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Sterling Silver Plated Square Bezel Bracelet for Your Own Artwork
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What fun you'll have with this bracelet! There are six deep bezels for adding your artwork, photos or even some little extras! Each one measures 3/4 inch square. All of the metal is sterling silver plated for a long lasting art bracelet.
All you do is cut a photograph or piece of artwork to fit inside the bezel and glue it in place. Then, add the included self-stick epoxy cover! You can also use art resin or even art clay if you prefer.
The bracelet measures 7 inches and fastens with a nice-sized toggle clasp.
This kit was created by jewelry artist Jill MacKay.
Imported
2September2010
Price: $6.99 Per Kit
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Sterling Silver Plated Round Bezel Bracelet for Your Own Artwork
What fun you'll have with this bracelet! There are six deep bezels for adding your artwork, photos or even some little extras! Each one measures 7/8 inch in diameter. All of the metal is sterling silver plated for a long lasting art bracelet.
1September2010
Ready to Slice & Bake Fimo Stick/Roll - Star of David
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We've tried to learn to roll Fimo & other polymer clay into sticks or rolls and we always end up with marbleized clay - a fancy way to say we couldn't come up with a picture. With these, we don't have to worry. The picture has already been rolled into the sticks. So, all you do slice and bake. Don't worry, the instructions are included.
This lovely piece is surrounded by a rainbow of stripes and inside is a blue Star of David with a darker center.
You can slice them to any depth - and can even make the diameter smaller or larger (instructions for this technique included, too). To make a bead or charm, just make a hole before you bake.
Rolls measure 50mm long by 15mm in diameter (about 5/8 inch). So you can make a bunch of beads, components or charms from just one roll!
Instructions are included.
28August2010
Price: $2.65 Each
Old-Time Baseball Punch-Out Gift Boxes - 6 Boxes with Matching Tags
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Decorated with montages of famous players on old-time baseball cards, this handsome collection of six gift boxes will score a big hit with fans of the USA's national pastime.
Portraits of such all-time greats as "Peewee" Reese, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra and Jackie Jensen grace the outside of each box. Perfect for holding small gifts, ticket stubs from major league games and other mementoes, the boxes are easy to assemble. Just punch out a box, fold it along the pre-scored lines and fasten with double-stick tape or a bit of white glue.
The book measures 9-1/4 by 12-14/ inches.
Printed in USA
1August2010
Price: $4.95 each
Ready to Slice & Bake Fimo Stick/Roll - Yellow Happy Face
How much fun are these!? We've tried to learn to roll Fimo & other polymer clay into sticks or rolls and we always end up with marbleized clay - a fancy way to say we couldn't come up with a picture. With these, we don't have to worry. The picture has already been rolled into the sticks. So, all you do slice and bake. Don't worry, the instructions are included.
This sunny, funny face is the traditional happy face.
21May2010
Cut and Make Kachina Dolls
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More Native American Indian Items
Kachina dolls, like related Kachina tribal masks and costumes are American Indian artifacts that represent a variety of gods, spirits and departed ancestors. Their elaborate and brightly colored costumes traditionally display elements that personify figures and objects in comprehensible form.
This intriguing full-color cut-and-make collection includes everything you need (except scissors and maybe some glue or tape) to create 8-inch high models of three actual Kachina dolls:
Eagle - with dramatic black-tipped wings
Pussy Willow - an ominous male figure with sharp tipped horns that belie his tranquil name
Crow Mother - with large black wings
Step-by-step instructions, along with a few simple tools and materials, will help paper crafters of all ages cut out and assemble distinctive figures that are sure to fascinate social-studies classes, lovers of folk art and anyone interested in the cultural life of the Native American Indian.
This oversized book (12-1/4 by 9-1/4 inches) features 16 total pages.
01June2010
Price: $5.95 each
Make Your own Wooden YoYo Kit
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This easy-to-assemble kit contains everything you need to make one the most popular toys of all time. What a great do-it-yourself activity for children of all ages (almost). No tools are necessary - you just press it together. Kids can decorate the out side with paint, markers, stickers or in any way they might imagine!
The finished yoyo will be 2-1/4 inches in diameter. It arrives in a nice keepsake burlap bag.
Made in USA
19May2010
Price: $6.00 per Kit
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SilverCrow Exclusive
Tin Can Shrine Kit - Recycling at its Best!
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More Ornament Components
What fun we had creating these little shrines! Made from a simple tin, steel or aluminum can lid. Just about everything you need is included. You'll have to add scissors and glue and any other embellishments you might want as a part of your shrines. Of course, you'll supply the can lids, too.
We've included enough parts to make at least two shrines. And, once you get the idea, you'll be making them over and over again. We love adding glitter, too!
Included in the kit:
* 2 Pieces of Self-Stick Felt in Assorted Colors
* Silver Sequined Cording
* Shiny Black Sequined Cording * Paper Roses * Heart Milagro * 7 Holy Cards Including: St Dymphna, Virgin Guadalupe, St Jude, St Francis & Mano Poderosa * SilverCrow Exclusive Images: Santisima Muerte, Catrina & Sequined Guadalupe * Self-Stick Rhinestone Embellishments * Basic Instructions * Reusable Hand-Screened Muslin Bag featuring Our Lady of Guadalupe
If you've never made a shrine, but want to start, this is the kit for you. Even if you're an experienced artisan who has made shrines for years, you'll enjoy this special kit.
We couldn't stop making samples. Ours include Santisima Muerte, St Francis of Assisi and Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Made in Usa
15May2010
Valued Over $12.00 Price: $6.50 Per Kit
Leonardo Rope Maker
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What a wonderful tool - invented by Leonardo da Vinci! Our hand-made solid oak rope maker easily creates 2- to 10-ply cord out of any fiber!
Use up your scrap cording and yarn to make a very elegant embellishment for your artwork or clothing. Use finer fibers and make a one-of-a kind bookmark! This tool is not only fun to use, but the solid oak construction makes it an attractive addition to your tool box, or use it for decoration in your atelier!
Da Vinci's original design called for hand operation, which still works well. You can optionally use a variable speed drill or even a hand drill to make the work go a bit faster.
No batteries are necessary, but you will need a clamp or a friend to hold an end while you spin the other end.
SilverCrow Classic
Price: $30.00 Per Kit
Dome Pendant Or Charm Kit
What fun you'll have with this little kit! Just create some artwork or cut a picture from a magazine - whatever you choose! Place it in the bezel base, drop in the dome, fold over the the prongs, and voilà - a masterpiece. Of course, you can glue all of these together, but you really don't need to do that!
The dome slightly magnifies the image underneath, so you can use tiny images if you wish.
Not including the the little loop for hanging, it measures 3/4 inch high by a touch over 1/2 inch wide and about 3/16 inch deep.
The aged brass base makes this look like a family heirloom. Two kits are shown - one before and one after. Crow picture not included.
Made in USA and Imported
2May2010
Price: $2.99 Per Set
Iron-On Transfers - Chi-Chi Fever - Loving Those Chihuahuas
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So, Valerie's dear husband, Bruce, bought her a new baby for Christmas. Home came Coco and away went Val's heart. Her tiny sweetheart is spoiled but sweet and we just had to buy this pattern for all the Chi-Chi lovers just like Valerie who just have to embellish everything with the little barkers!
