Category: Craft Hints

Double sided foam tape

It’s easy to make your own foam tape especially if you don’t use it often, don’t wish to buy a roll or you’re in a fix and want it now. Cut a strip of thin double sided tape, place it down the straight edge of some craft foam.  Both sides of foam.  Cut the foam …

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Bra bits

By bra bits I mean those metal or plastic circle or figure 8 pieces that hold or loosen straps, ones no longer in use. They can come in many colourful sizes that match your bra. They are great to use on scrapping pages or cards that you want to highlight a circle portion, or would …

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Nail polish

Nail polish is not just for nails.  I buy my plain gold brads or split pins at the stationary store; they are a lot cheaper, in boxes of 100 and in many sizes.  I buy cheap nail polish in various colours and paint the brads. For best results make sure you paint all around the …

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Ribbons

I collect ribbons as do my  friends.  The ribbons that hang a dress in the store but get in the way when you wear them. The ribbons that are on the shoulder of a t-shirt for hanging. The ribbons from presents. They just pop them in a zip loc bag for when they see me.  …

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Hints

My hints are a collection of ideas learnt from people I’ve spoken to, magazines, forums, many sources.  I’ve put here the hints I still use regularly or have used at some stage over the years.  As we know life and circumstance change.

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