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Great washi tape, and a good deal. I am very happy with my purchase of these 12 washi tapes. These are typical sized washi tape, and are a fun mixture of patterns. They peeled off the roll well and also stuck to the paper well. Some of the rolls have cardboard circle centers, and some have plastic, but both seem to work well. As with most washi tape, the tape is somewhat translucent, and various writing mediums (or printed paper) can be seem through it. I tested Sharpie, Fine Point Sharpie, Sharpie Pen, Pilot G-2, highlighter, blue and black ballpoint pen and pencil. The tape picked up the pencil, but the other inks it did not. Only the Sharpie (regular and fine, but not the pen) wrote on top of the tape -- the Sharpie Pen smeared, and the ballpoint pens, Pilot G-2 and pencil didn't really write on top of the tape.
The tape was well packaged, flat and stacked. Each roll was shrink wrapped, but came off easily.
In addition to the tape, die cut gift tags were included. These were bigger than I expected, in a good way. They are a little shimmery, but have a slight paint smell, which I've noticed on other shimmery paper before. The holes for the tie and the decorative edges are scored but not detached. I recommend using the tip of a ball point pen on the side where the score is more shallow to provide clean separation.
At the time I purchased the tape, they were listed as $19.99, which works out to be a little more than $1.60 per roll which is much less than buying individual rolls in a store (with a bonus of gift tags!). If you're interested in building a collection of washi tape for crafts/planners/notes/what have you, I would recommend this collection.
*Disclaimer: I received this product at a discounted rate in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.*
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Rather low melting point. Many years ago, I had to ship holiday parcels to several destinations across the United States. No matter how I packed them, the bows and trimmings arrived smashed flat. In a moment of inspiration, I decided to use a solid color paper (I alternate between Chinese red and hunter green) wrapped with grosgrain ribbon (red paper--green ribbon, green paper--red ribbon. I then use sealing wax and my signet ring to fasten the ribbon. The result is a flat wrapping that manages to look quite elegant.
I buy sealing wax every 3-4 years to replenish my stock. This year, I chose the burgudy Waterston's Scottish sealing wax. It has a center wick but I find it a great deal more efficient to heat the stick with a fireplace lighter. This wax has a great dark red color. My only complaint--and my reason for giving the product 4/5 stars--is that it has a very low melting point and takes quite a while to solidify. Pull the seal away from the wax too soon and part of the wax comes with it, spinning long threads like molten mozzarella. This is not a matter of my technique; I've been doing this for more than 30 years. If you only have one or two items to seal, this will be of no moment but if you have a great stack, as I usually do, it becomes a nuisance.
When it finally hardens, it looks great.
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LOVE IT. I love to make stocking hats - it's great therapy for me. Especially on cold windy days with the woodstove blazing away. My original Knifty Knitter set did not come with the yellow loom, and I found my hats were not working for a large portion of my community....so I got this and the purple loom. Now, I can make small, med, large and ex-large hats everyone's happy. Of the different style and brands of looms on the market, I find that Provo Craft has the best of the best.
If I were going to ask Provo Craft to make any changes to these looms, it would be to make an 18 peg loom with the pegs closer together than the large looms.
I recommend all of these looms but wish I found the yellow one sooner.
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It did come out great. However. I spent a TON of time making a cast of my hand as a project for my son. It did come out great. However, the very first time it got (gently) bumped, two fingers snapped off. All that time and effort down the drain. Also, the kit really needs to be about 25-50% bigger (bigger bucket, more mold and more casting powder. I have average sized adult hands and it was just a bit too small for what I had in mind. The final cast didn't include my whole hand up to the wrist - had to stop around the heel of my thumb because the bucket wasn't deep enough. Other reviewers are also correct that this is a two person job, the materials are very finicky, and you need to move fast in order to not ruin it.
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FANTASTIC for a first-time face painter like me. I ordered this kit to make myself up as a clown for an office Halloween party this past Friday. I've never used face paints before in my life, and I was very pleasantly surprised by how these paints (and my clown face) held up for the duration of the party! While my face painting skills could use a bit of refinement, you can see from the photos how well these paints stay on, including through eating and drinking. The first picture was taken right after I applied the paints at around 1:15pm. The second photo was taken after I came home, which was roughly 7 1/2 hours later. The paints stayed on through - eating lunch and dinner, snacks, and drinking water/soda/wine without having to use a straw. The paints came off fairly easily with baby wipes - a LOT more easily than other costume makeup I've used in the past. No skin irritation or other issues. I've since recommended this kit to several people.
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Worth every penny, nickle, dime, quarter, buck !! (n D n) MUST BUY . OMG if you're thinking of trying out quilling this thee best quilling kit to buy !! It gives you everything you need to start and then some. The booklet included is very simple and easy to understand and you won't risk losing your quilling tools with this double-sided storage box. The storage box on one side has very large compartments to store things from small rhinestone gems to small sewing scissors. I LOVE this Quilling kit and it definitely exceeded my expectations.
A little hint ... when you get this you'll fall into a quilling obession and can easily use up the quilling strips they provide you. But if you have a paper trimmer you can easily make your own from a pack of dollar store construction paper or if you're feeling fancy cardstock paper. The paper strips are very very thin slices so a typical 8.5x11" cardstock could probably provide 50+ strips of paper maybe more. Buy a pack of assorted colored paper. I've tried colored printer paper and that worked too.
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Poor Cuts. I bought this for my wife for a Christmas present. After setting it up for her we proceeded to learn how to use it together. We have yet to get a straight cut from the straight cutter or get any window to get fall out like demonstrated on the DVD.
We have played with blade depths as well as with trying to start and stop the cutter both before the pencil line as well as after it. Nothing works. Watching the included DVD and paying close attention to every product Logan offers on it. There is obviously quite the different methods they use to determine the proper blade engagement points across their product line.
In the DVD these all seem to work for whatever unit it is demonstrated on. I have tried to implement a couple different of their techniques into our experiments. Bottom line we must have a lemon of a machine and I will be returning it to Amazon for a refund.
My wife is an artist and I am a photographer so we have a great need for a mat cutter, I haven't giving up on Logan yet but our particular unit is a piece of crap.
Also be aware that the straight cutter is no longer made in machined aluminum as is the bevel cutter. It is plastic which has to affect the stability of the blade. Why they would choose to cheap out on this is beyond me I would much rather pay 50.00 for a quality metal one then 30.00 for this cheap plastic thing.
Lastly when I do reorder I will be moving up to a unit that has the actual squaring bar at the bottom instead of just the measuring bar which is of little use. Never having a mat cutter before we did not know what all features to look for or that are really necessary, A true squaring bar is one of those. So my advice is spent the extra 70.00 and forget about this unit and move up one. One reviewer warned about flimsy adjustments of that squaring bar but I will review that when I get it.
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Tooth Replacement - Amazing Results . TOOTH REPLACEMENT
This stuff is amazing, and if you have some patience and are even slightly creative, you will have no trouble making a replacement tooth with this product. It is a little whiter than my teeth, but the $600.00 flipper I recently lost didn't match perfectly either. For $7.00 I have enough material to make many of these flippers. I made and extra and will keep it in my suit case for emergencies should I lose my tooth while away from home. All you need to make the tooth is Insta Morph, hot water and a knife to trim away the excess material once you form the tooth. I am very pleased to say the least. This photo is my actual tooth in place.
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I was smoked out long enough to write a review. I took a chance on a bag of pastilles sold by Atharva Products and the smoke-filled bullet hit me too. (I also purchased 1 oz. beeswax bars from Fast Shipping Supplements around the same time. Those came smelling strongly of smoke too, but after a month, all I smell is an intense honey aroma.) I kept the smoky pastilles, though, figuring I could use them to make waterproofer. It doesn't matter if my shoes smell smoky. Anyway, I put a tablespoonful of beeswax pastilles into a 4 oz. jelly jar with some olive oil and cedarwood oil to make a balm as an experiment, since cedarwood seemed like it'd go well with a burnt wood and ash scent. The smoke scent was in the balm after I made it, but diluted by all the olive oil.
It's been about five weeks since then. For what it's worth, much of the smoke has dissipated from the pastilles I've got left, but there's no question it's still there. I can't smell the smoke anymore from the balm, only mellow cedarwood oil.
I suppose the grand takeaway is that you're taking a chance on ordering these if you're embarking on a scent-sitive cosmetic application needing a high percentage of beeswax. I'd try a different seller aside from Atharva Products were I to buy these again.
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It's a keeper. I first saw this mat a crop a few months ago. It caught my eye as the individual using it had her paper in the correct position held by 4 magnets. Her pages were beautful and you could see everything on her layout was in alighment. For someone who can't keep paper straight when placing anything on my layouts I knew this was a must have.
I love my Basic Gray Magnetic Mat. If you are an avid scraper you need this mat. Not only does it hold my pages in place, I use the magnatic ruler for measuring...the mat itself comes marked with 12 squares which makes it easier to line up anything on your page. I would have given this five stars, however, I lost my magnets the first night as it does not come with a pouch for the small magnets. Other than that...it's fantastic.
Only one thing left to say...Basic Gray...I LOVE your products.
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Quality & Reliable. Where has this been all my life? Ok, that's a little over dramatic - but in all seriousness this is an amazing circle cutter. I love the precision on the measurements (1/8 inch increments), and the product is very sturdy. You can store extra blades in the blade housing, and the housing clips onto the circle wheel. I use this in conjunction with a glass mat (I suggest the We R Memory Keepers), and when my paper isn't big enough for the anti-skid wheel surface to stay in place, I use painters tape to position it down. In my opinion, this is more economical and flexible than buying several circle punches. There is a bit of a learning curve, so take a few minutes to play with it upon arrival.
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I was somewhat disappointed. For the lot of 100. Meh... I was somewhat disappointed. For the lot of 100, every design was repeated 4 times, so you only get 25 different colorways. I felt like me lot was heavily, heavily lopsided in the yellow and orange colors. Not many blues, greens or purples. There were virtually no earthy tones, a lot of primary and secondary hues and little in the way of pastels. I should have looked a little bit more closely at the photos. You'll notice that the central thread is a thick, somewhat unnatural and not very attractive polyester/nylon that all of the other, synthetic feeling, threads are woven around. Not enough variety for a lot of 100 and I am sure I will not be ordering again as I have found a different supplier on Etsy that offers a wider variety and uses natural, softer threads.