All of this on one 8-1/2 by 11 inch sheet of iron-on embroidery patterns that will transfer multiple times. Just iron on to any fabric and stitch along the lines - or paint along the lines - or use whatever other medium you choose.
Each is packaged in a folded envelope and comes with complete instructions for getting started in embroidery!
11March2010
Out of Stock
Price: $5.00 each
Limited Edition Memory Bracelet Kit
Mini Jewelry Pliers & Cutters Set
We made this very special Locket Memory Bracelet to sell as an exclusive SilverCrow design. As we were designing the first one, then we thought that even though we only have the parts to make a small number of them, it might be better to offer it as a kit! Our kit can get you started, but you can add lots of other stuff that you've collected to make it even more special. So, we gathered together just about everything you need (even a bit of inspiration) and put it in a little box for you to make your own very special Memory Charm Bracelet. We've even added a metallic treasure bag - for safekeeping or for presenting to a friend!
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You'll still need a couple of pairs of jewelry pliers, some scissors, a pair of cutters and a place to work. Some of the included items are SilverCrow Classics available throughout our website. But there are a few special items that are vintage or that we made especially for this kit that you can't get anywhere else!
* Oxidized Brass Toggle Charm Bracelet
* Vintage Czech Crystal Chatons
* Copper Butterfly and Heart Charms * Semi-Precious Tiger's Eye Beads * Gecko and Swallow Charms * Typewriter Key Style bead * Vintage Brass Hand Charm * Oxidized Brass Locket * Swarovski Crystal Ball Bead * Imagine Charm * Scarab Charm * Color-Changing Mirage Bead * Limited Edition Pressed Glass Bird Bead with Golden Accents
* Headpins, Eyepins & Jump Rings
* Extra Crystals
* Metallic Treasure Bag (for safekeeping or giving)
* Basic Instructions - Including How to Make a Charm from a Bead
For experienced as well as beginning jewelry makers, this should be a lot of fun. We have included basic instructions. If you've never made a bracelet or anything like this before, you might want to practice a bit first, but only a little bit. We've even started you off by adding the locket and one charm to the bracelet!
The kit picture shows a single and a finished bracelet. Finished bracelet not included - it is just an example of one you might make!
Assembled in USA from Parts From Around the World
29April2010
Limited Edition
Valued Over $75.00 Price: $39.75 Per Kit
Embroidery Transfer Paper for light & Dark Fabrics
Things to Embroider & Other Fabrics
Black Lace Handkerchief
Now that you're an embroiderer extraordinaire, you'll want to start making your own designs. Just draw them on paper and grab a package of these long-lasting, reusable carbon sheets and go! These sheets are different than normal carbon paper for paper and they leave a smudge-proof, distinct line in either white or dark gray. The tests conducted in the supplier's labs found them to be so very much better than the chalky, rub-off-before-you-finish stuff.
Each package comes with complete instructions. All you need is something to trace (a pattern) and a stylus (get a professional one or use a dried up pen). Included are:
2 - 9 by 12 inch White Transfer Sheets
2 - 9 by 12 inch Grey Transfer Sheets
Complete Instructions
Traceable Cupcake Designs - to get you started
We love these for tracing our other patterns on to dark t-shirts, black hankies, etc.
12March2010
Price: $7.00 Each
Iron-On Transfers - Birds of Prey
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More Crows, Ravens & Blackbirds
Of course we know that corvids - ravens, blackbirds, crows and magpies - are birds of prey. So, of course, we were delighted to find these fun embroidery pattern of a crow. Also featured are a falcon (on a gauntlet), a vulture, an owl, an eagle and more!
Iron-On Transfers - Jewish Symbols
More Judaic Items
These are glorious yet modern designs awaiting your needle and thread. The gorgeous Star of David is accented by snowflakes - so different yet lovely. The individual symbols work nicely together or individually - how wonderful for family napkins! There are menorahs, a dreidel, a mezuzah, a yarmulke, a chuppah and more!
3January2010
DIY Hand Wrought Heart Heirloom Sterling Antique Glass Locket necklace
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DIY Scalloped Oval Heirloom Locket
DIY Square Heirloom Locket
We can't tell you how enamoured we are with this lovely locket. Created from antique glass and sterling silver, each locket features a swiveling bail. Not only can you can view the contents from either side, but you can spin the locket right on the chain so you can feature either side as you wear it!
Simply unscrew the locket from the top to place your items inside. You might use two photographs, or a locket of hair, pressed flowers, a memento or a small bit of a billet-doux, some watch parts, a charm, or whatever you can imagine. And, you can change your contents at any time if you wish, creating a new necklace immediately.
The sterling silver sides make the the pendant vintage inspired and will accent your contents nicely. We love the trapezoid shape - it resembles vintage perfume flaçons. Because the glass is antique, it has a faint greenish tint that might slightly alter the look of your locket's contents, but we have found the antique nature of the glass to add a certain je ne sais quoi to the piece.
Because each is hand made and the glass is antique, no two lockets are exactly alike, but all are wonderfully like the one we have pictured above. The pendant measures about 1 inch long by about 1 inch wide at the widest point. The bail adds an additional 3/8 inch (making the entire piece about 1-3/8 inch long). It is about 3/8 inch from front to back.
We have also included a 24-inch 2mm sterling silver ball chain necklace. It is long enough to slip over your head so you needn't unhook the catch. To shorten it, simply snip with strong scissors and reattach the ball-chain clasp.
Each necklace will arrive in a soft flannel anti-tarnish pouch to protect the sterling silver. We're sure you'll fall in love with this wonderful piece as we have.
25January2010
Price: $74.50 each
Refill Straws for Straw Star Making - Package of 50 Natural
Kits (Including Straw Star Kits)
More Naturals
Environmentally friendly straw ornaments have been popular throughout Europe for over a century. If you have become addicted to straw star-making, then you'll probably need these refills. If you've never made them, then maybe you should give it a tray with one of our our kits.
Made in Germany
30December2009
Price: $2.05 per Package
Iron-On Transfers - Gnomes & Fairies & Mushrooms
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Do you believe in magic? We do! I remember falling asleep and dreaming that the fairies or my Guardian Angel would do tomorrow's homework. Well, I never wished hard enough because it didn't happen. But, if you closed your eyes and wished really, really hard that there would be fairy and gnome patterns - you wished hard enough - here they are - just for you!
There are beautiful fairies and little gnomes and those wonderful toadstools or mushrooms that work so perfectly for the wee folk! Even a little gnome cottage is waiting for you to stitch!
23December2009
Make your Own Party Cone Kit - Package of 24
Make your own party cones to hold candy, souvenirs, party favors and more! Or make Christmas cones for your tree! Or, make Hannukah cones for everyone!
This set of 24 cones is shipped to you flat. Simply roll into a cone, and insert that taps in the corresponding slots. Tape or glue the tabs to the base of the cone to secure the cone so that your contents are held nicely.
You can decorate the cones before or after assembling them. These are made of cardstock - coated white on the outside and grey kraft on the inside.
The cones measure approximately 11-1/2 inches long by 5 inches in diameter at the opening of the cone.
You can attach a ribbon or cord at the top to hang or carry the cone. Or, you might choose to adhere some crepe paper at the top to make an old-fashioned candy cone. The possibilities are endless.
10December2009
Price: $11.99 Per Package
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Complete Instructions Included - SilverCrow Exclusive
Victorian Christmas Ornament Kit - Makes 15+ Ornaments!
