is SO heavy, and I LOVE that I can still take these to the dry cleaners with the glue! I had always had bad experiences with fabric glue, but now I have a new weapon in my "sewing" arsenal and I have so many things I want to make now. Thanks Aleene, you know your stuff girl!
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Needs new packaging. Let's get the packaging out of the way first. The presentation of what's in the kit is great. To look at. However, that was THE toughest package to crack open I've ever seen and the plastic edges become sharp. I was hoping to be able to store the pieces in the package but that never happened. They need to seriously rethink that packaging. I actually keep the 24 parts all in a plastic bin so they're together. I've seen these kits in Michaels but didn't want to spend the money for so many parts that I didn't know if I'd use. If I was more of a scrapbooker instead of a card maker, I'd probably use this more. But I like creating symetrical designs. Now I must say that Inkadinkado is one of my very favorite brands for stamps along with Hero Arts. The products are always well made and create crisp designs.
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As advertised. I've used this for several repairs now and haven't been disappointed. I've used it to fix a cracked headphone cord in multiple places (they're $100 earbuds so I want them to last) and unlike the Plasti-Dip I tried previously and which only lasted a week or two each time, this stuff holds up. It hasn't worn or flaked despite daily use of the headphones. I also used it to repair a plastic drip tray that melted in the dishwasher with similar results. The only disappointing thing is that you have to use everything that comes in the pack at one time and can't save a little for another time by sealing the pack up again - it dries out regardless. Minor complaint though.
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Perfection. Let's start with the obvious size difference between a 5.0 mm Boye ergo hook vs the Clover 5.0 mm hook, there is roughly 3/4 inch more length in the handle of the Boye. The hook portions are so close to the same length it is ridiculous to measure. I have attached pictures to show.
The smoothness of stitch is AMAZING, both in the finish of the metal of the hook and in the light smooth feel in the hand. I have small but chubby hands, sausage fingers if you want to get technical, so the chubbier end of the Boye hook bothers me a bit in the curl of my pinky finger, whereas the Clover handle is flatter.
Lastly, I enjoy some entrelac or Tunisan crochet, mainly C2C, so they are smaller and can be accomplished on an ergo hook, however, entrelac requires that you use the back or bump of a stitch rather than a loop. If your hook tip is too blunt, it makes this difficult. The tip of the hook on these Clover hooks is blunt enough to not go through the strands but sharp enough to push between the bump and the loops much more easily.
A+++!!!
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You can make it work but. I'm just getting into leather work and I can't quite justify the expense of true quality stitching tools. But, my favorite saying is "I can't afford to buy cheap things."
While the price was low, the quality is equally low. You get what you pay for. Lesson learned.
The tool is painted or powder coated. The tips of the prongs are pointed but not particularly sharp. The first try to punch holes was not a great success. I used a mallet and a few whacks. Intentions were made but not very deep.
One of the prongs is slightly shorter than the other.
I used a diamond home to remove the paint and sharpen the tips a bit. After that, I polished the tips with a strop.
I can now push the tool through the leather by hand.
If you're handy with a few tools, you can make this thing an effective tool. If you don't have the ability or interest, don't bother, save up and buy some quality pricking irons.
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Punches perfect 1.5" circles but only 3 times then breaks. I bought two of these because I needed to have several people be able to punch holes for a community service project. The reach on these is very shallow so we had to fold the paper to allow the punch to work. That means we were always cutting a half-circle but through 2 sheets of paper. With 65lb paper, it just can't cut through two sheets and jammed the cutter. The cutter would then not close enough to punch even one sheet of regular paper. I had to gently force it closed without breaking the cheap plastic handles, and now it works again but does not exude confidence.
The 2nd cutter was used only on standard paper and after just a few punches it jammed (unable to clamp shut). I tried to carefully add force to get it to clamp and punch, but there must be something that gets the blades out of alignment and unable to close--the result is rather than clamp shut and punch, the cheap plastic handles break in two. This happened after only about 3 punches.
I got this one from the M's craft store even though it was $15 instead of $10 for a standard punch b/c the packaging states it is easier to punch even for old people (implied by the arthritis foundation endorsement). Too bad it's cheap plastic though so any advantages are lost once it breaks.
Maybe I squeezed it too hard b/c it is shaped like a stress reducer, then again I'm not that strong, so maybe it's just cheap over-priced plastic.
I suppose Fiskars may claim that cutting a half-circle out of a folded sheet rather than a full circle may cause the blades to misalign resulting in the jams I experienced. Thus they may claim this is user error. A punch that costs this much though should be able to cut through two sheets, and if it can't, then it should be sturdy enough that the handle not break in two.
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For persons who like to help identify personal items this tool is the . For persons who like to help identify personal items this tool is the one to have. Someone takes your favorite wrench, tablet, phone, whatever. If you were clever enough to scribe your personal items in hard to find places and your "best friend" happens to show up with what looks like something that belongs to you, your "best friend" is going to be hard-pressed to explain how he or she has something that belongs to you and has been missing for some time. But remember to scribe your personal items in VERY HARD TO FIND PLACES. This will also help in identifying personal property to Law Enforcement Officers or Insurance Companies who are trying to help you get your property back.
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Best Material Ever. This stuff is amazing. Sculpts like clay, dries fast, doesn't crack, and is basically like pine wood when hard. It can be sanded to a pretty smooth finish. For a fine finish, coat it with a VERY THIN (< 0.5mm) coating of very wet ordinary river clay; it will dry and get sucked into the surface, giving it a solid and smooth coat. If you saw a layer out of an object so coated, the layer of clay will barely be visible in the cross-section, but it will make it smooth.
I bought it intending to make a model, then a urethane mold, then a resin cast, but the FastMache was as good for my purposes as the resin would have been, and easier to work with, so I just kept it. It can rot or mold in the interior if you make a softball-sized solid shape all at once, in which case it won't be strong.
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the size does matter. I really wanted to love this wallet -it is nice looking and also feels good, there are, however, two annoying issues that make it only 2 stars.
1. The wallet is pretty small. I like small wallets but this one is a bit tight and it's hard to put and take out cash and cards. It seems that an extra half an inch (or even 0.25'') would make it perfect.
2. I bought this wallet cause I wanted a wallet with a small pocket for change. The change pocket here is VERY small and almost useless, but worse - it got ripped on the inner side and the few coins I keep there are falling out from the side. I suspect that's a design flaw (again - a size issue) and the card in the very tight card slot just cuts the pocket.
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Doesn't work well. I have other Martha Stewart craft tools that I really like, so I was expecting this fringe cutter to be pretty nice. I was pretty surprised when I tested it out and got sub par results. It doesn't cut well at all. One of the blades just falls out very easily and another one doesn't even cut the paper. So much for evenly spaced fringe! The shuttle safety lock on my fringe cutter doesn't work, so there is no way to lock the shuttle in place. I'm disappointed in this product and I wouldn't recommend anyone spend money on it. If I had purchased this instead of getting it free for the purpose of writing this review, I would have promptly returned it to the store.
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Clasp doesn't hold tight, otherwise good quality for the price. The box itself is nice, thin and light as expected, but sturdy enough for what it is. It had no cracks or defects in the wood. Nice corner joints, rounded edges, sanded and ready to stain. The hardware is cheap but functional. The hinges are fine, although I do wish they'd invested a few more cents into the clasp, as it doesn't feel super secure. The knob part on the bottom is just a little too small, letting the top part pop off too easily. That may not matter for your purposes, and I'll probably just end up replacing the clasp for less than a dollar, but that somewhat defeats the purpose of buying a cheap/ ready-made box. Otherwise, it's pretty good quality for the price as a starting point for your project.
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Very inaccurate - using a steel ruler instead. I find my self cutting mats by hand using a steel ruler and an X-Acto knife instead of using this cutter. I also do straight cut mats by hand. All this does fairly well is bevel cuts.
The squaring arm on this cutter is a metal piece that gets pressed down into a slot in the composite wood base. It wobbles. A large piece of mat board can be off by over a half an inch just from the wobbling, and it's really difficult to be pressing it against the squaring arm and the stop piece and holding down the cutter all at the same time. I would glue it down in the correct position, but then I'd never be able to put the cutter away. The first large piece I went to square according to their directions just kept getting smaller and smaller and never did square up. I ended up running out and buying a T-Square and long metal ruler to square the board(s). Then I discovered that the individual mats I was cutting also were not square, so I also do that manually. Then I found out that the straight cutter is terribly inaccurate with start and stop points, so once again I now do that manually.
About the only thing this does well is cut beveled edges, and with that you have to be super careful to get the start and stop points right.
