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I am quilter and have a collection of thimbles. This review presents the comparison of the thimbles along with images of how they fit.

Clover Leather Thimble set is made out of hard leather on top and plastic insert under it (the pink part). It is comfortable to wear, but the string that holds it together broke the first time I tried to use it (I was able to fix it by sewing it together). When I saw it in the store I liked its shape and thought I could use it to protect the tip of my finger (see photo of how I wanted to wear it) but they don't get much use as found something less fragile that works better.

I am attaching comparison and pictures of the thimbles in my collection. The numbers in the images correspond to the numbers below.

1. Leather thimble with a metal plate (marked #1 in the photos) is my favorite, most versatile thimble. Because it is leather it become shaped to your finger and gets more and more comfortable with use. The metal plate on the tip allows to push through and not hurt your finger. It does not have an opening at the top, so it may not work for those who have long nails.

2. All leather thimble (marked #2 in the photos) is extremely comfortable, but because it has no metal parts it provides less protection. I often use it as a second thimble on the hand to protect another finger because it does not get in a way. It has an opening at the top, so it works for those who have long nails.

3. Strip thimbles (marked #3 in the photos, the product in this listing) turned out not to be very useful. The leather itself can be penetrated by the needle, the pink plastic insert does protect the finger. However the string that holds thimble together on the back broke very quickly. I was able to repair them by stitching them together on the back to replace the string that broke. As you see from the photo they don't cover the very tip of the finger, so they did not work well for me.

4. Plastic thimble provides good protection, but hard plastic makes it a bit hard to work with. So I usually put it on only when my needle is stuck and needs an extra push. It has an opening at the top, so it would work for someone with long nails.

5. Thimble #5 is a thimble I made myself out of band-aid wrapped around my finger. I needed to protect my thumb, and my home made thimble worked best. If you have hard time finding a good thimble, give it a try making it yourself out of Nexcare bandages. They seem to hold the shape well, and I could put my home-made thimble on and off, so I could re-use.

6. Thimble #6 was a thumb thimble I bought, but I found that it got in the way because it was a bit too long and made my hands less agile. It has no opening at the top, so it might work for people with long nails.

So if you have to buy one thimble I would go with leather thimble with a metal plate.

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First of all, it said they are adjustable but they are not. Second, the thread that holds the sides together pulled out the first time I used them and had to re-thread them with my own thread. The concept is good but the product itself is not that great. Would not recommend nor purchase again.

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They must have changed the way these thimbles are produced. The plastic is not very sturdy and when used for quilting the needle pokes completely through the leather and plastic. Also, the leather used is thinner than in years past.

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I am very used to a metal thimble but sometimes teach newbies hand sewing skills. This thimble is surprisingly versatile and protective.

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I can't wear a thimble as I perspire too much under it. I saw these and thought they would be just right for me. I haven't used one yet as I don't do much hand sewing but thought I'd like to try it. I opened them and tried on and it feels good just large enough with the stiffness to keep my finger from being pocked. I have taken up quilting so can use these for putting on the binding. I have the project too but haven't got to

Wilton Pocket Invitation Kit Review

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I am quite pleased w/ the way the invitations came out in the end, but it was very difficult to get them printed. I only used the invitations, not the reply cards (will use them as thank you notes). The first problem I experience was in formating the paper to the proper size and spacing. The on-line templates were not good. Finally got it sized and aligned correctly. Then it wouldn't print on my home computer (only tried the test pages). I've printed odd size paper w/ my home computer before so I know my printer can handle it, but couldn't get this one to print properly.

Then tried on a printer at work. Got it to work on the test paper. Alignment was fine. Tried the invitations, but they were too thick and the printer kept jamming.

Tried a 3rd printer heavy duty one at work. FINALLY, success!! I was very frustrated and thought I was going to have to go to Kinkos. The cost of having them printed at Kinkos would have wiped out any savings over printing the invitations on a website like vistaprint or another on-line invitation company.

