Hobbies Articles (Sorted by date)

Sewing A Button On By Hand

I have so many people come into my shop saying something like “I can’t even sew on a button”.How sad it is that a whole generation has lost out on learning how to do just the basic skills of sewing.Sewing buttons on to clothes...
Judith TurnerNovember 17, 2005

6 Reasons to Read Romance

Few things are more fun or controversial than reading romance novels and stories. Critics often diss romance as fluff, and your high school English teacher probably never told you to grab the latest bodice ripper off the shelves and enjoy yourself...
Tameka NorrisNovember 16, 2005

Basic Scrapbook Essentials

Many people would like to get started in the Scrapbooking hobby, but a lot of them are fearful to start because they think of the costs. They look at all the embellishments, patterned papers, and doodads and think that they aren’t creative...
Debbie LukerNovember 16, 2005

Bird Watching Binoculars – Critical Bird Watching Equipment

Avid bird watching enthusiasts often look like pack mules hiking to a gold rush in the west. Bird watching binoculars are one of the critical pieces of equipment they carry.BinocularsThere are a lot of issues when it comes to choosing binoculars for...
Rick ChapoNovember 15, 2005

Can Technology and Sewing Get Along?

Some old fashioned industries are leveraging the internet and technology in ways that just weren’t possible only a few years ago. Sewing has always been a bigger market than you would think. However, the latest technology makes this $8.7...
Tom MichaelsonNovember 14, 2005

Pick a Card, Any Card!

Have you ever noticed that if you give someone a deck of cardsand ask them to do a card trick, the first thing they will do isspread out the cards and say “Pick a card, any card.”? Why isthat?
Dion SemeniukNovember 14, 2005

Scrapbooking Your Christmas Memories

Christmas memories are some of our fondest, most heartwarming ones. So of course we want to preserve them in our scrapbook albums. However, when the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us, we may forget to take particular photos or...
Lisa FlemingNovember 13, 2005

Bird Watching Competitions – I Spy With My Little Eye

Bird watching typically conjures up images of people pursuing a relaxing day of staring into the sky with binoculars. Ah, but then there is the competitive side of birding.
Rick ChapoNovember 13, 2005

Rare And Beautiful World Coins

Ideas for Collecting Coins from Around the World Collecting world coins is a fun hobby that gives you the feeling of travelling the globe vicariously through your coins.
Charles RomanNovember 13, 2005

Online Poker FAQ

Online poker has become incredibly popular over the past several years and it looks as if it will continue to do so. However, despite its worldwide popularity there are a lot of questions people have about online poker and would like to know the...
Jeff DragtNovember 13, 2005