Articles for tag: Pottery Wheel, Woodburning

WESTERN CRAFTS for FUN and FLAIR

A wonderful gift for friends and family, to spice up your home décor, or for some creative family fun, there are many western-themed crafts that will take a minimal amount of time, effort and money. Here are a few great ideas for western crafts you can do at home: THE CACTUS POT Adding a bit ...

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Top 10 Tom Hanks Movies

Who can forget little Josh Baskin who grew into an adult overnight? Tom Hanks indulged our wildest fantasies in the movie, “Big,” making adults remember years past and giving children a sense of what it would be like to be a grown-up. Actor Tom Hanks did what Hanks does – he brought life to the ...

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How to Throw a Heart Shaped Bowl on the Pottery Wheel

Heart shaped bowls can be made from simple bowls thrown on the pottery wheel. If you throw pottery on the wheel and want to turn bowls into a heart shape, then try these simple steps to altering your pottery forms. To Throw Heart Shaped Bowls on the Wheel You Will Need: Clay Pottery Wheel Water ...

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Anasazi Pottery: Then and Now

(Note: I have used the CE meaning Common Era and BCE, Before Common Era.) Anasazi pottery has been made from 700 CE to the present. The great civilization of the Anasazi haunts and intrigues people and the beautiful pottery is much sought after. Anasazi is a Navaho word meaning “Ancient Ones.” It also has a ...

A History of Pottery Making in the Early Americas

Introduction Pottery making developed all over the world, but at different times and with different levels of sophistication depending on the culture that produced it. In some parts of the world the invention of the pottery wheel really advanced this craft by improving both the speed with which objects could be made and their consistency. ...

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What is a Trust Fund Baby?

Definition of a Trust Fund Baby A trust fund baby is quite simply, someone who never has to worry about money because of the wealth of her parents. At birth or in early childhood, the parents will set up an account or investment portfolio (called a trust fund) for the child to take possession of ...