If you decide to buy these, first cut a 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper in half (5.5 x 8.5" is the size of the invitation). Try to print it in your home printer. If you can't get the alignment correct, don't buy them. If you can, try it on thick paper if you have it. If you can still print, go ahead w/ the purchase. If not, try another brand.

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The invitation looked lovely with the eggplant ribbons and pearl detail. However, a lot of work went into assembling the invitations and tying the ribbons was complicated. Mailing the invitation cost $0.20 extra per invitation because of the thickness added by the pear. I also found out that the sorting machines that the post office use had punched a whole in the envelope where the pearl was purtruding and it had torn off the pearl! So in hindsite we should have placed the RSVP card and envelope against the pearl to protect it. Over all I think the invitations were fantastic for the price.

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The invitations themselves are nice. Personally, I like the burgundy color, and I feel like that is what was displayed on the box. However, the ribbon and bows do not match at all. While the border of the paper is dark burgundy, the ribbon and bows are bright purple. They do not match the paper; in fact, it looks completely ridiculous and cheap with the two mismatched colors. I'm disappointed that the colors were misrepresented on the box. I was led to believe that everything would be dark burgundy. Instead, I'm stuck with mismatched colors that look cheap and very uncoordinated.

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I ordered the Happy Day Invitations, and I got lots of compliments! They were cheaper and just as good quality as many of the expensive ones that you can have custom ordered. The invitation itself has a cute, floral, pearly patterned edge, and it slips into a sparkly floral sleeve. The bows are cute and have little rhinestones on them. The tricky thing with the bows is that they get a little smashed in the shipping process, so I had to straighten them out some before affixing them to the invitation with the provided doubled sided tape. The reply cards have the matching floral pearly border. The envelopes are of high quality, the adhesive works well too. I liked the online printing very much--I only needed to use 1 test sheet to confirm that that it would work. The templates were great, and there are lots of different pre-made options so that you can basically just fill in the blanks and you don't have to think as much about the wording because many of the classic wordings can be found as templates. You can also use the template purely just for sizing, and enter whatever you want.

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Wilton has a website where their products are listed and you can tailor what is written in them accordingly to the occassion. I found this very helpful because that way I did not have to come up with my own messages or worry about centering, etc. the message. They even had suggested things to write. I really liked that they also provided extra paper to print out the message so you would see before hand what it would look like-this helped as I made several changes and helped with figuring out how to print on the actual product.

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I use these on my 1/2 inch foam gator boards. They do a great job. They might be a bit long for 3/8th of an inch boards.

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These things are great! I use them to hang wood framed bulletin boards and dry erase boards, and they work really well much better than the hardware that the boards come with. With these, I just use a cordless drill to install the hooks, then nail the nail into the wall, and hang. Simple and easy. I highly recommend.

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I ordered the 2.5 inch Mini Charm pack, and am very pleased with the quality of the prints and the fabric.

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WHEN I GOT THESE I WAS SURPRISED. THEY ARE 2.5 INCHES. THEY ARE REALLY CORDINATED GOOD. I WILL BE MAKING A PILLOW OUT OF THESE. WISH THEY WERE BIG SQUARES LIKE THESE WOULD MAKE A BEAUTIFUL QUILT.

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The charm pack arrived as described. There was a good variety of fabrics and very colorful fall fabrics. Am looking forward to working on a project with them.

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Seem to be good brushes for this price. I've never had this choice of sizes before. My daughter and I will give them a test.

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My son needed a precision pen set for his Studio Class. Instead of paying for the set that the professor indicated, he asked for this one. Saved me some money! He said it was great and everyone in his class inquired where he got it. He recommends this.

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I love working with water brushes and wanted to build up my collection, so I would have one water brush for ever color of ink I'm using, plus some for just water to use with water colors. Since the price was great on these, they seemed a good way to do that, but you really do get what you pay for. They seem very simply/cheaply made and therefore just don't work like water brushes should.

