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Home Made Candle Making Instructions

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Candle CreationCreative Commons License photo credit: Steve Beger Photography (Beger.com Productions)

One of the best things about the internet is that it has provided access to what used to be obscure skills and hobbies, opening up whole new worlds of at-home crafts and pastimes for the masses.

In that spirit, it’s time to look at candle making instructions. Wicks-wax-scents.com provides the following candle making instructions:

We use loaf pans purchase at various stores, flea markets, and yard sales. Just about anything we could find to make our primitive candles. We just have to make sure that there are no ridges of any kind. The candle won’t release if it has obstructions. Of course, a candle won’t come out of a paper cup most of the time, so we just peel the paper away and start decorating. (more…)

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Practice And Get Good At Card Tricks

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Card Deck Trick Magic Macro 10-19-09 1Creative Commons License photo credit: stevendepolo

I remember getting magic cards years ago that when you flipped them one way, the deck appeared to be normal. If you flipped them another way, they were all of the same card. The card deck had alternate cards. These alternate cards were slightly smaller in height and were all the same. That way if flipped them, you actually flipped two cards at one time hiding the trick card of the pair. This article is about learning other neat card tricks.

Most children love magic in one form or another, simply because it is unexplainable. The imagination in anyone is strong at a young age, and that makes magic all the more appealing to children. There are many different types of tricks that people can do, but some of the easiest ones to learn are card tricks. There are hundreds of different ones, and even the clumsiest person can master at least one of them. (more…)

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Penny Black Stamp Interesting Facts

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

It is interesting to know that this rare stamp actually had 68 million originally printed. The letters on the bottom were the position of the stamp in the printed sheets. This article is about the penny black, the first stamp also to have adhesive backing.

The Penny Black stamp is the very first postage stamp ever made. This item was really innovative at the time of its development and it now has even more value and appeal to many collectors. The notion of owning a Penny Black stamp is very intriguing for many individuals who have an interest in history and historical collectables. (more…)

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