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Perfect for scrapbook. Got this for a hawaii themed scrapbook. We started out using what ever we had, but saw these and they are more elegant than cartoonish type stickers. Glad we hadn't actually adhered any of the other stickers. The backing doesn't stay on the sticker so when you cut one apart from the sheet you have to be very careful to hold the two papers together until you know exactly where you want to place it. Some of them are very hard to cut from the rest because they are sooo close to each other. One of the leis has a couple of flowers in the middle of it and that was difficult to cut out, So we ended up being very careful to not rub on the two inner flowers when we were rubbing the lei circle. Really wish there were more bamboo letters but we will make it work. Now I need to look to see if there are any other themed books like this. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Fantastic- slight learning curve. I love these bath bomb molds. I just completed my first batch and my kitchen smells amazing. Please see my pics below for progress pictures and the recipe I used. There were a few technical difficulties along the way. First, I was unsure how many ounces of the bomb powder each mold would hold. It would be great if that could be included somewhere on the box or instructions. It will vary depending on how firmly you are able to pack the powder but a general idea of say 2 ounce mold would be great! My first round I guessed and made a double batch. It only made 5.5 bomb spheres. So I made up another 3 batches. This time I had a bit left over so I pressed them into one half of the mold and put them onto my cookie sheet to dry. It took a little practice to get the right amount into each half of the mold in order to be able to get the mold firmly closed and have it packed tight with powder. But the good part is if you mess up just pour it back into the mold and try again. I like that the mold it clear, allowing me to see any loose areas or indented spots. You need to do several twists to get the two haves sealed well. There are also definitive halves- so be sure to separate the bigger and smaller halves before you start to help stream line the process. I look for ward to improving on my technique and giving these as gifts on Mothers Day! Disclaimer- I received these at a discount in exchange for my honest review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Repaired a car key with this stuff . I purchased this to repair a car key with a broken key loop. Per the instructions, you remove the sugru from the packaging, warm it up in your hands and roll it into a ball, then shape it to the shape you want while attached/affixed to the item you are adding on to.
I separated a small amount (each package has about a thumbs worth of putty) warmed it up and rolled it into a ball, then shaped it around a key ring and the key itself. I let it set overnight and it works exactly as intended. It hardens into the texture of a hard rubber ball that you can get from an old fashioned gumball machine.
It works well so far, I'll give an update for durability, as I will also be repairing a pair of shoes I have with this stuff, hope it works! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Saved Me Hundreds of Dollars. I recently remodeled my entire bathroom. I was afraid I was going to have to replace my tub because of some nasty rust spots but thanks to Milliput I didn't have to go through the huge hassle that replacing the tub would have entailed. I did as recommended and did a test with a small amount to get the feel for the product. I am glad I did, as the test batch did not harden as claimed. On my second batch I made sure to do as recommended and mixed thoroughly and then mixed another minute. I applied it to the rust spots and spread it out and...... it worked! I couldn't remove this stuff unless I sanded it or chiseled it off. Milliput saved me hundreds of dollars and doesn't look too bad either. If you have tried painting rust spots on sinks and tubs only to have it wash away or come off right away I highly recommend Milliput! Your fingers might get sore mixing it, but that's a small price to pay for a product that actually works! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Low quality garbage. I was stunned Xacto would make such a crap product...I really was. Basically, I needed a scripto knife, but was looking for a set that also came with a utility saw blade that this set has (no other sets really seem to have the same type). I would be using the knife for a variety of projects, but once a year--when Halloween comes around--the little saw blade is the most amazing blade for carving (I had one when years ago but can't find it anymore).
At any rate, I ordered this set and it just blows. I put the saw blade in the black handle and after two saws on a pumpkin, the handle base popped out of the metal blade attachment piece. This shouldn't come out and isn't made to. I now have to glue it in so it will hold. This thing is such a pile of junk. If I had a bomb and it was legal, I'd completely blow this set up.
Xacto, I now hate your company for producing such garbage! You should change your name to Crap-Acto! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Super bags for storing scented wax melts. Excellent bags! I have an absolutely insane (my family could probably use this if they ever sought to have me committed ;-)) amount of wax melts ("tarts"), and I used to store them in zip-type "freezer bags," each scent having its own bag and then all the bags stored together in a wicker basket. Well, the fragrances leached out of the bags and melded with each other. Not good. I then did some research and learned that the bags I was using were made from *polyethylene* and that what I should have been using were bags made from a different polymer, *polypropylene*. Aha! I ordered these bags (along with some twist ties) and they have solved the leaching issue; each fragrance is now safe from the others. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
not the same sticks I bought a month ago. I am giving this 5 stars because they are paint paddle stirrer sticks and there's nothing wrong with them as stirrer sticks.
HOWEVER.. Just a heads up if you're planning on doing a DIY project.. I first bought this back in January when it was sold by "Paradise Paint Company". One month later, I realized I needed more for my DIY project so I reordered by clicking "Buy It Again" under "Your Orders" in my account. I noticed that it was now sold by "Perfect Stix" and distributed by Amazon (with a price increase..). When I received them, they're nothing like the ones I got one month ago. The lengths aren't uniform (some are long, some are short), it doesn't have the same wood grain look on them, and they have that little notch in them for gripping so they're not completely straight up and down.
See my picture for reference.. The top stick is from my January purchase (Paradise Paint Company) and the bottom stick is from my February purchase (Perfect Stix).
Again, I'm giving this 5 stars because they're exactly as described and I'm sure they work perfectly for stirring paint. I'm just a little annoyed that Amazon led me to these sticks when I clicked "Buy It Again" when I never bought these sticks in the first place. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Watch those measurements! And expensive for what you get, but GORGEOUS. Well I just feel dumb because it clearly states the dimensional measurements in the description, but based on the PHOTOS and never having ever ever purchased washi tape before (I only just HEARD OF IT 3 days ago), I guess I was expecting something the size of rolls of duct tape. Nope! LOL Each roll dimension is just 1-3/4" and the tape itself is all of 5/8ths of an inch in width. Not what I was expecting (I'm blaming the metric system, LOL) AND they are still beautiful and I can use them for lots of different applications in my handcrafty type things! I gave it 4 stars because I think it is MUCH TOO EXPENSIVE considering the length and width of each spool. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great little kit. I purchased this kit as a gift for my 8 year old daughter. She loves that her aunt makes homemade soaps, so I knew that she would enjoy making her own too. Please note, this s a melt and pour soap kit. This means that you melt the soap, add any essential oils, fragrance or coloring and then pour it into a mold to harden. This is not a full-on soap making kit with lye. If you are expecting a full soap making kit, this is not for you and, trust me, those kits won't be $10 or even $20. That being said, this is a great kit for kids that like to learn to help make things like body products. My kids love to watch me make our family's lotions and salves, so I knew this would be popular at my house. This kit has the basics for your child to make melt-and-pour soaps. I would recommend picking up some essential oils or soap fragrance/colors for an even better experience. OR, I would suggest to the seller to add coloring and a small sample of oil in the kit. I received this soap making kit at a discounted price in exchange for my honest, unbiased review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Chomp Chomp. These chomp through nearly ANYthing!
My kitchen shears have always been disappointing. With 3 meat-loving dogs, I often oven roast meat strips to make chewies for them, much healthier (and safer) than store bought. Cutting through tough sinewy meats and de-boning fowl (often wild goose) is quite a challenge.
Using this has made that icky task of love so much easier.
At first I thought it was pretty gimmicky, like something on an infomercial, but after testing on a number of things, I love this scissors!
I have a metal footed cabinet in the bathroom,and I'm always worried it will rust the floor. I used these to cut the bottoms from small water bottles, making DIY 'protectors' for the feet.
Sample provided for review | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
You Tube Video about this Clay. Ok, so truthfully I haven't tried it yet but I'm wanting to and did some research. I had to put stars on it to be able to comment and show you what I wanted to show you, a very helpful You Tube about this product that goes over virtually anything you'd like to know. But I'm curious as to why some say it is fragile when dry as this lady whacks it on the countertop and it doesn't break or chip or crack. Maybe tiny pieces are fragile with it. Anyway, a great video that might answer a lot of your questions. There's also a Part II for those who want to watch. They cover art forms from sculpting, to pottery to jewelry, etc.
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Heavy, Sturdy, with no Slop. NOTE: This does not have a motor and does not turn automatically. It's not supposed to.
Heavy and sturdy with no slop. A gentle spin will turn it a couple times. I have clay sculptures that are maybe 25 pounds, and it puts zero stress on it. The base is wide and heavy enough that I think it would be impossible to tip over in any typical use. The very bottom is completely covered by nice rubber, so it won't slide or scratch. Seems like it would last indefinitely under normal use indoors, but if you use it with wet clay, you should keep the bearing area oiled as there might be bearings that will rust. (The platter surface won't.)
It looks fine, but probably not nice enough for a fancy wedding cake, so I'd definitely avoid getting married.