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Ornament Supplies
Elegant Christmas ornaments are everywhere today - many are even manufactured by traditional artisans. But, we're quite taken by those Victorian ornaments of old - particularly the old German ornaments. Now you can make a whole tree full of your own vintage style Victorian Ornaments. We've put together a very special kit full of new and vintage components so that you can make all 15 of the pretty pieces in our sample and have enough materials left to make many more!
Packed inside the reusable kraft covered box you'll find almost everything you'll need to start your own traditions and create your own ornaments:
* Lots of Vintage and new golden and silvery Dresden paper trims
* Dresden ornament bases
* Lots Vintage and new Victorian style chromolithograph paper scraps
* Vintage nut/favor cups
* Vintage filigree Christmas ribbon
* Fabric ribbon
* Silver cord
* Twisted paper cording
* Spun glass angel hair
* Spun glass components (wheel, tail and wing)
* Silvery krausbouillion traditional crinkle wire
* Vintage pressed cotton and lacquered amanita mushrooms
* Felt
* Pressed cotton
* Vintage and new crepe paper
* Lametta tinsel fringe
* Chenille stems
* Tinsel wire
* Vintage gummed Eureka Christmas seals
* Hard-to-find real metal Engelshaar (angel hair)
* Vintage German tinsel star
* German glass glitter
* Real mica glitter
* Stocking template
* Complete instructions for making 15 different ornaments
You'll need your own good white paper glue, a stapler and a needle and thread.
Some of the pieces may vary slightly from the picture, but all kits have all the pieces you need to complete all of the ornaments in the sample and more!
Some of the vintage items are not available for sale individually, so you'll be able to make your own exclusive ornaments. If bought separately, these items would be so very much more expensive. You might even be able to sell your ornaments!
Assembled in USA of USA & Imported Parts
3December2009
Price: $45.00 Per Kit
Side View of Nicho & Sample
SilverCrow Exclusive!
Shrine Embellishment Pack Including a Day of the Dead Figure
Wooden Nicho sold separately
Shrines & Shrine Supplies
Are you ready to design a shrine but you don't have what you need to complete it? Let us help you!
We've assembled an embellishments pack containing almost everything in our sample above.
There are a few things we didn't include in the package: paint, nails, eye hooks, and paper
Assembled in USA from Globally Gathered Parts
Valued over $80.00! Package Price: $39.50 per Kit
Old-Fashioned Straw Star Kit for Beginners & Experienced Star-makers
Environmentally friendly straw ornaments have been popular throughout Europe for over a century. These cannot be made by machine, so you can either buy the stars and ornaments - or, now, you can make them yourself! Made from natural straw and bound by thread (no glue), this old-world hobby is quite rewarding. We have ornaments that were on our parents' Christmas trees back in the 1920s and they are as wonderful today as they were then.
This beginners' kit will start you on your way to making your own family heirlooms. You'll get just about everything you need to begin:
* a 32-page Instruction Book in English * 2 crown molds * straw splitter * 50 straws
You will need to provide thread or string to bind the stars together. Traditionally either red or golden thread is used.
There are step-by-step instructions make it easy for you to make simple stars at first and then to progress to more difficult ones. The back cover of the book includes punch-out patterns, which should help you to place the straws in into the crown mold.
29November2008, Re-Added 05November2009
Price: $16.50 per Kit
Ready to Slice & Bake Fimo Stick/Roll - USA Flag
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This amazingly detailed roll of polymer clay features the American flag. We've not really counted all the stars, but it looks close enough for a charm or bead!
02November2009
Petite Embroidery Kit - Everything You Need to Start - Día de los Muertos
More Day of the Dead Sundries
Día de los Muertos Iron-On Transfers Only
Pink Embroidery Scissors
Are you just learning to embroider - or would you like to introduce someone to a wonderful pastime? My Mom enjoyed this leisure activity into her nineties!
So, if you need all the stuff to get started embroidering - this little kit is for you! You supply the towel, hankie, pillowcase or apron, and this little kit supplies the rest. Included in the kit:
* Small Wooden Embroidery Hoop
* Embroidery Needles
* Embroidery Floss in four colors
* Pink (as shown) or Classic Stork Embroidery Scissors
* Stitch Lessons and Complete Instructions (that will make sense)
* Día de los Muertos Iron On Transfers
This kit great even if you are already a veteran embroiderer - everything you need all in one place.
Assembled in USA
04October2009
Price: $22.50 Per Kit
Iron-On Transfers - Tattoo Your Towels
More Tattoo
Here they are - from Sublime Stitching - the first tattoo-flash embroidery patterns available (and the perfect marriage of traditional needle arts). What else is there to say? Righteous.
13September2009
Iron-ON Transfers - Dia de Los Muertos!
More Our Lady of Guadalupe
Celebrate the Days of the Dead with thread or ink or what have you? This wonderful old-fashioned iron-on transfer features all the best Day of the Dead themes: sugar skulls, garlands, votives, and dancing, drinking skeletons. There is even a wonderful image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
21August2009
Plain & Thimble Sewing Kit
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Perfect for your purse, backpack, glove compartment, locker or desk drawer, our little sewing kit has just what you need to make a mend quickly - scissors, a selection of threads, needles, a needle threader and some pins. Despite it's name, there is no thimble included.
We love the retro look - the kiss-closure and the illustration.
16August2009
Price: $2.95 each
Transfers Unlimited Starter Kit - Put Any Image on Anything!
More Collage & Assemblage Materials
Now you can put practically any image onto anything - because Transfers Unlimited lifts images off paper like magic and traps them in a stretchy, washable base that can be applied to just about anything! Ink jets, photocopies, magazine clippings and more - can be applied to clothing, quilts, wood, plastic, leather and glass! And it only takes about 10 minutes per transfer.
The instructions are included, but in only a few steps you can create something very special:
Evenly coat the front of your image.
Heat to a glossy shine with a heat gun or in the oven 2-3 minutes.
Trim and set in water to soften the paper.
Peel the picture right off the paper.
Add it to your project!
Included in the package are:
4 white backing cloths
6 sheets of release paper
1 jar of transfer liquid
1 applicator brush
1 sheet of transfer film
2 stirring sticks
complete instructions
You only need a heat source like an oven or heat gun (not a microwave), scissors, a cookie sheet or aluminum foil, paper towels, a basin of water, scissors and glue. For adding to fabric, you'll need an iron.
Made in China
30July2009
Price: $13.25 Per Kit
Ready to Slice & Bake Fimo Stick/Roll - Love Letter
This charming design features a lipstick red stick encircling a love letter - a white envelope with a heart-shaped seal. Pretty and bright for anytime - but, especially nice for Valentine's Day or for a Wedding!
Two rolls shown for illustration. Instructions are included.
28April2009
DIY Pin-Hole Camera and Solargraphy Kit
More Fun Stuff
When I was just a little kid, back in the 1950s, my Dad and I made a pin hole camera - a lot like this one. Of course, it wasn't half as elegant as this. But, I was amazed at my Dad's magical ways - and he never ceased to continue to teach and amaze me throughout his 91-year life!
Now you can have the same fun with your kids, your friends or just amaze yourself with this dandy Pin-Hole Camera and Solargraphy Kit.
We've seen kits like these for upwards of $25.00, so this is even more special as bargain fun.