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Great joiner for the home framer. For a do-it-yourself framer, this nailer is a pretty good option when joining your miters. Operation is fairly straightforward, and if you pay attention to the details, it drives the nails in pretty cleanly. The magnetic piston is really helpful for positioning the nails as well. You may find that you have to practice a bit to ensure that your nails are driven completely into the wood, but once you get the hang of it, it's easy.
The size of the machine is a little restrictive though. The 45 degree clamp will hold stock up to 4 inches wide, but it can't accommodate the size of a larger frame effectively. Based on my experience, the largest frame I could get joined with this nailer is about 16x20. Anything larger, while it still will fit, becomes a bit unwieldy on the small base, even with the included spacers. Of course, that size does accommodate most framing jobs, so it's not too bad after all.
Construction feels moderate: Not really flimsy, but not overly sturdy like you might expect from something like this. I do wish the base were a bit heavier, but all the mechanical pieces have not given me any issues.
Do be careful with the miter clamp though. If your joints aren't perfect, tightening the clamp too much may pull them apart slightly when you go to nail it together. Overall, for under $100, and for my home shop, this works perfectly.
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For the REAL cook. This "recipe" journal is not just another recipe holder. When they call it a journal, they mean they expect you to write out a whole page on how the recipe went over for your dinner party, what you served with it, how you prepared it, etc.
If you are a serious cook who hosts dinner parties fairly often, and you like to think of each meal as an experience, then you may enjoy having this journal for keeping track of your best recipes. Each page has templates and suggestions on what to write down, what to keep track, etc. It is the type of thing that could be handed down generation to generation once it contains all your secrets for your best meals.
In the back cover there is a pocket containing stickers you can use for tab dividers, and other things. There is also some sort of guide on measurements included.
My only beef (no pun intended) was the writing was too darn small! If I were to describe it in terms of font size, it's about an 8 or 10 point font. Pretty small for my middle-aged eyes to read.
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Wood burner with wire tips. It shows several different tips. However I got 5 of the same u shaped tips. The picture shows the u tip with different heads or thickness. Not what I received. I do like the burner. It is hard to get the tips in perfect. The pen humms if you don't have it in correctly which means you have to loosen it and then tap it in and tighten. Losing some of the appeal of quick heating and changing. I would have like to have had some of the razor tip included in the price, now that I know what each one does. I have used only the old fashioned burner until now. I still need to use it for certain tips. I would buy this again,, but would ask for the razor tips to be included instead of repeat tips.
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worked great on my invites! (review for small punch. I'm pretty new to paper crafts but wanted to attempt some DIY elements for our wedding invitations. I was skeptical about such a low priced corner punch but it was one of the best tools we bought for our project! It's actually quite difficult to mess up. I even let my fiance take over punching the rest of the invitations. You just turn it upside down so you can see the paper line up to the notch and you're ready to punch. I'll upload some detailed photos so you can get a better look. They have this removable clip so you can attempt other patterns but I felt it was pretty difficult. I would stick to just corner punches with this tool. It's also much smaller than the other corner punches that I've seen so it'll tuck away quite nicely. Plus, it's about half the price of those other punches. I highly recommend this tool for anyone on a budget or even a first timer.
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All garbage!! Lost cost PLUS $ 2 dispose of it as a HazMat item too. Soooo Terribly Disappointed by THIS ITEM!! BCA 1. MADE OF LEAD & came with a WARNING--THERE IS AT LEAST A FEE REASON THAT LEAD IS BAD!!I had to pay for it AND its Proper DISPOSAL!?! PERSONALLY....dont know ANYONE that would be willing to save a TINY BIT OF $ in order to purchase Any item thats PROVEN to be hazardous to their own health & possibly Risk family members HEALTH!! THEN for Legal & Proper disposal of SAME ITEM...Happily payl 4 going to the dump hazardous to their health Worst product ive ever purchased....ESPECIALLY because the TOOL HAS A "CONTAINS LEAD WARNING"!!!
WHY THE ITEM DOESNT warm in advance or at least put THAT--to Me the Most Important Info-- RIGHT IN The ITEM'S LISTING-THUS WARNING YOU ABOUT THIS PRIOR TO PURCHASING IT IS DOWNRIGHT FRAUD!!! THEN TO BOOT I GOT THE WRONG SIZE EYELETS.
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well this is really idiotic and not at all friendly to use BUT THE COMPANY CONTACTED ME AND GAVE REFUND, WOW. well this is really idiotic and not at all friendly to use! I am really sorry I did not send it back and now have missed my window of opportunity. Paid way too much for this crazy contraption. I had a better bottle cutter when I was a kid and was into candle making and I had a stand up bottle cutter that worked great for all size bottles and I would make candle holders. Good grief I wish I still had that thing because this lay down one is really stupid!
I AM SO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THEY GAVE ME A FULL REFUND WITHOUT ME EVEN ASKING FOR IT! TALK ABOUT GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. THAT REALLY TICKLED ME THAT THEY DID THIS! WHAT A GREAT OUTFIT TO DEAL WITH. I AM VERY MUCH IMPRESSED!
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Bowie Scissors. If Chuck Norris carried scissors, this would be his choice . . . I have no complaints about the scissors; the workmanship is good and they cut cloth cleanly and smoothly, but they are LARGE. I could imagine using them for upholstery, tents or convertible tops. They definitely do not fit in a typical sewing box. I have large hands and they work just great for me, but my wife, who has average sized hands, cannot get them open all the way. We have christened them "Bowie Scissors" and my wife jokes about having to register them with the police department. If you want scissors for general sewing, I would recommend getting the smaller sized sona enterprises scissors
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Love this stuff! Wish I knew about it years ago. Love, love, love this stuff. I've used it to repair so many things around the house and it works great. Way less bother and mess than the old stand by 2-tube epoxy that you have to mix every time you want to use it!! I originally heard about "E6000" on a few of the hobby or collector blogs for fixing a variety of types of things and was very impressed with how well it seemed to work. When I finally got around to ordering some, I already had several projects that were in need of gluing, so those were the first things I tried it on. Now I use it quite frequently and have been very happy with the results. Just make sure to follow the directions and double check that it is safe to use on the item that needs repair. I also discovered that there is a different version of this stuff that is specifically made for leather, which I have also purchased when I got a little tear in a favorite pair of designer leather heels. It worked beautifully on the shoes and you can't even see where they were damaged. And I was able to condition the leather and wax them again (obviously way after the glue had dried) without any issue. They look great.
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Works well for my needs! Clear, strong and easy to use. I've been casting with epoxy resin for a few months now. After looking for cheaper alternatives to Ice resin, I found Alumilite Amazing Clear Resin. Alumilite resin, while cheaper, does have a very slight yellow-ish cast. You won't even notice it unless you had it next to another identical piece cast in another kind of resin.
I came across this seller/brand and figured for the price, I'd give it a try. I only do small castings (1oz. or less at a time), so I needed to make sure this would work. Based on the description here and on their website, it seemed it would work for my projects (which include magnets, ornaments and buttons).
Instructions were found on their website, as well as included with the product. It's mixed just like Ice and Alumilite - stir for 2-3 mins. with flat stick, scraping the sides. I don't agree with their instructions to "mix vigorously", as that creates more air bubbles. So, mix slowly. Then, let it sit for 3-5 mins. so some of the air bubbles rise and pop.
It pours nicely and can be de-molded in 24 hours. It's rock hard in 48 hours. It's very clear and I prefer it over Alumilite. I will continue to use this brand as it's worked out very well for me! The only downside is that since I do such small pours, I had to put it in a different container that had a small opening for pouring.
Cost per oz. (including shipping) as of this writing is $.70/oz. Check out the seller's website for cheaper pricing and larger sizes.
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Best scissors I've ever owned. I always have two pairs of these scissors on hand: one for the house, one for the farm. Why the farm? I cut my angora goats' fur with these scissors, and if you don't think cutting mohair off a goat is a test, that just means you've never done it. Most people seem to think that mohair comes from sheep, but goats are in fact the provider. Their fur grows incredibly fast, and even if you're not going to sell the mohair or use it, it has to be cut off them; otherwise they'll die of heat stroke in the summer. If these scissors can cut through thick mohair and mats, they can certainly cut through anything you intend to use them for.
Fiskars also has a lifetime guarantee that is worth paying attention to. I wore down one pair of these scissors such that they needed retirement. I called Fiskars and was disappointed that the company couldn't sharpen them for me. However, the company rep reminded me, they have a lifetime guarantee. I received a new pair of scissors in the mail within the week.
I don't know how you can beat these scissors, They cut through darn near everything, and when they lose their bite from hard use, Fiskars replaces them. I'll never buy a pair of scissors that doesn't have Fiskars name on them.
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There are so many thinks you can do with this stuff, you just have to get it to try. on't even TRY to pull this stuff apart. Don't even TRY to pull this stuff apart. It will take the substrate with it. .....and I love that.
Perfect. Just enough work time to allow you to fix a mistake but when it cools- you are done.
Well worth the money.
I put together coroplast models with this and it is literally stronger than the materials it is holding together.
I also used it on some hobbyist PC boards I made and mounted in an RC model.
I made a PLUG end for some wires that had a broken connector by "molding" the glue into a form that was greased. It works perfectly.
I had a piece of dash on an older "beater" car on which the tabs for the screws were broken off. This holds it tighter than factory.
There are so many things you can do with this stuff, you just have to get it to try.
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A very good product with minor drawbacks. I knit and crochet alot and over the years have accumulated dozens of needles and hooks of every type. I particularly like the heavy composites from England (Bernat-Aero) but decided to try something new for a large crochet project I am starting.
I read all the product reviews and settled on this set from Clover. Amazon has an incredible price for this set and it was here literally overnight, even though I didn't pay for one day delivery.
The hooks themselves are beautiful. They are smooth and have a soft copper glow with a comfortable thick grip-style handle. They do glide through the yarn, as others have pointed out. I cannot imagine why anyone needs color-coded crochet hooks. If you do a lot of needlework, you recognize the tip as the size you need, and of course, they are clearly stamped on the handle.
They are not too short for me - I do have small hands. When doing afghan stitch work, I use a longer needle. For everything else, these are fine and comfortable. I hold my crochet hook like a pencil or pen, so this type of hook is good for that holding position.
The case is handy - not unusual, lots of sets come with similar cases. It is compact and closes with velcro - better than the older cases of this type that often roll, wrap and tie.
I did not give this 5 stars because it only has hooks up to size J and because the case itself, not the hooks, does have phthalates in it. This is not a problem unless a baby, child, or animal chews on the case and thereby ingests this plastic chemical. Phthalates are banned in California and a few other states.
