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It all started when Ruth Handler noticed her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls and imagining them in grown up roles. At the time, the dolls in the market were all baby dolls and the need for a doll role-model that would inspire little girls to think how they wanted to be when they grew up emerged. Ruth Handler took her idea to the executives at the Mattel Company who at the beginning refused to produce this female adult doll thinking that it would be a very expensive ...

There are many choices available today if you are a contemporary art collector. Whether online or offline, depending on your budget and preferences, there are a lot of places where you can buy contemporary art If you are a serious contemporary art collector, pay a visit to your local fine art auction house. They usually have a schedule of the list of contemporary art to be auctioned on any day as well as some background information on the art pieces being auctioned. If ...

It used to be so easy. All you needed was a thick mane of tousled auburn locks, high cheekbones and a determined little chin; add an ounce of determination and an event from your past that haunts you still. Then, wham! You were the perfect fictional heroine. But now it?s not so simple. With television shows like Grey?s Anatomy and Ally McBeal, books like Bridget Jones?s Diary and Good in Bed, and movies like Miss Congeniality and Legally Blonde, we?re getting all sorts of ...

What is architecture? What do we mean by Post-Modernism? Does Postmodernism still exist in architectural design? As Jameson suggests, "Postmodernism, by definition resists definition". If then postmodernism is difficult to be defined, on what principles can we judge if postmodernism in architecture is over? Charles Jencks, among many architectural theorists, attempted to explain how postmodernism has shaped 21st Century's architectural creations. The words, syntax, metapho...

There are very few rules to portrait photography. The few rules there are can be broken and still result in good images. What I have attempted to give you here is some quick tips to hopefully help you to improve your image taking. 1. Make it Personal When photographing people involve sopmething that makes it more personal and about that individual. One of my favourite images shows a little girl in what is to her a very natural environment. Her grandfather breeds and rac...

Looking for a unique gift this year ? turn your favorite photograph into a true work of art; Photo Art! Start with a photo that the gift recipient will love. It can be of a person, pet or someplace special. Photo manipulation and enlargement can be done on home computers, using digital programs such as Adobe Photoshop. Photo finishing services at stores such as FedEx Kinko's, will enlarge your photo and print it on Gloss, matte, and canvas. Cost for canvas enlargements ru...

Tapestries have been woven from many types of yarn for thousands of years. Perhaps the first yarn to be used was Jute. Jute is one of the strongest fabrics in the world and is used in making ropes, rugs and wall hangings. These days, wall decor is woven from many types of fabrics from cotton to acrylic to wool. So, with so many choices of fabrics, what type should you buy? Well, that all depends on what style of tapestry you are looking for and the size you need for your h...

So, time arrived for replacing the living room furniture. Grandpa and I had our same sofa, loveseat, extra chair, tables, and lamps from our thirty-five years of marriage. Still leaning toward denial, we agreed blue remains our favorite color, not one person has fallen all the way to the floor in our chair yet, and parts of the lampshades still block the view of the bare GE 100 watt lightbulbs. Besides, right before the delivery men appeared at my fingerprint-smudged storm do...

Every person feels the need to send greetings to dear ones and friends all year round, as it is a nice and easy way to let someone know you care. Artistic greetings come in many different forms and they have been popular for several years. Artistic greetings can be found at every gift and card shop. A lot of people prefer to purchase one special occasion like birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and holidays. Another nice option is to visit an art gallery or museum where ...

Be at One with the Land. Buyers and collectors have accepted photography as art for some time, but only if it's of significant artistic merit. Great landscape photography sells because the buyer is searching for escapism and the need to dream. As a species we have always been linked to and drawn to the landscape. Do you have a love for the countryside and an understanding of the landscape? When you're out in the great outdoors, away from the bustle, what do you see ... ...

Kids of all ages love to have their faces painted (especially the younger ones!), so it?s the perfect thing to learn how to do if you have young kids? or you?re planning to have a birthday party for your children. With this in mind, I?ve prepared a few tips for people just starting out in face painting. Here they are: 1) If you?re painting a design that needs a large area to be covered with paint, use a sponge instead of a brush. Why? Because applying the paint with a s...

Tony Blair announced that he will step down as Prime Minister of England within a year and give up leadership of the Labor Party, which has been increasingly upset with his performance and approval ratings. What Mr. Blair did not announce is that he is just plain fed up with not being properly appreciated by his own party and nation, and he has conducted a secret poll of his popularity in the US. Dismayed, he discovered that his approval rating is higher than President Bus...

Remember nuclear blackmail? Apparently, North Korea and Iran have refined the practice into outright panhandling. Let?s indulge, with a not entirely charitable examination, this new and nettlesome version of ?Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?? Standing on the most conspicuous street corners the two beggarly brats can manage in our minds, they proffer their illicit cups in quest of alms, while they wiggle their nascent nuclear capabilities at our noses. North Korea plays Wh...

Remember how glad you were when you were given fruit baskets as complementary gifts hotels? I'm sure you almost didn't want to touch it, or even eat its contents. "It's just too beautiful to be eaten" is your excuse why you don't want to eat it. Don't be so awestruck. Fruit baskets are easily styled with the right attitude and a healthy dose of creativity. Why not impress everyone and give them fruit baskets as gifts at the next gift-giving season? A large factor in design...

If you are a Scrapbooking addict then you already know how fun Scrapbooking can be. But did you realize that Scrapbooking has also become one of the hottest home businesses today? A full 14% of scrappers today are involved in the business of Scrapbooking. Here are some tips to help you get started on Scrapbooking for profit. When it comes to finding clients to work with in your new scrapbooking business, start with your family and your friends. This is a great way to help...

