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The Easy Way to Make a Special Crafts Present
 by: Catherine Calder

We all know someone who is difficult to buy a present for. Someone who has everything they need and would not appreciate ‘normal’ gifts. Often this will be your parent or an older relative or neighbor, and they can be a problem to buy something for.

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Well, this is a simple way to make a unique gift that they will be happy to accept. When you take the time to produce something that relates only to them and their interests it will always be happily received. Learn to Bead

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The idea is to make a picture that includes something that they are especially interested in. This could be a hobby or any other interest they have.

This is a quick and easy technique. You simply choose your theme (their hobby or interest), paint a silhouette of it onto a colored background and frame it.

You could paint a colored background onto a canvas panel or use already colored paper. I noticed my local art store had colored card that had a range of colors merging into each other, this would be ideal for this technique.

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The theme of your silhouette is really the creative part. The easiest thing would be to use their hobby as the theme.

Look through some copyright free clip art until you find an image that you could use for the outline of the silhouette.

If they like fishing it could be a fisherman/fish/fishing fly. For a golfer it could be a set of clubs/golf hole with flag. For someone who likes to cook it could be related to cooking. If they are keen church-goers a silhouette of their church may be appreciated.

A lot of people like to receive a silhouette of their home. For car enthusiast a silhouette of their car is a good idea. In which case you could use a digital camera and take a picture of their church, home or whatever you have decided to include in the picture. 40,000 Art and Craft Supplies

You really can use your imagination for this. When using clip art you have a huge range of options (probably too many!) to choose from. You don’t have to be great at drawing!....more inside

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DIY Rope Necklace

With the nautical look hitting us this spring, make this stylish DIY rope necklace by ...love Maegan.

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Author : Natalie Zee Drieu
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0800

Old T-Shirt Magazine Cozy

Andy Johnson writes in:

I'm a guy that sews. No, I'm not afraid to say it, I think it is one of the best skills my Mother taught me, besides cooking. I sewed this magazine protector to keep my latest copy of MAKE looking newsstand fresh. I carry MAKE in my backpack, and I carry my backpack everywhere. With all the junk I carry banging around in there, it can get my stuff pretty hammered. I took my favorite T-Shirt, that unfortunately has worn out, and cut out a rectangle 1/2 inch larger than my copy of MAKE on both sides, and doubling the length so it can be folded over. I created a flap on the top and sewed velcro to both the flap and the reverse of the protector. Surging the seams would be the best, but I only have access to a regular sewing machine. If you have extra t-shirt, you can use it to make ipod sleeves, calculator protectors, whatever you like.

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Author : Becky Stern
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:09 -0800

This Week In Craft Fairs
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Upcoming craft fairs! Please add any you know of to our calendar, and if you have a call for entries you want listed in this weekly post. Call for entries is after the jump!

Coming Up This Weekend:
The Pink Parlour Festival 2010
Arcadia, CA
Sunday, Mar. 14, 11am - 6pm

32nd Annual Dollhouse Miniature Show & Sale
Phoenix, AZ
Saturday, Mar. 13, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, Mar. 14, 11am - 4pm

2nd Annual Funky Finds Spring Fling
Fort Worth, TX
Saturday, Mar. 13, 9am - 3pm

Indie Craft Revolution
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, Mar. 13, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, Mar. 14, 10am - 4pm

Sugarloaf Crafts Festival in Somerset
Somerset, NJ
Friday, Mar. 12, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, Mar. 13, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, Mar. 14, 10am - 5pm

Calgary Weekend Market
Calgary, Canada
Saturday, Mar. 13, 9am - 5pm

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Author : Laura Cochrane
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0800

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