Scrap N’ Crafts

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Any serious scrapper is probably familiar with Frances Meyer scrapbooking supplies.  From stickers to paper and embellishments, and everything else you need to create wonderful and memorable scrapbooks, you're sure to find it in the Frances Meyer scrapbooking supplies line of products.  They're fun, creative, and best of all they coordinate so you can make some really professional and beautiful scrapbook page layouts.

The Frances Meyer line of scrapbooking products has a wide variety of stickers.  They can be used for so many different types of scrapbooking projects.  They include themes that many sticker supplies don't.  Do a quick Google search for Frances Meyer supplies, and you will see search results for stickers for fishing, kids at weddings, barnyard animals and even a child's doctor's office visit.

Image via WikipediaThere is a ring that is very popular due to its distinctive design. This Irish ring is known as a Claddagh ring. While the actual origins of the ring are shrouded in legend and folktales, the ring itself can be seen in a variety of types. Today the Claddagh ring can be worn as a normal ring on the right hand or as a wedding ring worn on the left hand.

Image by meganpru via FlickrAs many people will know, while you can buy your jewelry at various jewelry stores, there is still something very exciting about making your very own jewelry. To make these designer jewelry pieces you will need lots of equipment. For the most part you can find these tools at your home. The main item that you will need to locate is that of the jewelry or “gemstones”. These are usually beads which come in many different types. The best way to get these wholesale beads is from a store that sells quality products like these beads.

Image via WikipediaPortrait photography does not rely so much on the most advanced photographic equipment as much as it does on basic techniques that capture the physical appearance and internal character of a human being. If you are meeting a subject for portrait photography for the first time, then you may need to take some time to get that person to warm up and be comfortable with you.

You can try talking to that person in the course of the portraits session, allowing some of their personality to shine through. Although most portrait photography styles involve the subject in a pose, you can also take pictures during their unguarded moments, which are often more revealing.

Image via WikipediaAlmost everyone loves some form of art or another. A lot of women love to get their nails manicured. So why not combine the two together? Well that is exactly what has happened. Airbrush art has combined with the manicure to give women great opportunities to use their nails to show off great artwork. Airbrush art applied to the fingernails gives a great flare to a manicure. The designs are only limited to the stencils in which the artist can get their hands on and the artists imagination.

What Is Color?

In 1666, English scientist Sir Isaac Newton discovered that when pure white light is passed through a prism, it separates into all of the visible colors. Newton also found that each color is comprised of a single wavelength and cannot be separated any further into other colors.

Further experiments demonstrated that light could be combined to form other colors. For example, red light mixed with yellow light creates an orange color. A color resulting from a mix of two other colors is known as a metamer. Some colors, such as yellow and purple, cancel each other out when mixed and result in a white light. These competing colors are known as complements.

Do cutbacks in government spending have silver linings? They do for some people in Utah. Utah is the first state to switch to a four-day work week for government employees. Although state police, prison guards and employees of the court and public universities aren't included in the one-year experiment, 17,000 employees will be working 10-hour days Monday-Thursday. This will enable lights, heat and air conditioning to be turned off in 1,000 buildings, providing an estimated savings of $3 million. Thankfully for the government employees now celebrating 3-day weekends, employees of state-run liquor stores will still be working on Fridays.