Ship Model Reference Library

Cast Your Anchor is an upscale hobby environment, focusing on quality kits, woods, tools, and finished products for the nautical enthusiast. In order to widen the appeal of the hobby, the owner of Cast Your Anchor believes that a reference library dedicated to building the handcrafted ship replicas sold in the store will serve to entice additional individuals to consider taking up the hobby.

Collecting Vintage Barbie Dolls

If you're one of the avid fans and collectors of modern Barbie but would want to possess valuable Barbie items, then you might want to consider collecting for vintage Barbie dolls. Vintage Barbie dolls-those dolls copyrighted by Mattel Incorporated from 1959 to 1972-are becoming quite valuable pieces in the world of antique collection.

The Old Bottle Dump - Do You Remember

Do you Remember - pop in glass bottles? family owned beverage companies? Ginger Beer? how years ago people would dump their trash down a ravine or into the river? Well come along with me as I explore an old dump that revealed beverages of yesteryear such as Double Eagle and Delicious bottled right in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio.

Collecting George Armstrong Custer - Killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn 1876

If you find General George Armstrong Custer a fascinating American icon, here's how to get started collecting this Civil War hero, and Battle of the Little Big Horn Indian fighter.

The Best Stitches In Embroidery

Most people are familiar with stitches that are used in embroidery. The embroidery craft stitches are the easiest and the more common stitches. The stitches used are thought of by the experts in embroidery as one of the smallest things that is related to this craft.

How To Make Hummingbird Food At Home

There have been a couple summers here that we've had twenty different hummingbirds at our three feeders. We had to refill them every day just to keep up! Here's how we do it...

Why Children and Collectors Fall in Love With Dolls' Houses

There is something fascinating about the miniature world of the dolls' house which has enchanted both children and adults for centuries. For some, it is the chance to act out the lives of their own tiny family. For others, the appeal is in lovingly decorating and furnishing each room to create a beautiful model home. Whatever the reason, dolls’ houses are set to continue winning the hearts of children and collectors for a long time to come.

Essential Advice On Pruning & Caring For Your Bonsai Tree

Many people who embark on Bonsai shy away from pruning or sculpting their miniature tree. Short term this shouldn’t cause too many problems. However, as time goes by and your Bonsai continues to grow the need for pruning becomes a necessity in order to maintain the health of the tree.

How To Make Liquid Soap - Step By Step Guide

For those familiar with cold process soap making, the lye solution uses sodium hydroxide (NaOH) for saponification to produce bar soap. If you want to learn how to make liquid soap, the first thing you need to know is that liquid soap does not involve this type of lye. Instead, to make liquid soap you will need potassium hydroxide (KOH), known as potash lye. Both of these types of lye are extremely caustic and will burn your skin, so extreme care must be taking when you're learning how to make soap.

Soap Making Supplies

Homemade soap making is easy when you have the right tools, equipment and ingredients. Soap making supplies start with the basics, but there are also plenty of additional products available to help your soap making projects more interesting.

Face Painting Designs

I never would have believed that I would become so addicted to this creative hobby of doing face painting designs for kids. It has brought me so much joy to see the smiling faces of the children when I have painted their cheeks with their favorite design.

How To Make Bath Salts

Article review on a home made bath salts guide

Children's Crafts For A Rainy Day

Another rainy or snowy day and you are stuck at home with the children. They are full of too much energy and are driving you crazy. The weather is too bad to let them go outside and play so how do you keep your sanity and them busy at the same time? Regardless of the age of the children, there are literally hundreds of different children's craft projects that you can have readily available for such miserable days.

Dora DollHouse Furniture - What To Buy

First of all, there are Dora doll house furniture sets available for different rooms in the house. If you have Dora's talking doll house, then you'll need 7 furniture sets to complete your collection.