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36 CRAZY EASY DIY Hacks EVERY Crafter NEEDS to Know!
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36 Quick and Easy Craft Hacks That Actually Work
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We're always looking for ways to make our lives easier, and crafting is no exception. In this video, we'll show you 34 quick and easy craft hacks that will make your life a whole lot easier. From sharpening your craft scissors to cleaning your paint brushes, these hacks are sure to save time and money.
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My favorite paint pallette for decades - a plain white corelle plate. Oil paint will clean off easily and acrylics can dry completely and a quick soak in warm water only will allow the paint to just peel off.
Great tip!
Video using hand sanitizer to clean dried paint brushes is the best I've heard!
It really is!
And people were putting this on their hands multiple times a day...
You can also use it to clean up paint spilled on carpet--that is, assuming you've spilled one of the 2 oz bottles of decorative paint. I know this because my dog got into my paints and took a burnt orange bottle downstairs to our pale grey carpet and bit down on it squirting a burnt orange puddle onto the carpet. I used paper towels to get up as much paint as I could and then hit it with lots of hand sanitizer, wiping it with more paper towels and repeating until I got it all out, then cold water to remove the sanitizer. Yes, you have to be careful because it might lighten the color of the carpet but my thought was it couldn't be worse than a puddle of burnt orange. It also works on clothing if you clean it up while still wet. (we decorative painters find paint in the oddest places--shirt fronts, laps, elbows, hair).
An old teacher’s hack for removing permanent marker is to keep a can of cheap hairspray on hand. Cleans up with a soft cloth. Works on white boards, desks, even SKIN!
Great tip!
If you get ink on clothes, hair spray helps dissolve it.
I've heard that hair spray dissolves ballpoint pen ink.
I cleaned ink from a friend's nice blouse with hairspray
Havks
I knew some of these but not other ones. Lol, retaining it now is a whole different story 😂. Thank you 😊
Dito.
Same 😊
You're so welcome!
said the same thing... i guess we just have to watch it once a month!!
You can save it in your favourites folder ❤️
I wish the makers of e6000 would come up with a better packaging of their product.
@@KMF3 if you buy the smaller three in a package you won’t have that problem. So much easier to work with.
I agree with the other commenter, I started buying the smaller tubes instead of the big ones, this way if it does happen you don't lose as much product.
I had a plastic tube of adhesive OPEN on the seam.
I SIMPLY DUCT TAPED the seam, THEN PVC electrical taped that DUCT TAPE.
And I will NOT buy that big tube size AGAIN!
ALSO, to help roll up tubes, I have made a 12×12 mm wood with a sawn slit in it, SLIDE that on the tubes end, as soon as you have squeezed out some product.
On ONE END of that wood, I glued a handle, and I "crank" the product out of the tube, NEVER leaving the tube partially filled, FROM the very beginning.
Hope that helps,
philip from the Great Pacific NorthWET Oregon Division USA
Does it need packaging? E6000 is in my veins...lol.
Been using it since 80's
@madsighntist14 have you tried a metal toothpaste key? Works GREAT!
Did you know the parmesan lid also fits perfectly on a mason jar?
Yes!!!
😮😊❤
Great
Great hacks! Thanks for sharing!
TY for reminder
Never leave your paint brushes standing in water. It ruins them.
Yes! I cringed when I saw that. It's fine if you don't care much about your brushes.
How absolutely refreshing to see the word "hack" used accurately! These are genuine, helpful, GENIUS tips and tricks! Thank you!! ❤
You're so welcome!
@@OurUpcycledLife Well, except the first one isn't really a "hack". The blade was snapped off using the tool the correct way the tool was intended to be used.
Pet words I hate: 'hack' - tip and 'reach out'- contact. 🙃
I used wallpaper to cover my little cut up tubes for cords, to make them pretty. It also helped them last longer. I had one for years before it gave up the ghost. The little tubes work so well.
