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Crafts Hacks for makers; a digital vision board with clever tips, ideas, techniques and materials for DIY creations.
A gift from Nanima
I grew up and lived in my grandma's home by the sea till I was 6 years old. A home always filled with joy and laughter, aunt, uncles, cousins, neighbours and love. Both my parents worked and live in the city with my elder siblings, hence the reason me of living apart during my younger years, and also at that time, they felt safer having loved ones look after me instead of strangers in their absence. When it was time for me to start primary school, after kindergarten, I had to move to my parents house. I remember I felt excited about the new life ahead and getting to spend time with my siblings but at the same time, feeling an immense sadness that has never left me unfortunately. That house was another kind of growing up experience, bittersweet, good memories of teenage years and friendship, lifechanging moments, also, the place where my 6 years old self who had just come from a happy home experienced for the first time what domestic violence was, and the scars it left were so deep, they will stay for a lifetime.
By Shobna Seewoonarain Gendah5 years ago in Lifehack
A ‘Collage’ of Ignored Ads
If you lick the paper there is no particular taste. I wouldn’t say that it is salty but maybe just a tiny bit sweet. But not like ice-cream sweet. Just not salty enough to be salty. And, even though nobody talks about it, we all know how paper tastes like. We’ve all been there, curious enough to pop it inside our mouths ‘just to check’. Or, maybe, just because. And it melts. But it doesn’t melt like cheese or Wether’s candies. It doesn’t disappear into the nothingness of the palate, leaving behind the calories that will magically emerge and cover the front of the stomach. It separates. Disintegrate. And a piece becomes another ten and twenty and then more. The sweet - but not - taste disappears and the smaller pieces stay there, hiding in between the teeth and inside the cheek. Under there, where it touches the gums.
By WriterinWonder5 years ago in Lifehack
Independent clothing line for fashion dolls
Creating clothes for fashion dolls like Barbie have given me joy and fun since 1988. It allowed me to be more creative with color coordination, matching all kinds of fabrics, and creating customized sewing patterns for trendy styles and themed couture. I chose sewing doll clothes over making clothes for people, because they're easy to make by hand, I can put in my own personal styles to the clothing apparel and I like using my dolls as models to display my creations online, such as a fashion show or stop motion animations for video shows online.
By Aisha Charmalique Bowens5 years ago in Lifehack
The Tree
I’m 71 and have been crafting in one way or another for as long as I can remember. I don’t think I ever go into my studio to create without using scissors. Whether it’s cutting wool for rug hooking or applique, cutting thread or ribbon for embroidery, cutting paper to cover handmade boxes or books, or cutting cotton for making primitive dolls – scissors do it! Right now I have about 18 pairs – a good many of which are Fiskars. I like them because the handles are always comfortable. I made and gave away 450 face masks during covid so comfort was really important. I also can’t resist a vintage pair of scissors if I see them in an antique store.
By Jill Cooper5 years ago in Lifehack
Sound of the Scissors
I’m not sure how young I was when I first accompanied my mother to the fabric store, but young enough to have to be led by the hand through the aisles of color and texture. Each aisle its own rainbow: rich, dark velvets; textured brocades; vibrant polyester prints - it was after all, the early 70’s. My tiny eyes drank in the colors and patterns, and my delicate, little hands grazed across the army of bolts and rolls. My mother allowed this, more concerned with my fussy baby sister, who sat in the front of the cart disinterested in the magic around her. I, however, was entranced.
By Stacy Mitchell5 years ago in Lifehack
Making a Homemade Bird Feeder for Outdoor Enjoyment
Being inventive, I enjoy putting ideas together and creating something you do not see everyday. I believe coming up with inventive ideas has always been an adventurous way of thinking. I created this bird feeder through many items I found in a craft box, a few items I bought at Old Time Pottery, and a ceramic piece that I made in my class. In order to put the bird feeder together, you will need a basket, a plastic plate, some stones from the craft store, scissors, artificial flowers, glue gun, Gorilla glue, and some miniature craft pieces you could add to it. The hardest part of putting the bird feeder together, is making sure everything is glued on securely so the items may not be removed by the birds or possibly squirrels. It can be done, you just have to make it strong and secure all around.
By Carrie Bertschy5 years ago in Lifehack