I'd buy it again without hesitation. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Useful, medium-weight paper not heavyweight. I like this paper, and it serves my needs well for making patterns for woodworking, drawing out designs full-scale, and to protect surfaces from paint or dust when I am staining, finishing, or sanding. I would call it "medium" weight, although I am not a connoisseur of paper distinctions. It is strong enough to handle the use that I put it to in the woodshop. It doesn't snag or tear easily on the sharp corners of wood or tools. Nor is it too stiff for my general use, as really heavy-weight paper sometimes is. It works well for me, and I wonder if I even got the same product as the reviewer who gave it only one star. This seems like a good, medium-weight product to me, at a good price. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Very nice knife, extremely sharp, with locking blades. My husband received this knife yesterday, three days early. He is a beginner and wanted a knife to use that would stay sharp and that had locking blades which he considered to be a very important safety feature. The knife fits nicely in his hand, it arrived very sharp, and we had no trouble opening each blade one at a time. It's not a pocket knife like we're all used to in the sense that the blades do not snap back in place when closing, you have unlock them then push each blade closed. We had no issues with the blades sitting too high when closed, the cherry wood inlay on the handle is nice and helps add some grip to the aerospace-grade aluminum frame. We also purchased the Flexcut Knife Strop, the long block not the multi-angled kit, to ensure we correctly maintain the factory edge. We would recommend this knife, along with the knife strop, to anyone thinking about whittling as a hobby. We're very happy with our purchase. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Hexie Punch. NOTE: The extra large punch makes 1" hexagon, meaning each side measures 1". I don't know how I ever lived without this gem of a tool! I use it in English paper piecing, punching hexies out of everything from paper to junk mail postcards to magazine inserts to heavy cardstock and use them in my Hexie quilting. It's a little top-heavy but so very easy to use and stays sharp after long-term use. If you use it for a long time period your hand may get sore from all the squeezing, especially if punching through multiple layers or thick cardstock, so just pace yourself. It still beats the aches attained cutting them with a scissors! I highly recommend it for anyone who does EPP regularly to obsessively lol. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Is a great one time tool. I knew this would be cheaply made so I wasn't disappointed in what I got. I needed it for one job and it worked for that but if you want to keep the tool around for future jobs you best invest in a little better one. The job requires a pretty hard squeeze on the handles to set the grommets and the handles are so flimsy that a hard squeeze bends them, especially after a number of uses. The package included no instructions so I had to experiment first to establish the best procedure to use. I used a small paper punch to first make the hole (the smaller the better, especially in fabric). I found that the pin on the pliers should be used on the side of the grommet that is to be flared. A hard squeeze is needed to really set the flared grommet down tight against the material. Then turn the pliers over and insert the pin in the unflared side and give another squeeze to smooth out the flared side of the grommet. It comes with 100 grommets and the pliers will never last that long so there is no need to order extra grommets. It works pretty well and if they had just used slightly thicker gauge metal to make the pliers they would have really had something. Maybe more money would buy stronger pliers? | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Nice complimentary colors. No bleed through. Very easy to work with no matter the project. Just over 39 feet in length. I found these AllyDrew washi tapes (15mm x 10m ; or just over 39 feet long) good for about any project. There is enough length on these tapes that most of my creative projects can easily finish without running out of tape. I also found these tapes easy to work with under normal craft project conditions. For the example, I did notice that there was no bleed through, from the pattern underneath, for the sample project I was working on. The tape is nicely opaque,
I also like the nice selection of colors and designs. The representation on the sellers (AllyDrew) Amazon webpage is an accurate depiction. The colors are in the range of pink, black / gold, yellow, and pink patterned. Although each is different, they all blend together in a very nice way. Thus, complementing each other.
I recently purchased portable diffusers. They are very plain. Upon receipt of this washi tape, I decided to spruce these diffusers up using some of the washi tape that was in the package. The colors are right to blend with the house and it will add a little panache to these plastic, off-white diffusers. Ill end up with two diffusers that go very well in two rooms and blend nicely in the other two rooms of the home. Im looking forward to that project.
Disclaimer: I received this item at a discount in exchange for my personal review.
In summary, I am very happy with the tapes. The colors are nice and they blend together nicely (and are complementary). I would definitely recommend these tapes. The AllyDrews representation their Amazons webpage is spot on! My compliments to AllyDrew | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Dark blue, "gun metal blue" - it's not black. I bought the Cadet 2015 Limited Collector's Edition and then bought the Pioneer, so I figured I might as well buy this too and complete the trilogy. Victorinox are releasing new colored LTD models each year beginning 2015, so now's a perfect time to jump on-board if you want to start collecting. I love the feel of the Alox handles, and the Pioneer (and Farmer) models have larger, thicker tools. But I dislike that the Alox models never have scissors and lack the toothpick and tweezers I use so often. If it weren't for the coolness of the Alox handles and these were simply plastic-handled models lacking scissors, toothpick and tweezers I wouldn't give those a second look. I have a large collection of Victorinox SAK knives at this point, from the simplest to the flagshippers, and sometimes it's mice to just get down to bare bones with a tough-as-nails Alox.
But enough about Alox itself, this Classic SD is the smallest in the 2015 collector series, which I understand to be "Gun Metal Blue", if I'm not mistaken. It sure looks that color, and it's a nice color to kick off a collection series with. As I said, I don't have much use for this little guy, but if you're collecting, you might as well collect the whole series. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Why does it look dirty. Haven't opened it yet so can't comment on the smell some have commented on. What I can say just from looking at it is I'm concerned about the label stating "cosmetic grade" because I can see particles within the wax through the packaging. It looks like it needs to be filtered more if it even has been. Not at all something I expected in buying this and certainly not something I can do myself. It's disappointing but not a deal breaker at this point. I'll update this review further once I've opened it and can better assess the overall quality of the product. It may be that what I'm seeing is merely external and a result of the packaging process, but if I shave it down and there's still particles in the wax, it's going to be useless in my cosmetic formulations. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Bags break when filled. Bought these to package bath salts in for gifts, but apparently this is the wrong thickness of plastic for that: nearly every single cello bag burst open and spilled the bath salts out when I mailed the filled bags as gifts. (I am very careful when packing boxes for shipments, and made sure there was no loose space for the filled cello bags to move around during mailing, but the cello bags still managed to break). Some of the recipients said that the seams of the cello bags failed, so I'm not sure if the problem was poor seam sealing, or if I just bought the wrong gauge of cello bags for what I filled them with. In short, do not use these particular cello bags if you intend to mail the filled cello bags out. They are not strong enough to keep from bursting open when filled. They may be ok for in-person gift giving, but these filled cello bags are not strong enough to withstand the rigors of mailing. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Smelt really foul -- stunk up the whole house. So, originally, I bought this for my Cat, to play with, and as decorations for around my house. It took a week or 2 to get to me, since the product shipped from China. Upon opening the package, this really foul smell came from the bag, it didn't smell like disinfectant or the sea, as described by support when I refunded this item. It really smelt like a dead bird, as stated in other reviews, it's so foul it will literally stink up the whole house if you leave them out. My Cat wanted nothing to do with these, and my family complained about the awful smell that always came from it, and it'll stay in your nose for a long time unless you can get that smell out of your head, that is. The feathers are really pretty, except in my package, a lot were in really rough shape, and a lot of them didn't look like the picture shown above. It was an absolute diaster.
Tried to refund the item, only got 1$ out of the 6.01$ I paid for, trying to refund this item was a pain, but it wasn't in the sellers control, so I couldn't be too mad because he tried to help. Other than that, I WOULD NOT recommend this product to ANYONE. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
The hot glue gun I should have bought in the first place. I bought one of the cheaper clones of this glue gun which came with glue sticks at the same price. It was rated highly at the time of purchase, but has since dropped in rating. It worked for a couple months and then stopped heating up.
This Surebonder glue gun appears to be made well, and the indicator light is in a very obvious spot on the back. The tip is fine, but not much more fine than a normal mini glue gun. So far this is working great for me. It doesn't heat up lightning quick, but it stays hot once it reaches temp. Great for little projects.
If I have any issues, I'll make sure to update my review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
These are Awesome. I've been doing rag quilt items for several years and I have suffered from sore hands and bruised fingers. In fact, the pain caused by snipping the edges of my handmade items caused me to stop making them for about a year and a half! Then, one day, I stumbled upon these rag quilt snip scissors and thought I was in heaven!
I got them in the mail and started using them right away and after about a foot of snipping, the spring action stopped working (they are supposed to spring open so the only work your hands have to do is close them). So I was having to force them open and then snip, force them open then snip, repeat repeat... So, I let out a sigh of frustration and my husand asked me what was wrong. I showed him that they working springing open like they were supposed to. He grabbed them from, inspected them, and then wisked them away. Well, my Mr. Fix It hubs found the solution: he put a tiny tiny dab of WD-40 at the bolt point (you have to put the dab below the bolt point on the metal part when the scissors are in an open position) and then he repeatedly opened and closed the scissors until the WD-40 worked its way into the bolt. He then used a paper towel to soak up any excess lubricant and tested the scissors out on scrap fabric and they worked like a miracle!!! So I finished the 6 other items I had waiting to be snipped and they continued to work without any problem! And even now, about a month later, and numerous projects later, they are still working like a dream! I have since had him lubricate all of my scissor bolts and now they all work better tha before!
So, give these a shot and if the bolt starts to stick, but a pin-point sized dab of WD-40 as close the bolt as possible and work it in, then use a tissue to clean up any excess, cut some scrap fabric to make sure the lubricant is all soaked up, and work away! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
With some care you can control the depth to a very fine degree and for some reason it pulls out very . I've read several reviews about the layers not pulling out in and even layer. My experience was the same when using a knife to make the cuts. I discovered that using a Dremel with a multi purpose cutting tool or a drywall cutting tool the foam cuts very accurately. With some care you can control the depth to a very fine degree and for some reason it pulls out very uniformily and leaves a very professional surface at the bottom of the cut. The knife works but the Dremel works perfectly. The Dremel turns this from a good product to a great product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
comfortable grip, cut well along the entire blade. The scissors that I am currently using are part of a 3-pack that I picked up from Ikea. I realize that is a low bar, but I have had better scissors in the past than the Ikea ones that I can compare these to. First of all, the handles are solid and comfortable with a matte finish which has no sharp plastic seams that will dig into your skin (as some cheaper scissors have). The blades are what I'd call "medium weight" and the scissors overall are light and easy to hold without lacking in heft. They are better than cheaper aluminum blades, but not as heavy as "old school" scissors. Overall, I found that they cut through paper very smoothly and well from tip to interior. Some scissors cut well mainly at the tips, but the portion near the joining point does not do so well. These were good along the length of the blade. I'm not a crafter, so the only things I tend to cut are plastic and paper and these did fine, but I did find that floppy plastic (like packaging) didn't cut as smoothly.
