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Author :: Elaine Clay  |
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| Article Title :: Need A Scrapbook Journaling Idea? |
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Need A Scrapbook Journaling Idea?
Try using song lyrics in your next layout.
Song lyrics can be a great source of title and page inspiration
for a scraper.
Music and songs play an important part in our lives. Hearing a
song again can evoke a lot of emotion, bringing back fond
memories of special times, special people and special places.
Of course, different songs mean different things to different
people - but you can use songs to 'tap' into those memories to
create unique, and highly personal scrapbook pages.
How do you use lyrics on your pages?
Well, here’s a scrapbook journaling idea for you to try using a
wedding layout as an example.
If the bride and groom have their own ‘ (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Frann Leach |
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| Article Title :: How to get started with deep beds |
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The use of deep beds as a method of growing crops has become
very popular with organic gardeners for several reasons,
including: once set up, the amount of work
you have to do every year (digging and so on) is much reduced
there is an improvement in soil structure because of reduced
compaction from being walked on you can cut down on the
amount of compost or fertiliser you use, because you don't waste
it on areas that aren't going to be used for growing.
The basic idea of the deep bed is that you divide your plot into
sections about 2-3m (6-10') long by about 40cm (4') wide,
separated by pathways about 500cm (2') wide. The dimensions are
important: the (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Neil Street |
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| Article Title :: The Care and Conservation of Antique Prints |
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For many collectors of antique works on paper – specifically
antique prints – the care and preservation of their valuable
collection is the most vexing issue they face. It need not be. A
little common sense, and sometimes a healthy dose of restraint,
will go a long way toward making sure that your important,
unique, and hard-won collection remains preserved for
generations to come.
The production process used in the making of your antique print
does not alter in any significant way the care that it needs.
Whether it be a lithograph, copperplate engraving, mezzotint, or
other process, the basics of caring for the print remain
essentially the same. Broadly speaking, there are four major
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: pierrebenoit |
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| Article Title :: Craft crocheting from your home |
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Crocheting is not only a craft but an art. Once you master the
basic stitches you will be well on your way to creating
masterpieces you will be pride to share with your family and
friends. Anyone can learn to crochet as long as they put their
mind to it.
Before you run out and buy your crocheting supplies decide what
you want to crochet first. According to the item you choose, you
will need different size needles and yarn weight. All this
information is with the patterns and you will see just how easy
it is to achieve your goal of crocheting your first work of art.
You will be crocheting from toys to sweaters in no time. There
are so many different items you can crochet. There are
snowf (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Nick Volpe |
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| Article Title :: The Art of Stained Glass |
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As with all forms of art, its beauty is defined by the
sensations it arouses. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect in the
art of stained glass is in its' versatility. It's durable, yet
fragile, challenging, but yielding to the experienced hands of
the artist. I discovered this form of art some seven years ago
when my girlfriend and I decided to take a series of evening
classes at a local stained glass retail store. We took six
classes and I have been hooked ever since.
If you are in need of a way to take away the stresses of
everyday life I would recommend stained glass as great way to
"download" and at the same time get into a new hobby. It is a
form of self-meditation. The steps you'll fol (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Kathleen Sullivan |
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| Article Title :: Tips for Collecting Silver |
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"How can I tell if my flatware is sterling or silverplated?"
This is our most frequently-asked question. If it doesn't have
the word "sterling", then it most likely is not sterling silver.
The word "sterling" is found on American silver dating after
1860. Early American silver is very rare and was usually marked
with only the maker's name or initials. Silverplate has the
maker or company name and often includes terms such as "A1" or
"quadruple plate". These are various descriptions of the amount
of applied silver.
Whether you choose to collect sterling or silverplate, the
following tips apply.
Choose a Style, Era or Maker. Reflect upon your lifestyle and
personal taste, then make choice (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Loretta Oliver |
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| Article Title :: Unfinished Projects and What to Do With Them |
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We all know how this story begins. Shopping at your local craft
store and something catches your eye. Impulse buy, in a manner
of speaking. You get it home, you open it up, you even organize
and begin the project only to find its more than you may have
bargained for! So you put it away for now and go on about life
as usual. Projects come and go and you get to the bottom of the
project bin and there it is again, the Unfinished Project! You
take it out, look at the parts and wonder will it ever be done?
How does a project become a UFP? Well, usually it's something
that was too time consuming. However there are many other
reasons as well. It could have been more difficult than it first
app (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Loretta Oliver |
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| Article Title :: Preparing your Fabric for Stitching |
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So the first step to stitching is preparing your fabric and you
don't know what to do if it's your first time doing this right?
So here are a few ideas and tips to help you get started.
First make sure you have the right size fabric. Most kits come
with fabric in them so that part is done for you. But if you
bought just a pattern and supplies separate you want to measure
your fabric. Now, most patterns will tell you what size fabric
you need .... important thing to remember are that your design
will be different sizes on different counts of fabric. Also if
you stitching on linen or even weave your design size will
change if you are going over one thread or over two threads of
the fabric (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Loretta Oliver |
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| Article Title :: No Sew Fleece Blankets |
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What you'll need:
1-2 yds. of print outerwear fleece 1-2 yds. of a solid outerwear
fleece Tape measure rotary cutting supplies if you have them, if
not that is okay, just use the tape measure and a pair of
scissors
How to make
*Square your fabric edges by folding corners to meet flat edges
and trimming to square it up.
*Remove the selvages (fabric fray)
*Place the two fabrics over each other, wrong sides together.
*Cut a 5" square from each of the 4 corners
* To cut fringe, lay fabric on rotary cutting mat, (keep both
together, you can pin them in the canter if needed, if you have
a rotary or scissor that will cut through both yards at once)
and cut strips 1 inch (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: John Mausolf |
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| Article Title :: Feng Shui Flying Star application.... (Advanced) |
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Question: Hi,
Could you share your understanding in pairing up the following &
list the pairs in order of most importance/power for
interpreting the flying star configurations:
mountain star, water star, time/earth/construction star,
year/annual star, monthly star, house trigram, personal trigram,
etc.
Answer: Howdy,
Go to my links page (part of my Freebies section), and join
either of the Feng Shui e-mail lists, they are the perfect forum
for just your type of questions. Well worth the time and effort.
In regard of wealth, compare the mountain star to the water
star. Is it enhancing it, against it, weakening it, etc...?
Still thinking about wealth, what is the (you call)
time/earth/co (read full article) |
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