Hobbies Articles (Sorted by date)

Everyone will I am sure appreciate well hollowed stone antique Chinese snuff bottles, once handled, as the lovely shapes and purity of the stones used just cannot fail to impress.

The first bottles we decided to buy that were not carved out of stone were made of glass. A huge range of glass bottles is to be found in all shapes and colours as well as a variety of manufacturing techniques.Much more research is needed in order...

Netsuke Japanese netsukes are superb little carvings, mostly made out of ivory or wood, as handling pieces, or toggles. So one good way of judging a good netsuke is to handle it – it should feel very comfortable and interesting, in the hand,...

When collecting Japanese netsuke most of the true antique netsuke, as against lots of modern copies, will normally have two connecting cord holes (known as himotoshi), but one will be much larger than the other!

Japanese Lacquer Inro and Boxes are such incredibly beautiful works of art, particularly, pieces from the late 18th and early 19th century. I consider many of them to rate very highly, amongst the finest treasures of the World!Without I hope being...

There are a variety of antique stones that will really float in water such as jade, quartz, chalcedony and hair crystal. If you find this comment hard to believe, then you obviously have not learned about collecting fine antique Chinese snuff...

Materials needed: A small wooden frame, easily obtainable from most craft shops – for this project, I used a frame sized 5” x 7”. It need not be made of an expensive or a very durable type of wood.

In our family, birthdays have always been a special occasion for my mother. She enjoys giving presents, but she loves opening them even more, especially presents that are thoughtful and unique.This year we wanted to do something different to make...

My earliest memories of my grandmother are connected to her busy with some kind of needlecraft. She was keen on sewing, quilting and crocheting.As she grew older, she wanted to leave an heirloom to each of her grandchildren.

As we all know, gambling has become a huge industry on the internet very quickly with pretty much any game in Vegas available to play online. Some Poker sites offer video play with 3D players and the option to change your player’s appearance...