A rosary comes in essentially two types, the corded or the chain. The chain itself comes in three types, the simple chain which is the type most rosaries are, the wire wrapped which very few are, and the...
Useful reference books exist in every field of collecting including buttons. This guide-in-progress lists a good many readily available works as well as books, catalogues and pamphlets now quite...
Rosary:A Buying Selling Rosaries Guide By paws4critters, sacredheartblessings This guide is for people who are looking to buy and/or sell rosaries. Here we will touch on a few things that you should look...
Santo Domingo Pueblo and its Jewelry Santo Domingo Pueblo is located in Sandoval County, New Mexico,about 25 miles (40 km) south of Santa Fe. In the last US Census, the population was 2,550.Most of the...
A Glossary of Knife Terms A-D By RoadsideImports AABS A black amorphous thermoplastic terpolymer with high impact strength.Alloying Element Any of the metallic elements that are added during the melting of...
The beadwork of the Ndebele people is as beautiful as it is distinctive, and patterns are derived from the geometric designs painted onto the fornts of their houses. Women are the suprerme Ndebele artists and...
We are frequently asked how to get started in the art of rock cutting, Lapidary. A broken piece of rock or pebble fairly thin, 1 inch in length, ¾ inch wide and ¼ inch thick, the closer the shape is to a dome...
JAPANESE KANZASHI HAIR ACCESSORIES.I am not an expert on Japanese hair combs nor do I read Japanese! However I have traded some very beautiful examples in the six years I have been selling on eBay and have...
What is Amber? Amber is a soft gemstone that is usually a transparent yellow to a maple-syrup color, but can also appear red, black and even green. Amber is fossilized tree resin. Over millions of years,...
Beaded Art Dolls are artistic renditions of doll forms and faces, and are usually created with a soft fabric form. This form is then embroidered with beads and embellished in any number of ways with beautiful...