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Haven Frbiz - The Technology of Stainless Steel Welding Repair Parts By : Haven Frbiz Welding of metallic materials at a certain conditions, the emergence of weld defects (particularly crack) and use the degree of reliability, referred to as metal solderability. Carbon steel and alloy steel elements assessed solderability. Selection of drug-coated electrode Erick Christopher - Lower Back Tattoo Designs For Women - Lower Back Tattoos Information By : Erick Christopher What many people do not know is that tattoos have been around for centuries already especially the lower back tattoos for women. Many primitive tribes have used it as a form of self-adornment. It is also very unlikely that tattoos will go away anytime soon. Fact is, it is expected to become even more popular as years go by. Minesh Modi - Penning Fun Not Just Words! By : Minesh Modi Writing is no more monotony! Whether you are at home or outside, you will sure turn heads around when you'll pull out an animal stretch pen from your pocket. Pull the neck of the pen head and watch they stretch! Squeeze the neck and keep it back. Similarly, you can pull the legs or the heads of some creepy crawly colorful pens and captivate young and old. Choose from a huge variety, lions, bears and crocodiles to name a few. Kids will love the beasts stretching out their heads while they write. Lily Morgan - Making Miniature Food Replicas For Dollhouses and Craft Projects By : Lily Morgan If you’re up to the challenge of crafting foods for your miniature kitchen, you’ll find there are a lot of things you can make in your own home that will give your dollhouse a more authentic look. Most projects are very simple and can even be created by youngsters who want to lend a hand. Some, however, will require a steady hand and a very patient touch. Lily Morgan - Types of Dollhouse Kits to Explore By : Lily Morgan Those designed for children – Dollhouses that are specifically made for children will generally be sturdier and more durable by design. Some are made from wood and wood products, but others might be hard plastic molds. They may not include as many bells and whistles as house kits designed for older girls or adults, but they can be rather spectacular to look at and especially play with. The latter is the whole reason to get this type of design. Lily Morgan - The Importance of Keeping a Dollhouse Record Book By : Lily Morgan Record books can be as simple as spiral notebooks where you jot down information about your house. They can also be as complicated as full scrapbooks that include detailed notes, receipts and pictures that tell the story of your dollhouse’s beginnings, its present state and where you hope to take it in the future with new decorating projects and themes. Jane Simmons - Types of Pottery Kilns By : Jane Simmons Primitive kilns were no more than the simple hearths used for cooking, warmth, light, and protection. In fact, pit kilns being very easy are still incorporated in hand made pottery and ceramics. Clay has been used since prehistory for decoration and function but it is unknown how the actual firing process was discovered. It is thought that the first fired pots originated nearly 10,000 years ago, when agriculture began. These early farmers needed storage containers and fired clay served these needs well. Brenda Ogilvie - How to Create Your Own Sterling Silver Jewelry By : Brenda Ogilvie If you wish to create your own style, you need to first understand the needs of an existing market. This can be done by paying a visit to numerous jewelry stores. The visits need to be regular so that you are in constant touch with the various designs and styles. Once you have gained familiarity, it is time for you to take the plunge and discover the artist within you. Sterling silver jewelry has a lot of potential if it is tapped by the right person. You just need to have a design in place. Melani Weber - The Real Value of Collectibles in Today's Economy By : Melani Weber "To get a great deal" is the best reason to spend money in any economy, especially when it comes to collectibles. While it may not be the best time to sell off your own collection, you may see deals now on pieces that you don't have that you would never see otherwise. A bonus to buying during a downswing is that, since you are buying items at a discount, the chances are good that your new collectibles will go up in value as the economy gets stronger. Sabrina Scheerer - Finding Your Scrapbooking Style By : Sabrina Scheerer Just like photos, scrapbooks are keepers of precious moments that you would always want to return back to. The moments that you have captured in photos and the moments of your creativity are deeply embedded in every page, note, captions and journals in your scrapbook. One day, you'll take a look at the scrapbooks you have created and they will deliver you back in time. Brenda Ogilvie - The Life of Fashion Jewelry - Fashion Jewelry for the Aging By : Brenda Ogilvie Fashion jewelry has been around for many years. The first pieces of fashion jewelry were found to be work by the Ancient Egyptian civilizations. They wore beaded necklaces and bracelets. Queen Cleopatra was considered to be the main one that was adorned from head to toe with fashion jewelry. A variety of metal was used in the old fashion jewelry and is still used today. These metals include gold and silver plate, wood, beads, ceramics, ivory, and pearls. Modern jewelry includes materials like plastic and nylon. Brenda Ogilvie - How to Take Care of Your Sterling Silver Jewelry By : Brenda Ogilvie Sterling silver jewelry is known to get damaged if kept in the air for a long period of time. Similarly, if you are in a habit of keeping it loose, there is a strong possibility that owing to a prolonged aria exposure, your precious jewelry may tend to get tarnished. In order to avoid such a situation, always try and place your sterling silver jewelry in a tarnish proof bag or in an air tight container. Now, this doesn’t mean they you do not wear it outside, for jewelry is meant to be used religiously. Jeff Cox - The Fantastic Look of Vintage Jewelry By : Jeff Cox Vintage jewelry is all the rage and many people want to know where to find the best vintage jewelry on line. There are many different ways to find this beautiful jewelry by using search engines or, if you know the particular place’s website, then type it in. There are many different well known makers of this fabulous jewelry. Sarah Coventry is one example of a site selling