Hobby Ideas

If you’re a craft professional looking for something unique to sell, a non-profit fund raiser working to secure donations in exchange for a unique gift, or just an individual looking for a personalized present for Thanksgiving or Christmas there is something new and different to consider - glass block lights, banks, and vases. Below you […]

PROJECT : Making Hand-Dipped Tapers
Ready for a trip back in time? No rush, as wax has to melt slowly and time is needed for same to cool between dips. What a thrill it must be to see our candles take shape! Can’t wait, so let’s get going.
Step 1. SET-UP THE DOUBLE BOILER
If you […]

Should you build a small trimaran with wood or fiberglass? Building a trimaran with fiberglass, a.k.a. Glass-reinforced plastic, seems like the way to go for larger boats. But I still like smaller trimarans built with wood.
First, lets talk about what could possibly be the biggest disadvantage to building a small trimaran with wood … the […]

If you’re a craft professional looking for something unique to sell, a non-profit fund raiser working to secure donations in exchange for a unique gift, or just an individual looking for a personalized present for Thanksgiving or Christmas there is something new and different to consider - glass block lights, banks, and vases. Below you […]

Personally I can’t stand Monopoly, watching adults play (once I ‘lost’ everything to get myself out of the game as soon as I could) reminded me of all the reasons I’ve avoided it since childhood. Given a choice I’d play Cluedo for hours, Monopoly, no thank you! As the game continued I chatted to a […]