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How to use Kam pliers and toy strap tutorial
Thursday, July 03, 2014
Recently I have been making things using the Kam pliers and I thought I would show you how they are used in case anyone would like to know.
I bought the Kam pliers from Ebay in a set with the accessories that you need to work the pliers and pack of snap poppers in 2 sizes in 10 colours. I got them via auction for £8.99. You can find the Kam pliers and poppers separately on Ebay and you can also find lots of different sets. There are some nice sets with everything you need including ribbon.
These are the tools that you get with the pliers.
I got 4 sizes of the black caps for the front of the snap poppers and 2 sizes of the metal bolt and rubber cap. You need to make sure you are using the correct size black cap with the correct popper and also the correct size metal bolt and rubber cap with the correct size back popper.
The snap poppers come with a front part and 2 different back parts, You need to use a different back part to snap them together.
I did found it difficult to understand how to use the Kam pliers as they didn't come with instructions, I learnt as I was going along and from on the Internet. In the set is a small screwdriver and you need this for the 2 screws that you need to alter in the picture.
To make the toy strap you need have a length of ribbon, in this case I had a 12 inch piece of ribbon. Fold over the ends approx 1/2 inch and then pierce the top part of the popper in the ribbon and place the back of popper on the back. Use the pliers to squeeze them together.
Make sure you use enough pressure so that the spike is squashed enough so the other side of the snap popper will snap on it properly. It did take a few goes to realise how much I needed to squeeze it.
Once you have done this popper you can add one further along the ribbon to make the loop. Make sure you use the opposite back side of the popper and make sure the fronts of the poppers are facing the same way.
When you have finished the poppers, I added a little bit of glue to the end of the ribbon to stop them fraying but could use a lighter to seal the ends too.
The toy strap is easy to make but the pliers did take me a while to work out what size is for which popper etc. and I did go though a few poppers before I worked out what I was doing wrong.
Here are some of the projects I have made using the Kam Pliers.
Pacifier Clip Holder.
Sophie the giraffe strap.
Altering bibs with snap poppers.
Linked up to: Glued to my crafts, Artsy Fartsy Mama, Live Laugh Rowe, The Shabby Nest, A Bowful of Lemons.
Altering bibs with the snap poppers
Thursday, June 26, 2014
For a long time now, Amelia has had reflux and brings up a lot of milk after her feeds and also with teething, she dribbles a lot too.
Luckily, the reflux doesn't seem to give her any problems but obviously the teething givers her some trouble.
The problem I have is that the bibs that I saved from Hollie and even some of the bibs Amelia got new, were too big around the neck and wouldn't catch the sick or dribble (nice!).
So I did think about buying new bibs but I just couldn't justify buying news bibs and trying to find ones that were smaller, if that was even possible. So I decided to add a snap popper using the Kam pliers to each of the bibs to make them smaller. All I did was measure where the snap popper needed to be when the bib was on and then added one.
Such a simple thing has helped me solve a problem that was annoying me and helps me if the bibs stretch a bit in the future.
Have a lovely day. See you soon.
Linked up to: A Bowlful of Lemons, Glued to my crafts, Artsy Fartsy Mama, Live Laugh Rowe,
The Nitty Gritty Comb Review
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Ever since Hollie started Nursery, she keeps getting head lice.
It's so frustrating as a mum to keep the lice away. I have tried the medicated treatments to banish the lice but they wouldn't get rid of the actual white eggs, so the lice would always hatch.
I was getting to my wits end and felt defeated by these annoying little bugs, until recently I decided to try the Nitty Gritty comb.
I had tried the basic nit combs but they were getting rid of some of the live lice but not the eggs.
When looking at buying the Nitty Gritty comb, I noticed it had was award-wining and had a lifetime guarantee, which made me decide to try it as well as it seemed to have rave reviews.
The comb itself is stainless steel and has little grooves which spiral down the comb. These grooves are what catch the eggs and the teeth are tight together to catch the lice.
When looking at buying the Nitty Gritty comb, I noticed it had was award-wining and had a lifetime guarantee, which made me decide to try it as well as it seemed to have rave reviews.
The comb itself is stainless steel and has little grooves which spiral down the comb. These grooves are what catch the eggs and the teeth are tight together to catch the lice.
I was sceptical about this product after trying everything else but this is my saviour when it comes to fighting head lice and would not be without it now.
It works so well and I haven't used any other treatments since buying the comb.
I would completely recommend trying this comb out if you are fighting against head lice.
I wanted to tell you about the Nitty Gritty comb as it can be heart breaking watching your child constantly scratching their hair let alone embarrassing!
You can find out more about the Nitty Gritty comb here.
This is not a sponsored post, I bought this in desperation!
Acrylic Block Tip.
Friday, September 17, 2010
I don't know whether this is common knowledge but I thought I would put it on here anyway.
My tip for cleaning acrylic blocks that have ink that won't come off it like staz on is to wipe the block with a hand sanitizer. I've tried this with staz on ink and the ink thats still on the block just wipes straight off.
Thanks for looking.
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