this type of jewelry to the public. There is costume and real jewelry. Vintage is defined as being over thirty years old and as old as one hundred years. Anand Maheshwari - Jewellery to Suite Your Personality By : Anand Maheshwari Silver Jewellery is becoming more popular these days as a way to stand Stretch jewellery making metal just to stand alone from the crowd and to hit back the monopoly of gold which was carried from a long time silver is tacky, and even platinum is also becoming popular metal for jewellery-making nowadays. India is one of leading Silver Jewellery exporter in India and even most famous silver jewellery in India is been counted of silver jewellery of Jaipur (The Pinkcity). A lot of foreigners comes to India and in which a huge percentage of them visits Jaipur too for two reasons first the famous solver jewellery of Jaipur and second the historical background of Jaipur which attracts foreign visitors of India. Juhlin Youlein - Lighting Techniques: Basic Strategies For Beginners in Creating the Perfect Image By : Juhlin Youlein As a beginner in this field, you must understand the types of lighting techniques, how they affect the camera and how you can use this knowledge for the best possible results in your photographs. There are many techniques in light placement but for a novice like you it is important to learn initially the four basic categories. Juhlin Youlein - Organizing Your Photographs: Simple Tips on Sorting Out Old Pictures By : Juhlin Youlein Getting your photos organized seems like a gigantic task but fortunately there are several ways to approach this project without turning it as a dilemma. These days, these shoe boxes are replaced by a computer which is a big help in classifying pictures. This tool does not only help you sort out your photos but also protect your memories for a long time. Juhlin Youlein - Photography: How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Business By : Juhlin Youlein In opening your own business; be aware that the competition can be very fierce. It is important you have a vision for your career. There are so many fields to choose from and it is essential you know where you want to focus your expertise on. If you live in Arizona and prefer celebrations like weddings, then you can do wedding photography in Phoenix. If you are more into nature, then outdoor landscape shots are more your style. However you foresee your future in this field, you must be equipped with the basic knowledge in starting this kind of business. Priscilla Groves - Voiceover: Improving Your Odds By : Priscilla Groves There are a number of things for you to do to increase your chances of success in this game. Here is a list of general things that the successful voiceover artist knows. To give yourself the best chance of success, try to follow as many of these points as possible. Actually – scrap that. Try to follow ALL of these points. Jenny Antelli - Types of Leather By : Jenny Antelli Leather is created from the skin of animals. A number of different animals can be used to produce it, but the skin most commonly used is that of a cow. It is known to produce thick and strong leather, which makes it very good quality. Other animals used include lamb, sheep, bison, elk, deer, sting ray, kangaroo, ostrich, and many others. In order to produce the leather, once an animal has been slaughtered, it is skinned. The skin is given to a tanner, who performs the process of turning the skin into leather. Jessica Whittaker - Piet Hein Furniture Design By : Jessica Whittaker Hein’s super ellipse is his claim to fame, developing it for use when he solved the traffic loop problem in Sergel’s Square in Stockholm. His unique mix of art and science is evident in his super ellipse and he described his thinking behind it by saying, “Man is the animal that draws lines which he himself then stumbles over. Lucy Diniero - Choosing the Best Tattoo Design You Will Not Regret By : Lucy Diniero You may want to take into consideration not just the look of the tattoo, but what the tattoo may say about you or what it may represent or symbolize. A good way to start thinking about the tattoo you may want is to look through other examples. There are probably millions of tattoos to choose from in various colors, sizes, styles and shapes. If it can be drawn, it can be tattooed. Places to search for tattoo designs include magazines, online websites or design books and samples at a tattoo parlor. MJ Johnston - Scrapbook With Your Online Photo Album By : MJ Johnston Many free online photo storage and photo album websites offer users the opportunity to select from various templates and designs before creating an online scrapbook. If this is the case for your online photo album, why not consider printing some of the templates you find? Wouldn't it be neat to have a digitally remastered photograph and paste it in your existing scrapbook surrounded by the same artistic details you always use? Peterslove - Terrific Tattoos By : Peterslove You can wear your tattoo in easy to see parts of your body or in those more private places as well. You can have one small tattoo or many. You can have whole areas of your body tattooed or just a tiny spot like your ankle. Tattoos are in. Lily Morgan - Growing Your Collection: How to Choose Your Dollhouse Kit By : Lily Morgan In choosing your doll house kit, it is important to note who you are buying it for. Is it for an adult collector? Or is it for a child, as a start of her collection, or simply a toy? Knowing who you are buying it for will help you decide which doll houses to choose. Lily Morgan - Make Haunting Halloween Miniatures for the Dollhouse By : Lily Morgan You get to create great Halloween miniature furniture, and once you start with Halloween furniture, you can continue with all other seasonal furniture. Actually seasonal miniature furniture does not have to be all that glamorous. You can actually make lots of Halloween miniature furniture out of items like cardboard and paper. MJ Johnston - Digital Pictures Help You Capture Your Stories By : MJ Johnston Each of us has a story to tell. Granted, some of us have a story longer than others. However, there comes a point in everyone's life when it's important to recount memories and events that took place over the years. Most of us don't write. Not all of us are blessed with the gift of gab. Not many of us can paint or draw. But all of us, all of us can take a picture (at least we can with the advent of the new, easy to use digital camera). So, when the time comes to tell your