Crafts-Hobbies

Crafts-Hobbies Index

26. Collectibles: Searching for those Hard-to-Find Diecast Models By Dale Stewart
    For collectors of any kind, there are always those items that are much sought after, but nearly impossible to find. If they’re lucky enough to finally locate them, the price is often exorbitant or there are some other restrictions which inhibit their ability to secure them. With a good deal of patience and persistence, however, even the rarest of these collectibles can be found and purchased without as much difficulty as one might imagine. One simply needs to know where to look.In the …



27. Depression Glass Trivia By Murray Hughes
    Depression glass facts make for interesting conversation, especially when you’re at a convention or talking amongst other Depression glass aficionados. So here are a few items to get you started so you, too, can have some meaningful knowledge to put on the plate when you and your Depression glass collector friends gather ‘round and chat.English Hobnail leads the pack as the design with around the most available pieces still out there for collectors. Westmoreland Glass Company produced the Eng…



28. Beaded Lanyards: Quasi Jewelry By Seth Miller
    The typical lanyard is a length of basic rope, wire, or cloth that is designed to secure a small object. They are often purchased in large quantities and are fairly inexpensive. Many employees wear lanyards around their neck to secure identification badges while on the job.Beaded lanyards can be as basic as an inexpensive metallic, beaded chain. They can be ordered through most typical lanyard suppliers and feature a variety of hardware attachments to secure small objects. These lanyards a…



29. Help! Your Heart is Missing From Your Scrapbooking Journaling - Part 5 By Fion Lim
    In your scrapbooking journaling, don't fall into the trap of journaling rut.You don't always have to assume the role of the reporter style, lying down all the facts and figures. Experiment with various styles. Become a storyteller on one layout and a TV presenter in another layout. How about writing in a food critic or a fashion editor format? Have fun switching roles now and there.Remember to keep a conversational tone to keep your story easy to read. What happens when you begin to journal in…



30. Starting Your Own Scrapbook Club By Susie Cortright
    Before I discovered the world of scrapbooking, I was inexplicably drawn to my local office supply store. I loved to stand in an aisle surrounded by the different colors of copy paper. And the pens!At the time, I thought this was really strange. (So did my family). And then I discovered that there are a lot of people who share this fascination. I realized that there is an entire industry that caters to my obsession with patterned paper and coordinating embellishments.Then I discovered that thes…



31. A Look at Patriotic Lapel Pins By Seth Miller
    Perhaps the most popular type of lapel pin is the patriotic pin. Dating back to the Civil War in the United States, lapel pins that declare a person’s patriotism are popular, highly collectible and trade-worthy! From the Civil War through WWI, patriotic lapel pins were medallions hung from ribbons pinned on a lapel. After WWI, there were more factories and the ability to mass-produce die-cast metal led to the popularity of die-cast lapel pins. The trend took off and patriotic lapel pins be…



32. The Theme and Title of Your New Scrapbook By Mia LeCron
    The theme of your scrapbook can be simple or complex. Your theme could be a special event such as a birthday, a baby shower, a wedding, Christmas, or Halloween. Themes can also be personalized to the scrapbook recipient's special interests. Special interests themes include favorite colors, sports, favorite television programs, music, the outdoors, or cultural influences.What is the overall purpose for your scrapbook?Who is the scrapbook for?Who is the scrapbook about?The answers to these three…



33. Preserving Thanksgiving Memories for Scrapbooking By Rachel Paxton
    Last year our family tried out a new way to preserve Thanksgiving memories, and the result was truly a treasured keepsake.A day or two before Thanksgiving, my daughter and I used a turkey rubber stamp to make place cards for all of our family members. We colored the place cards with colored pencils and wrote people's names on them with a metallic gold pen.We then cut up strips of paper to put into a small basket to distribute before Thanksgiving dinner. The day of Thanksgiving, after all of th…



34. Discover the Truth about Comic Book Collection; Nerdy Geeks or Shrewd Investors? By Dave Gieber
    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, comic book collectors may sometimes march to the beat of a different drummer, but who says we all have to be cut from the same mold. Comic books are big business.Back in the days of my youth (what, several millennia ago?), I loved readin…



35. The Benefits of Custom Lapel Pins By Seth Miller
    If you are looking for custom lapel pins, you may find a local supplier but if not there are hundreds of companies who will work with you to create the right pin for your event or organization. Most companies have an art department that can assist in creating an image for the lapel pin. If you already have a logo or design, you can submit the design to the company for them to reproduce on your custom lapel pin.Lapel pins are not only great for promotion, but also make excellent fundraisers. …



36. Sew Your Stressors Away By Charles Kassotis
    Do you like to sew? Perhaps you tried crocheting as a child but never liked it. It could be that Aunt Grace tried to teach you how to hem handkerchiefs but you never caught on. Or that lopsided afghan throw lying crumpled on the sofa might be your first and last foray into the land of knitting needles. But even if you have never tried needlework, or if the first effort didn’t go over too well, it’s never too late to try again, especially since sewing is a great way to reduce stress and express…



37. Top 10 Quick and Easy Kid Activities For Those Long Weekends By Chris Yates
    With the holidays quickly approaching, it's likely that you'll have some unscheduled 'down-time' with your child where you don't have anything actually planned. Just because you don't have any planned activities with your child doesn't mean that they have to languish on the couch in boredom. Take a look at these quick and easy anytime activities.1. Make Paper Stuff: It doesn't take a lot of work or planning for children to create great paper crafts. You can simply make a lot of paper supp…



