Willow Tree figurines are the perfect gift for someone who is suffering in some way. These figurines are hand sculpted and are designed to comfort and heal by bringing out emotions with each and every figurine. One of the Willow Tree figurines is called Generations and features a mother and father looking down on a […]
In the quiet of the arctic night
In its deep northern skies,
Dim are the lights, in its cold
Evening frost…!
Even the stars of the arctic
Seem silently stone frozen!
Here, here is where you find
Peace and the beast within!
Remote, no ears or words
To clutter the mind
To entrench the throat;
Here, here is where you die…
(for a moment).
Here, the sky has […]
Making a scented jar candle as a hobby is something that you can easily do at home. Once your friends and family see the scented candles that you create, they will put in requests for specific colors and scents. Pretty soon you can have a profitable homebased business making and selling each scented jar candle […]
As rather specialised Asian antique collectors, over a very long period, we have managed to help form collections of really fine Japanese netsuke, inro, lacquer boxes, Chinese snuff bottles, pendants, jade and hard stone carvings.
One advantage of collecting in such specialised fields is that most people will not have any idea of what these things […]
The darkness was so dark
It was felt
The worst gross darkness
Is religious captivity
Soulish enslavery
And financial drudgery
For all bowed their knees to Rome
Until a German
A former Roman Catholic monk
Said, “No!”
And stood up to the religious […]
Wildlife Figurines are being sought after by a large cross section of society and one has to wonder what makes collecting wildlife figurines such a popular past time. It could be assumed that people feel a sense of emptiness when they think of how quickly the habitat of the Earths wildlife is diminishing, or they […]
Have you ever wondered what kind of gift to get for that someone special on Valentine’s Day? How about a scrapbooking album depicting your romance from the time you met until now? I know I would certainly enjoy something that special!
You can also give that type of gift to a couple on their wedding day. […]
For those of you who hate coffee for reasons I can’t possibly understand there here is something you may like. My wife on occasion makes home crafts and the thing she makes that I like the most are her coffee scents. This is so simple yet very appealing, and the cost is under $20.00. Here […]
When I think of the New Year, I always want to do a project or bring “newness” to my surroundings. About three months ago, my husband and I put together a terrarium. It was quick but creative. This is something you could do with any age child or teen. Also, it […]
In the April of 2003, I rented an apartment for a month in Chennai (Madras.) Though I had been to the northern parts of India several times, this was my first visit to the southeast coast. Walking in the early mornings, I’d find intricate knot work patterns drawn out free hand with flour […]