story, you don't necessarily have to rely on words. MJ Johnston - Tips on Page Layout to Create Photo Books By : MJ Johnston There are a few basic principles graphic designers use to lay out pages that you should be aware of. While there are no hard and fast rules to a creative discipline like graphic design, there are some principles that all graphic designers are thoroughly versed in, and in practice rarely, if ever, violate. These principles are simple, and don’t require the kind of visual talent you’d need to paint the Sistine chapel, by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, they don’t require as much talent as taking good pictures to understand and apply. Andrew Kasch - Alexandra Nechita: Is Her Art Really Good? By : Andrew Kasch I guess that would naturally lead to the question of whether Picasso himself was a sham. I mean this style of artwork reminds me of LSD-induced hallucinations while staring at a colorful carpet. It’s that imagery from the mind’s third eye captured in a still shot, and I guess that’s why it’s considered genius. But is it really any good, or is it only good because everybody else says it’s good? Priscilla Groves - 7 Things the Successful Voiceover Artist Knows (that the Rest of the Plebs Don't) By : Priscilla Groves Many actors achieve great success in this industry. Its fun, they make great cash, and they keep getting work over and over again. Then there are others who are struggling to even get one gig. After many years as a copywriter working with successful (and a few not-so-successful) voiceovers, and founder of online voiceover directory - I've been studying what makes certain voiceovers successful. Here are 7 tips: Patrick Heathcock - Digital Photography: Macro Lenses By : Patrick Heathcock One of the things I’ve preached to my photography students over the years, especially the techno-files, is that yes the camera body is important, and never more so than in this day and age of CCD chips and many mega-megapixels, but even more important than the body is the lens or lenses you put on it. Jessica Whittaker - Italian Designer: Osvaldo Borsani By : Jessica Whittaker Osvaldo Borsani joined Politecnico di Milano in 1937 where he enrolled for a course in architecture. Upon completion of his undergraduate degree, he joined the family business helping his father in his design work. During this time, he mainly concentrated in carrying out furniture designs. Jessica Whittaker - Furniture Design by Josef Hoffmann By : Jessica Whittaker In decorative arts, Josef Hoffmann left indelible prints in almost all branches of applied arts. He used simple patterns and simple materials to masterfully and skilfully design his sparkling imagination. These materials ranged from porcelain, metalwork, jewellery, textiles to glass. Jessica Whittaker - Furniture Designers - Job Portrayal By : Jessica Whittaker The factors considered by furniture designers are the expense to be incurred, safety and durableness. Though traditional designs still exist, the modern use of computer technology has taken away the importance of traditional furniture designers. Thus, there are professional courses available for such furniture designers that help them to become familiar with the designing principles and the CAD technology. MJ Johnston - Create Photo Books As A Scrapbook Or Diary By : MJ Johnston The first thing you have to decide is what sort of photo books you want to create. Is it going to be more of a visual diary, or more of a scrapbook? If you want to make a visual diary, it’s simple. You write your diary entries, take photos, and load them into your computer. If you wrote the entries by hand, you will need to type them up. Once they are in the computer, you must organize them into diary pages. The next step is to upload them to an online gallery site that allows you to hire them to print photo books for you. MJ Johnston - Making Your Own Postcards With Online Photo Printing By : MJ Johnston The first thing you need to get started making postcards with online photo printing is a picture. You probably have a camera and take plenty of your own pictures already. You may want to choose from pictures you already have, or you may want to go out and shoot something especially for the purpose of sending it as a postcard. You can personalize this quite a bit just through your choice of image. For example, if you live in New York City, and you know someone who loves penguins, you can go to the zoo and take a picture of a penguin. Angela Dawson-Field - A History of Orientale Tapestry Art By : Angela Dawson-Field The Orientale Tapestries date from the 17th century and were associated with the first glimpses of that world by Jesuit missionaries. They became very popular in France and stimulated an interest in exotic and oriental art which has continued to this day. Angela Dawson-Field - The Elegance of Fine Art Tapestries By : Angela Dawson-Field A wall tapestry offers an alternative to the traditional fine art painting and with an increasing portfolio of choice from the Old Masters to modern art, the time to consider a tapestry in the home has never been better. Popular and classical paintings can be reproduced through sophisticated textile design to provide an impressive feature for the wall. Examples include Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam and Raphael’s Cherubs. Amongst the first style to be transferred from canvas to tapestry was François Boucher’s pastoral art created during the 17th century. Angela Dawson-Field - Tapestries: An Exploration of World Maps By : Angela Dawson-Field Early maps tended to reflect what people knew or remembered and were largely topographical in nature. Often, these early pieces depicted myth and lore, combining to create “living maps” that were passed form generation to generation. Formalising the topography into early maps, knowledge became standardised and sowed the foundation of early cartography. Scott Wilhelmy - Choosing Among the White Gold Irish Rings By : Scott Wilhelmy This is something that you have to really have to think about… or not! Some people just prefer 14K White Gold over either Yellow Gold or Sterling Silver on principal; if nothing else. In this way they are able to wear any on the custom crafted Irish Rings that they might want without anyone really knowing the difference. Sometimes it is more fun to keep them guessing whether your ring in Sterling Silver or actually 14K White Gold. You actually cannot tell the difference just by sight alone. Thus for some people; 14K White Gold Irish Rings