That said, I am very glad I bought these. I will keep the case away from pets and babies and enjoy using the hooks for future projects. I got the information on the chemical that led to Clover listing a warning on the wrapper from Clover itself - they were very helpful and went out of their way to provide me with information. That speaks well of the company and their products.
I will likely give these sets as gifts.
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NOT GOOD FOR SCRATCH POSTS. Who is writing up the fake review, and saying this is good for cats? You all sure faked me out, now I am out a lot of money, on 3 spools of this useless stuff. Its true that cats like Seagrass rope more than Sisal. So now I am trying to find some Seagrass rope. X
Unfortunately the diameter is absurd. What showed up is a very skinny tiny rope. Its barely 3/16" diameter for the most part. I can see some portions of the rope which are only 0.1" diameter. So, poor control of diameter, which is varying too much, and a very tiny diameter at that. For a fact, the cat is trying to scratch thru this rope, so if its too thin, then its useless cause it will break. So how do I go thru the hassle of returning things to Amazon? What a hassle. What a disappointment. Bait & Switch. etc etc.
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You Have To "Pap" It On Gently. This Color Is Perfect For Cosplaying Troll Characters From Homestuck As Well As Marceline The Vampire Queen From Adventure Time. Apply With A Moistened Sponge In A "Papping" Motion. Do Not Smear It On Even When Covering Large Areas Of Skin Or It Will Be Streaky. It Acts A Bit Like A Cake Of Watercolor Paint. Do Not Touch It While It Dries, It Does Not Take Long. The Coverage Was Opaque And Did Not Feel Oily But Rather Dry Like Powder Eyeshadow. The Product Is Intended To Use To Paint The Faces Of Your Strange Human "Children" And Is Nontoxic. I Sealed It Afterwards With Some Baby Powder And It Did Not Come Off Even When I Rubbed At It, But It Came Off Easily Under Running Water. Beware Of Rain And Sweating While Wearing This Paint.
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the best xacto knife I have used. I really could care less that this is in the Martha Stewart line of products (not that there is anything wrong with that!). I was simply looking for a comfortable-to-use xacto type knife. Most xacto knives are bare metal that are very functional but a bit uncomfortable using for large projects.
The MS knife not only is made of a comfortable soft plastic but is also contoured for easy finger gripping. To round it all off, it comes with a safety cap that securely stays in place when storing. One thing you don't want is an exposed xacto blade when rummaging around in your drawer of tools.
If you use an xacto for large projects or just want to make sure you don't slice your finger hunting for it in a drawer this is the one to get.
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Glue doesn't come out. We have been using an old Black & Decker glue gun for 20 years, which still works well, but tried this Surebonder HE-750 model due to the high reviews.
I was disappointed. After giving the glue gun about 10 minutes to heat up, glue doesn't consistently come out when the trigger is pulled. Many times I can pull the trigger back fully multiple times and nothing comes out. This seems to be because the trigger applies force to the glue stick through a weak spring, instead of a direct linkage on the old Black & Decker. You kinda need to hold in the trigger all the way until the glue stick starts moving due to the spring. When the trigger is released, the glue stick moves back up in the tube.
Because of the spring, I don't have near the amount of control that I had with the Black & Decker.
Also, it seems that 2 four-inch tubes must be fed in (or one 8-inch tube) to get any glue to be dispensed. With a single 4-inch tube installed, I didn't get any glue to come out at all.
My spouse used it anyway, and didn't have as many complaints. On the plus side, the handle doesn't seem to get quite as hot.
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MISSING PARTS? Come on. Very disappointed when I received this package in the mail. It's supposed to be a "set" of both barber shears and thinning shears: the image pictures both, and all the other customer reviews rate both shears. I originally ordered from hobbytoolsupply only because I was looking for thinning shears, and when I saw the set for pretty cheap I thought, "hey, why not just get both?"
When the package came only the barber shears were included. How do you forget half an order? I've been ordering online for many years and this has never happened. What an inconvenience and how disappointing! If I had known it would be such a hassle I would have shopped elsewhere!
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Did not arrive as shown, but. While I do like the set of washi tape, I didn't give it a higher rating for the following reasons: my tube of washi tapes did not arrive as shown; it was not in the same order like the picture and I received two rolls of yellow and two rolls of grey but no rolls of purple or orange. I'm not sure if the product was tampered with, as the top of the tube did not come sealed, but none of the tapes appeared to be used. It's not stated in the product description, but it's also important to note that the tapes are transparent/see-through, both the "white"/clear stripes and the colored stripes (not opaque, but not a huge issue for me). It will not cover any text or writing if you decide to place the tape over text. To end the review on a more positive note, the colors are vibrant and the tape sticks well to paper but remains sticky enough to reposition if needed.
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Solved my button gaps. I picked this up today at Michaels because I bought a cute summer dress last week and the lovely "button-boob-gap" issue is there. I used it to glue the fabric between the buttons. It's been drying for about 8 hours, I forgot about it, and it seems to really hold. I gave it a good tug and no sounds or sights of the glue failing. Makes me so happy. I hate button gaps. I tried the fabric tape but I think it wasn't sticking as well because of the type of fabric. I'd also note that I was worried about the glue "bleeding through" and there's nothing, no spots or anything, can't even tell it's there. I did use a good coat like the instructions said, not globs of it.
Highly recommend for the evil boob button gap.
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Exactly what I was looking for. I bought these eggs so I could paint them to use in a color matching game I made for my toddler. The wood is smooth and took acrylic paint nicely, though I need to seal it with something because it scratches and rubs off. That's not the eggs' fault. It's just the paint I used. These are small and CAN fit in a child's mouth. They are large enough that I am not super concerned about choking, but I still don't let my son play with them unsupervisedjust in case. So if you plan to use these for children, that's something to keep in mind. You may want to go with the 2.5 inch eggs in that case.
I will probably purchase more of these, possibly in the larger size to fit more appropriately in an egg carton. But these are great and exactly as described!
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I don't see what the big deal is with the diet section being only 29 days. That's nearly one month of meal planning. Make sure your 29 days written in there are balanced and full of nutrients. Strive to follow that month after month and you're sure to meet your health goals. This has really helped me create a balanced, nutritious, affordable, and overall healthy meal plan that is super easy for me to follow and grocery shop for. If you're the kind of person who doesn't enjoy eating the same stuff (I'm a college student...I have my staples in order to stay healthy on to go), throw in some extra pages with your daily food intake recordings. The moleskines are very durable and the elastic closure keeps your stuff inside quite nicely.
anyway, all in all, I really love this journal. I hope it works out for those of you who decide to keep it!
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Decent quality for specific uses. Let's be honest...I was looking for the absolute cheapest beeswax I could find in block form that still looked like it was a quality product. I was one of those who did not get the pictured product but my block instead came as a very pale instead of a golden color, molded into a small bread pan form. I understand that there are a lot of variables in nature that contribute to the final color. I was really hoping and expecting the golden color from the picture for a specific project I am working on but it is not the end of the world. I am mindful of the other comments about it maybe not being pure beeswax but thus far I have no indicators of anything else being included. It has a slightly sticky feel, nice honey aroma and is adequately doing the job of being a main ingredient in the waxing of my canvas projects. For non-food/personal care products, I have no qualms using and buying this product again.
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Surprisingly Good. I cut fabric for a living, and have tried just about every type of scissors. I bought these on impulse while restocking on my usual Fiskars and Ginghers. I was skeptical, because it's a brand I'd never heard of, but was quickly impressed by their quality.
They're just as sharp as my high-end Gingher shears, and just as comfortable to use for extended periods of time as the Fiskars "Easy Action" shears. But what really sold me on these scissors is that they're stronger than the Fiskars. Where I can only cut three, maybe four layers of fabric at a time with my Fiskars, these scissors easily cut up to eight layers, something I've previously only been able to do with my solid-metal Ginghers (which are killer on your hands if you're cutting for more than five minutes).
My only complaint is that the locking mechanism is at the back of the handle, requiring two handed use to lock and unlock. I assume this is probably because Fiskars has some sort of patent on the thumb lock.
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Worked very well for camera customizing (Fujifilm X-T1. Short version: it's a great product.
Longer version: I bought it to do some camera customizing. Like most digital cameras, mine is not supplied with a proper sort of eyecup. It has a low-profile slip-on eyeguard that does not block stray light from the viewfinder. I was able to make an older-style -- much more effective -- eyecup by taking a surplus rubber eyecup from a camera of a different make and using Sugru to bond the rubber part to the X-T1's slip-on eyepiece. I did two applications -- the first to adhere the eyecup to the eyepiece, and the second a day later to build up the Sugru to a greater thickness. With the second application cured, success: The two parts might as well have been manufactured as a single piece. (For this to work properly, you must cut out a notch on the inside of the rubber eyecup so that the X-T1's eye-sensor isn't blocked. But a typical eyecup is made with rubber soft enough to be trimmed easily with an X-Acto blade.)
Then I used the leftover Sugru to build up a rubberized coating around two non-rubberized knobs on a tripod ballhead. Un-rubberized, they were kind of difficult to tighten and loosen. This isn't ideal because Sugru isn't all that "springy". That aside, the knobs are much easier to use than they were before the Sugru treatment.
I plan further customizing by using Sugru to build up some of the camera's rear buttons, which are too low-profile. To see how this can be done, do a search on YouTube for "fujifilm x-t1 sugru project" (not including the quote-marks).
Other reviewers noted this minor drawback: Sugru residue sticks to your fingers even after you've wiped them off. You do have to wash them a bit, and you might have to dig a bit of Sugru out from underneath your fingernails. But it cleans up pretty well.
(B.t.w., the product's shelf-life can be extended, says the manufacturer, by keeping the unused product in the refrigerator. I'm guessing that afterward it'd need to be brought to room temperature before the next use.)
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great for beginners. Our 10 year old daughter gives these wax sealing sticks rave reviews, using words like "wonderful" and "amazing." She has these and the type which are melted in a spoon and says that these are quicker with easier clean-up (no spoon with dried on wax), while maintaining the old-timey feel she enjoys. A different brand of sealing wax with wicks dripped flaming wax onto her paper (!!!) but this brand has not done so. Our daughter is new to wax sealing but found these to be easy to use. The colors are beautiful and the wax takes a nice clean impression. Take note that this is not a brittle wax which snaps to break the seal easily but is more flexible.
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Sharp but really stiff out of the package. THE GOOD:
-Sharp blades that cut evenly all the way to the tip.
I purchased these scissors primarily for use with fabric, and it cuts without any issues.
-Comfortable handles.