I think that if you're doing a lot of mats you should get a better one, and if you're only doing a few you should stick to the manual way of doing things. If you're going to do a lot once in a while like I am, this might work out, but be prepared for a long learning curve and a lot of wasted material.
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Prefect designs for many uses. This was my first IOD silicone mold by Prima. Outstanding quality. I used Creative Paperclay to play with this mold. The paper clay by Prima is on back order from the factory. However you can use many things such as sculpey, fimo, resin, candy and also glue gun. It is food safe. But moreover the designs are intricate and gorgeous. Many uses such as mixed media projects, home decor as well as paper crafting projects. Tip: With paper clay, make sure you knead it well and keep unused portion in air tight container. Let clay stay in mold until dry, at least 24 hours. The designs in the molds are deep and require the extra time to air dry. You can take them out and shape if needed, such as around an object that it will be attached to. Sculpey and Fimo can be taken out of mold once pressed in so that they can be baked. I am including photo of medallion pictured in the lower right. The pieces were made using glue sticks in hot glue gun. Yes, a glue gun. Had to try it. This was my first attempt but you really need a good glue gun for high temp needed. I am including a photo. The medallion on the right has some silver wax and a little green paint. Once fully finished, I will use on a frame. Have to buy more of these sturdy molds!
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I was a little disappointed with this when I first got it. I was a little disappointed with this when I first got it. The foot that attaches to the underside of a table is so small that it really didn't hold well. It really didn't hold well to any table I had. My husband had to build something for me to make it work. I had to clamp the winder to that table so hard so that it wouldn't move around that it caused indentations into the wood. Ok for my little handmade workbench but should be a caution to those with nice furniture. It took a while to get the hang of using the winder but soon I was making yarn cakes of my non-center pull and leftover skeins of yarn. Until one day while cranking out some yarn I heard a snap. The handle kept moving but the cone stopped spinning. Something internally with the cranking mechanism had broken. Something plastic that should probably have been metal with all the force being used on it. I tried to take the winder apart to see what was broken and see if I could fix it but even after taking out the little screws there didn't seem to be a way to dis-assemble it without breaking off the bottom. I would have given this a 3 or 4 star rating before it broke but now that its broken that rating goes down. I will be buying another yarn winder - but it won't be this brand again.
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Totally dislike. I had purchased a super-fantastic roll of scrapbooking tape at a local scrapbooking store, but then they unfortunately went out of business by the time I ran out. This other tape was easy to use, stayed strong and flat on all my paper projects, and I could either tear or cut it. Forced to look online for a replacement, I thought I had found it. I was totally wrong.
This tape is thin, super thin. You have to use scissors to both cut it and to separate it from the paper and then it just curls up into a ball, making it unusable. Completely frustrating!!!! I ended up throwing this away and just using simple double-stick tape. I didn't like that but it was at least less frustrating than this roll.
Still looking for a replacement of that super awesome tape that I used to have... :(
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Easy to use, sinks a little when completed. This was my wax of choice for tarts. The wax came in a zip lock 10 lb bag. It was easy to scoop out and measure on the digital scale. I didn't have any trouble melting in a make shift double boiler. I used a digital thermometer and after the wax had melted, took it out of the water bath and let cool while I stirred it with a wooden skewer and when the thermometer said 180 I added my scent and let it continue to cool to 145 and then I poured the wax into Candle Science Wax Melt Clamshells. I chose not to add color or dye chips. I used Candle Science Cinnamon Stick scent at 1/2 oz to 1 lb of wax. The wax sunk some in the middle of the clamshells. The scent was pretty good, but next time I will use 1 oz of scent to 1 lb of wax. The wax was a little harder than I anticipated, but it melts easily. I read somewhere a person lets their candles cure for a month before use. I did notice that the day after I made the tarts the scent did seem a little stronger. Clean up was much easier than I thought. Pour your wax, wipe out with a paper towel then wash in soapy water.
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Cuttlebug embossing folders. I have several embossing designs bought on sale that aren't displayed on the Amazon site and would play with them all day if I could. This is a great way to add texture to card stock and novelty or antiqued paper.
The dies which create cutout designs are very expensive compared to the embossing designs.
The Cuttlebug is one of very few affordable home-scale embossing machines. I'm still learning to use the cutout dies but bought this primarily to make embossed cards and stationery. I wish they made more classic and historic designs for formal correspondence, though. It would also be great if they made embossing alphabet sets so you could personalize your stationery and avoid the whopping charges of some stationery companies.
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Great product . I purchased this product to complete a bartop refinishing project. I wasn't satified with the results from the use of multiple coats of Poly. Disregard those negative reviews.... This product does work. It is october and my room temps very from 65 to 70 degrees. I took extra caution with the temperature of the product and the surface it was to be used on. I placed a small portable electrical heater in the room and closed the door. This raised the room temp to approx. 80 degrees. I placed the two part solutions on the bartop and waited for 12 hrs. I followed the intructions exactly as directed and the product was applied with out any problems. Now I have a very thick glass like finish on my bartop that is free from bubbles and any surface imperfections.( a small hand held heat gun was used to remove some tiny bubbles that had developed in the solution during mixing ) There is only one reason I did not give this product a five star rating. Too much of the product is waisted in order to get the table edges (in my case the bar rail) properly covered with the glaze coat. A drop cloth is highly recomended!!!!
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DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY FOR THIS PRODUCT. This is a waste of money! I wish i had never bought it. I have used red, yellow, black, green, and light grey snazaroo, and they were OKAY. Not great, but not too terrible. But the white? It wouldn't even let me layer it right. The first two photos represent how it looked on my skin. I wore makeup for an hour or so, before finding my now (ex friend) and asked them if i could use their makeup. They said yes, and let me use it, Which is Ben Nye Clown White in the third picture. My money has never been more wasted. Snazaroo flakes off. Ben nye, you can frickin swim in. I met another cosplayer there at the convention, who had also used white snazaroo, and they had the SAME EXACT ISSUES. I had let them use the ben nye, and they looked MUCH better and felt MUCH more confident as i did. I will never recommend this product. don't waste your money.
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Great product for price minded crafters. I debated between purchasing the Sizzex TB and the Cricut Cuttlebug (CB) for weeks. Many reviews raved about the CB but gave little detail to the TB. The TB does not diecut, it will only emboss. If you already own a Cricut diecut machine (I do), and don't want to spend the extra money on the CB, go for the TB. You CAN use the A2 CB folders in the TB. You cannot turn the A2 folders sideways in the TB, but for me that didn't matter. I just wanted an embossing machine for card making and I have not been disappointed by the TB. For me it all came down to price and the TB is definitely the winner for my needs.
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Used it for Encaustic Medium. Purchased this & some Damar resin to make my own encaustic medium. Having pellets instead of chunks was quite nice, but this wax has an odor!
I was melting it in a crock-pot and my entire house filled with a very strong chemical smell. Once I was working with smaller pieces (not the whole two pounds) the odor was not nearly as powerful and made it easier to work with.
If you're looking for something that has the naturally sweet smell of beeswax, this is not it. But other than the smell it mixed with the resin and I've made a number of paintings that seem to be holding up.
****UPDATE January 2013****
I've used this wax (and others from Stakich) now a few times and would like to expand on my review. I was expecting that the wax would have a similar odor to the R&F Encausic Medium that I was using. There is a stronger odor with this wax than with the pre-made Medium. That being said, the few other waxes that I've tried all have the same odor. I was bowled over by the smell mostly because I used a smallish living space with a crockpot and 2+ lbs of wax. With the crockpot outside, the smell is minimal and it does dissipate rather quickly.
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great quality, pay attention to dimensions. This is a great set of 3 bright and colorful washi tapes. They are perfect for use in craft projects. Tape is adhesive enough to hold up photos and has the same stickiness as painters tape. Tape is mostly opaque but there is a small bit of transparency like most washi tapes.
The size of each roll is about that of electrical tape or clear tape used for gift wrapping. These rolls are not large at all. The images of the product make it difficult to ascertain scale so pay attention to the dimensions in the product description.
The price per roll is similar to the price you would find for a smile product in a brick and mortar retailer.
Overall I am quite happy with my purchase because I needed these specific colors for a particular project but I would not splurge on this type of product on a regular basis due to price, quantity and it's somewhat limited use.
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Junk. I was delighted when the winder arrived. It was securely packed in a sturdy box, and the box also included a set of directions that were well written and understandable. Pleased with my purchase, I started to wind a ball of yarn.
The new winder turned out to be a piece of junk! I cannot clamp it to a table or chair arm, because the red clamp allows the clamp to open less than 3/8 inch. Useless. the yarn guide seems to be locked in place, put after only two or three turns of the handle, the guide falls down.
