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Beautiful when the punch actually goes through. 4 stars because the butterfly is beautiful, but WOW is this thing hard to punch. I am punching through card stock and it is pretty impossible, and has led to a lot of wasted paper and/or I have to cut out and use a partially punched butterfly. I think this is due to the smaller details, especially the tiny ones on the bottom wings, but it has been incredibly frustrating and many times I have felt like I am going to break the handles right off the punch when pushing down as opposed to the damn punch going through the cardstock. Palm of my hand is killing me, I even tried putting it on the floor and using my foot and didn't get all of the way through the paper, hahaha.
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Creative Paperclay for Modeling, Clay molds and more LOVE IT. Hi, this is the clay of choice for me. Soft, easy to use, if you re package it in between using it,, will not dry out. I am using for the IOD Prima molds and love the quality of this paper clay. I purposely left a small amount in a double bag, one zip lock inside a larger bag to see if it would dry out and it did not, just ensure you release all of the air out of the zip bag. Worked for me. I purchased two of these along with other paper clay products to try with my new molds, love love this one and will get again, so easy to use and mold into the delicate designs especially when using the Iron Orchid Design molds.
I am utilizing these for little wooden boxes, furniture and more. I am showing some pictures, also with my reviews of the molds, to show you the quality of this paper clay. drying process, some still look damp, I may have used too much, still playing with it, so you can see how these pieces turn out. Most of the pictures are with this brand, if you see some thicker ones, my boo boo, I used another brand, that I did not like as much, but it still worked okay.
This is fun, great for you and the kiddos, start something, a project, this will teach them patience, ha ha, ask me I know! Anyway I hope you found this review helpful, please ask any questions, I will answer all of them. I also read all of the reviews before I purchase, as I am on a really fixed income, so I appreciate those that take the time to speak their mind, give hints and tips and also recommend a product, here on Amazon, that they like love as well. Sure helps, so thank you guys and gals! Much appreciated by this lady! :) Thank you for reading my review, have fun with this clay! My fave! :) Kat
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Gorgeous Silkscreens. ***** Stars for the designs...have not used them yet, just gathering them up for future projects...they are beautiful..I was just wondering why they are all different prices? They should be the same coming from the "same seller" Amazon? Anyway I will update once I use these...so, so intricate. They don't even look like a stencil of yesteryear...can't wait for the Christmas gifts that I plan to make this year...thank's "Martha" for your creative ideas...
Ok I couldn't wait so I tried one last night on a round cylinder candle holder...omg...following directions and some helpful youtube videos...it came out perfect. I am so impressed. Like the others say, don't gob the paint on and remove the stencil right away...no brainer and works great...love these..
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Love my new yarn gadget. I'm in my first big knitting project and got this winder to make the yarn I'm using more manageable as I use it. Never thought it made a difference until I wound my first ball on this and didn't have a tangle or snag for the whole ball using it center-pull. I wasn't careful with that ball either. The project goes with me to work and back and the bag it's in gets shoved in and out of my carry bag every day. The winder is easy to use and compact. Holds to a table or ledge well when I can find one with no slope to it. I've held the winder in one hand to crank it with the other twice now and it worked great. Love my new yarn gadget.
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The Perfect Glue. I specialize in custom invitations and stationery and I use this glue for swarovski crystal applications and sometimes to glue appliques onto fabric scrapbooks. It is the only thing that works perfectly!!! 100% clear! It drys in the perfect amount of time - not so quick that you don't have time to apply the product but not so slow that your waiting forever to move on to the next step of your project. I've attached a few pictures of my designs with crystals and appliques, You cannot even see the glue, I've used glue that leaves shadows, residue etc. This is just perfect! A little bit of this glue goes a long way!!!! Love, love, love!
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Very Unhappy. I am very discussed with the product. I painted the same exact nativity 25 years ago and loved it. I ordered 4 sets on 11-28-12 to paint for my adult childen. 5 peices are missing and 6 peices are damaged. Here we are (6) six count them. Six months after the initial purchase of this item, and still we have not received the complete order. Many items missing, and as noted items received where damaged. I would not purchase anything from this seller. He ? She is not going to send you what you pay for, and worst of all. You are going to have to jump through invisible hoops, trying to get any resolution. After they take your money from your account. BUYER BE WARE!!! DON'T BUY IT FOR THIS SELLER....
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Faded and Dented Roll: Tears Raggedly Because of Dents. This green is a faded (faded like denim) green color: Not nearly as nice as the image, (which I checked on several computers for accuracy. Hmm.) This paper is VERY THIN, perhaps a little thinner than printer paper :( (not nearly as thick as nice brown Kraft paper.) Worse than this, the paper rolls have deep DENTS in them. Because of these dents, they will not dispense in a regular paper dispenser without tearing raggedly. VERY FRUSTRATING: ARRRGGGGHHH! I am going to return them and will let you know how this goes. I also ordered a yellow roll. The color is beautiful, but the roll is thin and very dented, so it also tears 'raggedy'. I just cannot imagine working with 1000' of paper for the next year and having it tear raggedly each time I use it! Grrr. Really disappointed.
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Doesn't work for long. I am using this pattern to edge one side of my daughter's wedding invitations on cardstock. I managed to get through about 40 cards before it stopped working. ThenI received replacement and it did the same thing. I still need to do 50 more! I read that cutting foil will sharpen the blades then cutting wax paper will lubricate the blades when this occurs. But it did not help. The blades look misaligned at this point. The ones I got finished look beautiful but I hate to have to keep on replacing them! But time is of the essence - and the invitations should have been sent out yesterday :(
UPDATE: I ended up going through 3 of these to punch 1 side only of 120 wedding invitations- DOES NOT WORK FOR LONG ON CARDSTOCK! Beware.
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not paper/matte like most washi tape. These are not true "washi" tape - these tapes are plastic/shiny, not paper/matte like most washi tape. There is a distinct odor of plastic when you open the package too, although this does dissipate somewhat once it's been open a while (doesn't stay with the tape itself).
Some of the designs are actually very cute, but many of them are just rainbow with a pattern printed over it (snakeskin, or stripes, or zebra stripes over the same rainbow colors).
The individual rolls of tape are horribly difficult to use as well - it took FOREVER to get one started, and even then the tape split/halfway-peeled and had to pull that part off and start over to get a clean strip.
On the up side, these are super inexpensive and brightly colored, so if you're looking for preteen slumber party favors, they'll probably do fine.
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Oh yesssssssss. Absolutely great. If there's one accessory kit you must buy when you're starting photography, it's this one. The fluorescent filter is useless for digital cameras, but everything else is great. You've got your hoods, your CPL (green tinge on this one), and your UV filter (useless, but good for protecting the lens). You've got a small camera cleaning kit, which is important. The items are all very basic, but you are paying $20 to get quite a few things. Typically, you might pay $20 just for the filter kit.
Buy it for yourself. Buy it for your friend who's getting into photography. Buy it for your "pro" photographer friend and watch him scoff at the cheap lens filters, then catch him crying over his Hoyas in a corner.
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It worked just fine for about 6 months then I got an error . DO NOT BUY!
When I purchased my printer from ink4cakes I was excited. It worked just fine for about 6 months then I got an error message. It would not read one of the colors. I had my husband look at it to see if the print head was clogged or something. It wasn't. My husband is a BMET. He maintains, calibrates, and repairs medical equipment for the last 16 years. He can fix anything! He didn't see the problem, so he ordered all new cartridges. He installed them and it still wouldn't read it. We tried calling SEVERAL times, but never got an answered. I went to their Facebook page and left a message...NO RESPONSE. I emailed...NO RESPONSE. Their customer service sucks! Now I have a very expensive piece of cake equipment that serves no purpose. A complete waste of money. If it works you will love it, but if you have a problem don't expect them to reply. Why gamble? Save your money.
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The can itself is great. The can itself is great... however, once the top was opened, we found that the cement like material that encompasses the inner tube was moldy (visibly) and it smelled overwhelmingly like mold too! even aired out overnight, the smell was still strong in there and the brown mold spots could not be removed from the filling. Bought for a kids part giveaway so they were basically useless for that purpose (not gonna give that to a kid as a gift). Also, the can edge was sharp enough that it cut a finger when opened (good to know). Something to think about if you are buying for a kids party or escape room type prop for kids.
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and the machine began to shake and rattle so bad it actually shook the lenz loose after countless hrs . i received the item after unboxing i noticed the machine was missing parts and looked to be used after setting up an running some sample test i notices the machine was functioning a little strange i did some research and found out some of the setting were wrong and most all nuts and bolts were very loose i repaired the problems and i was able to use the machine for a total of 4 hrs before something malfunctioned and the machine began to shake and rattle so bad it actually shook the lenz loose after countless hrs reading and researching the problem i've determined something in the control board went wrong ive spoken multiple times with the seller and they do not want to return the machine instead they offer to refund a portion but that does not do me any good i can only use the machine at about 10% speed befor i begins to distort the images even simple squares and circles for the money i spent i feel ripped off and this is not a good product at all if you looking for a good laser that actually works do not buy this one from the seller its a very poor product and i feel its very possible there products are used machines and not whats advertised
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The Java issue also explains why it runs like it does when working - it is written in . It works for the most part but is extremely slow and undocumented. My copy ran alright for about a week and then after a routine Java update it wouldn't load at all. The Java issue also explains why it runs like it does when working - it is written in Java so that it can run on either a PC or Mac, instead of a language native to either. Making any small change to a single setting, or even saving a design, can take 10 to 15 minutes or longer to process. Since there isn't any real 'this setting does this' but only 'play with the settings until you get what you want' this is very frustrating.
If you are at all interested in this product, I would heartily recommend that you get one of Tammie Bowser's related books, go to her website, download the trial version of this software, and try it before purchasing.
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Beware of this company's Products...they say they stand behing....they do not DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY..YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED. I have ordered the fresh coffee wax melts. The first package smelled good, but the other did not smell at all unless you leaned down by your warmers and sniffed when they were melted. I also purchased some of the wax melts directly from his website, spent over $70 and received total waxes that had no scent what so ever. I ordered calm and relax and coffee again as well as another joke of a product Apple cinnamon.....The company wants 5 star results..they do not stand behind their products and are operating in quite unbusiness like manner. I have asked for a full refund if I send all products back and they are ignoring me....
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BSTPOWER Glue Gun is everything I need in a glue gun. My new BSTPOWER hot glue gun is my best glue gun purchase to date. It heats up rapidly and the thermostat performs accurately.
It cycles on and off as designed to maintain the temperature you select by turning the temp dial. The bright power light reminds you that
it's plugged in since it doesn't have an actual power switch........this is a good safety design feature that I like.........you're less likely to leave
your BSTPOWER gun plugged in after you're done working due to the bright light power light........your glue gun will thank you and you will
extend the life of your gun significantly. This glue gun performs flawlessly without drips that ultimately cost you money over time. Why spend more on a big brand name when this gun equals or exceeds the performance of those bigger brands........I'm a happy camper!!!!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!