The inner side of the handles are a hard rubber, not plastic, providing a little bit of cushion. While not "soft grip" handles, I don't see these posing any issues for most people.
-Nonstick blades (won't gunk up when cutting tape)
-Lightweight
THE NOT SO GOOD:
-Super stiff
My scissors were extraordinarily stiff when I got them. It took a lot of effort just to open them, and I felt like I was sort of prying them apart, this can be really distracting while cutting because if you have to jolt the scissors apart, you may disturb whatever you're cutting and have to realign it. I considered using some WD40 to get them to open easier, but so far I've been opening and closing them constantly to get them to loosen up a bit, and it's slowly working.
-Weird black silicone or greasy stuff around the screw.
This may be some sort of lubricant that Westcott put in the scissor, but it's kind of disconcerting to see it. And the more I manipulate the scissor, the more it tends to collect on the upper portion of the blades above the screw. It isn't sticky or anything, and it hasn't stained any of my fabric, but still weird. I'm trying to upload a picture, but there seems to be an issue with the Amazon website. I will update this review with the picture.
OVERALL:
I think I may have gotten a defective pair of scissors, judging from the other positive reviews of this product. I would say give them a try, but to keep in mind that you may have to return them if they are too stiff to use.
Thanks for reading my review, and I hope it was helpful to you.
3 stars/5
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Not so good after a couple of years of use. I've had this hole punch for a couple years now and have recently replaced it. There is no way this punch will punch through twelve sheets of paper! To prove my point, I just tried it, again, and it did not work. As usual the metal bracket that holds the push lever in place bent away from the body of the hole punch and the punch did not work. I've had to bend it back so many times, I'm certain it's only going to take a few more before the metal bracket breaks. The action is fairly smooth but this punch does take up a lot of storage space. Again, I know you cannot actually punch twelve sheets of 20 pound paper - at least not with the one I have. One nice feature is the sliding bottom tray. You don't have to remove the whole bottom to empty it.
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Totally in L-O-V-E! It has helped me to be more creative . . . . I have to give the Walnut Hallow Versa Burning Tool 4 Stars. Mainly because of the temperature dial moves around freely too much.
A piece of scotch tape seems to help most of the time to keep it were i want it most of the time. But It even slips to a lower temp or higher temp as I work from time to time. If I don't notice it it can burn my materials i'm working with or cause me to need to go over them more than once. Which some times doesn't look as clean as i would like. I have tried moving my power strip it is plugged into ever which way. But it still slips.
Now for the Awesomeness when there is not issues with the temp dail and even sometimes when it does slip. O.k. I Freaking Love this Tool!!!!
Totally in L-O-V-E! It has helped me to be more creative and make things I never thought of before I purchased it. I love the GREAT details I can add to my works! I love the temp control [when the dial is nice to me :0) ] I can work on my variety of materials than I would have if i didn't have this feature. All The tip Blades are great and I try to think of many more things I can do with them that i haven't' used yet.
Totally worth your Money! Unleashing your Creativity. The Quality of everything is great. I Love the clear case that it comes with. The stand it comes with is very nice as well I didn't use it much and use a Ceramic Coffee cup because of the materials and the work i do it is easier to clean the tips better [when they get dirty in the middle of my projects] as well easier for me to pick up and safer that i don't knock the tool and stand over as i work and move around and the projects around. But I totally see it as a nice feature for some projects that i don't' move around so much with.
I work with Fabrics and ribbons 90% of the time but can't wait to branch out to other materials.
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If you wash and wipe - it is not easy to wipe completely dry. There were no clear instructions about what to use, what powder, what paint? How to use - sprinkle powder, make a mix of water and rice powder, craft paint? I tried various things. They left smudges because the plastic stencil curls in places. They ask you to turn over the stencil to make the mirror image - but if the stencil has wet paint wont, it smudge the other side. If you wash and wipe - it is not easy to wipe completely dry. If even slightly wet the paint smudges. After my practice run, I am disappointed that I won't be able to use it. I will go back to my stencil trays, tried an true.
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My 2nd hairpin lace loom. I love the look of hairpin lace crochet, especially the patterns with the rows braided together. This is a very affordable loom for Hairpin Lace crochet technique. The loom has 2 metal bars and 2 plastic brackets.
The brackets allow you to set the loom at various widths to a max of approx 4 inches.
Pros:
Adjustable widths
light and easy to handle
good length so you can fit on more rows for larger projects
Sturdy aluminum rods (1/8 diameter)
the top and bottom brackets have a very tight fit so they don't slide around.
Cons:
The tight fit can mean the brackets are hard to take off.
With many rows, if you pull tight, the rods can bow slightly. I prevent that by starting with the ends pieces closer together then work them further apart as I need the space.
I am making a large Queen size Afghan right now with 350 rows & they fit fine without a problem.
Photos of a recent hairpin lace scarf I made
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Many ideas you can mold with this stuff. Lots of different uses this stuff has. I used it to make a two tooth gap retainer/mold to fill that gap in for a perfect fit. I also used it to fill a hole in a tooth where I'd had half a tooth broken from an oral surgeon and it's still up in that hole even after having an abusive run with tough and hard foods. I've also used it to make several other things in my home like a hand rest for my keyboard for my gaming hand (Left) and some other hand crafted replacement plastic parts. This stuff is only limited by your imagination and the tools you use to shape it.
It does take quite a good temperature of hot water to get started. It recommends 145 degree water, but for full effect it'll have to be up around 160 degrees or so, or right around first boil. Otherwise, you'll be going back to the kitchen multiple times to keep the water temp up so that you can mold to where you need it. I took a cup of water and microwave to 2 minutes (1000W models) and that seems to do the trick (coffee mugs). Make sure you don't use plastic mugs or cups with this stuff because as it is plastic it'll try to cure with it...so only use glass or non-plastic mugs and/or other containers for the melding process. And of course, use a spoon or something to get it out of the water so you don't burn yourself.
The plastic itself does get hard, like really hard after you've molded it into whatever, so this could be used as a replacement to whatever it is you're replacing it with. If you make "teeth" out of this stuff, it gets hard enough to eat on, but whether or not it is comfortable would depend on application. Plastic hardens in a solid white coloration like as white as a tissue.
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Mess-free and great for beginners. I love this product. I'm new to scrapbooking and this is so much better than gluing things to the paper. Glue was messy - I tried sticks and liquid glue. This works like magic though. I space out the places where I use the runner, and that helps prolong its life a little. I use photo squares for mounting photos, and use this for bonding pieces of a page together. What's nice is that you can safely remove most items from a page, if you so wish. I was able to take some items from one page and re-mount them on a totally different piece of paper without any issues. Basically, it stays stuck unless you *want* it to unstick.
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Good, general purpose scissors. I have an irrational fear of being without a pair of scissors nearby. I know this is a phobia that probably doesn't merit mention in the DSM-5, but it is a real issue for me. You could probably open any drawer in my house and find a pair of safety scissors, pinking sheers, gardening sheers, or just regular sharps just waiting to spring into action. As you can imagine, I cut a lot of different things. I may not be an expert on the matter of cutting, but I like to consider myself an advanced amateur. These may not be the best scissors I have in my arsenal, but they are quite good general purpose scissors. I can't use them for sewing because they are too dull towards the tips, but I have had great results with paper, stray thread, those little bits of plastic that come on every garment I've ever purchased, etc. I have read that people have had issue with the product in the past, but my experience has been a positive one. Priced at $10 for a two pack, they are pretty great to have around the house for your general cutting needs.
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A CRAFTERS MUST HAVE. LOVE THIS APPLICATOR!!! I use PVA bookbinders glue on most projects as it is very economical. This applicator is amazing for applying the thinnest line of glue on for example, individual letters cut on my Cricut. Brilliant on the thinnest, trellis like die cuts as well. Yes, the string attaching the cap to the bottle broke fairly quickly, but it is just as easy to attach the cap onto the post provided for it. HINT: Store this upside down so that the fine needle- like applicator does not plug. If working for a long time on a project, stand the bottle upside down with the open tip on a piece of wet sponge or paper towel; I have worked for hours using this method without the tip plugging! A shot glass work very well, just be sure to empty all alcohol first :). A votive holder also works well for the teetotalers.
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This amazing tape saved a pricey Gore-tex jacket from the trash bin. I used this tape on the underside of the Gore-tex jacket, even though the tape is clear. It was a new expensive jacket, and I didn't want the repair to show. Before I applied the tape, I lined up the torn edges carefully, and taped the edged and all surfaces on the FRONT of the jacket with blue painters tape. That prevented any wrinkles in the finished repair done on the reverse side with the Gear Aid tape. After applying the Gear Aid, I removed the blue tape from the front, and the repair was nearly impossible to see! It's held up well now for weeks of use, but the tear was on the chest, not in an area that is constantly under tension, like under the arm.
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Most of the pieces were beautiful leather and exactly what I was looking for. Most of the pieces were beautiful leather and exactly what I was looking for. One piece and half of another piece were a lower quality, and I won't be able to use them for what I was planning (which was bookbinding). It'll work great for something else, and I'll just have to find something else to use those pieces for. Not a big deal. It's still really good quality find. I'm really glad for the variety of colors and especially the one light grey piece in my package.
The textures and colors of the leather varied. 3 pieces had really consistent colors and textures (feels like the best quality), a muted black, red brown and dark brown. 4 were a little softer, with variations in color (these were the most beautiful and suited to my purpose), grey, a varied brown, a chocolate brown, and a really dark chocolate brown. The last two were a really shiny black, and a regular brown. The texture of these two was a little too inconsistent, but will work for other kinds of projects.
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It's Not a Miracle, but it Works As Expected...Except it Smells Like Corn Chips. I bought this putty to modify an S.H. Figuarts Sailor Moon figure into a Sailor Cosmos. It's the first time I'd done anything like this, but a lot of sources recommended the product. I'd heard it was the best stuff on the market for the job and could handle small details. The price was right so I went for it.
PROS: Product arrived fast, was exactly as described and cost much less on amazon than it does on the official company website. The product worked as described.
CONS: The SMELL! As the title states, this stuff has a very odd smell. It reminds me of corn chips (like Fritos, not tortilla chips) and a bit of sulfur (hard boiled eggs). The smell is obvious, but not very strong. Maybe working outdoors would eliminate the issue. At first I found the smell almost pleasant, but after an hour of working with the stuff up close the smell really got to me. My hands smelled like it even after I washed them. I didn't get light headed, but the longer I worked the more the smell bothered me. To be fair I have a sensitive nose, and this might not bother most people, but honestly I don't want to use it again because the thought of the smell makes me feel queasy.
