Handiwork

All about pottery: history of art, types of clay products, stages of working with clay

Pottery is not just an ancient craft, it takes root in the times when people

Fancy pigments for epoxy resin

Unusual pigments for epoxy resin ★ - read the article: Phosphors and fluorescent pigments → Pearlescent pigments → Chameleon pigments

Types of macrame knots

How are macrame knots created in basic simple knot weaving patterns? В чем состоят отличия изготовления плоских и квадратных узлов, а также элементов «Жозефина», «Фриволите...

How to make paper mache

How to make papier-mâché out of paper ★ - read the article: Types of papier-mâché → What you need to work → Step by step tutorials

Preparing clay and plastic for modeling: how to quickly soak clay at home

Clay tends to harden over time, which makes further work with it impossible. Despite this, there are certain ways to soften it to a state ...

How to wrap a gift

How to pack a gift ★ - read the article: Classic packaging → Making a ribbon bow → Original gift wrapping

How to remove air bubbles from epoxy

How to remove air bubbles from epoxy ★ - read the article: How do air bubbles appear in epoxy? → The most effective methods for dealing with bubbles

Cooking: how everyday cooking becomes an accessible art

Cooking: how everyday cooking becomes an accessible art ★ - read the article: What is cooking → The history of culinary arts → Useful tools for work ...

Should there be common hobbies in the family and what can they be?

Should there be common hobbies in the family? Why are family hobbies important? What hobbies are suitable for spending time together? Let's talk about it in our article.

Beading for beginners

Beading for beginners ★ - read the article: History of beads → Types of beads → Basic weaving methods

Kusudama manufacturing technology for beginners

How to make kusudama for beginners? What are the step-by-step schemes for making paper balls? What materials will be required to make crafts using the Kusudama technique? What beings...

Unity and differences between Zhostovo and Tagil painting on metal. Folk crafts that can become a highlight of a modern interior

The modern life of folk crafts is a fascinating story of incorporating traditions into today. And in interior fashion, such ideas and projects are becoming more and more popular. Fashion b...

10 DIY bottle decoupage ideas

Today we will talk about decoupage of bottles with our own hands and offer 10 interesting ideas! Master classes with step by step photos and videos.

Master class: making an antistress paper toy

If you don’t want to take on sewing, the origami technique will help. No glue - just bright paper, deft hand movements and an amazing output transformer. All you need to work is...

Japanese-style bead embroidery motifs

The mystery of Japanese geisha, the charm of cherry blossoms, the mysteriousness of temples and the splendor of Mount Fuji attract the attention of people all over the world. Pictures, embroidered with beads on Japanese m ...

Khokhloma painting: types, main patterns, materials. Symbolism of ornaments and motives

Russian hospitality, generosity and hospitality seem to be encoded in the very form of dishes created using the Khokhloma painting technique. Bright and colorful Khokhloma is a painting, the patterns of which are familiar ...

Balls of thread

Thread balls ★ - read the article: Why are they created? → What you need for making: sharing secrets and tips → Thread balls step by step

DIY earthenware, a master class on making a simple plate and mug

Pottery is an invention of mankind, which has been proving its versatility and usefulness for many thousands of years. Along with the invention of the wheel or, for example, the spoon, it can be considered ...

Papertol - welcome to the world of living paper

We offer interesting articles about creativity and goods for needlework on the site - Moscow. Welcome!

Lavatera - Russian mallow

Fashion is fickle and cyclical even in gardening. Some time ago, lavatera - wild rose, mallow - was popular in our country and now it appears again in garden plots and cottages.

Exotic plants in your garden: okra

A rare plant in the summer cottages and household plots of our compatriots is an edible hibiscus or okra. This heat-loving and drought-resistant plant in Russia is grown in open ground...

Exotic plants in your garden: cowpea

Vigna is a useful plant used in cooking and traditional medicine. Unlike the well-known beans, it does not require soaking. Bright appearance will decorate the garden plot.

Exotic plants in your garden: tladianda

Tladianda is a perennial vine that is used to decorate a garden plot, but its fruits can also be eaten. Original taste, extensive possibilities of application in landscape...

Cucumber tree?

Cucumber tree? Does it exist? Under this name, three completely different trees are hidden at once, which have nothing to do with a real cucumber. Only their fruits remind me a little...

Gynostemma - herb of immortality

Plants have been used in the treatment of various diseases since ancient times. At the same time, some herbs are considered "elixirs of immortality." One of them is gynostemma, a plant that came to...

Several original ways to grow cucumbers

When growing the most common vegetable crops, many summer residents use a variety of original methods. Sometimes this is done to get more yield from a small area, sometimes for ...

Shade-loving and shade-tolerant perennials for your garden

If the garden plot or flower bed is in the shade, then it is quite difficult to grow beautiful flowers on it, but there are perennial plants that will really like it there. Some of them are ready...

Stromanta (50 photos): types, planting and care at home

Stromantha is a compact deciduous plant up to a maximum height of 60-80 cm, depending on the variety. The leaves of the stromanthus always follow the sun, and rise up at night. More stroma photos...

Features of wooden mugs and how to care for them

What are the features, pros and cons of wooden mugs? Who makes Finnish kuksa beer mugs and wooden tea cups?

7 mistakes in hallway planning and decoration that are often repeated

Of course, if you have a spacious apartment and have a spacious dressing room, then it is not necessary to organize storage in the hallway, you can leave it half empty. If the housing is small, it is ...