List Price: $9.99
Sale Price: $4.00
Today's Bonus: 60% Off
This gives great embossed results. I just wish the little brass blanks were less expensive or there were other suppliers who made the blanks that would work as well and cost a bit less.
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Sizzix 657808 DecoEmboss Die, Steampunk Parts by Vintaj
List Price: $9.99
Sale Price: $4.00
Today's Bonus: 60% Off
This gives great embossed results. I just wish the little brass blanks were less expensive or there were other suppliers who made the blanks that would work as well and cost a bit less.
SINGER 2662 Sewing Machine with 38 Stitch Patterns
I wanted an affordable machine that had plenty of bells and whistles. I was leaning toward the Singer Featherweight, but this caught my eye because it was less expensive. I've put it to the test with a few projects, and it has performed great. The only problem I noticed is that the feet occasionally come off if accidentally bumped. However, it is not that annoying, because it happens when I am not in the middle of stitching.
Cricut Dr. Checkup Cartridge
List Price: $34.99
Sale Price: $23.40
Today's Bonus: 33% Off
I used this cartridge to make decorations for a nurses retirement party. Great variety of characters and sayings made it easy for me to decorate! Love this cartridge!! Doctors, nurses, dentists, and eye doctor plus more!
ICE Resin® 8 oz. Doming Kit
List Price: $27.99
Sale Price: $22.26
Today's Bonus: 20% Off
This is my first attempt at crafting with resin and I must say it can be quite messy, but the finished product is amazing. Very shiny, very clear, and no bubbles. It does take at least a day or two to set but it's worth it because once your piece finishes, you won't have to worry about it ever messing up or warping.
3mm Wide Double Sided Layer Adhesive Sticky Tape Sticker
Use this tape instead of what comes with replacement ipad digitizers. Those pre-cut pieces don't provide enough coverage and strength to hold a digitizer on securely. Use this instead.
Carhartt Extra Buttons
List Price: $4.99
Sale Price: Price Unavailable
Today's Bonus: 10% Off
These suspender buttons are quite simple to install. It is necessary, however, to make a starter hole in the waistband because the post on the button back is too thick and not sharp enough to push through the material on its own.
The instructions delivered with this product indicate that you should "Push the tack through the underside of the garment, put the tack ofter the button and hit the tack firmly with the hammer"
If your hammer blow is not direct, you will bend the tack rendering it useless. Instead, after putting the tack over the button, hold it in place with a large, flat, pin punch and strike the punch instead. A punch which will work is the largest one in the set sold on the Amazon site. See the set here:
Stanley 16-226 6 Piece Punch Kit
Any flat-bottomed chunk of metal will work. Try a 1/4" or 5/16" bolt instead.
I have used these buttons on dress pants by painting the tacks with a color closely matching color, and putting the buttons on the inside of the waistband instead of the outside; this makes the buttons essentially invisible a requirement for dress suspender buttons.
400 Rubber Earring Backs Safety Sleeve Ear Post Parts
List Price: $15.99
Sale Price: $9.50
Today's Bonus: 41% Off
love these backs, very comfortable, my ears are pierced multiple times and these backs don't rub against each other like regular backs do. I also used them on my 4 year old granddaughter who kept losing earrings and backs, she hasn't lost anything since. Only drawback is they are very small which makess them kind of hard to put on, so I just have my husband help me.
SINGER Futura CE-250 Computerized Sewing and Embroidery Machine
I purchased this machine because I wanted to learn to do machine embroidery and didn't want to spend a fortune. I think it is an excellent value. It seems very solid and sewed beautifully with no adjustments straight out of the box. There are sensors in the thread path that are very sensitive and incorrectly report broken thread quite often. As soon as I got the hang of flossing the thread into the sensors this became less of a problem. There are several yahoo groups dedicated to machine embroidery and the nice people there were of great assistance to me as I got started.
Folks like me who are new to machine embroidery should understand that the sewing machine must be physically attached to a computer while you are embroidering. The soft ware running the computer sends the information to the sewing machine one color at a time so don't think that you can download the design and then sew it out later. You are going to need a computer to run the embroidery feature of this machine. I'm using an old computer that was discarded at my office because it was too slow to run large office programs over a network. I took all the other software off and it runs the Future software just fine. If you are going to need to acquire a computer to run your embroidery machine you should consider that cost along with the price of the Futura.
Thread is the paint of embroidery and since it is different than regular thread you are also going to have to make an investment in thread to get started. The price of a spool can vary greatly but if you buy a bunch at one time it can be pricy so think about this to when deciding to make the plunge into machine embroidery.
The difference between the Futura 250 and the Futura 350 is the software. If you plan to create your own embroidery designs you should know that only the basic software comes with the 250 but you can purchase the full software separately. Making clip art into machine embroidery is much more difficult than I first thought and to run the Futura software the sewing machine must be connected to the computer even if you are just working on the design and not doing the actual sewing. There are other software packages that do not have this requirement. You could use them to make the art into embroidery files but you will still need to be connected to your Futura to stitch them out.
I am extremely happy with this product and would recommend it to other people like me who just want to have some fun and spice up their craft and sewing projects. If you are looking to do embroidery professionally then purchase a higher priced and faster machine.
Folks like me who are new to machine embroidery should understand that the sewing machine must be physically attached to a computer while you are embroidering. The soft ware running the computer sends the information to the sewing machine one color at a time so don't think that you can download the design and then sew it out later. You are going to need a computer to run the embroidery feature of this machine. I'm using an old computer that was discarded at my office because it was too slow to run large office programs over a network. I took all the other software off and it runs the Future software just fine. If you are going to need to acquire a computer to run your embroidery machine you should consider that cost along with the price of the Futura.
