Adding embellishments can make the difference in your scrapbook page. The embellishment can be the main item on your page or it can bring attention to the picture on the page.

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Precious Metal Clay (PMC) made its first appearance in the 1990’s and has become popular in jewellery making. The clay is a combination of binders and tiny particles of precious metal suspended in the clay.

Once heated, the binders burn off, allowing the particles of metal to combine and resulting in a solid metal piece. The most common type of PMC is silver clay, although gold and even bronze clays are available (the gold clay being very expensive).  Read more... (585 words, 2 images, estimated 2:20 mins reading time)

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Well, maybe there are other scrapbooks that are sort of similar, but how can you be sure that your scrapbooks are really unique? The answer is to add your own diy scrapbooking techniques to your store-bought accessories.

Start by remembering that a scrapbook isn’t an excuse to use the newest themed accessory packages. A scrapbook is a history of your family and friends – most of all, of your life and the people who make it important. You already have the most important diy scrapbooking accessories tucked away in your memories, your heart and your mind. Make each scrapbook page the real story of the subject on it.  Read more... (386 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

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If you ask most employers today what they are looking for in a future employee, problem-solving skills are going to rank high on that list. The question is how do you raise a child that is going to have these skills which are so desirable to employers and which might help your child have a successful future. The answer is to provide your child with the right kinds of kids puzzles starting at an early age.

What are Problem-Solving Skills?  Read more... (538 words, estimated 2:09 mins reading time)

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Are you a camp director, teacher, or homeschool mom looking for a new arts and crafts idea for your kids? Or maybe you are a recreation director at a senior center or nursing home and could use a new project. Either way, this arts and crafts idea will be interesting and fun for all. This glass case can be used, given as a gift, or converted into a necklace purse.  Read more... (480 words, 1 image, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

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