If you’ve ever turned on a baseball game and been amazed by the beautiful checkerboard field of lawn, you are not alone. Many people each summer spend week after week criss-cross cutting their lawn in hopes of duplicating that “Yankee Stadium” look. Well, don’t let another summer lawn cutting season pass in vain. This year, ...
Quilting is a very popular craft to get involved with. People want to create beautiful hand-made items to give as gifts and decorate their own home. However, piecing together complicated quilt patterns can be difficult for those that are not very artistically capable. Another solution is creating a super easy picture quilt. Materials for the ...
Practice your measuring and make a good rainy-day game at the same time! Traditional game boards are full of measured straight lines, and as you work on laying them out just right, your measuring and calculating skills will get sharper and sharper. 1. A checkerboard has eight squares along each of its sides. The board ...
Below are some free knitting patterns for various placemats. If you like to knit, you could make some of these placemats for your home or to give away as gifts. The knitted placemat patterns are for Checkerboard Placemat, Giant Diamonds Placemat, Stripes Placemat, Roman Stitch Placemat and Linen Stitch Placemat. Most are very easy to ...
Flash back to Y2K when some thought the world would end. Whew – we survived that one. Well, in a little more than five years, an event will happen in the sky that only happens once every 25,800 years. The Mayans believed this event will end life since that day, December 21, 2012 is the ...
Diamonique or Absolute: Which simulated diamond line is better? The answer is simple. It depends upon what you want in the jewelry design that holds the stone because, in reality, these two quality CZ stones are pretty much equal. Diamonique is the trademarked name for the cubic zirconia (CZ) stone sold exclusively by QVC. Absolute ...
A scarf is the perfect project for a beginning lace knitter. Scarves also make nice swatches for trying out a new yarn or stitch pattern before making a large shawl. Here are ten free patterns for lace scarves. All recommended patterns are for knitting; many include charts. For those unfamiliar with knitting charts, they provide ...
Wedding favors are special gifts that will remind your guests of your wedding for years to come, and homemade gifts are a great way to give one of a kind wedding favors to your guests. Black and white is a common color theme for weddings, and this article will provide you with several ideas for ...
A wood burned Checkerboard is the perfect gift for older kids to make themselves for Dad, Grand Dad, or even Mom for a homemade gift. Using a simple piece of wood and a wood burning tool, you can easily make your own wood burned checkerboard for about $11. This is also a great wood working ...
Games and puzzles are expensive but you can make a deluxe game yourself and not only will it save you money, it will be very uniquely your own. Instead of using bulky cardboard game boards you can pack many games into one by using felt for the board. Purchase felt pieces already cut or purchase ...
