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Heat-pressing letters to dark shirts follows the same process of ironing letters to any fabric, but use letters in a lighter shade than the color of the shirt. Most manufacturer instructions for...

Create colorful outdoor flags to display in your yard or from the side of a building or house. They can be crafted from a variety of simple materials to announce the birth of a new baby, to...

Making iron-on transfers for poly cotton t-shirts, tote bags and more is a great way to create your own type of clothing without needing to have sewing skills. Poly cotton is the perfect material...

Tea towel calendars are a delicate way to add a calendar to your kitchen or home office. The tea towel calendar is a piece of art and a functional calendar that you can use all year long. Tea...

Most iron-on transfers that can be created using a home computer require that the image to be printed is reversed. This is so that when the image is printed it will appear correctly on the...

Add decorative touches, draw stories or transform old sheets, towels and clothing using crayons. Yes, those sticks of colored wax called crayons can be applied to all types of surfaces, including...

When someone earns an achievement, they want to display their hard work and diligence in some way. Iron-on patches are a great way to display achievements in karate class, and they take just a few...

Monogramming has become wildly popular in recent years. People often give monogrammed items as gifts. This adds a personal touch and shows more attention to the gift. Most fabrics can be...

Create designer looks for handmade greeting cards, clothing, and home accessories by adding stamped impressions to luxurious velvet. Use an iron and a rubber stamp mounted on a wood block to...

Printed t-shirts have been popular for years. Many people already know that you can purchase iron-on transfers to place designs on plain shirts, bags, hats and many other cloth items. Usually, by...

"Lariat" is another term for lasso, derived from the Spanish verb "reatar," meaning "to tie up." Lariats became a necessity when horses were domesticated and humans began to adapt a pastoral...

Diaper bags don't have to be drab and boring. Use fabric paint and iron-on pictures to decorate the bag. Any type of cloth bag will work. It doesn't have to be a technical diaper bag. A large...

With hotfix crystals, you can quickly and easily add a bit of flash, sparkle and shine to jackets, jeans, purses or other fabric-based items. You must use the hotfix crystal rhinestones as they...

Creating your own T-shirt, tote bag or other garment with iron on stencils is an easy and cheap way to personalize your own garments. Iron on stencils are not of the same high quality as a...

Creating a sweatshirt with your own personalized message is both fun and easy. It requires no more skill than being able to operate an iron. With your iron and an idea, a new world opens to you--a...

You can use iron on transfers to decorate everything from jeans to tote bags. All it takes is a hot iron and a piece of clothing or cloth to decorate. It's even more fun if you can make your own...

In rug hooking, the artisan pulls loops of yarn or fabric through a backing fabric to create an artistic design. But first you must transfer a design onto the backing fabric.

Crafting with your kids is a fun way to spend time together and encourage your children to use their imaginations and creativity. The experience can be even more memorable when you make something...

If you want to dress up a plain T-shirt or add some pizazz to a fabric item, try adding rhinestones or Swarovski crystals. Hot-fix paper is a transfer paper used to place the embellishments into a...

Whether you’re a talented graphic artist, or the type of person who can barely manage to center a word on a page, making custom tee shirts is simple and fun! Custom tee shirts are inexpensive to...

Creating a five-point star using origami may sound like a simple task but this fold can be surprisingly difficult. Using fabric, rather than paper, makes the process even more complicated....

Antique nails are iron rods that are cut and hammered into the shape of a nail. Until the early 1800s, nails came in only one size, and were always handmade. Nail making was the work of trained...

Planning a patriotic celebration is a great time to show off your American style. Craft your own patriotic table decorations using recycled brown paper grocery bags and red, white and blue fabric....

Colorful paper and fabric butterflies make whimsical decorations for baby showers, wedding receptions, a child's birthday event and spring tea parties. Create table decor ranging from centerpieces...

Leaf pressing with wax paper is just one of many methods that can be used to preserve the beautiful fall colors that many trees display from September to October. The preserved leaves can be used...