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Nice wooden sculpting tools. I got these tools to use with polymer clay. They are probably not the best choice for making miniatures since they were designed for larger scale projects using heavier sculpting clays, but even so, they are high quality tools and I find myself using the needle tools every time I work with polymer clay. The other tools not so much for my needs. I like the fact that they have protective plastic tops on the ends so you aren't constantly stabbing yourself with or damaging the end you aren't intending to use at the time, however the plastic caps are very cheaply made and do not stay on well. Overall I think these tools would be great for a sculptor and I am pleased even if I only use a few of them.
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Excellent price, good colors. I bought these since the variety of glazes at my school's ceramic studio is lacking. Overall, the quality is great. Some of the colors are thicker than others, some shades were almost gritty, and required me to add water and mix a bit until smooth. The brown especially was gritty and thick. But I still love them. They work well watered down, and I had good luck mixing the colors... if you mix some underglazes, you don't always get consistent results. But these were almost like mixing paint. Some people in my class used these, and had issues from "crawling." I didn't see how they applied them, and think they must have applied them in coats that were too heavy. (the colors they had issues with were the thicker ones... they probably should have watered those down)
It is a good idea to do a few test tiles, of course, and play around with mixing colors. I recommend these glazes, especially to anyone who has a limited selection of ceramic supply stores in their area. You get a good selection of colors in a size that gives you enough to play around with, without having to buy large containers that may just go to waste.
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Ehhh. While it was on time and packaged nicely... the blade was very dull. I had to use a sharpener to get it to the 'working' stage. That was a simple problem to solve. The handle is a bit sticky, it doesn't like to release the way it should. The black 'button' on the back that allows you to take the blade out/off is threaded a bit odd. It goes on, but sticks and requires a bit of force to get it to secure the blade in place...also, if you want your cutter to work and the blade to 'spin' you will need to remember to let that black 'button' be loosely fitted to the back. Now the button that locks the handle is a bit tricky as well...it doesn't like to slide in and out of the lock position very well. It requires a good amount of pressure to move it. The over all feel is almost like holding a McDonald toy, it's made of a plastic and is very light, but it feels a little like a toy. For what I paid for it though, I wasn't expecting much. Thought I would explain that if you were looking for super quality that maybe one of the higher end models would do you better...as it stands this one does it's job but there are some issues.
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I really love this item. I really love this item, however, the one drawback is whenever I use it for any length of time the piece gets very hot. Of course the area you touch does not get too hot, but because the area right next to it does it generates so much heat that you have to stop.,..very frustrating when you are working on a project. I also wish I knew what other tips are available that fit this unit. I have not found that many different tips from Walnut Hallow, and do not know what other brands fit this one. In addition, I do not work with wood, I am working on leather with it. When working on leather it tends to smoke a lot, and I use it indoors so you have to be careful not to set off the fire alarm and I have to take breaks and open the windows or the entire house smells of burning leather. I wish they made one that does not smoke or an item to go with it that would absorb the smoke. I am going to try wearing a mask as well because I am sure it is not good to be inhaling the fumes.
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I am happy with it. Loom arrived very quickly and very well packed. It is a cute little size-just what I was looking for because I wanted a small loom to try out new ideas and also to be able to take on long car rides. It did not come with any instructions-you will have to find another source for that if you need it.
Most pieces are very well sanded and smooth. The shuttle is a bit rough, but sandpaper will take care of that. The only downer for me, is that the loom is not quite balanced. It wobbles a bit because one corner is not "square". But for the price you can't really complain-all those parts and a useable little loom for less than 10 dollars. I am happy with it.
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2" diameter candles burned very quickly! Not as described. I loved the look and natural feel of these candles and thought that the long burn time justified the cost. I was so excited when these arrived - I ordered one 3x3, 2x3 and 2 of the 2x4.5 candles. The description for the 2x3 states it has a 25 hr burn time. I burned it for the first time for less than 2 hours and it is approx 80% burned up, one of the 2x4.5 (stated to last 36hrs) is approx 60% burned up. This is very disappointing as I was looking forward to these lasting close to the claimed durations. Despite the pleasant appearance and many high reviews I will not be spending any more money on these products as I feel it was wasted. The 3x3 candle however has stood up better but I am skeptical it will burn anywhere close the 50hrs advertised.
Photos are taken after first and only burn of just under 2 hours
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I thought it might be helpful to others to know just how easy it was to use this product. Although I did not originally purchase this from Amazon, I will be placing a order from here shortly for more product. I thought it might be helpful to others to know just how easy it was to use this product. I had never made a mold of anything ever before, and I was a little bit nervous about trying. I needed a mold of a collectible tiki soap from the 60's. I wasn't sure how using a soap would work as a mold, so I had a friend carve me a likeness out of wood. So my fist mold was of this carving. I built a little frame out of foam core board, hot glued the edges and added electric tape as well to make sure no silicone would leak out of the mold. I glued my little caring to the bottom of the frame and that part was done. The mixing of the product was super easy, equal parts of the blue and the pink mixed it well and poured it into a corner of the frame and let the goo find it's own level. Since I had mixed it all up I had quite a bit left over. I thought, "what the heck" and quickly prepared my actual soap figure for molding. I sprayed it with the super seal and followed up with the mold release and suspended the soap across the top of a plastic container. With the 30 min. pot time this was all doable. I poured and then went to work. When I returned I wasn't quite brave enough to check the mold with the actual soap , so I started with the wood carving one . It was perfect! picked up all the details and looked just like the carving. I then cut into the vertical container mold with the real soap figurine in it. I was so sure that the soap would be ruined, but to my surprise, it was non the worse for wear, and the mold was perfect as well. happy dance! I will certainly be making more molds, this was just so easy. No smell while mixing, very easy to use product. So glad I found this product. In my case I had no bubbles either. perfect pour. Made a exact mold easily right in my kitchen.
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excellent for cutting thread when doing beadwork. I've been doing a lot of work with seed beads lately. I'd been trying to cut my thread (usually nymo) with whatever scissors I had lying around. This led to messy cuts and ugly-looking thread ends. It really is better to have a dedicated pair of scissors for beading (and not to use the same ones you open packages with...), especially ones with a tiny tip like this.
Anyway, I bought these because the product description said they cut through multiple layers of cloth. I figured if they would cut cloth, they would be excellent for nylon thread. And I was right. I get really neat cuts through my thread on the first attempt with no fraying. The cuts are such that it is easy to thread a needle afterwards. The edges are quite sharp and the tip is a fine point, so you can get in close to the work. These are not the same as using a thread burner for beadwork, but they're about as close as you can otherwise get.
5 inches is the total length and these are made in China. Mine arrived in excellent condition with no rust. The fulcrum operates easily but is not loose. These do not have any kind of sheath, they are just on a cardboard backing with a plastic cover to hold them in place. Now all I have to do is train myself to reach for other scissors when it is time to open packages so I can keep these nice!
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Vibrant colors. I purchased these because I do events and parties and know kids love anything black light related....oh the fascination!! Ha!
Here are my thoughts...
Pros
1. Vibrant colors...I think the blue/purple were a little less exciting then the others but they do the job
2. Smothering and easy to paint on body
3. Good variety of colors
4. Water based...super easy to wash off
Cons
1. Much smaller than I expected. Each container is .34 FL oz. This package might be enough for a party of 10-14 kids, depending on how detailed and extravagant you get.
2. The silver film wasn't covering the paint hole on half the products. The film is used to keep air out and oaint in! Might be an issue if you aren't using them right away. If they do harden ....because it's water based you should be able to just add a few drops of water and it regain the texture. Just thought it was worth a mention.
I received this product at a free or discounted rate in exchange for an unbiased and honest review. As always, my opinions are entirely my own and I never guarantee a positive review in exchange for a discount. I too rely on accurate reviews to make informed descions about a product. It's my goal to highlight feautres and drawbacks that I would want to know about as a buyer, not hype the product for the manufacturer. Thank you!
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Sticks well to SMOOTH surfaces. Perfect item for labeling, children's art, and a variety of other uses. The tape itself isn't very sticky, so it's easy to remove. That's great for the instances where your children are using them, or you want to use it on something that frequently changes.
To comment on the stickiness - it will not stick very well on surfaces that are not perfectly smooth. Items that it will stick to:
Perfectly Smooth flooring (anything without a surface "texture")
Smooth plastic containers (does not work on containers with any kind of texture)
Binders with a plastic cover (like the binders that have a clear plastic cover for sliding in pictures)
Laminated pictures (this is what I use for kids activities)
The tape doesn't stick very well to itself, probably because the surface of the tape is textured. I have to use a small piece of regular tape to secure the ends of the roll, otherwise the end peals up.
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Not as described and not of good quality. The color combination and style of the letters is what attracted me to these stickers which I had intended to use for a poster board that would be on display. The ad says that the set includes "Full alphabet, upper and lower cases and numbers, with up to 8 of each". I received the following:
A = 2, a = 2 _______ G = 1, g = 3 ________ M = 1, m = 2 _______ S = 2, s = 2 __________ Y = 1, y = 1 ______ 5 = 2
B = 2, b = 2 _______ H = 1, h = 1 ________ N = 0, n = 2 _______ T = 2, t = 2 __________ Z = 1, z = 2 ______ 6 = 2
C = 1, c = 2 _______ I = 3, i = 5 ________ O = 1, o = 4 _______ U = 0, u = 2 __________ 1 = 3 ____________ 7 = 2
D = 2, d = 2 _______ J = 1, j = 2 ________ P = 2, p = 1 _______ V = 1, v = 2 __________ 2 = 5 ____________ 8 = 2
E = 1, e = 5 _______ K = 1, k = 1 ________ Q = 1, q = 1 _______ W = see below, w = 1 __ 3 = 2 ____________ 9 = 2
F = 1, f = 2 _______ L = 1, l = see below R = 2, r = 2 _______ X = 0, x = 3 __________ 4 = 2 ____________ 0 = 2
Please note that upper case "i" and lower case "L" are expected to be used interchangeably, so there are only a total of 3 stickers for these two letters. Same goes for the upper case "M" and "W". There is only one, so if you need both an M and a W, you are out of luck.
Perhaps there is a good reason for this particular combination and number of characters provided, however, it is misleading to describe the product as having a full alphabet when there is no upper case "N", "U" or "X"; and to suggest that there are up to 8 of each character when this is the case for one only one letter "i" and that is only if you don't need any lower case Ls!
The other major issue that I had with these stickers is the quality. They are old and the adhesive backing detached from almost every letter when I tried to peel it off the film. I had to use paper glue to reattach the adhesive backing to the letter, before sticking it to my poster board. With the disappointing combination of letters available, I had to completely reorganize and contract the information on the poster board because I didn't have time to order something else. I definitely would not buy again.