For the price, these are very good scissors. The only small point worth mentioning is that the screw that joins them together is sealed with a plastic button with a Westcott logo so, if they ever become loose, you won't be able to tighten up the screw without laboriously prying this off (if that can be done at all). At the moment, the scissors look and feel very well put together, so there is no reason to suspect they'll loosen over time except that this is a common occurrence with most scissors that see long-term use. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Too many don'ts. I have been baking for 50 years!! I make lots of cupcakes as they are the a favorite where I work. This silicone muffin pan is a pain in the butt!! There are too many restrictions, ( temp, care etc) and I just do not have time to be so attentive. I will stick to my regular metal pans ( 2- Food Network pans) . This pan does not make the typical size cupcake and since most recipes will produce 16 to 24 cupcakes you either need two of these or have to wait while the pan cools before adding more batter for the second batch . Another pain in the butt! You still have to use a cookie sheet ( at least I did ) to provide stability on an oven rack, another pan to wash. I don't know about others but I just do not have the time to be fussing around with this silicone pan. I really saw no advantage to using it. My metal pans work great, I have 2 metal cupcake/muffin pans so I can do one batch and have it over with. My metal pans cost a little more but they will last alot longer and I think are better quality. I do not recommend. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Heavier expected. Works well. Few minor flaws. Overall, its not too bad and will serve its purpose. I was surpised, and pleased, that it was heavier than I expected. The heavier, the better, for something like this. However, the weight could have been distributed more evenly. Sometimes, when you are working fast, the puncher will lift up some. It is capable of punching through more than twenty sheets at a time, but Id keep it around 20 to 25 in order to keep perfectly clean alignment of the holes. One star off for the way that the trap door (for removing the chads) is connected (flimsy) and the not-so-perfect locking mechanism of the arm, otherwise it is perfect. I just finished constructing a 1200 page huge study binder, complete with tabs and everything, which was the main reason I purchased this. Now comes the fun part - studying all of it. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
REALLY GREAT FOR THE PRICE. I am a theatre arts teacher and was looking for something that would give us more of a bang for our buck then Ben Nye products, so I ordered this. TOTALLY impressed! The makeup goes on great, stays on for the duration of our shows, (anytime we do a silly children's show with animals, dinosaurs, etc; ) this is what we use. If it stays on under stage lights it will stay on for birthday parties as well. You can do this yourself. It comes with a tutorial book, but there are a ton of videos out there as well. Just practice the designs a few days before the party to see what you are comfortable with you and you don't have to shell out a ton for a face painter! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
No Smoky Scent in Finished Product. This is my first purchase of Beeswax for making my own bath and body products. I was skeptical of buying beeswax because of the reviews for both yellow and white beeswax saying the smell overpowers the fragrance in the finished product. I have used other waxes, but I finally decided to take the plunge and try beeswax for my body butter shower scrub bars. It did have a smoky scent when I opened the bag which I have read is because of the process to cultivate the wax (this may be the wrong term to use, I am by no means an expert.) However once a smaller amount was out of the bag and I was measuring out my other ingredients, the smell diminished significantly. The beeswax melted quickly and evenly (I use the double boiler method, so I am not sure how well these work in the microwave.) The finished product was indeed white and I could no longer smell the smoky scent. I did add a fragrance oil, but it is a very light scent so it didn't just mask the smoky smell, the smell was truly gone. It set up very quickly and my bars are solid, just how I wanted them. The beeswax was very easy to use and virtually foolproof as I am a beginner at DIY body products. I included a picture of my first product made with beeswax. I will definitely repurchase in the future. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Did I get the same tools as everyone else. It was the positive reviews left by others that helped guide this purchase. I don't know if there was a change in quality control, but the set I received was nothing like what I had read Upon arrival, they were not sharp at all. In fact, they were dull. I rub my fingers across the tips all day without fear of cutting myself. I was okay with that because I like to sharpen my own tools beforehand (but it did make me wonder about the other reviews saying that they arrived sharp). What warrants the 2 star review is the quality of the tools. One blade was already loose upon arrival while another completely came apart while sharpening. I gave it a star because I do in fact like the handles. However, I would not buy or recommend these again. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Very, very small, but very handy. These shapers were pretty surprising on two points. The shapers were much, much smaller than other sets I own, just a few millimeters wide. They also are very nice for small details, despite being a little softer than I am used to. I found they worked pretty nicely for ProCreate, so long as it was not close to cured.
My nephew has gotten into Sculpey, and this set works very well for him. A big step up from toothpicks and cuts of gift cards! Their size works well for his 8 year old hands, and the firmness of the tips seems to work nicely with the clay. I will probably have to buy a new set now, because I haven't been able to get them back yet, and I am looking forward to trying them out for sculpting 30 mm faces and hands.
Pros:
Very finely edged.
Very small for fine details that otherwise would require a metal or narrow plastic tool.
Generally the same good smoothing and stick-free qualities expected of silicon shapers.
Cons:
A little soft for some applications, especially the very pointed one.
There were mold lines and flash on some of the shapers that needed to be sliced off with a hobby knife.
It would be nice if the listing had information on their size, or at least a scale picture. I purchased these intending to get a normal sized set, and was really surprised at how tiny these were. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the Peoples of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The King's Coronation Oath
The King Tsar Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov having returned to his Chair, (his Majesty having already on Wednesday, the 20th day of July, 2016, in the presence of the two Houses of Parliament, made and signed the Declaration prescribed by Act of Parliament), the Archbishop standing before him shall administer the Coronation Oath, first asking The King:
Sir, is your Majesty willing to take the Oath?
And The King answering: I, Tsar Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov, am willing.
The Archbishop shall minister these questions; and the King, having The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible in his hands, shall answer each question severally as follows:
The Archbishop: Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the Peoples of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, Pakistan, Ceylon and the Philippines, and of your Possessions and the other Territories to any of them belonging or pertaining, according to their respective laws and customs?
The King: I, Tsar Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov, solemnly promise so to do.
The Archbishop. Will you to your power cause Law and Justice, in Mercy, to be executed in all your judgements?
The King: I, Tsar Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov, will.
The Archbishop: Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the Laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel? Will you to the utmost of your power maintain in the United Kingdom the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law? Will you maintain and preserve inviolably the settlement of the Church of England, and the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government thereof, as by law established in England? And will you preserve unto the Bishops and Clergy of England, and to the Churches there committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges, as by law do or shall appertain to them or any of them?
The King: I, Tsar Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov, will. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Quality has PLUMMETED on Redi-Lead Strips. I must agree with LW's review......Gallery Glass had a great product in their Redi-Lead strips--I use them to create "stained glass" Christmas ornaments using clear glass balls. I began my ornaments this fall with Thin Redi-Lead strips I had left from last year, then moved to newly ordered strips. Immediately upon opening the package, you can feel the difference in thickness (the width of each strip is still 1/16")--the strips are now barely thicker than the wax paper they are stuck to...........this alone is sufficient to earn them a one star rating.................Then, after trying to use them, I found that a) they did not stick anywhere near as securely as the old strips, and (partly because of the poor adhesion) they were much more difficult to cut (I use a X-acto knife and cut the strip right on the glass ornament.
If one were to compare what these cretins at Plaid have done, it could be likened NOT to candy companies reducing the sizes of candy bars, but instead, to Coke trying to change to New Coke...replacing an excellent product with a terrible one.
If I could give negative stars, I would. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Not as nice as the ones in the pic. As far as beads go, they are okay. But labeling them "Animal Print" is a stretch. I see the effect they were going for, but the ones I received could never be passed off as animal print patterns. The colors are off and the detail isn't nearly as vivid as what you see in the photo.
With that said, I'm not totally disappointed with this purchase. Polymer Clay beading was really popular in the mid 1990's. Everyone I knew had a variety of leather corded, or hemp, necklaces and bracelets with these colorfully patterned beads on them. I do remember that these had a tendency to split in half at the hole and fall off the cord... which, I'd imagine, is probably why they lost popularity and have become so difficult to find. Especially the barrel shaped ones, which I was looking for specifically to string, along with glass beads, on wire for a Christmas ornament project. I don't really care that they don't look like animal print. These will work out just fine! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Exceptional Tissue Paper in GREAT colors. Extremely happy with the quality of this tissue paper. There are ten vibrant colors that can be used for all occasions and it is nice to have 10 sheets of one color especially when using the tissue paper for craft projects. I also used the tissue paper in a gift bag and was pleased that it did not rip as other lesser quality paper has in the past. The bonus gift bag and flower directions were a nice addition! I am impressed with ClassyStylez' customer service....I received an email from them saying my order was on the way and that they hoped I enjoyed the product. A nice touch. I plan to order several more packages for personal use and to give as gifts! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Dont use in leather even though it says you can. Bought this item to repair a tiny dime-size series of tears in my motorcycle jacket. I didn't want to get a leather repair kit because the rip is so small I thought I would just stop it from getting worse. This might work on suede but it won't work on smooth leather even if its very soft. Looks like absolute crap, probably ruined my jacket since its right in the front. It also ruined my brush that I used to apply it with, even though I walked directly to the sink to wash it.(so it dries fast which at least thats true about it) I guess it might work on regular fabric but for this leather it peeled right off and stuck in the little cracks but its WHITE. It didn't even hold the cracks together tbh and they're very porous. Just get something else or leave the tear the way it is. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Noisy, Heavy and Awesome. Heavy, loud, and awesome! If you're serious about winding your skeins into neatly stackable cakes, this is the best hand-wound winder I've seen. For just a bit more than cheap plastic models you get solid metal construction. Just be aware that the gears can grab your yarn if you wind too quickly. With this model it's not even necessary to turn the crank quickly. Each revolution of the crank results in multiple wraps around the cone.
Tip: even though you will have beautiful center-pull cakes, it's not advisable to knit from the strand coming from that center if your yarn is a single-ply or loosely twisted wool. It may try to felt itself together, resulting in knots or pilling. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Not bad. Definitely better than the bone tool I used for scoring, though, that's for sure. I have the Martha Stewart scoring board, and although the stylus doesn't fit in the compartment, it's still a relatively better tool than Martha Stewart's. Much more ergonomic and comfortable, and even with two size tips to choose from. Great for polka dots when painting nails! I tried to use it for sculpting clay, but it seems either the tips are too small, or I need practice. Either way, not bad.
