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Scrapbooking as a Past-time

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Scrapbooking is a hobby that numerous people enjoy and you’ll discover there’s a big online community happy to share their points and assist you in your scrapbooking efforts.

History of Kokeshi Wooden Dolls from Japan

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Little is known of the early history of Kokeshi Japanese Wooden Dolls. One school of thought believes that Kokeshi dolls have their origins in the practice of spiritualist religion. Wooden dolls were thought to contain the spiritual essence of the dead and were often made for honorary remembrance.
The modern history of Japanese Kokeshi dolls began […]

Beading And Jewellery Making - A Passion For Fashion!

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Your jewellery makes a statement about you. We all know how important first impressions are, and what you wear contributes to that impression. There are so many styles of jewellery available to the consumer, with prices ranging from a few pounds to thousands of pounds. So why make it yourself?
Making your own jewellery accomplishes several […]

Create Your Own Metal Castings

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Have you ever thought about creating your own metal objects by employing the art of metal casting. It is not as difficult to do as you may think.
Right now, there are people all over the globe, learning &
practising the hobby foundry skills required for “Back Yard Metal
Casting”. The renaissance has started; do you […]

On Poetry/In-between

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On Poetry/In-between
I’m not sure how to present this or say this, it seems more subjective then mainstream, but it has been used by poets, I’ve used it, and at times not knowingly, and at times knowingly. It’s not prose, and it is not an ode, or an epic, or even lyric in the […]