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Oddities » Big Bags for Women are in Fashion

Posted on 25 June 2008

Every year, women’s handbags are becoming heavier and heavier. As the researchers have ascertained, the weight of the bags contents increased for 38% and is about 2.5 kg. bag According to experts, within the decade it could reach 3 kg. Experts believe that it is the result of the technical progress. All new-fashioned toys such as PDAs and communicators women prefer to have in their carryalls. The daughters of Eve put into their accessories, where there’s only so much room in, the charger for the mobile and even laptop computer besides cosmetics bag, umbrella and hair brush, The Daily Mail writes.

Reviews » Ax Art 2008 exhibition

Posted on 24 June 2008

In June 19–22, 2008 the International Exhibition Center “Moldexpo” was turned out into an art gallery, where wonderful, colorful, magical world of art, imagination and creativity reined – here the Tenth International Art Exhibition “Ax Art Expo” was held.

Organizer: IEC “Moldexpo” S.A.

Coorganizers: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Moldova, Union of Artists of the Republic of Moldova, Union of Popular Handicraftsmen of the Republic of Moldova. Partner: “Ars-Dor” Association.

The main idea of the exhibition “Art Expo” aims at popularizing of modern art and contributes to different interpretation of the values in modern society. Artists, sculptors, photographers, craftsmen, public organizations, museums, as well as companies that manufacture accessories for artists – totally 180 participants- presented their works at “Art Expo-2008”. More than 5000 exhibits were displayed within the bounds of the event – best works of modern painting, graphic arts, sculptures, folk art, photography, jewelry, bijouterie, etc were presented to the visitors.

News » Barack Obama Doll

Posted on 24 June 2008

The German toy manufacturer offers the Barack Obama doll, 36 cm in height, to customers. According to Marcel Offermann, the doll of the presidential candidate, presenting the Democratic Party wears a black suit, watery blue necktie and leather shoes, and looks like the candidate did at many campaign speeches. The badge with the American flag is on the jacket’s lapel.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama doll by “Puppenklinik” (doll clinic), belonging to Offermann, is on sale; the edition is limited on 999 dolls. The dolls can be purchased via the Internet for 139 euros ($ 219). Dolls came into the market on Monday; 45 orders have already placed.

“Puppenklinik” produced the dolls of famous people in the past, including the late Princess of Wales, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Pope Benedict XVI. This company is located in Neisse, Germany.

Reviews » History of Patchwork Techniques

Posted on 12 June 2008

Of late years more and more often colorful patchwork quilts, wall hangings etc can be seen at exhibitions of decorative and applied arts. This fashionable trend of arts and crafts is divided into two streams by different techniques of performance: patchy mosaic (quilt manufactured from pieces of fabrics without visible seams on the right side) and application (stitching of scraps on the material of one tone).

Oddities » Handbags by Kristy Sobel

Posted on 02 June 2008

Everything began with the solution of the problems with pain in neck and back, and ended in collection of ladies’ handbags. After the road incident, taking a turn to operations on spine and jugular vertebrae, 35 – years business woman said: “Life turned back”, and even such an elementary thing as a favorite handbag carrying on her shoulder was out of her power.

Oddities » Story of George Goodwin

Posted on 30 May 2008

Good ideas come when they are not expected. Just that very case occurred with George Goodwin. When he went fishing onto a small Florida river, somewhere in the early seventieth, he fished out more snags than perches.

Reviews » Dolls, which surprised us!

Posted on 22 May 2008

Art represents a lot of different things to its artists. One of its purposes is to let artists to express their feelings about those things that bother they, which many other people choose to pretend don’t really exist. These main things that dominate the World are good and evil. These are thinks, whether we like them or not.

Reviews » Top of the Dolls

Posted on 25 April 2008

The doll has turned into imprescriptible part of our every day life, a certain reminder about our childhood or just a nice accessory, an element of home design. The dolls meet us in theatres, shops, they look at us from TV screens or they are a part of advertisement.

In our TOP we offer you to follow the historic approach to the dolls civilization. Of course we cannot cover all representatives of the Dolls World. We emphasize the dolls that have influenced the development of this cosy world of childhood.

Origin » Magician Doll

Posted on 18 April 2008

Still, there is something mystical in a handmade doll that can scare, especially if the doll is made by hand of a skilled craftsman. It is no mere chance that in the world of literature and cinematography the action often unfolds around the doll, in which the soul of its master, or devil’s one has transmigrated. If we recall fairy tales, an animated doll – one of the many magical helpers, also appears in many of them.

Crafts World » What is Handicraft?

Posted on 16 April 2008

The evolution of craft

When our grandmothers were just Mothers, and Mothers were young girls, almost every woman knew the grounds of handicrafts. The skill to sew and knit was a necessity rather than a hobby, in fact, it was difficult to get anything from ready-made clothes and be different from the others.