The only way I will be able to use it is to use the same hand to hold it on my lap and keep the yarn guide erect--if I use a separate hand for each of these activities I can't turn the handle.
Junk. Junk. JUNK!
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Great for general use around the house, at a good price. I bought these as an Amazon add-on - two pair for $2.99 What a bargain!
Scissors can be rather expensive, so I keep an eye out for bargains. I keep a pair in the bathroom, one in the laundry room, and one on the magnetic knife rail in my kitchen. I also keep several pair with our Christmas wrapping supplies so I can set up multiple gift-wrapping stations in different rooms at Christmas time. This lets family and guests wrap gifts in privacy whenever they want, with no competing for paper, tape, scissors, and tags.
Because I buy bargain scissors, I don't worry about them breaking or getting dull. I use them to cut open tough plastic packaging, cut large size green scrubbers into smaller ones (costs a fraction of what you pay for them at the grocery store), and anything else that doesn't require a box knife or pocket knife. When I wear a pair out, I toss it and replace it. I've had these since last winter, and keep one of them in the kitchen. The kitchen pair seems to be the ones that get the hardest workout, and this pair doesn't show any signs of dulling or wearing out.
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Where have you been all my life. Got this to use while installing a vinyl tile floor. After using a framing square and other straight edges for jobs like this, I am completely in love with this tool. The flange along the cutting edge not only protects your fingers, it also provides a much more tactile, stable base for that hand while the other hand is cutting. And it adds quite a bit of stiffness for the straight edge. The no-slip surface on the bottom is a lot more grippy than my cork-backed rulers, although I'm expecting a limited life out of the material due to its softness. I expect I will need to replace it - with standard shelf-liner material - at some point.
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Cheap counterfeit, largely unusable. Unfortunately, there is no mechanism for returning defective items to Santa Claus. The Rainbow Loom my daughter received was a terribly made knockoff. The parts are all made of brittle, inferior plastic, with rough edges that break a lot of rubber bands. My daughter called my attention to the fact that it wasn't even assembled properly since the offset between parts didn't match the picture in the instructions. If I disassemble it (which my daughter swears her friends do constantly) to fix the problem, it will clearly cause the plastic to fragment. It seems that counterfeit Rainbow Looms are a widespread problem and a lot of vendors on Amazon are happy to sell the crappy copies. I'd like to advise buyers to be careful, but there is no way to know ahead of time what you're getting. Probably best to stick to actual retail stores where you can examine the product in person when buying.
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Gorgeous feathers. It takes your breath away when you first see them. High quality. I will have at least three or four similar reviews with respect to the feathers both ostrich and eagle feathers. I purchased one set (10 pieces) of eagle feathers. I had previously purchased three sets of ostrich feathers from the same seller, HGSHOW. The 10 pieces of eagle feathers are:
- 9 to 12 inches in length. The feathers, though different sizes, are easily within the size variation stated on their Amazon webpage,
- HGSHOW claims these eagle feathers are collected by nature (read: naturally ??),
- Though the eagle feathers vary in size, the feathers fall within the same silhouette,
- Given the above three points, I must say that the eagle feathers are a very high quality
Each of the eagle feathers I ordered are similar to the pictures shown on their Amazon webpage. They are beautiful and took my breath away whenI first saw them. As mentioned previously, I found these to be a good quality feather.
The mailer, as they arrive, is well packaged and protected. I would say that the eagle feathers are packaged similarly to those of the ostrich feathers. As with the ostrich feathers, there is little chance of bending or damage. Within the cardboard envelope is another envelope that is tightly wrapped and contains the ten eagle feathers. There is a small Amazon sticker on the inside envelope so you can determine that envelope contains the ten eagle feathers..
Disclaimer: I received this item at a discount in exchange for my personal review.
I am very happy with this purchase. Depending on the progress of my project, I may need to purchase more feathers. Assuming future feathers will be of similar quality, I would not hesitate to purchase from HGSHOW again.
Disclaimer: I received these items at a discount in exchange for my personal review.
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Loving the roll up storage. If you find my review helpful, please vote yes below.
Recently I started going through my art supplies and realized that the way I was storing my colored pencils was taking up so much space and it was hard to search through them for colors. I'm glad that I got to try this set in exchange for an honest review because having them in a roll up canvas saves me so much space and it is easy to see what colors you have. Since I've gotten it, I also got a roll up case just for my drawing pencils.
This set is 36 pieces. It comes with 12 watercolor pencils (which I have reviewed before if you scroll through my profile), 12 colored pencils, 8 drawing pencils, and 4 graphite pencils. It is the perfect set for sketching on the go or car rides. I simply grab my adult coloring book and I'm ready for hours of car entertainment. There aren't tons of different colors, but the set has everything I need. I really like the lead cover so that not only do the pencils stay in place, but the points don't get broken!
The pencils are of high enough quality that I don't want to replace them. I use Prismacolors for my actual art pieces, but these are great for the coloring books. If I need more colors I have no problems blending two of three together and the watercolor pencils make this really easy.
This would also be a great set for kids who are getting into art or adults who want to start enjoying the adult coloring crazy.
One thing I did notice is that the strap is a little confusing. Once you roll it up you have about 6 inches left with a buckle on the end. I'm not sure what this is for. I thought it may turn into a handle or something but there is nowhere to snap the buckle.
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It appeared that during manufacturing the edge of the blade . This is an update to my original review of the 8" Mantuas Dressmaker Shears. After returning the scissors that had slipped through Quality Control, I could not find another pair that seemed to be of the same quality for anywhere near the same price, and, therefore never got around to ordering another pair. Then about five weeks later I received an email from Mantuas saying they had read my review and was sorry my scissors did not meet my satisfaction as they strived to provide quality products and excellent customer service. They advised they were sending another pair free of charge and hoped I would be happy with them. Two days later I received them and have used them for two weeks now and I could not be more pleased with the scissors!! I have used them on everything from heavy fleece to see-through chiffon and I can honestly say they are the best scissors I have ever used. The size and weight are great for me and the cut is smooth and easy. They are what I was hoping for when I first ordered them. I am very impressed with Mantuas' proactive approach to customer service and assure you when I need more scissors I will buy from Mantuas. Also, this review was unsolicited by Mantuas but I felt it was only fair to update it.
It appeared that during manufacturing the edge of the blade broke out and made them impossible to use. I returned the scissors for your prompt refund.
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Good set to start with, learn about "casing" leather before you use them. Good basic set, learned some the hard way about tooling leather. Here's what I learned from experience that I could have simply looked up on the internet... 1.) The leather needs to be "cased" to tool well, which involves wetting and letting the leather settle/dry partially. Anyway, makes a huge difference. 2.) Using a metal hammer because you didn't "case" the leather correctly will damage these tools, mainly by deforming the ends and flaking off the chrome. It will also damage your ears, and possibly your work table.
On my second project (I'll try to remember to post a picture) I cased properly and also used a nice scrap of stone counter top as a work surface and it was a whole different world. A couple of firm taps with the wooden hammer was more than enough and the tools made nice, well-defined impressions. If you want to get fancy, it's a good idea to have some layout tools like a metal ruler, scribe, and possibly a divider for scribing an offset edge line.
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Fantastic product at a great price. When I went looking for a set of scissors, I only needed a 2 pack for general household use but this one caught my eye because of the SKIL brand (they make tools), and the price was great, too. I am very happy with my decision to purchase this set. The scissors are super sharp and very well made. I ended up using the large pair for cutting up thick chicken jerkey treats that we get for our pups, and they seem like great "kitchen scissors". The tiny pair ended up going out into the garage where we can use them for miscellaneous outdoor needs. The two that are midsize, which is what I was originally looking for when I went shopping for scissors, are our general household scissors. I very highly recommend these and would definitely buy them again.
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slight battery issues other than that perfect. Does simply great that's exactly what it's supposed to good bit last quite a while the only downside that I see if it goes through batteries very quickly and who cleans up after one use it does drain the batteries I did it Rose that comes on the stencil in the kit and my name which is 5 letters and then when I picked it back up again the batteries were dead but other than that I had no problem with the use of the tool the workings of the tool it just requires a learning curve you have to learn how to use it properly that best suits you I had seen several reviews of people saying that it was not working properly until I watched one more review and the guy showed exactly what the other people are doing wrong and I learnt and it worked fine for me
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Horrible experience. I bought this to use with fondant like others have suggested...In hopes that the small decorations would be easier to make as I have physical pain rolling out and making the small designs... It has been a nightmare... Not only is it really hard to turn (which I was told it would be easy), but the little black rubber seal ring disintegrates along the inside of the tube and gets all into the fondant and ruins everything... I thought okay, maybe it was a bad ring... so, I cleaned it all up, dried it, applied cornstarch to keep the fondant (and seal ring) from sticking, put on a new seal ring provided in the box and tried again... NOPE, worse than the first time... I am so unhappy and want my money back... It will take a lot to get me to use one of these contraptions again!!!
