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326: The Pistol vs. The Revolver
The term " pistol " is frequently applied indiscriminately to the single-shot pistol and the revolver. A marked distinction between these arms has gradually been developed.
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327: Inexpensive Rubber Stamp Storage Ideas
Rubber stamping is a fun and engrossing past-time, and like many hobbies, benefits from organizing your tools and supplies.
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328: Making Puppets With Next To Nothing
Pulling together a puppet using minimal materials is a great skill to have. Especially on a rainy day when you're kids can't go outside and have nothing to do.
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329: Homey Homemade Gifts
Homemade gifts are always great for family and friends because they're thoughtful. So on a cold winter day before Christmas, rally the kids and get them to create an Indian notepad, cookie tray or colorful shelf trimming paper.
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330: Ordinary To Extraordinary - Ten Trash To Treasure Crafts That Will Sell
When it comes to crafts, do you tend to gravitate toward the unique, the different, and the most eye-catching?
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331: Make Bath Salts: 5 Techniques For A More Professional Bath Salt Recipe
These tips take crafters beyond the basic bath salt recipe of fragrance plus bulk salt. It contains five simple tips to make a more sell-able or gift-able product.
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332: Learning How To Quilt Is Easy With The Right Resource
There are many ways to make a blanket, but nothing is quite so special and can mean as much as learning how to quilt.
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333: Easy Scrapbook Ideas
Scrapbooks have many purposes - they can hold your family photos, post cards, letters, artwork and more. You can craft one for yourself or for a gift. Here are some easy scrapbook projects to inspire you.
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334: Finding Old Tools Can Be As Much Fun As Using Them
As I slowly discovered hand tools I fell in love with them. The more I used them the better I realized they fit my style of woodworking. The slow easy pace using hand tools fits my woodworking style like a glove.
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335: The Stained Glass Tradition
Stained glass reached the state of the art in the early 11th century. Many gothic structures used such windows and even today they impose themselves with their beauty and their ingenuity. In those times men set up a glass factory wherever nature allowed one to be built, namely near a silica deposit. Silica is the main and most important ingredient in glass making.
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336: Digital GEM: Going Against The Film Grain
Reducing the grain that is found in film has been a problem since the creation of photographic film as we know it. The Digital GEM acronym actually stands for Grain Equalization & Management. DIGITAL GEM reduces the grain for improved images.
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337: Finding Coins Worth Collecting The Low Tech Way
You might think you would like to start a coin collection. Although you would like to give it a try you may not be sure your interest is high enough to justify investing a lot of time or money into this hobby. This article will look at some creative ways to get started with coins worth collecting without spending a lot of money.
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338: Start Scrapbooking - You'll Never Regret It!
With so many wonderful scrapbooking products, now is a great time to get started preserving precious memories. Here's an introduction to how easy it can be to get going with your first scrapbook...
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339: Beer Stein Material Definitions
A wide variety of materials have been used to make beer steins. Learn the most common types and information on each.
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340: Old Fashioned High Resolution Photo Camera
This article describes another option for photo image enlargement, using the 4x5 inch film camera together with a high definition flat bed film scanner. For those in search for the best film enlargement, using this setup might just surprise you.
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341: RC Cars History
The dawn of RC car racing began in the 1960's when the first radio control system was available. The difference between a normal vehicle as we know it and a model RC vehicle is its size. These small "road runners" can be very fast and very precise.
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342: Iris Folding - Great For Card Making Ideas
Iris folding is a great way to make any of your card making ideas stand out and it is very inexpensive, the only items you will need to be able to do iris folding is a cutting mat, scissors, craft knife, different colored paper, card, glue, tape and removable tape.
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343: Choosing A Camera: Should You Go Digital?
The past two years have been the glory years for those picture snapping buddies. The camera has been incorporated to almost all mobile devices like cellular phones, portable music players, personal digital assistants and even as an extension device to some mobile gaming devices.
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344: Finding The Best Craft Glue For Your Card Making Ideas
Craft glue can come in various forms. Liquid, glue sticks, tape, dots, and glittered, envelope glue and so on. It is important to use the right craft glue to avoid ruining your projects.
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345: Experiencing the Role Playing Game
I have been an avid fan of role playing games since I was very young. I can remember getting my hands on the original Dungeons & Dragons rpg very long ago. This opened a world of fantasy, imagination and creativity for me. I can remember the hours upon hours I spent engulfed in this game.
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346: Card Making & Scrap Booking - Best Ways To Use Brads
There are so many things you can do with brads, when I first started card making I purchased some silver and gold brads just to see what I could come up with.
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347: How To Use Vellum For Your Card Making Ideas
Using vellum for your card making ideas is a fun way to embellish and add definition to your cards, it does not always have to be a sheet of plain color as vellum can come in many prints including flowers, swirls and even pictures.
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348: Types Of Ribbon For Card Making And Scrap Booking
Ribbons today are manufactured from many different types of fabric from satin to nylon some are patterned some have decorative items such as sequins or pearls added to them others have stunning edges.
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349: An Easy Disappearing Coin Act
Invisible coin tricks are a great, easy way to entertain kids at a party. To make a coin disappear, hold any small coin on the right fingertips. Bend your left arm, putting the hand near the left ear. Place the coin on the left elbow, cover it with the right fingers, and rub it with a circular motion.
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350: Worms Compost. Simple, Fun and Ecologically Sane
All you need to know about worm farming and natural composting. The needed equipment and how to use it to become a successful worm farmer.
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