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Starting a Micro-Brewery on a Budget

The world has again discovered what real beer is. Many people are tasting beer for the first time and let me emphasize the word TASTE! Germany is known for beer back to beer?s roots, but America has pushed the limits with extreme beers.

Christian Store Kentucky backwoods crosses

It is bizzare to see how the cross has took on a whole new meaning over the centuries. Two thousand years ago, if a christian were to see a cross, they would be horrified.

Woodworking Guilds-Are They Right For You?

A woodworking guild is a club or an organization of craftsmen in the woodworking industry. Woodworking guilds are groups of people who have high woodworking skills. If you want information about the woodworking guilds in your city you can always take the help of Internet.

Give The Gift Of Handmade Pottery To Be Unique

Individuals who like items created by loving artists and artisans will think a handmade pottery gift is ideal. Pottery has been a great gift to give around the world for many years. It will build a lasting impression with the recipient being both functional and beautiful. Pottery differs in quality and design. Potters use many different materials and methods that set themselves apart, each having their own unique characteristics.

The Glitz Girls’ Five Staples for a Fabulous Layout

At Glitz Design we know that everyone has a few obsessions that tend to pop up endlessly throughout their layouts. And that’s okay! Keeping it simple and letting your instincts rule the day will help you save time and end up with a finished page that you’ll love!

Sensory Beauty Secrets To Enhance Your Home

There are many creative ways to add scent to your home, office or even car that brings soothing and relaxing sensations to the senses. We’ll be exploring a few of the ways that can be done.

15 Tips to Chase Away Scrapbooking Burnout

If you’ve been scrapbooking for a while, you know how easy it is to get burnout and lack of motivation to create pages. It seems we still tend to pile up a stack of photos just waiting to be placed in an album, but we haven’t found just the right paper or embellishments yet, or maybe we can’t decide what scrapbooking techniques to use on them. Here are a few ideas to help overcome scrapbooking burnout.

Graduation Scrapbook: Ideas for High School Graduation Memories

Is your child graduating this year? The time seems to go by so fast. It often seems like only yesterday that our graduates started kindergarten. Now they are graduating high school and will be off to college by fall. It’s important to preserve and document those special final moments of high school in a graduation scrapbook.

Learn How To Macrame

Macrame is an ancient craft. This is a textile-making craft which uses knots on thread or twine or hemp instead of weaving or knitting. In the 13th century Arab weavers of hand-loomed fabrics used macrame to knot the excess yarn along the edges of the fabric and make them into fringes on bath towels, shawls and veils to give decorative effect.

Using A Sewing Machine with Leather

In recent years, the use of leather in a variety of projects has started to become more popular. Leather can be used to craft a variety of items. Many people have started to work with lightweight garment leather with the sewing machine. If you are not sure how to work with leather using a sewing machine, this can be an extremely intricate task. Here, you will find some simple tips that will assist you while working with leather in a sewing machine.