Need A Scrapbook Journaling Idea?

Try using song lyrics in your next layout.Song lyrics can be a great source of title and page inspiration for a scraper.Music and songs play an important part in our lives. Hearing a song again can evoke a lot of emotion, bringing back fond memories of special times, special people... Read More

How to Invest in Antique, Vintage, or Modern Jewelry

As Antique Jewelry is 'Really' based on the 'Collectability' and Style of an item, it is hard for clients to appreciate the 'Craft' involved in Handmade work, as they only see the Gold value or Diamond Value fluctuate over the years.If Gold goes up or the older something gets, the... Read More

The Easy Way to Make a Club Logo

Are you a member of a club or association? Have you ever thought how much better your letterheads would look with your own club logo? How about a sign for your club with your logo and club name on it?Well, it is really very easy to make up your own... Read More

Discover the Truth about Comic Book Collection; Nerdy Geeks or Shrewd Investors?

It is unbelievable when one says, yeah, I collect comic books, what the general public response might be? Oh no, a slightly off the wall geek. Here is someone who has lost touch with reality. Or someone that is in his or her own little world. I think not. Yes,... Read More

It is Possible to Create All Kinds of Items with Hobby Metal Casting

Hobby Metal Casting enables the home metal craft worker to create useful products to use around the: -HOME-WORKSHOP-GARDEN or WORKPLACE- Or turn your skills into cash.Yes,you could also make your own unique products for next to nothing to sell at markets, direct mail, or on the internet etc for big... Read More

Creative Soap Crafts

Soap is a craft that is fun and easy to make. It's a great project to do with your kids.Simply follow the instructions below and you'll be on your way to one of your first bars of soap... where you choose all the soap colors and shapes.You will need the... Read More

Family Fun on the Rails

Imagine your are five years old. As your family arrives at the train station, your hand slips free of your Mom's and you dash over to the tracks. Looking left, then right, your eager eyes scan the horizon, searching for your train.Then you hear it. The quiet chugging of the... Read More

Mixed Media Collage - Make The Pieces of Your Life Sing!

According to the dictionary, collage art is an artistic composition made of various materials (as paper, cloth or wood) glued on a surface. The word comes from the French word "coller," meaning to glue or to paste.It really is that simple! You use any materials or found objects that you... Read More

Decorative Metal Work Techniques From The Early 1900s

Today's Metal Craft workers should truly appreciate the artistic skills & techniques used exclusively by the highly skilled metal artisans from almost one hundred years ago.Decorative metalworking is undergoing a new renaissance as more & more people become involved in hobby metal craft. The skilful use of simple metal craft... Read More

Craft Fairs, Bazaars & Flea Markets?Oh, My!

Many names are associated with events such as these. Craft Fairs, Bazaars, Flea Markets and Swap Meets are a few names you can find. Whatever the name?they all mean the same thing. They allow you to meet new and interesting people (hopefully customers), spend quality time with your family and... Read More

Ribbons and Lace, Embroidery Cotton, and Hemp to Spice Up Your Scrapbooks

Ribbon and lace are by far the most common, and most beautiful, border embellishment. The flowing nature of both materials encourages a touch of softness and elegance. Ribbon and lace are especially popular in gift and memory scrapbooks.Moreover, ribbon is easy to glue and attach. Lace requires a bit more... Read More

Family Album In The Digital Age

Back then it was simple - you take the picture, you print it and put it in your family album. But now you have a digital camera. So do your cousins, uncles, aunts and grandpa Joe. What are you going to do with thousands of digital photos to pass them... Read More

Essentials of Genealogy - Getting Started with Your FamilyTree

Since genealogy is my hobby, my profession, and my passion, many people ask me how to get started. What are the essentials to doing a family search? Here are some tips that should help you discover your family under the best possible conditions. Get organized: I started working on my... Read More

Remember When You Were Taught How To Make Things From Metal With Your Bare Hands?

How would you like the chance to use the skills you learnt decades ago... if you could find the right kind of practical challenge? You can you know. Not all that many years ago, just about every home had a backyard shed or workshop; the shed was a special place... Read More

Depression Glass Patterns

Collectors of Depression Glass find not only its beautiful colors fascinating, but its patterns, as well. With many glass producers making this type of glass, as you can imagine, many patterns resulted, creating a wide array of pretty, practical, and inexpensive glassware affordable to every American household in that lean... Read More

Roasting Your Own Coffee - A Hobby You Can Love

There is nothing like a cup of coffee that has been freshly roasted, ground and brewed to perfection. There are a growing number of enthusiasts who are roasting their own coffee beans and enjoying the benefits of truly fresh coffee at about one-third of the price of beans from your... Read More

