Pumpkin Parts Decorating Kit

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Big disappointment! This product is so cheaply made that the pieces will not penetrate pumpkins They bend or break when you try to insert them into the pumpkin. Useless

It was so sad to see my little grandson's delight turn from joy to sadness as we tried to decorate the faces!!

I don't mind the loss of money as much as I do disappointing the little kids! Cheap cheap cheap :-(

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24 Half Round Hollow Eyeballs fit into mask skull- Halloween

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Excellent collection of eyes for building Halloween props. Overall given the relatively low price these are amazing quality, they are not going to fool anyone when examined closely however they are more then sufficient for prop building.

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HP Professional Matte Canvas (36 Inches x 50 Feet Roll)

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List Price: $330.75
Sale Price: $263.31
Today's Bonus: 20% Off

I received this canvas in a timely manner. The canvas itself was wonderful....I was creating a canvas for behind a glass elevator----36" x 42'; this canvas was the perfect size and was thin and stable. It's a great product.

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Black Glue Stick 10"

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I ordered this under the impression it was (10) black glue sticks. Part of what led me to believe this was the 10 in the product title, and the item description:

"These all-purpose hot melt glue sticks dry black and can be used in either high, low, or dual temperature glue guns. They are perfect for paper, cardboard, wood, and even bonding components to crossover boards. It works well on most porous and non-porous materials. Made in the U.S.A."

Note the words "glue sticks" in the first sentence, indicating there are multiples. However, upon receiving it, I discovered it was a single 10" stick. I also did not like the fact they placed a large bar code sticker on the stick that is difficult to remove without it coming off in pieces or leaving adhesive residue behind. These pieces have to be removed or they will end up on the item you are gluing.

The glue adheres well. Since it is for low or high temp guns, it has a low melting point. Overall, it is a good stick as long as you are aware it is one stick and don't mind spending several minutes trying to remove the bar code sticker.

I would highly recommend the seller add a quote to the product title (10") and change the description to 'stick' rather than 'sticks' so it is not so misleading.

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Invisible English Plate Hanger Disc--2 Inch (For Plates 4 to 6

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These discs are a thin material and have dried glue on the back. They come with instructions on how to attach them to the plate. Hopefully I followed them well! To get the glue working I got the disc wet and work up the glue with my fingers. I then wait a couple of minutes before attaching the disc to my plate. The next day I hung the plate up! It works. My plates have been on the wall for over a week now no problems.

I didn't expect the disc to involve actual work to put it on, but less than 10 minutes of your time for a plate to hang on your wall forever seems like a good time investment. I also found it a little difficult to get the hook level.

But I'm impressed. I would order these again.

EDIT: 04/2013

Over 3 years later and my plates are still hanging!

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Brother XL2600I Sew Advance Sew Affordable 25-Stitch Free-Arm

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List Price: $149.99
Sale Price: $77.99
Today's Bonus: 48% Off

I too was having a ton of problems with the lower thread looping under the fabric. It was very frustrating. Finally I figured out how to fix it. Refer to the owner's manual section on inserting the bobbin for photos. What you want to do is drop in the bobbin, and pull the thread through the little slit like it says. But, you have to make sure that the thread goes into the slot in the "tension-adjusting spring" (this is hard to see; pull up the plastic tongue that forms the slit a little with your fingernail to see where it is), although it should go in by itself, then YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE BOBBIN SO IT DOESN'T MOVE AND PULL THE THREAD GENTLY TO SEAT IT INTO THE SPRING. That is the key. After I made sure the thread was all the way in, like magic my lower thread was working perfectly.

Aside from that I am happy with the machine. I especially like the needle threader and think that the top thread is very easy to thread. Now that I figured out the lower thread issue, I want to experiment with all the stitches! I wish the presser foot lever was on the back instead of the inside, but oh well. Be careful taking off the tape because I ripped some off and it pulled up a little plastic on the green part of the machine.

