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How to Make Your Own Swimsuit
Summer is nearly here, and it is time to ensure the maximum amount of fun and relaxation for those fun, warm months. You have your pool and/or spa ready to go, but do you have that ideal, flattering...
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The History of Kali and Escrima
Filipino Kali is the martial art of stick fighting. Hard, bamboo sticks are used for defense and to attack. They have made this particular fighting style into a unique and deadly martial art form. K...
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Scrapbooking Step-by-Step
Interested in learning how to scrapbook, but not quite sure how to begin? The following guide will help you get started with this fun and rewarding hobby. The guide explains how to organize your sc...
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Inexpensive Christmas Gifts
Christmas is a time of joy, piece, and giving. It is also a time of being broke. Adults often think that the idea of making Christmas gifts is only for children who do not yet have their own money to...
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Comic Book History, Fascinating!
The origins of the comic book are somewhat controversial and perhaps the jury is still out on comic book history. So lets go back to the cartoonish broadsheets of the Middle Ages, which were parchmen...
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Building a Wood Ladder
This is a simple project that should only take a couple of hours to complete. Start by clamping the two 12' - 2x4's. The rungs are notched into the 2x4 upright 1-1/8" so we need to mark out notches. ...
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How To Easily Start A Nature Photography Business From Home
Nature photography is the photography of animals, birds, fish and other wildlife. We will be discussing marine photography in a future article, because it involves specialist, expensive equipment and...
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Germinating Seeds in Hydroponic Systems
Germinating seeds hydroponically has several advantages over using soil. Many common diseases can be avoided because the hydroponic medium is clean while soil may contain fungus or insects that can ...
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The Use Of Modern Embroidery Machines
In the past embroidery, or hand stitching, was identified by long, tedious hours spent bent over canvases while crafting breathtaking and intricate designs. While the embroidery of today is still bre...
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Tips for Becoming a Photographer
You Too Can Produce Professional Photographs How better show a funny situation than to take a photograph of it. The saying goes that a picture paints a thousand words and if you can be quick with yo...
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Craft Show Items - Patents and Trademarks
These are similar to, but not exactly like a copyright. In fact, a patent and trademark are a far more in-depth than a simple copyright on your craft show items. "A patent for an invention is the gr...
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How to Grow Japanese Red Maple Trees from Seed
Most Japanese Maple seeds ripen in the fall. Watch the tree and wait for the seeds to turn brown. The seeds are ready to be harvested when they are brown and can be easily removed from the tree. The ...
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Help! Your Heart is Missing From Your Scrapbooking Journaling - Part 1
I'm guilty of penning some of the most boring and uninspiring scrapbooking journaling that won't even excite my doggy. I had doled out my fair share of unembellished journaling with the usual Who, Wh...
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From Old T-shirt To New Cushion in 5 Easy Steps
Are you going to throw away that old t-shirt? Don't do it. You can recycle that old tee. You can make a comforable cushion out of it. With your trusty needle, thread and scissors, you can sew up t-sh...
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Family Scrapbooking Ideas
Make your family scrapbook an instant classic by Spliting up pages evenly, and then just let everyone bring thier personality into the project by having everyone make a page dedicated to someone else...
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Printing Your Own Stickers As Easy As 1-2-3
The digital technology has introduced innovative ideas on printing that has made printing into a pleasurable and enjoyable endeavor. Take for example stickers-stickers are very easy to create especia...
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The Legacy Of Samplers - The Art Of Embroidery
All throughout history, both ancient and that which is being made today, man has had the desire to express himself and record history by using decorative stitching. This desire is only too evident wh...
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Stan Lee, Does he Deserve Marvel’s Wrath?
Stan Lee, in my mind, has to be one of the all time most recognizable individuals in the "Comic Book Industry". Most lovers of comic books have known his name all their collecting lives. For those of...
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Make Your Own Decorations
Fall, with all its spectacular colors, is finally here. Halloween is just around the corner, followed by Thanksgiving and before we know it; Christmas. Don’t you just love decorating your house and...
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Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully
Cymbidium orchid plants were first mentioned in China during the Chin dynasty. Yes, way back in 265 AD. They are beautiful, delicate orchid plants which have been used for corsages. They come in a wi...