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Reuse your existing wax. My daughter (age 11) received this for her birthday. It is a great gift for a crafty pre-teen with adult supervision. She has made about 15 candles with it. It didn't come with very much wax at all, and the first candle we made we had to dig out of the mold. After our first attempt, we discovered that freezing the candle helped it slip right out. We also started remelting ruined candles laying around the house and rebuilding them. It was lots of fun for her and she even made most of her christmas gifts this year. I would definitely recommend this kit, just be prepared to buy more wax. (Dollar store candles make a cheap source for wax!)
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Perfect. I bought these to fix a pair of boots that had what looked like these as an added bit of flair. Perfect match in color and size. My other option was to remove the decorative straps and other three gunmetal grey round studs.
I looked high and low at craft stores to try to figure out what those things were. I had no success. But these looked like it and I took the plunge. I only needed one but I am ready should another come off. These are "new" boots. I know a place that sell returns from department stores. They are good about describing the problem and then the buyer can decide if they want to adopt the pair of shoes or boots for the price listed plus shipping. When I first saw these I thought "take everything off" or "attach strap with super glue". I am so glad I did it the right way. They need a bit of style.
This pair of boots was much easier than the one I bought last year. Last year I had to fix a zipper. It looked easy enough. It was a pain in the rear until I decided to read up on the subject. Then it was fixed in no time. Now I have sweet boots for less that one would pay at Target. Boots are addictive. Don't follow me down this dark path.
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Make I can reduce the amount of bins of yarn I have now. Was hesitant in buying this due to a couple of bad reviews, but I bought it anyways. It's actually quite useful and definitely makes this giant balls/skeins more manageable. It's easy to use and to figure out after a few minutes of looking at it once out of the box. Cons: no instructions, which isn't really a huge downfall bit when you are kind of airheaded sometimes it would help. DO NOT GET THE YARN TWISTED AROUND THE BOTTOM. My 5yo daughter decided to "use" it and got yarn twisted around the bottom of the stem...... 15 minutes later and my husband fixed it...... Also make sure you use it on a sturdy table of some sort, a tv tray is too flimsy and will not give the proper support for this device.
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I buy these over and over again/Volume inside when you buy in 3's takes a long time to duplicate yourself!!! 4. I just LOOOVVEEEE K&C Die-cuts etc for my card making and scrapbooking. These are ALL great. They even mix and mingle quite well...BONUS!!!!!!!!!!!! Most of them have a picture of what is in the package, so large are the images, on occasion I cut them out and they are just the right size to be used. like a butterfly or ladybug EXTRA BONUS!!!!....notice on most packages!!!!!!!!! the background is a pastel color. Well look closely...well when you BUY IT!!! There is usually a delicate texture to the pastel, and the background card, or paper can be used as a very appropriate inside to a card you may be making for the contrasting writing surface! I usually use parchment or just copy paper. but this stuff, looks classy most every time. Some call it trash, I call it TREASURE!!! Yes my sister and momma taught me right!! and YESSSS... I BUY THESE at AMAZON!!! oh yes on some there are cardstock and acetate for quite a diverse choice for your expressions of various sentiments! I may be OLDER... But I just DO NOT DO YARN>>knot knit or nay to crochet...Scissors, glue, double/stick tape, and card stock YOU ROCK!!!#four...who could ask for more!!!
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Great alternative for mustache wax. I have been using this product as mustache wax replacement. As a children safe glue, I like that since it is used close to my mouth. Unlike wax, it doen't make the surrounding skin greasy or break out with pimples. It sets up like hair gel. No mustache wax on my pillow. It dries clear and rinses out easily with warm water. Mustache wax is harder to shampoo out of one's hair. This was one of the best recommendations I got from a men's mustache blog (but I'm sure that some of you grandmas can also use it too, so not just for men). Just joking. Keep the bottle stored upside down so that you don't have to wait for the glue to ooze to the top of the bottle.
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Strong when hardened yet relatively inexpensive. Seems to be as good as other, more expensive products. My use case is fairly simply as I use the moldable plastic to create a brace to hold still a small electric servo motor. The servo is used to open and close wooden blinds in my house. I have to keep the base of the motor still so that when I attach it to the rod that opens and closes the blinds, the servo will not spin but direct the energy to opening and closing the blinds. For this purpose, it works great. I don't need it to look pretty nor do I need to worry about painting it or finishing it in any way - I just stuff it around the servo and wait for it to cool and harden. It works great for this purpose.
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Love these and use them ALL the time. Love these and use them ALL the time. Cheap enough to use them on things and not worry about it. I'm a middle school teacher and teacher 4/5-year-olds at church. I have smaller groups at school (special ed) and the kids like to match up definitions, characters to traits, etc, put things in order--science and math mostly, play games with index cards at the magnetic whiteboard. They easily hold 3x5 cards and stay on easily. The backs come off easily. They hold up a standard 8 1/2x11 size paper with 2 magnets in the top corners and pocket protectors too with paper in them. The magnets are slim so groups of things with magnets isn't a problem.
I also use them a lot at church to use as I tell stories. I usually have pictures and have a magnetic chalkboard. The little kids like to put up pictures as they are introduced.and move the pieces around to tell the story. A couple times the kids have helped me take the backs off the magnets with little difficulty. Doing this helps all the kids to see everything and pieces can be easily moved around. I also send fun things home with the kids with magnets versus safety pins etc feeling that it's a bit safer.
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Clean Cut - Sturdy Construction - Don't Be Cheap. This same punch is being sold for $40+ on eBay and other sites, so purchasing it here was a no-brainer.
The McGill hanger punch is the only option for low-end private consumers unwilling to spend over $30 on most things. Luckily, the punch is very good, made from quality materials, and cuts neatly through...
2 pieces of single sided kraft/poster board
(i.e. white/pulp bakery box material)
5 sheets of thick glossy photo paper
1 clear plastic bubbles/sheet of vacuform plastic over products
Cutting larger quantities/thicker materials will dull the cutting edge, produces rougher cuts, and may not be possible due to the narrow mouth opening. The mouth of the plier punch are cast/machined iron that have been painted black. The scissoring arms are made of heavy steel, coated with red rubber. All parts seem very durable. Over all a very sturdy product that can be easily tweaked.
One user mentioned that the punch was unable to reach far into the surface of their cardstock, due to the punch design. The image of this product clearly shows how far into the card the punch will reach. Pushing the punch to it's maximum depth, you end up with ~1/4"+ of cardstock over the domed portion of the hanger hole inverted T shape. This seems to be the standard depth for most product blister cards. If you need a deeper punch, you made need to purchase a custom hammer/leather punch, or a table-mounted punch/press ($).
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GREAT idea,,,,but VERY snug fitting/small. I needed this item long ago before they were available. I used to use garden gloves to protect my fingers from the wrath of my glue gun. These are a wonderful item that indeed saves your fingers and mind when working with a hot glue gun. My ONLY issue and why I didn't give them five stars, is that they seem to run really small. I have teeny fingers (my wedding rings are a size 4), and I couldn't get them to fit onto my fingertips without a bit of a struggle. In fact to get it to fit on my middle finger and thumb, I had to cut the edge of the side that will be facing up when I use them. They don't seem to be available in different sizes, so I can imagine that I'm not the only one with an issue.
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Excellent 20-piece diamond drill bits set for making small furniture. This product comes packaged as a nice set with spots for each individual tool. It comes in a plastic case with a clear plastic lid that snaps the lid and base together. It arrived on time as expected from Amazon, and nothing was torn, broken or otherwise damaged. This product was provided at a discounted price in exchange for my honest review. At the time that of my purchase, this product was listed for $7.09 for this set of 20 small diamond drill bits.
I have a variety of hobbies, and one of which is designing and crafting small furniture and fixtures for dollhouses. In order to make my own pieces, having a diamond drill bits set that fits my Dremmel is incredibly useful. This set is just perfect for the detailed work that I perform making furniture, particularly on wood pieces and soft plastics. There are a large variety of bits, and each of them work well. Each bit has a slot so that the bits aren't all jumbled together in a bag. This makes it much easier to find the particular bit I am looking for. It takes a bit of time to get them, since they are shipped from overseas, but it is well worth the wait! The price is right up my alley so that I can perform this work without breaking my budget.
I highly recommend this set, as it is perfect for light work such as crafting, fits my Dremmel, is cost-efficient, and comes packaged well!
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Amazing paper! Copic markers don't bleed through. I love this little book. I have used a whole lot of paper, and I love using alcohol markers. The markers have bled through everything. Even if they don't go through onto the page behind it, they do bleed onto the other side of the paper you use them on. So I effectively have only half the paper in a sketchbook since I can't use the backs of the pictures I use the markers on. This has been true about every paper I have used, Except this one. It doesn't show on the back at all. It's astounding. Water based markers don't do so well. They do fine, but the paper fights them, since the paper is water resistant. Colored pencils work well, but since the paper has a lot of tooth, or texture, it eats the tips really fast. I get tense when I am sketching on it with mechanical pencil. I know the paper will be fine, but because of the texture, the paper seems to grab more of the graphite, and the lines appear darker. It erases well, but it is paper. Overall, very happy with it. My husband originally got me my little book, and this became a Book for my Mother-in-law, for Mother's day.
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The Slits on the Pegs Take Your Yarn Hostage. The loom set is in general like any other. The plastic however, is a bit more light weight. Like the other sets it includes the hook and the needle which is nice. That is the end of what can be considered good about this brand of looms.
I teach basic loom knitting and I make it a point to tell beginners NOT to buy the Boye brand because I don't want them to get discouraged. The biggest problem by far to me is the slits on the pegs. They take your yarn up and under the head of the peg making it very difficult to grab the loop of yarn with your hook.
I have uploaded a picture in the hopes that it will give a clear understanding of my point. The <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Knifty-Knitter-Round-Loom-Set-With-Hook-Bag/dp/B003IH8A5E/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Knifty Knitter Round Loom Set With Hook & Bag</a> is a better option even if it can sometimes be a few dollars more.
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Raffia Bundle. This bundle is a HOT MESS the second you take the wrapper off. I realize that in general raffia can be a difficult material to work with, and I'm used to dealing with it in messy bulk quantities, HOWEVER, as a previous reviewer said, it's all cut up! It's literally a foot and a half per piece all wrapped up together, not a bunch of super-long strands that you can cut to your liking (like say, 2 feet of a 3 foot piece for example). When I went to take a few strands out to wrap around the top of a mason jar to tie in a bow (decorating wedding centerpieces) it kept separating and splitting off other smaller skinnier pieces that were difficult to work with. This made this rats nest of a bundle even MORE tangled. *sigh* It's pretty but difficult.
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Some techniques for using the Melissa and Doug Loom. The Melissa & Doug Multi-Craft Weaving Loom can be used in some ways not shown in the directions that come with the loom. These techniques are for adults, and younger people who can do them. I am learning as I go, and plan to keep learning new ways of using the loom and various yarns.
