Every time your phone beeps to signal that a new SMS has arrived, you tend to believe that it’s a message from family, friend or colleague –but what great disappointment it cause when you open the message only to see an “unbelievable offer!” You’ve wished so many times if you could block all these unwanted phone calls! Thankfully, nowadays there are ways to block calls on mobile phones using apps like Truecaller....

These origami hexagons also make great decorations. You can hang them up or make a paper garland with them. Other ideas include using them as fancy placemats (you can lacquer them or cover them with contact paper) or making small ones to use as pretty origami earrings or pendants. Origami letter folds are traditionally used as a way to send a letter without using an envelope. The note is written on one side of the paper, and it’s folded up into a pretty shape....

Rest assured, while there is a skill and art to using this tool, it can be learned without destroying your prized models. At worst, you can always strip the paint and try again if you fail. You can do many things with an airbrush, from painting a model outright to applying weathering to a painted piece. While we usually associate it with locomotives and cars, you can use your airbrush on all parts of your model railroad....

These painting techniques work with a variety of mediums and cover a wide range of styles. If you want to learn how to paint like an artist, practice at least one of these methods until you feel confident. Painting with Watercolors for Beginners from The Postmans Knock DIY Galaxy Painted Notebook from Damask Love This flower started as a wash of red and has since had both lighter and darker variations of red added on top to create the petal shape....

This game has been around since the 1920s and is often used as a form of gambling where the winner can collect a prize or jackpot at the end. There are many variations of bingo including U-Pick’Em, Shotgun, Quick Shot, Bonanza, and dozens more. Free Printable Bingo Cards Printable bingo cards are perfect to use for a party game or in a classroom. You can also use them as part of a holiday theme or other celebration....

Inkjet manufacturers continue to improve their printer inks, as a growing number of people depend on home printers for fabric printing solutions and paper photographs. Commercially Prepared Fabrics Pre-treated fabrics are available by the sheet and by the roll, both types in varying sizes. Printable fabrics are already backed with rigid materials that make the fabrics sturdy enough to flow through a printer without rippling. The backings peel off easily after printing is complete....

Coins are pieces of art that tell a story. Coins are history in your hands. These stories and history are intended to be memorialized on coins for generations to come. If you acquire the right tools and supplies, you will be able to store the coins in your coin collection and protect them from damage. Follow these guidelines, and you will be on the right track to storing your coins properly and preserving them for future generations....

That’s where kits come in handy: They supply all the materials, as well as the instructions, needed to complete the project. Plus, once you’ve finished a kit, you have something concrete and tangible to display, wear, or admire. Take a look at some recommended craft kits to help you while away your weekends. Once the project is complete, you can roll up the canvas you’ve created—or you can frame it and hang it in your own home (or give it to someone else as a present)....

Dating back to the 1700s, silk ribbon embroidery shows up on embellished clothing, home decor items, quilts and more. It has gone through various periods of popularity and continues to be a favorite of many embroiderers today. One of the things that stands out about ribbon embroidery is the texture it creates. Rather than simple stitches on the surface of the fabric, the bulk of the ribbon results in embroideries that seem to jump off of the material....

When making handmade cards on a budget, one of the biggest costs is actually the cost of the cardstock that is used to make the greeting card. This is essential to the project, however, it is still possible to make great-looking cards using very basic cardstock. There are some excellent designer papers available in a seemingly endless range of colors and styles. These papers often complement stamps, inks, and embellishments and create stunning results....

Crimp beads are made of metal, and eventually, the metal will wear away at the elastic and cause it to thin and break. You can tell when this hasn’t been done because the beads may be a little loose or the bracelet stretches a bit the first time you pull on it. When the elastic is pre-stretched, it will snap back to the same size without losing any of its elasticity....

According to the “Picker’s Pocket Guide to Signs,” the current world-record price for an advertising sign is $165,000. That sum was paid in 2011 for a Rock Island Railroad reverse glass sign. In reverse glass art, you apply paint to a piece of glass and then view the image by turning the glass over and looking through the glass at the image. The Rock Island Railroad sign was believed to be the first sign for the Chicago-based railway company in 1890, and it had been made by an employee....

This rare and expensive gemstone is hard to find in your everyday jewelry store, despite being named the official birthstone of June. The fascinating history and lore make the alexandrite stone one of the most desired on the market. Find out how to assess alexandrite by first learning all the basics. History Alexandrite was first discovered in the 1830s in Russia’s Ural Mountains and named after the future Czar of Russia, Alexander II....

What Is a Ball? Most yarns that you will find at the big craft store chains or at discount stores that sell yarn comes either in a ball or a skein. A ball is literally a round conglomeration of yarn. The yarn can be pulled from the outside of the ball, and sometimes from the inside as well. A ball gets its name from the circular ball-like shape of the yarn....

Facebook has inserted a new feature in its Timeline interface which shows only the most popular of the posts that you made in the past months. Therefore, while you’ll see all your recent posts on your Timeline –only most popular posts from previous months find place on Timeline. Facebook hides not-so-popular posts from your Timeline. This gives an illusion that some of your FB posts have either been deleted or disappeared!...

With that in mind, here is a checklist of features to consider when buying a table saw, one that will allow you to determine what features are absolutely critical to your needs, and what features you may decide aren’t as important. Types of Table Saws Table saws fall into three main categories: Cabinet Saws: This type of saw is the largest, heaviest and most costly of the bunch. Cabinet saws typically have a heavy cast iron table machined to a very smooth surface....

“Such ‘Ru guanyao’ wares–known for their intense blue-green glaze and “ice-crackle” pattern–are extremely rare because the kiln in China’s central Henan province had a brief production run of only around two decades,” stated a Reuters report on the sale. After a 20 minute bidding battle, the small vessel brought the equivalent of $37.68 million in a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong. This broke the previous record held by the famed “chicken” cup set in 2014....

You’ll be the envy of all your classmates when you carry in one of these DIY yoga mat bags. They’ll be sturdier than ones you can buy and lets you show off your unique style. Making a yoga mat bag is a great project for a beginner who has some basic sewing skills. It’s also a quick project that you’ll have finished in just a couple of hours. There are patterns for several types of yoga mat bags here, including slings, totes, and shoulder bags....