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| How-To: Paper Gift Topper I love this fun variation on a gift bow from Tracy in the Martha Stewart Crafts Department. The cut out letters create a pop-up effect, perfect for adding a special message to the top of your gift. Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Make Your Own Bacon By Andrew LewisBacon has been an important part of our diet for hundreds of years. It is mentioned in the Forme of Curry produced by the master cooks of King Richard II, and the general method for producing bacon has remained largely unchanged since the 14th century.Although I can't claim that our family recipe goes quite that far back, we have been making our own bacon for several generations. I think that the best bacon is made using the dry curing process, which I will describe here. Dry curing uses dry salt and spices to preserve the pork, and the resulting bacon has a firm texture and strong taste.Making bacon is an incredibly satisfying experience. The taste of homemade bacon is far superior to anything that you will purchase in the supermarket, and the process is so simple that you will wonder why you never did it before.Download the Recipe PDF Right click to save the PDF to your desktop. Directions on downloading PDFs.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in CRAFT Podcast | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
National tour of Gustav Stickley works premieres Sept. 15 Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement will have its premiere at the Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark, Wednesday, Sept. 15. recordernewspapers.com |
Porcelain Pistol Porcelain Pistol by Yvonne Lee Schultz: The Porcelain Pistols are replicas of James Bond's Walther PPK and its contemporary sister, the P99,with friendly permission of Carl Walther Inc.The fragile weapon, hand-painted in the style of classic tableware motifs, liesnext to your coffee and cake, asking to be picked up. Its coolness andcomfortable grip increase the qualms of the user, leaving him in a quandary between the pleasure of luxury and violence.[via Dude Craft]Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Arts & Design | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Antiques/Art/Crafts Antiques/Art/Crafts Annual Basket Bingo/Chinese Auction Parent Booster Club hosts the event. Bucks County Technical High School, 610 Wistar Rd., Fairless Hills. $20. 10/22. 5:30-9 pm. philly.com |