First, I no longer use the dowel rods that came with the loom. They control the width of the weaving and are not needed. Just tie the first yarn section to the top cross bar. Then string it down from a notch there to the notch directly below, then up the next one for as many times as needed for the desired width. I find that I like to do even numbers, 10, 12, 14, rows of vertical lines. That way the weaving yarn begins and ends at the top of the loom... and can be tied off more effectively that way.
Next, tie your beginning string of yarn to the bottom most right or left vertical string of yarn... and begin weaving. I found that the yarn needle that came with the loom was not as effective as I wanted. The rounded back end of the needle made the yarn knot slip off to the side and catch on the vertical yarn every time I pulled it through. [I found these needles on Amazon - Bulky Yarn Weaving Needles Sizes 4,6,8,10 and 12 Inches Long (Pack of 5) by ALE Crafting supplies.] They worked well enough that I bought a second set and I use them with the finer yarns also.
When I have the weaving done as long as I want it, I unhook the bottom yarn with the point of the weaving needle and pull the entire project down the vertical yarn until it reaches the bottom. I also slide the beginning knotted yarn connected to the needle down to the bottom. The project then is hanging from the top crossbar. Then I cut and tie off the top yarns in pairs, also tying in the yarn end from the weaving needle. As I said I am just learning but it is quite interesting.
One point I forgot to mention is to tamp down, or pull down the horizontal weaving line [weft] after each pass of yarn. In that way the article you're weaving does not get narrower in the middle of the work. And one other observation is that yarns are not as thick as they sometimes claim them to be, and I appreciate the reviews of yarns that realistically describe them.
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Good for casting delicate things. My current projects require casting leaves and flowers. Because of the delicate nature of the material, standard ways of casting (setting up boxes and stuff) don't work as well. That said, I'm new to doing this and everything I try is an experiment and learning experience.
I contacted SmoothOn and Moldstar 15 is what they recommended.
So far I am liking it and finding it very useful, though not perfect. I can achieve 2 sided leaf molds that will be very useful. The leaves even retained their shape without flattening. For very delicate flowers, I need something else with the same viscosity or thinner that sets a bit quicker. Though what I am doing is certainly stretching the material to its limits.
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It is just OK. We open a lot of packages and I thought that this might be more convenient than using a regular box cutter. The safety tip for the blade is a bit too thick, however. It makes it harder to get the blade under the box flap in order to cut the tape, especially if the flaps are tightly taped down. If that tip was a bit tapered, that would certainly help. On making the cut between the flaps, I do wish it guided itself better to cut the tape instead of the cardboard. Sometimes cardboard debris gets stuck around the blade and has to be cleaned out. For cutting straps it works well. The staple remover works quite nicely as well. For giggles, I tried this on opening some clam shell packaging with mixed results.
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Great Stuff. I have made two castings from this product so far and am very pleased with the results. I read a lot of the reviews on the product before purchasing and took the advice of those who have used this product before. I strongly recommend preheating the silicone mold prior to pouring the resin in. I preheated with hot water and tried to get all the water out of the nooks and crannies of the mold, but may have missed a spot. The casting had bubbles where I suspect some water remained. Next time I will preheat some other way. The preheated mold made the resin start to set up in less than three minutes. I I have used this product to cast two Breyer model horse heads.
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It is exactly what it says it is. Other reviewers here have been surprised to find that this isn't live moss they can plant. Or, that it doesn't stay bright green forever. That's because this moss doesn't say that it is either live or permanent.
It is, however, exactly what it says it is Preserved, green sheet moss, great for putting on top of the soil in your planters. It holds moisture in, about 5 times longer than nothing, plus it serves to encourage micro-biologic life within the soil, which is also good for your plants. I have used it that way for three years now, and let me tell you it has saved me at least 10 times the cost in lost plants that didn't dry out, and 80% less trips to watering in my climate. And while it is NOT live, it does fluff up when wet, looking just like live. But that's just the first year; if you re-use it where it doesn't show the next year, it never looks as good as the first year.
I just wish I could give it 20 stars to make up for people who don't read what they're buying, then complain.
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It works, just not particularly well. The best I can say for this product is that I love the shape it produces and that it more or less does what it was designed to do.
That being said, I really wouldn't recommend it. The edges don't go cleanly through paper and as a result sometimes the tips of leaves are torn or misshapen. Another result is that if you are using colored paper, the top layer of the paper at the edges of the leaves gets ripped off in the punching process so unless your paper is colored all the way through, there ends up being unseemly white patches on the finish product. The photo I've included hopefully evidences these slight defects enough to demonstrate my meaning.
All in all it does work, just not particularly well and with Martha Stewart products already being on the pricey side, it basically just isn't worth the price.
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Tear Mender Fabric and Leather Cement. I can't say enough good things about Tear Mender. I was looking for a good fast drying glue that non-toxic to the skin. This is a very hard thing to find. I am using it to glue down my collie's ears and create the bend in them that is needed for show. I went to several places and went through the displays of probably 150 types of glues and couldn't find a product that dried fast and wasn't toxic to the skin. Not only is Tear Mender fast drying and non toxic but it sticks like glue should and lasts for days and days. You can use it to glue down a great many things also. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good glue.
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Duct tape will fix near anything. Duct tape is a lifestyle! Just read all of these quotes about why and how great the stuff is and then try to argue my point!
Guns make you dumb. If at all possible, fight your wars with duct tape. Duct tape makes you smart.
Michael Westen, Burn Notice
"I don't believe in a lot of things, but I do believe in duct tape.
Miles Straume, Lost
First law of the universe: You can never have too much duct tape.
Guardian of Space/Time, Marvel vs. DC #1
Power corrupts, but the power of duct tape corrupts absolutely.
Florence Ambrose, Freefall (575)
Duct Tape is like violence: Doesn't work? Use more.
Unknown
If you're whining over ANY problem that can be solved with less than a square inch of duct tape, you're spoiled. That's the rule.
Bryan Lambert, You Are Dumb
Dang you're dim, stupid man. You totally fell for it and gave me the tape. I... Furudo Erika... have DUCT TAPE!!
Erika Furudo, Umineko: When They Cry, "Episode 6: Dawn of the Golden Witch"
Man, I love duct tape. I love how it tapes. I love the sound it makes. I love saying it. Duct tape. Duct tape. Duct tape. Duct tape. Duct tape. Duct tape...
Dead Pool
Duct tape is a must-have tool for every inventor. It's good to focus on the fundamentals and work your way upwards in the inventing industry.
The Sims 3 (description of the "Duct Tape Rigger" rank on the Inventing career path)
Every problem in the world can be fixed with one of two items. If it moves and it shouldn't, duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, WD-40.
Unknown
...and for that, I would recommend the handyman's secret weapon, duct tape.
Red Green, The Red Green Show
Really? Stoop that low? Duct tape?! Are you serious?!
Batista, after losing a Last Man Standing match to John Cena when Cena taped Batista's legs together around one of the ring post
Duct tape is like The Force: it has a light side and a dark side and it binds the galaxy together.
Carl
Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone.
Walt Kowalski, Gran Torino
The usefulness of duct tape is limited only by a characters imagination. Duct tape can support up to 200 pounds indefinitely, or up to 300 pounds for 1d6 rounds. Characters bound with duct tape must make a Strength or Escape Artist check (DC 20) to free themselves.
d20 Modern rules on duct tape
Yes, even in the far future duct tape is the best way to patch anything! Even starship hulls!
Linkara on Blake's 7 #2
Please refrain from peeling off the special space-age polymer holding the starship together. It may look and feel like duct tape, but it's not. It's called... space... tape. Very advanced stuff. Thank you.
Dr. Eggman, Sonic Colors
Weve found that duct tape is not a perfect solution for anything. But with a little ingenuity, in a pinch, its an adequate solution for just about everything.
Jamie Hyneman, Myth Busters
Frank: Just hang onto this tape.
Sarah: Oh no-no; you said we were just gonna to talk to her.
Frank: We are. This will help.
Sarah: The woman just lost her daughter. You can't just go around duct-taping everyone!
Red
Panther King: As you can see...(camera shows his end table with a missing leg) the table...
Professor: Ah, yes...ze table! I vill see vhat I can do!
Panther King: I don't want to have to get out the duct tape...again...
Professor: YesI mean, noeh, I don't want you to get out the duct tape again!
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Duct tape can fix everything. Even torn duct tape!
Unknown
Dr. Bananas: I don't understand. I thought I invented someone no one else could copy! What did you use for the on-board auto-traffic detect feature?
Orange: Duct tape.
Dr. Bananas: And what on Earth did you use for the computerized inter-vehicle communication system?
Orange: Duct tape.
Dr. Bananas: And what about
Orange: Whatever you're about to say, I assure you the answer is duct tape.
The Annoying Orange, "Eat-3 Conference"
ProtonJon: Why do I let you talk? Why do I let you talk?
Chuggaaconroy: No! Don't come near me with the duct tape!
Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.
Mark Whatney, The Martian
Niomi: Great! You just gave an engineer a problem that can't be solved with duct tape. Now we're going to be here all day.
Triac: There are problems that can't be solved with duct tape?
Freefall (669)
I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review. It is also important to note that I did not receive any kind of compensation for my review and I do not have any connection or relationship to the seller. I rely heavily on product reviews when making a large majority of my purchases thats why my written opinion is always honest and unbiased whether I recieve a product at a discount or pay full price.
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Surprised at the performance for the price. When I ordered this, I was concerned that this product might not measure up because of the lower price compared to other 40+ page, highly rated hole punches, but decided to save the money and ordered the Swingline over the Bostitch and the Carl models that I looked at. Today, it was used to prepare a number of appliance and tool owner's manuals for a 3 ring binder, including a 45 sheet (90 page) manual. It cut the holes with little effort, so I am pleased with the product. The owner's manual wasn't on very heavy paper. The booklet barely fit in the paper guide, but easily cut the holes all the way through with only a hint of a ragged hole on the bottom. Using regular printer paper, this will probably be 35 to 40 sheets. I also cut another manual of 20 sheets, and it cut like soft butter, and clean as could be. I hope this helps if you're comparing to pricier 40 page models.
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Received as a gift and very happy. My brother bought these hooks for me for my birthday, and I am really enjoying them. They slide through the yarn easily and are very comfortable in the hand. The handles are not "squooshy" soft, so I can maintain good control of the hook while crocheting. I haven't had these hooks snag or drag on yarn yet. And the case is a nice little bonus for keeping them all together.
I will mention that they are all in fact the same color, so I do occasionally have to check twice I have the right hook. I'm used to doing this, as I have another set (different brand) that is the same way, but I can see how that could be annoying to some. These are also fairly short hooks. Like so many handled hooks, the neck of the hook is fairly short, so depending how many loops you need to hold on there, these may or may not work if you have a project with a lot of decreases.
Other note: this set only includes the "traditional" lettered sizes (C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J), so if you are looking for the #7 4.5 mm hook, it won't be in there. I haven't found this to be an issue, but thought I would mention that.
