How to Make Decoration Soap

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Decorative soaps are a fun and easy way to complement a bathroom theme and express your personality. The following recipe uses soap molds that make bars with raised images. The bar, with the raised image, allows you to use two different colors of soap for a two-toned affect. The recipe yields six 4.

How to Bind a Cloth Scarf

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A scarf is an accessory that can be worn in any weather, and by making your own scarf from scraps of fabric, you can create accents that complement your outfit. A fabric scarf may be as simple as a bit of silk or chiffon, and it can add an impressive amount of elegance and finishing to your outfit.

Japanese Clay Bead Making Techniques

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Japanese metalworking and clay firing methods have led to the advent of multiple modern clay beadmaking techniques. The Mokume Gane technique uses modern clay polymers, where Japanese swordsmiths once used thin layers of metal. The Raku technique developed at least 500 years ago, as workers fired ro

How to Make a Fabric Angel Tree Top Using Coat Hangers

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Tree toppers are a traditional aspect of Christmas-tree decorating. In fact, these decorations are often the last ornament placed on the tree, showing their significance. Angels, especially, have found a place on the top of the tree based on the Christmas nativity story and their overall majestic be

PVC Auto Projects

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PVC designs can be very versatile.pvc image by pearlguy from Fotolia.comBecause it is lightweight and easy to work with, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) makes an excellent material for building projects for your car or truck. Bicycle racks can be mounted on top or either end of the car while PVC...

Airplane Crafts for Kids Out of a Shoe Box

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Fly high in the sky with airplane crafts for kids out of a shoebox. Repurposing old packaging materials is ecologically sound because, in 2009, 243 million tons of garbage was produced by the United States alone, according to the EPA. Prevent more waste from ending up a your local landfill with simp

How to Make a Chikorita Tank

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Chikorita, a Grass-type Pokemon, was introduced in the "Pokemon Gold" and "Pokemon Silver" games in 1999. Like other pre-evolution Pokemon, Chikorita's stats are not amazing in comparison to its more evolved kin Bayleef and Meganium. However, that isn't to say that Chikorita is entirely worthless. W

Easy Maintenance Tips for your Sewing Machine

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A good quality sewing machine can be a creative boon, and can save you copious amounts of money you may otherwise spend on clothes or clothing alterations. However, a badly maintained machine can soon become ...

How to Make an Easy Hooded Cape

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A simple cape is an elegant and timeless cover that can be for costume or regular wear. Not much more than a half circle with a hood, a cape is a simple garment to sew. Whether you choose a functional fabric like wool or something elegant and mysterious like velvet, the pattern is the same. Add deta

How to Make Beer Can Wind Spinners

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Using beer cans to create wind spinners is a great way to keep them out of landfills. These beer can spinners are quick and easy to make. After you have made a few with your favorite brand you can ask your friends and relatives to save some of their beer cans for you, so that you can experiment with

How to Make a Model of a Methane Molecule

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If you are teaching students about basic molecular science, you can make the lessons more understandable by presenting the kids with a visual representation of the molecules you are giving the lesson on. For example, you can make a simple methane molecule using a few basic materials that you can fin

Triangle Butterfly Crafts for Toddlers

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Helping children to recognize shapes in their environment teaches them to look for patterns. Pattern recognition is an important foundational skill that will help them when they learn to read, count and develop analytical skills. Preschoolers won't even realize they're learning important skills if t

How to Make a Clapboard Scene Marker

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A clapboard serves two purposes when shooting a film. First, it shows the scene number and take number so the editor can reference the shot during post-production. Second, it has a hinged lever that makes a loud clapping sound when it is struck against the board. In post-production, the editor can s

How to Crochet a Small Vest

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Crocheting is a relaxing hobby that has the added benefit of producing attractive clothing. Any crocheter who has mastered the basic stitches can create a small vest in the space of a few hours. Crocheting a small vest takes two days for a crocheter of average skill to complete.

Necessary Tools for Making Wire Jewelry

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How Do Laserdisc Arcade Machines Work?

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Laserdisc games were a brief fad in arcades, appearing in the mid-1980s and attracting players with their advanced graphics. Although they looked like traditional arcade games on the outside, they were little more than a laserdisc player hooked up to a TV and a controller.

How to Make Paper Butterflies

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Making paper butterflies is a fun and easy craft to do using only two items. If you like to recycle, you can use magazine pages from old magazines or reuse the tissue paper from gift bags. This craft is great for all ages, young and old.

How to Dye Polyester

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Polyester is a synthetic fabric that is composed of groups of fibers called esters. The esters are a plastic-like substance that provides polyester with its many qualities, like stretch and durability, but they also make polyester resistant to coloring through dyeing. In order to impart color onto y

How to Calculate Quilt Squares

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Quilts are made with a series of squares, or blocks, sewn together in a grid-like pattern until the desired size of the quilt is achieved. The supplies list for a quilt pattern typically tells you the requirements for each square, but they don't necessarily tell you how many squares you will need. Y

How to Collect Split Bamboo Fly Rods

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Split bamboo rods have a long history dating back to the 1800s where, according to Fly Fishing History, it was a "four-section split-cane tip sections made from planed and glued cane, wrapped with silk." The split rod is a collectible. Following a few tips, you can add some treasured split bamboo ro