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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Needlework Crafts' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Your Needlework Crafts Guide is Michael Russell. Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Needlework Crafts 1. Needling Your Competition - Three Ways To Promote Your Needlepoint Crafts - By: Michael Russell 1. Local Craft Shows The best way to get out there and meet your customers is at local craft shows. This gives you a chance to sell your products, but even if you don’t see a lot, you can gain a lot of exposure. Be sure to talk to everyone who stops at your booth. A warm smile and some... Featured ArticleLessons Learned – Supplement Crafting Business By Offering Craft Lessons Maybe you were lucky enough to find a way to make money out of your passion for crafts, and even launched your own crafting business. But now you find yourself wondering how to make extra money from your crafts. One of the best and easiest ways to supplement your crafting business is by offering craft lessons.How can you start your own crafting classes? A good way to begin supplementing your crafting business is by organizing small home parties where you can invite frie ...
Read full story 2. Embroidery Around The World And Through The Ages - By: (see Article) From the earliest times man has appreciated delicate and beautiful things. In fact, it is evidenced that as early as 3000 BC man began to decorate and embellish personal belongings using intricate needlework or embroidery. While today needlework is usually associated with... 3. How To Get Started With Embroidery - By: (see Article) Embroidery is an age old art form using a needle and thread tocreate elaborate designs on a piece of cloth. Whether you chooseto break out a needle and embroidery floss to work on a designby hand or use the latest technology to create a design using anembroidery machine, the result is guaran... 4. Leather Craft Details - By: Jake Berlin Leather craft is a fascinating hobby and many artists have takenthis way beyond carving initials or embossing a logo. Leathercraft requires special tools and specific types of leatherEmbossing / Stamping / ToolingAn excellent place to shop, learn about leather craft embossing,and gain ... 5. Selling Your Woodworking Art - By: Jerry Mifflin Our challenge as Crafter's and intarsia artists is to discover our markets. You need to know your market, who is your customer? Are you selling a product to local or global customers. If you're selling to local customers say out of a storefront, you must know if you are in the right ma... 6. Kindergarten Crafts - By: Michael Russell I love all the fun crafts my children have made in school. I have most all of them stored away. Kindergarteners love arts and crafts. They enjoy learning to cut with scissors and using paste. They dont realize the fun they are having making crafts is really time spent working on their hand-eye coord... 7. The Truths About Beaded, Costume And Cubic Zirconia Jewelry! - By: Antigone Arthur Shopping for Inexpensive Yet Brilliant Pieces History of Beaded Jewelry Beads have been used to create jewelry and adorn costumes since the dawn of time. If you were to look back on the Ice Age you would discover small objects crafted of natural "beads" including animal bones a... 8. Quick And Easy Craft Scrapbook Greeting Card Creation - By: Sylita Thomas Craft Scrapbook and Greeting Card Basics Paper crafts are a well-liked activity right now. Scrapbooking is a fun way to show movies and record family history. Other paper crafts include creation greeting cards and even creation hand made papers. When receiving in progress at... 9. Preparing For A Leather Craft Project - By: Jake Berlin Preparing For a Leather Craft Project Once you've decided on your leather craft project, you'll need the right tools and room to do the work. Being prepared ahead of time will make your task more enjoyable and give you a sense of satisfation when you're done. If you're like most of us you... 10. Paper Crafts: Scrapbook And Greeting Card Basics - By: Deng Gang Paper crafts are a popular pastime right now. Scrapbooking is afun way to display pictures and chronicle family history. Otherpaper crafts include making greeting cards and even making handmade papers.When getting started at paper crafts, it is easy to spend a lotof money! Go easy at fir... 11. Turn An Arts And Crafts Hobby Into A Business - By: Bb Lee Are you searching for a quick way to make an extra income? Why not turn that Cooking Interest, Comic Book Collecting, or Your Retro Clothing Collection Into A Home Based Business Venture! Most people enjoy hobbies they have pursued with grea... 12. The History Of Knitting - By: Howard I Schwartz Hand knitting has been practiced for thousands of years. Where and how this art was invented is still a mystery. Some people believe that knitting began when primitive man made webs out of roots. Others think that Arabian nomads carried the craft into Europe. Still others think that th... 13. Sportcraft Treadmills - By: Steve Ecclestone Sportcraft Treadmills - Lowww End Sportcraft treadmills are late entries from Sportcraft, Ltd. A long-time producer of indoor and outdoor games and sports equipment and darling of mass-market chains like K-Mart, Wal Mart, and Target, all of which have named it a ven... 14. Crystal - By: Michael Russell For centuries crystal has been thought of as the best of the best when it comes to home dcor and fine dining place settings. Crystal can be seen everywhere from majestic palaces to your dinner table. So what is the attraction? Crystals are a mystical and majestic work of nature that can be crafte... 