really are the best. MJ Johnston - Taking Great Pictures For Online Photo Sharing By : MJ Johnston The first thing that you should do before taking any photos is to become familiar with your camera. There are hundreds of different types of cameras out there, each one with its own unique set of features. The range of the flash, the depth of the focus, and many other factors can all be different depending on your camera. While reading the instruction manual can be helpful, there’s really no better way to learn about your camera than to experiment with it. Especially if you own a digital camera, there’s really no harm or cost to just playing around seeing exactly what your camera can do. Jessica Whittaker - Furniture Design by Ernest Race By : Jessica Whittaker The metal furniture designed by Race was enthusiastically bought by the private firms as well as the contractors of the market. He has his best orders for chairs and tables of 1500 in number for troop-ships. Gradually his orders increased day by day, mostly placed by the private sector. Later Race opened his own showroom which was stylish, decorated with plain walls on which coconut mats were hung. Race with his outstanding abilities, demonstrated the essentials of assessing the market needs against the restriction of materials. Jessica Whittaker - Famous Furniture Designers By : Jessica Whittaker Charles was a Scottish architect and furniture designer born in the year 1868. He was a representative of the Glasgow school and one of the founders of Art Nouveau. The geometric shapes inspired him and his designs were a reflection of geometric shapes of straight lines with long simple curves in a rectangular framework and unornamented facade. His most commended furniture was for Glasgow tearoom and other numerous private palaces. His work depicted the decorative floral themes. In 1923, he started painting, leaving his career of architect. Alex Don - Taking Inspiring Macro Photographs By : Alex Don Choosing the subject of the photo can also be tricky. You can have difficulties in getting depth of field in a macro photograph, especially if it is an abstract one featuring a part of an object. Here is an example. If you are taking a photo of part of an ornate candlestick, good lighting is very important, as is having the vision in advance. If you have no DOF, you will get more magnification and a more original photo. However, when taking photos of insects and other small creatures, magnification plays an important part. Alex Don - The Secret to Shooting Fine Art Portraits By : Alex Don Snapshots are candid photos taken randomly without any intent of making art. There is no or very little planning, no attention to lighting and composition. Snapshots are good for capturing everyday moments and sometimes a portrait make come out by accident. But this happens very seldom and is rather an exception. Portraits generally have a lot of creative work behind. For the artist, this work begins at the first contact with his customer. This can happen over the phone, e-mail or face-to-face. Meeting the customer in person if possible is the best way to go. MJ Johnston - Advanced Photo Taking Tips By : MJ Johnston As important as it is to choose the right camera and learn how to properly edit photos, learning to take good photos in the first place is absolutely vital. A bad picture can only be improved so much with editing, so you should aim to make every picture you take a great picture. While photography is an art, that doesn’t mean that an amateur can’t take amazing pictures to share with their friends and family. Alex Don - How to Become a Great Landscape Photographer By : Alex Don The first thing to keep in mind is that good lighting is essential. You usually need sunlight to take a good landscape photo, but harsh light should be avoided. When the sun is high above the sky, the light is too strong and colors and details are lost because there is too much contrast. The best times to take photos are early in the morning or in late afternoon. On a sunny summer day you should avoid the 9am to 4pm period, which is almost all day. In other seasons you have more hours to take photos because the sun is lower. Peter Geisheker - How Mosaic Tile Can Be Used Outdoors By : Peter Geisheker Typically we think of mosaic tile and its use in swimming pools and similar areas. These uses can be quite stunning when they are used to create an outdoor mural in your swimming pool. Many people have created an image in the bottom of their swimming pool with the use of mosaic tile. The designs that can be created by the artisans that work with this material is incredible and will liven up your pool area in a way that no other material can. Lily Morgan - The Dollhouse and Why You Should Build One? By : Lily Morgan From these “baby houses,” the doll house evolved and even today we have some exemplary pieces in museums all over the nation. Among the most famous of these doll houses is the “Queen Mary’s” doll house which was created by Sir Edwin Lutyens. In North America one of the most elegant doll houses is the Colleen Moore Fairy Castle, and the Thorne Rooms. These very famous doll houses are all housed in famous museums around the world. Enigma Valdez - How to Practice Shading and Create Realstic Art By : Enigma Valdez One of the most important keys to being able to master realistic drawings, portraits and illustrations is shading. Lot’s of people skip over this important exercise only to find out later that their work is not going quite right. Don’t be one of those people. Make sure you practice the simple exercises enough, until you can do this in your sleep. Susan Russell - Finding the Best Wall Tapestry By : Susan Russell If you happen to know of a tapestry dealer in the nearby area, then that is perfect to just hop in your car, take a drive there and peruse through all the samples and sizes that they might have. Unfortunately not all dealers will have something you like, so a great way around this would be to log onto the internet and find yourself a tapestry that will come to you. The variety is endless and you can shop around until you find something that you like and that you can afford. Lily Morgan - Customize Your Dollhouse by Using Your Very Own Dollhouse Plans By : Lily Morgan Building your own dollhouse from your own plans can be very rewarding, and you will end up with a very original doll house, but you need to think about how much time you have to invest in the Project. You also need to look at your abilities. Are you a skilled carpenter and do