Pinhole cameras do not have optical lenses. The film is exposed by light through a tiny hole in front of the camera. Because there is no lens, the image will be in focus at all distances.
You'll take your best photographs on bright days. Be sure to hold the camera very still when you are shooting, or place it on a solid surface. The exposure times range from 5 seconds to hours and sometimes days!
Assembly takes about 1 hour. You won't need a knife or scissors. Your finished camera will be made of sturdy black cardstock (in the package). Of course, the instructions to build your camera are included, with illustrations.
The standard 35mm film you need to take photos is not included. Preferably, you should buy ISO200.
Technical Specifications: Film Type: Aperture 0.16mm. Focal Length: 20mm. F Stop: F/130.
5July2009
Price: $10.00 each
DIY Music Box Kit - Write your Own Music Box Melody!
More Music
Paper Refills for the DIY Music Box
When this arrived here at SilverCrow, we all dropped everything and started to play with it. And, we've not stopped! This is probably one of the most wonderful products we've ever found to offer to you. There is no sweeter sound than that of a music box - whether mechanically wound (as this one is) or wind-up.
This boxed kit includes the crank box (that makes the actual music), a very special hole puncher, 3 blank music paper strips (with the upper staff printed on it) along with one pre-punched music strip with the tune, Happy Birthday. Of course, there is an instruction booklet included, too. But, if you're like we are, we started without reading the instructions.
We also discovered that it's great fun to run your song through backwards, and upside-down and upside-down and backward.
21June2009
$15.00 Per Kit
DIY Music Box Kit Paper Refills - Package of 5
DIY Music Box
Once you've written your first tune on your DIY Music Box, you'll not be able to stop. So here are 5 more sheets of music paper to make your box sing.
$6.00 per Package
Ready to Slice & Bake Fimo Stick/Roll - White Heart
More Valentines
Our lipstick red Fimo roll features a a simple white heart outlined in black. Once you've bake it, you might consider adding a little rhinestone embellishment or two.
30April2009
Day of the Dead Charm Bracelet Kit
We made this very special Day of the Dead Charm Bracelet to sell as an exclusive SilverCrow design. And, then we thought what fun it might be if you could make your own. So, we gathered together just about everything you need (even a bit of inspiration) and put it in a little box for you to make your own very special Day of the Dead Charm Bracelet. It might even be fun to add a few things of your own!
Sample Detail Close-Up
You'll still need a couple of pairs of jewelry pliers, some scissors, a pair of cutters and a place to work. Many of the included items are SilverCrow Classics available throughout our website. But there are a few special items that are vintage or that we made especially for this kit that you can't get anywhere else!
Each kit is different so that your bracelet will be unique. But most of the parts are similar. Included are:
* Oxidized Metal Toggle Charm Bracelet (either brass, gunmetal or silver)
* Hand-Carved Gemstone Crosses
* Unique Juliana's Dangly - hand-made dangly multi-part charm (colors vary)
* Rosary Chain Pieces
* Old-Fashioned Our Lady of Guadalupe Medal
* Treasure Capsule
* Sugar Skull Beaded Charm (colors vary) - SilverCrow Exclusive
* Glass and Plastic Fruit Beads
* Lots of Skull & Skeleton Beads & Charms, including Angels
* Seed Beads
* Evil Eye Beads or Charms
* Mini Frame Charms
* Caravaca Cross
* Crystals
* Limited Edition Pressed Glass Beads with Golden Accents
* Trade Beads and Charms
* Miniature Tin Crows
* Selection of Tiny Pictures for Frame Charms - SilverCrow Exclusive
* Amulet (St Lazarus Crutch, Chameleon or Other)
* Gift Bag (if you dare give it away!)
* More Charms & Beads
For experienced as well as beginning jewelry makers, this should be a lot of fun. We have included basic instructions. If you've never made a bracelet or anything like this before, you might want to practice a bit first, but only a little bit.
The kit picture shows 2 kits and a finished bracelet. Finished bracelet not included - it is just an example of one you might make!
2June2009
Valued Over $65.00 Price: $39.97 Per Kit
Survival Kit Issue No. 865-A2
More Safety Measures
Fashioned by Loncraine Broxton after a real military survival kit, this kit is created with the highest quality and is renowned for its essentials for those venturing into inhospitable locations. While it is certainly not a guarantee to have everything you need in an emergency, you'll surely feel a bit more secure with one of these great little tins in your car, desk or wherever you feel you need it!
This camouflage tin measures about 7-1/4 by 4-1/4 inches and contains:
The Patented X001-6 Tool (featuring can opener, knife, screwdriver, ruler, 4-position wrench, butterfly screw wrench, saw blade, direction indicator, 2-position wrench with a lanyard hole)
Compass
Fishing Kit
Sewing Kit
Medi-Wipes
Bandages
Plasters
Water Bag
Whistle
Mirror (great for fixing your hair or starting a fire)
Candle
Snare
Also included is a comprehensive survival and First Aid Guide, which gives detailed instructions for survival in hazardous situations.
You might want to add some additional items of your own, such as matches, ointment and identification information, a pen, etc.
28July2007
Was $27.99 Now: $20.00 Kit
Sample Dead Fairy Close-Up
DIY Dead Fairy Kit
More Fairies & Other Magical Creatures
Refill Skeletons
We were only dreaming of faeries and mariposas and then we came across one: a dead fairy. Oh, now don't worry, s/he is still quite fey - still quite the fairy, but just no so alive.
The SilverCrow Dead Fairy (or, Day of the Dead Fairy, if you will) Kit has just about everything you need to create two of your own:
2 Skeleton Dead Fairy Bodies
2 Sets of Mariposa (Butterfly) Wings
2 Tiny Rolls of Tulle for the Skirting
2 Teensy Butterflies to Hold
2 Teensy Flowers to Hold
Glitter Glue
9 Stick-On Rhinestone Crystals
a Needle & Spool of Thread
The fairy body measures 2 inches high if s/he is standing. These are little plastic bodies and can be manipulated by bending the arms and legs and neck a bit if you're careful. You'll still need some adhesive and your own scissors, and of course, lots of imagination!
Each kit arrives with a portrait of our sample. (It's well known that it is impossible to photograph live faeries!)
The sample fairy pictured with the kit is not included. The color of the glitter glue, wings, tulle, flowers and teensy butterflies may differ.
Made in USA of USA & Imported Parts
4April2009
Price: $8.50 Per Kit
Close-Up of Capsule Open & in Use
DIY Treasure Capsule Pendant or Charm Kit
More Necklaces & Pendants
This is one of our new favorite things here at SilverCrow. Our little treasure capsule pendant is made of silvery metal and plastic tubing. It is easy to assemble and lots of fun to use! The end caps even features tiny little hearts in the border decoration.
Make a fairy catcher and display your captive in the tube. Write a love letter and keep it close to your heart. Add some natural crystals for protection. The possibilities are endless for sure!
These are not waterproof or airtight, so if you want to add glitter or a fluid, please be sure to seal the openings with wax or epoxy.
Each little kit contains 1 Plexiglas tube, 2 head pins and 2 end caps. Several pendants shown for illustration only.
24March2009
Price: $2.25 per kit
Make-Your-Own Bouncing Ball Kit - Makes 2 Balls!
When we first found these, we couldn't stop making them! They are easy and quick to make and fast enough that you won't lose your children's (or grandchildren's) attention - in fact, they'll want to make more!
