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How to:Button Napkin Rings(0)
Stray buttons needn’t be consigned to the bottom of the sewing kit — a colorful assortment of these tiny fasteners can be used to perk up a table setting. To turn a cluster of Bakelite buttons into an eye-catching napkin ring, cut a 6-inch-long piece of 1 1/4-inch-wide elastic. Hand-stitch the ends together, and sew [...]
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These Brazilians Make Art Off Fish Scales and Shrimp Nets
by Isabela Barros
These Brazilian artists are just starting but dream that in future they may export to markets all over the world. For the 300 artists of 24 cities that are participating in the Mar de Dentro Handicraft project, in Rio Grande do Sul, the idea is to make money from production of accessories, costume [...]
LooLeDo.com Announces Relaunch of Kids Crafts and Science Projects Social Networking Website
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Alamo, CA – March 8, 2010 — LooLeDo.com announces a relaunch of its kids crafts and science project website for children, parents, teachers, and educators. LooLeDo.com provides consistently updated and unique kids crafts made from easily found supplies, with video and photo step-by-step instructions.
This update includes an entirely new design for the overall site, [...]
Hobbies can help reduce stress levels
by Charity Vogel
You don’t have to tell Joan Raab about how knitting and crochet helped her through chemotherapy and its aftermath—twice.
The Grand Island resident knows her hobbies made a difference in her health.
“That really helped me through it, having some small piecework to work on,” said Raab, who survived two bouts with breast cancer in [...]