Since we purchased our new home, I am constantly finding myself inviting company. We have so much more space for people to mill about and we enjoy doing it so much, that inviting company has become somewhat of a pastime. Over the past few years, we have come up with new ways […]
Binding books is not just a hobby, but an art, and unless you have the proper book binding supplies, it is a lost cause. There is much more to book binding supplies than you might think. You do not simply print out a bunch of pages, attach a cover and then glue them together. […]
I buy a lot of printer paper, even though I don’t print out a lot of things. I know this doesn’t make a lot of sense, but it makes perfect sense to me. Printer paper is not only good for use in your home printer. There are many other things you can use it […]
As I was shopping for a present from my husband, I wandered past the model kits many times. Though I know he likes to do these, I am never sure what he would like. In the end I get so confused that I’d never end up buying him one. Each year he even gives […]
In this day and age of automation, everything we do seems controlled. A simple birthday party may be fraught with protocol and politically correct rules. So how can you plan a party that’s different, yet original? One way to set your party apart from the rest is to make your own party invitations.
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I’ve heard countless stories from my father and grandfather about how everyone used to build things from scratch. To this day I’m not sure if folks truly used to do this, or if the men in my family are exaggerating simply because they did it. Anyway, you can imagine all the things I heard […]
If you know people who love crafts, you may want to get them craft baskets for Christmas or any other special occasion. The problem with this is that if someone is really into crafts, you may not know what they need or what they already have. Although this can be a problem, that shouldn’t […]
Once each year we get to enjoy a night of spooks, chills and old-fashioned fun. Oh, and let’s not forget the oodles of candy. That’s right, we all love Halloween! Maybe it’s because we get to dress up in some crazy costume, frolic around the neighborhood and frighten our peers until the sun comes […]
I have always loved making clothing, but I have never been very particular about the materials that I use until recently. For me, the whole point was the craft. I loved the designing, the sewing, the laying out of the patterns and of course the final product. I didn’t care if it was coarse, […]
Model building has been a great hobby that many fathers and sons have shared together for years. And the trend continues to grow as does the many different options in model building. Years ago, the model selection at a store might have consisted of a few different car models to choose from. In […]