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IMPRESSIVE QUALITY...Fits my hand well, lightweight but strong. Extraordinarily sharp. The nippers are nicely pointed and thus the protective sleeve, but you can easily trim all the little fuzzies that scissors leave behind. These are now my "go-to" favorites. (From someone who's been involved in needle crafts for 50 plus years). They cut cleanly, quickly and effortlessly. | 5 |
Perfect! Love it!!! 5 stars! | 5 |
This material is thin just right for summer quilting projects | 5 |
They are a little thinner than i expected but they work just fine. Because they are thin I am able to store them in a binder so that I can easily see them when I need to find the right size for my stamps. | 4 |
Great for scratch watercolor paper | 4 |
Crayola Color Wonder Magic Paint Palette was a great idea but, in my opinion, never got the bugs worked out before hitting the market.
The palette lights up and changes to whatever color the brush is dipped in. That's where the coolness ends.
When separating the pots of paint I needed to use a utility knife. Don't let children even attempt to separate the paint pots by themselves. Adults only.
Every sheet of paper had deep creases in it.
The bristles of the brush are extremely stiff and trimmed unevenly making it difficult for children, or anyone for that matter, to make any type of mark that looks decent. So many lines end up looking dried and broken. The child ended up frustrated painting a simple flower as did I when I tried painting with the brush. I'm an artist and what I ended up wasn't even half as good as the flowers I've watched elephants in Thailand paint on You Tube. I ended up giving the child a camel hair paint brush from a watercolor set to use. Yep, you don't have to use the brush the included brush.
It seemed like it would be a lot of fun to see colors magically appear on the special paper. When they appeared the colors were so pale, not vibrant. Painting additional layers over the first didn't make them any darker.
I do love the sheen on the pictures after the paint dries. And I love how the palette lights up and changes colors. The brush has an excellent grip for small hands and easily attaches to the palette for storage and comes off just as easily.
Crayola needs to improve the vibrancy of the colors,improve the bristles on the brush, and make sure the paper is flat. Kids need nice things to make them feel worthwhile and have fun. They don't feel as if they deserve any better if the toy isn't of a better quality and get bored quickly.
Most kids LOVE Crayola products. Parents have come to expect the best from Crayola and are willing to spend money on many of their products. But this one didn't measure up.
Make those improvements Crayola and you've got a winner. This could be product perfect for holiday, birthday, or just a surprise for any child with just a few improvements. | 3 |
looks like robin egg blue right out of can, goes on easy, used 2 coats, sanded and then antiqued it with a dark wax, color looks more green now, which is exactly what I was going for, has a nice smooth sheen with flecks of "diamond dust" hard and durable surface, I will post photos | 5 |
Very beautiful and well made, and the perfect size. Thank you so much! | 5 |
Very, very nice. Beautiful colors and patterns. Great price! | 5 |
Best Seam Ripper Ever! | 5 |
It came with everything pictured. Item is exactly as pictured and described. My artist loved it. Very handy for travel etc. | 4 |
So glad someone came up with this. Thank you for creating it. It's awesome. Now I can use any pain and not only pens made by Cricut which is perfect! | 5 |
Like the machine the more I use it! | 4 |
So hard to find cotton stuffing...I hate the polyester stuff! This is great! | 5 |
I ordered this for the size, but the way the product features were worded, I was lead to believe it came with things that it didn't. The coating on the inside of the bag is that stuff that cracks and flakes over time, especially if left in a car with varying temperatures, or if you live where the humidity is low. | 1 |
Good for my needlework. | 5 |
Everything just slides right off | 5 |
Nice. Beautiful yarn | 5 |
Very please!!! | 5 |
Received as advertised. Will work well for sewing and crafts when trying to reach those hard to reach items. Haven't used it yet. | 5 |
Great, so much better than what I was buying locally and at a much better price. | 5 |
Givng a 2 star based on packaging. I think the ruler will be great. The packaging it came in was bad. Two flat pieces of cardboard taped together and one end was completely open. Suprised it did not fall out. One corner of the ruler was bent but I think I got it straightened out. | 2 |
Not quite what I expected. I was hoping for something a little more whimsical, but still works. | 3 |
This was purchased as a gift for a friend. She loves the ergonomic handles and hopes it will allow her to resume crocheting. | 5 |
These were purchased with a few other sets for my daughter's 8th birthday. She has always loved my charm bracelet, so I wanted to get her one without the several hundred dollar investment since, you know, SHE IS 8. These are not terrible - perfect for a child. They are obviously not as well crafted as the jewelry store versions, but I had no expectation of that. None of our beads were damaged and were more or less what we were expecting. While they're not terrible looking, you don't have to get up on them with a magnifying glass to see they're not masterpieces. For our purposes, they were great. Once she's older and better capable of taking care of such things, she will likely get the "real deal", but for now, these are great. She can swap them out often and coordinate with her clothes and there's lots available in her favorite colors - pink and purple! | 4 |
it does its job | 5 |
I use mostly Gutermann & Mettler threads for several reasons:
- Produces far less lint than many other thread brands (especially Coats & Clark)
- This cotton quilting thread is smooth, and does not twist and curl when hand-sewing as I have experienced with others.
