Archive for the 'Arts + Artists' Category

A Diamond Pattern - Simple to Make with a Double Diamond Ruler

Quilters today have access to an endless selection of quilting notions including templates, marking pens, cutting tools, threads and rulers to list simply a few. As the time to create a new quilted item approaches it may seem tricky to know which materials to pick and how to start. A good place to start is […]

Printed Canvas: Your Photos Transferred from Camera to Canvas

Canvas prints have grown to be the new trend during the last few years, mostly due to A0 printers, low-priced stretcher bars and canvas and an everlasting desire for folk to decorate their living space in an individual style

Automating Tempering With a Tempering Machine

Tempering makes the chocolates fine, shiny, creamy to the taste and crisp, heat-resistant and prevents blooming, dull and crumbly appearance.

Fundraising Is the Gentle Art of Teaching the Joy of Giving

Fund raising is a very important activity in the lives of many non-profit organizations. Every year groups try to raise funds for special activities including political campaigns, school benefits and community projects. Fundraising Ideas provides you with a host of easy to implement ideas for your fundraising […]

Creating Rubber Stamps: Not All Methods Created Equal (Part 2 of 3)

Welcome back! In part one of this three-part series, the advantages and disadvantages of laser-engraved rubber stamps were discussed. As discussed in the first article, although laser engraving has a high start-up cost, its quality and efficiency are second to none. In this segment, you will learn the benefit and fallbacks of […]

The Potato Patch [A Poem: In Spanish And English]

The Potato Patch
One dayoh, I suppose I was, say ten,
I asked my mother to ask my grandfather
For a garden plot, somewhere in our
Backyard:
And somehow, she got him to agree;
Twisted his knees, perhapsI don’t
Knowbut the Old Russian Bear
Was hard to please…!
It wasn’t a garden to plow or hoe,
Just […]

Why Do I Write - A Masochist’s Dream

My website administrator has given me an assignment. I am to write an article and explain why it is that I write. That sounded so simple until I sat staring at this blank expanse of white.
Do you want the dramatic version, or the logical one that almost makes sense; well at least if […]

Antique Bottle Value

Most of the antique collectors are confused about how to determine antique bottle values. If you are an antique collector, this comprehensive guide helps you to know how to determine the antique bottle value. Let us check this topic in detail.
According to antique colleting experts, one can determine the antique bottle value by checking the […]

Publishing Your Poetry

If you are serious about seeing your work published by reputable publishers, there are a few points you should consider. Firstly and most obviously, you need to determine if you have poetry worth publishing. This assessment can be done by doing something that will not only help you gauge the competitiveness of your […]

Jewelry Appraisals and The Victims of Loss

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 […]