The owner's manual IS hard to read. The Spanish is right after the English, and sometimes they repeat the same instructions twice, and it's not laid out well. It is manageable, though.

They make you think you have to buy special bobbins, but on the box it says you can replace them with class 15, although I have not tried that yet. The accessories seem quite acceptable, except I wish they had given you some ball point needles for knits and stretch rather than just more sharp points.

Overall, it sews fine once you get everything threaded right, and I've made several tops already. Definitely good for a beginner or someone who doesn't want to do anything too fancy.

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Olive wood Jerusalem Cross Laser Pendant (2cm or 0.8" diameter)

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Was the best Deal i ever made, really good ITEM, so significant for me, and super quality...

the product is very good and very good quality, also the price is very reasonable, the servico was efficient, and it is definitely an indispensable accessory for a casual and trendy image.

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Makin's Professional Clay Tool Kit

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List Price: $39.99
Sale Price: $24.06
Today's Bonus: 40% Off

Those of us who work with Polymer Clay become adept at finding new uses for old tools and at making our own molds and marking tools. I'm no exception, but having just received my Makin's Clay professional tool set, I'm impressed. The quality is excellent and the marking tools useful and interesting. I hadn't intended to use the set for making texture plates, but now that I've seen it, I've realized it will be excellent for the purpose too. Maybe this isn't a dire necessity for clay workers but it sure is a treat! Very glad I purchased it.

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Apoxie Sculpt 1 Lb. Black

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I have never used this or any modeling/sculpting clays before but this worked well out of the box just as expected. It provided me plenty of time to mold what I wanted and dried without drooping, cracking, etc. I was able to use water to smooth out the surfaces quite well. Cleanup was messy so I highly recommend gloves but obviously that's difficult if you're sculpting something with any level of detail. I only rated it 4 starts instead of 5 simply due to price. But, high quality and you get what you pay for. I'd purchase it again.

P.S. I formed a cup holder for my Maserati a bit bulky but like that I could sandow down the finished product and build over a floral foam core!

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Janome Blue Sewing Machine Bobbins with Storage Case

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All arrived as expected, and the bobbins work perfectly in my Janome machine. But users of blue (or pink,etc) bobbins should be aware of the slight difficulty in perceiving thread color when looking through a case full of color tinted bobbins.

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Medium Hoop for Brother PE 700 700II 750D 770 780D Embroidery

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I bought this generic hoop to work in my new Brother PE770. It was exactly what I needed, and loved that I didn't have to buy the product from Brother and hence save some money. Great find, and easy to use! Comes with 2 color grids that are very useful!

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26 Nickel Plated Lever Back Earring Parts Jewelry Findings

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List Price: $9.99
Sale Price: $6.99
Today's Bonus: 30% Off

Had good experience with Findingking before so, ordered the second item.

The description was wrong on Amazon.com. The description read that it was silver plated but, the actual product was nickel plated. Right now, it shows correctly. Besides the store sent half the order first and upon contacting them with the order number resolved it and send the second packet as well.

I was disappointed because the description read Silver plated but the product was not.

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Janome Cabinet with drawer

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Great price fast shipping, especially right before Christmas, very pleased with the price, email communication, product, shipping speed and service. They have their act together. My wife loves the table for using her Janome for quilt projects. Had to set it up for her even before Christmas.

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Brother PE770 5 inch x7 inch Embroidery-only machine

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List Price: $1,199.00
Sale Price: $559.97
Today's Bonus: 53% Off