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Burns out quickly. Firemen's first choice. Vibrant color. Cool design on the side - which is useless because you melt this sucker. Still cool design on the side. I've given it only three stars because there were only three candles in the package. Okay, the real reason is because the wick is not useable. You have to cut the candles like butter stick and melt it on a wax warmer or melter. JIUFAN should consider putting stamp marks on the side instead of cool design. This will help us melt precise amount of wax. You can also use a large serving spoon from the kitchen drawer. But then you might want to prep the sofa for your sleep when she finds the spoon. Then you'll have to buy flowers and a card and melt the wax again with the said spoon. Then she will find the spoon again, and you'll be back in this quantum sofa-space loop that even commander La Forge can't get you out of it.
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Exceeded all the great recommendations from other crafters. I bought this product at the recommendation of other crafters for glazing paper beads. I had been using Mod Podge until using the Judikins Diamond Glaze. This product is excellent! I find it dries quicker and is better than the Podge by a landslide for my purposes. It dries cleaner, has no noticeable odor, is not at all sticky like the Podge when dry, and I find it glazes my paper beads to a high shine with only two coats instead of three. I can use about a nickel-sized blob of Judikins to do dozens of beads, and it really is dry in about 20 minutes or so. I highly recommend this for glazing about anything in crafting....it probably has lots of other uses I haven't discovered yet......but I will!
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Good item but beware "old" stock. Should come fairly runny, not thick "glops. I've used several gallons of this stuff making various artwork castings, and it makes a great base material for custom fountain pen blanks mixed in with pigments and pearlescent pigments.
One of the reviewers says the company has poor quality control, but what they need to understand is that this product will gum up over time, so even a freshly opened can might come out very thick/gloppy, and it depends on how old the can is. It may have set on a shelf in the store, or stock room, or warehouse for a year or so before it ever made it to the shelf.
Good casting resin is somewhere between the thickness of water and pancake syrup. Old casting resin will thicken up considerably and may not behave properly.
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LOVE it. This bag holds my 15.6" Toshiba laptop and my iPad in a hard case with bluetooth keyboard with no problems. The padding is very nice but not overwhelming. It has a nylon strap that fits over the laptop and iPad to hold both or either one in place while in the bag. The side pouch holds a water bottle or energy drink safely and easily. The outside "pouch" fits several different things and has elastic straps to snug things down. It has a few smaller pockets inside that will hold an iPod or a phone. It has one pocket that has the same style nylon strap to hold down a small point and shoot camera as well. The shoulder straps are padded and comfortable and it has a sternum strap that is nice if you want to balance the weight a bit more. I use it while riding my scooter back and forth to work and everything is in place when I get to work or home. I definitely recommend this bag.
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I simply love this herb scissor. I simply love this herb scissor! I used to spend a lot of time chopping and cutting my herbs using a regular 2 blade scissor and then I found this one. It makes quick, short work of the chore and does not squash or smash the tender leaves. Now when I buy fresh herbs I no longer dread having to chop them. I set them out to dry for a couple of hours then use this scissor to chop them. Depending on how soon I need to use them, I can store them in a produce supermarket bag in the crisper, or double bag them ready for the freezer - yes, you can freeze herbs. This way, I always have fresh herbs without the stems on hand for my recipes. Use the accompanying scissor guard to clean the blades and store the scissor safely. Be careful.....the blades are very sharp!
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Pretty but Not Double-Sided, and Weird Odor. Three stars because my daughter loves the designs, but I was disappointed that they weren't two-sided (they could've at least made the back sides a solid color, but they aren't. You can see the design through the back). Yes, the designs are pretty, and yes, there are a lot of pages, but they had an odd, unpleasant smell (not sure if it was the ink or how they'd been stored? Either way, they left a weird smell on my hands, but it washed off thankfully).
Basically this is what we use as our "trying to get it right" for origami projects. For the actual ones we make to give away, we use a different paper.
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Works well. Takes a little long to get heated up but it definitelly works how its supposed to. The glue isn't industrial grade so its not very durable and it actually rubs off like regular glue if its still cooling after applying, which i find odd. The stand is a little short and puts me on edge when i set it down because i can't be sure if it is going to stand securely or not. The wire is firm and is liable to tip the boat. It did come with a hundred glue sticks though so thats awesome so i won't need to buy any in forever maybe haha. I don't know how long you should leave this plugged in though because the exterior is some kind of plastic, that is probably heat resistance, but im not going to test it. The longest i used it for was an hour or two and it took at least 30minutes to start to melt the sticks. This is a nice product for the price, the additions it comes with, and the strength of the build. Id reccomend it.
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I just received this and it looks good. My silicone liner is pink. I just received this and it looks good. My silicone liner is pink. To be clear, the dimensions are 10" long, 2.7" wide, 3" high. I thought 3" was the width, so it is narrower than expected, but that is okay with me. A couple downsides- the wood and liner smell kind of like mildew. I washed the liner but it didn't seem to make a difference. Also, I thought the third photo showed a wooden lid. However, I looked again and realized the photo is of the mold upside down, not with a lid. I'll just use another lid and I'm sure it will work great, and the silicone liner will be much more convenient than lining with paper. It was very affordable, so overall I feel I got what I paid for.
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Nice tool. I bought this at Walmart, with the glass mat recommended on the the cutter package. Haven't used it much, yet, but I cut a pretty decent oval, even after not touching it for quite awhile. It'll just take some practice, but I can see how this will be getting a lot of use now!
I would like to suggest use Masking tape to secure the paper, and the template to the mat, leaving enough room for the collar of the blade to run under the edge of your chosen shape. You don't want anything slipping around!
If using the recommended glass mat, it has rubber feet and is heavy enough to keep itself from slipping. The glass just lets the blade glide and makes paper cutting smoother. Also, keep the blades sharp!
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Handy item to have for large quantities of colored tape. First off, I'm not sure why Amazon is having me rate this as a toy. If you're going to buy this as a toy, it's not going to be much fun or be very educational.
I'm using this as tape dispenser to make colored labels in the lab. It does a very good job at doing that.
I knocked off two stars for the following reasons:
All the non-tape, non-screw parts of this item are wood except for the serrated blade that cuts the tape. The serrated blade is plastic and very flimsy. Since the product is shipped rather haphazardly (no bubble wrap or other padding), the item gets bounced around in a box that's too big and things break.
- one star off - The first item I received had a blade that had broken off (about 20%). Instead of getting only that portion replaced, I had to ship the entire thing back (tape and all) and get a complete replacement. Customer service was not an issue, but they were blaming the issue on UPS (damage during delivery) when the real problem was how the item was packaged. Second item arrived with a cracked but intact serrated blade (which I'm ok with). They need to either bubble wrap the item or ship the blade separately and require some assembly.
- one star off - This item really functions like a giant toilet paper roll with a serrated edge to cut the tape. Although it looks like a very sturdy item, the ends that hold the tape roll are a little loose. On occasion, the roll will slip out and needs to be put back into the ends.
All in all, it works, but it is by no means a perfect item.
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Green) Dritz Crafters Comfort Gloves, so far... First impressions. I have fibromayalgia, and am at risk for carpel tunnel and arthritis, so I recently began crocheting on recommendation from my doctor. I found it to be painful at first, so I got a pair of Lion brand Stress Relief Gloves.
Those were made of shiny blue spandex and just had holes cut into the top to slip your fingers through. The result was some much needed support for the base knuckles but not much else. After a little while the remainder fabric between the fingers eventually began to dig in to my flesh.
I decided it was time to upgrade and decided on a pair of Large Dritz Crafters Comfort Gloves. My gloves arrived and are the bright green color. I had anticipated brown, which would have been nice for hiding stains, but green is fine. The material is soft and cottony with light compression on all joints.
I find the glove's fingers a bit longer than anticipated. Only my finger tips peek out, I anticipated my top knuckle also being free at least because of the image on the box. Slightly too long to scrunch down without massive bulk and even some fingertips are nearly half obscured, making it difficult to grip some things.
Homespun-style fiber seems to catch on the matte finish of the gloves, which makes my tention a bit off. I will have to practice to compensate for that issue.
The gloves are VERY warm (caps intended). The warmth is such that the gloves are not ideal for summertime crocheting, but would be lovely in an air conditioned room or in the evening and will be good to have in the winter.