you have the right tools? If you do, then of course you will want to build your doll house from scratch. Alex Don - The Secret of Travel Photography By : Alex Don When you think of a particular place, all the different elements that cross your mind are melt together to form its unique character or personality, that je-ne-sais-quoi that makes it different from any other place in the world. Whether it's an old village or an exotic travel destination, a good photographer can capture its uniqueness and present it to the audience. This article is aimed to share some ideas on how to capture the character of a place through photography. Alex Don - Professional Advice For Starting Photographers By : Alex Don The optical zoom of digital cameras functions in the same way as the one on normal 35 mm cameras. The lens moves forward and backwards to bring the image closer without losing any quality. The optical magnification of the moving lenses ranges from 2.0x to 10.0x. The closer you get to the upper end, the farther away the subject can be when you take a photo. On the other hand, digital zoom is actually a software that simulates optical zoom without any physical movement. What it does is to crop the picture and enlarge it, just like a photo editing application which you can use afterwards. MJ Johnston - Free Photo Editing Glossary By : MJ Johnston A cloning tool is a basic copying tool that allows you to copy a part of an image to essentially create a “brush.” Once you’ve copied the part of the image that you want, you can just use your mouse to paint that same like you would draw a line in a basic paint program. This is most useful when you have a specific texture that somehow ended up with some sort of blemish. You can simply paint over the blemish and, if done correctly, it will look like the natural texture. Some software programs have a feature that can automatically do this for you. Alex Don - The Smart Way to Make Photo Enlargements By : Alex Don Luckily there is a different way of achieving this, one that will keep you satisfied for many years. With an investment of under 1,000 U.S. dollars, you can purchase a used 4x5'' film camera and a high-resolution flatbed film scanner. This way you've got more than one hundred mega pixels in high-detail film, which you can enlarge to 30x40'' keeping the same quality. This technique has been successfully used for nearly on hundred years in both personal and commercial photography like wedding photos, portraits, documentary, landscape and advertising. Alex Don - How to Become an Expert Photographer By : Alex Don Digital cameras can be grouped in: a. ultra compact - small, no flash mode; b. prosumer/ compact - generally used by hobbyists; c. digital SLRs - equipped with tripod, lenses and external flash unit, designed for professionals. If you look at photography as an art, it is advisable to go for the third category. Price varies upon a multitude of factors, including resolution. Alex Don - How to Get the Best Photo Prints By : Alex Don Photographic printing is the technique of producing a printed material that is identical to the original picture and involves preparing the negative to be transposed on sensitized paper. This process generally has three main steps that can be done either with an automated photographic printer or in a photographic darkroom. First, the picture is exposed on the sensitized paper through an enlarger or contact printer. Then the image is chemically processed and the print is toned. A photo can be printed in black and white (monochrome) or in color. Tara Smith - Wooden Wick Candles: A Sound Surprise By : Tara Smith Today not as many people have fireplaces. They may miss the simple pleasures they enjoyed when their family stoked up the fire on the hearth. Though the flame is smaller and doesn’t afford the pretty embers that a fire in the fireplace does, candles put a warm glow in a room and they are comforting. Their fragrance pleases the nostrils. Guess what? The wooden wick candle has been invented. When one first looks upon the wooden wick it is odd, but it brings benefits. Tara Smith - The Association of Romance and Candles By : Tara Smith A romance with candles has occurred throughout history as they have been part of religious ceremonies and today specials wedding candles are available. Lighting a fire in the fireplace and snuggling close to it in your favorite chair, with hot chocolate, a book, and a lit candle is a way of romancing yourself into a relaxed, comfortable evening. Tony Maddison - Christmas Idea: How to Make a Christmas Card By : Tony Maddison There is a certain feeling that arises when you make your own Christmas card for someone special in your life. These cards are the true expression of the person and usually have much value to the recipient than store bought card, no matter how expensive they may be. The first step in the making of these cards is to find out the interest of the recipient. Are you creating a card for your special friend? MJ Johnston - 3 Tips For Digital Photo Printing By : MJ Johnston Free online photo sharing services are excellent for letting you choose the photos you want printed without you having to actually do any of the printing work. But you'll want your photos to look fantastic before you order and pay for digital photo printing, so that you end up with a product that looks great. And if you're printing the photos yourself, you'll want good photos to work with to minimize your own frustration with the process, which can be daunting, especially if you've never done it before. Aurelia - Incredible Outer Space Wall Stickers By : Aurelia Space-themed bedrooms can be some of the most dramatic and exciting wall decor there is. You can start your little astronaut's room off right by painting an entire wall a dark color to resemble the vastness of space. Not only does this open things up, but it leaves room for all the white stars, colorful planets, and rocketing starships he could ever want. Using today's outer space wall sticker sets, you can find space-themed vinyl wall decals in every shape and size. These wall stickers peel on and peel right off, with no glue or adhesive, and leaving no mess or sticky residue behind. Carey Paris - 2 Outdoor Digital Photo Techniques By : Carey Paris If you love nature and the outdoors, then you already know that it's amazingly beautiful, from the impossibly vast sights like the Grand Canyon, to the tiniest stamen on a flower. And while shots of things like the Grand Canyon can be stunning, there's nothing quite like a close