Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Wholesale Craft Supplies

There are thousands of craft shops on the web in which you can buy wholesale products to either sell in your retail shop at a discounted price so you can make cash or so you can use them on projects yourself. A lot of people purchase wholesale craft products to make craft projects for craft fairs at schools and churches to sell to make cash for the holidays.
The wholesale craft products could include fancy stationery, cross stitch items, crocheting items, weaving items, yarn, stuffing, dolls, beads, bracelets, charms, glue, paints, carved wooden items, Styrofoam balls, curly hair, felt squares, googly eyes, buttons and anything needed to make one-of-a-kind and unique craft products to sell at craft fairs.




There are wholesale craft products in catalogs; they can be bought for Boy Scout or Girl Scout camps or daily meetings in which a craft project is required to be completed. Some of these wholesale craft sites on the web even offer easy to assemble project instructions. Scouts can enjoy projects with wooden pieces and paint, felt pieces and glue, clay and paint, beads and wires and many other craft projects. There are kits available with everything one needs to construct or create something useful or you can buy the products separately; either way, buying them wholesale will save the Scouts cash they can use for other special treats or projects.



Tolepainting

Tolepainting




Crafting

Crafting




Painting Craft Ideas

If you are a parent, you know that coming up with things to keep your children occupied and happy is not the easiest thing to do! I'm here to help. I am going to tell you about several easy craft ideas to keep your little ones entertained. Keep in mind that all of these projects are not suitable for every age group.
-The first craft I have in mind is macaroni art. Get a few bowls and put dried macaroni noodles in each of them. Mix a little food coloring into the macaroni (if you want to). Allow the food coloring to dry. Give your children a piece of construction paper and a glue stick. Let them glue the colorful macaroni in neat shapes and patterns. Allow their art work to dry and then hang them on the fridge to display them. For more variety on this project use different types of noodles.




The next easy craft idea is to let them design their own shirt. For this project you will need a plain white or colored t-shirt and some fabric paint. Lay the shirt on a hard surface that has been covered with newspaper. A good way to make painting it easier is to slide a piece of cardboard inside the shirt. Then just give your children the paints and let them go wild designing a cool shirt. Once the paint is dry they can wear their masterpieces and show them off everywhere they go!-Another fun craft to do with the kids is allow them to make their own instrument. They can make a guitar by decorating a tissue box and stretching rubber bands around it. They can strum a tune on the rubber bands where they cross the hole in the box. They can also make maracas. You just need a toilet paper roll or paper towel roll, dried beans, 2 squares of paper, and 2 rubber bands. Have your children decorate the toilet paper roll however they want. Then put the square of paper over one side of roll and use a rubber band to hold it in place. Do the same with the other side. To make music all they have to do is shake it!


Arts And Crafts Paints

Arts And Crafts Paints




Craft Supplies Online

Let me ask you a question. Did you ever think that the internet would become so powerful and pervasive, that even craft supplies would turn into big business online? Neither did I. But it's true. You can actually find just about any type of craft supplies that you are looking for if you look hard enough through the different search engines (or your local retail store). However, there are a few big sites that you might want to peruse the next time you are considering buying craft supplies.
1)Amazon. Amazon has recently (during the last few years) expanded their reach into the far corners of the internet. By this, I, of course, am referring to the fact that a lot of online merchants sell through Amazon.com's website. If you are searching for 'leather craft supplies,' Amazon might not have what you are looking for in stock. However, Amazon might have a partner retailer who sells their leather craft supplies and lists their goods on Amazon. Consider Amazon like a giant retail search engine that lists items from all sorts of different companies besides themselves.





Paint Arts And Crafts

Children are born painters. Arts and crafts for kids are the source for them to pursue this activity. Kids love to paint at any time, may it be with watercolors, softened crayons paint or any other non-toxic paint specially designed to be used by children. They may paint on pre-printed figures, on just plain paper, on cardboard stock, on wood or even on fabrics. Children are always fascinated with painting and drawing.




 I remember when I was in early grade school; I was the proud owner of a palette of beautiful bright watercolors and some thin brushes. At that time painting was very dear to me and all it took was dipping the brush into water, then into the paint and my wonderful works of art began. I was always captivated with my paintings and gave them as gifts to family members. Mother was always very supportive of my creative endeavours. Praising works wonders as it is vital for childrens' self-assurance. Building confidence is a significant component in raising children. It stays with them all their lives. Painting and drawing is one of those confidence builders, which is a very important step in early childhood education. Face painting, now that is real fun! Have you ever been at a childrens' party where face painting was part of the activity? I am sure you saw the wonderful and pleasurable enjoyment kids had.