Category: Hobbies & Toys

The Perth Mint which is found in Western Australia started minting the Australian Silver Lunar Coin in 1999 to start a chain of vintage based mostly on the Chinese Lunar Year. This meant the entire Lunar Silver Coin collection would have as its basis, the twelve animals. This, according to Chinese legend, honored an […]

While throwing wood at your face at 75 miles an hour and attacking it with sharp tools may not sound relaxing, it has proven so for thousands of people. Called wood turners, they have joined an age old profession, one recorded on the walls of the Egyptian pyramids and practiced through the ages. Yet […]

Do you collect Ephemera (e phem er a)? You just might and don’t even know it, because Ephemera refers to hundreds of hand written or printed paper items published with a short intended life span or something short-lived and without lasting significance. The word Ephemera derives from the Greek meaning of things lasting no […]

It sounds simple enough, write a brief letter to someone you admire, wait, and receive an autographed photo (or even a letter!) In as little as a week. That's just how it works … sometimes. There is always a risk that you'll lose the investment you've put into the postage and supplies by receiving […]

Do you have a 6-month anniversary coming up? In every new relationship, it is really cool to celebrate the small milestones. A wonderful way to acknowledge the six month milestone is to create a handmade “Happy 6-month Anniversary” card! With so many other anniversaries that overshadow a six month anniversary – how will you […]

How many people can wake up in the morning and, instead of joining the flood of traffic headed into the corporate world, focus on doing just what they love? If you're not already rich enough to enjoy your hobbies, you might consider a way to let your hobbies make you rich! It's amazing how […]

Die-cast and tin model cars have been the prized possessions of automobile memorabilia collectors since the first Model Ts came off the Ford assembly line. Anyone who is a serious collector of old miniature replicas knows that it’s not unusual to see a 1950s tin friction car that was made in Japan and bought […]

I am often asked asked how to load a coin album page. It is actually a fairly simple process but if you have never used a coin album it can be a little bit confusing. This article describes how an album pages are assembled, how they work and how they are loaded. There is […]

When you study the really successful websites, you will quickly notice that many are based on seemingly strange subjects, many of which may not easily pass for a serious business. This clearly underlines the fact that when it comes to online enterprises and ecommerce, the possibilities are endless and you can actually succeed at […]

My daughter and I recently had the opportunity to spend a week at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. We were totally overwhelmed with all the things there were to do, and I had no idea how we would ever be able to remember it all. We decided to put together a scrapbook of our […]