By Noreen Doll. Do you need to sharpen a punch? Any kind of punch can be sharpened this way. I was punching holes around the edges of a Christmas card to make it into a sewing card for preschoolers. After punching a few holes, I noticed the punch was not punching cleanly, and it was [...]
By Noreen Doll. Here’s a quick and easy way to tie a tiny bow. To tie this bow all you need is a length of narrow ribbon, twine, or string. For this bow I used 1/8 inch wide ribbon. I did the photos with twine because the ribbon wouldn’t lay properly for the camera to [...]
By Noreen Doll. Sometimes you want to craft with a dingy or antique white color fabric, and it can be difficult to find just the shade you want in a store. By knowing how to coffee dye or tea dye, you can get just exactly the shade you need. First you need to decide on [...]
By Noreen Doll. You can use packaging tape for cheap laminating if you don’t have – and don’t want to buy – a laminating machine. I make sure the tape I laminate with is completely clear. One thing it is really nice for is preserving recipe cards. I have a few old recipe cards written [...]
By Noreen Doll. Use packing tape to make sandpaper last longer. Whenever I would sand a project, it seemed like the paper always tore and became useless long before the grit had been used up. It was very frustrating. One day, after cutting a sheet of sandpaper to the size I needed, I grabbed a [...]
By Noreen Doll. Crafting with clothespins is a necessity for me. They are one of the items I absolutely must have in my craft tool kit. They are so handy as a third hand when I don’t have quite enough hands to hold a project. In this photo the clothespins are holding two things together [...]
by Noreen Doll. I love to use Sharpies for my craft projects! They have such bright colors and are so easy to use – much easier than a brush. They come with fat, medium or fine tips, so you can find the perfect size for your project. Sometimes, however, when I am deep into a [...]
by Noreen Doll. There are lots of clever ways to craft with cereal boxes. And one of the best things about using them is that they’re free! Use cracker and cereal boxes for patterns. In order to be sure you always have a supply of cracker or cereal box cardboard, save all your boxes. To [...]
by Noreen Doll. When you are trying to trace a pattern onto dark fabric or paper, it’s often hard to find a medium that will show up but not leave a permanent mark. One of the things I like to use for this is a piece of white chalk. It shows up well on dark [...]
by Noreen Doll. Sometimes you want to paint or stamp on an item that lets the ink or paint bleed, such as unfinished wood. An easy way to prevent the bleed is to coat the item you want to paint with white Elmers glue that’s been lightly thinned with water. Cover the entire item with [...]
Greeting Card Gift Boxes
