Arts and Crafts
Published: 02/08/2008
The Celts were nomads and warriors who did not leave any part of Europe untouched with their influence. They are also associated with embroidery, patterns, myths, poetry, designs and all sorts of creativity. Thus you will find the Celtic designs in almost every country's culture - be it French or...
Published: 01/08/2008
If you are planning to make soaps at home then the best possible method is the melt and pour soap making. There are various types of melt and pour soap making kits are available at the stores.
There are few steps that you need to follow before you start making soaps at home. The initial task...
Published: 01/08/2008
You can use either Aida cloth or line for Celtic cross stitch, but Aida is the preferred fabric because the holes are already in the fabric for you. It is also bets for beginners and for those who may have poor eyesight. It is available in 8, 11, 14, 16 and 18 blocks per 2.5 cm. The fabric count...
Published: 01/08/2008
Congratulations on deciding to give bead jewelry making a try! Making jewelry with beads is a fun and rewarding hobby that give you a creative outlet for years to come! The basic skills of making jewelry with beads are pretty easy to pick up but some can take a lifetime to master.
When you...
Published: 01/08/2008
Children love to look at pictures, especially pictures of themselves. So start there and go through their baby pictures. Be prepared for them to make faces at the way Mommy dressed them when they were little, but also be prepared for wonder and amazement and laughter. They will want to know the...
Published: 01/08/2008
She has made her own southwestern styled furniture from birch wood and tree roots that must be over 100 years old. Much of the furniture: tables, cabinets, master bed, entertainment center, table lamps, etc., that fills her house, she has made herself. She looks through magazines and sees items...
Published: 01/08/2008
I am the youngest of 3 sisters. Both my elder sisters are very good at stitching and knitting. We lost our mother when I was a teenager. So my sisters took upon themselves to train me. I was a source of constant headache for them. I could not do a single thing to their satisfaction. What made it...
Published: 31/07/2008
The mornings and evenings were just filled with playing, but the long afternoons must have created problems for elders of how to keep some odd 16 cousins occupied happily indoors to save them from the heat. The elders liked to rest in the cool atmosphere of the newly invented (for India) water...
Published: 30/07/2008
Almost all of us, when we used to be kids were very much fond of those projects of painting by number. There were various pages available, which used to contain a number of lines and the parts of the picture were numbered in a particular manner.
The numbers were there to denote the different...
Published: 30/07/2008
Watercolors are a great way to add a different dimension to the paintings. The shades and shadows can be depicted effectively with this particular type of paint. Transparency is probably the most important feature of these colors. They are capable of making the paper look shiny with a luminous...