Great idea
No to the "store and clean your brushes" in the parmesan container, never soak your brushes in water, the water will get inside the ferule and destroy the bonding agent that keeps your bristles in place, destroying your brushes.
I was wondering if someone was going to catch that. If you have several brushes that you are cleaning at the same time, that's a nice little bathtub for them, so to speak, but you are correct, never store them like that. The same goes for storing them brush up before they are dry. 😉
I think she means when your actively painting. Not for storage.
I think she means when your actively painting, Not storing them!
As soon as I saw that "tip" my eyes shot open as I yelled NOOOOOOOO! Never, Ever, Never leave your brushes in water--wash them, squeeze the water out of the bristles, and position them brush side DOWN while they dry. It's good to take a dry brush and wet it really well and towel-pat it prior to painting with it, just never leave a brush soaking in water.
I use those containers to store my glue sticks.
That dry erase marker hack = 🤯
I normally use hand sanitizer because it tends to dissolve the alcohol-based ink of a sharpie, but that can damage the dry erase board over time.
Totally just tested it successfully. I am amazed!
Yahoo!!
Paint palettes - plastic bottles such as soda are perfect for throw away palettes because they have 4 or 5 ready-made compartments at the bottom. Just cut the bottoms off and recycle the rest. Also those plastic lids - let the paint dry on the lid and it will peel off in a single piece. If the pieces are large enough or the paint is running together, you can cut into a shape and use it as "fake leather" adornments in your junk journal or other craft.
You can also use those egg cartons made of foam material.
Some great tips thank you so much for sharing
For paint palettes, you can use a pill reminder too..
Great hacks and tips, I am 70 but it's never too late to learn. I love your accent, it's like music to my old Irish ears.
Thanks for watching! So glad your enjoying
Another option for the forgotten paintbrush, Murphy's Oil Soap. I've used it for years to clean brushes. I leave just a little in the brush after cleaning and it will condition the brush and keep it soft.
Great tip
Tip for the E6000...toothpaste tub roller
Yep great tip
Yes, that’s what I DO!!!!
Oh my gosh!!! Thank you so much for the many hacks. I don’t know how many paint brushes I have thrown away. I am sitting here asking myself why I didn’t think of that. Thanks for the many ideas…
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The glue stick hack was so simple yet ingenious!!!
Thanks for making one of my pet peeves disappear! ❤
Excellent
Never knew about how to remove the worn section of a craft knife!! Had to pause your video while I immediately took off the old portion of all my craft knives. Great hack as were all the other 35! Thanks!
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.
I had been watching you for years and one day you mentioned this would be great for your junk journaling, I googled what is JJ . That was three years ago and I obsessed with it, I craft every day and the ideas still keep coming. I want to say thanks Deirdre for changing my life.❤️
Thank you, I knew all but the last one but, it's good to remember hacks.
@cheryldolan5555 What a great compliment.
Aww that is so sweet! I am so glad to inspire ❤️ plus junk journaling is so fun xo
I usually fold the corner of the tape over but that wastes it.... luv the plastic tie idea
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I learned this ages ago, it's brilliant.
Everyone really needs to know these! Love the Parmesan container one😉thanks and the socks
The best!
so many great hacks... now I just have to remember all of them. for the stencil hack. I use a binder with clear sleeves and put them in each pocket with colored paper then you can flip thru to find the one you want. I wish I could of hit like --- 36 times!!1
That’s a great hack thank you so much for sharing
That lint roller holding your project is genius!!😮
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I didn’t want this to stop! Some fantastic ideas. The cardboard roll trick for keeping cables neat is brilliant and, of course they can be decorated or labelled up 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Glad it was helpful!
I'm only 4 minutes into your video and have already been blown away.
Snapped off the dull tips of my exacto blades. Ready to do more. Loved the bread tabs on my tape idea!! How do you come up with all these ideas!!
Fantastic!