Update 7/1/15 - I should've written this update months ago (like before December), but I just remembered to write it now. Seeing as how this POS was made in China, of course both tips broke without much pressure. Extremely disappointed in having purchased this. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Fortis Design will go the extra step to insure customer satisfaction. I will have to admit that I had problems with this product, but when I contacted the maker of the tape, They got back to me at once to see what could be done to help me gain some satisfaction with their product. It quite refreshing to discover a company that cares enough about their customers concerns to go out of their way to help. Many companies will not go the extra step needed, this company does and that says a lot about them. I would have no difficulty in dealing with them again. Thank you for your quick response and help supplied Fortis. You're a breath of fresh air in a crowded marketplace | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Aleene's 29134 Fabric Fusion Tape - I taped together two sets of curtains using this double sided tape - Simple & Fast. Aleene's 29134 Fabric Fusion Tape - I had 4 curtains hanging to divide / seal a large corridor & wanted to sew, seam or glue the sets of curtains together to prevent air from passing through. After searching I had a couple options but the Fusion Tape seemed simple & fast and that is exactly how it turned out.
You stick on the tape to one side by pulling it off the roll sticking it onto your fabric then remove the liner / seal on the back exposing the double sided tape & push on both sides of fabric.
I was able to tape on about 1 foot at a time pulling off the liner as I unrolled it until I was finished with my entire seam & I did this without having to take down the curtains (PICTURE ATTACHED) - now I have no more air gaps in the curtains as I wanted plus a good solid seam - the tape holds the curtains polyester material together very good
Simple, fast & did exactly what I wanted. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Plastic Gears. I usually read through and heed warnings of other buyers before making an Amazon purchase. Shame on me for not following their advice. I would rate this less than one star if I could. The only redeeming quality it has right now is the clamp that holds it to the table. Less that 10 banks of yarn have been wound using this ball winder and it has already fallen apart. A nut came loose inside the unit, hopefully it can be fixed. Gears are plastic. It struggled to wind bulky yarn. I now have a $28 piece of flimsy junk. If it can be put back together I don't expect it to last much longer. As other reviewers have stated, I am going to check into a Royal. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Keep the filters, lens cloth, hood, cap & brush, toss & replace the rest. OK kit for basics. Not the best quality parts, although some are good, some are cheap plastic...
I thought this had a clear stackable "filter" for lens protection, but it doesn't. The polarized filter is OK, yet would be a nicer kit with that as part of the kit! The lens cap & sunlight hood are nice! Lenses are nice, other plastic pieces I don't recall what they were, but they were pretty cheap & unfinished, needed an exact knife to clean up the edges really bad.
Inexpensive set is great for the lenses, hood, lens cap w/tether (although this camera already came with a lens cap with a feather, yet might have been added at the store?)
Lens puffer/brush, lens paper, etc. are seemingly descent quality, although since parts clearly come from different manufacturers I'd check the brush & lens paper on a compact mirror or other glass before using on a nice camera. The lens paper I got was OK for the camera, but certainly not the highest grade.
A basic kit that's more a reminder of what you really need with 3 basic filters, a reflection hood & a backup lens cap.
The other parts are usable, but I'd upgrade them immediately, then give those other parts to the kids to use with their cell phone, tablet or camera so they can learn to take care of their photography equipment.
An OK set. If the smaller parts were upgraded to nicer parts and cost a couple bucks more, it would've been likely a 5-star! Why put junky unfinished plastic things in a kit with not necessarily name-brand filters, but fairly nice ones that had they been packaged without the junky plastic pieces might eventually become a brand name?
Weird!
The sun hood is a 360 round, pop-down/pop-up that should protect not only pictures from bright sun at bad angles, but also a physical protectant for your lenses. Having one for each lens would be great!
Adding the clear lens, a small filter case for filters & upgrading the cleaning supplies would make this kit FAR nicer! I think the plastic pieces were tossed (I don't even recall what they were & not sure they were even listed in the description!?!), the lens paper used because they didn't have any (I was really concerned about it, in large-part because of the cheap plastic pieces!), the poofer brush I think was kept, although it wasn't the best. It came with a really thin plastic sheeting "case", I think for the filters, but no padding & was pretty worthless. I think the lenscloth was used between the filters until she could get a better lens case.
Some good, some uh... trash... Weird mix of good and bad! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Good for the price. If you are new to bottle cutting, start with 15 to 20 bottles you want to throw away. Don't start with the ones you want to keep. In the beginning, you will break/destroy the majority of the bottles you cut.
The trick is to keep even pressure on the bottle while you turn it 360 degrees. Don't let up or stop, hard to learn to do, as you turn the bottle. You have to get a continuous line all the way around the bottle. This line is where the bottle will separate if it is a continuous line or break if it has starts and stops.
If you want the blade to last you must oil it in-between each bottle cut. I use class cutting oil. This is to help get the fine (almost dust) pieces of glass from becoming an abrasive on the blade.
Remember, you are cutting glass. If the bottle breaks you will have glass on the floor, counter, etc.
To use:
1) Adjust the cutter (forward and back) for the height of the cut you want.
2) Lubricate the cutting wheel.
3) Turn the bottle 360 (ONCE) round to make a fine (hair line) cut. Even pressure, not heavy.
4) Put the bottle in HOT water, then in cold water. Repeat until the bottle either separates or breaks.
5) Sand smooth. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Absolutely HORRIBLE Make-Up! Hard as sidewalk chalk, won't load onto brushes, useless. Thought it would be a good value for a few basic colors when doing FX make-up, but this stuff is absolutely horrible. The make-up itself, if you can call it that, is so HARD it's like trying to work your brush into a brick. I even tried adding some skin-safe oil and lotion and working it in, so that it could be loaded on the brush and blend, but it's like trying to paint a face with sidewalk chalk.... totally useless. Also each individual color on the palette is in a tiny, flimsy, unsecured plastic container, which just makes them go flying everywhere as you dry desperately to get enough substance onto your brush to do anything. Total nightmare. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Good LoomGood Luck. We had the loom shipped directly to the recipient; therefore, had not laid eyes on it until now. We took it out of the box, where it had remained for months. Next step:????? The loom came fully assembled, seemed quite solid and well-constructed; good to go! Now what? (Cue the crickets....) The accompanying literature was one sheet of paper with an amazingly poor-quality image of the loom all set up. Absolutely no information at all regarding making the heddles, winding on your first warp, non-etc., non-etc. Really irresponsible on someone's part to pack this item off, more than likely as a gift for a child, and have it come out of the box as a doorstop, an item of befuddled contemplation for everyone in the room. Here's a great gift-giving idea: also include a laptop with the loom. Internet videos will enable you to set up the loom so the kid can actually get to weaving. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
LOVE THIS JOURNAL. I ordered 3 of the Recipe Journals. Kept 2 and gave 1 as a gift. I love being able to put my recipes in one place and it's so lightweight and compact enough to carry with me to cook at other's homes.
The only objections I have are that the additional pages in the back are grided too small for entering full recipes and that there should be the ability to attach more tabs for catagorizing recipes.
I also had to cut a piece of transparent plastic to cover the pages while I cook so as not to stain the page...good thing for Moleskines to add to the journal next time.
Otherwise, I'm thrilled to be able to reduce a major pile of recipes into a small book. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great beginner's set. I recently received CrazyEve Leathercraft tool Handmade Spacer Stitching Awl Sewing Needles Thimble set in the mail. I am new to leatherworking and wanted a set that would be economical yet effective for me to learn and use as a hobbyist. This little set is so handy. The little wheel indents the leather nicely so I can easily sew evenly. The included awl then pierces the indentations, and I can sew with one of the included needles. The whole set performs very well except for the thimble. It is awkward and large on my hand, so I don't use it. Still, Im very happy with the purchase, and happy with CrazyEves product. I mostly have been making leather notebooks, but have wanted to expand to sewing leather, so Im excited to own this set. I highly recommend it.
Disclaimer: I was given the opportunity to receive a discount for this item in exchange for my honest testing and review. I am neither obligated to leave a positive review, nor am I prohibited from leaving a negative one. I tend to be a glass half full person; however, it is also very important to me to be honest. Because Amazon doesnt offer half star options, I sometimes will indicate that, but I will tend to round up. I work really hard to write thoughtful reviews that will be beneficial to those looking to make informed choices in their purchasing. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great wax for a great price. I'm a novice candle maker and I thought I would be brave and make candles and tarts for Christmas. It's the first time I have used this type of wax. It took me a few times to get the temperatures right for pouring to make the surface smooth. I wasn't happy about the company not sending the instructions for heating the wax, the temperature for adding color and scent and pouring temperature!! This is why I gave it 4 stars, it wasn't because there is anything wrong with the wax. I found out not all soy wax is the same!! However, it's a great price and I will be buying it again. This time I will ask what the proper temperatures are. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Too good to be true? Yes. I wanted to like it. I really did but it just doesn't live up to it's claims. At least with polymer clay or resin. The first couple of times I tried to mold, it did ok. Around the 4th time I tried to make a mold it got extremely oily which ruined my resin. Well... ok, it'll be strictly used for polymer clay now. But the next time I tried to use it, it just crumbled. I tried and tried heating it and balling it trying to get it to stick together again but it wouldn't. Maybe it's just the small size that's poor quality since it doesn't come with special oil drops or special storage bag? I'm just really really disappointed in it at how little use I got out of it before it permanently disintegrated into rubbery crumbs and the money wasted. Regrettably, I will not recommend this product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Buy it just as a light box. As just a simple light box, which is all I really needed, this thing works great. The LED lights are bright, and I can see through relatively heavy card stock just fine. As others have said, though, there seems to be no way to replace the bulbs if any go out.
However, I'm not sure why it has the ability to slide templates under the glass. When I did this, even with thin computer paper, the templates became blurry and I was unable to see anything I was tracing; I had to set the templates on top of the glass to see the designs clearly. This opening under the glass has just become a trap for dust more than anything.
The paper cutter worked great the first few times I used it, but after a little bit of use it started to just rip the paper. It also scratches the surface of the glass. The scratches are barely noticeable, but I only used the cutter about ten times, so I imagine with heavier use, you would definitely start to see them more. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Good Quality Paper Raffia - Great for Gift Wrap. I'm very happy with this and would buy again. Buying items like this online can be risky for me because quality and texture is hard to discern in photos, and I'm picky. I also really dislike returning things, so I usually eat the cost of things that aren't up to my standards. Thank goodness this was exactly what I wanted! I'd bought some similar raffia at a craft store before buying this, and while that ribbon, I prefer this. because it's more consistent in texture and width and has a higher quality look overall.
