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The Little Book of Beldi: A Modern Take on a Classic Soap.
Making Soap, Cosmetics & Candles magazine readers, please meet Rebecca K. Wright.
What Sustainable Packaging Means to You
Sustainability is more important than ever, but it is also more confusing than ever.
Candle Packaging for Small Businesses
You created a beautiful candle. You designed, tested, and made it.
Making and Packaging Honeycomb Soap
My best-selling soap to this day is a soap with beeswax and honey that I call Honeycomb.
An Entrepreneur's Packaging Evolution
Becky Strasburger of Nashville Soap Company nashvillesoapcompany.com creates one hundred percent handcrafted, all natural and vegan-friendly soaps, candles and body care products, crafted in small batches in Nashville, Tennessee.
Marketing and Goat Milk in Soap
The restorative properties of goat milk soap and lotion are undisputed, and the benefits of smooth, clean skin are a bonus of soaps made with goat milk.
Packaging Breakdown: What to Consider When Choosing Product Packaging
Product packaging has always been important to a cohesive product line, but do you know what it takes to be successful?
3 Holiday Ornaments
These three ornaments are the perfect small gifts to make for your friends and family this holiday season.
Eastwood Ottoman
This classic Stickley ottoman oozes Craftsman style, but don't let its simple form fool you - it packs in some great woodworking.
Mini Curio Cabinet
This small-scale curio cabinet is the perfect size to sit on a shelf, or in a bookcase.
Leather by DRAGONFLY
The world's best, custom-made apron is handmade by husband-and-wife team Patrick and Michelle Melchior.
Education: 2022 Design Emphasis
The next generation of furniture designers were on display at the 2022 Design Emphasis, the biennial student design competition exhibition held in conjunction with last summer’s International Woodworking Fair IWF) in Atlanta, GA.
Tools & Techniques
It’s All Problems
Top 12 COINS to Make Money in 2023
What will the next twelve months bring for coins?
COINAGE of the GREEK CITY-STATES
Emerging from the late Dark Ages in the eighth to seventh century B.C., the polis or city-state rose up within Greece as various separate settlements emerged within the landscape.
COIN COLLECTING Holiday Gift Ideas
The ho-ho-holidays are here again and this T means you've got to get your shopping done! But what do you buy the special coin collector in your life?
VIRTUAL BIDDING
Auction Houses Blend Live and Online Platforms for Today's Buyer
HOLOGRAM COINS GAIN POPULARITY
Commemorative Coins & Security Purposes See Growth
Is the Correction in Cryptocurrency Permanent?
So why is Bitcoin down now and what are the prospects for a recovery in the future? Unlike other asset classes, cryptocurrencies do not exist in physical form.
$100,000 at Auction Sets New Record for Highest Priced American Eagle 1-ounce Gold Coin
Contains $1,700 melt value gold
COINS FOR FUN AND PROFIT WITH David Hall
David Hall is best known as the reinventor of coin grading and for the founding of coin certifier Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) in 1986. For more than three decades when Hall was associated with PCGS, the company graded and authenticated over 30 million coins with a declared value of over $30 billion.
DISNEY Coin Collecting 101
Say the word Disney and most Americans, and even folks from around the world, know instantly what you mean.
Shaker Tray with a Little Embellishment
Requiring sawing, planning, and shaping skills, this tray is the perfect project to put hand-tool lessons to practice.
Hand Plane Restoration
Bringing an old hand plane back to life is simple to do, and will yield a top-notch tool.
Profile: Leo Litto
Leo Litto of Austin, TX is an award-winning maker of heirloom quality furniture. Here is Leo's story, in his own words:
Eastwood Ottoman Upholstery
After the woodworking is done, finish your project with upholstery to match.
THE OTHER STONEHENGES...
Stonehenge, arguably the most famous deliberately, yet mysteriously, placed arrangement of stones, has been a source of awe throughout recorded history.
SERAPHINITE
Seraphinite is a form of clinochlore, a member of the S chlorite group.
HALITE: PASS THE SALT
We've all said "pass the salt" at the dinner table.
Desert Animals
I've lived most of my life in the Arizona Desert, a wonderful place for a rock hound to enjoy his hobby.