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What is a Comic Book Price Guide?
A comic book price guide is a great tool for determining what your comic books are estimated to be worth in the market today. The going worth of individual comic books can range all over the board. S...
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2 Ways to Safely Transplant Rose Bushes of Any Age
You will occasionally want to move a rose bush from one location to another, but fear shocking the bush too much and having it die. However, here are two effective ways to minimize the shock to the b...
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Using the Propagation Technique Known as Budding to Grow Beautiful Ornamental Trees
You are welcome to use this article on your website or in your newsletter as long as you reprint it as is, including the contact information at the end. Website URLs must be active links. You are w...
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Comic Book Collecting, I Can’t Get Enough!
Have you ever read a comic book before? I imagine just about everyone, at some time in their life, has read at least one comic book. But do your interests and enjoyment level go beyond that? You may ...
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The History of Coats of Arms
The date and manner of the origin of coats of arms, often called family crests, has been a matter of much speculation. There is no evidence of coats of arms being present at the Battle of Hastings in...
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Tips On Buying Keyboards and Digital Pianos
There are so many keyboards and digital pianos on the market today. How does one make a selection? Here are a few tips to help you choose one that meets your needs. 1. How much can you afford? With s...
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Digital Photography
Most serious photographers and professionals use a Single Lens Reflex camera (SLR), the definition of an SLR camera is that the image is captured exactly as you see it in the viewfinder. However the...
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How to Start a Fine Art Photography Business
The definition of fine art, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is “art concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects”. With such a “wide” definition of “beautiful objects”, th...
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Be An Exhibitionist: How to Show Your Roses
Now that you have a rose garden you are proud of, it's time to take the next step and let others see the beauty of your roses. Rose shows and exhibits are exciting events where you get a chance to se...
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Spring Flowers From Bulbs For The Lazy Gardener
I am not going to pretend that I am a Master Gardener, or the end of all wisdom with regard to spring bulbs in Florida. I will share my experiences with bulbs that I have planted in Florida that were...
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Copyrights, Patents & Trademarks for Selling at Craft Shows
Copyrights, are common concerns for craftspeople. If you've invented a unique product, you will more than likely want to protect it from others who can create knock-offs of your craft show gem at che...
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Collecting Movie Posters Today
Just like collecting stamps, collecting movie posters is a fabulous way to either decorate a place or keep a piece of the movie with you for a long time to come. There are really no set rules as to w...
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Add Dimension And Personality To Your Embroidery
One of the best ways that you can personalize your embroidery and make it stand out among others is to add dimension to your technique. Dimension in embroidery brings your piece to life and adds styl...
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The Problem with Autograph Authentication
As recently as 1997, the FBI estimated that between 50% and 90% of all collectibles in the marketplace are not authentic. Everyone that cares about the hobby agrees that something must be done. And m...
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Tips On Buying Keyboards And Digital Pianos
There are so many keyboards and digital pianos on the market today. How does one make a selection? Here are a few tips to help you choose one that meets your needs. 1. How much can you afford? With s...
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Flowers, An Annual Event
Are you a natural when it comes to gardening? Do you simply wish your rose bush to bloom, and presto, roses appear? Well, if you are a green thumb, congratulations. As for me, it is an effort of b...
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How to Create Your Reputation as an Artist
Creating Your Reputation! Make your name a household name! Easier said than done. But that's what will create the "sought after" effect. Now, there are a few steps that you can get started to do this...
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Training Beautiful Flowering Shrubs into Unique Ornamental Trees
There is nothing more beautiful than a flowering shrub in full bloom, except maybe a flowering shrub in full bloom that has been trained to grow as a single stem tree. Imagine having a fragrant Vibur...
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Practice -- The Art of Selecting Cave Walls to Canvas
As an oil painting instructor I'm used to all sorts of questions from students learning how to paint on the materials of our illustrious craft. In fact, one of the all time biggies is about what pain...
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How to Grow Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses have become extremely popular in the past ten years or so, and if you buy them at a garden center they are kind of pricey. Learning how to grow them yourself is actually quite easy...
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