Learning How to Knit - A Few Simple Stitches
Learning to knit is easy and fun. Once you master two basic stitches, you'll be on your way to creating beautiful items for yourself and others.
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High Quality Ship Models Valued as Five Figure Investments
Good ship modeling projects are ending up in corporate board rooms and as treasured investments by those looking for exquisite detail. These models can have a value as high as $50,000. They are also proving to have strong Return On Investment results.
Guide to Exhibiting at Breyer Horse Toy Shows
Breyer horse toys are so well-loved and valued by their owners that there are even Breyer Horse Shows. Unlike a real horse show, Breyer horse toy show competitors are limited only by their imagination.
How to Embark on Your Personal Handmade Internet Store
Nowadays, internet shopping is a fad among many Americans. They can shop at the luxury of one's abode. A lot of online stores have come forth to provide merchandises to growing internet shoppers. Thence, if you are projecting to start a personal handmade internet store, gear yourself up for a n
How to Refinish a Vintage Metal Glider
Old metal patio furniture has usually been repainted more than once, and if you don't like the country primitive look it will need to be refinished. This is a good project for do-it-yourselfers who like to save money and get pleasure of taking something old and making it look new.
Canadian Maple Leaf Gold Coins - A Great Investment
Consider adding a Canadian Maple Leaf gold coin to your collecting. This exciting coin is made out of gold mined entirely in Canada.
Embroidery Intro
Today embroidery has evolved more than just a thread and a needle. It's the type of cloth art of designing ornamental designs in threads of gold, silver, silk, cotton, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc, with a needle.
Jewelry Making Guide Biography of Tammy Powley
Tammy Powley has been the Guide for About.com's Jewelry Making site since 1998 and also works as a designer and teacher.
Shopping For A Used Car in Rochester NY
Ther are times that it pays to know people, and shopping for a used car is definitely one of those times. Unfortunately, you may not know anybody in the industry who can help you navigate the tangled
Electric Model Trains Make Comeback
There probably isn't a human being in any industrialized country that has not been to an amusement park or some version of an amusement park and seen a large scale version of electric model trains. Most could not resist taking a ride on these fascinating mini-engines. Some are steam driven and
The Truth About Buying Katanas
Are you still looking for the perfect Katana to add to your collection? You should read this article before you make your next sword purchase. In this article I will show you how to check your new sword to make sure that it is of the highest quality and best value.
Challenge Coins - Commemorate An Event With A Memory
Finding the right collectible or gift for a group of people can be quite a challenge. It can be all but impossible to find something that everyone likes, that everyone will want to keep. Everyone has different tastes and that can make getting a gift quite a chore. If the gift is a token of appreciat
Bee Species - The Honeybee
Honeybees represent only a small fraction of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees. The production and storage of honey and the construction of recurrent, colonial nests out of wax differentiates the honeybee from other bees. Carolus Linnaeus coined the scientific name Apis mellifera in 175
Dalmatian Costume
Use these ideas to create a unique and simple dalmatian costume.
Sewing Machine Cabinets
For those of you who remember the old style pedal and even the older electric sewing machines you know that these machines came built into their own sewing machine cabinet. One reason for this was that these machines were simply too heavy to be carried around like a portable machine. Another reason
A Brief History of Martial Arts
n our culture, when the term "martial arts" is used, the image that comes to most people's minds is specifically the fighting arts of Eastern Asia. Karate, Kung Fu, and Judo are representative of this ...
Lock Picking - An Emerging Hobby
Lock picking has a bad reputation, but it is unfounded - have you ever heard of a burglar picking a lock?It has surged in popularity in recent years.If you like puzzles, give it a try.
Basic Baby Needs Baby Blanket And Crib Bedding
One with the most important and also the most intimate item inside a child's daily life will be the newborn blanket. It is mainly because they can be always held near inside of it and it keeps infants in priceless warmth. Newborn blanket helps make them sense comfy and safe. Little one blankets
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
I am proposing a new suggestion for unwanted shirts. Turn them into recycled blankets, great for donations to local shelters or anyone else that could use a little help keeping warm. These blankets are not memory quilts as they are designed to reduce, reuse, and recycle in a simply functional manner