Little Girl on Barrel
Vintage and antique Valentine Card art and illustrations.
Category : Antiques & Arts & Crafts : Home & Garden
Terry Fisher's Jost Fan
This is a "hot air" engine which is powered by heat from a kerosene lamp.Another hot air fan was made in America, the Lakebreeze. Unfortunately, the quality of the Lakebreeze did not come closeto the quality of the German Jost.
Susannah's Winter Wonderland Card
Check out this Christmas card made and submitted by Susannah Wollman.
Response Cards And Their Uses
Response cards help the wedding planner or organizer and the bride to know how many people are sure to attend the wedding. Getting a precise headcount is very important for a wedding since this mainly cuts cost.
How to Create Perfume Using Essential Oils
Learn how to make your own perfume from scratch using essential oils as the main ingredients.
How to Recognize Fake Antiques
Fakes have been around almost as long as real antiques. If a guy can make a buck on something, he's often led into trying to make more by fudging a bit. Where does that leave the rest of us? We need to be pretty sharp when finding our old antiques.
Beginner Guide To Make Scented Candles At Home
Scented candles are perhaps the most popular types of candles on the market. However, even with all the scents already available, you may still not have the right one that suits you. When you make your own scented candles, you can experiment with different scents as well as control the power of the
Robot Costume
Learn how you can create a robot costume by recycling a used gift bag.
Craft Play Dough
Here's a play dough you can make at home. It'll occupy the kids for hours. There's a dough for a little bling and even one that's gluten free!
Crochet with Wire Book Review
Catch the enthusiam in Nancie M. Wiseman's book Crochet with Wire published by Interwave Press.
Creative St. Patrick's Day Snacks
These snack ideas and recipes are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at home, in classrooms, and in preschools and day cares.
Collecting Signed Memorabilia
To share an interesting collection of autographed memorabilia with family and friends can be an entertaining and fun experience. Collecting signed memorabilia can appeal to all ages and collections can range include people from all throughout history up to present day celebrities. However, if you ha
A Brief History Of The Art Of Scrapbooking
For those of you who have been living under a rock for the last few centuries and dont know what a scrapbook is, this is it: Basically, its just a book full of stuff. What stuff? Anything you can think of. To most people, its a hobby of making collages full of writings, pictures, drawings or even ti
September 1st, 2012 Calendar of Events
Find out what special events are celebrated on September 1st in 2012.
How Old is My Antique Piano
An antique piano usually refers to either a grand piano or an upright piano which was built more than 100 years ago.
What is a Lighting Chimney?
A chimney in a lantern does the same thing a fireplace chimney does -- contain, protect and enhance the fire.
Essential Candle Making Equipment and Supplies
Making candles is much easier when you have good sturdy candle making equipment and proper supplies. This does not necessarily mean acquiring expensive state-of-the-art specialized candle making equipment, but rather things that you can find right at home if you do a lot of cooking, or even forgotte
How Should I Store My Coins?
How a Rare Coin or Coin Collection is stored is critical to its Future Condition and Value, whether it be circulated or Gem Brilliant Uncirculated.
Pottery Using Wax Resist Decorative Technique
The Pitcher Project photo gallery, with photographs of various types of pitchers. Explore the use of volume, modifying a given form, and handle making, application, and design in this project. Pitchers are great functional pieces and should be created with a real eye to craftsmanship and aesthetics.
Types of Model Train Tracks
One of the most critical parts of a model train layout is the tracks. Without tracks, the train is not going to get very far. Learn about some different track types and parts in this article.