13 Useful, Cheap Product Substitutions
Save yourself some money and time using these homemade substitutions for common arts, crafts, and maker supplies.
Materials & Supplies
Know Your Screws: An Intro to Thread Pitch
Are you using screws that are the right size and pitch for your threaded nuts or holes?
Types of Bearings and What to Use Them For
Bearings can be used to create rotating motion in your projects. Learn which bearings will work best for you.
The Adhesive Archives: Craft Glue Guide
Fact 1: There are about a million different kinds of craft glue. Fact 2: Even if your adhesives bin is filled to the brim, chances are good that the only glue you won’t have on hand will be the specific kind you need to actually finish the project you’re working on. So, what’s a crafty […]
Using Metal Foils, Flakes, and Leafing
Learn the basics of using metal foils, flakes, and leafing with this helpful overview and video from Craft Test Dummies!
Container Magnets
Oh Martha, you are just so helpful. I have a feeling I am one of MANY who included ‘being more organized’ in their list of New Year’s resolutions, and our dear Martha adds a helping hand with this cute DIY idea of turning tea tins into container magnets.
Pom Pom Garland
I know pom poms have been making the rounds but I really dig this use of them. A reusable, festive, and portable garland that instantly adds fun to a room by Three Nations Blog.
