Thursday, March 13, 2008
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?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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 A lot of the celebrity addresses for autographs you will find on free websites are probably old and out of date.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and they tend to change agents quite often so you might be wasting your time and money writing to an agent that no longer represents them.
Monday, March 10, 2008
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".
Saturday, March 8, 2008
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.
Friday, March 7, 2008
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.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
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.
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