Our Make-Your-Own Bouncing Ball Kit includes everything needed to make two assorted 1-1/2 inch bouncing balls. Round molds are included along with easy-to-follow instructions.
Not for children under 3. Make with adult supervision only.
Price: $2.50 Each
Iron-On Transfers - Tattoo Alphabet
Want some more lettering options? Well, how cool is this tattoo-style alphabet? There are even little banners and scrolls for extra decoration in true, tattoo-flash fashion. Now you can make a million samplers, if you are born to stitch!
15October2009
DIY Hand Wrought Square Heirloom Sterling Antique Glass Locket necklace
The sterling silver sides make the the pendant vintage inspired and will accent your contents nicely. Because the glass is antique, it has a faint greenish tint that might slightly alter the look of your locket's contents, but we have found the antique nature of the glass to add a certain je ne sais quoi to the piece.
Because each is hand made and the glass is antique, no two lockets are exactly alike, but all are wonderfully like the one we have pictured above. The pendant measures about 7/8 inch long by about 3/4 inch wide. The bail adds an additional 3/8 inch (making the entire piece about 1-3/8 inch long). It is about 3/8 inch from front to back.
We have also included a 22-inch 2mm sterling silver ball chain necklace. It is long enough to slip over your head so you needn't unhook the catch. To shorten it, simply snip with strong scissors and reattach the ball-chain clasp.
Each necklace will arrive in an anti-tarnish pouch to protect the sterling silver. We're sure you'll fall in love with this wonderful piece as we have.
19February2009
Andy Warhol Pop Box
More Andy Warhol
In the future, everyone will be world famous for fifteen minutes. -Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol has been called the pope of the 20th-century pop culture, a one-man show who dazzled America with his innovative influence on not only modern art, but film, music, fashion and even the idea of celebrity itself! At the center of this was the work he made and the life he led in the 1960s, in a New York loft called The Factory. This is where everything seemed to happen. This is where everyone wanted to be.
Inside this fun box, you'll get a unique peek at that life. Just like the endless boxes of stuff Warhol himself collected, there's a little bit of everything in here:
exact reproductions of invitations facsimiles of letters from Elizabeth Taylor & Mick Jagger Warhol's personal stationery and business card Photo booth strips of Warhol's self-portraits astrological charts various artifacts of Andy's unconventional creative processes a book explaining it all self-inking ring-shaped factory stamp a Campbell's Soup button a complimentary pass to the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and, true to form, some surprises
exact reproductions of invitations
facsimiles of letters from Elizabeth Taylor & Mick Jagger
Warhol's personal stationery and business card
Photo booth strips of Warhol's self-portraits
astrological charts
various artifacts of Andy's unconventional creative processes
a book explaining it all
self-inking ring-shaped factory stamp
a Campbell's Soup button
a complimentary pass to the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh
and, true to form, some surprises
4February2009
Price: $24.95 per Set
Close-Up of Open Locket
DIY Hand Wrought Heirloom Sterling Antique Glass Oval Locket necklace
The scalloped sterling silver sides make the the pendant even more vintage inspired and will accent your contents. Because the glass is antique, it has a greenish tint that might slightly alter the look of your locket's contents, but we have found the antique nature of the glass to add a certain je ne sais quoi to the piece.
Because each is hand made and the glass is antique, no two lockets are exactly alike, but all are wonderfully like the two we have pictured above. The pendant measures about 1-1/8 inch long by about 7/8 inch wide. The bail adds an additional 3/8 inch (making the entire piece about 1-1/2 inch long). It is about 3/8 inch from front to back.
11February2009
Scrapbook in a tin!
More Weddings & Anniversaries
Make a Valentine Scrapbook for someone you love, or give someone you love this lovely scrapbook kit so s/he can make you one! But, don't forget hearts are always in season! So these are perfect for weddings, anniversaries and tons of other occasions.
This cool little tin box measures 5 by 5 inches and is about 1/4 inch thick. And, inside is everything you need to create a special memory:
* 1 accordion album * 4 double-sided patterned papers * 2 half-yards of ribbons * 50 clear rhinestones for added glitz * 28 rub-on designs * craft tool (really, a popsicle stick) for rubbing on the rub-ons
All the kit needs are the memories and the photos to complete your project!
28January2009
Abraham Lincoln Discovery Art Box
Gettysburg Address Reproduction Parchment
Kids of all ages will love this eye-opening exploration of the life and legends of America's Great Emancipator - perfectly timed for the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth! Included in the package are:
• Abraham Lincoln Coloring Book • 19 stickers • Paper doll with 30 costume stickers • Over 40 different puzzles • Concentration-style memory game • Gettysburg Address poster • 11 by 17 inch Color Your Own poster • Crayons
What a wonderful learning tool for teaching the young ones all about one of America's greatest presidents!
25January2009
Price: $19.95 per set
Old-Fashioned Straw Star Kit for Advanced Star-makers
Beginner Straw Star Kit
This advanced star-crafters' kit will assist you in making your own complex stars to keep as family heirlooms.
Instructions are included, but some measure of experience is necessary for using this kit. You'll also need thread to bind your straw stars. Traditionally either golden or red thread has been used.
7January2009
Paper Roses Kit
Although the text is in Korean, the diagrams are easy to follow in this wonderful crepe paper rose kit. The kit is complete to create a total of 5 roses in an assortment of yellow, red and orange flowers. Included are crepe paper, wire and floral tape.
Made in Korea
6January2009
Price: $3.25 per Kit
The Old Stone Rubbing Kit (Preserving Epitaphs and Artwork from Historical Gravestones & Monuments)
Gravestone, monument, and brass rubbing—the process of capturing relief impressions of lettering, carvings or designs from stone or brass plates—is an ancient and beautiful art with widespread contemporary appeal. Because it produces stunning images, as well as teaching us fascinating facts about the past, the technique attracts everyone from historians and artists to schoolchildren on field trips and followers of Wicca and other New Age practices.
This all-inclusive kit has everything needed to start creating beautiful rubbings:
* a 60-page book - history & instructions* natural bristle wooden brush for cleaning surfaces* 2 large blocks of rubbing wax* masking tape * 5 sheets of 24 x 36 inch high-quality cloth-like paper
We were shocked when we received these kits. Each kit arrives in a convenient tube - assuring that the large paper stay in good form. All of the kit's contents are in the tube, including the book!
2December2008
$24.95 Per Kit
Beginners' Kit for Making Old-Fashioned Simple 8-Pointed Straw Stars
* an 18-page Instruction Book in German, with English Translation * 2 8-segment crown molds * a 4-way straw splitter * 50 natural & 50 colorful straws
There are step-by-step instructions make it easy for you to make simple stars. The book contains a story describing how the Crafty Mouse invented straw stars
29November2008, Updated 19October2009
Do-It-Yourself Advent Calendar or Countdown Calendar Kit
Victorian Scraps & Dresdens
Whether you count down to Christmas or to your own birthday, this fun kit from Germany will help you create your own count-down calendar. Customize it any way you like - paint it, decorate it with glitter or Victorian Scraps and Dresdens.
This kit is great for kids and adults alike! The kit includes a pre-punched glossy white card stock cover sheet and a printed back sheet - but you can make your own back sheet, using the kit's sheet as a template!
The kit comes complete with a pre-punched, glossy white cardstock cover sheet and printed back sheet. English and German instructions are included. Your completed count-down calendar will measure 11-3/4 inches by 8-1/4 inches.
