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It is said that the Wise Men visited the manger on January 6th. One brought gold from Arabia, a symbol of royalty. One brought myrrh which symbolized the suffering the Christ Child would one day...
I found this 'recipe' with some of my Grandmother's ephemera. I believe this would have been in print around the turn of the 20th century. For those of you who enjoy making items the way our...
This is yet another of my grandmother's Hungarian recipes. It is a delicious cookie, one that everyone in my house looks forward to each Christmas, but it's also good anytime of the year!
Stony Creek, a small village tucked away in the shoreline town of Branford, CT, provides amazing views of the famous Thimble Islands, as well as plenty of cheap year-round activities to take...
Indian corn jewelry is pretty and has the look of polished stone pieces. You can make this jewelry as a family project with your kids. Follow these steps to create your own Indian corn jewelry.
To replace the rope and pulley on your extension ladder you need simple hand tools and replacements from your home center store.
A micrometer is a caliper-like measuring device resembling a C-clamp designed to precisely measure the lengths, diameters and thicknesses of solid objects. It consists of two measuring rods with a...
Hand quilting is an art handed down through the generations. Handmade quilts seem to develop a warm, rich feel because of the time and personal attention required to produce one. Although it takes...
Nothing echoes a holiday celebration like a bottle of fine wine. Saving the corks and using them to create a wreath serves as a wonderful reminder of the Christmas season. The project is a great...
Turn an old pair of jeans into a new piece of creative fashion. Decorate your jeans with safety pins to create a Gothic look or to just stand out from the crowd. People will ask you where you got...
Sewing needles for hemming pants are available in three basic sizes, small, medium and large. The larger the needle, the duller the point and a bigger hole is left when it penetrates the fabric....
You can make delicious powdered doughnuts from canned biscuits. They are fun to make and fun to eat. The holes are as good as the doughnuts. Your family will crave these sweet goodies, and the...
Sashiko is a functional and decorative embroidery style. As with other Japanese textile making and design forms, the sashiko thimble not only provides protection and needle guidance, but also...
Meteorologists use anemometers to measure wind speed. In addition to having the fun of making their own anemometer, amateur meteorologists can use readings from their anemometers to keep track of...
You will learn how to thread a needle for your desired sewing project.
Deciding to get your nose pierced is a pretty commonplace decision in today's society, but how many people can say they've pierced their own nose? While nose piercing used to be a mark of...
Dress up your dining room or coffee table with a beaded fruit centerpiece. This is an easy craft that is both inexpensive and beautiful. Find a nice wooden or a pretty glass bowl to show off your...
Micrometers give you a chance to read measurements too small for a ruler. To read one, start from the left and work your way to the right. Set the micrometer to zero before you start. If your...
Bookmaking is a great hobby to pursue. You can make your own journals or sketchbooks from scrap paper you have lying around the house, and use some cardboard or cardstock as the cover. This...
A vaporizer is a device designed to heat medical marijuana to temperatures that boils off the beneficial substances into a gas form without causing combustion in most of the plant material. When...
Cakes as a part of birthday celebrations have been around since ancient Rome, where they served flat, round cakes sweetened with honey. Cakes became more recognizable and more elaborate throughout...
You've earned a military honor and are ready to display it. The one thing holding you back is not knowing how to sew it on. Sewing on a military patch is fairly simple, and while you can always...
With this article and the step by step directions you will be able to add alittle color to your room, spruce up your dining room chairs, or give the kids something comfy to lounge on the floor....
Cut a hole in your wall for the pipe thimble. If you are using 3-inch pipe, make the hole 7 1/4 inches in diameter. If you are using 4-inch pipe, make the hole 8 1/4 inches. Insert the thimble in...
Sewing by hand is a useful skill to master because it can be used in a variety of ways. Whether you are mending clothing or working on a sewing project, there are many instances when you must...
Accurately measuring the depth of a bore or channel is something that any engineer, mechanic or kitcar enthusiast needs to be able to do with a high degree of accuracy. A depth micrometer is the...
Wire rope has a number of practical applications and almost all of them place the rope under a heavy amount of stress. Wire rope is used to cable off structures and act as a support, or it may be...
Micrometers measure micro distances. Micro distances are small enough to make a typical ruler or tape measure inadequate. Micrometers are used in machining and mechanical engineering. These fields...
A micrometer, or a micrometer screw gauge, is used for very precise measurement, down to one-millionth of a meter. It usually comes in caliper form, and is used to calculate things like the size...
Pencil grips may seem like such a small item but they can be a huge help when it comes to making writing easier or more comfortable. Grips help cramped or calloused hands and can also serve as a...
The eye splice forms a permanent loop in the end of a rope. If your intent is to directly splice a line to a length of chain, use an eye splice. Turning an eye splice through one of the links in...
A micrometer is a measuring device typically used in machining and mechanical engineering to gauge or determine the precise length of a short object or sample. Also known as a micrometer screw...
A tea party theme for a little girl's birthday party can be a lot of fun. Have guests wear their Sunday best and provide gloves, boas and hats for the girls to wear. Once they are dressed for a...
An Internet search invariably reveals that the coolest and funniest games nowadays are popularly thought to be the video variety in which the player activates an array of buttons and switches to...
A micrometer may be any device that makes precision measurements of small distances. They are commonly used in machining and mechanical engineering where parts must be very accurately made....
Your quilt is basted, your pattern is marked, and now you're ready to make your first quilt. Take some time to practice a few basic techniques, and you'll learn how to make your quilt an heirloom...
GHB, or "gamma hydroxybutyrate," is a powerful liquid that is odorless and tasteless and has quickly become a huge problem within the war on drugs. The chemical is virtually tasteless and has no...
Saltpeter, also known as potassium nitrate, is an explosive substance used as a tree stump killer; an element in bombs, gunpowder and fertilizer; and a food additive. Because of its properties, it...
A wooden thimble begins with a single block of solid wood 1 inch X 1 inch X 1.5 inches long. Any kind of wood will work well for turning granted it is firm enough to hold together. Pine is a...
Wire rope or wire cable has various applications on construction projects and around your home. Whether building a cable hand rail or supporting a structure with guide wires, clamping will always...
Vernier micrometers are precision measuring instruments for very small lengths or other measurements. Their scales are in fractions of millimeters or inches and are coarse, fine and vernier. The...