15. Need A New Idea For A Kid's Halloween Costume? - By: Mike Yeager Many Kid Halloween Costumes are the same every year. There's always the usual firefighter and policeman, the gory skeleton, the witches and princesses. But, what about something different and unique. If you are looking forward to Halloween but not to picking out your kid Halloween costume, try che... 16. Sewing Designer Clothes For Kids---the Frugal Way! - By: Lisa @ Crafty Mamas I have been sewing clothing for my children for the fifteen years. Yet, I can count on one hand the number of commercial paper patterns I have purchased. Whats my secret? Am I master pattern drafter? Not quite. For fifteen years I have been buying sewing pattern magazines. These magazines provide yo... 17. Lessons Learned – Supplement Crafting Business By Offering Craft Lessons - By: Michael Russell Maybe you were lucky enough to find a way to make money out of your passion for crafts, and even launched your own crafting business. But now you find yourself wondering how to make extra money from your crafts. One of the best and easiest ways to supplement your crafting business is by... 18. Kit And Caboodle – Creating And Selling Crafting Kits As Your Main Business - By: Michael Russell Everyone likes to bring out their crafty side every once in a while and usually the first thing they look for is a craft kit. Craft kits are an easy and a fun way for a person to do craft, they have all the materials they need and the instructions to help them create work of their own. Crafting kit... 19. Labor Of Love - Enjoy Your Hand Made Craft Business - By: Michael Russell If you began your own hand made craft business, then odds are you started it because you enjoyed crafting and hoped to make some money from your hobby. To survive in the craft business you absolutely have to love what you do. If you started your business just to make money and not because you love... 20. The Art Of Self-promoting – How To Expand Your Crafting Opportunities - By: Michael Russell There are many that are making crafts and art in their own home, but when the time comes and when many things have been made, it is often difficult to find different areas in which to sell the work. One way in which to sell your own things is through your own self-promotion. There are several diff... 21. Holiday Tips For Cooking And Entertaining - By: Nigel Milne How do you thaw a frozen turkey? The best (and safest per USDA) way to thaw a turkey is in the refrigerator, though the quickest way is in cold water. Keep in mind that you risk bacterial growth when thawing in cold water. When is the turkey done? Use a food thermometer to a... 22. Woodworking - The Art Of Crafting - By: James Hunt Woodworking is the art of crafting things out of wood and people have been known to make sculptures, cabinets and statues. Anyone can take up this craft but it doesn't mean you will be good at it. Like anything else, unless you have a natural talent, you have to practice at it. So, don't get dis... 23. Niche Marketing, Crafting Style – Five Ways To Find Your Target Audience - By: Michael Russell When finding a way to promote your crafts, it is important to find a target audience and niche that will be interested in your materials. This will eliminate time and energy when trying to find the right places to go. The first thing to look at when deciding who will be interested in y... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
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| Clip On Magnifiers-2.25x Unique Magnifying Lens clip right onto your eyeglasses--let you see intricate details and still have your hands free for needlework, crafts, hobbies. Hinged acrylic lenses flip up when not in use. Lightweight quality lenses fit frames up to 3/8" thick. A must for looking at fine details! These clip ons have a medium 2.25X magnification.... |
| Clip On Magnifiers-3.25x Unique Magnifying Lenses clip right onto your eyeglasses--let you see intricate details and still have your hands free for needlework, crafts, hobbies. Hinged acrylic lenses flip up when not in use. Lightweight quality lenses fit frames up to 3/8" thick. A must for looking at fine details! These clip ons have a strong 3.25X magnification.... |
| First Tapestry Stitch tapestry pictures of two favourite disney characters. Start with tigger in long stitch and progress to pooh in tapestry stitch. Mount in the frames to hang on the wall. Contents: large hole canvas, tapestry wool, needle, 2 card frames, coloured tapestry chart, guide.... |
| First Sewing Make a neck purse, picture frame, notepad cover and pencil-case. Stitch the foam pieces together with silky cord then add heart and flower motifs. Contents: 4 sewing kits of pre-cut foam pieces and cord, 2 bodkins, notepad, 2 pencils, guide.... |