29November2008
Was: $5.25 Now: $4.45 per Kit
Origami Parasol Kit
More Origami
You can make three lovely parasols or umbrellas from this wonderful kit! And, you'll have so many more ideas once you start. The kit includes elegant washi paper and all of the needed pieces to create the umbrellas. There are clear instructions. The package measures about 9-3/4 by 5-7/8 inches.
Made in Japan
02January2008
Price: $11.00 per kit
Native Heritage Rust Dreamcatcher Kit
Catch your bad dreams and throw them away. Catch you good dreams and save them forever. Now you can make your own dream catcher with this Native Heritage Rust Dream Catcher Kit from Tandy Leather Factory.
Complete with:
* 4-inch Mandala hoop * 3 yards of suede lace * 3 yards of artificial sinew * decorative pony beads * real feathers
* instructions
You'll need to supply a ruler, some scissors and glue that will work with leather, such as Leather Weld.
Once your kit is complete, you can hang it over your bed or cot and protect your dreams!
This kit is not Native American Indian produced, a Native American Indian product or the product of a particular Native American Indian, Native American Indian Tribe or Native American Indian Arts and Crafts Organization.
30October2008
Price: $5.95 per Kit
Vintage Jiggers Soldering Kit
More Vintage Items
More Stuff for Dads
This is so cool. It is a full box of an after-market soldering kit that was made in the 1950s for Chevrolet, Chevy Truck, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Buick, GMC, Ford Flathead V-8, Model A T, MOPAR (Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge and Desoto), Hudson, Kaiser-Frazer, Nash, Packard, Studebaker, and Willys-Jeep.
Each vintage 1-7/8 inch square box contains 6 jiggers. It was a simple solution for those doing their own car repairs way back when!
To complete the soldering job, the mechanic (amateur or pro) pinched of the top of the jigger. Then s/he inserted spliced wires into the jigger, lit it with a match, and presto! the wires were soldered together.
These originally sold for 35¢ per box. This unused old store stock was delightfully discovered in an old car repair shop. What a great gift for someone repairing a vintage car, truck, jalopy or even a motorcycle!
29September2008
Vintage Item, Limited Availability
Price: $3.00 Per Kit
Beaded Raven or Crow Necklace Kit
More Crows & Ravens
This gorgeous raven or crow is made of tiny seed beads - and you can make it all by yourself! You'll find everything you need to create this glorious piece all in this convenient kit! Each kit contains a full-color 18-page instruction booklet along with all of the supplies you need (except the scissors - you supply them!). This great kit can be completed by beginners and experienced beaders alike. Your finished bird measures 3 inches wide by 4 inches tall.
31August2008
Price: $35.00 Per Kit
Kumihimo Braiding Board Kit
Kumihimo is a Japanese braiding technique that has allowed artisans to produce both functional and decorative braids for decades. The traditional tool for creating kumihimo braids is the marudai - usually hand made of wood. If you just want to try your hand at this traditional craft, then this kit with a small braiding board is just for you!
The most common braids use sets of 8, 16 or 32 strands, each strand usually comprising several threads. Finished braids can be used for jewelry, belts or ties.
Not only do you wind up with a beautiful product, you'll learn a traditional art form that is both soothing to do and exciting to accomplish.
The tools required are simple: a working stand or board and weighted bobbins, one bobbin required for each strand of thread.
Included in the set are:
a 40-notch braiding board thread in complementary colors bobbins complete instructions
a 40-notch braiding board
thread in complementary colors
bobbins
This braiding board allows you to manipulate from 4 to 40 strands of virtually any material thread.
Made in USA of parts made in USA, France and China
23July2008
Price: $13.25 per Kit
Exploring ancient Egypt Fun Kit
More Egypt & Africa
What fun you'll have learning more about Ancient Egypt and its contributions to the entire world especially in the areas of art, literature (the first library was in Egypt) and science.
This cool collection includes:
45 stickers, tattoos, and stencils (in 3 books) King Tut sticker paper doll collection 2 complete coloring books 4 stained glass coloring sheets Egyptian poster 3 full-color Egyptian masks Crayons
Adults and children alike will enjoy this special collection.
If purchased separately, the collection would cost $22.00!
27May2010
Price: $16.95 each
Native American Indian Heritage Medicine Pouch Kit
More Native American Indian items
Our Medicine Pouch Kit is produced by the Tandy Leather Factory Native Heritage Series. It is suitable for beginners - ages 8 to 80. The high quality golden deer tanned leather is die-cut and pre-punched for stringing with the included suede lace. Two decorative beads are also included, but you might want to add your own beads as well. Because it is made of real deerskin, it can be decorated with leather branding tool or stamping or paints, but these are not included in the kit. Complete assembly instructions are included. Your final pouch will be 2 by 3 inches.
Imported or Made in USA
11May2008
Was: $9.00 Now: $6.00 each
Iron-On Transfers - El Diablo!
More Krampus, Devils & Diablos
Feature El Diablo with thread or ink or in whatever way he might permit you to feature him? Even if there's no devil in you, you can now feature him on your pillow cases, aprons or other linens. Who would think that while you sit and stitch peacefully, you're up to something so devilish? And if you're really evil at heart (or merely just clever), you'll be able to decipher the secret message hidden in one of the designs.
013September2009
Old Fashioned Silvery Lametta Tinsel Star Kit
This kit makes it every so easy to create festive tinsel stars! Of course, you can make them with pipe cleaners or chenille stems with out this kit, but, you'll find that this makes your work so much easier - and more fun!
The original booklet of instructions is in German, and an English transaction has been added, too. It is full of instructions for you to make stars with chenille, tinsel, pipe cleaners or natural straw. Along with the book, there are 2 molds and 15 feet of German lametta tinsel.
01May2008
Price: $21.75 per Kit
Easy-to-Make Pueblo Village
More Kids' Projects and Gifts
For many centuries, Amerindian peoples of the southwestern United States have lived in communal villages, or pueblos, that are typically a complex of flat-roofed buildings made of adobe or stone.
Now you can recreate a pueblo village with this simple, colorful scale mode. All that's needed is a pair of scissors and a bit of glue. Simple instructions enable young model makers to assemble authentic pueblo dwellings and populate the village with two-sided free-standing figures of Native American Indians engaged in day-to-day activities, games and rituals of the past.
What an ideal family project or wonderful classroom project. There are 2 diagrams and 6 full-color plates plus instructions in this 12 -age, 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inch paperbound book.
29march2008
Price: $5.95 Each
Make It Yourself Paper & Cardboard Projects for Kids
More Kid Stuff
This book of simple crafts for children six and older is a delight just to see!
The creators believe that modern life requires of us too little creativity; that living in a world where everything is done and made for you has disadvantages aw well as advantages. Most of us are deprived of the deep satisfactions which come from making things with our hands.
This book is a compilation of simple craft projects drawn from old books and magazines. None of them require special equipment, and are within the capabilities of most children. The timeless sources create a connection between yesterday and today that is rarely seen in activity books for children.
All of the 28 projects have been tested for today's child! The equipment listed in the book includes light cardboard, a glue stick, scissors, crayons, tape, yarn, buttons and the like.