Thread is the paint of embroidery and since it is different than regular thread you are also going to have to make an investment in thread to get started. The price of a spool can vary greatly but if you buy a bunch at one time it can be pricy so think about this to when deciding to make the plunge into machine embroidery.
The difference between the Futura 250 and the Futura 350 is the software. If you plan to create your own embroidery designs you should know that only the basic software comes with the 250 but you can purchase the full software separately. Making clip art into machine embroidery is much more difficult than I first thought and to run the Futura software the sewing machine must be connected to the computer even if you are just working on the design and not doing the actual sewing. There are other software packages that do not have this requirement. You could use them to make the art into embroidery files but you will still need to be connected to your Futura to stitch them out.
I am extremely happy with this product and would recommend it to other people like me who just want to have some fun and spice up their craft and sewing projects. If you are looking to do embroidery professionally then purchase a higher priced and faster machine.
Easy Mold Silicone Molding Putty for Casting and Jewelry Making
I use this in jewelry making for making molds for metal clay. It was $2.00 cheaper than the brand I normally buy and works just as well if not better.
Singer Light Bulb
My Mom was looking for a bulb for the Singer 301 slant-needle machine she's had since I was little (or maybe even before I was born)! She couldn't find the right one anywhere locally, so I found this one on Amazon, sold from the Vacuum Store. It worked great!
373 Watch battery - Strip of 5 Batteries
List Price: $3.45
Sale Price: $2.41
Today's Bonus: 30% Off
Awesome batteries, I want need any more batteries for years. I got these for my watch...amazon was cheaper then the department stores for just one battery.
MLB St. Louis Cardinals Logo Patch
List Price: $34.99
Sale Price: $22.74
Today's Bonus: 35% Off
Patch is authentic, 4.25x4.25 inches. The one thing the description fails to mention is that it is mounted on a semi-hard plastic and is not intended for sewing on apparel. Apparently it is intended to be framed only.
19 Complete Antiqued Silver Pewter Toggle Clasps Square 14mm
List Price: $14.95
Sale Price: $6.15
Today's Bonus: 59% Off
Use a ruler before you buy!
These were a bit too large for what I was looking for. Def not the seller's fault. Next time i'll buy a smaller size, I just did not like these.
Again, my mistake for not using a ruler, and it isn't the seller's fault, so I gave a 5 star rating because they are rather sturdy and well made.
Brother SA135 Overlock Vertical Foot
List Price: $14.99
Sale Price: $8.79
Today's Bonus: 41% Off
This overlock foot is the next best thing if you do not have a serger to professionally finish your raw edges. I had trouble finishing the edges of my fabric with a zig zag stitch and a regular foot because I could never get the stitch precisely over the edge of the fabric, leading to bunching and wobbly looking stitching. The overlock foot solves all of those problems, however, with it's handy guide that allows me to get my fabric in exactly the right spot. I've used it with several of the built-in overedge stitches on my machine--what a difference! Definitely worth the money for this specialized little foot.
Dreamworld Sewing Machine Table 18"x24" for Janome FM725 Felting
Started a quilting class with a friend of mine and when I saw some of the other ladies with this kind of table I had to order one ... and I love it. Keeps your sewing seams straight. Great addition to my sewing machine.
American Home Serger Sewing Machine AH100 by Tacony
Stitch formation on the sample was way off. Adjusting tensions did nothing to alleviate the problem. Hard to adjust stitch width (need pliers to turn the adjusting screw). Old-fashioned long upper blade sure makes it hard to thread or change needles. Seems, all in all, to be on the cheap side.
Paasche TG-3F Double Action Gravity Feed Airbrush
List Price: $178.00
Sale Price: $116.65
Today's Bonus: 34% Off
I use this airbrush for painting miniatures (Warmachine, Warhammer, etc) and larger scale model kits. I'd never used an airbrush before, so I did a lot of research before buying anything. This model has the three things that were most important to me -dual action, internal mix, gravity feed. I also like that it comes with three needles and tips. When painting minis, I use the smallest needle. When applying gloss varnish or basecoating larger models, the next size up works great. I haven't tried the biggest needle yet, though it would probably be good for painting terrain/dioramas.
The airbrush is very easy to assemble and disassemble for cleaning. This was a big plus for me, as I was very intimidated at the prospect of having to take this thing apart and put it back together again. The instruction manual doesn't help much, but there are some good tutorials for this airbrush on YouTube. Just be careful with the needle! It is incredibly delicate.
The only issue I've had is that the trigger sometimes sticks a bit when you press it down. I read of this problem in other reviews, and some even suggest how to file down a couple pieces to fix the problem. I haven't attempted this yet, but I might. However, the sticking trigger isn't really a big deal at all. Hasn't affected my painting, as far as I can tell.
One thing to note -the hose that comes with this airbrush didn't fit with the regulator on my air compressor (and the hose that came with the air compressor didn't fit with the airbrush). I just brought the hose and regulator to a hardware store and they found the right adapter. I guess whether you have this problem will depend on what compressor you get, but in the end it was only a $2 problem.
In the end, this is a great airbrush. It feels very durable and it will be a LONG time before my skills exceed the capabilities of the airbrush. If you're looking for a quality airbrush that will work the way you want and last a long time, but don't want to pay the high prices for an Iwata, this is the way to go!