Evéry hack a gem! I'm 73 and it does help to be reminded - thanks so much!
You're welcome!
Wonderful hacks. Many blew my mind. I really liked the one taking the bread thing for your packing tape or any tape.
Thanks so much for these great hacks.
♥️😊👍👍
You are so welcome!
Did not know about the end of your razor knife having a slot to help you break off the end of the used blade. TFS!
Right!! Nice hack ❤️
Thank you for these great hacks!❤❤❤. I especially liked the painting balls in a jar😊
Glad you like them!
I use hand sanitizer to clean my scissors as well. I generally don't have alcohol on hand and since its made with it, it works the same.
Yep sure does
So many WONDERFUL ideas, I can’t tell you which I like best, so glad I found this!
I learned a few things from this😊. Also, you can soak the peeled off tag with the packing tape in hot water, rub the paper off, and the words stay put. That can be used as a sticker and used, say in journal making ❤.
Sure can!!
Usually hacks are silly and I’d never go to the trouble.,…but all your’s were very helpful ideas!! I will incorporate a lot of them in projects. Loved the paper towel center for cord organization!!!
Thank you so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed.
Excellent video! My favorites are the way to paint wooden beads quickly in a jar and the tube cord keepers . Thanks!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Loved diy #11.
Whitewashing the beads in a glass jar with watered down acrylic paint instead of trying to paint them individually. Great idea and time saver.
Great tip!
Thank you for all the very helpful hacks. Great time saving ideas.
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You had several great hacks I hadn’t seen before - and I love hacks! Thank you!
Excellent!!
Thank you -- THANK YOU, for these hacks, Deirdre!!! I found the rescuing of paint brushes the most valuable Love the parmesan cheese canister hack.
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All of your hacks are genius. I’m so glad I stumbled across this video. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Heating up the glue stick to keep it from falling out of the glue gun! Thanks!
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Lots I already use but wonderful to now have many more added to my repertoire. Thanks for sharing!
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much for sharing this! Oh my gosh, nr. 1 is my favorite. I never even notice that back part of a craft knife can come off and I'm always so afraid of that flying piece. The masking tape to cover the broken off part, is just as clever!
I m running to my craft room to see this I also did not know that.
Thank you so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed.
Love the elastic band on the ruler trick
Do same thing on your kitchen tongs. I take my SS tongs and wrap rubber bands around the tips. No more slipping when trying to grasp ovenware or baking sheets. I prefer that to silicone tipped ones!
@@doloresneilson5349 cool
Thanks for watching
Unlike most hacks that are not very useful...these are legit! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like them!
Thank you for these hacks...the Parmasean cheese container hack is brilliant!
You are so welcome!
Love them all! Thanks for sharing such good ideas! I really needed the hand sanitizer for my paint brush!
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My favorite is the use of the plastic tabs to mark the beginning of the tape roll. That one's ingenious!!
I usually just fold over the end of the tape about one eighth of an inch so I can find the end the next time, tear off the folded end, use what I need, then make a new fold. All in all, I waste very little tape and I can always, immediately find the end. 😊
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.
I already use the bread tie on the packing tape, I love it! I love the recycled tag idea, the cool scissors going to look for them.
You are so welcome!
The scissors look like those sold by Creative Memories consultants a few years ago. I know, I still have mine!
Oh my Gosh. Hack #2 don't do it. Never store your paint brushes, brush side down. Clean them first and then store them in this ingenious container brush side up.
Agreed! I made the mistake of doing this and when I wanted to paint again, the brush and metal pieces slipped right off the handle! I also wanted to add a tip I've found throughout the years, if you add a bit of Murphys oil soap (cleaner made for hardwood floors) to your brush cleaning water before storage, your brushes will stay nicely conditioned and soft! I've also had success using that method to restore old crusty brushes that have been forgotten, unwashed and left for dead lmfao good luck!
