Posted on January 15th, 2010 by admin
The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, and decorative arts style popular from the last years of the 19th century through the early years of the 20th century. As a design movement, its popularity remained strong until the 1930s and continues to experience numerous [...]
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Posted on September 15th, 2009 by admin
Your parents like to use the phrase “they don’t make them like they used to.” While that could just be a parent’s way of remembering their youth and how a candy bar used to cost 10 cents, it may not be altogether accurate with all of today’s advancements in technology.
But when it comes to [...]
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Posted on March 13th, 2009 by admin
It was believed that one of the very first things that appeared when the universe was born was light. And since then, all forms of life needed to exist with the help of light, may it be microorganisms, plants, animals, and humans. In terms of human civilization, light became a vital aspect to [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2008 by admin
Although earlier forms of candle making was something that was successfully honed and utilized by primitive man as well as by other countries, such as Japan, Egypt, India, and China, modern candle making (what we currently know it as) officially started around the 13th century. The 13th and 14th centuries were turbulent times of widespread [...]
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