Articles about Hobbies
Rubber Band Bracelets: Be In The Loop
Those colorful loops of rubber should be quite familiar to you by now. Yes, we are talking about rubber band bracelets. They have become ubiquitous in the last couple of years. You can see them on th...
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What Is Dye Sublimation?
Dye sublimation allows you to transfer images onto products such as mugs, t-shirts or mouse mats. This is done using special dye, which needs to be heated to transfer. To perform this process, you wi...
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Ten Ways People Hurt Themselves With A Lawn Mower
It’s a nice sunny afternoon. You decide to mow your lawn. Then you find yourself in hospital. What happened? You had an argument with a lawn mower. Not only is it expensive and time consuming, it’s a...
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Wooden Batik Painting at Glance
Wooden Batik Painting is an integration of craftsmanship and the art of batikking on wooden media. This kind of Indonesia handicraft highly valued Batik used to be applied on cloth. Then, in its deve...
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Man-Made But Nature Friendly Papers?
Paper used in printing is one of the considerations now that there are already many environmentalist taking strides to protect some of the natural resources that are already fast diminishing. For tho...
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How to Create a Beautiful Landscape Painting
One of the most popular forms of art is that of a landscape painting. A landscape painting captures the feel and the beauty of a certain special place. A good landscape painting will make the viewer ...
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How to Understand Algebraic Notation in Newer Chess Strategy Books
"Notation" is a method in chess strategy books that is used to describe the movement of pieces on the chess board, without needing a visual diagram of the chess board for each move. It greatly increa...
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Easy Fall Propagation Techniques
As a home gardener, fall should be a very special time for you. Fall is the best season of the year for plant propagation, especially for home gardeners who do not have the luxury of intermittent mis...
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Chess Aptitude Test: How Do You Score?
Jonathan Levitt, an GM with a lot of chess experience under his belt, created what I believe is one of the most effective and simple, "self-tests" to determine chess aptitude. This test is discussed...
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Pen Stroke, Key Stroke
This year, after being separated from my computer for a ridiculous amount of time; I decided to go back to writing, in the pursuit of happiness. This year I decided to master keyboard composition. ...
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Gold Panning For Fun & Profit
How Much Gold Can I Expect To Find? The definitive answer is -- it depends. There are many variables. The amount of gold recovered varies tremendously. You may find a few small nuggets every few pans...
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When Diplomacy Fails with Tobacco Beetles
Tobacco beetles (Lasioderma serricorne) are nasty little buggers; left to their own devices, they will eat tobacco, lay eggs in cigars, and make cocoons, completely destroying your cigars in the proc...
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Civil War Uniforms: Double the Value of Your Shirt!
5 Tips to Creating a Shirt that is not only authentic but also Expensive! You probably will not start the hobby out as much of a tailor. My first few handmade items were a joke, but eventually I got ...
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The Bamboo Rainstick
A step by step guide to rainstick construction with a list of materials required. Rainsticks are musical and ceremonial instruments used in ancient times. They were named after the soothing rain-lik...
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Craft Show Organizing 101
You’ve done it! You’ve signed up to do a craft show….now what! Where do you start? This is a dilemma most first time craft show participants (sometimes even us veterans) feel shortly before the show....
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Beginner’s Acrylic Painting - Paper Painting Surfaces – What You Need to Know
Have you ever gone in to buy some paper for painting and been overwhelmed by the choice? You would think it would be a simple thing to buy a sheet of paper, wouldn't you? Well, it can be if you kno...
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5 Automotive Tools Every Auto Owner Needs
Automobiles are sizeable investments. As a car becomes older, its maintenance becomes increasingly important. There are many tools that every auto owner should have. Auto shops can sometimes charge e...
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Why Go Gold Panning?
Gold panning is a great outdoor activity that can be fun for people of all ages and health. If you can walk slightly off the beaten path, you can pan for gold. Despite the metal detectors, sluice box...
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Antiques – The Modern Day Treasure Hunt
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 en...
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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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