Only had these a short while and I intend to update after more use.
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Works ok, but too flimsy. Bought this for making glasses from round bottles. The idea is great but the implementation is not. The metal is very flimsy and the cutting wheel requires quite a bit of pressure to score the glass so I ended up with about a 50% success rate. If you don't score all of the way around the bottle, it won't ever split in a straight line when you heat / cool the bottle.
After about 30 bottles, I finally did 2 perfect glasses. After sanding, I got another 4 usable and that left me with a pile of 24 bottles that either split wrong due to insufficient scoring or small cracks going into the glass so I won't want to use them.
I then just made a jig with 4 small rubber wheels and a professional glass cutter and I am now only losing about 1 out of 10 bottles.
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Modge Podge Trial. Sounded too good to be true but I tested it out and here are my observations:
It's very easy to use. The bottle tip is perfect for pouring and everything flows very smoothly. It does come out milky white. The bottle says it takes several hours to dry but I found that untrue.
My projects took about 3 days to dry. In that time, I touch-tested them (lightly pressed) and my fingerprints are forever stuck into my beautiful pieces. Also, it began to crack at the corners. Nothing major. You can't really see it unless you're holding it up to your face and inspecting but the point is they're there.
The first layer (about 2mm thick) had a severe dip in the center so I added a second layer. Still came out with a lighter dip in the center. It's very noticeable if you're holding it parallel. It did dry clear after the first day.
However, it is now day 5 since I made it and the pieces have started turning cloudy again. It's killing the colors and not very good at all. I would only suggest Dimensional Magic as a play-around kind of craft item. Definitely not a good replacement for resin or epoxy.
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Cannot tell where the weak points are. NOT the best I've used. The finish looks smooth, sure, but normally with leather cord this fine, one can tell where the weaknesses are - and there are always weaknesses. Leather isn't some infinite thing, after all, it has to come from a hide, and when a spool seems to go on forever, it's pretty self-evident that pieces have been spliced into one another.
Generally speaking, when doing weaving with leather cord this fine, one can take care where the weaknesses are, but when you can't tell where they are, you wind up snapping your cord and ruining the whole project on a whim. The uniform thickness is nicer than some I've used that vary widely in actual girth, but I'd prefer to be able to tell where the joins are.
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Martha Steward Layering Punch Garden Butterfly. Many great card making ideas online using this and the other similar butterfly punches. its a nice for scrapbooks, med. size cards and other projects.
Pros:
-Crisp clean punches
-sturdy construction
-can punch thru thick cardstock. I've used it on 140# glittered watercolor paper.
-nice shape of the punched butterfly.
Cons:
-could have been more detailed with the detail punch.
-possible difficulties for someone with weak hands, arthritis, etc.
I guess it's not possible to make this type as a Punch All Over the Page. That would be nice. It's a little pricey but a Store coupon could help if needed and/or available.
I definitely recommend. Exactly what it's marketed as.
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For years I have used glazing points (the kind with the little right angle "wings" that make them easy to insert) and a stiff pu. I have been making frames for more than 40 years so I have a lot of experience with various ways to hold in the backing materials(s). For years I have used glazing points (the kind with the little right angle "wings" that make them easy to insert) and a stiff putty knife. That way you have lots of control. If you drive those points so that the wings are almost flush to the inside of the frame, you get a consistent penetration and should you need to remove one, they are very easy to remove with the same putty knife.
I have yet to find a "tool" that gave me the results I wanted and this one is no exception. The quality is marginal but, in fairness, the tool is not that expensive. It does the job but suffers from several problems:
1) you have little control over how deep into the tool the the "point" sits (I think it is unnecessarily deep). You can bandaid the situation in a variety of ways, but the design is just not very good.
2) you can not get the point truly parallel to the backing material as it is driven into the frame material; the result is that you tend to crush the edge of the backing material. Not sure if this is a significant problem but it bothers me.
3) I am not sure that the tool would work with a hard frame material. So far I have used it on a few frames made of pine. There was non trivial bending and torquing of the tool as the point was driven in. I was cautious about apply to much squeezing force
In conclusion ... I am going back to my old, completely manual method.
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Great scissors for lefties. Oh my goodness! Finally a pair of scissors that fit my 4 year old granddaughter's left hand comfortably and make it easy for her to learn how to cut! We were using a pair of another brand and she was turning them upside down, placing her thumb in the wrong hole, and generally getting frustrated because they were uncomfortable. The minute she placed her fingers in the Fiskars she immediate seemed to know finger and hand placement and didn't complain about her hand hurting. I should have bought these to being with as I'm very familiar with Fiskars products while sewing. Awesome product and great beginning scissors! You should see her cut now!
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Only one. Pretty crappy when the description and top reviews I read had MULTIPLE wreaths. Open my box expecting enough, at least a couple wreaths, to only ONE. Really, really fed up with the fact that descriptions and title don't match what you are buying. Doesn't Amazon check to make sure you are getting what you are paying for at all??? Would have sent it back except it's too late to get another one in and made for someone for Mother's Day! I don't understand how the people that bought it last month got 12 or 13 wreaths in their bulk boxes and they can't even put more that one in mine!
Not the first time I've had this problem with Amazon. Even contacted the seller to suggest they change their title and description since they had completely changed the product they were selling. & it still hasn't been changed!
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Handle is Flimsy and Breaks Easily - Making the Entire Machine Useless. I have been working with polymer clay for over two decades. That being said, I have gone through three clay conditioning machines. The problems I have encountered with all of the machines are not due to the machines themselves. The machines I have had (two of which were the Sculpey brand shown here) have handles which just do not hold up to the cranking of the machine. The handle really needs to be constructed better - that is - make the entire thing out of metal. The current version of this machine has a metal handle with a flimsy plastic overlay at one end. It doesn't take much for this piece to crack and break, making this machine totally useless. This is a major flaw in the design of the machine. It is apparent that whomever designed this machine did not take into consideration the amount of wear and tear the handle would be able to take when the machine is used on a regular basis. If this design flaw cannot be fixed, I strongly suggest that Sculpey work on designing a replacement handle that can be purchased when the one with the original machine breaks. I personally feel like I am wasting money buying replacement machines from this company knowing full-well that it is only a matter of time before the handle breaks. I won't buy another of these machines. I think I would be better off with a tried and true all metal pasta making machine.
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Dies in about 5 minutes, or barely stays lit. These wicks are horrible. The adhesives come right off once the wax is poured, or the wicks aren't crimped well enough and pull right out. My girlfriend made 2 candles and couldn't get them to stick. Aggravated (as she tends to rush with stuff), I attempted as well. What I mentioned above happened. Eventually we got the wicks to stay put by adding in about a quarter inch of wax, holding it centered, then submerging the jelly jars I got her in cold water until the wax set enough so that the wick wouldn't move. Took about 10 extra minutes. Then we followed the directions of other seasoned candle makers tips. Poured wax, clothespinned the wick straight up and taught enough to hold a straight form. We did 2 pours, the first set nicely, then she poured the last 1 inch of wax to cover up the way the wax first sets. We let that set overnight, the next night we lit the candle and these wicks burnt out in about 5 minutes. She attempted another one and the wicks just won't stay lit, we even re-waxed the wicks as another candle site proposed. Nothing works.
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Artista Pottery Wheel = A Very Happy Customer. What a great price for such a powerful, light weight, and reliable wheel.
This wheel is small, yet full of power. With the plastic bats off it fits inside a plastic storage box measuring 26in long x 16in wide x 12 in tall. We store other tools and bats in the box with it. Additionally, we use plastic storage containers that are tall enough (17in tall) to put the lid back on and use as a stand for the wheel itself. There are legs that can be purchased for the wheel, but I prefer to use storage containers for a base as they then can be used to store the tools and wheel as well. A very portable and easily stored wheel.
The price is right for a hobbyist. You won't need to sell a lot of artwork to justify the expense of this wheel.
The <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Speedball-Artista-Pedal/dp/B003IG7E6Q/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Speedball Artista Pedal</a> can be connected to the wheel. However, the knob on the wheel works great to control the speed of the wheel. This wheel can move very slowly, or quite fast. It is great for a beginner or advanced artist.
This wheel cleans up very easily. All the surfaces that come in contact with clay or water are easy to clean with a rag, and the trays pull off the wheel to be washed quickly.
After purchasing the first one I immediately bought a second Artista Wheel and I will be purchasing more of them to use when teaching pottery to students.