I didn't want to spend too much on an embroidery machine before knowing if it would be something that would get a lot of use. Although I don't have a dedicated sewing room I opted against getting a combo embroidery/sewing machine because I already had a regular machine. I spent almost a year researching machines and the major selling point besides price was that it takes a thumb drive. It was really easy to get started without having to study the manual too extensively. I hate anything with a steep learning curve because I have very little time to sew. I don't want to spend my precious time reading the manual. I had been looking at Babylocks, but regardless of what the Babylock sales person said, the Brother machines appear identical and much less expensive. I don't have time to take classes (an advantage of buying from a dealer) so I went for the cheaper Brother. Also, Babylock doesn't sell this model as a stand alone embroidery machine. The PE770 is the same as the BL Ellure Plus without the sewing machine. The set up is really easy and I immediately began stitching out some of the preloaded designs. The stitch quality is great. The preloaded designs are dominated by the "cutsie" stuff that isn't really my cup of tea. Who wants a garment with a teddy bear playing accordion on a tree stump? I downloaded some cool designs from a website and put them on the thumb drive. It was very easy to transfer them to the machine and sew them even though we don't own a PC. My husband found a program for Macs so I was able to see the image and the color chart on the Mac. We can run PC programs on one of our Macs and I will probably get Embird soon. Given the fact that it is a lower-end model there are some downsides. The image is in black & white on the machine's display. Also, the image just looks like a blob. There is very little editing on the machine itself. I am interested to know if the embroidery software will make that less of a problem. I haven't ventured into trying to place designs in an exact spot yet. The embroidery hoop comes with a grid to help with that but I haven't figured out how to do it. Once the thread broke and it was really easy to figure out how to get back to where it was and restitch it. If I end up using it a lot I might eventually consider a fancier machine but I think I made a good choice for a beginner. The automatic threader is great! The seller (Ken's via Amazon) sent some information about different types of stabilizer that was very helpful. I just wish I had more time to play with this fun machine.

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Kum AS2 or AS2KM, Two Hole Automatic Long Point Pencil

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List Price: $10.65
Sale Price: $6.99
Today's Bonus: 34% Off

UPDATE: 1-26-2012

I have been using this pencil sharpener faithfully since my original review, to the extent that 2 things happened. First, the blades (including the spare set) finally dulled, and I discovered that buying a pack of blades is a rather difficult task. Not wanting to leave the comfort of my apartment to venture to a physical art store, I searched online a bit and finally just bought another one of these sharpeners, largely because of the second thing: the lid broke off. The "hinge" for the clear plastic lid is just thin flexible plastic, but after opening and closing it enough times to dump the shavings, it broke off. This is hardly a design flaw as a metal hinge would be ridiculous and the sharpener worked well for a VERY long time. It is just worth noting.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:

I do a lot of pencil drawing with regular #2 pencils and I demand a very sharp point for thin, precise lines. Electric sharpeners can be good, but finding the right one is giant pain as many tend to do more harm than good. I have one that I use on brand new pencils, but for actually creating the desired sharp tip, or restoring the tip after a brief bit of drawing, a hand sharpener is best. I have tried many of these as well, mostly cheap items from the back-to-school bin, and they really don't work. Some shatter the pencil while others leave the tip dull and rounded, completely invalidating their purpose.

The Kum long point sharpener is not cheap rubbish. Its price, while relatively low, may seem steep for a simple hand pencil sharpener, but it's worth the extra bucks. The sharpener includes two blades. One is used to get the pencil "ready" for the second blade; it's a sort of preliminary "prep" blade. If you only used the first one, you would be pretty disappointed with the results. But, use the second blade afterward, and the pencil takes on a perfect, extremely sharp tip. The sharpener includes a small compartment for the pencil shavings, so that you don't have to hold it over the trash while using it.

I'm very pleased with the Kum long point sharpener, and I would recommend it to any artist who is fed up with other, ineffective sharpening tools.

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Janome Sewing Machine Piping Foot

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Ordered this piping foot for my small Janome to take with me to classes. It works just as described and fits the machine just fine (AQS 2009 and other similar machines with snap-on feet). As always, service was prompt and without fault from Amazon!

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Singer Featherweight Double Lead Power Cord #123

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This product is amazing. I have a singer featherweight 221 circa 1950, and the original cord on it recently wore out. I ordered this after looking online for repair places and do-it-yourselfs and cringing at the work and money involved. This worked perfectly and it fit into my foot pedal like a dream. No skill in electronics required.

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