Using Simple Plastic Airplane Design (SPAD) For Your Model Plane

Flying model planes is an expensive hobby but if you are willing to sacrifice your ego and forage for plastic parts then you could make yourself an inexpensive flying plane, which would not only be lightweight but also easy to repair. Your SPAD will consists of various easily available plastic derivatives such as a PVC pipe, corrugated plastic sheets, which is used for making sign boards, HDPE blocks and glue to stick all of these together. In addition you will also require flat head self-threading metal head screws and some basic cutting tools.

Tips on Choosing A Radio Controlled Plane

When buying a remote controlled plane for the first time you are sure to have some difficulty in choosing the right one, that will initiate you into the fun filled adventurous world of model airplane flying. Ideally you should opt for a cheap model that will give you a chance to master the art of flying a remote controlled airplane before you are ready to attempt flying the top of the line models. The most common mistakes beginners make is buying the first one they see, this results in a disappointing experience that might put you off. ...

Experience the Fun of Giving a Homemade Gift

The old adage of "a little bit of effort goes a long way" is never truer than when giving a gift. From our very earliest days of infant school when we had to make our parents cards or gifts for Mother's day or Easter I'm sure we can all remember the look of joy on our parents faces and appreciation of a gift that had been laboured over. These are habits that we grow out of as we grow older and skills that we forget to harness, but the same is still true, people love to receive home made gifts.

Oil Painting For Beginners - How to Get Started in Oil Painting

One of the more frequently asked questions from beginners in oil painting is: How do I get Started? To get started in oil painting is relatively easy. There are some basic supplies that you will need and some basic guidelines to follow. This article will discuss how beginners can get started with oil painting. This article will not teach you how to become a good painter however. In fact, no one can make you a good painter. You can only be taught certain things and it is up to you to take what you have learned and apply it.

Why You Should Learn How To Make Soy Candles Instead Of Paraffin Candles

Soy candles are made from hydrogenated soybean oil, which comes from soybeans. Paraffin, on the other hand, is a petroleum product made from crude oil waste. Since soy wax is a natural ingredient, it is completely biodegradable. If you learn how to make soy candles, they will burn cleaner, meaning no more black soot on your walls or in your lungs. You will also find that soy wax is much easier to clean. Soap and water is all that is needed.

St Patrick's Day Bingo Cards

Today versions of bingo, played exactly like the "standard" game, but using cards printed with words or phrases instead of numbers, are become increasingly popular. No doubt this is in part because with the helper of a computer and bingo card maker software, it's dead easy to produce these cards! However, the main reason why these versions of bingo have become popular is that they can be used in schools and education, as well as in community events and gatherings celebrating both religious and secular holidays.

Scrimshaw Treasures

Scrimshaw is a traditional American art form that is etchings or carvings on bone, tusks, or animal teeth. Elephant tusks, whale teeth, and even the preserved tusks of woolly mammoths are the most common materials used for Scrimshaw. Many Scrimshaw pieces have maritime carvings and others feature animals. Although Scrimshaw is an art that originated centuries ago, it is still practiced today. Antique pieces are extremely valuable, some fetching thousands of dollars. Modern pieces are valuable as well, but not as sought after by serious collectors as authentic antiques.

Tips For Getting the Best Prices For Your Antiques and Collectibles

There's still snow in the yard, but my crocus and tulips are beginning to poke up through the ground, letting me know that spring is finally on its way! As folks begin their spring cleaning, lots of great vintage toys, books, kitchen accessories, knick knacks, pottery, home decor, furniture, and more will find their way into spring clean-up piles or be offered at rummage sales and thrift shops. This is the best time of year for those of us who like to make a little money selling antique and vintage collectible items.

How To Use A Baby Footprint Stamp

A baby footprint stamp is a great addition to any craft box as it is something that can be used for your card making ideas as well as your scrapbook page layouts. When card making a baby footprint stamp can be used for birthday cards, christening cards, new baby cards and also for thank you cards. As with all rubber stamps there are so many ways you can incorporate a stamped image to a card so I have put together a few card making ideas you could create using your ...

Treasure Hunting For Sunken Treasure

If you grew up dreaming of searching for sunken treasure, you're not alone. Many young men and women have had dreams just like that, of searching the ocean floor for remnants of some sunken ship that was loaded down with gold coins and gem encrusted goodies. That elusive treasure chest of priceless riches is everyone's dream prize, and whether or not you need to fight off some pirates to get it is yet another matter. But in all seriousness, if you are truly interested in finding some sunken treasure, where can you go?

Jewelry Making Tip - Right Size Your Bead Weaved Ring by Using a Ring Stick

If you have tried weaving a bead ring, you have probably already discovered that it can be a challenge to get the ring size correct. As you probably already know, you can adjust the size of the ring band by adding beads or reducing beads on the band part of the ring you are weaving. However, you must remember that even if all the beads look the same size to your eye, there are small variations in size that when taken all together will affect the size of the band.

Get Celebrity Addresses for Autographs and Make Money

If you want celebrity addresses for autographs there are lots of places you can find them on the internet, but there are things you have to take into account. A lot of the celebrity addresses for autographs you will find on free websites are probably old and out of date. The problem with this is that most addresses are of agents that represent the celebrities and they tend to change agents quite often so you might be wasting your time and money writing to an agent that no longer represents them.

St Patrick's Bingo Cards

Holiday versions of bingo of course use bingo cards printed with items chosen for the particular holiday. Thus in a game of Christmas bingo, the squares would contain words like "Bethlehem", "Mistletoe" or "Rudolph", in a game of Halloween bingo, "black cat", "cauldron" or "witch", and in the case of St. Patrick's Day (which is of course the Irish national holiday usually falling on March 17th), the items on the cards would be chosen to fit with an Irish theme, for example, the names of places in Ireland, as well as words like "Blarney Stone", "Guinness" or "shamrock".

Why Do Men Collect Knives?

This summer I start my journey into the art of knife making. One of the questions I ask myself is "why knives"? I don't fight with them, I don't use them for anything other than utilitarian purposes. Is it symbolism? Is it the sheer coolness of the weapon at hand? Is it the bells and whistles that come with the Sport3000 Megabowie? What attracts you to the knives you collect? To answer this very question, I went ahead and asked a few of my friends why they collect knives and what kind of knives do they like to collect. As for me, I love my Rambo knives.

Arts Crafts Hobby - Decorative Rug-Making in 5 Easy Steps

When I got started as a custom rug maker, I admit I was in it for the money and a much needed career change. Since then I've had decorative rugs featured in Designer Showcase Homes, Corporate Headquarters of numerous Fortune 500 Companies, and even a Generals office in the Pentagon. It's been a great ride. But what if you don't care about all that, maybe you don't want a career change? What if you're just looking for a creatively rewarding hobby that'll blow the socks off your friends or family? Here's a quick guide to decorative rug making in 5 easy steps.

Make Your Own Word Search

Word searches are a popular type of puzzle in which the player's goal is to locate a number of words hidden with an array or grid of letters. The challenge comes from the fact the words can be placed at any location in the grid, and be orientated in quite literally any direction, including horizontally, vertically and diagonally. Furthermore, words aren't just placed in the usual left to right, and top to bottom orientations - words can be arranged in directions that you'd never expect, right to left, bottom upwards, and any of the four diagonals.