up of an intricate spider web, or an extremely close shot of the inside of a flower. Zooming into nature opens up a whole new interesting world that we take for granted every day and never really examine. Alex Don - How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes in Video Shooting By : Alex Don No one wants to see an actor with the top of his head cut off by the frame, not to mention having the bottom of his chin cut off. It is very important to have balance in your composition. A little more experienced videographers will tend to put everyone in the middle to avoid the mistake mentioned above. This is also wrong because it gets really boring. The secret is to use the rule of thirds and keep the subjects on the lines dividing the frames, the years on the top section and movement on the third section opposite to the direction in which the actor is moving in order to keep space in the front. Alex Don - 10 Secrets to Take Better Photos By : Alex Don 1. Start by setting the proper contrast. The contrast is that feature that brightens or darkens the image accordingly to the background. When it is dark outside you should use a lighter contrast, while during the daytime when there's a lot of light go for a darker one. Alex Don - The Secret of Shooting Beautiful Portraits By : Alex Don Select the appropriate settings. All cameras come with many features, but a lot of people never use them. For example, most of them have a built-in portrait mode which can really help when photographing faces. To enable this feature, turn the dial button to the head icon on the screen. What this option does is affect the field depth so that you can take a sharp photo of the person's face while blurring out the other stuff in the background. In order to get an even better image, you can further blur the background. Alex Don - Why You Should Become a Photographer By : Alex Don To my surprise, my friends did not own the type of basic digital camera you are used to seeing everywhere. They had very large, high-tech devices with long noses, equipped with high resolution lenses which had a such a high zooming capability that one may have mistaken them to some paparazzi. One of them had taken up photography lessons and had influenced all of the others to buying this sort of cameras. When he first came holding that huge camera around his neck we were all very curios to discover all the features it had. Alex Don - The Best Ways to Take Advantage of Your Old Photos By : Alex Don The truth is the options are countless. An idea that might suit you is a digital photo frame. This is something like a small external flat screen you can hook up to a computer or insert a memory card and cycle through several photos. There is a wide variety of frames available on the market today. The cheapest ones range from 70 pounds for a 5.6 inch one to 150 pounds for 7 inches. Prices will continue to drop over the next years as the manufacturing costs for color screens will decrease. Alex Don - Who Else Wants Beautiful, Long-Lasting Photos? By : Alex Don You are no longer constrained by film size and quality. You can take hundreds of photos and then transfer the image files directly on your computer and manipulate them the way you want. There are many image editing applications on the market (some of them even free) that let you improve your photos to a great extent. Moreover, the digital viewfinder lets you visualize the area you are photographing and you can change the picture right then (e.g. make it black & white). You can also view the pictures on the embedded LCD screen and erase the ones that you don't like so they don't take up space. Alex Don - The Easiest Way to Capture Unique Moments From Your Holiday By : Alex Don The most convenient way to immortalize special moments of such a great trip is with a compact digital camera. This way you can bring little pieces of your trips home with you. The photos will offer you an opportunity to relive those moments. Compact digital cameras are very convenient particularly because they are very small and can be slipped practically anywhere. They are also very light so you don't have to worry about putting extra weight to your luggage. Even a small child can easily carry one. Alex Don - What Everyone Should Know About Canvas Prints By : Alex Don One of the most popular canvas printing technique is 'inkjet art'. In this type of printing, they use huge inkjet printers with pigment archival ink. The picture is printed on a canvas that can be up to 2880x1440 DPI large. The technique uses a special ink that makes the color stable and resistant to UV rays, dust, moisture and other factors that can impact the quality of the picture. Alex Don - Who Else Wants to Take Beautiful Wildlife Photos? By : Alex Don 1. Not Getting Close Enough to the Subject. This is the most obvious mistake someone can make. You see a rare bird in a tree and rush to take a photo, but when you look at it later you can hardly see the bird behind the leaves. Before taking the photo, ask yourself what is important to catch and eliminate all the rest. You can do this by getting as close as you can to the subject (without scaring it away) and/or zooming in using the largest lens. This way you eliminate all the distractions and the viewer can concentrate on the subject itself. Alex Don - How to Take Full Advantage of Digital Photography By : Alex Don The possibilities are endless and you can use them to make better photos. If, for instance, you are a fan of black and white photography, you can easily do this with your digital camera. There are three options to do this. The first and easiest way is to look if you can change the settings to directly take monochrome pictures. Many cameras have this feature incorporated. This option will let you visualize the black and white version of the image you plan to capture on the camera screen. You will know from the start how your photo will turn out like as you will be able to see it right there on the screen, just like you could see it through the lens with traditional cameras. Alex Don - The Secret of Having Great Photos By : Alex Don If you don't want anything sophisticated, you can easily learn to use some basic functions of your photo editing application to make some small changes to your photos. These include cropping, resizing or rotating the picture until you get what you want. They can be done in a few minutes and can help you be more satisfied with the image. Alex Don - Tips & Tricks to Become a Better Photographer By : Alex Don 2. Keep the background tidy and