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Raymond Nichols Well, today marks the day of the last printed edition of CRAFT magazine. I am proud to call myself a crafty girl. I’m always looking for new ideas and new crafts I can enjoy. I teach craft groups. I am the epitome of the target market for this magazine…but I’ve never bought a copy. I...
This week, we’re going to learn the joys of using manganese violet to make purples. If you compare it to the ultramarine purple, you’ll notice it is a much deeper colour than the purple. Which means you’re going to use much less than you would for the lighter colours. You can make an awesome base...
Ladies and gentlemen! Point of Interest is proud to present Wanda and the Elvii! So finally managed to get Rock Band to work (we tried it for the PS2, it wouldn’t run; the Wii version we rented had a huge scratch in it, so we finally bought the thing!) and it’s awesome! So here are...
What’s better than a soap? A soap shaped like a Playstation controller! (Raymond says you have to watch out for the analogue joysticks when you’re bathing!) Check out Digitalsoap’s Etsy site for more awesome geek inspired soaps (and I use geeky as a compliment!) like calculators and cell phones! (And her fragrance choices fall into...
If you attended the group in Yarrow on February 7th, thanks! We had a great time and I hope you enjoyed it, too. Here is a link to some ideas for chocolate making!Part 1 and Part 2....