A Mix CD is a simple, fun, and long lasting kid’s birthday party favor idea. A CD mix of your child’s favorite songs from the past 12 months easily trumps the dollar-store quality toys, balloons, stickers and regular party favor material which is forgotten about or broken shortly after it is received. A mix CD [...]

So, youre sitting on the bus home from work, or maybe the ferry, or the train, just fascinated with the young woman across from you working on her knitting. The color purple, needles flying away, it looks so complicated, but so beautiful! Youre intrigued, and youre thinking….I wish I knew how to do [...]

Everyone admires the really well done miniatures. The photographs of some of the best are awe-inspiring. Some people even enter theirs in contests, and take so much time and effort to paint and model their competition pieces they turn their creations into miniature works of art. These labors of love (or competition) [...]

Technique of watercolor painting is intended for a wide variety of painters from absolute beginners to more advanced painters. Although the texts are specifically for watercolorists many of the matters discussed are of interest also to both painters in oil and other mediums.
This series of articles is about Technique.
Technique is the way a task is [...]

A Mix CD is a simple, fun, and long lasting kid’s birthday party favor idea. A CD mix of your child’s favorite songs from the past 12 months easily trumps the dollar-store quality toys, balloons, stickers and regular party favor material which is forgotten about or broken shortly after it is received. A mix CD [...]

So, youre sitting on the bus home from work, or maybe the ferry, or the train, just fascinated with the young woman across from you working on her knitting. The color purple, needles flying away, it looks so complicated, but so beautiful! Youre intrigued, and youre thinking….I wish I knew how to do [...]

Cross-stitch is a wonderful, rewarding hobby that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. Avoid these common beginners’ mistakes and soon you will be creating stunning pieces of cross-stitch work to treasure.
1. Choosing the wrong pattern
With the extensive range of charts on offer it is often tempting to start with something too [...]

Technique of watercolor painting is intended for a wide variety of painters from absolute beginners to more advanced painters. Although the texts are specifically for watercolorists many of the matters discussed are of interest also to both painters in oil and other mediums.
This series of articles is about Technique.
Technique is the way a task is [...]

A Mix CD is a simple, fun, and long lasting kid’s birthday party favor idea. A CD mix of your child’s favorite songs from the past 12 months easily trumps the dollar-store quality toys, balloons, stickers and regular party favor material which is forgotten about or broken shortly after it is received. A mix CD [...]

The comeback of the mechanical watch has been nothing short of a miracle, except when it hasnt!
On the one hand, were talking of a marvel of Lazarus proportions, because who would have thought during those dark days of the Japanese quartz invasion that Swiss analogue watch making would awaken from its death throes to live, [...]