38. A Brief History of Japanese Daruma Dolls By Ivor Conway
    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. Legend has it that Bodhidharma achieved enlightenment, or satori, following seven years of meditation either in a cave or as he was facing the wall of a room at the Shorinji Temple in China. During this time he moved neither his eyes nor his limbs. Le…



39. Embroidery Designs Sewing By Terry Carter
    Denim is a twill weave and runs diagonally and any diagonal weave is difficult to control, whether you are attempting construction sewing or machine embroidery. Twills are designed to give the wearer ultimate wearing comfort by the natural "give" it has. That's why we all love our chinos & jeans! However, this comfort quality presents a real problem for machine embroidery enthusiasts.It is essential to keep fabric "blocked" while cutting, assembling, and stitching either regular seaming or mac…



40. Woodworking Beginners: Introduction To First Time Crafts By Ferhat Gul
    Woodworking: The Process Of Making Something Using WoodThe art of woodworking is one of the most ancient and widespread. From the earliest days when humans first experimented with the many uses for wood, our civilization has had a connection with this material, in all its varieties and forms. And the growth and advancement of mankind has been closely intertwined with our ability to improve our woodworking skills and to develop new uses for wood.Primitive civilizations used wood as material f…



41. Baby Boomers Need Creative Practical Hobbies By Colin Croucher
    "Well how are you really enjoying your retirement?" I asked out of interest, "it was great to start with" he said, but lately, I've just become kind of lost... I don't really know what to do with all the spare time I have, "and there's only so much golf you can play, you know"… "then he said", "I'd love to do all of the things you do in your home workshop.I said to him, well, you know mate it's never too late to learn, Why don't you come over one day so that I can show you around my workshop, …



42. How to Research Your Family Name By Dakota Caudilla
    You’ll be surprised with the kind of information you’ll unearth when you do a research on your own family name. People you’ve never known existed, long-lost relatives, and friends who share the same lineage as you! This is what researching your own surname can do for you. If you’re not ready for some surprise findings, you’re better off leaving all this researching to others in your family.Researching your own surname can be done through different methods. For one thing, the most popular among…



43. How to Value Your Jewelry at Home or Work By David Foard
    Many thanks for taking the time to read this compact jewelry article entitled 'How to Value your Jewelry at Home or Work'. You are about to discover the intricacies and formulas that highly qualified Gemologists and Valuers are using, right now, to evaluate and appraise gold, silver and platinum jewelry.But before we begin, I would simply like to bring you 'up to speed' on what will be required. As you know, the art of valuing jewelry takes many years to learn (over five years before you can g…



44. A Look at Cloisonné Lapel Pins By Seth Miller
    Cloisonné lapel pins are the most traditional, if not the most collectible of the lapel pin types. Most of the older lapel pins are either die-cast metal or cloisonné. Cloisonné is from the French word for cell, which refers to the method that cloisonné is created. A metal structure, or cell, is formed with the outline of the design and filled with enamel and then baked to permanently set the design. The cloisonné technique dates all the way back to 13th century B.C. in ancient Japan, howev…



45. Saltwater Coral Reef Aquariums - 5 Tips for Success By Christopher Knowlton
    Do you dream of watching the natural beauty of the undersea reef life while sitting in your living room?Whether your goal is a nano reef tank or a 150 gallon aquarium with an ecosystem of coral and saltwater fish, the following five tips will lead you on your way to success.1) Commit! Decide you are going to spend the $$ it takes to make a proper go of it. At a minimum, most tanks, (from 10 gal to 55 gal) take between $250 and $500 to get going. Can you do it cheaper? Yes, but usually not …



46. Jewelry Appraisals and The Victims of Loss By David Foard
    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 been the victim of loss at some time or another and it doesn’t have to be a crime. Hurricane Katrina is just the latest (extreme) example because of two reasons.The first: We all put things off until it’s too late. The second: Because we think we are in…



47. A Scrapbook Page To Celebrate Your Child's First Haircut By Nigel Patterson
    Here's a great idea for making a special 'first haircut' scrapbook page. Between the ages of about 12 and 18 months, a baby boy or girl may go for their first hair cut. You've probably seen that there are many children's hair salons that offer special deals for a child's first visit. They have a special chair, take a photo or even video the visit -- and then later you take away the photo or video and a lock of hair as a keepsake. So why not create a scrap book page to celebrate this event in a…



48. The Object of My Affection By Kenneth Hoffman
    Everyone has objects in their attics and cellars that are wonderful reminders of the past. True antiques are at least one hundred years old, but often these treasures are valuable in their very existence if not quite making the century mark. Dusty, broken, missing parts, we still have not the heart to relegate them to the dump. So we hang on to them, tenderly wrapping them in newspaper and marking the box in large crooked letters.Then one day, someone comes along who offers to make your pre…



49. Easy Steps to Scrapbooking with Young Kids By Fion Lim
    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, scrapbook pages of your adorable boy or girl probably fill up many pages. But these are stories told from your perspective. How about including your child's perspective into those pages as well?Children have ma…



50. The Business Side of Craft Shows By Natalie Goyette
    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 and producing your crafts, and you put on your businessperson's hat when you're running the business end. Begin successful on the craft show circuit doesn’t just mean you have a great product; it also means you have a decent head for business.Plannin…






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