Get a Hobby!: 101 All-Consuming Diversions for Any Lifestyle by Tina Barseghian is a great book for when you want to try out a new craft but have no clue about it.  So it helps start you off.  What's cool is that you take a quiz and that will help determine what type of crafts you are more likely to do.  Also, it points out how crafting is good for relieving stress (which is a bonus lol).  I definitely recommend it as I'm always ready to try out something new.

http://www.amazon.com/Get-Hobby-All-Consuming-Diversions-Lifestyle/dp/0061215279

I have always wondered about this and would like to know if other people have as well.  You know when you see a swap round #x?  Well, wouldn't it be great to have all those swaps grouped according to theme?  For instance, all the earring binge swaps' galleries in one thread, all the altoid tin swaps' galleries in one thread, etc.  Anyone else think this is a nice way to organize the swap themes?

What do you use to glue newspaper to newspaper?  After reading through all sorts of posts I see that a glue stick might not be permanent; mod podge might be too heavy and cause wrinkling; and I've never used something called runner?  Any advice would be great

http://www.recipezaar.com/

It's got quite a large directory.

I don't know if this topic has come up, but I'd love to know how to make one out of a clarinet or trumpet or something similar.  It would look something like this:
http://www.guitarlamp.com/trumpet.jpg

http://www.guitarlamp.com/clarinetlamp.jpg

Any ideas?  Or a link to a tute?

So how about a board for movie/tv/music video props, clothes, replicas?  There seems to be an interest for this, so I'm surprised it's not been mentioned before.  There's a thread on Harry Potter props, the movie knits thread, etc.  The board could be called "as seen on tv" or something to that effect lol.  I know there is a Designer Homage board, but that seems to encompass only clothing designers.  And I for one would like to see this happen.  Now who's in?

Does anyone have a way to clean white patent shoes?  Thanks.

Did a search and did not find a topic like this.  So here goes:

Greek e-cookbooks:

http://www.authentic-greek-recipes.com/free-cookbooks.html

"Cooking by the Book" (100 recipes):

http://www.tlt.com/authors/rrustand/roxanne_cooks.htm

Talk about crafty!  The attention to detail is amazing. 

http://www.theminifacesofewan.com/home.html

To see how they created the dolls, click on MiniEwan Exposed.

Combining makeup!!
I do this for lip and nail products.  It's the easiest way to get a new nail polish colour, especially if one of the bottles is starting to get old.  Make sure to combine the metal balls too.
For lipsticks, if there's some leftover and you adore that hue, just scoop out the rest and add it to a lip gloss wand container (or an empty aspirin holder).  But if you like to experiment, you can add lip balm, gloss, stain, etc.  It instantly gives you a new shade as well as texture.
Hope this helps!