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10 Crafty Tips

Ten crafty tips I hope you will find useful and will make your crafty life easier

1) Soak your paint brushes in fabric conditioner for ten minutes before using them and paint will wipe of them easily.

2) Use a magnet to find lost pins and sewing needles

3) Sharpen blunt scissors by cutting through sandpaper a few times.

4) Wipe a tiny bit of petroleum jelly on the nozzle of your glue gun and it will prevent those annoying glue strings.

5) Clean shells you have collected for projects in a solution of half bleach and half water.

7) For a project that needs to be turned to work from different sides use a lazy susan, remember to cover it with a protective mat.

8) Wipe scissors with a baby wipe before cutting sticky tape. It will help prevent it sticking to your scissors.

9) Add a drop of washing up liquid to acrylic paint to prevent beading on the surface.

10) Punch cooking foil a few times to sharpen paper punches.

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