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Excellent value, just don't order it in hot weather. This beautiful, full size wax seal kit arrives in a sturdy box that looks like a book and can be tied shut with the attached ribbons. The individual pieces are held in place by a flocked, molded plastic liner. You get two tea lights in aluminum shells,
a wax melting spoon and three full size, no wick (duh) sealing waxes in red, silver and gold. The seal has a smooth, polished wood turned handle that is comfortable to use. The seal head is brass and is cleanly engraved. The engraving is detailed and deep enough to leave a crisp impression and smooth enough that there is no sticking. Unfortunately for me, my set arrived during hot weather and sat in a delivery truck for most of the day. The tealights melted all over the interior of the box and marred the looks of the outside of the box. Since this set was for me, I'm keeping it. If you were buying this as a gift or need a pristine box, I'd suggest waiting for cool weather so you can avoid the melted wax mishap I encountered. I wish Samyo sold just the seals on Amazon...they're great quality and I already have my own preferences for sealing wax, so I don't need the whole set.
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Very Versatile, especially for blending. I love all the sculpey clays, I just wish more of the accent clays were available in 8oz. or 16oz. sizes for larger projects.
The White Pearl is a really nice, more economical way to get the pearl sheen in some of the standard solid colors. For example I recently blended it with: <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sculpey-Premo-Art-Clay-Ultramarine-Blue-Hue/dp/B0061P3BRW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sculpey Premo Art Clay, Ultramarine Blue Hue</a> to give the blue a bit of a pearl sheen, and make it a bit lighter. I only used a small portion of the white pearl because I didn't want to lighten the blue too much.
If you've never blended clay colors before you'll have to experiment with the amounts a bit in order to get the desired results, but it's well worth it when you can make pearl colors you can't otherwise get that way or can only get in 2oz. blocks.
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Yarn Ball Tangler... not winder. This is a terrible yarn ball winder. I bought it from KnitPicks directly and it simply does not work! I knit for several hours a day and have been for the past four years or so... I go through a lot of yarn and this winder has caused me more frustration than I can express in a review... If I could give it NO stars, I would. Let me just tell you that out of every 10 balls I attempted to wind on this winder, about 8 of them have been tangled consistently. If you wind steadily and maintain a brisk speed from beginning to end, you are somewhat likely to end up with a ball of yarn you can work with. However, God and all saints help you should your hand slip a tiny bit! There is no correcting the process from where you slipped... This winder will tangle the heck out of your yarn no matter how carefully you try to get back on track with winding! This little worthless piece of plastic has brought me to tears several times! Stay away from it. I would pay double of its current price for a tool that actually works! I have been winding my balls manually and am terrified of getting another winder now!
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Repositionable. Awesome. I recently purchased this product in the Camper design and I am so pleased with its quality. I have used Duck tape in the past, however it has been difficult to lay it down correctly for art projects. Moving or removing a piece would take part of the foundation with it, ie covering a box ( I love covering cardboard shipping boxes with Duct tape to make art cubbies). They are very strong and durable with nice designs. However, with this repositional Duct tape, covering the boxes was so easy!! If I laid a piece down incorrectly, I could easily lift it back up and lay it down correctly. At first I thought it would not be sticky enough to last, but the project is as sturdy as any standard Duck tape project and was created in minutes, not hours! Great product!!
Faith R.
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They cut things. I got this because it made more sense for me to have a few extra xacto knives than 100 spare blades.
They work, they're xacto knives, they cut things.
The box is kind of cute I guess. Something you'd get out of a craft store to paint or something. Don't expect anything fancy, it's a wooden box.
The plastic bits inside weren't very well thought out though. They hold the knives in place so tightly that I found myself taking it out of the box to push the knives out from behind, just so I'm not pulling on the knives too close to the blades. I haven't even tried to pull out a spare blade, There doesn't seem like a good way that doesn't involve prying them out. Not really a problem, I just don't like it when they don't have blade covers.
But at least you know that you can have it in your bag, and be able to toss it around, without worrying about opening it up to a jumble of spare xacto blades.
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and work perfectly to add a personal touch to a gift (especially if it's something more impersonal like a gift card. These postcards are lovely, and work perfectly to add a personal touch to a gift (especially if it's something more impersonal like a gift card). The postcards come with envelopes, and cute stickers you can also color for the outside of the envelope. Three of the front pictures on postcards in my set are misprints (birds or branches repeated and disconnected), which I didn't realize until after I started coloring and was trying to figure out why branches weren't lining up, but I still think overall it is a nice set. One warning, the stickers are not very sticky, so don't rely on the small ones to hold an envelope closed on its own.
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These penblades are like a one-way door. These penblades are like a one-way door. Once you use one, there's no going back. Ever since the first day I used one, I keep finding myself looking for it. It is an incredibly versatile tool. The blades are surgically sharp and of really high quality, so I find myself using one for pretty much everything. If I need to open a box, take care of a hang nail, trim a stray string, or make a precise incision, this blade does it all. And I love the quick retraction of the blade at a push of a button. I was using my penblade once when my son jumped on my back to play. I instinctively hit the quick retraction button and the balde went from a potentially dangerous knife to nothing more than a harmless pen-like object. So nice. I'm buying a ten pack of these things because I need one in every drawer in my house now. I can't speak more highly of a product. Walk through that one-way door. It's totally worth it.
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Pleased With Ease of Use - Must Be Used Efficiently to be Cost-Effective. I just completed my first piece using this material, so I had better post some observations.
First - It's obviously not dirt cheap, so it's important to make efficient use of it. By that, I mean using absolutely as much of the available adhesive surface as possible, leaving as little as possible to waste. This depends somewhat on the nature of your project, really the size and shapes of your pieces. My piece is a cut paper panel. Think Matisse. Lots of odd sizes. The most efficient approach I've found is to lay out a set of pieces on top of the protective paper side of the material. This is before you remove the paper layer. You want it so that the adhesive will be upward when the paper is removed. Your goal her is to arrange your pieces in such a way as to cover as much as possible of the sheet or part of a sheet. You won't cut the Artist-Tac sheet until you have your pieces laid out. Try to keep it to a manageable size. Wrangling a full sheet with the protective layer removed is trickier than handling three or four cut pieces of sheet. When you have your pieces laid out (not as they will appear on the project - just in the most efficient way), you can cut the sheet to just enough for them. Remove the protective paper from the piece of sheet you will work with. Now, lay out the pieces as you had them arranged. All at once. They can sit on the adhesive sheet until each is removed and transferred. You want to burnish each piece to make sure you pick up adhesive dots.
It is easy to see which is the adhesive base and which is the protective paper. The adhesive sheet is covered with adhesive dots that are clearly visible by reflected light. Handle carefully. The adhesive is easily picked up on fingers. It's easy enough to rub off. I do all my art work in a dedicated pair of jeans that take all the residues and paint drops. Obviously, having glue on your fingers will make things difficult.
I use a Exacto knife to lift one corner of each piece from the adhesive as I need it. It lifts easily, and you can look at the back and see clearly if you have picked up adhesive over the entire area. You can reapply it to a fresh piece of adhesive if needed. Place it with some care where you want it. I first just barely press it in place, in case I need to move it. When everything is places a press it with a rubber roller and then firmly burnish all over each piece with a clean, rounded object. The curving side of the butt end of a marker seems to work. Keep the burnisher clean. It will tend to pick up bits of adhesive from the edges of pieces. These can appear on the surface of pieces. If they do, roll then off. Don't try to clean this stuff with solvents. Just rub. I think I can achieve 60% to 80% efficiency of use. If I were working with rectangular pieces, I could do much better.
So far, I feel it's much neater than glue sticks. I will probably use brushable glue for some things, but when the shapes are very intricate, as most of mine are, brushing becomes problematical in terms of mess. This is pretty neat and easy. It's really a pleasant way to work, having all the pieces laid out, ready to lift with adhesive applied, as opposed to gluing each piece as it's picked up. And I can't complaint much at less than 75-cents a square foot.
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and I was beyond disappointed when none of our things were fixed besides a . I was so excited to get these, I've watched all the videos and imagined all the possibilities when I ordered them, then they got delivered, and I pulled out all my broken cables and random things to test these out, and the result was beyond disappointing!
first of all, it takes VERY LONG for them to dry, I get it that you have to leave it at least 24 hours, but that's with a very very thin layer, if you do anything more than 1/3 of an inch, you are gonna be waiting longer than a day.
second of all, it does not glut everything! besides our cables, it has not been able to glue anything else, including other plastics, vinyl, and wood. and even with the glued cables, the ends are open.
third of all, if you cannot use a whole package in one setting the left over cannot be saved!
forth of all, if they stick to your fingers, it takes a bit to get it off, and feels kind of gross.
overall, this product was so hyped up for me, and I was beyond disappointed when none of our things were fixed besides a couple of cables.
