How to have Original Ideas

How to have Original Ideas

Originality is an inevitable result of being true to yourself. Writer C.S. Lewis said that if we simply tell the truth as we see it, we’ll end up being original without trying. So here are some simple ways to encourage your originality and the ability to have...
The Benefits of Greeting Cards

The Benefits of Greeting Cards

What are the Benefits of Greeting Cards? Handmade paper cards have been used in Europe from the fifteenth century.  A Valentine card sent in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, is now in the British Museum. And the earliest commercial Christmas card was produced in...
Valentine’s Day Cards

Valentine’s Day Cards

Early Valentine’s Messages On February 14th, St Valentine’s Day, countless people all over Europe and America will be sending Valentine’s Day cards to their chosen recipient. This romantic tradition became well established during the Victorian era....
The Red Squirrel and the Grey Squirrel

The Red Squirrel and the Grey Squirrel

The Two Species of Squirrel in the UK. The difficult co-existence of the red squirrel and the grey squirrel in the UK began in the 1870s, when the grey squirrel was imported and released into the wild by the Victorians.  Red and grey squirrels cannot interbreed,...
Why Art Is The Perfect Hobby

Why Art Is The Perfect Hobby

Art for All Ages There are so many reasons why art is the perfect hobby, whatever age you are!  In fact, one of the founder members of Goldcrest Gallery said they thought it was the best hobby, because you didn’t have to stop when you were old.  It is possible...
The Teddy Bear Story

The Teddy Bear Story

 How The Teddy Bear Story Began The Teddy Bear Story all began on a bear hunt in Mississippi, on November 14, 1902.  The Governor of Mississippi, Andrew H. Longino, invited President Theodore Roosevelt (a big game hunter) to join him and a party of fellow hunters on a...
The Story of ‘Cinderella’

The Story of ‘Cinderella’

The Story of ‘Cinderella’: Early Traditions ‘Cinderella’ is considered to be the most popular and famous fairy story of all. The earliest oral traditions of the story of ‘Cinderella’ can be traced back to China in the 9th Century...