- Does not have much breakage as I have experienced with other brands.
- Wax finish helps thread to glide smoothly through layers of fabric & quilt batting more easily than other brands I have experienced.
- Nice 40wt, slightly heavier/thicker than the average 50wt cotton thread from Gutermann.
Really love using this thread when I do hand quilting (which is often). | 5 |
Great set of paints, and it comes with a little mixing plate for blending! We bought this for wine and paint night at home. My husband and I had a lot of fun with these! | 5 |
Just arrived today and happy to know I have it on hand! | 5 |
Very nice patch with all the elements I wanted, the dove of peace, the sun and moon and of course Mother Earth. Being a product of the 60's this spoke to me and will have a place of honor on my jeans. | 5 |
My favorite!! | 5 |
I heard about this as "Shapelock" and for whatever reason, the company decided to rename it "Friendly Plastic". "Instamorph" is another name for the same material.
It's Polycaprolactone, Wikipedia has a great entry on it.
The pellets melt in 150F-160F water. This is hot enough to scald you but not cause a serious burn. I was afraid this would mean that kids wouldn't be able to play with it but in fact they can due to the low thermal capacity and conductivity. Within a minute or two of coming out of the hot water bath this stuff cools down enough that it's just warm. However it still remains pliable enough for kids to have a lot of fun.
When it does finally cool completely it's hard and strong. I'm used to Fimo/Sculpey which is really very weak. This stuff is suprisingly strong. Strong enough that I have yet to break a part which was fully cooled. I'd say it's as structural as the plastic in most kid's toys and actually a bit tougher (resistant to cracking) I believe there must be some crystallization going on. I made a device where the plastic acts as a living spring - it flexes with a surprisingly high modulus.
I've made a number of things with it already - a cell phone holder, a shoe horn, a cable organizer, even special hook to hold an IV bag on a light stand.
You don't use much of the material because any pieces you have are easily remelted into your next project. Once something outlives it's usefulness you simply melt it back down.
Recommendations:
1) Stretch out leftover pieces so they're not too solid - this speeds up remelting later on.
2) Get the little container first unless you definitely have something in mind. I bought the 28 oz to start and despite using it quite a bit, I have barely made a dent - as mentioned, you re-use any leftovers.
3) You can also use it as a glue. When it's heated to the clear state (160F) it is very sticky.
4) Make your parts in sections. When done, you can dip in hot water to melt the surface and then stick the sections together.
5) When making pieces, keep a hot bath (pot on stove) and a cold bath (Ice water) so you can soften/harden easily
6) Put a thermometer in your hot bath and try to keep it at 150-160
7) Don't forget that you can carve, drill, cut, and even tap the material once it's cooled
8) Be patient! There's definitely a learning curve to making good parts.
