Craft Helps
Here are some of the ideas that I use to help with my crafting.
As I discover
more, I will post them here.
Milk jug lids:
These make great paint pallets.
Make sure that you wash
them out thoroughly,
you can then pour small amounts of the acrylic paint
colors that you are using. Use a different one for
each color. When you are
done, you can just peal the
dried paint out and wash or throw them away.
Dream Catchers:
Use waxed dental floss for the web.
The wax holds the
strands firmly and the
white is a beautiful color.
It is also easier to work with.
Use strips of real chamois to wrap the ring
of the dream catcher. Cut the
strips 1/4 to ½ " wide.
This is more inexpensive than hide and not as thick
and bulky as leather cord.
Glue Gunning:
Keep a cup of cold water with a ice cube in near by
when
using a hot glue gun.
If you get glue on your finger, just dip the finger
in the
cold water to immediately cool off
the glue and your finger. Use a popsicle
stick to hold things down when hot gluing.
This will save your fingers from
many burns.
Storage:
Save your 25 mm film canisters, baby food jars,
pill containers, etc...
These are great for storing wiggly eyes, bells,
buttons, beads, pins, small
screws, etc...