So if you've got a sensitive nose keep this in mind and wear a respirator or work outdoors or something!
I expected using this stuff to be really easy, but it took some getting used to. A big issue is that it did not adhere well to the existing plastic of the figure, even after the figure had been washed to remove oils from manufacturing. I followed the directions and let the entire figure cure for 24 hours before handling, but pieces broke off, even with wire added for support. The clay also picked up fingerprints and odd scuffs after drying after 2.5 hours, which disappointed me a little, since the instructions said it would not do so after drying for a few hours. I also found that the clay was not rigid enough to create long, thin objects without supports underneath, but that's no big problem.
To be honest, I think a lot of my issues with the product come from being an inexperienced user. With more practice I think I would get better results. It's a great product and an ingenious idea, but it definitely isn't the wonder product a lot of reviewers make it out to be.
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Perfect for dry cracked and itchy hands. I have extremely dry hands and heels and I am constantly looking for products to help relieve the itchiness and help keep them from cracking. I decided to do a 3 day test on this product and only applied it to my right hand twice daily. After the third day I asked my husband to feel both of my hands and tell me which one was softer. He rubbed both of my hands a few times and then said that my right hand was definitely softer then the left. I can feel and see a difference too and am so excited about this Shea butter. Also, I've discovered that a little bit goes a long ways, I literally used a dab and it covered my right hand as well as my legs. When I opened the box it was like melted butter so I put it in the refrigerator for a few minutes and have since had it on my bathroom counter, it has a nice applesauce like texture that blends and smooths easily. The first picture is straight out of the box, the second picture is now and the third is the noticeable difference in my hands after 3 days of testing.
Disclaimer: I was fortunate enough to receive this Shea butter at a reduce or free price for giving my honest opinion about this product. I reviewed it the same as if I was paying full price and in no way did it effect the review that I gave.
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Love it. I use this all the time. Works smoothly and efficiently. Holds a really big ball. You do need to lube the gears every so often, but that is expected with any gear driven device. Just a drop or two and it spins smooth as silk and winds a nice center pull ball. Had a cheap plastic model from another company and it broke early on. It really is high speed. Trying to find a cone adapter for it. If anyone knows of one that fits this model please comment. If I find one I will comment myself later. I am well pleased with this product. With thin yarn you need to wrap a few turns by hand before cranking as the grooves on the tip are made for heavier yarns.
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one of my favorite jackets, but the tape seams were peeling off. I bought this under the recommendation of a jacket repair shop in Seattle because they couldn't repair my jacket. And if they could, it would have cost me $500+ so they suggested using this stuff. The jacket I am trying to repair is a Supreme Wet Weather Parka, one of my favorite jackets, but the tape seams were peeling off. Kinda absurd the money I paid for this jacket it would at least have some quality tape, but that's a separate issue. I bought 3 of these initially to try. in some areas it worked ok and in some areas it didn't work at all. It just doesn't seem like it can hold very well. I decided to buy Gorilla tape since it be can used for the same thing, and the backing of Gorilla tape seemed more adhesive than tenacious tape.
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Something every craft-er should have in their home. Awesome buy for the price! You can't beat this stuff. Seriously. I used this for all my Christmas presents this year. Didn't even make a dent in the roll. You get a ton for what you pay. I received SO many compliments on this dang paper. It's so versitile. You can deck it out with nice ribbon and it looks awesome. You can re-use it for every single holiday, just switch up the ribbon. You can buy stamps and ink and decorate it (which would be a fun craft for the kids, btw). You literallty can roll it out on the floor and keep the kids entertained for hours drawing. It's thick and sturdy too. Definitely good quality. Buy buy buy this item.
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If you find out a way to peel this stuff as advertised, please share it with me. Not at all easy to de-laminate. I'm a crafty guy, really good at patiently producing good results in tasks like cutting out cavities in this foam for tools and the like. I love the consistency of this stuff--way thicker than standard case foam, and easier to cut good, accurate shapes into it than that lighter foam to boot. I mean, this kind of product is for us people who like to organize, to be tidy, it excels in its density, and ability to take perpendicular cuts. I failed several times to peel away any number of layers--not one, three six--any amount. There was either always some remainder of the top layer, or a divot into a lower layer, a complete disappointment to the anal-retentive part of me that patiently attempted multiple times to get better results. I ended up with something I liked by cutting all the way through the material and then removing the desired number of layers from the bottom of that piece, and then putting a separate piece under it with the ugly side facing down. Good result, but not from using the advertised capability of removing layers to a desired depth with a satisfactory result. There was another review by a fellow who said he got a better vertical cut with a sawing motion. I followed that and got a really good result as well, as opposed to making multiple passes which I tried at first and wished I'd used his technique. Burned a lot of material and eventually got an awesome result. Have a feeling I'd get better with repeated use. Still way better than the pick-and-pluck stuff, which I find annoying--just kind of bugs me that it shows the pre-scored squares when putting in or taking out the object it was sized to. I could see where someone less inclined to do such projects would do fine with it. I used the Olfa right angle snap blade over-extended, with good results. There's a depth stop in it that initially seemed weird and gimmicky, but when I sank the blade into 2 1/4 inches of this stuff it actually kept my cut straighter, I guess from added drag or resistance. Anyway, in terms of a final outcome, ignoring the advertised ability to remove layers cleanly and easily, I love it. Ultimately it was the inability to remove layers that made a dense and satisfactory place for my electronics.
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Cute little glue gun. Cute little glue gun! Included glue sticks were a nice bonus. It's very lightweight and cheaply made but it worked just fine for my needs. Nice for minor fixes here and there, or maybe a small craft project but for anything major I'd suggest a larger size for convenience and speed. The glue stick/ cavity is so small you have to refil it every few minutes but it does what it promises.
Pros: affordable, small, worked! Doesn't drip or get very hot so it's good for little hands.
Cons: doesn't hold a lot of glue, cord is very cheap and sometimes shots then gun off if it's in the wrong position, also it's so lightweight it tips over very easily.
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This is terrific for scrapbooking. Although this was not what I expected - this punches the inner part of the corner instead of the outer part - it still has many uses. For example, this punch would give you a fancy corner like a photo cutout, so you could slip the corners of the photo under it to hold it in place. It's attractive, and the EK Success punches are very easy to use, unlike some of the punches out there that require two hands, and all your shoulder and back muscles! This one was easy to use. I really don't like the paper guides but those just slip off, and can be reattached if you prefer. If it would have gone the other way, and shaped the outside edge of the corner, it would have been exactly what I thought it was. I'm still hoping EK Success decides to make one of these that does the outer edge, like other corner punches they have.
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Not the Cheap Junk you get today, Just like my Mom's which she still has today. Very Heavy Duty Scissors, the kind my Mom had when I was growing up, good quality and sharp not the new cheap plastic kind that does not stay sharp and you have to replace all the time. I expect to have these around for a long time. For the quality and sharpness they are fairly light in weight which is nice when you need to use them for a long time. Very Happy, will be buying a few more pairs so I do not have to ever buy the cheap ones again. Also comes with a wonderful pair of snips which I love and use so often for snipping threads and little jobs. Finally a pair of scissors that actually work.
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works perfectly for glass fusing. I love these silver foil sheets! I use them for glass fusing. The silver foil cuts well with paper crafting dies as long as I put them between a piece of food service wax paper. (I use a Spellbinder Grand Calibur and various paper crafting dies from different companies) They are very delicate, but the results can be stunning. I could not do this with "silver leaf" you have to use the foil to be able to cut it into shapes. You can also cut the silver foil with scissors or paper punches, but again, keep it between thin paper to cut it. Here are some pictures of my work. Hyde Park Hill. It's all the silver foil cut in different shapes, but it reacts differently with different types of glass.
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Best Way To Cut Corrugated Cardboard. Purchased my Fiskars rotary cutter originally at Walmart and it cuts through rigid corrugated cardboard like butter! I used minimal pressure, which is great since I have arthritis in my hands, and it still cut so easy and smooth with clean edges the very 1st attempt. It literally felt like I was cutting air! I compared it to an Xacto knife with a new large blade. The Xacto knife required 2 runs through the same cardboard using heavy pressure. The edges weren't as clean since my knife moved a bit on the 2nd run. I purchased a 65mm replacement blade at Walmart at the same time I purchased the cutter (for those of you who are having trouble finding them local), but I plan on buying them on Amazon from here on out just to avoid the zoo at Walmart. Hope they keep selling them here!
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as his favorite pet store glitter toy is nearly destroyed (I could . I bought these as toys for my cat, as his favorite pet store glitter toy is nearly destroyed (I could not find them in stores anywhere). Initially they were smaller than I assumed they'd be (and smaller than his previous toy), but it doesn't seem to bother him. He carries them around in his mouth, and bats at them, chasing them across the floor. With fifty coming in an order, it is a great value, and I don't think I'll be running out anytime soon, even with the dog ripping up a few. Great alternative for a cat toy, because he really hates the crunchy ones that make a ton of noise.
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Little slice of life. I plan the spring break and summer camp curriculum and I am always looking for inexpensive craft that we can do with kids from the age of 4 to 13. These little slices were a hit at our latest camp. We had a day off from school and I had the kids all day. It was a nice day and the local park had been cutting down one of the trees in the park that had been damaged in a storm. I had already placed the order for these and had them sitting in the cabinet. When I saw that the tree in the park was being cut down, I grabbed these, some sharpies and loaded up the kids. We went to the park and we talked about how to tell how old a tree was and why the parks and recreation department had to take the tree down. The kids were all into it and the guys taking down the tree let the kids check out the tree when they put all the tools away. Once they were done with that I pulled these out, we went to the picnic tables, passed these out and the kids counted the rings and talked about the different pieces. I then pulled out the markers and they all decorated their slice of wood. After we got back, I took all the slices home, put a clear coat of sealer over them, drilled a small hole in each of them, put a hanging string on them and the next day the kids all had a little slice of a tree. The kids enjoyed it, the slices were perfect for this kind of craft. I will be ordering more for summer camp, which is right around the corner. I did receive this product at a reduced price in exchange for a fair and honest review, but this in no way influenced my review of this product.
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Product wasn't what is pitchered. I bought the Tandy leather nickel plate Alex from Tandy leather expecting them to be a little shorter. I bought these to use on my paper beads that I am making Pandora like beads for. When I receive these I found that they were way too long and would not suit the purpose that I needed. I don't understand why they are so long and they're not even silver. Was rather disappointed it took also we ordering from another company to be able to get the ones I needed to get an order out that I had. Danny leather is a great company that is the reason I have given it three stars I have never had any problems before until now.