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Don't waste your money. I was very disappointed in this product. Someone asked me to make a card for them to give to a friend for her birthday. I used this product, as directed, as I didn't want to seal the card so the person who asked me to make it could see it, then seal it herself before giving it to her friend. I just knew that after looking at the card she would be able to seal it herself and then present it to her friend. Although she never mentioned to me that she was unable to seal it, I knew the next time I used the product for myself that it doesn't work. I was going to mail two handmade cards, but did not seal them right away because I needed to purchase something to include in them before mailing. I later tried to seal them before dropping in the mail and to my surprise, they would not seal! To make a long story short, I ended up having to go to the dollar store to buy glue to seal the envelopes before mailing them.
This product does not work, unfortunately!
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I love this Putty kit. I bought this last summer from a craft store and was very pleased. I like the fact that there are 2 different color so you can tell when both products are properly blended. Don't let the small canisters fool you, it makes a LOT of molds. One warning, shelf life might be shorter than one year. I marked the container with the month of purchase which was last April and now in January, only 10 months after, it has expired. I had only used half of the container, so I have lost money, darn. Who knows how long it was in the store, I am praying for a nice fresh batch from Amazon.
Set up is so easy. I just use a jeweler's scale to measure the equal amounts and actually store them like that in small 2 part containers so whenever I need it I just grab one and I am good to go. Blend both parts, and it sets up in 20 minutes.
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The gilding brushed on easily with a lot of coverage per bottle. The gilding brushed on easily with a lot of coverage per bottle. First coat over a dark black metal based figurine had no show through and was absolutely brilliant gold. Second coat was applied nonetheless for added endurance. The only reason I gave this 4 instead of 5 stars is the controversy about applying a final clear protective coat as recommended.
Several users stated the recommended top coat immediately discolored the brilliant gold finish. I tried Rustoleum clear spray enamel and it immediately discolored the finish to a brown. There is indeed a warning on the can about using over metallic finishes. I also tried Liquitex Gloss Polymer medium which had previously worked well over Liquid Leaf by Plaid. The Liquitex beaded up on Martha Stewart's finish and could not be used.
So I experimented with Johnson Acrylic Floor Polish and brushed that on quite easily without any discoloration during application or drying.
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Beware - extremely cheap paper. The paper which fills this "sketchbook" is not of a quality befitting the Moleskine reputation, being a plate-surfaced cardstock which looks suspiciously like cheap office-grade xerox paper, peculiarly resistant (because of sizing or some other coating) to ink washes -- not an inviting tableau upon which to work or draw. The design of the book itself, is, however, wonderful; I just wish that the Moleskine company would choose an interior paper that was actually designed for drawing and sketching; this is NOT. (Their regular blank notebook offers a better surface for drawing, though the paper is extremely lightweight.)
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Why Fiskars are the best brand for preschoolers. If you've ever owned cheap dollar store children's scissors, you'll understand why Fiskars are superior.
* They have a blunted tip for safety.
* They have excellent paper cutting ability, especially important for children who are just learning or have difficulty handling scissors.
* They can be used by both left-handed and right-handed children.
* Though they cut paper, they don't easily cut skin. I can run my hand over the blade without hurting myself.
* Quality construction. The blades line up perfectly and the handles don't fall off.
I once bought dollar store children's scissors, but now I only buy Fiskars.
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Hmmm.. Not so sure. On the pro side, this will be an economical purchase. A little really does go a long way. My jar came with two small black applicators, and now I see they have a 'deluxe' applicator that would probably work better. On the con side, this may be a water-based glue, but clean up has to be done with nail polish remover or another solvent. I found it more difficult to work with because it is so sticky and I'm definitely a hands-on messy type. Initially, I used a little too much around the edges of a larger (4" x 4") picture, and there was wrinkling in the middle of the picture. It's worth having in my craft cabinet as a specialty item, but won't be my go-to glue.
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Sky high bat price. There's not a lot of tape on this roll.
I've found this duct tape to be as strong and durable as the regular size silver duct tape that everyone is familiar with.
The quantity of tape is very little. Yes, it says so in the description that it is only 10 yards long vs the 50 yards of the regular roll.
Here's a link to the regular roll. http://www.amazon.com/3M-Utility-Duct-2929-Silver/dp/B00MLTB2G4
Notice the price of about $8.24
This Batman one cost almost $5.
I guess the bat logo cost a lot to put on.
Very disappointed. Due to the cost I will not be getting this again. I know it was my own fault. I should have paid more attention to the description.
Regular silver duct tape with the same amount of tape as this one is $2.29.
http://www.amazon.com/Scotch-1110-C-Multi-Duct-10-Yards/dp/B0014LOZVO/
Bat-flation Batman!
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Great Set For The Beginner. In my precious spare time, I've gotten into wood carving. Honestly, I'm an ultra beginner and was just using a sharp knife to carve out little primitive figures and the like. I decided I needed to move on to something more intricate.
These have really opened up the wood carving world to me! WOW!!! I had no idea I could make things so very intricate, and now I'm on a roll!
These are really great! They fit really well in my hand and seem really sturdy, I've been using them and they're no worse for wear. They are VERY sharp, and carve out details really well, and I've even used them to strip bark off smaller projects and it's SO much faster than what I'd been using! I really recommend these for anyone who's beginning wood carving!
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Elegant stack, love it. I wanted to make a scrap book of our wedding photos so I was looking for some nice elegant looking paper. I checked out the local arts and crafts store and bought some paper... it was ok but I didn't love it. Needing something else, I came one here and saw this stack and decided to give it a try and I'm really glad I did. The paper is thick, I love the colors, and some of the paper is shimmery. It totally fit what I was looking for, and I love every design in the stack. There are 2 pieces of paper for each design... so if you are making a 2 page spread you will have what you need! I would recommend this to anyone looking to make an elegant scrap book and would definitely buy again!
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RUINED TWO CHALKBOARDS WITH THESE MARKERS. Just cutting and pasting from the email response I gave the company when they wrote to make sure I liked the product -- and to give me a user's guide that warned Chalk Ink may not come off of all chalkboards. A few days too late to save my two chalkboards, sadly.
"I bought a pack of your markers to use on some small plastic chalkboards for a party.
I wrote on them without testing because there was no warning on the packaging.
I was disappointed and surprised two days later when I tried to clean the boards and it wouldn't come off.
Not with water, not with Windex, not even with NAIL POLISH REMOVER!
I have a large chalkboard made of the same hard plastic material that i have used without incident for 18 months with the Super Chalk markers. I leave the writing on that board with those markers for WEEKS and it still comes off without incident.
This is why I didn't think twice about using the Chalky Talky ones.
I only bought these over more Super Chalk ones because these were available in a fine point, which i thought was nice.
BIG MISTAKE.
I had no reason to think these markers would not work the same way, since they are labeled as CHALK MARKERS.
But I am very sad to have ruined two cute smaller-sized chalkboards with these markers...
Which are now going into my art bin to be used as PAINT markers, and not CHALK markers.
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Five Star Artist's Polyclay. I almost didn't buy this because of the negative reviews saying it was stinky and hard. I'm glad I ignored the reviews because this color is just as great as all the other Kato Polyclay colors. It is no more stinky than all polymer clay is and it is just as soft as all the other Kato Polyclay colors. You do need to have a clay conditioning machine if you have arthritis like I do, but the machine I bought here on Amazon for only $33 does a GREAT job of conditioning it. I LOVE the consistency of the clay. It is perfect for my art work involving scale models of people and objects. My latest masterpiece is a 1/12 scale model of my granddaughter to eventually go into my 1/12 scale model of a tiny house I want to build. With the consistency as it is, I can leave the model without curing it and then pose it in various positions in the tiny house. Kato is PERFECT.
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Best Glue Gun we've owned. For something that gives me glue burns all the time I still love it! This gun gets WAY hot! It holds it's heat for a long time and can keep glue melting long after it's been unplugged. Be sure to buy the good Steinel 04043 GF 260 High Strength 12" Glue Sticks with this gun. You don't have to deal with the short glue sticks and can easily get through most projects without having to refill the gun. I do get the occasional glue drip and can find that I get glue strings or glue on my finger as I rearrange what I'm gluing, but I don't fault the gun. It has been a work horse champ, and the few extra $ for it over the disposable glue guns was been well worth it!
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1-wire sensors are the best. I've worked with a lot of sensor types, and for the money the 1-wire type have the most bang for the buck.
The sensors have a built-in network system that allows building a sensor network with a very large number of sensors, covering a long distance, with a single pair of wires. And if they don't go far enough with 2 wires, adding a third wire to separate power from the signal will give you more range. And ibutton makes multiport hubs, in case you need still more complexity.
I use owfs (One Wire File System) under Linux to collect data from my sensor network.
In my application, I used ethernet cables already in our walls to access the different rooms of interest, and in those rooms I have a daisy-chain of sensors that i have used to collect performance data from interesting points in the room... Such as with the HVAC system, important points in the racks, etc. I use cron jobs and shell scripts to query individual sensors, and update variables that I pull into Zabbix. Zabbix provides a excellent tool set to create web pages of data center status displays including such things as network traffic information from my switches and routers, operational information from my servers, and thanks to the 1-wire network I have sensor data from the HVAC system, current measurements from each power circuit, and I can control the temperature in my smoker at home where I have a brisket cooking at a low and slow rate.
Using conventional sensor techniques requires a high part count for each sensor, and no built in method to network your sensors, so each one must be individually wired, calibrated, and integrated with a great deal more software. Dallas Semiconductor's 1-wire family of parts, combined with OWFS is a complete solution for very simply and easily connecting sensors to your computer applications. The DS series of 1-wire devices have built in processors that read the sensor, and provide the data upon request to your network. Each DS device has a unique serial number, so you can find it on your network. OWFS makes your sensor network look like a file system folder that has your sensors listed as directories, and when you descend into the directories, you see files for each variable available for you to read inside the sensor. So from a software point of view, accessing the data is as easy as reading a file.
The only problem I had with OWFS was learning to make it stable. I had problems when I used owfs with it's file system continually mounted. When I left the filesystem up all the time, various sensors would be unstable, so instead I found stability by attaching the OWFS filesystem for reading, copied all the data out of it, then tore it back down before processing the data.
The 1 wire devices include precision temperature sensors, multiport A to D's, thermocouple-to-digital, secure key devices, eeproms, multichannel switches, data loggers, battery control chips, various automotive sensors, etc... The 1-wire bus is found in cars, planes, printer ink cartridges, computer motherboards, automobile keys, automobile ignition switches and many common electronic devices. with applications including i/o, data storage, and security.
So when you learn to use the data off this simple looking 3-pin device, you are mastering a large family of devices.
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Luck of the draw. Not sure if it's just in my head, but the sharpness of the replacement blade seems duller than the original blade that came with the machine???!?