The projects are:
Printed in China
25March2008
Price: $17.95 each
Flamingo Santa Kit
Are you dreaming of a sandy Christmas? Then you'll truly enjoy making this summertime flamingo Santa! You'll get everything you need to make this 9-inch little fellow. He'll make wonderful ornament or gift embellishment.
Price $2.50 each
Native American Indian Drum Kit
More Native American Indian Goods
Our Rawhide Hand Drum Kit contains all of the materials you will need to make both a 9-inch hand drum and the drum stick. Natural materials are involved so results may vary, but you'll have an authentic-style drum and stick when you complete the project.
Materials include:
9-inch diameter wood rim
Pre-cut goat rawhide leather head
8 feet of 1/8-inch thick cow rawhide lacing
10-inch wood dowel
4-1/2 inch diameter leather circle for stick head cover
2 by 4 inch leather piece for handle wrap
Waxed thread
Detailed instructions
Simple tools may help you make the drum, but you should be able to complete it with things you find around your house or studio. You can decorate your drum or create a natural one as shown in the illustration.
Ages 12 and up.
16October2007
Price: $35.00 Kit
Cut-and-Make Pop-Up Cards
If you have trouble making your own pop-ups, then try these and add some special pizzazz with the help of this entertaining activity book for children and adults alike. It contains easy-to-follow instructions and simple assembly diagrams for creating eight amusing, 3-D card with colorful backgrounds and figures that pop up when the recipients open the card!
Don't just stop there - use these pop-ups as models for your own designs.
Price: $6.95 Each
Poetry Dog Tags
Additional Chains
More Necklaces
We've been enamoured by this set since its introduction in 2001. So, we're sure you'll love it, too.
You have a voice - so wear it! This metal box contains 250 metal tags stamped with words to speak your mind, and two chains to hang your thoughts on. Mix and match until you find just the right words - then - slip the tags on a chain to make a poem. You can wear it yourself, or, better yet, give it to a special friend to wear.
You are only limited by your imagination! You can even use them in your altered art...tie them to a gift package with a ribbon...make a keychain...and we're sure you'll find many other clever ways to use them.
24November2007
Price: $19.95 per Tin
The Illuminated Lettering Kit
Illuminated lettering is an art form from medieval days that retains its brilliance and beauty today. Combining calligraphy, painting and gilding, illuminated lettering is a skill that's surprisingly easy to learn.
In this kit, you have everything you need to create your own illuminated masterpieces, perfect for holidays, as birthday gifts or to decorate your home. With an easy-to-follow instruction book that includes alphabets and templates to trace and varied project ideas, along with all the materials to get you started, The Illuminated Lettering Kit will have you on your way to illuminating in no time!
bottle of black ink
calligraphy pen
5 tubes of paint (red, blue, white, yellow and gold)
paintbrush
16 sheets of calligraphy paper
20November2007
Compare at: $24.95 Our Price: $18.95 Per Kit
Vincent Van Gogh Art Box
The Post-Impressionist master comes alive in this value-priced set! Explore the famous masters life and work with the included
20 stickers and tattoos
a Color Your Own Van Gogh Paintings with 30 reproductions of his greatest works for you to recreate - or enhance to make your own
16 postcards
4 art prints
Van Gogh mask
CD-ROM: Van Gogh Paintings and Drawings with 186 images
This is a great gift for any budding or seasoned artist who might be a fan of van Gogh!
31December2006
Was: $19.95 Now: $17.00 Per Set
Kit Close-up Sample Matchbox Shrine
Now with a Tin Nicho!
SilverCrow Shrine Kit with Tin Nicho
Also Available: Los Mestizos Themed Shrine Kit
And: Shrine Embellishment Kit with Day of the Dead Figurine
Make your own retablos or portable altars or shrines for contemplation and remembrance while traveling, at work, in your car, etc. Make a magic thank-you box or a shrine to friendship for your favorite companion.
SilverCrow's Shrine Kit has everything you need to get started. And, you'll be able to make 3 matchbox shrines and embellish a tin nicho!
and some other surprises!
Each kit is different and many of the pieces are hand-made or natural, making them even more unique. Once you add your own miniature objects, milagros and other secret or meaningful bits and pieces, you'll have a very special gift for someone, showing how deeply you care!
You can also order most of these items separately, but it'll cost you a lot more!
Assembled in USA from USA-made & Imported Parts
New & Improved 12 September2007
A $62.00 Value
Only: $39.00 Per Kit
The Guerilla Art Kit
We are living in a golden age of self-expression. The explosion of user-created content on blogs and social networking sites moved Time magazine to name "You" their 2006 person of the year.
But while we may be spending a lot more time in virtual worlds, we have not lost the urge to make our physical world more meaningful. By leaving art and ideas in public places, you can affect someone's day—change their mood or their mind—and maybe even change the world in the process! The Guerilla Art Kit shows how small artistic acts can start a revolution.
Keri Smith, noted author of Living Out Loud and the blog Wish Jar Journal, uses her unique drawing and handwriting style to help anyone find and release their inner artist or activist. This visually exciting activity book—full of step-by-step exercises, cut-out projects, sticker ideas, and more—has both fun assignments and handy tips to help you unleash your creative energy into the streets, where you can really make an impact.
From the quick exercises—leaving books for strangers to find, chalking quotes on the sidewalk—to the more involved—making a "wish tree," guerilla gardening, or making your own stencils—The Guerilla Art Kit contains everything you need to put your message out into the world.
This hardcover and spiral bound book contains 144 inspirational pages with 70 color and 10 black and white images.
Printed and Bound in China
29August2007
Price: $17.95 Each
Victorian Valentine Kit
We love vintage Victorian Valentines - particularly the ones that were hand-made. Now you can make your own as we've gathered much of what you need together to make it easy for you.
Each kit is hand-assembled here at SilverCrow from vintage and new materials, including:
Reproduction Folding Valentine Fan (6 by 10 inches when opened)
Heart Doilies in Assorted Colors and Sizes 8-inch Round White Lace Doilies
8 by 8 inch Square White Scalloped Doilies (Perfect for Origami Folds)
Plastic Container of Assorted Heart Stickers
Petite Tin of Lavender
2 Authentic Vintage Children's Valentines
Chenille Stems in Red and White
Crepe Paper Strips in Assorted Valentine Colors
Paper Lace
Assorted Die Cut hearts
Embossed & Die Cut Chromolithograph Valentine Scraps
This is a great start for making your own valentines - or, use the ingredients to decorate an old-fashioned Valentine Box, just like the ones you made in elementary school.
13August2007
A $25.00 Value Only $15.00 per Kit
Pollock's Britannia Toy Theatre
Teatro de Mexico Also Available
This toy theatre was originally created for the children of 1836! This true-to-form reproduction has been recreated in the same manner today. It is easy to assemble and has a dialogue based on Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves for the cardboard characters to act out. The action takes place in ancient Baghdad. This toy theatre gives parents an opportunity to help their children understand the world as it was and how things have changed.
Playing with the characters and acting out the play can provide an unequaled learning experience for the kids and should give them as much pleasure as it did their great-great-great grandparents.
Printed in England
29October2006
Price: $16.75 Per Theater
Teatro de México: A Folk Art Toy Theater
Pollock's Britannia Toy Theatre Also Available
Bienvenido to the Teatro de Mexico, where a troupe of spirited players perform on three beautiful stages. Drawing on the exuberant iconography of the skeleton in Mexican culture, Bunny Pierce Huffman has created whimsical, multidimensional scenes of Mexican life circa 1900, enacted by skeleton figures similar to those in Day of the Dead tableaux and in Mexican folk art, satire, and drama.
