Craft Life

Vintage Earrings and Antique Earrings can be Hard to Tell Apart Dreamy Delights, 'Floral Jewels', By Lapanda Designs Most people use these terms interchangeably for all sorts of things like old furniture or memorabilia. That muddies the water. A good rule of thumb is to remember that 'vintage' means, from an earlier generation at least 20 years old. Over 40 is considered a more respectable age for a vintage item. 'Antique', refers to something that is 100 years old or more, give or take. Therefore, some things that are vintage can also be antiques but only if they are 100...

My Quest for Quirky Earrings It is hard to get a world figure on this issue but, according to www.bestlifeonline.com somewhere between 80% and 90% of American women have their ears pierced and the amount of men is increasing all the time. It is a similar story the world over allowing for cultural differences where sometimes the percentage is either higher or lower. Another fact is that the world is awash with earrings of different styles and qualities. When choosing a style some women/men lean toward the simple unobtrusive look in order to fill the space so to speak, others...

Our Pets are Very Close to our Hearts Shop Bag Charms Here! If you are or every were a pet owner then you will know just how close to your heart your pets can be. This is the root of why animal themed gifts are so popular. It is the same for birds, mice or even hedgehogs as for cats, dogs and guinea pigs! Once that creature gets under your skin, it is another member of the family and you will do everything to make it happy and safe. You make each other happy and they always make you smile...every...

Eco Tote Bags are the 'Sustainable' Alternative   I love shopping bags. We always had a 'shopping bag' in the house when we were children. The same one for years. It was a navy heavy crochet number that was washable and very sturdy. Heavy enough on it's own. It was the one we went for the messages with. 'A pint of milk, ten Carrolls and a box of matches'. When the Smarties add came on the telly where all the Smartie packets tumble out on the road from a massive Smartie tube I always maintained  I'd get the navy shopping...

 The Wonderful History of Aran Hats is as Layered as they are Textured. Shop Aran Accessories Here! Aran tradition hats are synonymous with the Aran Islands off the west coast of Connemara in the West of Ireland. They originated from there and are sometimes referred to as 'fisherman's hats'. The reason for this is that for centuries the Aran people have been a fishing community and each clann or extended family guarded their traditional Aran knitting patterns that were used in hats, scarves, jumpers, shawls, gloves and more, as a way of identifying their dead fishermen kin. Sadly losing family...