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Great scissors at a great value can cut just about anything. These are an awesome value in scissors. I first took them out of the box and set my mind on cutting up the box they came in. Sure enough, it sliced right through the box easily. I then cut apart the hard plastic shell that had encased the scissors. Gone! These are not only heavy duty scissors, but surprisingly easy to use - even my kid was able to cut cardboard and other tough materials. The scissors also have little bits for opening bottles, cracking nuts, stripping wires, etc, but overall, I just found them beneficial for cutting through thick things.
Topping it off, the scissors have adjustable tension and are super easy to clean. With the comfortable grips, I can cut things all day. Add in the excellent price, and these are a top-notch all around value.
Note: I received a free sample for the purposes of writing a review.
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OKAY IF YOU ARE WILLING TO OVERLOOK THE CHEVRON DESIGN FLAWS. I took two stars away because the black portion of the chevron design has white splotches, and in other parts of the chevron does not meet with the design smoothly. I was able to cover the white splotches with a black fine point Sharpie marker. Yes, I may have to re-cover the white splotches from time-to-time. The scissor itself cuts paper quite well, and appears to be strong. Another fine point about the scissors is that the tip is rounded. Nevertheless, the chevron design is part of the package deal.... Ultimately, the purchase is a good one ---- if you are willing to overlook the chevron design flaws.
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While the cardstock is of good quality it does not match my product. I ordered this cardstock because I needed to match what I already had for a project. Unfortunately, Darice has changed the dye lot slightly and the new version has a different cover photo. What I received (although the exact same UPC #) was the newer dye lot with a cover that has a light background with cream & gray stripes if I remember correctly. I contacted the distributor before I ordered but they could not determine which label the cardstock had because all of it was at the Amazon warehouse rather than in their possession. Shame on Amazon for not updating their photo with the current product. The newer product is slightly lighter than the previous product that is pictured in the ad. While the cardstock is of good quality it does not match my product.
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Excellent bloom loom. I hesitated to buy this due to some negative reviews, but my experience with Clover tools has been very good, so I decided to get the Hana-Ami anyway. This loom combo is excellent. What I like:
1. Six looms that all nest together in one closed container.
2. Each loom fits onto the base individually, and the base has slots and notches to hold yarn tails. No trouble keeping a grip on the small circle and square.
3. Compared to other looms, these have more pegs. More pegs allows more options and fuller motifs when using thinner yarns, raffias, strings, whatever. The pegs are as tall as on other looms I have, so I don't know why others have trouble keeping loops on. The Hana-Ami's pegs are slightly tapered, which helps if you want to transfer loops to adjacent pegs (which you might do while weaving petals, for example, to taper the petal points).
4. This set comes with a centre peg that can be used on the base when making partial circles or squares or hexagons. The woven fan shape, a quarter circle, in the instructions could make dangles for earrings or an interesting pendant on a necklace.
5. Comes with a plastic needle with a curved tip.
6. Detailed instructions inside, and you can always find a lot more ideas for small looms at knitting-and dot com.
7. Includes approximate length of yarn needed for one pass around each loom. You know in advance if that scrap of leftover yarn is long enough to be useful. Actually, just about anything is long enough to be used in a flower centre.
I say ignore the naysayers and give this set a try. I doubt you'll regret it.
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A little disappointed as the paper pad appears to have printer issues . A little disappointed as the paper pad appears to have printer issues and has "printer hickies" or small blotches on each page and well as what appeared to be a printer ink roller tape that printed off on the paper as well. I am calling it that as I worked in the printing business years ago and do not believe it was a intentional print on the paper such as a distressed look would be etc. I will work around it as it appears to be near the lower corner or side edges of the paper and will probably be scrap from my projects. The paper seems to be the quality in color and weight that I was expecting.
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Great, Great Purchase. I ordered this kit for my son's 7th birthday party. I had a twelve year old and 2 13 year olds who had never done face painting before in charge of this activity. The results were great. The instruction book that was included was all that was needed to create about a dozen different designs. The kids chose a design from the book and the teenagers followed the instructions. I it was super easy and everyone was pleased. The next day our 5 and 7 year olds were able to follow the instructions to paint our faces. I highly recommend this face painting kit. We had lots of paint leftover and will use it at our next family function.
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Review of 4 "Rain" fragrances offered by seller. This "Rain" fragrance oil was not what I wanted so I tried the 3 other "Rain" scents offered by this seller. Everyone smells things a little differently, but this is what I get from the 4 offerings.
Rain - Deep Hyacinth and earthy loam, wet soil; faintly a touch of wet asphalt.
African Rain - Yellow Roses and Daffodils over mild wet soil
Rainforest - Warm Vanilla Orchids over mild wet soil. (Occasionally a tiny bit of vanilla bubble-gum if conflicting scents are present)
Ocean Rain - Light Citrus and coastal breeze. This is my favorite.
These fragrances are pretty strongly scented. I mix as needed in a mild neutral oil like sweet almond oil; makes them last longer too.
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DONT BUY ANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS. Not happy with it at all. I literally just purchased this last week along with the letters to start a huge project as making a very neat medal rack for all my running medals. The letter N broke apart on Friday and of course they don't sell individual pieces tried soldering it back together with the equipment they give us for when that happens and it wouldnt even stick. Thennnnnn JUST NOW, the inside of the wood burner just stripped and not one letter will screw in. It cant even fix a project without something messing up. They charge a arm and a leg for crappy product. I don't even want to give them 1 start because ever since Ive bought their items its been nothing out problems. Now I have a few unfinished project and it a holiday so not finishing any time soon. Dont buy any of their products!
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Sheds Constantly, so Putting It Outdoors. Though it's cute, this mossy bunny is going to be a one-time decoration for me. It is simply too messy, shedding constantly, to be worth keeping. Since, it sheds, I will use it outside, in a protected area. I belated noticed that most of Supermoss' items on amazon are outside items, but the description of this Easter Bunny on the amazon page states "Cute idea for centerpieces", so mistakenly thought it wouldn't shed.
The bunny is very lightweight, which is nice, so I'm using a garden stake to keep it in place. I'm setting it on a plastic barrier in a planter.
The picture I've attached shows it being held in place by a 10-inch stake, which is larger than what you'd need, but is what I had on hand. A 2nd stake rests against the flower pot to show you what I've used. I later added a whole bunch of decorated wooden eggs to surround the bunny in the planter. It looks great.
I thought about spray-shellacking the bunny to stop the shedding, but that would change the whole look.
This wasn't expensive, so I'm not really peeved about my one-time decoration.
[EDITED to add] My SuperMoss Bunny was outside for two weeks. It didn't get rained on and was semi-protected from wind. And it came through it in good condition! So, though I still don't consider this an inside decoration, I'm saving it to put outside next year again! Because he is a cute little thing.
Happy Reader
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Not impressive. This is basically just super-metallic paint--but the hard-finish kind, like enamel. The metal particle settle easily, so you have to constantly shake the jar and stir the liquid before dipping your brush. If you don't, the color is muddy, rather than coppery. When the copper paint is mixed well, and freshly applied, it's very pretty. It's a strong, dark copper, not a light bright rose-cold kind of copper---and you have to watch out, because it will oxidize. In fact you have to make sure you aren't using it on something that will be touched or handled, even infrequently, because your finger oils destroy the copper color, and turn it dull. I painted a bracelet, and only wore it once--but it quickly turned dark.
Even if you allow for the fact that many types of liquid gilding will tarnish and oxidize, the other major problem with this brand is that the jar lid sticks shut very easily. There's something about the fit of the glass jar and the metal lid----the paint gets trapped in the grooves very easily--even when the jar is stored carefully---and the jar lid gets frozen into place. I was able to loosen it twice, and the third time, it was futile, and I ended up having to dispose of the full jar. Keep in mind that this was AFTER wiping the lid and neck of the jar before storage. So I only got two additional uses after Day 1, and had to throw out a full jar, which makes this not even remotely cost effective. I did NOT have the same problem with the PLAID liquid gilding, which has a smaller necked bottle.
Since then, I have all but given up on liquid gilding, on the grounds that it's less attractive than just doing actual metal leafing. It's a huge pain, because gold/silver/copper leafing something takes a lot of time and makes a giant mess, but the results are prettier, and don't seem to tarnish quite as badly.
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Great for Splicing Cordage (and Working with Leather, too. Purchased this for working with Dyneema cord (Amsteel Blue, Zing It, Lash It, etc.), splicing it to create various items for hammock camping.
The awl is used to "open" the cordage to pass cords through and inside. This specific Awl tapers from a needle tip to 5/16 or 3/8ths of an inch diameter shaft - very good for "opening" the seams of cordage of up to at least 1/8th diameter. The overall length of the Awl is less than 5", short enough for easy handling.
While this Awl is adequate in construction, and was shipped in a small cardboard box within an Amazon envelope, the tip appears to have suffered "impact damage", and had a burr from that damage. The shaft was enclosed in a form fitting plastic pouch, and this, too, showed crumpling and puncture. This burr was quickly eliminated with a handful of strokes on a 600 grit diamond sharpening card. Of course, that can happen once you own it, too - dropping is a natural enemy of pointy things.
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Pretty Cool Stuff. I've used products like this before -- usually called Plumber's Epoxy Putty, or something similar. The deal is, you have this putty-like material that has two parts, and you squish them together to activate the chemicals. The color is usually a dark gray.
What makes this MILWHITE Putty different is that it's pure white. Frankly, it's lovely. The color opens up possibilites for mending things like china cups and plates, which you couldn't do with the old gray-type epoxy putty. (Plus, this putty is very fine in texture, not grainy.)
For my project, I needed white putty because the chrome spout on my WHITE bathtub is in need of a substitute for the conventional caulking that's currently on it. The spout happens to fall at a spot on the tub surround where the contour of the surround changes, and half the spout is against one level, and half is against another. This means there's about a quarter-inch gap behind the top half of the spout -- that is, space between the back of the spout and the surface of the tub surround. Naturally, you can't have any gaps where water might get in behind the surround, so in the past, I had used regular bathtub caulk to fill this space in. It's OK (barely), but it's not really what the situation calls for. I needed a space-filler, not a crack-sealer. I wanted something of substance that I could mold to the proper shape (to fill the gap). And I wanted something that would dry nice and hard and smooth.