I'm NOT a crafter, but I enjoyed listening to you!
Thanks for watching
I am loving these informative hacks; they're so useful. TFS!
Thanks so much for watching. Glad you’re enjoying.
They're all my favorite!
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Sooo many great hacks! I especially love the idea for whitewashing beads and for containing cords. Nail polish for stiffening thread and hacks for sharpening scissors! Thanks for this awesome video!!!
You are so welcome!
I really like the gift tubes! Im going to do that. They're great for all kinds of small gifts.
I think so too!
Great hacks!! Thank you for sharing your super easy ideas. My favorites were rescuing the paint brush with hand sanitizeusing the jar to cover the beads with paint in the jar and filling the holes in wood with sawdust and school glue. However, I love all of your hacks, please keep them coming!!!
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So many great ideas. Thanks for the great hacks. Loved them all!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for the dental floss idea! I have a dental floss that is sooo thick it doesn't do its job. I'm sure I can use it now in my crafting!!
You are so welcome!
YESSS!!! Simple, but so clever & useful! Ty
You're so welcome!
Thank you for sharing some great ideas! I would caution you about the paintbrushes left in water, in any jar, especially high quality brushes. Leaving them in a jar will bend the tips; leaving them in water may loosen the ferrule and/or ruin the wood and paint - either of these things will ruin your brushes. I use The Masters brush cleaner to clean my brushes, rinse them and put a little more of The Masters in the brush, shape the tip and lie it flat to dry. The Masters is a brush preserver as well as a cleaner. Always let brushes dry flat or hanging down - you don’t want water staying in the ferrule.
Good tips thanks
Thank you! The e6000 container was making Mr crazy!!!!
You're welcome!
The whitewash jar. Very clever idea
I use my ruler for work ALOT and that rubber band idea is such a game changer. IDK why I didn't think of it so TY!
Glad it was helpful
Acetone nail polish remover works great for removing paint from my paint brushes
Great tip!
Great!! Ideas and helpful!😂❤
Excellent
Very refreshing to see all brand new hacks. Great job!
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I love all of these. You have really inspired me with your channel to upcycle instead of sending things to the landfill.
I'm so glad!
😱😱😱THANK YOU FOR THESE!!! 🤩🤩😍😍 I knew a few of them but not most!!! Definitely knew about the dry erase marker taking off the sharpie because I’m a teacher and make that mistake aaaalll the time!!🤦🏻♀️🤣
You are so welcome!
Hi after seeing the hack with the Parmesan jar I went into my recycle bin and got out my empty jar .and now using it to soak my brushes. Thanks for sharing ❤😊
If you really care about your paint brushes, you will ruin them using that jar and letting them sit there. If it was just for a minute or two you might be alright, but longer than that and you’re taking a chance on putting a permanent bend in an otherwise good brush. It will destroy the bristles. That was the first thing I learned about brush care in art class.
Wonderful!
Easily one of the best craft/DIY hacks I've ever seen. GREAT! Thanks!
Excellent! Glad you enjoyed
The scissor hack is so helpful. I struggle with gummy dull scissors all the time. Combing the brush bristles is so genius too. 😊❤❤😊 Thank you for sharing these hacks.
You are so welcome!
These are very helpful tips, thank you so much! Also, I was taught in microbiology that you should use hand sanitizer infrequently (sometimes there’s nothing else available.) Seeing what it did to that paint brush brings that point home.
Again, thank you for sharing these helpful tips.
I wish I could give you a Thumbs Up for each hack. These were WONDERFUL!
Thank you so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed.
If sanitizer will resolve the paint, what is it doing to our skin ?? WOW
I wouldn’t touch that poison let alone put it on my hands
Found out from an artist (painter)Just that Old English liquid wood polish Will take out the paint And condition your brushes. Just let brushes soak and walaa
The sanitizer webyse at work is predominantly alcohol...
