Studying the great works of the impressionists from Monet and Degas, to Van Gogh and Da Vinci I have always been fascinated by the simple brush strokes that have combined to create the famous masterpieces that hang in galleries and museums throughout the globe.

I find cross stitching to be a great hobby. It helps me relax while I am creating a work of art. This hobby can be relatively inexpensive, if you have a small budget or it can be pricey if you choose special fabrics and flosses.

Easily identify silk art embroidery by the descriptive embroidery styles that will never let you miss a real art piece.

Faux painting is a specialty painting technique that mimics different types of substrates such as wood grain and marble even clouds.

You have just created a great layout for your scrapbook but it is missing something. It needs just a small piece of pizzazz so you start sifting through your box of embellishments only to find that you have nothing to match your theme. But do not worry because you can easily make your own embellishment by using one of your rubber stamps.

Jewelry makers often get confused about the terms used to describe gold, gold wire, gold solder and more. They also need to know how to clean their new handmade jewelry once they've made it. This article will answer these questions: What is gold wire useful for? What's the difference between gold solder and gold wire? And just how do I care for my gold jewelry?

One of the effective ways to draw fire is to understand, somewhat scientifically, how it is generated. The study begins with a single flame, its parts and how they relate to each other, and what happens when the base gains more breadth.

All it takes is a piece of paper, some ingenuity, and a little imagination. Making a paper airplane is a fun and easy flight of fancy.

Hot fix crystals are rhinestones or crystals that can be attached to fabric with heated glue. But there are many different types available, so it's important to know how to distinguish them, before you can decide which you should use.

Dragons are undergoing a transformation from being pot-bellied to the more lean and muscular type. Although much of its dinosaur features are being retained, like the horns, caudal spikes and plates, the pot-belly is being relegated to the dinosaur. The article also explains in some detail, albeit hypothetically, how the idea of the pot-belly was developed for both dinosaur and dragon.