I've debated getting the deep blade to replace the standard (that has more settings - this only goes up to 6). Still debating because I'm not impressed with the replacement blades - i do have the deep cutting blade which is great for thicker items like felt, and foam. For the price, I'd expect more than 2 - I've just replaced my blade after having the machine for 2 months (I'm not a scrap-booker), I can't imagine how often a scrap-booker will go through a blade.
Amazon has great prices for them - it's been hard using the store coupons for the Cricut accessories. So far only Hobby Lobby will accept them. Michael's refuses to because it violates their agreement with Cricut.
You HAVE to use their blades to make your cricut work - so the real debate would be where to buy them, and how to get them at the best price - keep checking out Amazon, I've noticed the pricing has fluctuated in the last 2 months by a few dollars.
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I've since ordered replacement blades over the last few years that I've had the machine - and it really is luck of the draw! The latest set I got are insanely precise and cuts like a dream. Maybe it was just a faulty batch. If they are horrible - Amazon will let you return it - which has helped me take less of a gamble!
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No problems. Freshware is one of the leading producers of home silicone products. Nice heft to the piece, not like some of the cheaper silicone you can pick up at TJ Maxx or Walmart.
Easily dishwashable, I handwashed these the first time and there was an odd oily substance that rose to the surface. This went away with a subsequent re-wash.
Safe up to 446, according to the manufacturer - although it's unlikely you'd ever need to go that high. Also microwave safe, which I didn't know prior to receiving.
These are great for ice, obviously muffins were the intended purpose but there are so many uses. Highly recommended and worth investing in - they take up so little room in storage as you can roll or fold however you like.
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Excellent quality and designs. This washi tape set has a nice assortment of pretty patterns. One might expect it to be plain, because of the monochromatic color theme, but the designs range from arabesque to Art Deco to floral. It's a really nice variety.
I started using washi tape as a result of my nail art obsession, but quickly learned there are many uses for it. I use it for letters, cards, and gifts, for sprucing up things up around the house, and anything that strikes my fancy.
This tape is of really good quality. The paper has a nice thickness, while maintaining the hint of sheerness that characterizes washi tape. It tears easily, so there's no struggle in the middle of a project.
I find I can easily move and restick it, if necessary; the adhesive on it is a good one. It does a great job of staying put, and I don't have to constantly fight with curling edges. I'm pretty impressed with the quality and design of this set. I think any washi tape lover can appreciate this set.
I received a discount on this washi tape set in exchange for my evaluation and unbiased review. Any opinion I've expressed is purely mine and based on my own personal experience using this tape.
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Excellent resource for the intermediate/advanced knitter. This video by Elizabeth Zimmerman and Meg Swansen, her daughter, is an excellent resource for knitters who want to expand their skills and think outside the pattern. A video exploration of the projects shown in the book of the same name, Knitting Around brings us into the homes of Elizabeth and Meg with their unique sense of humor, sensibility, and well, just plain common sense:) At the end of the first of the three disk set are reminiscences of EZ (as she is fondly called in the worldwide knitting community) of her life in England, her studies in Germany and the emigration with her German husband (who was not loved by Hitler and the dislike was mutual) to the United States. Meg Swansen takes a lot of EZ's ideas and "unventions" yet a step further with her own incredibly clear instructions and dedication to the details that make knitting an art form. Can you tell I really loved this DVD and the accompanying book?:)
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Pours well, dries evenly - great for nail art. I bought this PVA adhesive after watching a nail tutorial on glitter nails. For years, giltter has been the bane of my existance. So shiny and beautiful, yet truly a pain in the neck to remove. With this new popular method, one simply paints on a layer of PVA, lets it dry, then does a base coat, glitter polish, and topcoat. The PVA is easily removable when soaked in water, and there's no damage to the nail nor irritation of fussing with glitter removal.
This PVA spreads as well as any nail polish I've used in the past. It goes on thin, does not clump, and dries clear and smooth. It took about 10 minutes to fully let it dry, which wasn't an issue... usually when I'm doing my nails I'm watching TV or chatting with a friend. I didn't use anything to aid the dry time. After it was dry, I put on a a China Glaze glitter, and then topped it off with Sally Hansen. My manicure lasted about a week - standard time for me, since I type so much at work. When it was time to remove, I just soaked my hands in warm water for about 30 seconds, and then gently scraped it off with an orangewood stick.
It's seriously a great idea for those who love to do nails. I also craft, so having the bottle around may serve a purpouse there as well. I have no doubts of it's quality, and I love that it dries so clear!
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Excellent Scisors for Every Day Use. Excellent multi-purpose scissors for cutting paper, plastic, light poster board, photos and clipping coupons. The soft grip handles feel great and I love the colors. The scissors themselves are very sharp, but it's a sort of rough edge - not very precise. If you are looking for something with a precision edge - look for the Scotch Precision line of scissors - they are most excellent. If you're on a budget like most, these will do just fine.
The scissors do not have a straight back to front blade. It's sort of bent at the tip. This makes the back 3/4" hard to use on thin materials, because the blades are spaced too far apart. I tried to cut a piece of toilet paper and it just slid between the blades. The same applies to the tip. With the tip being bent it makes the forward 1/2" useless at cutting anything thicker than a piece of paper. With that said, the scissors simply do not have a full cutting range but work great in the middle. I only mention this, because I also like scissors to cut fabric. I'm afraid to say - these simply will not do. In my pics I show the Scotch 6" Precision that I got for this job and they work great.
I personally use these for opening stuff I buy here on Amazon, clipping coupons, opening the plastic inside cereal boxes, opening snacks without spilling the contents, clearing candy wrappers before the chocolate melts, etc. They work great, cost only a few bucks and the 2 packs means I can keep one in the dining room and one in the kitchen.
All in all, great purchase. They are light weight, easy on the fingers and the perfect size for my junk draws.
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Well made, but a snug fit for Madame Alexander doll. This dress form arrived well packed and in perfect condition. Since I sew for my granddaughter's doll, I only had two outfits here to try on my fitting doll.
The original dress (Madame Alexander) was a snug fit on the doll form. I had to really squeeze the form at first, to close the velcro back. It got easier and easier the next few times I tried the dress on, so perhaps compressing the form more will help make it smaller.
A loose fitting knit top with back snaps, which I made, was very easy to slip onto the dress form.
The Madame Alexander doll has a vinyl upper body (nice for necklines and sundresses), unlike the American Girl's soft upper body. The dress form tapers from the shoulder width to the waist, while the Madame Alexander doll has straight sides, so the dress form is a bit bulkier just below the arms.
I would still use the doll for elastic measurements and the final fit. But the form will be a big help during the designing, sewing, and accessorizing process.
The form is well made, and it's so much easier to slip a garment onto it than a large doll.
Update: I would like to upgrade this form to 5 stars! I just finished sewing a Hermione Granger (Harry Potter) robe for my granddaughter's doll, and the doll stand was extremely helpful. Trying on a hooded robe for fittings was simpler than on an 18-inch doll. The whole sewing process with lining, wand pocket, and closures was easier with the form. And I enjoyed seeing my project, in progress, on display.
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Very Difficult to Punch, Small Embossed Design. If this was easier to punch, perhaps I would give it one more star but good golly this is by far the hardest punch that I've ever used. I consider myself fairly strong, but with this punch I had to place it on a table or even on the floor and push all my upper body weight into it. Maybe I just got a bad punch. Also, the three designs were very small. The embossed design is even smaller. I'm not sure if the measurements of the design were in the description (if so), perhaps I should have read it. I do like the designs for smaller pieces of paper, such as 3 x 5 (pictures included are designs on 3 x 5). Designs would look nice to frame a photo on a scrapbook page or on a card as a smaller layering piece. Overall, I enjoy the small designs on smaller paper dimensions, but the strength required to make a punch makes this difficult to like.
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A necessary teaching tool to make life easier. As a teacher who prepunches paper before placing it in the copy machine, I knew within a heartbeat that this hole punch was meant to be mine! 100 sheets at a time?! Be still my heart! And it's true... it really can punch 100 sheets at a time. I decided to experiment a bit and pulled out a stack of 25 sheets of paper. This baby punched through them barely any effort on my part. Next, I folded them in half... sure enough, it punched through them, again without a large amount of effort. It's a strong hole punch for sure. Then, I folded in half once more, and tried to punch through. It worked, but it does take a bit more heft to get it to go through. Not a huge amount, but a bit more so that smaller students might not be able to help punch large amounts (75+ pages) of paper at a time.
The holes that are punched are crisp, and doesn't leave any of the paper crescents hanging from incompletely cut circles.
One of the elements that I love is that I can remove the yellow tab that you can see on the inside of the machine, where just above where the holes are being punched. When you remove the yellow tab, it doesn't punch a hole in your paper, so if you are using a cover that just requires top and bottom holes, you can remove the center tab, and punch only what you need.
This also has a paper guide so that you can adjust the distance where holes need to be punched. It's super easy to use. You cannot, however, slide the punching mechanisms over. They are solidly fixed in place, and match the distance to which rings in a binder are set apart.
This is a bit of a larger hole punch, and it won't sit inconspicuously on your desk. It has a large handle so that you can get the leverage that you need to get the holes punched all of the way through.
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What are you getting for a few bucks more than the standard 8-inch Fiskars. The big question here is whether these titanium-oxide-coated scissor with a squishier lining in the eye rings is worth a couple dollars more than the same 8-inch Fiskars scissors that lacks the additions. Both have a lifetime warranty and an equally clean cut. I've not noticed the titanium-coated ones maintaining a sharper edge over time, but it doesn't seem like it.
So the question here is whether the softer eye ring lining is worth it to you. If you use the scissors for long periods, yes. Otherwise, the slightly less costly pair is just as good a purchase.
Anyway you cut it, though, a good pair of scissors.
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Very nice and sturdy, worked well to make Faux Stained Glass for a kids' project. We made faux stained glass with these in a 1st/2nd grade classroom and it's incredible that we didn't destroy the room. If I were to do it again I wouldn't have given the students full size sheets but probably would have cut them in fourths instead. To do the faux stained glass they just poured Elmer's Glue on them then added some food coloring and used craft sticks to swirl around the colors. Some came out amazing others put too much food coloring and they turned black. It was pretty fun though the students had a great time with it. You have to be VERY brave to do this with a whole class, certainly wouldn't recommend it with larger class sizes.
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A really well-made wooden and metal pottery and sculpting set. <div id="video-block-R3C91QTVHNV4FQ" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/E1-IU97e1oS.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A14o7UgBhxS.png" class="video-slate-img-url"> These are really good quality tools. They are made of sturdy metal and 100% unfinished wood for the handles.! Some of them are very sharp, so be careful. It's great because they come with a cap for each one. So you can put the cap on the end that you aren't using and sculpt away. These are meant for pottery clay; however, I will be mainly using them for the time being on my polymer clay hobby. My son does it with me and since ware home schoolers, we will have a lot of fun and get a lot of use out of these. There are 7 potter's needles, 1 Fettling knife, 8 modeling tips, 2. Bottle brushes, 1 steel brush, and 2 loop & ribbon ones. This is a great price and would be a lot more expensive if you bought it at a craft store. I received this product at a discount in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
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GREAT PENS, GREAT PRICE ... Looked for a Product Like This for YEARS. I've been looking for YEARS to find this product. Usually the glitter glue was in a giant tube with the glitter glue coming out so thick you can't control it. And the giant tube cost more than this pack of 9!!! This is PEFECT, the right price and more importantly, this glitter glue comes out in a fairly controllable medium thick line -- as well as any I've ever seen over the years .
