Rattan and bamboo are very popular materials for furniture, room separators, pencils, and much more. Bamboo and rattan both tend to be very durable and their elastic nature lends itself to very interestingly shaped furniture. But the natural look of these materials isn’t always the best for every room. So is there a way to …
Brass is an alloy (a metal that is created by combining two different types of metal or metal and an element) of copper and zink. It is used for decorative purposes as well as for some mechanical and electrical purposes because of its unique properties. Brass is present a lot in older furniture like lamps …
A hot glue gun was the first crafts tool that I ever bought and it is probably the first tool most new hobby crafters get for their first projects. Hot glue is perfect for a lot of projects and for good reason. You can glue pretty much anything with it that doesn´t have a smooth …
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There can be a lot of reasons why airbrush paint is not drying properly and finding the right reason can be quite frustrating. I personally had so many problems with airbrush paint that just wouldn´t dry properly in the past that I decided to write this article to help everyone who is strugling with this …
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I think everyone has seen discolored hinges before. You can see them especially in older houses where they sometimes stick out like a sour thumb. Especially if the doors have either ben painted white or the original doors were replaced by more modern doors without replacing the older door hinges. Older doors were usually made …
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Airbrush paint does not have an expiration date on it but that does not mean that airbrush paint doesn´t expire. The problem is that there are so many airbrush paints and brands out there that it is difficult to accurately say how long airbrush paint generally lasts. The time Airbrush Paint lasts for also depends …
Acrylic paint is every crafter’s favorite Paint. It is easy to use, quite cheap compared to most other paints out there and they dry really fast. However, because of the fact, that they are so easy to work with and because they are water-based a lot of new crafters doubt that they stick well to …
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I think everyone has been in that one situation where they want to change the look of their furniture, maybe because it is old looking or too dark. But most old or high-quality wood furniture is sealed with varnish so, naturally, the question arises if it is possible to paint over varnish directly or if …
Latex paint is very easy to apply and it´s easy to get great results out of it. However, there are still a few things, that you have to look out for when using latex paint and it can be a little harder to get a smooth finish with it compared to using oil paints, for …
Acrylic paints are probably the most popular paints for any kind of crafts or art project out there. They are so popular because it’s easy to work with them, acrylic paints dry fast, are water-soluble while still being water-resistant once they dry. So they are a perfect fit for a lot of crafting and art-related …