The MILWHITE Putty worked like a dream. I just rolled out a little "snake" of the putty and put it exactly where I wanted it. Then I used my fingers and a tiny spatula to smooth everything out. If I wanted it even smoother, I could sand it. That's the great thing about this epoxy putty -- it dries rock-hard, thus you can sand it, drill it, paint it, etc. Another nice aspect of it is that it's very receptive to water when it's soft, so you can dip your finger or tools in water to do fine smoothing and sculpting. I don't know about you, but I often find I need to simply fill in missing material ... like when a chip breaks off from the plastic section of the fridge door where the ice and water are dispensed. For what we pay for these appliances, you'd think they wouldn't literally fall apart -- with no provocation -- but they do. I didn't have the MILWHITE when this fridge debacle happened to me, but it would have been perfect for the repair.
I've had great success with the various epoxy putties I've used. The only down side is that they will dry up over time, even when kept in a tight plastic container. Since I especially love this MILWHITE, I'm going to see if I can come up with some super-tight container for it. (I've also resolved not to "hoard" it for special applications ... the rule I've learned is: "Use it or lose it.")
Oh, and another thing that makes the MILWHITE Putty cool? It's made in WALES. The instructions are downright charming.
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Nice Size Molds. My teen daughter and I have been making a lot of bath bombs lately. We have a couple of sets of aluminum molds and a set of plastic ones. While we do have several molds, we have found that you need a lot or otherwise you are waiting around for your bath bombs to be ready to come out of a mold. We've had decent luck with all of our molds so far. These stainless steel ones are no exception. Any failures that we have had are usually attributed to our bath bomb recipe and the addition of too much or not enough water. We have not had any difficulties with the bath bombs sticking to these molds. The molds are not as thick as I expected. They do flex a little, but they have not gotten bent or dented. The size is pretty good and they don't leave much of a seam.
*I purchased this at a discounted price in exchange for my honest & unbiased review. My thoughts & opinions are my own.
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Pieces tied together in middle of spool. Maybe good for smaller projects. I wrote a previous review about this product in a different color. I'm not sure how to edit but since I have ordered again and as someone who bases most of my orders on reviews, I'd like to comment again for anyone looking for more info.
I reordered this product in a different color, because for the most part the quality is good and its accurately reflects the size, which I had trouble with in regards to other products. A few of the spools I ordered had spots of knotted/ broken fraying. But I was able to hide the inperfections so its mostly easy to overlook.
I recently ordered 6 spools on a friends acounts for a very large project they asked me to make for them and for the most part they were in good condition.
Lately for myself I ordered 3 more spools of the brown color for macarame projects that take an entire spool to complete each one. As I measured out the 3rd one, after 20ft, Infound that the strand was broken and square knotted together - meaning the strand was cut / had ended and the difference was made up by tying another length on to equal the 50yds it is advertised as. Strangest thing. I was able to work around it, but if it had been my previous project it would have been rendered useless.
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Excellent value, great for any homeowner. I have an old wood set, maybe 35 pieces (probably 30-40 years old), and love it. (Sticker price was $3.99 I think LOL). I got this to have a portable set, for the car & office.
Unfortunately the case is much larger & thicker than it needs to be, but it's still a lot more portable than my old wooden box.
Anyway I'm not a woodworker or anything like that, but I'm always finding a need for an X-acto knife. We do product mockups at the office, and these are great for that kind of occasional detail work. They also come in handy at home, electrical, notching wood, trimming a little piece of wallpaper - 1,000 uses. Every homeowner would benefit from having this little set in their work bench.
I know these are probably inexpensive to make, and as I said, they used to cost 1/10th the price. But I also know from experience these knives last forever, and the convenient case adds value. (And, unlike the wood case, the blades actually stay in place!) I think this is a great value for $16, and a great gift idea too. They get a strong recommendation from me.
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The product itself is very nice, but they can't seem to get an order . I would probably give these five stars if I could ever actually get them. I ordered this wallet pack and recieved one color shaper. I paid $24 + and so I returned it. I re-ordered. Today I received the new pack. It contained three color shapers. I believe it is supposed to have five although some photos are too small to see and seem to have four. But none of the pictures show three. The product itself is very nice, but they can't seem to get an order for a simple set, that never should have even been opened, right, so I give the product one star for terrible service. Don't avoid the product, but you might want to avoid the company.
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This bundle of pipe cleaners is great! There is a fantastic variety of color in . This bundle of pipe cleaners is great! There is a fantastic variety of color in this package, you can use these to create anything you can think up! These pipe cleaners are a good quality, they remind me of the ones you would purchase at a crafting store like Joann Fabrics. My daughter has had a blast with these for the past week, we have created numerous different objects like flowers, dinosaurs, and jewelry, my daughter loves coming up with new ideas and creating them. These keep my three year old busy when I'm trying to cook or clean, they are a kid friendly creative option that gets your child using their imagination to create things! This would be a great item to purchase for homeschooling use or just as a fun everyday activity for your child. I recieved this product at a discounted price in return for my honest review.
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BUYER BEWARE. When we originally got the stand that came along with a candle - from the same seller - the candle was true to its word and burned very slowly, burning off instead of dripping wax. I think it lasted us over a month, with daily use. However, this refill is NOT the same candle, even though it's sold by the same seller. It is clearly extremely inferior to the candle that came with the stand we bought. It burned much more quickly than it should have, lasting only about 30 hours, if that. It also dripped wax, making a mess all over the stand, probably knocking off a lot of burn time because of that. It is my belief that this is NOT 100% beeswax as it is described, that it is made of a different, inferior kind of wax that is combined with another substance that cuts the time significantly.
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Great - with a caveat. I've been looking for a good scrapbooking adhesive for a long time. The glue sticks were too weak, even the ones designated "strong" seemed to lose their hold after a short time, and my usual good old craft glue wasn't perfect for everything. I particularly wanted something that would work well with photos. This does...but I have one big, fat caveat...
On modern photos, it's a dream. Just use a thin coat (there's a dual applicator, I use the flat one) on the edges of the back of the photo and you get a good grip. Weight the page, though, because as with any adhesive there's a little "warp" involved. BUT...for older (pre-mid-1960's) photos, they seemed to use a thinner, more fragile paper to print photos on, and this glue WILL bleed through it, resulting in damage. Use extreme caution (or, if you're worried enough, go back to the old photo corner method) and don't weight the page until the adhesive is completely dry. It says "photo safe" and it is - for modern photos. For the older stuff, use another method or due caution. Anyone know of any "photo-safe" adhesives that are TRULY safe for older photos?
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KNOCK OFF - x's2. UDATE: I reordered the loom and recieved another knock off - this one worse then the last. I was contacted by the seller and assured that Amazon is fulfilling the order with stock that isn't necessarily from the seller they listed. Buyer beware - you are better off at this point buying it from a store like Michaels or Aaron Brothers.
I knew before I even opened the box having been to Michael's the day before. I noticed the boxes were taped shut differently and when I opened it up - sure enough I confirmed my suspecion. I reordered and keeping my fingers crossed the new one is the real deal as it is a Christmas gift from Grandma. I reordered and it says it is by Rainbow Loom - the prior one was by DealZone fulfilled by Amazon.
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Not just a one use kitchen tool. Thanks for a smooth transaction. I received the herb scissors on time and exactly as described.
This item is not for everyone, it's for those of you who love cooking and kitchen gadgets that make cooking easier and more fun. That's me! My sister doesn't want a kitchen full of different things, but I love the right tool for the right job. They are good scissors also, just to note for you. I always am grabbing for scissors in the kitchen. Now I can grab for herb cutting scissors, as well.
I've used this item for over two weeks. With as much as I'm cutting up small greens for food, pretty much once a day for my main meal, this item doesn't just become a fun item to use, it becomes quite a daily-use item. And it works. I think you know who you are when and if you cook a lot.
I received this item at a promotional price in exchange for my honest review and this has been my honest review. Thanks a lot!
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Great stamps. I purchased these for my father who is getting into leather working and I have to admit I'm not 100% about how the tools preform just because I do not use them myself. The one big disappointment for me is that is not any paperwork saying that you have these pear shaders or these camouflage tools to me even if this is a step when you really already know this info it should be in the packaging. The other little things that I've seen from the little that I've used them is that I wish it was easier to read the tool stamp number/ code not all are bad some are just a little light, and personally I would like to see all of the stamps have the same rod size just to make it easier to get stamp holders for them. There still a great value and I would recommend them to someone who just wants to mess around with stamps and isn't wanting to spend a lot of money on stamps
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Your imagination is the limit. This stuff is easy to work with; however, you kinda have to be handy about it. I'm not good with sculpting, but I used it to create a transducer mount for my Jackson Coosa HD so that I didn't have to drill any holes into my kayak or buy any expensive & poorly built mounts available on the market.
In our case, we used Instamorph to create a surface-conforming mold to the scupper hole. We drilled a hole into the cured mold and routed a bungee through it. Since the mold conformed to the surface, routing the bungee through the scupper hole of my kayak and fastening it somewhere up top basically allowed it to self-align. This stuff is amazing.
**UPDATE**
I added some photos per request.
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Under a rough exterior -- a passably decent tool. My set says it's made in China, however the writing on the package appears to be Russian. Still, four gouges this size for this price and this quality isn't necessarily a bad deal. These come roughly machined and take a LOT of work to get into usable shape. If you don't have the skill, tools and experience to literally finish machining these, then don't bother with them. The inside of the gouges is terribly rough and takes power equipment to get to that mirror smooth finish a carver needs. I used various sizes of hardwood dowel rod covered with 400 grit wet or dry sandpaper spun full speed on my wood lathe to grind the coarse machine marks off each gouge. It took at least 15 minutes per tool to get just the inside ready for hand work and final stropping. I used a 1-inch belt sander with a 400 grit belt to smooth the sides, back and bevel to a good starting point for further hand work. The steel appears to be fair to good quality. If you are willing to put the work into these, they appear to be decent quality tools with strong looking wood handles. I'll check back in, in a few weeks when I know how well the edge holds up and at what angle. I carve mostly oak and walnut.
Update: I sharpened these to about a 20 degree relief angle. Think initially they are closer to 30. Anyway, I'm really happy with how well these are holding up edge wise after carving in red oak for the last couple of days sometimes using a mallet. They hold an edge quite well so after all the initial grinding, reshaping, honing, polishing and stropping, these are a pretty darn good deal in my book. Decent steel and strongly made, but poorly finished from the factory. If you know how to sharpen I do recommend these as an inexpensive set of gouges.