Easy Steps to Scrapbooking with Young Kids

Kids grow up so fast and if you don't try to capture some of these wonderful memories through some means, they'll all slip through the fingers just in a snap. And scrapbooking is a fabulous way to preserving those memories, by combining the photos and journaling of your kids.As parents,... Read More

Weaving Photographs and the Use of a Collage to Give Your Scrapbooks Artistic Flare

For more dramatic results from your photographs, trying weaving two copies of the same photograph together. This technique creates a three-dimensional artist look. This technique would look great on a scrapbook for a graduating art student or a scrapbook for a friend who is quite artist and creative. This technique... Read More

Making Hemp Jewelry Is Fun and Easy

Making our ideas come to life and creating them with our own hands is a great source of satisfaction for many of us. Handicrafts such as making hemp jewelry have been and continue to be very popular among both hobbyists and would-be entrepreneurs alike. Aside from being a productive way... Read More

Production and Pricing of Craft Show Items

This is where you can really make or break your craft show career. Being able to produce quality crafts as efficiently and affordably as possible is the key to making a tidy profit from craft shows.How Production EvolvesHow you handle production of your craft show items will evolve over time.... Read More

Comic Book Supplies, Necessities of the Serious Collector

If you want to keep your comic book collection in tiptop shape, comic book supplies will become part of your collecting life. As soon as a magazine is printed there are natural environmental forces going to work to try and destroy the ink and the paper. You have put in... Read More

Woodworking: The Best Wood For Beginners

Woodworking: Know Your WoodWood is made of cellulose fibers, held together with a property called lignin, and is classified as hardwood or softwood, depending on the type of tree from which it comes. In addition, sapwood or new growth wood on a tree is still alive, while heartwood refers to... Read More

Pagan Crafts

Greetings to all Crafty Pagans,Witches and those who want to learn Pagan crafts.The purpose of this is to provide doable crafts and to create crafts and tools that will have your positve energies that will enrich your power while performing rituals or spellworks and in your every day life.I would... Read More

What Is A Reverse Painting?

Welcome to the world of Reverse Painting on Glass. Reverse painting on glass has been considered a popular 'art of the people' for many centuries. The use of glass as a support for this intricate painting technique has not hindered its continuing popularity.A reverse painting is created by painting a... Read More

Robotic Vacuum Cleaners: Perfect for Cleaning Pool Tables

A friend of mine bought a robotic vaccum cleaner as a gag. It's actually pretty fun to watch it semi randomly roaming around the room. It seems to have about 15 different direction change sequences, which allow it to eventually cover about 98% of a small area before the battery... Read More

LateRooms.com - Rome hosts 2010 Hobby Show
The Open Press (press release)
Crafts are the focus of Rome's Hobby Show, during which people will be able to take part in workshops and peruse art supplies relating to their pastimes. ...

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Crafts and hobbies events
Times Herald-Record
If you have a special craft, hobby or leisure activity story, or if you have pictures or an event, e-mail Amy Berkowitz at aberkowitz@th-record.com. ...

Hobbies a benefit for our health
Statesman Journal
... her hobbies include photography and card making. Maybe it was the fact our mother was an occupational therapist that we grew up surrounded by crafts. ...

Success Magazine
From the Corner Office: David Green of Hobby Lobby
Success Magazine
Green applies his people-first approach to employees as well as customers, who appreciate a vast selection of well-priced arts and crafts supplies, ...

Salem Pig Returns
WSLS.com
He drove down to the concrete plant in Boones Mill, and spent $300 on a replacement pig that now sets in front of Crossroads Hobbies & Crafts. ...

Shop Talk: Sept. 1
Gaylord Herald Times
This is Hobby Lobby's 18th store in Michigan. The store's grand opening will be this fall. Hobby Lobby offers crafts, hobbies, picture framing, ...

Hobby Lobby opening Sept. 13
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Hobby Lobby offers crafts, hobbies, picture framing, jewelry making, fashion fabrics, floral, scrapbooking, cards, baskets, wearable art, home accents, ...

Community Briefs
Simi Valley Acorn
Numerous classes are available in the categories of activities, crafts and hobbies, computer, dance, education, fitness and music. ...

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Crow Wing County Fair Ribbon Results - part 4
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Red-NH Hobbies,Crafts and Art - Miscellaneous Hobby Craft - Any Other. Blue-Homemaking Crafts - Home Econ for Grade 7-9 - Any other not mentioned. ...
Crow Wing County Fair Ribbon Results - part 5Brainerd Daily Dispatch

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Valley Voice
Hobby Store Eyeing Old Visalia Mervyn's Site
Valley Voice
Hobby Lobby offers crafts, hobbies, picture framing, jewelry making, fashion fabrics, floral, cards & party, baskets, wearable art, home accents, ...

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