I use raffia as a ribbon around a kraft tuck box as gift wrap for my online shop. I wanted something natural and biodegradable - I hate contributing excess plastic waste to our waterways. It's a bonus that the quality is higher and the cost is the same to what I was using before. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
WARNING. The label on the package says in tiny print: "WARNING: This product contains chemicals known in the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm." When I read this I immediately threw the product away. By that point, I had worked with it for a little while and there were little shards of green foam everywhere. Since I'm pregnant with a little one at home who was also exposed to the material, I'm pretty upset. If I hadn't pulled the wrapper out of the trash on a whim, I never would have known (the warning is that small)! Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I wish I had known this before purchasing the product. It definitely would have influenced my decision to make (or in this case, not to make) the purchase. Money wasted. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Nothing too special, just xactos. These come in a really nice-looking wooden box! I love all the various blades this set has and also, they've really helped me out during my first year of art school. What I didn't like was the fact that the blade attachments were stored on the top half of the box, the lid. Some of them never failed to fall out and hide themselves at the slightest provocation. To remedy this super annoyance, I decided to switch the top and bottom holders and super-glue them to the box. It's all good now. I'd say if you want to get these, go ahead and get them! Also, if you can make a special, better place for storage of the blades, even better. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Not your average 2-part epoxy. So I got this demo set, and it looks nothing like the common green stuff. There's 4 colors, and 4 vomit putties. The vomits are covered in a greasy liquid, while the 4 colors are dryish.
Mixing feels nothing like green stuff. It's more smooth due to the oils in the vomit, and sticks less to your fingers. You can use wet fingers to make them stick less, but the putty will slip around more.
So far, it's less troublesome and sticky than green stuff (sticky to hands) Also molds alot easier then fresh green stuff.
I applied to to some custom transformers to anchor 2 pieces of plastic together. I'll edit the review later on when the apoxy solidifies. 3 stars, since I'm only halfway done experiencing this product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Pretty slices, but TINY, purchase carefully. These slices are pretty and will work fine if you need tiny wood slices. However the pictures are misleading and I think this product is too expensive. The majority of the slices measure 3 cm, which is the small side of the 3-5 cm quoted. I'd maybe pay $0.20 each, but not $0.33. The pictures are misleading if you're reading quickly and not reading the fine print. The picture of the slices in a box also shows 3x the quantity you get and makes the slices look a lot bigger than they are. However, if you want this size they would be fine. Just make sure to get out a ruler before ordering and think about what 3 cm really means. Cute for tiny ornaments or kids' crafts. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Very real looking leaves. This is a beautiful pack of 6 artificial silk leaves with very real looking colors and autumn colored berries.
There are 6 picks that are 12" high and 3" wide and very full with various shades of deep reds , gold and orange. I was very impressed with how the leaves are not all a solid color and that they each have 2 and 3 different shades just like they do in the outdoors when they start changing.
I used mine in an arrangement of yellow mums and a scare crow that is on my fireplace mantle. I love that they are very pliable and you could twist and bend them any way to fit where you wanted and they gave the perfect touch to my arrangement.
I feel these are made of very good quality even though there were a few loose berries in the plastic bag there were plenty more berries on the picks.
These can be used for any decorations or craft projects. I was given the chance to review these at a reduced price in return for my honest and unbiased opinion. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great punch for the price. I've been printing out a lot of PDF manuals because they're easier for me (I'm old school) to search and read while you're actually working with the software for which the manual is written, unlike the digital version.. On average, one manual is 380 pages long. I punched the holes for the first two manuals I printed with your everyday, run of the mill hole puncher.
Talk about a long and arduous task!! The Sparco punch is awesome! I know there are models out there that can handle more pages, but 30-35 is plenty for me. The action is quite smooth and the adjustable slide for different sized paper is a great feature.
Highly recommend this hole punch for anyone who has to punch medium-sized booklets or documents! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
I like the product. It was what I thought i was purchasing... as expected. The thing I HATE about it is I ordered this for my grand daughter's birthday 2 weeks prior. The other item I ordered at the same time said it would ship right out and would be there a week prior, and it was. I got a notice that this item was shipped the next day...but i didn't receive it till 1 month later, just as they said if I didn't pay for expedited shipping. I think that's a crock. I would have had that 1 week later just like the other item I purchased from somewhere else, if they had shipped it when I ordered...instead, they pulled it, and held it because i didn't pay for expedited shipping! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
They're so Cute. Honestly, when i bought these in May, I wasn't expecting these to be so small. I looked at the box they are packaged in and thought there couldn't possibly be 12 rolls of tape in dispensers in the box. But I opened it and, sure enough, there were. That said, I think they're adorable. The tape is perfect for my purposes. I use it in my Bullet Journal so I don't really need it to stick anything together. Though I did use the red tape to tape down the lid of a box of used lancets (I'm diabetic) once with success. As for durability, I presume they will last. Though I don't use them enough to abuse them. I'm sure if I had children they'd have thrown about many times by now. I just nest them all back in the box they came in and put it back into a drawer when I'm through using them. Size wise the dispensers are only 1" (2.6cm) tall by 1 1/2" (3.8cm) long by 5/8" (1.5cm) wide and the tape rolls are 1" (2.6cm) in diameter by 1/2" (1.3cm) wide. The dispensers are refillable as the back of the dispenser, where the tape sits, can be gently pryed open enough to remove a tape roll and replace it. I love them and will probably buy more. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Awesome Glue Gun. This hot glue gun is amazing. It looks cool, and it heats up very quickly. For $5.78, it gets a lot hotter than any glue gun you will get from Wal-Mart at this price. This got so hot once that my glue started boiling. Don't leave it plugged in for too long! This glue gun is awesome. The propeller of a model helicopter broke off, and I used this glue to fix it. It is surely the best glue gun I have ever used. I use it with Surebonder glue. I also used this glue to fix holes and rips in some shoes. This is still standing. The temperature ensures a solid bond. Just be sure to make sure the glue dries before moving anything. Also, be careful touching the tip, it burns! It does not use the glue to the very end. You have to put in another stick before it will completely use the first one. This is because the trigger only pushes until just before the machine starts. The trigger never slips, but it is easy to put glue in because when you first push the trigger, it grips onto the glue even tighter. I would definitely buy this glue gun again. For this price, you aren't going to get a much better fix anywhere else! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Wildflower Scrapbooking Pad: "Wild" is the operative word. What a wonderfully eclectic set of designs! I make a lot of greeting cards, and like to bulk up my stash a couple of times a year. This was a recent purchase, selected for its variety of bright saturated colors.
The designs run the gamut from sedate stripes to mounted heads, from florals to feathers, from woodgrain to geometric designs, and everything in between. The colors include cobalt blue, some lighter shades of cobalt, deep pink and magenta, orange, reddish-purple, greens, even some wood tones. There are lots of possibilities here for lots of different themes: masculine, feminine, juvenile, fancy, plain, modern, etc. I'm not in love with ALL of the designs, but I'd say most of them will be used at some point.
Pages are double sided -- you get 24 sheets, which is a nice distribution. The quality is typical of Carta Bella -- 65# sturdy card stock.
Very happy with this purchase. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Good clay to have fun. I bought the clay for a festival and I loved the way the head of my idol came out. Very expressive and detailed! I wanted a genuine clay and this did not feel plasticky at all. It comes as a tiny slab in a colourful card-paper vacuum seal packaging.
For a first timer using clay I had a lot of fun shaping it. The only issue was that I was a bit slow so the clay was drying out too quickly for me. Joining body parts became an issue because of this! I recommend having a setup(wet towels, water on hand, shaping tools, etc.) before opening the package in case you are also starting out, just like me.
Another important tip is- Please plan the amount of clay you will need, well ahead(include the arrival time, etc.) My local Michaels did not have terracotta clay so when I ran out of the 1lb I ordered, I did not have extra to embellish my idol toward the end! I had to gather a lot of dried scraps and rehydrate them and fiddle with it a lot. Rehydrating dried clay is not the best idea IMO, the results are not as good.
This product stains any grainy surfaces and the stains set with time so you need to clean up quickly after messes, and make sure the kids playing with it are not near any items you dearly love. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
BEST BOTTLE CUTTER EVER. This is by far THE BEST bottle cutter I have ever used! Super happy with this purchase. In the past I had a cheaper one (about $30) and also another more popular one that was $100. Neither of those even come close to the accuracy of this cutter. I was able to try it out before I purchased it (my sister has this cutter) and on my very first try with a beer bottle I got a perfect score line....and 99% of every bottle after that as well. With my pervious bottle cutters I would MAYBE get 3 out of 20 bottles with a good score line. --- And just an FYI: I use the cold & hot water process to break the bottles at the score line, seems to work the best for me. Holding it over a candle for 3+ minutes gets really boring, really quick for me. :-) | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Inexpensive way to repair unsightly hole in cloth seat. I used this to repair a cigarette burn in a cloth vehicle seat. It worked well for this application and I am very pleased with the results. It took me about 20 minutes, including reading the instructions. The patch is visible and can be seen if you look for it, mostly because of the difference in texture. However, most people didn't notice it with just a casual glance and it looks significantly better than a burn hole. I believe results will vary based on the amount of effort and attention to detail you put into applying the patch.
The kits contains several small containers with colored, powder-like fibers, a small piece of backing cloth, fabric glue, a plastic application stick, a sifting screen, and an empty mixing cup. The small containers are a little difficult to open because of their small size. The application stick is really flimsy and I would recommend using something like a popsicle stick for larger repairs. Otherwise I have no complaints.