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Does not improve upon regular punches. The product concept is a really good one, just place the punch into the punch bar and move it along your paper for perfect punching.
The punch runs along a track with wholes in it so in theory, you don't have to worry about where to place your paper to get a seamless punched edge. You pop in the "punch" on the track, place your paper underneath, punch, then slide the punch to the next notch and punch, continuing in this fashion until you get to the end of the page. It also comes with an attachment so you can buy smaller, less expensive punches that will work with this system. The problem with this product is that it does not glide smoothly across the track, and you have to do some fiddling to get the punch to align correctly along the track. One nice thing is that fiskars has made some punch designs for this system that are really beautiful and unique, different from other punch brands. So if you are willing to do some fiddling, go for it if you fall in love with a handful of punches that you just have to have.
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i wish i found them sooner. I knit and crochet alot and have always used the regular household scissors (the ones i have now are kitchenaid brand-nothing fancy)
Everytime though, even straight out of packaging, it isn't able to cut the yarn clean and I get a frayed cut trying to cut while pulling on the yarn to help.
I bought the Gingher scissors because I really got fed up dealing with the regular household scissors and I really wish I knew about them and got them sooner.
It took NO EFFORT to cut the yarn and the cut was clean for the first time ever!
It feels sturdy and I can't think of a single downside.
It even came with a sleeve so that the blades are protected which is perfect for me since I wanted to keep it in my craft bag and don't want to damage it nor the bag.
If you are looking for craft scissors then you need to get these. And this one being 5 inches, make it convenient to store and to carry around since it isn't bulky and doesn't take up too much space.
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Lasted 30 Seconds. The first time I put these on, the seam on the left side of the left glove split before I'd even gotten on the bike.
It's definitely not a matter of them being too small for my hands--they fit very well. I've owned probably a dozen pair of riding gloves and never had an experience like this with any of them. I like the fit and the looks of the Monaco, and perhaps the pair I received was a just a rare exception (in which case Giro ought to institute a bit more quality control), but I'm going to order a different glove entirely instead of having Amazon send me a new pair of these. The 30 seconds I spent with these gloves didn't inspire much confidence in their quality.
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just what i needed, but they are tiny. when they say these are 3 inch scissors, they mean the whole pair of scissors, even the handle. they are very nice for doing tiny detailed craft work. (I use them to try die cuts in very tough to get at places) they are also nice because I have been able to get adhesive off the blades easily with just a small alcohol wipe. I use strong, very sticky adhesives and this is a great feature. the blades and tips are sharp, I would not give them to a child , but for adults they are really great. they have met my needs completely. I have carpal tunnel and using scissors with tiny finger holds has been a problem. I can get into a comfy position with these. they are also great for "fussy cutting" stamped images after they have been colored. great for getting into tight spaces. enjoy them!
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Beautiful colors, excellent product. First off let me say that these gel pens are simply put....amazing! I have never had such a great experience with gel pens like I've had with these. They write and color BEAUTIFULLY! The ink flows effortlessly and you do not need to scribble to get it going. Also, one of my biggest dislikes about gel pens are that steak you get when the roller ball stops disbursing ink and you can see the paper (hopefully that makes sense!) These pens DO NOT DO THAT! The ink is deeply pigmented and lays color down great and the metallic....let's just say that the glitter actually stays there, it doesn't transfer off and then just leave the color. Can you tell that I'm super excited about these? My husband is tired of hearing me exclaim my joy over "stupid pens" his loss, now he's never going to experience the joy of using them haha! One thing I do have to add is that shipping did take a little while, I actually kind of forget I ordered them but they did still arrive within my delivery date which is great. Perfect packaging and no damage during shipping. Buy these! I promise you will not regret it!
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Handy for the Money. This product definitely isn't bad, for the price.
I was somewhat skeptical of the usefulness of this item when I first purchased it. The product was so cheap compared to similar engravers, that I didn't think it would work well at all. I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of this little gizmo.
It takes two AA batteries, and seems to have a powerful little motor inside. I have engraved at least 20 items so far, and the batteries still seem to be strong. The motor hasn't burned out either. The engravings aren't really as deep as professional engraving tools could achieve, but they suit the purpose. It would be ideal for engraving Christmas ornaments, or you could use it like I do to engrave contact information on your electronics.
Another upside is that the tip isn't sharp, and will not harm skin. This is a plus for children's crafts, and takes away any risk of injury.
The downside is that it isn't of heavy-duty construction (what can you expect for the price?) and may not last "forever."
All in all, though, a great buy.
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Great! But the bottle is bothersome. This dries really fast. So fast that I actually messed up trying to layer and shape the resin to become a dome. Lol. My room is well ventilated but it might have been the lights in my room helping the resin cure quickly. it does have a certain bad odor but not strong, as it cures fast. Curing time is about 15 minutes or less under a UV lamp or sunlight. Also cures under a regular desk lamp that has minor heat which in my case cured unintentionally haha.
My only con is, the little nozzle that the bottle has is sort of difficult. It may be difficult to squeeze out the resin because during use, some resin may dry IN the nozzle. I had to throw mine out since it completely dried up the entire nozzle during my first time using it. I crafted 1 item and couldn't squeeze out anything for my second product, which was also left uncapped while I was crafting.
I am left with pouring it out of the bottle.
Overall, I do love how it dries super clear!
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An Excellent, Solid Cutter - Used for Cutting Vinyl Ceiling Tiles. I purchased this cutter specifically to cut out holes in vinyl ceiling tiles for the LED can lights for our basement remodel. First off, it is very well made and very solid. The large rubber knob/handle on the top is excellent for rotating the cutter. The center pin on the center bottom of the cutter ensures the cutter stays in place and the depth is also adjustable by turning the small knob in the center of the handle. The only thing I thought would be a minor issue is the screw that holds the blade looks like it should go through the hole in the blade. I thought it would be a problem by not securing the blade, but it turns out that the screw does secure the blade (without going through the hole in the blade) and because it doesn't go through the hole in the blade, it actually allows you to adjust the depth of the blade which worked out well for the ceiling tiles I was cutting. As others have mentioned it does take a little practice. When cutting the tiles I punched a hole in the center of the tile to put the center pin in and placed wood underneath the tile when I made the cut. On a couple of tiles the cutter pin jumped out of the vinyl tile hole, so be careful of that happening. If I need to cut more tiles I will drill a small hole into the wood for the center pin to sit in while making the cut so it doesn't move on the tile. One last thing, I thought I was missing the blade when I went to use the cutter until I finally noticed the small clear blade storage area underneath the handle.
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Very nice !! Well built but does not take a stain well. Really surprising that something so cheap can be such a good product. It is made of balsa wood evidently however it it really nice and clean wood , very smooth and well built. I bought two of them. I do wood burning craft and it is so easy to do on this type of wood. The wood does not takes a stain very well and seems to have some type of coating on the wood as the stain does not soak into the wood at all. It would likely take paint well idk , but I have had to place several layers just to get a decent coating. That is the ONLY drawback for this item. Hinges are sturdy and front latch is good and decently tight. Again , I was pleasantly surprised at the quality because of the price , I expected less but it was so nice I bought another one after receiving my first. Very happy. Products like this give me hope that you can still buy quality at a low price.
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Good quality paint, BUT not sealed so maybe not new. The Black Snazaroo face paint came in a brand new sealed container. However, the white paint was NOT in a sealed container with appropriate cardboard packaging. It looked as if I was sent something that was part of a set. I feel that all cosmetics, including face paint, should be sold in sealed containers to ensure it is brand new and not contaminated.
All other Snazaroo paints I have bought have been sealed as either single colors or as sets of colors. Snazaroo paints are excellent, but I would not purchase this particular item or from this company again due to how it was sent.
In addition to being not sealed the container was also cracked due to shipping with no protection in a very small envelope.
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Great tools for the price. I was looking for some hanko (Japanese Seals) tools and these were a DEAL, especially for the price! They are excellent and in good shape, and arrived faster than expected. So far in the past few days of owning them, they have performed exceptionally. I have created three hankos from soap stone so far and am satisfied by the out come. In researching tools for making hanko, I have come across some expensive prices. I'm sure that the more expensive ones may be worth it , but these are perfect for the novice and intermediate carver. The only issue that I could see with them would be the frayed ends where the material were tied for the handles. It's an easy fix, I used a lighter to meld the frayed ends and pressed it to the handle so that it does not come unraveled.
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Paint like a pro and it stays put. I've never done face painting before and the closest thing I've used before this is costume crayons. I bought this for Halloween and my daughter and her friends were so excited. There was a small paper inside with instructions and it comes with two brushes (fine tip and regular paint brush the size you get with a water color kit), and some sponges. The stencils made it easy and quick to create professional looking designs and the texture of the paint and brushes were easy to use free hand as well. Remember to keep a cup of water and paper towel on hand to rinse off the brush between colors.