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Midwinter Magic. Winter frost in a can. So pretty and glittery, makes what you make seem magical. Now for the pros and cons:
PROS:
Covers what you spray in a fine opalescent translucent glitter
Easy and convenient to use (if instructions are closely followed)
Dries quickly and nonsticky to the touch
Adds a magical frostty appearance to your creative projects difficult to achieve with glue and glitter
Can use what you need without wasting product
CONS,:
Nozzle tends to clog, resulting in uneven, clumpy spraying. It can eventually clog to the point where it will no longer spray. My solution to this has been to remove the nozzle, soak in mineral spirits, rinse thoroughly in hot water and then reattach.
As with all Krylon spray products, tends to sputter and spray unevenly. Make sure you shake the can for at least 2 minutes, spray in sweeping strokes, and don't use outside when temperature is below 40 F. Also, store inside temperature controlled environment.
Will not cover opaquely, if that's your goal.
Can be messy. Make sure you cover surrounding areas well, as overspray is normal, and wear thin plastic gloves.
Product is expensive, ad you may need several cans for a larger project
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Super Fun and long lasting. I got this as a back up to a larger kit I bought. We use this for special walking events, the kind that last a couple days. If you put this on the for the first day, chances are unless you scrub the hell out of it that night, it will last till the second day. It is actually a little tough to scrub off, although while I had a hard time I had a friend who said hers washed right off. I tend to believe she scrubbed it off but I wasn't there so I don't know. Just sharing the conversation. I have other friends (multiple) who say the same as me, it lasts for days.
Bonus! Sun Block. Giggle. If you put this on and walk in the sun for 2 days, when it comes off, wherever this was, you have a noticeable tan line. Conversation starter for those who would notice an awareness ribbon on your shoulder.
Want to mention, being a creative template maker a bonus if it is for special events. The larger packs come with templates, but I create ones that are special for our team. I just used sticky shelf paper and my cutter machine. Can easily use an exacto knife or blade for same results. You can use them all day if you save them.
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CP soapmaker loving mold. I make 90% cold process soap and about 10% salt bar soaps. I am always looking for great molds in silicone at a decent price. The size on this mold is perfect at around 5 oz. and that is at 90% full. I love silicone over any other type of mold for its ease of removal. I have 3 ED 5lb log molds, 3 of this mold, 4 wood molds. Silicone can go in the oven so these work great for my salt bars that I CPOP. I use this for standard CP too which I cover with a cardboard box and I put towels around as I like most of my batches to gel. Soap always slides out fairly easy in these silicone molds. I wish they made this sz. and shape bars in more than a 4 count mold or at a slight cheaper price so I can buy more for a batch sz. I make most batches at 5lbs so it takes a few of this mold. My molds in this design are clear not blue as shown in pic too.
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Beeswax as nature intended. Its now apparent why some buyers feel that there is a "Chemical" smell to this product. It is a individuals perception. Like some fragrances are very pleasent to the wearer, to others, it is Extremely unpleasnt. And I am not refering to the "Strength" of the smell, but how it is experienced. Many "Natural" products can be mistaken for being "Chemically" off, when the product is in its natural state. The plastic bags do have a slight smell to them, but the wax itself smells like it should. I want to add, if you research Bees Wax, and, ahem, "HOW" it is produced by the Bee Colony, and mind you, this a "NATURAL" process, one may be "Forgiving".I urge you to try a bag, make a candle out of it, and see what you think. Make small blocks of it, and give as gifts. Perfect for stubborn zippers, sticky drawers, squeaky door hinges, ANYTHING that you'd normally use a"Spray" for. NO Chemical smell.
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Too small. Some of us are attempting to reclaim the "ancient" art of darning socks. For one because we've been purchasing some very pricey socks which are prone to holes in the heals and/or we've taken up knitting them which are not only pricey but also time consuming to make. In the hopes of rescuing them from the trash bin, I decided to learn to darn. You can find several excellent YouTube videos on how to go about this but what you cannot find very easily is a good darning egg. This seems to be the only one commercially available and it is just too small unless you are darning baby socks. I made my own from a wooden egg and a finial I found at Michael's which I glued together with Gorilla Glue.
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Good gift for your beginner scrapbooker but overpriced. The box is pretty. It looks nice and would be a nice gift for a beginner scrapbooker (although I'd say a gift card to a local craft store would be more useful). It has several different types of adhesive (which I will discuss shortly) but none are refillable. The mini sticker maker is cute. It will fully cover 1 side of just about anything (thin enough to fit through; no wider than 1 inch) with adhesive but unlike it's larger version, this one cannot be refilled :-( The liquid adhesive is nice and useful. I found the foam adhesive blocks to be too tall for most scrapbooking needs but I'm sure they will find a use. The 1/4" tape runner and double stick tape are nothing special. I do love the adhesive eraser and the most useful thing in this set as I don't typically see these at craft stores (one of those things you never knew how useful it was until you used it). If you need everything in this set and love pretty boxes or are giving it for a gift, it's not a bad set. If you don't need it all, just buy what you need at your local craft store with a coupon and you will save yourself a bit of $.
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However this mold works best in my opinion for melt and pour. I purchased this mold with the intention of making production easier for my soaping business. However this mold works best in my opinion for melt and pour, rather then cold process soap making, When I used m&p the soap popped right out. For cp it stuck, I left it for 2 days...stuck. I put it in the freezer...stuck. Fridge...stuck. I finally had to dig it out. I gave it one more shot and lined it with plastic wrap... still no go. The soap did not stick, but then I had indentations from the plastic wrap and I thought I had smooth it as much as possible! M&P go for it. CP I would stick with silicone, never had a problem with silicone!
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Perfect Paper Crafting Perfect Portfolio Pink. I have waited to write this review because others had not been happy. Like other reviewers I do believe improvements would help. Yet basic idea is there. For myself I am able draw, color by adding my paper to the inside, held by the magnetic top. Works Great! As far as an Easel to draw on in that position that has not worked for me. Yet you can display your work in this position if you choose. None of my projects have fallen out, or had round magnet marks from their time inside them. And I pushed to see if I could cause it, by adding paper of different sizes, slightly different thicknesses as well, it did not happen.
I purchased this in the Pink. I am keeping mine. Because it works for my use.
Hope this helps
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Cools to unworkably hard in 15 seconds. Heated it to clear (in 180F water, so I know it was hot enough), and worked it in a 70F room. Unfortunately, it cools too quickly for my use (15 seconds or less). I cannot use this stuff to mold anything that actually requires finer details as it becomes hard plastic too quickly and keeping it consistently 150F is impossible for pieces that are more than 1/2 thick. If you just need a handful globbed onto something to get a very rough shape, it works ok. I don't know how reviewers are getting 2-3 minute working time from this product. If I could get 1 minute, I would consider it useful, however 15 seconds is far too short. It is, however, very strong once cool!
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They are equally fabulous to cut up paper as they are to rip open boxes like a utility knife (who has time for that. I have been using these workhorse scissors for over a year now, I think. I use them in a factory and office setting. They are equally fabulous to cut up paper as they are to rip open boxes like a utility knife (who has time for that?). I loved getting a set of 3 because my husband immediately took a pair, and I socked one away for future use while I pulverize the pair I'm using now. They are tough and stay sharp no matter the punishment given to them. I think they would do well on fabric, too, based on how sharp they've stayed cutting paper all this time.
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but the picture looked nice and it was inexpensive and I needed some small . I wasn't sure what to expect with this, but the picture looked nice and it was inexpensive and I needed some small pieces so, why not. Oh me, oh my, was I not disappointed.
The paper comes in four sizes: 3"X3", 3"X5", 4"X5", and 4"X6". The paper itself is thick, and has an almost velvety hand feel. I tried cutting a piece and the edge was not completely crisp, but that is to be expected with this kind of paper.
The designs are not precisely what is in the picture, but since this is a half pound "grab bag" of papers, that is to be expected. There were a few duplicates, but not very many, and there is a huge assortment of designs and colors, ranging from the palest whites to the most vibrant reds and blacks. The colors are wonderfully rich, and while the designs are single sided, the colors go deep into the paper.
Here's the kicker, though: GOLD FOIL. I am a sucker for anything with gold foil and almost all of the papers in this collection have foiling on them. Sometimes it is subtle, and sometimes it covers nearly the entire paper, but it adds a dimension that you just cannot see in the picture.
If you are looking for larger sheets, go elsewhere. But if you want a delightful assortment of smaller sizes to play with, this is definitely the paper for you.
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My fave paper crafting adhesive. Scor-Tape is my favorite heavy duty adhesive for paper crafting. I love that I can tear, instead of cut, it. (Unlike red line tape. You also get a lot more on the roll of Scor-Tape than red line.) I use 1/4" most of the time, but like having the 1/8" on hand for times I need it. I also have 1/2" on hand for the same reason. Don't use it REAL often, but glad to have it when I need it. Point to know though - this does stick strong and immediate, so be sure things are aligned before connecting them. (I use ATG for attaching paper to cardstock that won't get wear and movement, and Scotch quick dry wet glue for things that I need to have ability to readjust before it sets.)
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Really difficult to use. This is essentially like using two small spice bowls for a bath bomb and keeping them together with a rubber band. It was practically impossible to get them to stay together enough to get a finished product. In addition, I had a lot of trouble getting the bath bombs out. I ended up making four different recipes because none of them were coming out clean (I had to scrape out the dried bath bomb from the inside more than once). The only way I got it to work was by putting parchment paper (like you would use in baking) on both sides, and using multiple rubber bands to keep them together. Even then, my end product was lopsided and ugly. If any of the stores in my area had the empty plastic ornament balls I would rather use those, this is just a waste of money.
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Highly Recommend These Little Jewels. Really liking these little scissors. This is the first time I've used a pair designed like this. I was very excited to try this kind as I have very severe pain and cramping in my hands and especially fingers at times where I can barely open a clenched fist. I love to collage and paint and do all sorts of art journaling and making my own journals or tip Ins at times. So scissors are crucial.
These are very nice. They took a bit of getting used to. And I'm sure I would need a bigger pair for larger projects,
I'm very glad I purchased these. They go with me in my purse so I can work on projects while waiting somewhere. Perfect! I purchased a pair for my mom and my daughter at the same time- they are quite pleased with theirs, as well.
I would highly recommend these scissors to anyone that is looking to try out the concept before buying a more expensive pair of the same construction. You will not be disappointed. And these will not go to waste. They are very sharp and are quite useful since they are legally okay to carry on to craft while you travel. Just slip in your bag with your other yummy supplies and you are ready to go! They are so compact and slim. They literally take up less space than my mascara.
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