It is fairly easy to use the kit. Instructions are adequate. The only challenging part is mixing the fibers together to match the color of the fabric. There is a guide to get you close to the correct color, then you will need to use trial and error to tweak the color for an exact match. I was able to match the color almost perfectly after just a few tries. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
awesome--perfect for salves and body butter. I greatly liked this product and would be highly likely to order again. I made body butters and salves. It's the perfect size. Tight fitting lid. Though I didn't find it too tight, it probably would be impossible if your hands were wet. It was easy to fill. Due to the brushed silver, it doesn't show fingerprints. The top circle isn't recessed which did make it a little more difficult to get a label on. Perfect size. I put roughly 4 oz of salve in each tin (filled it to the "fill" line). I'd probably order a slightly larger size for candles. It came with 12 tins and lids. Good, high quality product. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
not sure this was genuine Olo. I got this for my parents as a gift so they could cut wrapping paper more easily. We have one at work that the draftsmen use to cut prints down. I don't know if it's the paper or the rolling scissors, but it doesn't seem to work as well. It snags on the paper sometimes making continued cutting of the paper impossible. I expected more but maybe it's because I got a knockoff, so I dunno. The Olo letters were not embossed like they are in the picture and it came in a cheesy box instead of the package they show in the picture. This was more than 2 years ago, so maybe they have the real ones now and they work better...? | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Flipper looks and fits terrible! Attitude of dental tech horrible about it. This product is a blessing! Recently I finally got the broken tooth extracted (was broken at gumline-2nd tooth from front!) and now have an implant screw with a flipper, waiting for permanent crown. Flipper looks and fits terrible! Attitude of dental tech horrible about it. Guess they don't really care if you look good or are uncomfortable once they're paid. The many teeth I made from this product were so much better. For $10 you can make a heck of alot of teeth! Ive used it for 2 yrs and still have a bunch of beads left. Just be patient and practice! Youll have enough to waste. No one could ever tell my tooth was what it was and were shocked when Id show them. So much so, that theyve later asked me exactly what I used and how I made them because they knew other people that needed a tooth or 2. My dentist was actually very impressed (not the tech tho)...of course. You won't be sorry with this product! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Best scissors I've used in this price range. I've had the Fiskars Titanium Non-Stick scissors for a little over a month, and I'm impressed with their quality. (I put the whole name in here, because some of my reviews have managed to migrate to other, similar, products that weren't exactly what I reviewed) They cut almost anything, despite what one reviewer said, and they cut cleanly, with little effort. I'm easily able to guide them along a line or straight. I've even cut corrugated cardboard with them, far more easily than with other cheap scissors I've had.
Moreover, they are easy to let go of when I'm ready to put them down. Most scissors have a way of grabbing my fingers so that it takes the other hand to pull them off. These let go without too much fiddling.
The non-stick feature helps with the smoothness of cutting through stuff with sticky labels and tape. But I'm mostly impressed by the ease of cutting. The blades are not even that sharp to touch, but they cut as if they were razor sharp. For thick plastic packaging, such as what you have to cut through to open a pack of LED light bulbs or other things that are packaged so as not to be tampered with, these scissors cut fairly well, though I think a box-cutter with a sharp blade does a better job. Perhaps scissors with offset handles would work better if you plan to use scissors for that kind of packaging.
One thing that REALLY impressed me was when cutting my daughter's long hair. The hair stood still with just a comb to guide it, while the scissors made clean cuts. I didn't have to go back and even up the cuts. The first cut was the right cut.
For the price, these are hard to beat. There are probably better scissors out there, but you'll pay substantially more for them, and for most uses there won't be any advantage. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Initially had to return the first one sent due to . Initially had to return the first one sent due to leakage in box. No problem with return and a replacement was sent in short order. Well packaged and no problem with 2nd Snappy. Very well done information from seller with video link which was very helpful. My wife has used it and states it works well for about 25 to 30 minutes and heat drops off then. She does own another brand that covers a larger area and the heat last longer. The Velcro attachment is a plus for holding in place. Longer heat would get it a 5 star rating but it advertised as lasting for about 30 minutes so no misrepresentation was made. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great for Making Kids Games and Posting Pictures. I have used magnetic sheets for quite awhile. I remember using them when my son was young to make object bingo. He had a speech problem and I printed a bunch of pictures on a magnetic sheet and trimmed it into squares. Then I made a bingo board and he had to say the word to put it down. The single sheet is just that. One letter sized sheet of magnet with an adhesive back. You cannot print on it but you can print something and add it to it. Then you can cut it. It is probably not meant to be a strong enough magnet to hold large things. It is more for sticking pictures or lighter objects onto. Sample provided for review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
A real timesaver for cutting herbs. This is the first pair scissors that I've seen with these types of blades. What a great idea for cutting leafy herbs! I've used them to cut cilantro, parsley, Thai Basil, and dill. They even snip the stems into tiny pieces so they can be used in the recipe too. That had always been too tedious to do in the past with a knife. They are also good for cutting kale into thin strips. On the weekend I sliced a couple of jalapeno peppers into long strips with a knife, and then used these cutters to mince them crosswise. It made the job go quickly. They are easy to hold in my hand with their ergonomic shape. I like that the blades are non-stick titanium coated and made of stainless steel because they should last for a long time and stay sharp. Because they are so sharp I was glad to see they came with a holder.
Because of the nonstick coating I found them easy to clean, usually just rinsing them under the faucet. When I did the jalapenos which were more fibrous, I used a vegetable cleaner brush to remove a few pieces that became lodged between the blades. It worked very well. I have these stored right behind my knife block where they are handy because I use them so much. They are one of those things that you wonder how you got along without. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Deadpool Secret Wars # 1. FOR ME this one is a little confusing. Deadpool is always very funny though. He jumps back and forth a lot. A being from space called Beyonder has the ability to suck up and destroy galaxies and Earth is in his path. Earth hero's start fighting him but are teleported a different planet and have to battle an army of villians. Captain America is put in charge. After huge war Deadpool comes to and EVERYONE is dead. He decides to fight and win war by himself. Then a story where The Unknown and Grandmaster chose 24 hero's each to fight it out to see who gets pieces of earth after the Secret War. Amazingly Deadpool is a huge player in that fight. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Love these shears. Love these shears, and the price was great! I bought three pairs. All said they were made in Italy (all my previous Gingher shears say Mexico, and have been just fine). The knife edge blade is scary sharp. I use these professionally, and have found that they hold a nice edge and can be resharpened as needed for a long time. These will last a lifetime for someone who only occasionally needs to cut with them. Be aware that a 10" shears is a large, heavy scissors! It is not like the orange plastic handled scissors at the craft shop. These have a very smooth chrome handle, but if you are cutting heavy material for a while, don't be surprised by a blister or a callous. The flip side of that is that these will cut heavy stuff that the craft scissors could never get through. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
A Far Superior D - Ring in Practical Design vs. Standard D - Ring... Greatly Balances and Stabilizes My Suspenders From Chafing. I really like these D - Rings from Amanaote and find them far superior in design and practicality then standard D - Rings... The dip at the top greatly balances and stabilizes and confines the metal wire hook clips {and or any other style of hook clip for that matter!} along with the 1" {and or 1.5" or 2" wide alternatively} nylon web straps of my 4 - point (H - style) tactical suspenders and harness, from either shifting / chafing to the sides when I'm standing and moving or slouching forward down inside the ring buckle when squatting... The dip at the top also stops the hook clip from physically grinding and sawing down on the top inside frame of the ring when the hook clip and ring make contact together under weight load while upright and moving i. e. as happens from chafing from side - too - side across the entire top of the inside of the ring back - and - forth with regular D - Rings etc., and thus reduces chipping wear defects to the protective black coating finish... Because of that, The dip at the top allows the hook clips of my suspenders and harness to be more confined and the suspenders and harness to be securely worn more comfortably for long periods of time without having to constantly readjust the webbing straps all the time back onto the center body area of my midsection and chest.
They work excellent with fitting and confining all metal and plastic shape types and sizes of hooks from different hook clips.
I, Myself, Personally, Use these in several methods as best for me (below),
#1) I will use a 1"W x 2"L belt keeper (w/ dual snap buttons) looped through the ring over the bottom flat end to secure the ring onto my duty / pistol belt... Then I'll take my tactical (M. O. L. L. E.) harness that only has 1" nylon web straps for attachment to rectangular (R) rings and doesn't have any hook clips to attach to D - Rings etc., and after buying some aftermarket hook clips --- loop the harness webbing through the hook clip... Once the webbing is adjusted to my proper size, the D - Ring is secured in place with a couple triple - glide slide stop buckles... Then I'm able to attach the new hook clip of my harness and the D - Ring on my duty / pistol belt, together.
#2) I will use a 1"W x 2"L belt keeper (w/ dual snap buttons) looped through the ring over the bottom flat end to secure the ring onto my duty / pistol belt... Then i will use my tactical suspenders with wire hook clips to attach to the D - Ring on my duty / pistol belt.
#3) Or else I'll attach M. O. L. L. E. pouches, usually my rifle ammo pouches in front and two water canteens or butt - pack in the rear, onto my duty / pistol belt... But before attaching the M. O. L. L. E. pouch onto the belt, I will loop the M. O. L. L. E. straps of the pouch through the D - Ring(s) over the bottom flat end... Once slipped on over the belt, I will then weave the M. O. L. L. E. strap at the bottom of the pouch before snapping the button closed for security... Note: I even do this same thing with the D - Rings when weaving M. O. L. L. E. pouches onto my tactical vest and chest rig and armor carrier with P. A. L. S. webbing, of which then gives D - Ring attachment points for either attaching my suspenders over my vest / rig / carrier or for use of attaching other things to the D - Ring.
#4) I will weave multiple 1" nylon web straps through the P. A. L. S. webbing on my tactical vest and chest rig and armor carrier, securing it in place with some triple - glide slider stop buckles... Then I'll loop the same 1" nylon web straps through the D - Ring and secure with another triple - glide buckle or two... This allows me to then attach either my drop holster or dump pouch or medic pouch etc., onto the free loose hanging D - Ring.
These (above) methods are just a few of what i find best for me, but of which can be used for so many things also and not just for suspenders and pouches and tactical gear... These work even great and better than regular D - Rings for parachute cord lace as for repelling with a grappling hook and Karabiner etc.
The quality of these particular style D - Rings by Amanaote is amazingly good... I wasn't expecting to be as impressed by them, but i really am after experiencing them hands on... I find them to be excellent quality and crafted really well... They are very durable and strong... The black color coating finish is pristine without a blemish and blends in naturally with all my black tactical nylon gear and zippers and buckles that are both metal and plastic... The coating finish doesn't appear to be too glossy like it's metal, nor too matted like it's plastic, but a combination of both --- so it matches perfectly with both metal and plastic... These are very heavy duty and high quality D - Ring buckles by Amanaote.
