 |
|
|
| |
-
A Few Daylily Facts: Makes Growing Daylilies A Snap!
While daylilies "love" sun, they will also tolerate "part-shade". The filtered shade of a tall pine tree works well. You may wish to plant the darker colored daylilies in filtered shade particularly in the hot south where the sun may tend to "fad...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Linda McRae
-
Animation Art - 5 of the Most Common Mediums Purchased by Collectors
Animation Cels - A cel (short for celluloid) is a blank clear plastic sheet used by the studio artist to paint an animated character or object based on the animator's original pencil drawing. The cels are then placed over a background and photograp...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Paul Callis
-
Shopping Tips for Collectible Figurines
Precious Moments collectible figurines are among the most popular in the world. Doe-eyed boys and girls made in pastel ceramics adorn the shelves, dressers, and display areas of countless homes. There are numerous types and styles of figurines that...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Monica Wogan
-
The Business Side of Craft Shows
Starting a craft show business when you're really an artist at
heart may be a rude awakening for you. Nevertheless, if you
decide to turn your hobby into a business, you need to switch
hats from time to time. You wear your artist hat when creating
...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Natalie Goyette
-
Welding Basics for Beginners
Welding has been around for centuries, though not in the forms most commonly used today. One of the first welding processes ever used was known as forge welding. Forge welding attempts to join two metals through a process of heating, and then pound...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kenzie Thompson
-
Fashion Doll Collecting
So many fashion dolls to choose from
For doll collectors who have a liking for fashion, collecting fashion dolls seem like a logical option as a hobby. And there are so many different types of fashion dolls out there in the market that it’s easy to...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dakota Caudilla
-
How to Use Scrapbook Chalks
Chalking is a quick, inexpensive way to add creativity, color, and character to your scrapbooking layouts and other papercrafts.
With a simple set of chalks, you can add highlights and shading to your paper piecings,
diecuts, punch art, stamping, ...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Susie Cortright
-
Beads – A Brief History
What do you think the earliest recorded use of beads is – is your first thought perhaps beadwork created by the Egyptians? Yes, there certainly were a lot of beaded items in Egyptian times, but beadwork has been found dating back to the Stone Age ...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Felicity Walker
-
Gilding Leather
Gilding is the application of thin sheets of gold or other metal alloy such as copper or silver, to a surface. The sheets are hand or machine beaten until they are extremely malleable and thinner than the thickness of tissue paper. Gilding was ofte...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dwain Berlin
-
Things You Should Know Before Buying Discount Cameras
Taking photographs has always been considered an enjoyable pastime. Photography is one of the best ways to capture a moment in time. It seems now the world has become obsessed with taking pictures. Everywhere you look there are advertisements for c...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Nicky Pilkington
-
Finding and Collecting Lost Coins
Some folks have spent several years of their lives collecting valuable and rare coins. They store them in special books that are designed for this purpose, or they keep them in a bank vault, taking them out only on occasion to enjoy their prized po...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Jaycie Graham
-
Buying Cheap Humidors
There are numerous vendors who offer humidors at low prices. Many retail stores have departments that sell humidors of many kinds. Typically though retail stores will offer limited styles of smaller desktop and travel humidors. There are also store...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Eddie Tobey
-
The Beauty of a Glass Top Humidor
In addition to a standard humidor, travel, cabinet, and glass top humidors bring joy to the true cigar aficionado. For the cigar smoker who may not need the massive design of a cabinet humidor but still wants to add weight to his or her prized col...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Eddie Tobey
-
Finding a Quality Cigar Store
The cigar shop of yesteryear has been increasingly replaced by a virtual version that offers the same wide variety of cigar brands, humidors and accessories, but knows no geographical boundaries and offers products at a fraction of the cost. Truly...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Eddie Tobey
-
Popular Cigar Lighters
Cigar lighters come in all shapes, sizes and styles, and they are one of the most important accessories for any serious cigar aficionado.
There are many brands available on the market today, most of which can be purchased at one of the numerous onl...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Eddie Tobey
-
Popular Varieties of Cigar Boxes
A cigar box can come in many shapes and sizes, and hold anywhere from five or six items to a complete collection containing hundreds of cigars. Great for gifts, cigar boxes serve both to protect and preserve their contents, and to display them in ...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Eddie Tobey
-
A Brief History of Japanese Daruma Dolls
Daruma dolls are representations of the historical Indian priest Bodhidharma, a sage who traveled throughout Japan and China in the 5th or 6th century AD. Bodhidharma is credited with establishing Chan Buddhism in China and Zen Buddhism in Japan. L...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Ivor Conway
-
History of Kokeshi Wooden Dolls from Japan
Little is known of the early history of Kokeshi Japanese Wooden Dolls. One school of thought believes that Kokeshi dolls have their origins in the practice of spiritualist religion. Wooden dolls were thought to contain the spiritual essence of the ...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Ivor Conway
-
Antiques - The Modern Day Treasure Hunt
In today's world, everything that’s old can be described as antiques and generally speaking that’s quite true. A product is considered to be an antique if it is over a hundred years old or is rare enough to have some value. In other words, these ar...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Jerry Goldfarb
-
Molding Leather Armor
In order to mould leather armor, soak it in water until it becomes pliable and soft. Then place it in the mould until it dries and hardens.
Cuir Bouilli
The application of heat will make the leather harder. If you were making a cover for a shield...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dwain Berlin
-
Sewing – A Wonderful Pastime
To think that in the beginning the only sewing patterns used were to measure from ankle to dirt and chop off the animal skin so that it would not drag on the ground. Now you can get sewing patterns for everything from a simple square sewn together...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : David Chandler
-
Green Thumb Not Required
Ah, the sweet smell of fresh flowers, herbs and fruit. But what if you don’t have room for a flower garden or a fruit tree? What about if you always over or under water your herb garden? What happens when your house just doesn’t get a lot of sun? A...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Deborah DeLuna
-
Genealogy - Why You Should Get Involved in Your Family History
A few years ago I read a statistic that said that genealogy was the second largest hobby in the United States – second only to gardening. It was no surprise to me as I have been finding and documenting my family tree for almost 30 years. Over that ...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Gene Hall
-
Jewelry Appraisals and The Victims of Loss
This is one of those “Damned if you do and Damned if you don’t” situations, so I guess no matter what happens, people are not going to win – including me.
So I had better start by telling you what I mean by being the ‘Victim of Loss’.
We have all b...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : David Foard
-
How to Make Gel Candles - 11 Easy Steps
Do you love burning beautiful, scented candles? And do you know that you can easily make them yourself? It is exciting and not at all difficult. Here are 12 easy steps to creating unique candles that you can burn at home, give as gifts, or even sel...
0 reviews,
rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Tanya Turner
Pages : [<<] ... 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ... [>>]
|
|
