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 handker

Determining Coin Values By Charles Roman

Factors that Influence the Value of Collectible CoinsIf you are interested in collecting coins, it’s important to be able to have a rough

Using Online Resources to Learn How to Oil Paint By Dakota Caudilla

Let’s admit it, it’s not going to be a walk in the park learning the right oil painting techniques online. But if you don’t have a lot of time an

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

Easy Way to Get Started Scrapbooking By Lena Fields

Do you remember those days as a kid pasting newspaper clippings onto paper and bundling dozens of papers together with some fancy ribbon or a str

Knitted Babes: Retro Dolls By Esmerelda Jones

The pleasure is all yours! Just published, (September, 2005) Knitted Babes by Clare Garland is an invitation to a modish doll party. Bring your e

Art Collecting Tips By Chris Powers

Just because you have money doesn’t mean you have to spend it. In art collecting it can actually be a disadvantage to be flush with cash,

Home Made Hand Tools For Hobby Foundry Work By Colin Croucher

If you have been thinking about making a start in hobby foundry work in your home workshop, you may be forgiven for thinking that the tools and e

Good Scrapbook Journaling Is Easier Than You Think By Shellie Wilson

For many Scrapbookers Journaling is something we just see everyone else doing believing that we either have nothing to say or nothing good enough

Scrapbooking Organization is as Easy as 1, 2, 3 By Shellie Wilson

Gather up all your photos if they are not already catalogued then lets start by organizing them, it may seem like a big job but its better that y

Weathering Model Airplanes By Andrew Ling

Weathering refers to wear and tear on a model airplane. This may be from the elements (e.g. sun-faded paint), or from operational wear.

How to Cast Bronze and Other Metals with Plastic Molds By Delmar Germyn

Your first thought when you see this is that the plastic mold would melt or catch fire! You are right! The way it is done is as follows...

A Free Easy to Make Mold You Can Make By Delmar Germyn

This is a fast, easy way to make some free molds for concrete, hypertufa, plaster, etc.First decide what you want to copy. It must be som

The Hot Metal Ezine: A Global Ezine For Hobby Workers By Colin Croucher

Hobby metal casting can be a rewarding metal craft hobby, would you like to learn more about the craft? Anyone interested in working with metals

Safeguarding Your Collectibles By Charles Kassotis

Are you one of those people who have a valuable gun, china, or doll collection? You know the type: You visit a home and find an amazing selection

Create a Seasonal Wreath By Charles Kassotis

Decorative wreaths play a creative role in the decoration of homes and offices throughout the world. They can announce the start of a new season,

Dolls for Every Occasion By Charles Kassotis

Are you still playing with dolls? If you’re like thousands of other people, you probably are—and enjoying every minute of it! Doll collections ar

Oil Painting Tips for Beginners By Ralph Serpe

Start your oil paintings with an acrylic underpainting - When you start an oil painting using oils, it can take some time for that initial

Coin Collecting Throughout the Ages By John Morris

Coin collecting, or numismatics is a hobby as old as time. As a hobby, it has been around for more than 2,500 years. This is surprising since the

Introducing the Fascinating Hobby of Birdwatching! By Paul Duxbury

Birds are the most visible form of wildlife, they are found in every part of the world that is not permanently covered by ice, and you can see th

Clay Pot Crafts: Make a Bell for the Porch By Paul Duxbury

Clay pot crafts are a cute way to make home decorations. In clay pot crafts, clay flower pots can be crafted into a variety of decorative things

Christmas Ornaments - Make Your Own with Beads and Pipe Cleaners By Brigitte Smith

Christmas ornaments made from ordinary pipe cleaners and inexpensive acrylic beads are very pretty and easy to make. They look quite impressive

Art Collectibles as a Hobby By Brigitte Smith

Start an art collectible hobby and beautify your home ...Collecting is a fun hobby, and one of the most interesting things to collect are

Clay Pot Craft - Making a Bell for Your Porch By Brigitte Smith

Clay pot crafts are a cute way to make home decorations. In clay pot crafts, clay flower pots can be crafted into a variety of decorative things

Appraisal, Valuation and Inspired Guesswork or the Rise of TV Antique Shows and the Collecting Bug By Howard Lewis

The Price is Right.Once upon a time you knew precisely where you stood. You were, metaphorically speaking, peering over t

Favorite Gold Coins to Collect for Investment By Charles Roman

Why Gold American Eagle Coins are Popular among Collectors:Gold coins are a favorite of coin collectors with an eye toward investment. No

How To Set Up A Hobby Foundry By Colin Croucher

Imagine, you've just discovered that it is possible to melt and cast metal in your own backyard foundry, you feel excited at the prospect of maki

Basic Color Theory Scrapbooking Ideas By Jay Moncliff

Looking for a simple, versatile scrapbooking idea that can make your pages interesting and great looking? Try using the color wheel that you lea

Melting & Recovery Of Aluminium Drink Cans, Swarf, & Bottle Tops By Colin Croucher

When the novice hobby metal caster first thinks about melting metal, the immediate thought is to collect a big box of Al bottle tops and Al drink

Love Scrapbooking Ideas By Ifiok Ekon

Don't lose your love memories, use these love scrapbooking ideas to depict your love.Over and over again, our heart observes in sil