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Upper Deck Finite Basketball

Where else can the average collector brag about pulling the first ever serial-numbered Clark Kellogg card? Or how about Walter Davis? Look no further than Upper Deck Finite, my friends.

Disney's Treasure Island

Today's baby boomers were lucky to have grown up towards the end of the heydey (1930 - 1960) of the tin sand pail and are one reason why these pails are very popular and sought after today.

Einstein's Notes Page One

This is an interesting and unusual auction from R&R Auction Enterprises. The lot consists of three pages of Einstein's calculations and notes.

Stars n' Stripes

Collecting the red, white and blue in glass ornaments.

How to Find the Best Sewing Machine

Whether one requires a sewing machine for simple household tasks or whether one has assembly-line sewing in mind, there are a great many models to choose from, at prices varying between $100 and several thousand dollars. If the machine is required for ordinary household use, a lot of expensive model

Bikini Top or Bra

Print out and color or decorate this bikini top or bra for your paper doll.

How to Use Coin Tubes

Before I begin, I am not encouraging the use of PVC based products to store your coins. If you are going to use a PVC based product, ensure that it's for the shortest amount of time possible.

Astronomy As HobbyStudying The Skies

Long before people developed telescopes, the night sky has had an appeal to humanity's hearts that can't be compared to anything else in existence. Many superstitions have sprouted up from observing the sky, most notably things like constellations, reading the stars to tell the future, and

Using Candle-Making Fragrance Oil

Candles have always been a fixture in every home. Besides being a lighting material, it is also becoming a decorative material that is appreciated by people of different ages. Besides this, candles also make wonderful presents to loved ones, family and friends.

A Brief History of Steam Trains and the Value of Model Steam Trains

When we think of steam trains we often think of those powerful locomotives we've seen with huge billows of black smoke spewing out of the engines smokestack, barreling down the railroad track pulling a chain of rail cars behind it, and this image could very well be what motivates most hobbyist

How to Didgeridoo and Master the Basic Drone

How To Didgeridoo and Master the Basic Drone Have you often thought of learning how to play didgeridoo and master the basic drone?A didgeridoo is a long hollowed out log which when blown into, creates a low deep and mesmerizing sound with peaceful and healing rhythm.It's no wonder the craze is

Cold Casting With Resins

This article is an introduction to the art of cold casting. Cold casting is an economical way of creating a life-like metal casting using metal powders and resin.

Meenakari Work: Origins And How It Is Actually Done

Meenakari is a centuries old craft form that is renowned globally for its artistry. This article describes the origins and development of this famous art form and where it is headed in the modern era.

Effective Uses Of Scented Pillar Candles

Scented pillar candles can be used to great effect when considering the decor of a given room. A few candles here and there can add a unique, charming touch to any scene; and the aroma released can serve to enhance the romantic or nostalgic atmosphere. So effective are they that scented pillar candl

The Art and Science of Card Making

You have friends who are getting married next month, or whose birthdays fall next week; you want to send your get-well wishes to your neighbour who got hurt in an auto accident and who is now recuperating in the hospital. What would you do to congratulate the soon to be married, the birthday boy or

Sinter

When heated to a high enough temperature, clay sinters and becomes a ceramic material.