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Imae:Courtesy Nantucket Beadboard Company79

Get a Cottage Look with Beadboard Paneling

by Marye Audet

Beadboard is a vintage style of paneling that is very versatile. It can be used in almost any room of your home with success because of its informal charm. published 7 days ago

0 comments    home kitchen home improvement

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Costume Tailcoats

by Party Girl

Are you looking for a fancy dress tailcoat? The ones featured on this hub are fully washable, 100% polyester and come in a variety of colours including red, black, white and blue. I hope that this hub shows... published 8 months ago

15 comments    halloween costume costumes

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Wedding Cake Stands

by Marye Audet

Wedding Cake stands make it easy to have a beautiful wedding cake display at your reception.  They give the look of a tiered cake without the added difficulites assoicated with setting up the tiers. published 9 days ago

2 comments    food wedding garden

Velvet corset by Harman Hay (that's me!)81

Corset making secrets

by cathy_hay

Corset making is HARD - isn't it? Actually, it isn't as hard as it seems. There's basic information online about how to make a corset, but there's a sorry lack of information on how to do it WELL. So if you're serious about ending the frustration and making a corset that you can wear with pride, here are a few tips from a pro. published 8 months ago

5 comments    arts fashion halloween

Themed place settings can take ordinary tea and turn it into any holiday tea you want!83

Hosting A Tea Party!

by relache

A tea party is a great type of event, as it can work for casual get-togethers for friends or be as formal as a wedding shower or business gathering. Here are recipes, party-theme suggestions and other tips for hosting a tea party. published 2 years ago

5 comments    food wedding idea

The funky computer terminals from Terry Gilliam's movie BRAZIL have a great steampunk quality.73

Steampunk

by relache

Steam-power, brass clockworks, ironwork walking machines, and Victorian fashions all come together to create the wonderful genre known as Steampunk. published 8 months ago

3 comments    technology arts fashion

Antique heart pine floors are a beautiful asset to an older home90

Restoring and Maintaining Antique Heart Pine Floors

by Marye Audet

Heart pine is the wood from old growth trees. Most of it was long leaf pine. Old growth trees are estimated to have been 300 years old in the late 1800's/early 1900's. They are defined as "first generation" lumber published 12 months ago

5 comments    home victorian wood floor

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The Magic of Antique Dolls.. pre 1930

by silverstar8

Dolls made between 1840 and 1930 have a feeling of magic about them that just is not seen in dolls made in later years. Perhaps this has to do with a nostalgia that goes with the past, the Victorian days,... published 6 months ago

0 comments    family life home

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Vintage Corsets

by hippiechick

A corset is a undergarment that compresses the torso and shapes it according to the bodystyle fashion of the day. Generally it cinched or constricted the waist, supported the breasts, and stiffened the back.... published 18 months ago

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Various shapes of diamonds71

India: Producing small diamonds consuming solitaires

by JYOTI KOTHARI

People have love for diamonds. This beautiful glittering stone has attracted mankind for centuries. Monarchies fall and rise in quest of the diamonds.India produces 90 percent of small diamonds in the world but consumption of single big size diamonds (Solitaires) are growing in a very fast pace..... published 5 months ago

2 comments    business america india

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