I noticed the kit is made in China and was leary about a skin reaction but they had no problems at all. The paint quality seemed to be pretty good, especially for the price. I think it's much better than something you'd find at Walmart.
I use this as a reward for good behavior now! My daughter loves that she can show it off to her friends and tell them why she got it.
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Too easy. So I was thinking about purchasing the $99.00 bottle cutter but then I reconsidered my thought process. I instead purchased this one and began the process of cutting my larger beer bottles into drinking glasses. Most videos said 1 minute 30 seconds on the candle and in the ice water. I did I it and after a few failed attempts it dawned on me to roll it for 3 minutes since the bottles are a larger in diameter. So I did and it worked like a charm. Then boom..... Another thought, screw the candle, let's use the hot air gun to heat the bottle. So I put the heat gun on high and heated it for about a minute and it was awesome. I do think a hair dryer on high might do the job but you will never know until you try it. Sanding the bottle is my new mission to simplify.
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Maybe this would work for decorative elements that don't get handled. I have been searching in vain for a grommet puncher that works easily and this product is no better than others. You can get the grommet on easily, but it is a very flimsy connection. My grommet fell out after two times of twisting twine around it (as a clasp for a piece of folded paper). I am not able to use this tool for the purpose which I purchased. Further, for all that clunky metal, one of the main components for grommeting is made of flimsy plastic, which broke with my first attempt at using. I can use the tool despite, but the cube that has the various shapes can fall out quite easily without it.
I think this would work for scrap book and decorative elements on paper, but it is not meant for grommets that function in any capacity.
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Nice, simple product. This is a nice, simple product. There's not a ton in the bag, but it's exactly as described. Weighing in pounds, as one reviewer suggested, is silly, since this material is so light-weight. Here's the "size" for me and how I found it to be a perfect fit:
I ordered a 5' Nearly Natural Ficus and a planter, the Listo SRA16001P02 Sierra Planter, Nordic Bronze, 16-Inch Width. I placed the tree in the pot, used large bent chunks of cardboard from the box in which the tree came, then covered the cardboard with an old bath towel to provide a more level surface close to the top of the pot.
One bag of this Spanish Moss was exactly enough for a nice layer of coverage around the tree in this 16" wide Pot.
Note: The Moss was very "dusty" and had a chemical smell when I first removed it from its bag. Contact lens wearers and asthmatics, proceed gingerly when opening your own bags.
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I think that the tapes are very cute. Washi tape can be used for any sort of crafting, decorating, or art. I love to make cards and scrapbook pages. Washi is made of up the Japanese characters wa '' which means harmony and is often used to symbolize Japan, and shi '' which means paper. Unlike western paper which is made from tree pulp, washi is made from Japanese shrubs. Washi can be made of almost any plant, but is typically made from ganpi, kozo, mitsumata, or sometimes hemp. Washi is known in the west for the beautiful designs that are printed or painted on it, and its differences from other papers through its light weight and textured feel. Washi tape also does not leave a residue behind when you remove it, lending to its strenth to add an astheticly pleasing jolt to anything! I got these Washi Tapes to use as accents on my papercrafts. I think that the tapes are very cute. The colors are muted and ideal for the kind of papercrafting I like to make. The adhesive seems to be pretty good. I am pleased with these Washi Tapes.
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all the discolorations and made the bag look new after a finish coat of Leather Conditioner & Restorer by Leather Nova (availabl. I had a well used, beat up black Coach handbag that I have been using and using and have neglected. It really needed refreshing. This Oil Dye covered all the scratches, all the discolorations and made the bag look new after a finish coat of Leather Conditioner & Restorer by Leather Nova (available on Amazon) This is my go to bag and between the Oil Dye and Leather Restorer it looks like new. I now admire it quite frequently - what a good job the two products did and I pat myself on the back for buying them. The Dye does NOT come with any type of applicator (sold separately) so I used a paper towel and saturated it with the Dye - DO USE PROTECTIVE GLOVES - it will stain your hands, nails, anything it touches - but that's what a Dye is. My bag looked really bad before, now it looks really, really good.
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Very lightweight, but a very great tool. Great very lightweight loom with LOTS of teeth, the weaver's stick (pointed, for special pattern work), and an easel (for display, we thought it wasn't sturdy as doing a project on, for instance, a large picture frame, with pic removed). Dissambled, it packed small along the edge of the suitcase. Decide how well it will manage if used upright in easle position versus laying down (on lap, tabletop, or frame). The reason I bought this is for ALL those terrific deep teeth. They were smooth enough for yarns. I smoothed them later for finer quality threads I used for sheer items. Nice. To help keep track of work, we used colored pencils to put measure-marks (tiny speck size dots that will easily erase as needed) marking a different color speck (or use sticky dots for office folders) at inches, metric, loom mid-point, then a different color for each 5th, 15th, and 25th slots. For left/right edges to not "pull in" we taped a coat-hanger wire length in the 1st in last teeth slots. Worked great. Despite a little lost stability (we use it flat on an empty picture frame / quilt style stand, we have made 2 same items at once by wrapping floss around, top-to-bottom. Tied off at top and bottom ends before removing, we got 2 at once. Nice. With all those teeth, I made some more sheer thread items. Some teeth needed just a bit of emery board filing smooth. For special colored or shaped patterns, we've taped the paper pattern draft to the loom back. All's worked well. Very pleased (mine was a craft store purchase of a few years ago).
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Plan about 5 weeks ahead of your project to order and see if liquid mold is good. The previous purchase I liked worked great. However this shipment I opened on 7/22/2017. Part A was cured in the bottle so couldn't use or mix with the hardener part B.
SO order only month in advance so you have time to reorder a replacement. I got stuck not being able to make my molds, and tried silicone caulk to finish my molds. This didn't work as caulk cures very slowly, and sticks to the items you are trying to mold off of.
SO I was out about $30 for this project; plus 7 dollars for silicone caulk, and the Time to float another option; and the time for cleaning up a very unworkable replacement for silicone molding rubber.
To finish I have to save up another $30-$40 dollars.
After 30 days you can't return product even if defective.
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The simple elegance of India. This is an older offering from DCWV and it is worth it if you can get your hands on it for a decent price. I got lucky to get two packs from the amazon warehouse in "Like New" conditiona where I guess it was returned for a refund but opened. The patterns are very traditional and the addition of gold motifs and embossing on some make them work well in particular projects like East Indian trinket or jewelry boxes. They are printed on gloss paper which I usually don't use but it works well in the right craft. These are definitely made for special use. I like having papers like these for when you find that perfect project and you can say "Aha! I know the EXACT paper to use on this to make it look stunning"
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Even worse, there's a warning on the back of the . I wish I'd looked at reviews before buying, but I needed a grommet tool quickly and inexpensively. Unfortunately, this tool doesn't work. There are no instructions, and the product packaging was open a little when I got it. Even worse, there's a warning on the back of the package saying that it contains chemicals known to cause cancer. I feel like this should have been disclosed beforehand!
I managed to make it work by making an impression with the tool, cutting the circle out with scissors, inserting the grommet, and then bending the back portions with pliers manually so that the grommets sort of stay in place. This tool is so useless.
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Buyer beware. I was just going to paint a small project which was my granddaughter's barbie beach buggy back rail which we wanted glittery. Read the reviews before I bought and many had clogging problems, but some also had good luck with it. I purchased it with the assumption maybe the bad reviews came from people who had not followed the instructions correctly. Well...after about one minute of spraying, mine got clogged and all the ideas they gave to unclog did not work. So I contacted Amazon and as usual with THEIR great customer service, sent me a replacement can. My 2nd can could no way have the same thing happen, but oh yes, it did. Even though the product says not to remove the button, my husband did and then it did work again luckily enough for me to finish my project. Next project, I will definitely go another route or look for some kind of brush on paint.
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I loved it until it broke my heart. Bought this to round the corners of the 60+ Valentine cards that I'm making this year. This was my first rounder corner punch, and I loved it so much that I went and rounded the corners of my stockpile of handmade birthday cards. It was very easy to use and the cuts were really clean. The rounded corners made some of my plain looking cards more professional looking. I was in card-making heaven. Unfortunately, after about 200 punches and only half way through my Valentine cards, the punch jammed. Broke my heart. Amazon told me to keep the broken corner punch and refunded my money immediately which was nice. I might try to file some of the metal and see if I can rekindle my relationship with this punch, but I'm not hopeful.
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