Overall (Below),
For 10$, In My Opinion, These are worth the price for the quantity of six... I am extremely satisfied and pleased with these... I highly recommend these unto others... I, Myself, Will be buying two more orders of these very soon most definitely without a doubt... Since getting these today, I have already come up with some ideas for hybrid modification projects for my gear that these could be used for and with and on... I just might buy a whole bunch more orders of these in the near future, but definitely at least two more orders very soon... Excellent quality and fantastic designed and superbly crafted D - Ring buckles by Amanaote... I have been using both metal and plastic quick - release buckles and triple - glide slider stops and various types of hook clips etc., from Amanaote for a while now and always find myself more than impressed. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
I saw these and thought ok they seem like they would get the job done. Ok so I've seen these in lots of different places but never thought of get a pair. I saw these and thought ok they seem like they would get the job done. I couldn't have been more wrong. As far as standard paracord goes, these were of no use to me. The opening on the end were u attach the cord was way too small. If ur using the smaller cord then it should do just fine as far as that's concerned. However for me it's just wasn't cutting it using standard 550 cords. Also the tip seemed too wide. It made it very difficult to get under the weave at the end (I'm trying a new tuck method instead of burning the ends). I did manage to get one set of cords in after many meltings to reshape the ends. It was still a struggle trying to get them in between the weves because the tips aren't pointed enough. So i just went and purchased a 5pack of jigpro fits. They're great already and all I did was see if the cord would fit. And it did with ease. Plus the tips are a bit more pointed. They seem like they are the direction I should have gone in the first place. I'll be returning these soon as I get the chance. Not to mention these are very small. Way smaller than I thought they would be. Even though it says 3inches. I looked at my pointer finger & I thought "no, that can't be right". Unfortunately it's absolutely right . They may be the length of a stick of gum. Give or take... That extra 1/2 inch that i get with the jigpro fids makes a huge difference, at least in my hands. I give them a 2star rating simply because they feel nice and solid. Like they would last a very long time and be worth while if they only made those two little adjustments | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Ricks Loom is great. I have always loved the look of loomed pieces and hated the idea of hundreds of warp threads - this design is brilliant and I made my 1st test item (bracelet w/uneven sizes of beads) and the result was wonderful. I am now doing a formal piece that is bracelet size but will be a wall hanging and so far - it is looking great. You do have to measure precisely so that you don't run out of room if you are following a pattern. I actually counted rows on the pattern and then laid my beads out in a 1" row so that I could be fairly certain of my initial length measurement. It looks like I'm going to make it! If I come up short, I've figured out that I can square stitch the last few rows onto the piece after it comes off the loom. Work in progress but very satisfied so far. S Stanford | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
These work great. I love these Chichic 6 cavity DIY rectangle molds. These molds can be used for multiple things from making mini cakes, ice, chocolate, even making your own soap. I used mine for making mini pound cakes. These are so easy to used and even easier to clean. These are made of 100% pure and professional food grade silicone. Meets USA FDA and European LFGB safety standards. BPA, PVC and Phthalate free. Each cell size is 3.1"x2.2"x1" and the temperature Safe from -40 to +446 -4 to +230 ). These moods are very soft and flexible. After making pound cakes I was able to turn them inside out to clean. I was able to place these directly I. The oven onto the rack and back as directed. I only used a cookie sheet when removing them from the oven. I just slid them on the cookie sheet. When taking them out of the silicone mold I just pushed a little from the back and they came right out with no problem. These work wonderful. I had never used silicone molds before until just recently and I really do love them. Unlike metal pans I don't have to worry about them getting rust on them. These can also be used in the microwave, freezer, refrigerator, and dishwasher. I look forward to trying other things using them.
I received these free for my honest and unbiased review. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
We made a model of a great white shark and left it out to dry staring . Read the reviews and wasn't so convinced with some of them. I still decided to buy the clay because I needed it asap for my son's school project. Shipping was fast ordered on a Wednesday and received it by Friday, the quality was ok. We made a model of a great white shark and left it out to dry staring Friday. The next day we woke up to find cracks and like the clay had shrunk. I had left over clay and repaired the cracks. Saturday afternoon we had the same issue again. I repaired it and left it over night to dry so we could begin painting the next day. Woke up Sunday morning to find even more cracks and huge gaps in between. My 6 year-old was so bummed and thought that he wasn't going to be able to turn in a project. I used gorilla glue and added a bit more clay and prayed that it wouldn't crack anymore. We painted the shark and let it dry over night. the next day we found minor cracks and just had to use that. I wouldn't buy this type of clay anymore. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
NT Cutter's auto-lock system is pretty robust (and OLFA's too for that matter. NT Cutter's auto-lock system is pretty robust (and OLFA's too for that matter), but having a locking wheel for that extra bit of safety and sturdiness comes in handy, especially when dealing with double-wall cardboard. The problem with most wheel locks is that it's inconveniently located at the back.
What this knife has which most others don't is a thumb wheel blade lock, at the front, where it's useful. It's also got a six-blade auto-loading internal magazine, which takes no fiddling to use. After removing the old blade nub, simply slide the blade tray all the way closed and a new blade pops out of the magazine and into the tray, ready for use. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Tricky to use but the result is awesome. The effect is great but it's not nearly as simple as regular spray paint.
Lessons learned:
- Sometimes no glitter comes out. Sometimes all the glitter comes out. I shook it really well (the recommended 2 minutes) but apparently not enough. Be aware that when no glitter is coming out a pant load of sealer is still coming out, and you'll get runs from this.
- Do not shake the can while spraying. Shaking often is recommended by the directions. Stop spraying, shake, and spray some more. If you shake while spraying the glitter will become inconsistent.
- Buy 2x what you think you need. It's a small can and it doesn't go far. Expect to do 2 coats.
- It was fine for my use (an electric guitar body) but I wouldn't attempt anything much larger than that. The spray diameter is very small -- maybe 2" at the recommended 12" distance.
That doesn't sound very simple does it? Well, it isn't. But the end result, should you successfully complete your mission, is truly amazing.
In my expert opinion it would be better to have two cans: a can of sealer and a can of just glitter. You would have to alternate the sprays manually but it would probably be more reliable. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
It works, gluestick provided melts fast. I bought this because of the good reviews. First, it does have a stand. Just a small metal thingymajig, but it does stand for sure. The cord is average in length (maybe shorter). When I used this, I was trying to glue cut-up cardstock to my DIY Save The Dates. Anyways, it looked like an average flimsy-ish gluegun, but it did do its job right. It melted glue. This does not have an off switch. Once you turn it on it would either be high or low. Make sure that you got all the materials that needs to be glued nearby as it will drip glue where it stands on. What I did was put a cardboard under the glue gun nozzle so once it drips, it will just fall on the board and not on the counter top. I turned it to high first then, once the glue is melted turned it to the low setting. By the way, even if you've unplugged it, it will still melt the glue as the gun is still hot. So unplug it when you are near in finishing your task.
The gluestick provided is the cheap kind. It melts quite fast. Unfortunately, the glue also dries fast thus you need to stick things immediately. I haven't tried using different brand gluesticks.
Can't comment on the durability as I've only used it twice, then opted to use the double sided tape, quicker to use and no spillage. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Easy to use, good value, great results. Fast, easy, and convincing wood-graining for a variety of applications, as long as the user knows this is a SUBTRACTIVE technique (brush on base color., allow to dry, brush on second (contrasting) color, then use tool to remove second color while still wet to create the pattern!). We thought this was well-understood, until we caught several students trying to "paint" with the tool by continually dipping it in paint (this actually works somewhat, but is a painfully slow process)! The other tip is to rock the tool SLOWLY while pulling along the material being grained. Too rapid a rocking action will create an unconvincing pattern. Great results can be achieved with just a little practice. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great for personalized, lightweight ornaments. I was so excited to find this bag of 100 at such a great price! I bought a bag of 24 years ago and paid $12 just for those. So these work out to less than half of that price per ornament. These new ones are also more consistent quality than the last ones I bought, too. The circle cut out on these is very precise and consistently located and they're perfect for what I'm doing. (I used Avery full sheet labels and printed 2.25" round pictures of Jesus with coordinating scripture verses for the back and every day my kids draw a scripture from a jar and then try to find the ornament that matches. They flip the picture over to see if they were right and then get to put that ornament on the tree.)
I decided I wanted more than just 24 ornaments which is why I bought these. Now I have enough to make some as neighbor gifts and stuff, too! I think these are super fun with endless possibilities and I highly recommend them. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
very bad. First of all these hot wire is very cheap plastic and materials used in its components. The price is high that doubles the other on the lists for styro hot wires. Second the packaging is very bad, foam factory will charged you about $7.00 for shipping but once you receive your item the wire is already broken because they bent it to save on shipping, and they claim that it is you choice to have it that way because you only paid $7.00 of shipping!!! stupid customer service! Upon first use it doesn't heat much and I can't feel the difference my other styro plus cutter which I only bought for $17.00. I will return this cutter because this is a ripped off, it is nothing different on the styro plus because they're both 6watts output.
