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Collecting |
| Collectors.org |
This official Web site for the National Association of Collectors features club and flea market directories, events calendars, appraisal information, and a link to TheftReports.com, which lists thefts and recoveries of antiques and collectibles. |
| Sothebys.com - Collecting Guides | Part of the online magazine Sotheby's Connoisseur, these guides "provide essential background for both new and seasoned collectors." Objects covered include Asian and European furniture and ceramics; clocks, watches, jewelry, and silver; rugs and carpets; books, manuscripts, and prints; and Old Master and 19th century paintings. Most guides include an informative introduction, advice on what to look for (condition, provenance, etc.), care and restoration of the items, history, glossary, and suggestions for further research. |
| MaloneysOnline | Searchable version of Maloney's Antiques & Collectibles Resource Directory, listing more than 18,000 resources covering over 3,250 categories of antiques, collectibles, and other types of personal property. Locate resources by browsing categories alphabetically or by keyword searching. |
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Crafts |
| Cross Stitch at About.com | |
| Knit Links: The Knitting Guild of America | This is an annotated directory of Web resources for knitters and others working with yarns. It includes commercial designers, sources for yarn and wool, software suppliers, clubs, guilds, e-mail lists, discussion and message boards, schools, classes, workshops, and online tips. |
| Popular Crafts | An online magazine including news, crafts projects, reviews of new crafts books, crafts projects for kids, a discussion forum, and more. |
| Scrapbooking | Provides an array of information for both beginners and advanced hobbyists. The site includes articles on how to create scrapbooks, contests, conventions and retreats, product reviews, and more. |
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Home Decorating |
| Decorating and Design at DIYNet | Homestore.com: Decorating |
| Do It Yourself | House Beautiful |
| Easy Home Decorating | Interior Decorating at About.com |
| HGTV: Design & Decorating | World of Feng Shu |
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Puzzles |
| JigZone | Jigsaw puzzles online - over 800 pictures of animals, art and architecture, holidays, people and lifestyle, landscapes and cities, plants and food, sports and recreation, transportation, travel and culture, and world flags, with a choice of puzzle cuts varying in difficulty from 6 easy pieces to 247 nearly impossible pieces. A "solve" button is available to finish the puzzle or just put together the next few pieces. |
| Brain Food: Puzzles for the Brain To Gnaw On | Includes lateral thinking puzzles, cryptograms, garbled proverbs, word fragment puzzles, riddles, math and logic puzzles, and more. |
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Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 2007.
Copyright 2007 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, lii.org
