Wilton offers a tremendous number of cooking and baking tools; their selection of juvenile cake pans is equally impressive. The Dinosaur Cake Pan (2105-1022) is a very cute mold that you can use with cake or brownie mixes, for ice cream molds or Rice Krispie styled treats. It is part of a small dinosaur theme ...
Irish Spring, Dove, Ivory and countless other brands have taken whole aisles at local mega markets that it is hard to imagine that at one time soap was made by hand. With so much soap, what can be done with it other than washing and cleaning? How about using it for carving? Although this is ...
Last Halloween my boyfriend and I took my niece and nephew around to a few homes with my sister. While trick-or-treating we came upon a house that had his door steps lined with pumpkins. These pumpkins had carvings on them that obviously were traced from one of those pumpkin carving kits. Ray and I knew ...
For antique aficionados who are do-it-yourselfers stripping antique wood furniture is both creative process and a chore which begins with some uncertainty. Experience is usually the best teacher when it comes to furniture stripping. Whether you are a novice or a pro each new piece is a challenge which has the potential to yield beautiful ...
Located in the city of Big Spring, in the Panhandle Plains of Texas, Big Spring State Park is a birder’s paradise, with many great areas for spotting interesting and even rare birds. Bird watching habitats here include mesquite trees, shin oaks and juniper forests, and even a mountain range (the Conococheague Mountains.) There is a ...
This easy to make Mini Teddy Bear Shaped Cakes are perfect for a baby shower get together or reception. If you are looking for a fun new way to host a baby shower for someone special then you have to try making these Mini Teddy Bear Cakes. Your baby shower guests can each have their ...
The Cross-Stitch could be considered the square building block of needlework. The cross-stitch is not considered a specialty stitch because it is so basic, being comprised of only two stitches that cross over one another. Cross-stitches can be worked over one thread or two threads, meaning each stitch crosses over one linen thread vertically and ...
Encaustic Wax Art History Encaustic wax painting has been around since ancient Egyptian times, predating fresco and oil painting. The Egyptians painted with beeswax into which they added natural pigments. The result was beautiful paintings with a translucency not seen with oil painting or other mediums. The painting was mostly done in tombs and on ...
Crocheting earrings allows a crafter to indulge in the worlds of both jewelry-making and crocheting. This craft creates a unique fashion statement that saves you money if you are making them for yourself and earns you money if you sell them. The crochet earrings that I have crafted using patterns are simple and truly fascinating, ...
Create or purchase a pattern for your stained glass windows. You need: paper, pencil, copier, scissors OR preprinted pattern If you decide to design your own stained glass windows, use a piece of paper that is the same size as the window you will be crafting. Beginners will do well to avoid drawing small pieces ...
