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Craft Product Review: Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Distress Paint

SaraCarns — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:04:58 +0000

I couldn’t be more excited to share with you today’s review! For starters, I am officially a Ranger U graduate and am a Ranger certified instructor! Last month I travelled to New Jersey to the Ranger Ink factory to learn some amazing tips and techniques taught to us by Tim Holtz, Claudine Hellmuth, Dyan Reaveley [...]

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Krylon ColorMaster Spray Paint

Jenny — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:10:57 +0000

If you love to upcycle or recycle, you know the value of spray paint! It can transform yard-sale finds into new treasures for your home economically and in almost no time flat. That’s why today I want to share with you Krylon ColorMaster Spray Paint! Here’s how it’s described on the website: ColorMaster’s formulation provides [...]

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Americana Glass Chalkboard Paint from DecoArt

Angie — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:04:05 +0000

I was sent the brand new glass chalkboard paint from DecoArt to try out. I was excited to jump into it after the failure I had on glass when testing the Americana Clear Chalkboard Coating. I started with the information on the DecoArt website about this Americana Glass Chalkboard Paint: Glass Chalkboard Paint makes [...]

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Wink of Stella Brush Markers from Kuretake Zig

Jenny — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:44:37 +0000

It’s a well-established fact that I do like shimmery, shiny things. So when I heard that there was a new glittery brush-type pen…well, I had to get them, right? (I picked them up at a LSS while I was on vacation, so it counts as a souvenir, too!) Meet the Wink of Stella Brush Glitter [...]

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Color-Glide Pro Painting Tool

Jenny — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:41:29 +0000

Most crafters are also DIY-friendly folks. I personally like to paint furniture and accessories to upcycle them, and so when the friendly folks at Color-Glide Pro reached out to ask me to try and review their painting tubes, I thought it would be a good fit. The Color-Glide Pro is a brushless painting [...]

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Product Review: Creativity for Kids – Tie Dye Kit

SaraCarns — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:12:19 +0000

I admit it, I have never, ever tie dyed anything before. It’s always seemed messy and a little daunting to me. My oldest daughter Emma picked up this Tie Dye kit by Creativity for Kids (which is owned by CTD favorite, Faber-Castell) up at the local Target with some of her allowance money. I kind [...]

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Review of VersaFine Stamp Pad by Tsukineko

Jenny — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:38:08 +0000

Stamp pads are a wonderful, marvelous thing. Every paper crafter needs to have at least FOUR different stamp pads in their crafty toolbox. But there is always a question so which stamp pad works best for which jobs. So today, we’re taking a closer look at VersaFine Stamp Pads by Tsukineko! From the [...]

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Decoart Patio Paint

Angie — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:19:04 +0000

Decoart sent me a wide selection of their Patio Paint to try out. Perfect for this time of year don’t ya think? First a little from the Decoart website about the product. Product Description: Patio Paint is permanent, weather-resistant acrylic paint for outdoor decorating on concrete, wood, and terra cotta. Patio Paint is formulated [...]

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Craft Product Review: Faber-Castell Paper Crafter Crayons

SaraCarns — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:13:34 +0000

Today we are playing with Faber-Castell’s Crafter Crayons. These are part of their Design-Memory-Craft division that is geared towards using high-quality art products in mixed media and paper crafts. So, these aren’t your average crayola’s! According to Faber-Castell, “Paper Crafter Crayons™ are highly-pigmented wax crayons that can be used on all types of crafting surfaces.” [...]

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Craft Product Review: Jacquard Pinata Metallic Alcohol Inks

SaraCarns — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:35:49 +0000

“Make new friends, but keep the old; One is silver and the other gold.” I was definitely singing this Girl Scout song while reviewing the new Jacquard Pinata metallic alcohol inks. We previously reviewed their regular alcohol inks here, so go over there to get a little bit of a information if you are new [...]

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