If you have questions or comments, or if you found this review helpful, please let me know! | 5 |
Great for Adults ,pro's, college students and high school to work in the color pencil medium.. | 5 |
I lLOVE THISSSSSSS | 5 |
I love this die and have use it to make tags for my mother's day cards
thank you so much | 5 |
great letters | 5 |
Good sturdy product. | 4 |
I have just recently started sewing again and of course all my sewing machine needles needed to be replaced. I have a Janome sewing machine and these heavy duty machine needles are perfect for sewing purses and mending jeans. I bought two of the 3 pack needles so I am ready to get to work. | 5 |
I bought this for my Dad, who is retired and looking for a new hobby, he wants to try book binding. He says it's great quality. | 5 |
Easy to assemble, I keep it by my sewing machine side, as I've a serger too so this allows me to save money on buying spools and ensuring my thread colors are all the same universally. I've never had a problem, not once, with tangles or tips. I thought once to buy something more expensive but I'm so glad I didn't. It works so very well. | 5 |
very nice - good results achieved with this | 4 |
less sticky than the others. great mat | 5 |
My beads and crystals stay where I put them on this mat. Need a tray under the mat, if you want to carry it around. The mats are very floppy and squishable. For adding beading on a quilt, I've found I prefer to make a reverse loop of wide painter's tape (sticky side out), lay it on the area of the quilt I'm hand-beading, and stick my beads on the tape! The beads don't roll off, the tape doesn't roll off or flip off or drop off the quilt if I move the quilt around, and when I'm ready to bead another area of the quilt, I just move the loop of tape to the new area. Got this idea from the internet somewhere, after I'd purchased these mats. Oh well, now you know :-) | 5 |
I bought this item a couple weeks ago, and I just opened it today. The glue was already dried up and useless. I normally buy the small bottles from the craft store, and those have lasted me months. I am sending it back for a replacement. If the replacement is better, I will write a better review. Until then, I do not recommend this item. | 1 |
My silhouette cameo was beautiful. | 5 |
The colours are fantastic. Love using them. | 5 |
I've worked in gouache paints for years, and was not accustomed to oil. A granddaughter bought me a set of oil paints with brushes and canvasses, so how could I NOT try it out? I just needed a palette and a brush cleaner, so I ordered this palette. It's really great, though it's very different from what I'm accustomed to using, which is individual compartments. It's got a fantastic coating on both sides, and is really easy to clean up. My only problem, and it has nothing to do with the palette's quality at all, is that I have to put it way up high when I'm not using it or my cats will come sniffing around it and get their hairs in it. I wish there was a way to cover it up easily, because there aren't too many places that a cat can't climb to, but I found one. I definitely recommend this palette to anyone either beginning to use oil paints or experienced. It's an excellent size and great quality! | 5 |
It's easy to use and quick comes out smoothly works great. I have a very large pkg. of refills to use with it. Give it a try you won't be sorry. | 5 |
I am so glad I read that this machine takes a different bobbin, I would have made the mistake of not noticing the difference in bobbins and would have blamed the machine, I have a special bobbin case and now have only Brother brand bobbins. | 5 |
Love the color choices | 5 |
Must have if you're going to use the Tailor's Chalk because if you drop it and it's not in this protector, it will shatter. I keep two of these in my sewing box, one for each color of chalk. | 5 |
as expected. bought to replace the last one I had gotten in the 1970's. you can't go wrong with Boyle products. | 5 |
Excellent yarn, soft and easy to use. I recommend it. | 5 |
I am sure it was my fault but make all my jewelry is made with 10mm and I needed these quick for a bracelet and they were 12mm | 3 |
I have used these skulls in a few projects but found that if they come in contact with skin the silver wears off. I am looking for something to coat them with so that will not be a problem. | 4 |
Ok tape. | 4 |
Great price and shipping fee. Now to make the pin cushions. | 5 |
ARRIVED ON TIME,USE FOR HEAVY FABRICS . | 5 |
These don't break as easy as some plastic markers have. They're a little more flexible. | 5 |
A friend asked me to redye his beloved old navy cotton pants, which had been ruined with bleach stains. I decided a complete removal of color before redyeing was in order, but I didn't want to buy a pot just for this task, or risk failure using the washing machine method.
Another reviewer suggested using hot water from the tap and dyeing in the kitchen sink. 'Hot water' is a relative term; it depends on what your water heater is set to deliver, and can range from warm to scalding. My 'hot water' is warm. Since I dye a lot of SILK, and have learned how important adequate heat is to a good result, I decided to do all possible to ensure HOT water.
1) Preheat sink by filling it with hot tap water;
2) Refill sink with boiling water;
3) Add chemical and stir;
4) Add pants and stir;
5) Cover sink with cookie sheet to keep heat in;
6) Stir every 5 minutes;
7) Top off with simmering water after 20 minutes.
8) Remove after 30 minutes, rinse and wash.
