If you have a child with long legs and a small waist, you probably have bought a pair of pants that are just the right length but are too wide in the waist. This can happen even when the pants have adjustable waists. Here is an easy way to fix this problem by taking […]
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Redecorating hair clips is a simple and fun sewing project for children and grownups alike. If you have hair clips with chipped paint or broken decorations, this is a great way to renew them. In addition, the fact that the finished barrettes are wearable is a big motivational factor for young crafters! As long […]
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Moldable plastic is great for crafting and fixing all sorts of things. It is a kind of polyester with a low melting point (about 60 degrees Celsius or 140 degrees Fahrenheit). This means that it becomes soft after heating it just a bit and then can be molded by hand into almost any desired […]
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Recently, one of my pairs of jeans went “rrrrip!” at the right knee. It happened around when I was preparing my previous post, on DIY Hot-fix Rhinestone Pattern Making. Because I had made a free downloadable peace symbol rhinestone pattern for that post, I decided to take advantage of the same pattern to make […]
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