clean. Before taking the photo, remove all things that you don't want to include in it from the area. This will also help you focus on the subject without having your eyes distracted by the surroundings. Danny Fox - Christmas Gift Baskets Are the Perfect Gift Baskets By : Danny Fox Among the many traditions that the Christmas season brings us is the all time favorite gift giving activity. Who on earth does not want to receive gifts during Christmas or any other occasion for that matter. That is why when we think about the gifts to give, we have to make sure that what we give is what the recipient really wants. But sometimes, with the numerous people that needs to be given gifts, having to think of an item causes burden to givers. With Christmas, turning into a commercial holiday, so many Internet sites are offering the most practical gift one could ever give – Christmas gift baskets. Kathy Page - Photo Collage Frames -- How to Be Creative With Them By : Kathy Page There several types of photo collage frames – some are an extended version of the classic picture frame while others are thematic and look more striking. In any case, with a collage photo frame your pictures definitely become more appealing. Perhaps the most popular of these picture frames is the baby collage frame, which is not really surprising since most parents love to take pictures of their children. A typical metal frame would have some cute bas-relief sculptures of baby symbols, while the resin or acrylic ones would include pastel baby colors and designs. Jessica Whittaker - Niels Joergen Haugesen By : Jessica Whittaker In 1956 when Niels Joergen Haugesen was twenty years old, he was trained as a cabinet maker. It goes without saying that design was incorporated into his brain at a very young age for Haugesen showed all signs of vigor, capability and originality. Niels Joergen Haugesen spent five worthwhile years of his life at Arne Jacobsen in Copenhagen and learning all about furniture design. Today Jacobsen is one of his idols and motivations. Jessica Whittaker - Osvaldo Borsani By : Jessica Whittaker 1953 was the year in which he paired up with fellow designer Fulgencio to form the world famous organization Tecno. It went one to become Europe’s most influential furniture designs. Every object was carefully researched using the most amount of technology available during that period. He designed the famous Cavatorta console. This fantastic piece possessed a large mirror on which a zig zag pattern was etched on its surface. It is seated on top of a dark glass low vanity with draws which are covered with parchment and a door that is used for storage. Jessica Whittaker - Peter Opsvik By : Jessica Whittaker Opsvik carried out all his design works with a purpose in mind. The best example is the Garden range, which appears more like a tree than a chair. He designed it with an intention to send a signal to any person who looks at it. The purpose behind the design was to just express the opinions of a designer about the etiquette and rules of sitting and nothing more than that. Opsvik used a variety of features in the chair that made the user to take a number of positions. This was an immediate solution invented by him, when the rest of the designers were unable to find the perfect sitting position. Jessica Whittaker - George Nelson Furniture Design By : Jessica Whittaker George Nelson graduated from Yale University in 1928 where he had been studying architecture. In 1931 George Nelson graduated with a bachelor degree in fine arts. In 1932 George Nelson won the Rome Prize whilst preparing for the Paris Prize competition. Alex Don - 5 Secrets of Having Great Photos By : Alex Don If you don't want anything sophisticated, you can easily learn to use some basic functions of your photo editing application to make some small changes to your photos. These include cropping, resizing or rotating the picture until you get what you want. They can be done in a few minutes and can help you be more satisfied with the image. Alex Don - Have Photos You Can Be Proud Of By : Alex Don This is the one of highest rated free photo editor on downloads.com, a website hosted by CNET. It includes all of the tools that a casual photographer regularly needs. The standard edition of this software has options like removing red eyes, enhancing lighting, image adjustment, blemish correction, cropping, smoothing, text enhancement and photo frames. Of course, it also includes basic stuff like saving and renaming standard photo files. The deluxe version of FxFoto has more advanced options including scrapbook layout, slide shows, collages and many others. Alex Don - Now You Can Turn Your Photos Into Works of Art By : Alex Don Fortunately, this all can be improved. The latest techniques in digital processing can improve a photo to such extent as to turn it into a picture which is worth enlarging and put on the wall to see it every day. One of the most popular methods to do this is with PhotoArt canvas printing. Here is how you do it. Sarah Martin - Christian Arts By : Sarah Martin The examples of moral degradation set by the heads of the State, and followed by the nobility were soon adopted by large parts of the population, who endeavored to forget their Mailing glories in riotous living. The pious philosophy of the Christian religion starting among the poorer classes in the Roman provinces of Asia Minor, had been accepted by other members of the Roman citizenry, whose prayers to the pagan gods had remained unanswered, and who willingly grasped at the simple beliefs and hopes that were offered by the early Christians. Anand Maheshwari - Gift Ideas and Suggestions For Your Boyfriend By : Anand Maheshwari If you are thinking about his likes and dislikes then just think if he likes any particular sport or game, if he is a big fan of NASCAR you might even be able to get him a stock car driving experience. Give him something romantic for his birthday. If your boyfriend is sentimental then you could gift him flowers and if he likes the mushy stuff there are also a lot of different cute boyfriend gift ideas. Joe Will - Wooden Nutcracker History By : Joe Will Finding tools for opening or removing the shells of nuts challenged our ancestors. The earliest nutcrackers that have been located were simple and functional objects. Through the years beautifully crafted brass and even carved characters emerged as an art form in the 15th and 16th centuries. Many carved characters took on the image of animals, birds, and human doll forms. When a nut was placed