Almost all the dye was out within 5 minutes; I left it in the hot water for a total of 30 minutes to get all color out from hems and waistband, which were more resistant. Net result: Navy blue pants are now a very light tan; the only color left is in the thread used to sew seams, which I assume is some kind of synthetic immune to this RIT product. This is not a problem for me, since I'm going to dye them navy again.
PS, yes, ventilation is VERY important! Open some windows! | 5 |
I buy different needles because I have eyesight in only one eye. It makes it hard to thread regular or beading thread, these are great for aging eyes too. Can't find them in retail stores and don't know why. | 5 |
i love them. will order again for the 3rd time | 5 |
Nice set, but the pens leaked - one upon arrival and others as time went by. Would be 5 stars if not for that. | 4 |
Does a very nice transfer. I received several sheet what a bang for my buck. | 5 |
Works perfect for the job. Have no trouble grabbing vinyl. | 5 |
Price and quantity. They were more beautiful than I had expected. | 5 |
it ocmes in a box and each has 10 needles in the pack so easy to use hopefully it will last long without unnecessary breakage. | 4 |
What a handy, clever way to carry and have all my circuit cartridges be easily assessable. I can also buy more and use them together. I like that the bottom has storage and can also be separated from the top with both still being closed. | 5 |
Very pretty beads slot hough I wish the colors weren't altered | 4 |
A little flimsy... not as heavy duty as Project Life. | 4 |
The paper in this practice pad really isn't of the highest quality. I found it adequate for use with chisel-tipped pencils and calligraphy markers, but for liquid ink (which I mostly use) it's much less desirable. Nibs scratch and break the surface of the paper easily, lines tend to feather and bleed, and ink seems through to sheets of paper below. It's sole redeeming feature is the darkly printed guidelines, because I can put a sheet of it underneath the pages of a good quality writing paper as a guide.
A dollar or two would be a fair price for this pad; the nearly nine dollars I paid was far too high. | 2 |
Very usable product. Order this and you won't have to run out to a shop to get a piece of felt. Wish they were a little larger though. They would be usable on more items. | 4 |
Awesome, love it | 5 |
These are great gold safety pins.. worked for hemming curtains til I could later fix them. good for basting to hold something until you can sew or glue them.. or even leave them pinned... | 5 |
I bought this folder a few months ago....and glad I did!
I love this folder. The design it leaves is dramatic. I use it on cardstock (67-110 lb.) and the design does not crush.
I've used it on all colors of paper but I like the effect on white best. | 5 |
design always punches out 3 no matter what. | 4 |
Product as described - Great stickers for a variety of things. I would always mix up my over the sink light and garbage disposal switch, so I bought these to put on my metal light plate and it works as expected. | 5 |
I love my HiyaHiya sharp knitting needle set. But they only go up to US 15 size. I wanted to do a project with jumbo yarn and huge needles but didn't know what to buy. Took a chance on a brand I had never tried: ChiaoGoo. Normally I'm weary of any knitting needles or crochet needles made out of wood. Mostly because they aren't usually as slick and the tips aren't sharp enough like my Hiya's.
Bought the US 35 ChiaoGoo fixed circular 40 inch set of knitting needles. Blown away. Super jumbo yarn with large needles always provide a bit more of a challenge, if nothing else but to navigate everything as well as keeping the yarn from twisting up. The needles were slick, they weren't short, thankfully, but instead 7 inches long (from the join between the cord and the metal part of the needle to the tip of the needle). Yarn doesn't catch at all and the needles are like butter when knitting. And one thing I didn't even know what possible and I adore? The thick/wide plastic cord! No issues at all with twisting nor fighting it to keep things straight. Unless you've done a project as big as a blanket before, you don't realize how much normal cords (which are thin) can be a major issue, time waster, and huge frustration. The cord alone has me in love with them.
Long story short:
Needles are slick
Needles themselves are an excellent length
Cord is fantastic, thicker, and doesn't keep trying to coil up (fyi - the cord is light due to it's a hallow inside and it's not stiff plastic).
