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Did you know that marbles have been discovered in excavated Egyptian tombs dating from 5,000 BC?

The legal ownership of the Elgin Marbles, currently housed at the British Museum in London remains in question and a hot debate continues over whether they should remain in England or be returned to Greece.

Marbles come in a variety of beautiful colors and can be utilized to make decor pieces for your home that will have your house guests asking "Where did you buy that?"

In this tutorial I will show you how to create marbles in PhotoImpact.

This Vintage Marbles Mosaic Jewelry Box is a great gift that you can make for someone who loves vintage stuff or keep for yourself. It would make an awesome birthday gift!

Valuable life lessons were learned around a marble shooting ring.

You can make your own flower bouquets for a fraction of what it would cost for someone to create a floral arrangement for you.

All of those beautiful colors in your vintage marble collection deserve to be seen! I hope you like my display ideas.

A beta bowl consists of a large clear glass vase with a wide mouth, pretty stones or marbles that line the bottom, a live philodendron plant, and a clear plastic support. Here you'll learn how to make one.

How to combine marbles and pinecones into decorations.

As many crafters know, those of us who have the crafty bug often can't help but alter the things we buy to our liking. Etsy seller Jodi Hughes finds pre-made textile items which she then hand-dyes or marbles, turning something ordinary into something truly extraordinary.

Have you ever audited your toilette paper?

The centuries-old game of rolley hole marbles can be observed in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. Local players rank as world champions.

I was looking at my vintage Chinese Checker board the other day and I thought it would look great as a Christmas Chinese Checker Board craft project for kids. The simple triangles you try to get your marbles into reminded me of Christmas trees.

This simple Vintage Marble candle votive is the perfect gift that anyone can make for anyone who loves all things vintage. The beautiful and warm light from the candle will really look great shining through the vintage marbles.

Tips to make moving simple and easy. Don't lose your marbles when relocating.

Looking for some fun vintage crafts that will allow you to display your vintage marble collection in a new way. Well, these Vintage Marble frames are super easy to make and can add quite a bit o whimsical color!

Well, these Vintage Dried Flower Flat Marble frames are super easy to make and can add quite a bit of whimsical color!

Lots of toys come in different shapes and sizes, colors and designs. Most of them are manufactured to amuse children, and to stimulate them into action and hopefully to educate them as well.

It's extremely easy to make your own garden walkways and stepping stones with these tips.

There are some general bamboo plant care rules which can help you to successfully grow this magnificent plant.

Any piece of glass can be made into a beautiful craft.

Bottles, bottles, everywhere! We all have them but here are some creative craft ideas for what to do with them.

We all do it. Collecting objects is an extension of the type of person we are, and the reasoning behind a collection generally tells more about the person than the collection itself. However, how you display it says a lot as well.

Games are a favorite pastime for many people but when you purchase a half-dozen or more you've tied some money up in them. Here's how to make a deluxe game set yourself.

Simulating conditions of a bout while minimizing the risk of inury.

Got a sandbox outback? Maybe you brought a bucket of sand back from the beach? There are lots of great things you can make using sand and some of them are quite unique.

Old vases can become beautiful collectibles with little effort.

This is my experience of weekend trips to the vacation spot kniwn as Melgar where my family took to get away from the hustle and bustle of Bogota, Colombia.

With video games and hundreds of TV channels available family togetherness is some times lost. Board games are a great way for the family to reconnect with each other and the added bonus is the kids can learn from the experience.

Saving centerpieces is a good way to bring down the cost of your wedding. Easy centerpieces you can do yourself - all for less than $10 per piece.

Rainy days can result in bored and grumpy children. With a little imagination you can turn these days into times of family togetherness and fun.

Are you ready to face the real world? Are you sure? Here's what life's really like after college. Not only didn't they teach you this in Kindergarden, they didn't teach it to you in higher academia either. Be afraid. Be very affraid.

Learning to relax and play with your kids can not only be a great bonding experience, but it can also help you put things in perspective and reduce stress.

So you are ready to set up a fish aquarium. You have your fish tank and you are itching to fill it up with all types of fish, but how many, do you clean it first, does the filter type matter? This article will help you get your aquarium set up.

"There was something about describing the wind that sparked expressive language...and I think the answer is that the wind is invisible. You can't describe it because you can't see it. You can only describe what it does to things you can see..

Every morning, when sunlight streams in through the east facing windows, King curses the fact that he is still alive.

Don't chintz out on Mom this year just because you're broke. Make her a fabulous gift and only you'll know it was made for next to nothing. Here are 6 ideas for impressing Mom:

Enough ideas to keep kids busy instead of driving you nuts!

Are you a weekend parent who doesn't get much time with his child? A working parent who can spare only a couple of hours in the evenings? No matter what the situation most parents regret that they are unable to spend more time with their children.

Pat Robertson's comments signal a shift in middle-American Conservative ideology regarding the war in Iraq

Every time you are pregnant, your baby will receive a part of your brain as a "welcome gift" to this world. Once upon a time, I had an "A" in College Algebra and advanced statistics. After three kids I am back at elementary level.

This article tells how to select and care for poinsettias. It offers decorating ideas for the holidays as well as interesting facts and legends.

This research paper examines in detail the theoretical underpinnings and consequences of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity

Decorating with plants makes a home come alive and when you add your own ideas for plant stands you add a unique touch like no one else.

The album might be too much for some listeners with its mix of genres and the bizarre humor of the lyrics, but I enjoyed it immensely and it would be great for youngsters.

A permutation is a way to arrange items or numbers if order matters. A combination is a way to arrange items or numbers if order does not matter. You may use these more often than you think.