Production and Pricing of Craft Show Items By Natalie Goyette

This is where you can really make or break your craft show career. Being able to produce quality crafts as efficiently and affordably as possibl

10 Slam-Dunk Crafts For Little Kids -- And Bigger Kids Too! By Chris Yates

Crafting with young children really isn't about creating something in particular. Most young children don't have the foresight to see what a pro

How Could Your Hobby be the Key to Financial Success? By Lauren Van Veen

Virtually everyone has the knowledge they need to make a fortune. Everyone has an interest, hobby or has knowledge about a particular subject.

The Proper Use of Comic Book Supplies Will Help You Maintain a Top-Notch Collection By Dave Gieber

If you want to keep your comic book collection in tiptop shape, comic book supplies will become part of your collecting life. As soon as a magazi

Mixed Media Collage - Make The Pieces of Your Life Sing! By Anne Marie Bennett

What Is Collage?According to the dictionary, collage art is an artistic composition made of various materials (as paper, cloth o

Starting Your Own Scrapbook Club By Susie Cortright

Before I discovered the world of scrapbooking, I was inexplicably drawn to my local office supply store. I loved to stand in an aisle surrounded

Essentials of Genealogy - Getting Started with Your FamilyTree By Gene Hall

Since genealogy is my hobby, my profession, and my passion, many people ask me how to get started. What are the essentials to doing a family sear

The Wonderful Art of Bonsai By Jay Smith

The potential for enjoyment of Bonsai trees is enormous. These are the dwarf-sized trees that have been developed in the Asian countries of Ch

Capturing the Craft Show Market By Natalie Goyette

Finding the right product to sell at a craft show is extremely important in finding success on the craft show circuit. You may already have an ex

Tooling Leather By Dwain Berlin

Use vegetable-tanned, light-colored top-grained leather for tooling leather. If you’re not sure what you have, test the leather’s ability to take

World Skills & Learning About Old World Skills By Colin Croucher

There was once a time when almost everyone acquired, or knew how to do a practical skill of some kind, they were special skills, which most peopl

Organize That Stash! By Lisa Lambson

Do you control your stash or does it control you? I have become the master of my stash. When my husband found out that his sock drawer had become

What Is An Un-circulated Coin? By Lana Hampton

You may have heard the terms proof coin and un-circulated coin, but what's the difference between these two? To understand the difference between

Beautify Your Stamped Cards with Creative Coloring By Melanie Brown

Stamping is one of the most versatile crafts around because there are so many different options that you can use to enhance even the most basic s

Christmas Gifts Kids Can Make By Janice Wee

Christmas is a time of giving and receiving. Even kids would want to get into the picture. Giving gifts to their friends and loved ones.

Genealogy / Family History By Pamela Drake

One huge advantage of knowing about family history is that sometimes it can help you to trace and pinpoint occurrences of illness.My fathe

Rubber Stamping: From Maya Indians to Scrapbooking By Kathy Williams

Who would have thought that your scrapbooking and card making had a connection to the Maya Indians? Rubber Stamping is certainly one of the faste

How to Make Quilted Silver Beads By Zia Gusti

After making the leaf bead, I was impressed with the detail made possible by the metal clay. Therefore, I decided to use the same technique but c

Using Your Dog's Hair By Fran Pike

Dog hair (called chiengora)can be spun into yarn, much like sheeps's wool, alpaca, or any other animal fiber. The process is the same. Dust and

Tracing Your Family History By Pamela Drake

Let me say straight away that tracing your family ancestry is a great hobby but very addictive, so unless you want to get well and truly hooked,

PE-Design Embroidery Digitizing Software: Getting Started By Deb Schneider

This article is in response to the emails I receive from my website asking for my thoughts on PE-Design. If you are considering purchasing embrid

Kona Cotton: The Quilter's & Embroiderer's Dream Fabric By Deb Schneider

What, Exactly, Is Kona Cotton? Kona(R) cotton is a premium, 100% cotton broadcloth from Robert Kaufman Fabrics in Los Angeles. The com

Creating A Family Tradition-Jigsaw Puzzles By Barbara White

Do you find it difficult to spend time together as a family?There are so many pressures and activities that can take away from the sense o

Candle Maintenance By Scarlet Trevett

Many people don’t know that you can actually improve the quality of the flame you get from your candles. Some people think that if a flame is too

How To Make a Pinata By Patricia Jensen

MATERIALSA Large Round or Oval BalloonNewspaper, torn into 1 inch by 6-8" inch stripsWhite computer paper or paper to

Genealogy in Switzerland - A Longenecker Family Search By Gene Hall

I recently visited Langnau, Bern, Switzerland and spent two days immersed in all things Langenegger. My wife and I arrived at the Langnau rail st

Preparing For a Leather Craft Project By Dwain Berlin

Once you've decided on your leather craft project, you'll need the right tools and room to do the work. Being prepared ahead of time will make y

The Surprising Popularity of Cigar Smoking By Eddie Tobey

The practice of cigar smoking has been on the rise in the U.S. since the early 90’s. In part due to a reputation as a glamorous alternative to c

Working With Leather By Francis Burdett-Mills

This can be as simple & basic Or advanced & professional.There are many books, booklets, pamphlets, reprints, even articles describing how

More Than A Memory- A Legacy By Linda White

Everyone has that box of pictures either in a close or in a garage. Even worse yet in a magnetic album. Years go by and unless there is a date no