Simply put they work horribly. First of all, the brush bristles don't have a point. They look like they do when they come straight out of the package, but they have been formed that way. Once you actually get the sticky stuff that kept the point in place (feels like dried hair spray) washed off, there is no more point and you'll never get it back. The bristles are very jaggedy.

The whole idea of a water brush is the self-wetting properties, but these really don't do very well with normal writing/drawing pressure like other water brushes. If you press a little harder (and I mean just a little,) either nothing much happens or you get big globs of ink (or water) dripping down. Sometimes the water/ink even comes out on top, where the tip is threaded to the tank handle!

There seems to be very little in between. Either it dries out or you flood it. And it can be quite random. This problem is mostly due to the fact that it's really just a plastic cap with a hole in it that has some bristles glued to it. Other water brushes have a whole mechanism, that ensures flow, prevents dripping etc Not these!

All in all a pretty useless set of brushes and a waste of money!

Do yourself a favor and get either a Pentel Arts Aquash Fine Point Water Brush, Medium or a Yasutomo Niji Waterbrush, Small They are a little bit more expensive, but they really do an excellent job!

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These brushes don't keep a point. The water flow is either blobby or nonexistent. The caps fall off and then your pocket gets wet. Avoid these, they're a complete waste of money. I use Niji waterbrushes now.

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I'd give these no stars if I could. I bought them at a local craft store. I got them even cheaper with a 50% off coupon. They. Were. Not. Worth. It. They don't pick up much pigment, the brush isn't responsive and the caps don't stay on. Awful. I threw them OUT! Spend a little more and buy either the Pentel or Niji. both of which work fine. Water brushes are not as good as real ones, but they are good to use if you're trying to carry the minimum kit for "on location" (en plein air) painting.

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I had these 2 water brushes:

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I thought I might like a little bit more flexibility in sizing; so I bought these. The points are good, and they look just like the picture, but I won't buy them again because they leak from the area where the point screws into the reservoir-handle. Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway) :) that's not a good thing when water-coloring. ;( I wish I had just bought another one of the Pentel brushes. It's pretty awesome, and I was expecting similar performance from these. I was mistaken.

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I like that there are three brush sizes, and the sizes are good. But the pens release WAY too much water. The colors run and my paper gets too wrinkly. I would not recommend this if you're using watercolor pencils and/or painting intricate designs.

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Porcelain art requires sharp edges and crisp lines. Traditionally the artists have used expensive natural bristle brushes. After using these brushes I am pleases with the results with economically priced brushes.. I paint on porcelain.

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I have purchased other sets of brushes with only 4 brushes to the set and the bristles broke down much sooner that I expected;

I use my brushes for my model rairoad needs and these work great with water base and oil base paints. It is a very good set of brushes for what I need them for.

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I'm not an experienced painter, these are my first foray into quality brushes. The brushes themselves seem to work quite well, this is compared to the very cheap brushes I've been using. I have noticed that the black paint on the ferrel is wearing off from rigorous cleaning, they seem to require a gentler approach then I've given them. Overall I believe a nice set for the price and I imagine they will last a long time.

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I've used this product for years, and knew the quality would be great.

I was not disappointed and would recommend it..

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If you love oil painting, you'll love Jack Richeson Shiva oils. This set of 12 is a perfect starter. I'm on a budget and can't afford to purchase all the lovely in-between colors, but no matter -these paints mix beautifully. They glide from brush to canvas with a lush and lustrous effect, making my paintings richer than before. I plan to stick with this brand from now on and gradually add more colors.

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great colors and nice wooden box that holds it. Helped a lot on my last painting. It would be better if we can pick the colors.

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I will be using these extensively. The box is nice to have as well. SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX

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The product I received (the one pictured in the photo) is a GREAT product. The stencils are thick plastic (as opposed to the vellum/acetate ones that are made for home decor/craft projects and sold in craft stores) and the size of very large index cards.

