As I sit with my well-deserved cup of cappuccino at my favorite little coffee bar, recovering from a bit of Christmas shopping, I am reminded of why I love this little section of Greece so much. Whil

Often large drawings/blueprints require shorter and more scalable versions for references. Hence scanning is needed. But to do the scan, the drawings need to be digitally treated. Photographs are ta

Often large drawings/blueprints require shorter and more scalable versions for references. Hence scanning is needed. But to do the scan, the drawings need to be digitally treated. Photographs are ta

To resize photo correctly, pixel dimensions is important. Otherwise it will be resampling and not resizing. There are some simple ways to resize photos with no change in pixel count. Smaller compres

I recently bought 50 pounds of remnant fabrics from a curtain factory. The money goes to charity, so it’s a good option, even if I don’t use the fabric right away. As it is, this antique

  I realized this morning that Christmas is much closer than I thought it was! One of my stumbling blocks now that I work at home is not being able to keep track of the date. It doesn’t m

Have you ever felt that the photo of the famous Monalisa appears better than the real painting that Da Vinci painted? Or do you feel that the sunset your teenage son captured on his smart phone loo

Once the Thanksgiving rush is over, the real rush begins for many of us! Between shopping, cooking, baking and visiting, we also have our handmade gifts to finish up. Because making quilts is so in d

When winter comes it can often bring a plethora of snow. Thankfully there are many family fun winter activities that use snow. Snow can be packed down into snow forts, or rolled in to balls to create

The comic book style of Roy Lichtenstein prints is unmistakable.  His joyful, colorful technique is easily recognized by collectors and admired comic book lovers alike.  How does his style d

Damien Hirst.  That is a name you cannot mention in artistic circles without raising some eyebrows.  His art never fails to be mired in controversy and conspiracy.  Many of his installa

A true artist from sculpture to interior design, glass painting and other art media, Dale Chihuly is an inspirational and magnificent artist. He was from Tacoma, Washington, born in 1941 and studied B

I spent some time this morning browsing at my favorite online Mall for machine embroidery designs. This is something I love to do on quiet weekend mornings. It fills my mind with beautiful designs,

It is a fact that promoting one's blog is not the easiest thing to do. Most specially nowadays that blogs can be found anywhere. You can find blogs just about anywhere! Blogs containing various topics and sometimes it serves to be a mini journal. But what's the use of a blog if no one's ever reading it?

If you hate statistics and are involved in affiliate marketing, you will probably be disappointed to know that it is a very essential component to your success. For one, you will have to understand statistics in order to determine the viability of a program. You'll also need it to find out whether or not you can be hopeful regarding the financial side of your business.

You'll find plenty of internet sites that offer you scrapbooking supplies as well as other supplies from which it is possible to decide on from.

Developing scrapbooks to store precious memories can be a rather enjoyable hobby. However it comes with its own set of difficulties at the same time.

The cold weather has arrived here in Chania, several weeks earlier than normal. Watching the coats of my fur babies become thick and lush during late summer, I knew we would have an early winter. Wh

Not all the items that you can put into a scrapbook are not necessarily only those that you simply purchase in craft stores.

Contrary to what you believe, you can find other places besides craft shops where you'll be able to get materials for your scrapbooks.

I know I’m talking to the choir when I say this, but I hate being sick! Absolutely hate it. Want to cry when I feel any ailment coming on. I managed to go 6 months without any problem when my

People these days still like to create scrapbooks to store all their precious memories in, memories that are simply to valuable to just simply store in a computer.

If you still have trouble finding items to fill your scrapbook, you may even want to try checking your closet for items.

For many a snow show involves looking out the window at the wonder of the falling flakes and then contemplating brushing off the car, shovelling the walks and driveway and the morning commute to the o

My husband and I spend the morning of September 11 on a beautiful scenic ride on his Vespa, a classic motor scooter. We quickly left the big city of Chania behind us as we headed out on the National