in the "mouth" of dolls, levers or screws on the back could be worked to push the lower jaw up against the upper jaw to crush the nut. Joe Will - Nutcrackers in America By : Joe Will Later when Tchaikowsky’s ballet, ‘The Nutcracker Suite’ that premiered in St. Petersburg in 1892, became popular in the United States in the 1950’s and ignited the passion for these fascinating creatures. The magic and mystery of the nutcracker ballet has intrigued and enchanted audiences year after year. The strong following of this classic production greatly increased the collectability of these popular nutcracker figures in America. MJ Johnston - Free Photo Editing Makes Photo Stories Fast By : MJ Johnston Fitting in one more activity into your busy life may seem impossible, but free photo editing software makes creating your photo stories quick and easy. There are so many options in free photo editing programs for stories that allow you to simply click, click and go. Drag and drop in your photos, click the mouse here to reduce redeye and there to cover a pimple. Crop the photo to remove the garbage can in the background and resize it so everyone can see the cute little faces better. Click again and add your story in the text box. Danny Fox - Christmas Gift Baskets: Tips in Buying These Gift Baskets By : Danny Fox Christmas season is the season for gift buying and giving. For centuries, when Christmas is approaching, more and more gift items and ideas becomes available. Gift giving has become a traditional way of celebrating the holiday season. Even if Christmas is identified as a Christian holiday, now, even non-Christian countries are also into the celebration. It is a worldwide festivity, with so many activities to make, which included gift giving of the most popular Christmas gift baskets. Danny Fox - Holiday Gift Baskets For Your Special Someone By : Danny Fox Break the monotony of giving your loved ones gifts wrapped with cheap gift wrappers and tied with ribbon at the center. Embrace the idea of surprising the special person in your life with an incredibly pleasant holiday gift baskets overflowing with the sweetest among all sweet treats you can think of. Alice Wilkene - Celtic Jewelry Pieces For Special Occasions By : Alice Wilkene Whether the celebrant is a man or a woman, Celtic jewelry pieces such as a pendant or a bracelet would be a perfect gift to give to celebrate another year on earth. The most common design that is selected for Celtic jewelry pieces that are meant to be given during birthdays are those that are designed either with the Celtic cross or with the spiral design. This is because the Celtic cross symbolizes the four elements that have been considered as responsible for all life to come into existence on earth, including that special someone. Scott Wilhelmy - How to Take Care Your Celtic Rosary By : Scott Wilhelmy Celtic rosary is a precious item hence; you need to take good care of it. The first and foremost way of taking care of a Celtic rosary is to avoid dropping it on the ground. Very few people do this on a regular basis but accidents do happen and such accidents often lead to a permanent damage. They should be avoided at all costs. So, the next time you are out with your jewelry, make sure you hold tight as a nasty spill may spoil or worse shatter your rosary to pieces. Jessica Whittaker - Jens Risom By : Jessica Whittaker In the late 1940s he was assigned to come up with cabinets for the houses being built by Levitt & Sons on Long Island, New York for returning war-fatigued soldiers and their families. These homes needed a sense of design creativity to make them seem expansive and attractive in spite of being constructed low cost and under Federal financing. Jessica Whittaker - Jean Prouve By : Jessica Whittaker His bow to practicality endures that his designs are sought for. His standard chair that he designed for Vitra is an example of how he uses simple designs that ensure the longevity of the furniture while providing maximum comfort to the users. In the early 40’s he was attracted by wood as a building material and designed a series of tables using wood as the constructing material. He designed the various parts of the table and provided stability by using folded sheet metal to bind them together. Jessica Whittaker - Gerrit Rietveld By : Jessica Whittaker After leaving the family workshop in 1911, he trained as a draftsman for architecture and he finally became an architect in 1919. This move marked an explicit split from the customs of his father’s style. Rietveld's most striking work in architecture is the Schroder House in Utrecht (1924). It correlates intimately with most of his furniture designs. It possesses rigorous geometries and an open-plan layout, expressed with screens and color panels to form a new, modernist and aesthetic design. The house absolutely had no walls. Jessica Whittaker - Gerald Summers By : Jessica Whittaker Summers’ study program included carpentry and he was excellent at it. He passed a preliminary examination in Cambridge later. Although there is no record of his exact grades, nobody ever bothers about it. His work in the field of furniture design is his report card. There are many writers who today talk about his works and his underrated status not doing justice to his true abilities. Jessica Whittaker - George Nelson By : Jessica Whittaker Some people to whom furniture was more than just that made history. What’s more, some of them were architects of not just their sofas and tables but also of American modernism. He perpetuated a philosophy that reinforced human creativity and was the modernist who epitomises this creativity in his designs and looks at furniture in a way that only he can visualize. Joe Young - Carousel Music Boxes â€“ Collectible and Memorable By : Joe Young Carousel music boxes can hold such a great signature form an artist of the past that is continued and cherished once in a childs hands. The colors, design, and creativity of these music boxes are sure to sparkle the imagination of every youngster. Not to mention the selection of melodies that each one plays, from their favorite singer, movie perhaps, or great composer of music, they will simply adore it. Len Q. - Carving Pumpkins: How to Carve a Traditional Jack-O-Lantern By : Len Q. The traditional way to carve a jack-o-lantern is to do it freehand. There isn’t a stencil in sight. You’ll need the right kind of pumpkin and a handful of tools. Once you’re done, all you’ll need is the lighting.
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