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Who wouldn’t be fascinated by the concept of having a whole festival dedicated to dolls? Dolls are shown in Girl’s Day and Boy’s Day festivals in Japan, and cherished over the generations.

As winter turns to spring each year, many of us turn our thoughts to spring cleaning. Our lists of projects typically include mundane tasks such as sweeping the garage, cleaning the gutters and washing the windows.

Making your Candle Throw (or cast its fragrance over a wide area) is the primary goal of making a Fragranced Candle. This is not hard to achieve if you understand the basic parameters.

Coin collections can be prized possessions that can be handed down from generation to generation. There are even coin collections today that can fetch a prize up to hundreds and thousands of dollars.

Creating carousel music boxes, ballerina music boxes, wooden keepsake boxes, musical jewelry boxes, and other types of music boxes is a relaxing and creative activity.

Collecting stamps has been a popular pastime ever since there were stamps to collect. Collecting stamps has never been easier and collecting isn’t just for the gray-haired gentleman who spends his days poring over his stamps.

Creating inlaid music boxes, wooden jewelry boxes, musical jewelry boxes, children's jewelry boxes, and other music boxes is an enjoyable hobby for some people. Here are seven hints to help the process go more smoothly.Secure the Musical...

Do you want to create abstract art, but feel that you don't know where to begin? Here are some ideas to get you started:Begin traditionally by copying from life and gradually move into abstraction.

Creating wooden keepsake boxes, children's jewelry boxes, inlaid music boxes, and other types of musical movements can be a joy, especially when one is doing it himself or herself.

Chinese embroidered paintings are entirely hand embroidered with silk threads by embroidery craftswomen in Suzhou, China. The embroidered paintings are comaprable oil paintings in colors and are as realistic as photographs.Mounting an embroidery...