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Why Not Try a Happy Easter Ecard This Easter 2009?

In reflection to the rapid growth of technology, people are frequently using technology to replace more and more aspects of our social world. Examples of this are all over the place, just take a look at teenagers texting all their friends rather than calling them. Another example is the office, peop

What Is the Secret With Jewelery

Yung is every female friends are extremely concerned about one thing, but also to choose jewelry with can make your face more prominent, had to say in the purchase of jewelry when we first need ...

Saving Time When Cutting Lots of Shapes for Making a Quilt

Even a quilt we may call "our labor of love" is more cherished when quicker methods of construction can be employed to cut down on the time required to complete our beauty. Many a quilt idea has been shelved because the quiltmaker dreaded the time-consuming job of cutting the pieces or sha

Save Money On Your Next Trip To The Arts And Crafts Store!

Arts and crafts stores are the most obvious places to go if you are looking for your next arts and crafts project but it helps if you know how and when to shop them and if you think outside of the box when it comes to places to buy your supplies. Buying year round is an excellent way to save money w

Handmade Candles: The Perfect Personable Gift?

In an age when gifts are usually mass-produced and sold by the dozen off the shelves of Wal-Mart, it can be a challenge to come up with a gift that is both personal and thoughtful. If you want to give someone a gift that nobody else will have and that will show how much you really care, you should c

Making a Chunk Candle

Follow these step-by-instructions and make your own pretty chunk candles to gift or keep.

Create Your Own Ireland Postcards

Want to create your own Ireland postcards? Have you recently taken a trip to that beautiful country and want special postcards of its famous sights to send to friends and loved ones or to keep for yourself as mementos of the wonderful time you spent there? While there are many pre-printed Ireland po

Coin Collecting Books Make Your Collection Outstanding

When you collect coins, you want to keep those coins in as mint condition as possible. Mint condition means that the coins don't have any marks or nicks and that they look just as shiny as they did when they came off the mint. You won't keep them in mint condition very long if you just kee

Fun with Foamies

Have fun doing craft projects with the foamie revolution!

How to Create a Colored Wax Resist

How to make a colored wax resit for pottery by grinding colorant then adding wax resist to it. Although a powdered dry stain may also be used, this is an interesting way to use dried out underglazes.

Hot Knife Cutting - An Overview

This article is intended as a basic overview of the varied uses of hot knife cutters, from hobbyist uses to more industrial and commercial applications. It explains the different materials that can be cut with this tool and the advantages it gives the user.

Steps to Prevent Model Train Derailment

Let's face it, model trains derail from time to time and it gets frustrating to most of us. There are common factors that make derailments happen and there are also some steps to take to prevent derailments. One sure thing though his that everyone loves a steady running model railroad. So, to e

How to Collect Vintage Scales

Vintage scales are a highly collectible and affordable antique that add nostalgia and a country feel to any home. Whether used as a functioning kitchen scale or as a bookend or plant holder vintage scales are versatile and fun to find at thrift shops or antique malls. If you are ready to begin colle