Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Craft hobby scrapbooking

Local artist Karin Snoots is inspired by the surfing lifestyle - Cape Gazette
For some surfers riding the waves is a only hobby; for others it’s an art. For local artist Karin Snoots, witnessing the spiritual oneness, which she believes surfers experience when they are in the ocean, was a source of inspiration for her fine

Dough-figurine masters shape traditional craft's future, sculpt social - Taiwan Journal
Most people reach for a stick of gum when they feel the need for sugar-induced speed. But what happens to that innocuous little wad of man-made latex after it has been all chewed up? Some people hold "love thy neighbor" as their principle and dispose

Gerlach’s stained glass art can be found locally, globally - Fallbrook Bonsal Village News
Courtesy photo. This luxurious bathroom features leaded beveled glass windows by Buck Gerlach. Courtesy photo. A medieval knight watches over an entryway from one of Gerlach’s stained glass windows. Buck Gerlach has been putting his artistic talent

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Hobby crafts shop

Garden Calendar - Philadelphia Inquirer
Today and Tomorrow Native-Plant Sale Native perennials and woody plants; 2 to 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. Free. Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, 2955 Edgehill Rd., Huntingdon Valley; 215-657-0830; www.pennypacktrust.org

Lambertville hobby store closing scrapbook - Toledo Blade
These are bittersweet days for Mary Miller and the employees at the business she founded on happy recollections. After more than a half-dozen years, Magical Memories - the last independently owned scrapbooking store in the Toledo metropolitan area

Taking a 'Page' out of crafts - AZCentral.com
I've always been a fan of reading as much as crafting, which is why every so often I'll feature projects in this column inspired by books. I couldn't resist A Page Out of Life (Berkley Trade, $14 paperback), a new scrapbook-themed novel by Kathleen

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Craft hobby dealer

Ride the rails at Largo Central Park - St. Petersburg Times
Story Tools Kids and adults can experience large-scale model railroading and the hobby of live steam firsthand with a ride on the Largo Central Railroad. There are approximately 1.2 miles of main line track with numerous passings running through

Doll making as a sacred journey - Westerly Sun
At night, Madeline Beaudry holds a somewhat traditional position as a medical technologist at South County Hospital. During the day she is anything but traditional. As an herbalist and doll maker she describes that craft as a mystical experience, and

Get out and about in North Pinellas - St. Petersburg Times
The city of Dunedin Pipe Band will perform in concert at 1:30 p.m. in Dunedin's Pioneer Park, at the corner of Main Street and Douglas Avenue. Bring seating. Call (727) 733-6240. Harbor Sounds Music Festival: Event opens at noon today at the Safety