Voíla 😺
@@begoodbebetterbeblessedix3766So will Murphy's oil soap. They both work wonders. Rubbing alcohol will get acrylic paint out like a charm. Hope that helps. 😊
Some of these I have already found very useful. I’m eager to try some of the other ones out. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you like them!
Omg! I absolutely loved this video! I have been following your content since long. Love how you upcycle even a tiny strip of tape! All 36 hacks are my faves❤
So glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
I really loved the easier way to paint my beads. Thanks
So simple
And you get a 2-in-1 if you choose a jar which you would have liked to be painted in that color on the inside also :-)
The lint roller hack is brilliant! Also using jars is great for storing craft stuff, I’ve used the plastic containers that held blueberries and strawberries to hold small stickers, washi tape, ribbons, phone chargers and cords, etc and they snap closed. you can organize a craft drawer or that one messy kitchen drawer.
That’s a great tip thank you so much for sharing
Cleaning the brush was my favorite. I recently saw that I my brush with Modge Podge was left out overnight and hardened so badly. Not a single bend to it. I figured the hot heat from my hair dryer should melt the glue, it did, but took a while. The hardest area is the clumping near the area connected to the handle. I ran a razor through it vertically and horizontally to help loosen it. I lost some fibers but it did help. Soaking it in boiling water didn’t help at all. So now I’ll try the sanitizer after the heat and see how that works. Great tip.
This should work!!
If it doesn't, try some Murphy's oil soap. It works on acrylic. Also,if the comb is too wide try one of those small wire brushes. I also paint houses, and this works well on my large brushes. Good luck!
My grandmother was an artist. One year she made gift tubes like little elves to hang on the Christmas tree filled with candy. We kept them for years. Made out of tp rolls with a little styrofoam head. They were wonderful.
What a great memory
I absolutely love your tips. Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome!
These are FABULOUS tips! I do have to say, every painting teacher I've had insisted on storing paintbrushes on their end with the bristles up so they do not get bent out of shape. Thanks for the great and clever hacks! Most of these are so simple, but never crossed my mind!
You are so welcome!
Wow what a great video. So many good hacks. Thank you.
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Super! Loved this. The tag was my fave.
Yay! Thank you!
Did you know that those parmesan cheese lids fit a standard mason jar?
Also, if you use spaghetti sauce in jars, switch to Classico. Their jars can be used as mason jars.
Yes great tip!
Thank you for sharing these amazing craft tips ❤️
You are so welcome!
Wow i never knew the blades had that on the end for this
Right!!
I always love your vlogs. This is so Informative , thank you!
Your welcome
Thank you for these DIY hacks. I think I will revisit the recycle bin.
Excellent!
Thank you for your very helpful ideas. I especially love how you used a hairdryer to peel off a label. I really needed that one! 😊
You are so welcome!
Comb through brush! Genius
Probably the first “hack” vid I’ve seen where I didn’t get 30 seconds in and realize the only hack in the video was the creator. Lol. This was excellent-thank you for sharing.
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Hand sanitizers ,bread clips,labels, paper towel rolls ,and many more love them
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Wow! Thanks for sharing these tips. So many new ones to me. I've always used paper rolls for my cords. My fave was the whiteboard.
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I love that you got right to it and loved the reminders as well as new ideas. Thx!
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Nice. But you should put what ever you cutting yo the edge of the paper or fabric, saving it and only making two cuts. Most I knew already. The glue line with the ruler is new. You can also glitter on a sheet of paper, then crese and put back into the container.
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ACTUAL REAL HACK TIPS! 👏🏼👏🏼 GREAT VIDEO
Glad you liked it!!
Wow so many great ideas. The glitter on packing tape is a good one
It really is!
Thank you so much for all of the hacks. This is the most useful art and crafts hack video I've ever viewed. I am a new subscribed to your channel now. have a blessed day.
Thanks for subbing! Welcome
I love the bread tie idea!
So glad!