Please save your money, do not buy this cutter if you are only curious about it's performance....better buy two of the styro plus. I owned several styro cutter, including the proxxon with table, miter. which is perfect, but the letterings could only be done by the wand. thanx. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Best glitter markers I've ever used. I use glitter markers daily for steady Journal writing. Have already received 2 orders, and ordered a third time. Markers write don't bleed through to back of paper, write a thin line smoothly, don't clog, last longer than others AND the silver and gold are strong enough to be easily read even on white Journal paper - with other marker products I've had to save gold & silver for use on black or other dark papers, or simply discarded them. These markers are also very reasonably priced - better quality than markers I've paid $10 or $12 for! Only drawback is that it takes awhile to receive them, so I'll just have to plan ahead better. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
What a sweet product. I got this today and with my dusty aerospace engineering degree hanging on the wall (yes I'm the rocket scientist everyone talks about in metaphors) I put it together in a couple hours. Once built, the machine requires a little calibration to make it cut on the straight and level, but that's par for the course for any precision machine. As expected, the instructions were a little challenging, but after a few tweaks here and there I found myself looking at a very small but solid (yet portable) CNC platform for under $300. Did I say "WOW" yet???? I would normally dock a star for the less than fluent English instructions, but what a fun and educational little machine!!!! Oh yes, I added some flexible conduit to the wires controlling the z-stepper and spindle for strain relief and durability. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
I feel better about using them rather than the annoying aluminium foil . I bought these because I have an awful habit of biting my gel polish off and it is quite damaging to my natural nails. We have a fairly organic home (any chance we can to be more green and not have to use aluminium) so although these are plastic, I feel better about using them rather than the annoying aluminium foil and cotton balls. I can never get that to work so I was a little worried about using these however much to my surprise they are very easy! they actually keep the cotton ball in place and they aren't miserable uncomfortable clamps on my fingers. When I first popped them on after they arrived I thought that they felt loose however with a cotton ball in there they are much more snug and still not too tight. LOVE that. They did take forever to come in the mail however it was totally worth the wait. If I have more fingers and toes I would totally purchase more! They are easy to store in a small reusable bag and keep nicely in my nail polish case. I love my "Me Time" and painting my nails so I am happy that I will no longer have to fuss with soaking my polish off forever. Just pop them on. I have noticed that my skin does not get so dry using these VS aluminum foil probably because the polish remover isn't just soaking into my skin if the foil moves or the cotton ball slides around. Would purchase more in the future definitely! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Doesn't cut cleaner than dull original blade. The feeling of these blades are okay, I liked the one that my Fiskars 12 Inch Portable Scrapbooking Trimmer (196920-1001) came with because it was easier to grasp with my fingers, these blade handles are too short. Although I do like the arrows showing where your blade is cutting down to.
Honestly I thought that the blade I got with my trimmer was great the first few months I had it, however then I started noticing that the blade was making the paper fray a little, so I thought it was time to get new ones. I bought these blades and they are no better, I'm actually thinking that the old blade frayed even less than these new ones. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
This Product Is Virtually Unusable. This clay is very interesting and may be fun to play with, but I couldn't even get that far. As soon as my daughters put in on the glass top table and rolled it out with a Melissa & Doug's wooden rollers, it stuck to the glass so horribly that I had to scrape it off and then soak the excess with Windex before it came up with elbow grease. It's not cheap, so in lieu of throwing it away, I secured parchment paper to the table and while it helped a bit, the clay was still smearing the paper. Maybe I received a bad batch, but I won't be buying this product again,. Also, the colors are considerably more muted than the picture presents. The tubs are cloudy or frosted, not clear as in the picture. We'll be retuning to Crayola's white and coilored modeling clay. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Only use for VERY small pours (you also have to . Only use for VERY small pours (you also have to mix a bigger batch than you actually need for 1-2 items to achieve proper setting temps).
Ill never order this one again.. of 20 attempted items, 3 set properly the first time without misc defects and without being TACKY to the touch 4+ days after. Mixed with the 2 cup method and exact 1/1 pours per instructions, 50% humidity and 75F in controlled crafts room.
Had to add additional "painted on" top layers as coating to almost every item to get proper hardness.
Go with the polyester epoxy to save time and money, much easier to work with despite the product name. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Not for left handers. I have a child with a hand deformity... I had ordered him Maped self opening scissors for school which worked great(except I didn't get a choice in color and of course HE got PINK). Anyway, I thought I would get him a pair for at home - and they changed the style since I ordered last - so these won't work for him since he is left handed and these are clearly for right handed children only. I couldn't find any from this company for left handers. That is my only disappointment. Other than that, I like the gender neutral colors (since the company doesn't give you a choice). Hopefully I can find someone to use them since it isn't worth the money to ship them back. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Must-have for paracord projects. A must have for your paracord projects. 550 easily screws into the threaded end. It is easy to then attach micro-cord to a piece of 550 threaded into this fid, thereby eliminating the need for a second smaller fid. If you are on the fence about buying a matched pair like this, or a set of 2-3 different size fids... go with this one, and you'll be glad you have matching fids for many projects. Like I said it's easy enough to melt micro-cord to 550.
The tips are just pointy enough, but smooth enough that you won't worry about impaling your fingertips. Length is 3 inches.
Thanks for reading and feel free to ask if you have any questions.
-SPO- | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Shamefully pleased. 10 bags of 10 is how they came packaged. These will be used for a variety of different projects; from hair pieces, to shoe clips to whatever else I think of. I haven't expected each one (or opened any of the clear bags yet), but this lot provides a huge variation in overall color and the feathers' eye size - from small to huge (I actually prefer the smaller ones, for what I'm using them for).
I'm no expert or anything, but this part is for those of us concerned with animals' well being... I'm not particularly happy about how these feathers may have originated (didn't think about that when I purchased, shamefully). But I suspect some were likely painfully plucked vs being cut or came from natural shedding. Some of them also probably came from immature pea birds (is that possible?! lol); as some actually still have white fluffy down feathers near the base. For what it's worth... | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
The Gold Standard. IMHO, this is the gold standard rotary shaft tool. In effect, it's a handheld 'mini' router that has been used by jewelers since it first came out. This kit comes with various collets and bits, including sandpaper and scotch bright. Bonus is a DVD on carving Birds, Fish and other useless objects.
I use it, with a MicroFence base, for furniture inlay. Wood, Argentinium wire, Abalone, etc. Think of guitar inlay and this is the tool you'd want.
The newer models are nicer than the older ones, I've owned both. The foot switch lets you keep both hands free, and is variable speed via foot pressure. IMHO, this is a 'buy once' and put in the Residuary Clause of your will. It should last that long. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Allow extra time for replacement box to arrive. I ordered this memory box to package filled jars as a gift. It was exactly the size I was looking for and Amazon was the only place I could find such a box. None of the craft/art/hobby stores in my area carried this size or anything comparable. The first memory box I ordered came along with other products I ordered from Amazon -- but with barely any extra padding in the main box and with too much room for the items to shuffle around during shipment. Needless to say, the memory box was damaged to the point where it wouldn't work as a gift. After contacting customer service, a replacement was shipped. Given the state of the original shipment, I specifically requested that extra care be given when packaging the product since it would arrive the day before I was to gift it, and there would be no more room for mess-ups. The replacement arrived, and while it was thankfully in one piece, the packaging was awful yet again -- I don't know how it survived UPS without getting damaged. The shipping box it was packaged in was barely big enough to hold the memory box, and therefore absolutely no padding or anything was used. All it would take was one drop or one heavy box to fall on top of it and it would have been broken all over again. That said, while the product is exactly what I wanted, if I ever need another I will plan far in advance to allow for shipping mishaps, since Amazon doesn't take packaging suggestions from customers. The memory box itself does not have a clasp or anything that will close it. It seems that it would be easy enough to add if you wanted to, but for my use it didn't matter. If you choose to add a clasp or closure mechanism, you may want to drill a pilot hole first since the wood seems very thin/delicate. The memory box is light in weight and feels very "crafty." If you want a heavy duty/durable memory box, this is not the one for you. There are two small, gold-colored hinges on the back side for the lid. Like I said, it worked perfectly for what I needed it for, but only once I got one that was in one piece. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
They're really handy and useful in a bunch of little ways. I've had a few basic X-acto knives over the years. They're really handy and useful in a bunch of little ways, but I've never really had a good way of storing them. I usually keep one in the pencil tray in my desk drawer, but occasionally I'd put one in my pencil holder with a pen cap covering the blade. I know...not the best idea.
I stumbled upon this little set, and I'm really happy with it. The case is really niceperfect reallyand I like having several accessory blades handy. I seldom use them, but I like having them organized with the knives and there's even a little pouch in the case for a refill box of the standard blades.
Nice little set for the price. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Great Product--Will Buy Again. This is a great product for an amazing price. At first, the price seemed too good to be true, but I've used ths product for several months with multiple batches of soap and it works like a dream. I'm a professional soapmaker and I've tested this lye with different recipes--milk soaps, tea soaps, beer soaps...and I've never had a failed batch. I love that it is in bead form which makes it easier to measure and pour compared to flake lye which comes in irregular shapes. You also get so much with the special Buy 5 offer. Even though I make soap on a regular basis I still have 3 or 4 bottles left from my order last September. (Plus I set one bottle aside to use as a drain opener so I really have 5 bottles.) Again, great product. Thanks!
Andrea
edens-rivers.com | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
there's been a great improvement in both the wax and the stamps since . I've had a seal in the past, but got rid of it because it had no utility in my life at the time. I'm getting back into stationary nowadays in our electronic driven world and am rediscovering the joys of sealing wax. To boot, there's been a great improvement in both the wax and the stamps since the time I last had one -- it used to be a real problems getting the wax to adhere the design from the stamp without messing it up, nowadays it seems there's been enough interest that the sealing wax has improved greatly. It's been a joy using it on my stationary and it went over great at the holidays when I sealed everyone's cards using it. I will be picking up more of these. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Not a hairstylist, very happy. I trim my daughters bangs every 2 weeks or so and these are much sharper than a regular pair of scissors, even new. Smooth cutting. I really bought them for the thinning shears but am happier with the scissors and the improved cut. They fit nicely in my hand, average to larger women's hand size. They arrived clean in a OK box, some have complained of used scissors, mine were fine.
I cannot rate the scissor as true hair scissors and can only compare them to a new nice pair of regular scissors so I would not give a 5 star, but can give a non professional point of view. For me they work nicely for infrequent home trimming. | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
Revised Review - They Sent Me Medium Grade Twice When I Ordered Heavy Duty So I Swiched To The Scotch Brand - Huge Mistake. I'm now upgrading my review of this tape to 5 Stars.
At first I thought this tape was inferior to Scotch because I never used it before. Seller kept sending me Medium Grade when I kept requesting HEAVY DUTY - so I got pissed and ordered the HEAVY DUTY Scotch and gave this tape a bad review.
LONG STORY SHORT - Turns out this tape blows the Scotch tape away in every category: Strength, Thickness, and Stickyness. Best of all - the Color White is much richer and brighter than the Flimsy Paper Thin See Through Scotch brand. I was stunned that a name brand like Scotch was so pathetically inferior to this Duck brand I've never heard of before.
This tape matched up beautifully while patching up a repair on my old white caravan. The Scotch TAPE was a complete waste of money worst quality ever.
THIS DUCK BRAND TAPE IS THE BOMB! | arts-crafts-and-sewing_crafting |
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