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Author :: Editor, http://www.colored-bubbles.com  |
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| Article Title :: Colored Bubbles are a Reality |
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Bubble solution has always been a strong seller in the toy and
hobby markets, and children across the world have been consuming
them in droves for many decades. But all this time, despite
countless attempts, no one has yet perfected a colored bubbles
solution, until now.
Toymaker Zubbles has
unveiled a line of nearly-opaque colored bubble solutions that
leave only temporary stains and are about as harmless to humans
and pets as regular bubble solution. These bubble solutions are
the result of much blood, sweat, and tears on the part of the
founder of Zubbles, who spent much of his life perfecting his
chemical pipedream of a colored bubble mix that would meet
industry standards.
Zubbles ar (read full article) |
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Author :: Bruce Bird |
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| Article Title :: Where to fly your new RC Model Airplane |
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RC Model Airplane Flying Locations
Choosing a safe location to fly model airplanes is important.
There are a lot of possibilities depending on what kind of
airplane(s) you have and particularly the laws in your country
and any regulations relating to local facilities. Taking these
into account, you can check out your local RC flying club, the
park down the street, a vacant lot, or even a public sports
complex. For varying reasons, not all of these environments are
safe for flying your model airplanes.
Most RC airplane pilots that are serious about the hobby get a
membership at their local flying club. The cost involved with
joining a club varies from one club to the next, but the dues (read full article) |
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Author :: Saurya Ghosal |
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| Article Title :: Thread |
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The most common size of thread is size 10. The higher the number
the thinner the thread. Thinner sizes go down to 100. Thread is
generally available down to size 30 or 40.
Some thread crochet items need to be a particular size, and
therefore you need to use the size of thread recommended in the
pattern. Other items such as edgings can be made in the size of
thread you prefer.
It can take a while to get used to using finer thread. One way
is to gradually work downward, rather than switching between a
fine thread project and a heavier size. The size of thread
you're currently working with comes to feel normal to you.
You may have to look around to find good quality thread, but
it's worth (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Vera Raposo |
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| Article Title :: Personal Journaling - Strategies To Make It Easy |
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Recently I was watching the Oprah show and it was about doing
something really great in someones life. Was it buying them a
special gift? Or taking them out? Not really. It was about
saying something really special to them. Telling a child how
beautiful they are.
Telling someone you love how you appreciate their beauty, how
you love spending your life with them.
Comments like these last for that person and makes an "imprint"
on them for the rest of their life. Especially to children.
When I was a child my mother had an album for me, you know the
magnetic kind. But she did something different....
She wrote words of love on the pages.
I remember sitting and looking at my album over (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Vera Raposo |
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| Article Title :: Scrapbooking And The Use Of Digital Photography |
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Digital photography has made scrapbooking easier than ever
before. Digital cameras allow you to view your pictures
immediately instead of waiting hours or days for film to be
developed.
You will also know if you have captured the perfect shot as soon
as you take it and you can discard unwanted pictures right away
instead of wasting time and money having your film developed
only to discover that half your pictures did not turn out the
way you had intended.
Digital photographs can be uploaded to your computer immediately
and most photo editing software includes various borders,
cropping tools, and the ability to include captions.
Digital photos can be stored indefinitely and you may choo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Blair Stephens |
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| Article Title :: Storing and Maintaining Your Ashton Drake So Truly Real
Collectibles |
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If you are an Ashton Drake So Truly Real doll collector, you may
have already invested a great deal of money in your collection.
With most of these precious baby dolls retailing for around
$150.00, you need to make sure to preserve, store and display
your collection in a way that maximizes their long term value
and minimizes potential damage.
Don't think this means that you need to keep all of your beloved
So Truly Real friends in a locked, climate controlled closet or
storage unit. You should enjoy your dolls and display them, just
make sure you display them the smart way.
For instance, you should never display your dolls in a sunny
location. Just because that window seat in your livin (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Carles Carol Pla |
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| Article Title :: Fossils, Rocks and Minerals collecting equipment |
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THE EQUIPMENT
Initially the equipment necessary to begin a mineral collection
will have to allow us to identificate and classificate the
samples that we find in our excursions. Basically one will be
the following equipment:
A notepad and a pencil that we will use to write down the date,
the place, and commentaries on the excursion and the mineral
samples that we have found. It is recommendable to number each
of the found samples, as well as to make a card where we will
indicate which mineral is and which are their more interesting
characteristics.
A magnifying glass that we will use to observe those smaller
details, facilitating to us therefore the identification of
minerals. In order t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: William |
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| Article Title :: Save your memories |
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The first photographic prints were typically based on high
quality linen rag papers. The linen rag paper was coated with
liquid containing gelatine, and once the gelatine had stabilized
the picture could have a very long life time. To make the image
even more stable, sepia or selenium were often used. When sepia
was used, the image got a brownish tone. When selenium was used,
the tone of the picture would instead be light and silvery. If
you want to be able to store your photographs for a long time,
you should only use fibre-base paper, such as the old linen rag
sheets. Today, there is fibre-based paper available that has
been processed in order to meet archival standards.
Ordinary paper (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: William Berg |
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| Article Title :: The early history of photography |
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In 1827, a Frenchmen named Joseph Nicéphore Niépce created the
first fixed image. Another French citizen experimenting with
images during the first half of the 19th century was Louis
Jacques Mandé Daguerre. He was actually a scene painter, but his
hobby involved experimenting with light upon lucid paintings. In
1829, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce and Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre
began to work together, trying to improve the process invented
by Niépce in 1827. Niépce only a few years later, but Daguerre
continued their work and finally managed to create a more
practical method of capturing images. The first fixed image
created by Niépce had taken 8 hours to finish. With the new
technique, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Richard Schneider |
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| Article Title :: Flash Photography Tips and Techniques |
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Flash photography is the use of a camera flash bulb in a variety
of possible situations where there doesn't seem to be enough
light. The most common use of flash photography is group
portraits at gatherings where there is not enough light to take
a satisfactory exposure.
But there are many other situations where the flash could be
used such as: fill-flash situations when the background is
brighter than the subject, using the flash to light up a room
and creating better coloring, or using the flash to freeze a
moving object in a dark situation.
-Indoor Flash Photography
In typical indoor situations there will probably not be enough
light to take a normal hand-held well-exposed photo. The (read full article) |
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