Now? I'm going to build up my ChiagoGoo large needle collection. Two of each size, one with 40 inch cord and one with 60 inch cord for needle sizes US 17, US 19, US 35, US 50. | 5 |
great little tools | 5 |
The rack arrived broken, the back legs had come off and i had to reattach them. Once they were reattached i was able to use it and so far it's held up very well. I really enjoy the product just wish it had arrived properly. | 4 |
Excellent length to the pins - just wish the glass head was a little bigger. Otherwise, great pins. | 4 |
Worked well to clean my hot clothes iron! I use it often to upkeep my iron. It does smoke but thats normal so be aware of that. | 5 |
This is the same style sold decades ago and still works better then ever. Price so reasonable great condition and has been a fun family project. | 5 |
seems to be pretty strong | 4 |
These sew on snaps are perfect for finishing up some of my sewing projects. | 5 |
So pretty. This yarn adds class to any project. The individual threads are made up by twisting together of recycled Silk Sari, which means they may be less well connected to each other than your garden variety store bought yarn, but the colors and shine more an make up for it.
Its easy to knit and weave with, and has a distinctive lovely appearance however much your project uses (accent with it? use it for contrast bars? The sky is the limit).
Terrific idea, very fun to design with and use.
Way to Go! | 5 |
Make cute cards for young and old | 3 |
These offer versatility for stamping small stamps. They are shallow to hold but are manageable. I have not needed the largest ones yet. | 4 |
I bought this to make my 4-year-old a costume for a convention. It was my first time ever making armor, so I got a lot in case I messed up. It was extremely easy to work with! A bit thin, but I wanted it to be very flexible. I doubled it up and glued it together with fabric glue so it would hold it's shape, and that seemed to work well. I think that I will buy 2mm again in the future because it is very easy to cut with an exacto blade, and the ease of use seems more important than having to add the extra step of gluing layers together. Not only did his armor hold up for the entire con, he'll be able to wear it til he grows out of it. | 5 |
Very lovely chain . It's a little tiny but looks very pretty . | 5 |
I love these corner dies. They really do make a card or scrapbook page pop. They are so elegant and pretty. These dies cut very easily and the cut pieces fall away from the die without extra poking. I like these dies and I know I'll be using them often. | 5 |
these are great and a lot faster than other methods I had looked at. Made my bottle cap projects a breeze | 5 |
I expected these to work more like watercolor pencils, where you can just draw/color with the markers and then they lift a little to spread the color, but I've tried them using a variety of paper (mixed media paper, #140 watercolor paper, paper with matte media on it, paper with gesso on it, etc) and most of the colors don't spread well. The lines that you draw on initially remain seen. I've watched demos on youtube where this doesn't happen so I just ordered the W&N watercolor marker paper and I'm really hoping that will help. Pros: variety of vibrant colors; both brush and bullet tips; nice carrying case; Cons: don't lift/spread well once on the paper; although the colors are beautiful, that makes it hard to create more muted tones. Will update my review if they work on the watercolor marker paper. | 3 |
Great pens. Also wonderful as a gift for kids who love art. | 5 |
Good die Thanks! | 5 |
These are adorable. I did not have any problems with them coming apart.
I don't understand the other reviewers' complaints because of the cost. They are more expensive everywhere I have looked - and for the same quality.
This are just simple little easels for displaying small art such as an Artist Trading Card or ACEO - which is what I bought them for. I even painted one of the black and it is just perfect. | 5 |
I guess this glue gun did not meet some people's expectations, but for what I needed it for, it worked great. I used it to make little rolled roses out of felt, gluing a small dot of hot glue to keep the petals together as I rolled the die cut felt into a flower. I also used it to make felt bow/paper clips for journal/planners. Compared to what I was using, it was awesome! For me personally, I thought it had a fine tip (perhaps some people need an even finer tip?) The packaging does say "hot" glue gun, but the mini glue sticks that are recommended to go with this, are labeled hot/cold. You need to use the lever to click the first glue stick all the way in when you use it for the first time. After then, when you put the second stick in, it works seamlessly like one continues stick of glue (my old glue gun did not want to do that). It does have to be plugged in, but there is an on/off switch which is fantastic. (I had previously bought a "cordless" glue gun that could turn on and off but it drained the batteries while in the off position!) The little kickstand worked fine, the glue gun stood upright as you see in the photo, while I was using it. The directions say you can also safely lay it on its side which I did, with no problems. I did get some glue on my fingers, it was hot, but I didn't give me any burns. This is the best glue gun I have ever owned. | 5 |
I really liked this and it was good quality | 5 |
very nice and very sharp | 4 |
Great for messing around with paints. I will probably buy more of these for the shop. | 3 |
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