Amazing facts about the beautiful Great Horned Owl – They don’t have horns – The two things sticking up from the Great Horned owls head are tufts of feathers called Plumicorns. They are not horns or ears. Their ears are different from each other – Owls hear exceptionally well because one ear is positioned higher ...
Fall 2010 weddings are catering to classic Roman styles and fairytale designs from an era gone by. While the modern silhouettes and chic cuts are still in style, next year’s trends center around princess-style tiered skirts, sweetheart necklines and ’50s-style minidresses. Here are the top trends for Fall 2010 wedding dresses: ’50s Style Knee Length ...
Honor your favorite pet or your favorite wild animal with a drawing or painting. All you need is some paper and your favorite writing instrument. You could also use unusual types of paper including the inside of a cereal box, tissue paper (use a light hand), or any scrap paper you can find around the ...
When you carve a low relief wood carving you don’t have to worry about a frame, as the wood frames your picture or design. Here are some tips for carving in low relief. Relief carving is carving pictures in wood. Instead of standing on their own, figures are only slightly raised from the background. While ...
A passage from the Old Testament says “the man took out a gold nose ring…..” the practice traveled from Middle East to India in the 17th century where even today husbands at marriage present their wives with nose rings. During the 1960’s and 1970’s hippies introduced this fashion to the west which later on was ...
I have always been interested in antiques. A few year’s ago I decided that I wanted to start collecting some kind of antique. I was looking for something that was cheap to buy, and also decorative to look at. After much deliberation, as there is a lot to choose from, I thought antique hand hand ...