I'm in HEAVEN, thrilled, YAY YAY. Yes for me, I'm an illustrator. The only thing I wish for was a clickable closure. I had to close these a few times and look to make sure I'd really closed them as no "click" sound.
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A cut above. I am really impressed with these scissors. I have used them on single sheets of paper, eight layers of paper, cardboard, fabric, wired ribbon, tape, fine-gauge wire and various household projects with no problems whatsoever. They are light-weight yet feel very substantial, giving a clean, precise cut every time. I'm really glad they come in sets of three, as I have them in different areas of the house where I can find them easily. Should you want each pair for a different purpose, they are color-coded on the round screw that holds them together. All three are the same size and same blade, and fit very comfortably for bigger cutting projects. I'm really happy with the scissors and recommend them!
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More goodness from Scotch. This is a great solution to glue sticks that no matter what, never seem to last for more than a few uses before drying out into unuseability. This is a hefty 1.6 oz tube of glue that runs through a 1/2" foam applicator at one end an a pinpoint at the other. They both require a little bit of cleaning between uses, but for the most part remain at the ready. I have used this for almost everything (besides scrapbooking)that would have normally been accomplished by a glue stick, spray adhesive, tape, rubber cement or worse. I just finished reassembling some VHS cases after flattening, and it was a simple matter to run a bead, clamp, and in ten minutes have a good-as-new seam.
Easy to control, quick drying time and so far a long shelf life make this an excellent addition to any desk drawer. Even though I discovered this in a grocery store cutout bin, I was surprised and pleased by it and will certainly look for it again.
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All in all I am pleased with my purchase. I have to say that I really am enjoying this product. This is not the first time I have done one of these, but it is the first time I ordered from this particular seller. I ordered the four seasons, and have currently finished spring (the green). Will start on summer when I get back from vacation. The entire picture is done in the resin crystals and has a great sparkle to it without being gaudy.
I do have a couple of minor complaints/warnings: The details in the pictures are slightly different from what is shown here on Amazon. For instance, there are no butterflies on my patterns for autumn, spring and summer. This is a minor thing, but the detail is not quite as nice as pictured. Still a good looking product though. Also, there are places where the pattern shows through, as some of the crystals are not quite the same color as the pattern or are smaller than the actual number/symbol on the pattern. You may want to get a magnifying glass as well, since some of the colors are so close together and the numbering on the pattern is so small; for instance it wasn't that hard to mistake the 6 for the 8 and vice versa and I wound up placing the wrong color a couple of times. It was easy enough to correct once I found my mistake and I bought a magnifier to help.
Because they are square, it should be fairly easy to matt and frame them. All in all I am pleased with my purchase and would purchase from this company again. I will upload pictures at a later time.
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Staples Arc Punch vs. Create 365/Happy Planner Arc Punch. This arc punch works soooo much better than the one made for the Happy Planner (Create 365). It punches much more at one time & is very smooth. It also punches through laminate (3mm & 5mm). It has gotten stuck a couple of times though when punching through the laminate. I have punched through 3mm laminated cardstock that had washi tape covering front and back sides of cardstock where the arc holes would be, and it got stuck on a couple of holes. I have always been able to pop the punch out of that section though & not damage my project. However I have to hand pull the punches laminate off my project in those spots. (Kind of annoying). I can punch through two sheets of scrapbook paper laminated together front and back with 5mm laminate & have he same thing happen occasionally. But I've never ruined a project on it, just taken a little more work than I planned. Overall though I love it & would still repurchase because it is sooo much better than the happy planner punch!! That punch would not punch through laminate without ruining my project. As stated in other reviews, the Staples arc punch does punch a little shallower than the Happy Planner punch but it's not a deal breaker for me.
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Listing should include color swatches. This paper is good quality and weight, but the colors are just OK. I wish I had known the colors in the pack before purchasing. Also, the papers all have different textures, some with different textures on both sides. Almost half my pack was "smooth texture" on both sides, though (AKA NO texture). There are other cheaper options for untextured paper, if that's what I had wanted (see Neenah Classics for 1/3 the cost!)
These are the colors, to my eye:
* Brick Red
* Orange
* Salmon
* Light Peach
* Yellow
* Lime Green
* Pea Green
* Pine Green
* Turquoise
* Dusty medium blue
* Pale blue
* Blue-gray
* Gray-Purple
* Purple
* The color in the picture--pink-purple
* Rose
* Light pink
* Coral
* Pink
* Beige
* Cream
* Linen
* Pale Gray
* Black
* White
As you can tell, it's heavy on the "off-colors", with no true red (or really any members of the red family), and no true blue. I really wanted a nice cobalt, and these colors come nowhere close. The pack is actually just really heavy on pinks. I'm sure the paper will work for card making wonderfully, but there's not the red I wanted for Valentine's Day!
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Easy and Fun. I got this kit as a gift. I am not new to Locker Hooking, I have a gigantic rug in the works, but wanted a book with more detailed instructions. Working on a smaller scale was so much more rewarding. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Except binding the edges! I had to push myself to get that done first. I might have given up, if I didn't know how enjoyable the rest would be. Remember the rug kits from the 70's? This was that easy. This looks nothing at all like those loop rug kits, but I remember thinking they were fun to make (ugly, but fun). Locker hooking is a very relaxing and enjoyable craft to do, with beautiful results!. What I like about it is you can do freestyle to make your own designs. The book was a great help, There are several techniques in it, I will be putting to use in my larger piece. It made it so much easier to understand binding the edges. After making this trivet/hot pad, I want to make some place-mats and possible some chair cushions as well. There are several basket designs in the book I want to try too.
The kit comes with the book, locker hooking tool, a darning needle, the base material, and PLENTY of pre cut fabrics in beautiful jewel like colors. Everything you need to complete the project. Within the book there is a lot of inspiration for future projects.
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Not Sticky Tape. The item was shipped quickly and arrived in good shape. I thought it was a pretty good deal until I tried to use them. I was expecting something closer to washi tape, but these were much more plastic than washi or masking tape. It wasn't a huge deal to me because I figured that I could still use them to decorate paper products or to wrap packages. These didn't stick to paper or cardboard that I was using for a project. I ended up having to tape over these with packing tape. I tried more than one roll, in case it was just a fluke with one of the rolls in the group that I got, but none of them stuck well to paper or cardboard. I was pretty disappointed. The designs were weird too, mostly words that I think were product names that I don't really know. Again, for the price, I knew I could find a use for that. I don't have much use for tape that won't stick, though.
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Pretty color but flimsy. I bought this soap mold to make properly shaped soap. I was slightly disappointed because the mold itself seems like it was subpar quality and very flimsy. The soap did not hold it's shape and I was forced to put a heavy container on one side of it and push it against a wall in order to make the soap look like a proper rectangle. The cutter was great and I was easily able to slice even soap bars with my finished product. The soap ended up looking professional. The only complaint I have is when the wood gets wet it leaks coloring although this wasn't a huge deal. If you are in the market for a soap mold, for the price it was decent but I would go for a higher quality mold that will maintain its shape or build a wood box to pour the mold in for structure.
In summary, decent mold for the price, a little flimsy, wood handle leaks coloring. I would go for a higher quality item.
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So satisfying, it's uncanny. I've spent my life working in offices, and most of the three-hole punches I've used have been unpleasant at best. Many of them simply will not punch more than a few pages. Some of them do not punch cleanly and leave "hanging chads" in the paper. Some of them have adjustable punches that are always slipping out of adjustment. Some of them make an annoying squeaking sound reminiscent of fingernails on the blackboard.
This Carl three-hole punch is incredible. It is so beautifully and durably made! It works so smoothly! It punches so cleanly! It gives me an experience of power and beauty! It will easily punch more than 30 pages of standard printer paper. I haven't counted to see what happens with exactly 40 pages, but I may have punched that much without knowing for sure. It allows me to easily and quickly put a stack of paper in a 3-ring binder.
The distance from the hole to the edge of the paper is perfect. The single, fixed-position paper stop allows you to easily position the paper properly.
How wonderful it is to be rescued from the dreary world of dysfunctional paper punches!!
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Wonderful purchase, well worth the money. Amazing set of knives. My husband is a beginner, but after buying two cheaper sets he was finding it challenging. I bought these for him and he has since completed 3 projects. They are very sharp and much easier to use. The two different grip choices make it easy for him to choose what feels the most natural and it came with sharpening items as well. These are definitely worth the money and appear as though they will last for a very long time. The case is nice as well and keeps all the blades securely in place. If we ever need different sizes or want to expand the collection we will definitely purchase more this same brand
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Rough as a cob on inside, back relief way too steep. I'm giving this tool two stars only because it was so inexpensive. I should have heeded the low ratings others have posted for this tool, but I figured at the price it was worth a shot. The inside curved surface on this gouge looks like it was ground with a chunk of concrete. I spent hours grinding and polishing the inside surface with my Dremel rotary tool, and honing the back side with diamond stones. Also, the back side was ground at way too steep an angle, as other raters have noted, so I had to regrind that before honing. Now it's pretty sharp. Ditto for the curved gouge carving chisel from Faithful that I bought at the same time (separate posting).
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You get what you pay for- and then some. ***UPDATE when I requested a return on the product the seller contacted me immediately and offered a return with refund or replacement. I chose the replacement and had it in two days. Perfect knife, working sheath, and fast, friendly, courteous service. I will buy from this seller from now on because he stands behind his products and cares deeply about quality and customer satisfaction.
This set is inexpensive, but it's reflected in the quality. The bushmaster knife was loose. Held the blade and the handle jiggled (and vice-versa), The snap on the knife sheath broke the first time I unsnapped it. One of the knives in the tool bag poked through the bottom of the bag. It was just a smidge, but if it can poke a bit, that hole can grow and I don't want the blade falling/poking through when the hole gets bigger. The blades of the three knives in the tool bag all seemed secure in their handles and felt quite sharp. The bushmaster knife didn't feel as sharp, but the sheath had a nice little whetstone included in a pouch so that would have been an easy fix if I weren't returning it. The wiggly bushmaster knife and the poorly constructed holders (which were a huge draw for me) are why I'm returning this. Bummer because it seems like an awesome set otherwise. I'm assuming the jiggly knife was a one-off, but they need to improve the holders before I reorder this set.
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works well for fridge photos. These magnetic sheets can be stuck anywhere and can be cut into any shape. They are light weight magnets, so I would not use them for heavy stuff. You can peel off the adhesive backing and stick it anywhere you want. I have stuck them behind photographs to attach them to refrigerators so that I don't have to put magnetic fridge magnets on the photographs. The adhesive backing is decently strong.
