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The Business Side of Craft Shows by: Natalie Goyette Starting a craft show business when you’re really an artist at heart may be a rude awakening for you. Nevertheless, if you decide to turn your hobby into a business, you need to switch hats from time to time. You wear your artist hat when creating [...]
How Different Courses Can Help You Become a Good Golf Player by: Peter Dewerth Golf is an fulfilling and absorbing sport but, even so, there is a risk that you may become stale or bored if you do not change the place where you play. This makes golf different from other games, but the reason [...]
Thinking About Buying Redwing Boots? by: Jeff Lakie Redwing boots have been a favourite choice of workmen for years. They come in a variety of styles, including motorcycle boots, and cowboy boots. They’re tough and durable and, with proper care, should last you a lifetime. Before you buy your Redwing boots, you should decide what [...]
Beads – A Brief History by: Felicity Walker What do you think the earliest recorded use of beads is – is your first thought perhaps beadwork created by the Egyptians? Yes, there certainly were a lot of beaded items in Egyptian times, but beadwork has been found dating back to the Stone Age (the Upper [...]
Backyard Bird–The Catbird by: Gary Machado It’s quiet, now. Gone is the constant chatter, whistles and meowing sounds as you jump from branch to branch safeguarding your territory against all trespassers. Gone too is the uniformally gray body with the black cap and tail feathers, with just a smidgen of rust coloration under the tail [...]
“Big Air” Jumps Making Big RC Buggy Problems? by: J.P. Turner Who can deny that one of the big thrills of driving your off-road RC buggy or truck is going wide open throttle off an incline and hurtling thru the air like a missile? It’s awesome! Of course, everything that goes up, must come down, [...]
Planting and Caring for Flower Bulbs by: Michael McGroarty There is nothing quite as welcome as those beautiful spring flowers that seem to emerge from nowhere to welcome the arrival of spring. Bulb type flowers are really unique plants, because they spend most of their days resting quietly beneath the surface of the soil. Then [...]
Molding Leather Armor by: Jake Berlin In order to mould leather armor, soak it in water until it becomes pliable and soft. Then place it in the mould until it dries and hardens. Cuir Bouilli The application of heat will make the leather harder. If you were making a cover for a shield, for example, [...]
Getting The Most Out Of Your Radio Controlled Buggy’s Shocks by: J.P. Turner A lot of effort is put into tuning those shocks on your radio controlled buggy with oil and spring selection, but there is one more thing you can do to those shocks to help soak up those berms and whoops, handle jumps [...]
Antiques – The Modern Day Treasure Hunt by: Tom Lange In today’s world, everything that’s old can be described as antiques and generally speaking that’s quite true. A product is considered to be an antique if it is over a hundred years old or is rare enough to have some value. In other words, these [...]