Each stencil sheet contains numerous imageseverything from sealife to animals to decorative objects to flowers to fairy tale objects to transportation to letters to numbers. While the individual images are small (1-3 inchesdefinitely will not fill up a whole sheet of paper), they are detailed and very easy to trace around and transfer to paper. My five year old was THRILLED with this box and much prefers it to any of the $2-5 each stencil sheets I have purchased for her.

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The set comes with 24 translucent stencils, about the size of a 4x6 index card. They are made of thick plastic that will stand up with a lot of use. There are a few stencils that you look at and wonder for a few seconds just what exactly it is, like the cornucopia, but fortunately these are rare. Most of the stencils are great and easily recognizable. The designs are even labeled with a description in case you have any problems figuring them out right away.

The stencils are categorized so that all the planes will fit on one card, flowers on another, etc. Here are the categories included in this set:

Uppercase alphabet (split on 3 cards)

Birds

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Note: The box and stencil colors I received are different from those pictured. It's a yellow box with translucent green, pink, and blue colored stencils.

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I was skeptical about this product after I read the 1st customer's review. I searched the net for similar products, but found none. I checked out toysrus, target, walmart, they simply did not have stencils with fun shapes. They only had alphabet ones. I'm glad that i finally decided to buy this one. My 5 yr old draws, decorates and colors for hours. There are several shapes that she always makes me draw, now she doesn't need my help with. This is a good buy, go for it !

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There seem to be a lot of mixed reviews on this product, though overall customers seem very satisfied, but here's the real lowdown from a former teacher who bought this set for a grandchildren's craft box I was doing up for Christmas. Yes, this product was a teacher freebie for sending home Highlights subscription forms. But unless you can figure a way to get it free, go ahead and spend the money, because it has been the best set of stencils I ever added to my classroom. After 15 years of regular use, the box/handle and all the stencils were still going strong. And believe me, the set had been knocked around a lot over the years. Children never tire of creating pictures with the huge variety of stencil shapes in this box. I was thrilled to find it on Amazon after scouring the stores and searching online for stencils to include in the craft box I was putting together. And no craft box could be complete without stencils to trace in their artwork creations. It's small size makes it easy to store, and the handle means they can carry it along on trips or around the house. Perfect for any age elementary child. My personal box was used with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders, and all these ages would rush to get these whenever they had free time or inside recess. Don't listen to people nit picking about how close the designs are to each other on each stencil card, or the quality of the box. You will not be disappointed. Take it from someone who had and used a set like this for years. It will last far longer than it is used if you are getting it for your own children. Teachers... grab it at this price, or get it free through Highlights. Either way, you'll be glad to have it.

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I bought this stencil set for two girls ages five and three and had the opportunity to play with them once they received the gift. They were fascinated with them but needed some encouragement and direction how to use them. It comes in a nice plastic case with a handle and is easily stored and portable to take with on trips. It is also organized with primary colors and also with seasons/holidays of the year.

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Elmer's Squeeze 'N Brush Washable Tempera Paint Brushes, Set of 12 Review

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I purchased these for my son at Christmas to go along with his easel and paper. I was expecting something a little less messy since it's "all-in-one". First of all, the bristles are really thick and when you squeeze the "brush", the paints wants to ooze out the sides. These are absolutely HORRIBLE if your child is going to be using them with an easel. My son (who is 5), made an absolute mess in the floor trying to squeeze the paint out... it dripped all over and the bristles would not stay covered (because they're SO BIG). You're better off to get regular paint brushes and some regular finger paint containers. At least that way, they'll have paint on the brush and much less in the floor!

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I bought these for Christmas my granddaughters ages 4 years old and 16 months old and they really like using them and their mom likes that there is very little mess.

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perfect for a pre schooler to handle. A gift I saw under your toys selections. I took a chance and ordered it and the child was thrilled to be able to paint like Mommy.

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I guess I'll keep these paints for awhile. They were not the best for my grandson who is 2 1/2.

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