No neck is created equal, so there are variations with necklace lengths. For instance, princess necklaces may range between 16 to 18". However, each necklace type looks best when positioned on very specific points of your body. Standard Necklace Lengths Collar - 12-14"Choker - 14-16"Princess - 16-18"Matinee - 20-22"Opera - 30-36"Rope - 36" + Average length: 14 inches Body position: Sits just above the collarbone Style tip: Thick contemporary collar necklaces look best when worn without other necklaces and paired with low necklines or off the shoulder tops....

These free Easter clip art images include Easter animals such as bunnies and chicks, lots of Easter eggs, kids having fun on Easter, spring-time flowers, crosses, Easter baskets, birds, and much more. There are contemporary, modern, and vintage images for you to look through. You can find more Easter freebies like free Easter cards and coloring pages. These free Easter clip art images have a serene quality that will make you want to use them over and over again....

Collectors often find bent parts on an action figure around the thinner areas of the toy, such as the ankles or wrists. Very often, accessories, such as swords and guns which are usually long, slender shapes molded out of a slightly softer plastic than the figures, will also suffer greatly from bending. Luckily, this is an easy fix and only takes a matter of minutes. In this step-by-step, well be repairing a bent soft plastic knife made for a 12" figure....

In this article, I am listing out some of the best photo gallery apps as alternatives of Google Photos that are worth trying. Prime Photos is very similar to Google Photos with similar features. The app lets you store unlimited photos and share the photo storage with up to five family members or friends. It does not require tagging and lets you look for photos by searching for people, location or things....

Government of India’s agency, TRAI, setup a National Do Not Disturb Registry and invited customers to register their phone number. Once registered, it becomes illegal to make marketing calls or send such sms to that phone number. In reality, however, you still do get such calls/sms. Although the number and frequency may get reduced. So, it’s beneficial to some extent. Also, if you register in DND database, you can take legal action against such callers....

For example, if a coin weighs 0.2 troy ounces and is made out of 90% silver, it will have 0.18 troy ounces of pure silver in it. If silver is selling for $20 per troy ounce, the coin will have a bullion value of $3.60. Calculating Bullion Value Example specifications for a 90% fine silver coin: Actual Weight: 6.23 gramsFineness: 90% silver Calculation Steps Bullion Spot Prices “Spot Prices” for precious metals change by the minute....

Catalogs should be recognized for what they are–guides, not the final word on the value of stamps. Unless, like Stanley Gibbons Ltd. catalogs, the publisher is also a stamp retailer. It’s great for collectors who quote high catalog value of their stamp collections to non-collectors–the value impresses, while the collection’s owner knows that he spent significantly less than the figure from the catalog he bandies about. Sometimes catalogs are overtaken by events....

In most cases, you can use the chart shown here to purchase an equivalent amount of fabric in a different width. For example: Let’s say the pattern you plan on making says that you need 2 yards of 60" wide fabric, but the fabric you want to use is only 32" wide. According to the chart, you would need to buy 3 3/4 yards of the 32" wide fabric....

Purling is often thought to be the opposite of knitting. The stitch is formed the same way except that the stitch is worked from back to front instead of from front to back, and the working yarn is in front instead of in back when the stitch is made. Purl stitches make bumps in the knitted fabric. Combined with alternating rows of knitting, purling helps you make the famous Stockinette Stitch....

Twelve-inch quilt blocks are one the most popular sizes used in patchwork quilts, and thousands of designs have been created over the years, from traditional to contemporary. The blocks are often chosen to create sampler quilts, where twelve or more different quilt blocks are sewn to create a quilt. If you’re a beginning quilter, always refer to the links within each pattern to learn more about the techniques used during quilt block assembly....

If you’re not a crocheter but still want to handcraft a gift for a new baby, you could sew a bib from a hand towel or try a cross-stitch pattern with a baby theme, such as an alphabet sampler, baby clothes, or even a rattle toy. I’m the Princess Bib by Sharon Mann I’m the Prince Bib by Sharon Mann Baby Bottle Cozy and Bib by Ellen Gormley Blossom Bib by Joan Barnett Circle Bib at Deb’s Crafts Crocheted Baby Bib by Bobbi Anderson Crocheted Baby Bib by Darlene Pierce Crocheted Baby Bib by N....

Star-patterned quilts make beautiful gifts for the holidays. And if you’re careful with color selections, they can be used all year round. These Christmas quilt patterns are an excellent way to add holiday cheer to your home, or they make a lovely gift for friends or family. The fabric postcard instructions walk you through the mechanics of the process so that you’ll end up with a handcrafted card that you can pop in the mail to family and friends....

Sarah of Repeat Crafter Me has designed a terrific set of alphabet animal crochet patterns, all available for free, that can be combined to make an adorable teaching set for children. Each letter is represented by an animal whose name starts with the letter. Every single crochet pattern in the collection is cute and it stands on its own, so you could also pick and choose the letters to spell out names and other words for decorating....

Craftyminx Crochet School This set of nearly two dozen free online crochet lessons is one of the best ways for a complete beginner to learn how to crochet. You can start at the very beginning to learn about the materials necessary for crochet and how to use them. Then you can proceed through the crochet lessons to practice single crochet, double crochet, and other basic crochet stitches. As you advance into the later lessons, you can learn shaping, texture, blocking, and reading crochet patterns including symbol charts....

History Tupperware was conceived in 1946 by the company’s founder Earl Tupper. Tupper’s plastic containers for household use were strong while being light in weight, but they didn’t sell as well in stores without demonstrations to illustrate all their useful attributes to the homemaker. That all changed when a clever woman named Brownie Wise received a set of Tupperware bowls purchased at a hardware store as a gift. Wise’s enthusiasm for the brand led her to become Tupper’s vice president, as she excelled at developing the home party concept for selling these innovative plastic products....

Scoring to Join Pieces Together Scoring is a key part of attaching one piece of clay to another. A common task is to attach a handle to a mug or jar, attaching a decoration to a piece, or mating coils together. Simply marrying them together by physically blending them is possible while the clay is still soft and wet. But if they aren’t firmly united together, they can fall apart as they dry or are fired in the kiln....

By cone 08, the ware is sintered and has become a ceramic material. At the same time, the clay body still is quite porous and absorbent enough for easy glazing. It does remain more fragile, however, and extra care will need to be taken when handling this bisqueware. Bisque firing can be done up to cone 04. While this makes the bisqued pots a bit less fragile, it can increase glazing time and may adversely effect glaze adhesion, as the pot’s fabric has tightened and become less porous and absorbent....