The T-shirt is a classic look, and most people love to have personalized shirts they can wear with anything. With an ink jet printer and iron-on transfer paper, you can make iron-ons with almost any design of your choice.
Make a realistic-looking vintage nurse hat to complete an old-fashioned costume. You can make the hat for a child's nurse costume from some leftover white scraps of fabric, or make it from some new, satin fabric for a sexy adult's nurse outfit.
Red food coloring is not only used in baking, but also to create dyed Easter eggs. Excited children may accidentally spill the red food coloring onto the kitchen or dining room's hardwood flooring. Since red food coloring is a dye, it has the power to stain the hardwood floor if it is not cleaned as soon as possible.
Halloween has grown in popularity over the years, and haunted houses have become a very popular attraction for children and adults alike. A school carnival is not complete without a haunted house, especially during the Halloween season.
Brazilian cherry wood (Hymenaea courbaril) comes from the Jatoba tree, a species indigenous to South and Central America. Harder than oak, it's durable, doesn't dent easily and is insect-resistant. Many flooring outlets carry pre-finished Brazilian cherry wood flooring with a clear finish.
As a primary center for family life, the kitchen must be well-designed and aesthetically pleasing. The layout of cabinets is an essential part of this function, and will dictate how well the space flows and how easy meal preparation is.
Argyle is a classic pattern, and while it is more commonly knit, there is no reason why you can't crochet it as well. The fine lines and defined diamond shapes of argyle make it difficult to render in yarn, so this project works best using fine crocheting thread and steel hooks.
A "U" shaped face cradle pillow is essential for a massage table in an office or at home. A face cradle pillow can also be helpful for people who want to sleep on their stomach but have trouble sleeping with their head to the side, since it creates a space between the head and the bed.
Curtain rings that stick and balk make opening and closing your curtain a trial. Tugging and yanking on the curtain can damage your window coverings or break the curtain rings. Defeat those balky curtain rings by smoothing the surface of the rod and providing a slick pathway for them to glide across.
Wood expands and contracts in response to changes in temperature and moisture. In a protected space, such as a tongue-and-groove wood floor, dimensions change only a little. Hardwood floors need at least 12 mm of expansion gap, plus extra joints for large spans, according to the Timber Building in Australia website.