Tulips Restaurant in downtown St. Paul used to be a destination for those seeking out French cooking in the city. Sadly, other St. Paul restaurants fulfilled this need and Tulips Restaurant was forced to close its doors. Yet the 452 Selby Avenue address did not remain vacant for long and since 2002 it houses a ...
The name Tulip is of Turkish origin, and means turban. During the 17th Century in Holland, interest in the tulip plant developed into a craze. Individual Bulbs sold for fabulous prices, and many persons were financially ruined by wild speculation until the government was compelled to intervene. Today tulip cultivation in Holland is an important ...
Tulips are graceful, multi-colored signs of spring. Mass plant these stunning show-stoppers for an informal look, or use them in a regular pattern. Tulip colors range from the traditional fire-engine red to the purple-black of ‘Queen of the Night’, and range in shape from simple single-flowered varieties to the exotic frilled Parrot Tulips. If you ...
Although we often think of speculation as a post-industrial activity, or at least a product of the Industrial Revolution, people have been engaging in speculative activities for a long time. One of the most bizarre examples of speculative activities in the pre-Industrial world occurred in the Netherlands in 1636. That year, a tulip craze struck ...
I decided I wanted to add a bit of specialized artwork to some of the outfits I make, so I thought I would give Tulip fabric paint a try. When I went shopping for it at my local craft store I discovered that there were three different “kinds” available to me: matte, sparkly, and glossy. ...
Go to a craft store and you’ll see all kinds of different paints: paints for wood, paints for plastics, paints for fabrics. Why purchase all those different paints, though, when one paint will do it all: Tulip Paints. I first discovered Tulip Paints years ago when I decided to try my hand at shirt painting. ...
