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Romantic and vintage - beautiful crystal glass jewels are perfect for bridal earrings or necklaces - do it yourself and save (and save the planet too - no mining here, these are true vintage!) Our heart jewels measure 15mm (approx. 5/8") x 14mm, and the brass settings with vintage patina make the hearts easy to use. You'll love them!
http://www.weekendjewelry.artfire.com
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Crafty Tip
Use vintage beads and jewels and be kind to the planet. Add earwires or jump ring and chain and your jewelry will be ready to use - easy and beautiful :-)
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Artgems Inc. has been selling beads, gemstones and everything bead related under the sun for over 10 years now. We have a knowledgeable staff willing and ready to answer any questions about our 20,000+ products. Our showroom is located in Mesa, AZ; so be sure to stop in if you are in the area. Our Design Online feature provides the ability view beads, findings and other components together on the screen to see what they look like together before you buy.
http://www.artgemsinc.com
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Crafty Tip
If you are new to beading, make sure you are using an appropriate flex wire strength for your stringing projects. Too many times beginners have come into the store, with broken project in hand, not realizing they needed a medium or heavy strength for their larger pendants and projects.
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Our shop offers custom designed frames using unique bling magnets, personalized clipboards and jewelry and trinket boxes. We use scrapbook paper, tulle, jewels, ribbon and design many of our own papers. These gifts are perfect for school teachers, young girls and any woman that you know that you want to give a unique gift to. We can also custom design any one of our items to match colors or personalities. We offer the most fabulous paper covered projects on the web.
http://www.fancyframesboutique.com
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Crafty Tip
Using Mod Podge (which we do in all our items) can be very tricky. Many times the paper is wrinkled and gets bubbles. Here's a trick to using this product. Put the Mod Podge thickly on both the paper and the item it is going on. Start putting the paper down at the top and slowly lowering and pressing it at the same time. Use a rolling pin (or any a brayer if you have one) to roll over the paper to push out any air bubbles.
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Hand knitted doll clothes for a variety of dolls, from Tiny Betsy to Ball Jointed dolls and Blythe and Vintage dolls. Custom orders available.
http://www.maisiedoats.etsy.com
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Crafty Tip
Wherever possible always dress dolls from the feet up. This keeps hair, eyelashes and face painting safe. It is also a good idea to cover dolls hands before inserting in sleeves to avoid catching. A doll sock is ideal for this. Put it over the dolls hand, insert arm in the sleeve and then gently pull the sock out.
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Estilo Mercado offers exquisitely crafted HANDBAGS that are versatile, high quality, made of light but strong materials, unique and ready to face the world with a combination of sensational style and everyday sensibility.
http://www.estilomercado.com
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Crafty Tip
Only choose the best quality for your crafts, not only the style that matters but also the quality of the materials and good quality gives you high end results.
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A fun shop selling Japanese chiyogami products, fabrics, stationery, and kawaii goods.
http://www.mihosuzuki.com
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Crafty Tip
A great way to put scraps of paper and old books to use is by turning them into fun scrapbooks or albums. Collect all the scrap pieces and bind them between old book covers!
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Why use fresh flowers when silk will last a lifetime? I personally hand craft these beautiful wedding cake toppers and inserts from silk flowers and greenery. Unlike real flowers, these gorgeous silk flower cake toppers will last forever and make wonderful keepsakes for you and your loved ones! I hope that you will find something special to top your wedding cake!
http://ittopsthecake.etsy.com
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Crafty Tip
Don't forget the hot glue! Hot glue, or hot melt adhesive (HMA), is a form of adhesive which is intended to be heated to its melting point. Using a glue gun, hot glue can be applied to any sort of surface (plastic, wood, metal, etc) to create a strong and lasting bond. Do yourself a favor: If you're planning a new craft project, take a look at how hot glue can help make things a whole lot easier!
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AllStitch® Embroidery Supplies offers a complete line of discount machine embroidery supplies for commercial and home embroiderers. Our embroidery machine supplies are compatible with all home embroidery machines like Brother, Babylock, Janome, Husqvarna, PR600/EMP6 and industrial embroidery machines such as Tajima, Melco, Barudan, Happy, Renaissance, Inbro, SWF, Toyota and all other commercial embroidery machines.
http://www.AllStitch.net
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Crafty Tip
Tackle boxes make great storage for machine needles.
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At the DIY Fluffies shop you can find cute kits and soft toy sewing patterns!
Lots of adorable plushies like a dragon, an elephant and many more!
There is also a free duck tutorial available!
http://diyfluffies.etsy.com
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Crafty Tip
Stuffing a soft toy can be a difficult thing. My tip is to always start with stuffing the small parts like the feet. Save the bigger parts like the body for last. To stuff very small parts a chopstick is very usefull!
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The Mississippi State University Extension Service offers this comprehensive guide for home-based sewing businesses. Topics discussed include, licenses and regulations, insurance, pricing, sewing for profit, teaching sewing for profit, marketing and just about everything you need to get started building your home-based sewing business.
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p1667.htm
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Crafty Tip
Did you know that "Federal laws require wearing apparel be permanently labeled with the following information: care procedures, manufacturer's name or registered number, and country of origin. In addition, fiber content must be labeled."
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