This is a bag that is made from a t-shirt and it is really simple to create. Very little time is involved and the finished product is amazing.

If you'd like to make a customized T-shirt, canvas bag or hat for a friend, or you'd like to make custom artwork to frame, an iron-on transfer is a way to do it quickly and easily. Once your word...

If you are searching for a little extra sparkle in your wardrobe, a custom rhinestone t-shirt is just the item for you. Rhinestone t-shirts can be personalized with slogans, names, nicknames or...

This article will guide you step by step in designing and printing your own tshirts.

One of the best parts of Christmas is decorating the whole house to reflect the season. Every detail, from the tree to the table, should be thought of as a piece of the decorating puzzle. It is...

The custom T-shirt industry is in high demand as consumers can easily and affordably create their own apparel. T-shirts can be custom made with the use of a home printer and special iron-on...

Turn a plain sweatshirt into one with a personalized design. Men, women and children can decorate sweatshirts with a variety of options and materials. Give children pre-cut fabric images and a...

Through the centuries, rhinestones--crystal, glass and plastic designed to imitate cut gemstones--have enabled people from all walks of life to own the grandeur and beauty of precious gems without...

Both children and adults enjoy iron-on beads. These small, plastic beads (also called Perler Beads) come in a variety of colors. Place the beads onto a plastic pegboard in any desired design and...

Heat pressing is one way of placing images onto blank T-shirts. It involves printing the image onto a sheet of special transfer paper and then pressing the image onto the shirt with a heated, flat...

There is nothing more fun during football season than supporting your favorite team with a good cheer while wearing a jersey. Sometimes, its rather expensive to buy a jersey from a store, but you...

Sometimes it is hard to think of a new and creative gift for a teacher, parent or grandparent. As always, the best gifts are homemade and from the heart. Using iron-on transfers, one can create an...

Kids love to make this craft with the assistance of an adult. The children gather in the yard, and each pick around 10-12 of their favorite colored leaves. And all that is needed is an iron and...

Soldering irons are easy to use and an integral instrument used to create many crafts, including the creation of stained glass, jewelry making and even fusing fabric. The versatile tool can be...

Anyone interesting in creating things out of Styrofoam should have a hot knife. A hot knife allows you to cut Styrofoam with nonjagged edges, unlike the result you'd get with a typical serrated...

Wrought or "worked" iron is a material that was first used by the ancient craftsmen of China and Rome for decorative and domestic items, such as doors and furniture. Cast iron, the metal of choice...

Creating your own sweatshirt designs can be challenging, but the results are well worth the effort. The challenge doesn't come into play when you are placing your designs onto a sweatshirt; that's...

Here I'm going to teach you how to make a book marker with crayon shaves. It's a good present for fathers day because in the other side you can write something for your dad or mum.

Specialty shops dry mount photos for display in homes and businesses, but it can be very expensive. You can dry mount your own photos for gifts or for display in your home and save the money.

T-shirts are a fun and inexpensive way to get a message out about a product, service or a general interest. Making T-shirts yourself is fairly simple, thanks to modern technology, and can be a...

Weller soldering irons come in a full range of wattages, which correspond to the temperatures that can be achieved at the heating tip. This allows the Weller soldering iron to be used for more...

Are you tired of wearing the same shirts everyone else is wearing? Or would you like to make your own apron, or design for your tote? Here are some relatively simple steps to making your own...

Iron-on transfers are a simple way to make a T-shirt one-of-a-kind. These transfers are easy to use and can be fun for the whole family. Although the transfers are fragile, you can wash the...

T-shirt transfers are a simple way to create your own T-shirt designs without having to worry about screen printing ink or sewing machines. Although there are many brands of transfer sheets, they...

Iron-on transfers can be used on totes, hats, pillowcases and placemats, but they are most often created for T-shirts or other shirts. Tell the world how you feel, advertise your business, declare...