I received a discount on this product in exchange for an honest and unbiased review and my opinion is based on my personal experience. I test the product thoroughly for some time before giving a review and I do my best to provide detailed reviews to other Amazon customers so they may make informed decisions. I never promise a positive rating or review while reviewing the product. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions about the product and I will try my best to answer them.
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Pretty cool for making quik plastic castings, for room temperature use. I ordered a small amount to try it out, and will definitely be ordering more. You can use this stuff to make a mold for other items, or use it as the finished product, assuming that product never gets too hot. At room temperature it's machinable, drill-able, it will take a screw, you can glue it, you can use your standard woodworking tools on it, what ever. I first tried to heat it in a double boiler, but heat transfer to the pellets in the center was going to take forever, so I just threw them in the boiling water, and had no problems. The stuff seems to self homogenize, and gets rid of air bubbles and water bubbles easily by itself. All in all, I'm impressed.
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I love the smash book products. I love the smash book products! This pad includes 3 each: "Top Ten" (where you fill in the blank), a page headed "10", with the numbers 1-10 down the side, one called "Things I wish you'd do" (with a picture of a roll of toilet paper), "awesomeness that comes out of ___ mouth!" (with 10 little word bubbles big enough to fit maybe 3 little words, black paper), "My brightest ideas" with light bulbs on top (super cute!), "I want! I need! (and why), "to do list" with "done" and "no rush" next to it, one that looks like a library card, with a date spot, "top 10 list" written, underneath it says "subject", then a list of 10, and a pink one that says "Top ___ I love". The last is an interesting card, with a spot to write an "item" and then a "rank of coolness" scale from 1-10. 6 "items" per page for this "list". I don't care for the last card or the "awesomeness..." card, but otherwise a great addition to my smash book collection!
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I never thought I would be so excited about a hole punch. We have had a cheap hole punch for at least 13 years. It has always been annoying. It only did 12 sheets, but 12 really meant more like 6. It jammed all the time. Finally the fun little circles started flying out a crack in the bottom plastic piece that contained the hole scraps and I decided it was time to replace it.
This thing is awesome! It does 40 pages at a time, the emptying mechanism is first rate! It has a lock so I can store it in a rather shallow drawer quite easily! I don't worry about carpal tunnel while using nor do I break a sweat! I also do not have to jump 3 feet in the air and land with all of my force on top of this thing to get it to punch! I am elated! Dont buy a cheap hole punch if you can at all help it! You may have better ninja skills than your hole-punching friends who own this hole punch, but I doubt it because they will be spending all their time not un-jamming a cheap hole-punch and instead will be practicing their guillotine cutting skills ;).
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Not Like the Old Glue Gun. I had been very happy using my AdTech glue gun previously. But after many years of use, it was time to buy another one. I figured I couldn't lose by getting another one just like it. It wasn't like it at all! I should have read the description much more carefully and not assumed anything. The new one did not have a detachable cord as my old one. Also, and most importantly, the new one did NOT have an "on/off" switch with a light. I have left my new one on several times. I always saw the light when the old one was on so I rarely left it on. I still get the same good quality in using the glue gun in my crafts, but those 2 extras I mentioned are sorely missed! That's probably why next time I buy a glue gun it will be from a different company.
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Cuts Perfectly. I have recently started making and binding my own mini scrap books and photo albums, so I was happy to try this paper cutter. I was very impressed. It works great. It makes it easy to cut a straight line and you can do several sheets at a time, which makes it better than the other type of paper cutters with the sliding blade. The other thing that helps you keep the paper straight is the little arm to the left of the cutting blade. You move it to the edge of the paper and it holds everything still so when you cut, your paper will not slide when you bring the blade down to cu, and the end product comes out very even and straight. For making little books etc, it is so important for all the pages to be the same size, and this makes it so much easier. Way better than the slide blade type cutters if you need to have several sheets all the same size. Highly recommended if you are making scrap books or photo albums. I think this will be my new favorite cutting tool.
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It's fun, easy to use, and well made. I saw Fiskars AdvantEdge system at a local craft store and came home to search for ideas for using it. It looked like a lot of fun and my wheels were turning. I was excited to finally get this product and put it to use.
The AdvantEdge system does not require assembly and it's ready to use as soon as you pop in the cartridge. It was easy to figure out and use, and it's not heavy so it's easy to move and store. However, each cartridge is heavy so if you have several, you'll want to keep that in mind when determining your storage system.
It comes with Blossoms, which isn't one that I would have chosen, but it's very versatile. It's actually growing on me and I'm coming up with more ideas for it. I love that I can buy other cartridges locally, although the best prices are here on Amazon.
This system is easy to use. Simply insert the paper and press down on the cartridge lever. You do have to push hard, but it's not difficult. The cartridge is easy to slide over into the next position and it stops automatically where it needs to be, so you can't make an error.
I tried it with general purpose copy paper to test it out. Unfortunately, it wanted to tear when I slid the cartridge over. I tried with a few sheets and had the same experience. I then moved to a sturdier weight of paper and it worked perfectly. Now I'm excited!
I'm happy to have this system and I'm sure I'll get a lot of use out of it. It seems to be very well made, so I expect it to last a long time.
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Not The Original Rainbow Loom. Granddaughter will not get a Rainbow Loom For Christmas. The description said "This is the original Rainbow Loom" and it was NOT. This is a Fake from Better Trading. It showed a picture of the Rainbow Loom with a solid blue center piece several posts long (it says Rainbow Loom on the bottom of this blue plastic piece) and what they sent me did not have that solid center piece several post long. It also did not have the red arrows at each end that you need for a guide when you make a bracelet. This was shipped from Amazon, they were the fulfillment center for this item, and a holder of this loom before it was sent to me. Didn't they compare the contents with the picture shown? You would think so, but they apparently did not. VERY DISAPPOINTED! If you can't trust Amazon Prime when it says "This is the original Rainbow loom" and shows you a picture of exactly what you want - and then sends something different!!?? I am very disappointed! Sending it back which is a waste of my time and then there is the grandchild that won't get her Original Rainbow Loom for Christmas to deal with also. I am very disappointed and feel I cannot trust Amazon now.
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Hate to rate low because of unfortunate packaging. Hate to rate low because of unfortunate packaging, but it seems I received the Leather Refinish Cleaner and Conditioner either mixed with the Filler Compound (soapy green on top of filler) I was watching the video and mixed it with water only to realize the Filler Compound was at the bottom of the soap container. It took a lot of Dawn dish soap and wiping to get off, kind of dulled the arm of the couch (tried for a bigger so it would blend better). I get accidents happen, but this is leather and shouldnt be messed with improperly. Not sure where to go from this point, but Im hesitant to continue the use of Leather Max. Maybe it wouldve been better it I got the right packaging, I don't know...just make sure you have the right amount of stuff before use.
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Good for back-to-school backpacks. We have a back-to-school drive here at work each year, and I usually buy these to put in each backpack. It's a good set of kids' scissors. Smaller size for smaller hands. Rounded edges so no one jabs their neighbor. Good for rightys or leftys. Remember when you were a kid and you had to use different scissors if you were left-handed? We had these old steel scissors with either red or green rubber coating on the handles. We mostly had the red ones because they were for the rightys. But god help you if you were left-handed like me - you had to seek out one of the few green-handled scissors, and pray they worked. They were usually old and bent up. Well, worry no more, kids of today! I will save you with the Scotch soft touch scissors!! You're welcome!!!
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Made Of Extremely Cheap Materials. Would I buy this exact product again? NO
Would I recommend this to a friend? NO
Would I recommend this to anyone else? Not really
Will this store in its original box? Not easily
I ordered this Saturday and it got here Monday afternoon it came in a small compact box with the assembly instructions on the box that were easy to follow, the directions for use are on the back side of box also were easy to follow.
The reason I would not recommend this personally to anyone is because its made extremely flimsy and of cheap material. I do not see this product lasting long term. I could have probably bought the non name brand version for the half the price and gotten the same build quality. The only part of this machine that I can say is built well is the clamp itself, however you have to clamp this to a sturdy surface a glass table or a curved edge table would be problematic it clamps onto my butcher block kitchen table easily as well as my kitchen bar counter. The handle is made like the cranks of crank out windows but is very flimsy cheap plastic and i see this as the part most likely to snap off and break. I have looked inside of the machine and from what I can see inside the majority of the machine is cheap plastic.
Other reviews have mentioned the annoying squeaking sound mine started it at the 3rd small cake by the time I did the 8th cake with this machine I was looking for a solution to the squeak. The reason it squeaks is because of the handle at least in the case of my ball winder at this point after 2 days of use the actual part you hold and the point where the crank touches the outside of the machine is rubbing on each other and causing an extremely annoying squeaking sound. Others have mentioned using WD40 I would not recommend that as WD40 tends to gunk up things after awhile and also would degrade the already flimsy cheap plastic this is made of. I did use some sewing machine oil under the main handle point that you hold and that seemed to take care of the squeak at least for now.
Storing this back into the original box would also be a problem getting the clamp off is not very difficult but the metal they use for the screw that holds it to the bottom of the machine is very cheaply made as well and I can see it cross threading or stripping if removed regularly. Also the Tension bar is held in with a plastic divot in the base and once you snap it into place its difficult to get it to unfasten. I see this as a problem because leaving it clamped to say a work table and accidentally knocking into the handle would probably snap it off. Also dropping the machine would probably snap off the handle.
Going back to other reviews I have only had one ball actually pop off this machine mid wind and it was a DK Sport baby yarn that was very soft.
If your looking for a permanent solution and only plan on using this lightly and occasionally do not have children that will be using this and never bump or drop anything and can store it separately this would probably work for you. If your looking to just try out a ball winder to see if its something you want to invest in I would probably say buy the one that cost less then this one for a test. If you know you want a ball winder and plan on using this often and crochet or knit on a regular basis I would recommend purchasing another better made product then this one.
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Nice Classic Ivory Envelopes but Need Adhesive. I purchased two packs of these at a local craft shop. I purchased them to mail my homemade Christmas cards in this year.
Pros:
- Nice texture to the paper
- Color is a true ivory and not overly yellow as some are. It is really quite lovely.
- The paper is thick enough to conceal what's inside.
- They are well made, as evidenced when I deconstructed one to use the paper for something else.
Cons:
- While there is a suggestion of adhesive, there is by no means enough to safely seal this envelope for mailing. I used two sided tape to get mine to stay closed.
While these are very nice envelopes, I want to forewarn anyone that they do not seal without your own adhesive. While there is a small strip that looks like it would hold it, it did not. That is why I gave it three stars instead of five. I paid less for them than is listed on Amazon, but the amount of tape needed to seal that many envelopes made it a deal breaker for me. Unfortunately, I did not learn of this until after I had addressed them. I do have one unopened pack that I will return.
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