As we listen to the two principal culprits of Al-Qaeda attempt to motivate the unsuspecting to become suicidal dupes of its ideology, we cannot help but hear that their furious rhetoric is grievously flawed. We decided we might save some lives by bringing to bear on their promise of Paradise via murder the most frightening prospect a furiously brandished lie can confront: logic. Let?s begin by reviewing the fundamental values on which their provocative illogic is based: ...

It appears, scandalously enough, to be the question Islamic terrorism foists on us. Of course, there are times when a chancy question can diplomatically be allowed to slip by unanswered, especially by a humor magazine. But there are also times when, instead of slipping by, it just keeps putting itself in your face. On such occasions, apparently, the only way to deal with it for ourselves and our readers is to address it. We became even more convinced of the necessity as we...

France, casting aside its usual insistence on diplomacy, even when it?s obvious to every person who happens to be alert that it can?t work, finally grew impatient with Iran?s centrifuge-rattling behavior and launched a unilateral attack on it. As French mirage jets swooped down on Iran?s nuclear facilities and French troops launched a land assault from warships in the Persian Gulf, the United States and Britain voiced immediate objections. President Bush said, ?I just d...

Here you can read about the stories behind the names of some of bands and popular music artists sorted in alphabetical order.

Do you really love and appreciate the art of sculptures? If so, you may wish to see them and appreciate them as piece of art. Where can you get to see the top in the line sculptures? Off course, in the sculptures exhibitions! The sculpture exhibitions host sculptures for all the lovers of art. You can get to see all sorts of different sculptures at the top sculpture exhibitions. There are all sorts of them. Some host the works of old and famous artists and sculptors? the m...

Supplies: Drum carder or hand carders Dyed wool Dyed silk noils Angelina Luxury fibers like cashmere, angora, and alpaca And, if you are like me, a color wheel. I need a color wheel when I am working with color blending to avoid making mud. Joseph Itten identifies seven color contrasts. The contrasts I use when dyeing are hue, light and dark (as opposed to saturation), and warm and cool. I avoid complements unless the color areas are large. For instance, complements w...

If you are the creative type who loves working with arts and crafts and are interested in making some money while doing something you enjoy, then you should consider taking up bead designing as a career. Not only can beads be used to design jewelry for classy formal parties and beach wear but they can also be used for designs on apparel and shoes. This increases the scope and possibility of developing further. To start with, you could buy your first set of beads from a cra...

One of the first true mysteries that children encounter when growing up is trying to understand what acting is all about. The idea of people trying to be other than they really are and involved in completely fictional situations?is a bit difficult to grasp. But, like moths to the flame, even confused children cannot help but watch. There is a good reason for this?a great story is always entertaining. Of course, the acting used to tell a great story is as important as the tale...

European negotiators, intent on reaching a peaceful agreement with Iran about its controversial nuclear program, resorted to a tactic that has recently proven to be the most reliable way to elicit a response in much of the Muslim world. Remembering the extraordinary reaction to Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad and, again last week, demonstrations by an Iranian Turkish minority over a new cartoon that, they think, portrays them in an unfavorable light, the Eur...

Europe is known for its culture and beauty in nearly every form. Those who visit this continent come away with a feeling of high class and social sophistication that is hard to find else where in the world. The continent is full of wonderful art galleries that feature some of the most priceless works of art that are known to man. Set in the old world style with classically styled buildings and such, the art community of Europe is one for the senses. The Federal Republic of...

Still life photography has a long dated history and goes back to ancient times where a camera obscuras where used. This type of still life was done by standing in a dark room and through a pinhole placed in the wall the outside world was projected onto the opposite wall, but it is given that they where shown upside down and in vivid color. So as it stands today, still life photography has the same concept and idea, but done a lot differently and much more hi tech. Still life ...

* What is scrapbooking? It is a hobby: a personalized compilation of photos, newspaper clippings, magazine articles and other important memorabilia which is pasted in a scrapbook and decorated with accessories such as ribbons, fancy lettering, stickers, die cuts and trinkets. Scrapbooking is a unique way of preserving memories by decorating the page with accessories by theme depending on the event. * How do you get started scrapbooking? Here are a few simple ste...

It has been said that for every job there is a tool. That is the case with the tools used to apply the product commercially known as Venetian Plaster. At a seminar on Marmorino hosted by Rivesto-Marmorino© several months ago, there was an old plasterer from New Castle, Penn., that looked at these trowels and said, ?What are these things?? He couldn?t understand their shape or why they where so flexible and the end was curved. At a seminar on Marmorino hosted by Rivesto-Mar...

As a homeschooling mom of 4 girls, scrapbooking for kids has been on my mind alot lately. Let me back up a bit. My 4 year old was quietly playing one day with a roll of stickers. Afraid I was going to later find a bunch of stickers caught in the carpet, I asked her what she intended to do with them. She pondered for awhile and then said, "I am going to put them in a scrapbook. Mom, can I have my own scrapbook?" For some reason, this caught me by surprise, as I thought how won...

As all the world knows, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, the self-appointed and savage representative of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, was given a surprise sendoff last week. What no one seems to know is what happened when he met his Allah before the entrance to the paradise he and his fellow misrepresentatives of Islam?s best hopes long to be whisked away to. Fortunately, we were there. How, you might ask? When we heard that Mr. Al-Zarqawi was finally the object of his just reward, we, of co...