The sturdy, foldout sets--complete with eighteen die cut, scored, stand-up props and figures--are easily assembled with just a little tape; the sets can be fastened together to form a hexagonal theater or mounted as three separate stages. A unique diversion for all ages, this toy theater can also be used as a festive tabletop decoration for parties or as part of a personalized Day of the Dead altar. A six-page bilingual booklet provides assembly instructions and an explanation of the customs that have inspired this theater.
Your own theatre comes to you in cigar box-style packaging (8-3/8 x 9-3/4 x 1-1/4 inches) with three foldout stage sets (El Salón, La Cochina, y El Cementerio) , each measuring 16 x 9-3/4 inches. You can add your own actors and actress and props to the included 18 punch-out props and figures.
Price: $25.00 Per THeater
Impatience Paper animation kit!
This great little kit is an automatum. Automata are toys or models which use a mechanism (such as the crank) to come alive - to move. Automata have a long and distinguished history and have been made of leather, paper, metal and more for hundreds of years. Building a da Vinci-inspired model like Impatience is still a passion for many.
This whimsical moving paper model is great for a family or for yourself - just pop out the pieces, fold, glue and assemble. Curious enough for even the most advanced minds, it's also great for the first time model builder, too.
What a fantastic way to learn about mechanical principles. Turn the handle on the model and the fingers tap impatiently on the box top. Add a bandage and you'll have the Impatient Outpatient - perfect for a doctor's office or reception area.
Designed in the UK - Printed in China
29March2007
Price: $8.00 Each
Make Your Own Christmas Cards
Created from the original vintage version, we offer you this fantastic book of Christmas cards to make on your own. You can cut-out and make 25 two-sided cards - many with movable parts!
The nostalgic style of the cards and the verses within become even more special because you make them yourself. The book measures 9-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches and is made of card-stock. Start a new tradition with the kids by making these special cards!
30October2006
Price: $9.50 each
Iron-On Transfers - Cat-A-Rama
More Cats
Just PURRRRfect for the cat lover with an atomic or 50's sense of style! Not just cute cats, these cool cats are ready to jive, man! Our favorite embroidery company, Sublime Stitching, has done it again!
14October2009
Frida Kahlo Art Box
A tribute to Frida Kahlo, the artist and the person, this flamboyantly decorated ArtBox explores through images and words, the soul of one of the world's most renowned and fascinating artists. Complete with reproductions of Kahlo's own letters, diary entries, and paintings, and including photographs of the artist, the box offers a penetrating glimpse into Frida Kahlo's world.
The box contains a 48-page book, along with 10 note cards and a milagro.
9October2006
Price: $19.95 Per Set
The Joseph Cornell Box: Found Objects, Magical Worlds
Working with found objects, pages from old books, and dime-store trinkets, self-taught artist Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) transformed everyday materials into extraordinary universes. By collecting and carefully juxtaposing his treasures in small, glass-front boxes, this pioneering artist invented visual poems exploring themes as varied as the night sky, the romantic ballet, glamorous movie stars, and bird habitats.
This lavishly illustrated and collaged book presents Cornell’s life and art, his sources of inspiration, and artistic process, along with six project ideas. Housed in a sturdy keepsake box with a see-through front window and removable grid, the package also includes materials to jump-start the creative process—printed sheets for collage, a metal ring, antique tags, and a magnifier. The box measures 7-1/4 by 9-1/4 inches.
6October2006
Build your own Eiffel Tower
More Things French and of France
Although the instructions are en Français (in French) only, you'll have little or no trouble building this replica of Paris' most famous landmark.
The kit is sizeable: 12 by 10 inches. You'll cut and construct a paper La Tour Eiffel (circa 1937), scaled 1 millimeter to 1 meter. It is a pièce de résistance for Francophiles and model-builders alike. The images are elegant and evocative of the Art Deco styles of the 1930s.
Close-Up (Shows Projects, too!)
Book of Gifts to Make
We absolutely fell in love with this book and the cut-and-make projects inside! Though the projects and images are nostalgic of the 1920s, the resultant gifts are certainly usable today and sure to delight the recipient. Or, leave your book intact and use the ideas to construct special presents for special people on your own.
The close-up shows three completed gifts you'll want to start immediately. Every page of this pretty little book (7 by 10 inches), makes something useful - even the back and front covers!
Let clever wits and nimble hands All take their active parts In making gifts and giving gifts From loving little hearts.
Whether you make these alone or with a youngster, you'll surely enjoy the final offerings: Birthday Box, Pen Holder, Postcard Rack, Picture Frame, Tie Holder, Catch-All (SilverCrow's favorite), Hairpin Holder and Kitchen Reminder.
Price: $9.50 Each
Washi Doll Kit with Finished Doll
This wonderful Washi Paper Doll Kit includes 16 pieces of washi paper and 10 pieces of strip paper to make sash. One completed doll included. Paper size is approximately 7 inches square.
Price: $9.00 each
Crepe Hair Paper for Washi Dolls
If you love making Washi Paper Dolls, you'll need the special paper for their elegant hair. Well, this is it! Each sheet measures 165mm by 225mm (or, about 6-3/4 by 4-3/8 inches)
Package of 5 sheets
Price: $4.50
Los Mestizos Shrine-in-a-Box kit
The above illustration contains parts of all the styles listed below, to illustrate variety. Each Kit contains one style only (so parts will vary according to style.
Are we ever excited to offer you these exceptional Shrine Kits! They were created for us by Los Mestizos - the world-famous Chicano folk art team of Kathy Cano-Murillo and her husband Patrick Murillo.
Each kit is hand-assembled by Los Mestizos and includes just about everything you need to create a personal shrine:
Unfinished wooden box with closure (assorted styles, shapes and sizes)
Wooden altar nicho (assorted styles)
Instructions for creating your personal shrine
Full-color image in your choice of theme
Generous festive bag of specially selected embellishments:
* decorative scrapbook & crepe papers
* loteria images and cards
* bottle cap, skulls & a Mexican milagro
* mini silk flowers & other greenery
* glitter, sequins & colorful trimmings
* and a few surprises!
SilverCrow's original Shrine Kit makes a great accompaniment to your Shrine-in-a-Box Kit...with additional supplies and embellishments.
If you want to be sure to make spectacular shrines for you and those you love, be sure to get a copy of Kathy's Book Making Shadow Boxes and Shrines from Amazon.
We have added the wooden box to the original set created by Los Mestizos. Now you can make 2 (or more) shrines or remembrance boxes.
20July2007 Updated
Price: $24.50 per Kit
Kit Theme: Day of the Dead Muertos Frida Kahlo Gato (Cat) Muerto Loteria Mano Poderosa Novela (Romantic Mexican Graphic Novel) Perro (Dog) Muerto Romantic Novios (Newlyweds) Señorita (Mexican Cowgirl) Virgen de Guadalupe
Iron-On Transfers - Om Sweet Om
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With Eastern Asian religious images, this group of designs features a bit of everything: Lord Ganesha, Buddha, Om Shanti Om (in Sanskrit), a mudra (hand yoga) called Holding the Jewel and more! We are particularly taken with the Lotus Blossom.
20September2009
Was: $5.00 Now: $4.25 each
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