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Motivational Posters, Not Just For The Office Anymore

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Beads - Size Matters

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Picking out beads is one of the most enjoyable parts of making your own jewelry. There are so many color combinations, complementary beads, beautiful handcrafted beads and unique beads; it

Animation Art - 5 Of The Most Common Mediums Purchased By Collectors

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Animation Cels - A cel (short for celluloid) is a blank clear plastic sheet used by the studio artist to paint an animated character or object based on the animator’s original pencil drawing. The cels are then placed over a background and photographed in sequence to produce an illusion of life in the completed film or cartoon short. Every cel is different but this does not mean that every cel is unique. Often multiple copies of a cel were created by the Inkers as color models in order to advance their technique and skills in Animation Art.Limited Edition Cels - A non production hand painted cel created for sale to the collectors market. It is produced in fixed limited quantities and are easily identified by a fraction (150/500) in the lower right hand corner. They were not used in films or cartoon shorts, and the original intent was to recreate the original production cels. Nowadays many studios release new images not based on production artwork.Sericels - A non production cel created by means of a printing process similar to silk screening. No work is done by hand, therefore no painting or inking is involved. They are often produced in limited quantities of 5000, and they are marketed as a low cost alternative to production and limited edition cels.Animation Drawings - A drawing on paper in pencil, sometimes colored which is created by a studio artist of an animated character or object for which the cels are later created.Giclee - The French term “Gicl

Motivational Posters

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What Inspires You? What motivates you to get up in the morning? Are you one of those people who have a burning desire to achieve something or are you drifting along doing your daily routine? This is something you may not have put much attention on or even any at all but, if you look closely, you may find that there may have been one or more people who have inspired you in your life.Any person who has been successful at something will tell you something like, my grandma always said

Fabulous Facts About Moissanite Stones

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Moissanite is a very affordable alternative to diamonds, one that everyone can afford. The reproduction of moissanite in a laboratory began in 1995. Created moissanite is a lab created stone that is based on the structure of natural moissanite, which is a crystal found in meterorites. Because moissanite occurs so rarely and is so small in nature in order to supply jewelry needs it is grown in labs.Moissanites are not sold by carat size like diamonds, but are sold by size measured in millimeters. Charles & Colvard who are the sole-source manufacturer of moissanite do not allow jewelers to sell loose stones.Laboratory created moissanite has a hardness rating of 9.25. The hardness rating of a diamond is 10. It is said that the most important characteristics of a jewel are it’s beauty, durability and rarity. Some lab created moissanite stones actually have more brilliance and luster than actual diamonds. These are called optical qualities. Created moissanites are as clear or “eye clean” as SI quality diamonds. Created moissanite is able to withstand heat better than a diamond. At a temperature of 1100 degrees Celsius a diamond will catch fire, burn, and eventually vaporize. A created moissanite stone will remain intact.The good news about created moissanite is that some jewelers cannot tell the difference between colorless created moissanite and colorless diamonds. However, you want to make sure that what you are purchasing is actually a moissanite and not a much cheaper imitation CZ. There are lab instruments available to jewelers to help them distinguish the difference. Jewelers can use a probe called a moissanite probe or microscope and some know how to distinguish “double refraction” in moissanites.To make sure that what you purchase is a moissanite and not a cheap imitation make sure you buy from a reputable dealer and get a written verification from this dealer. It is also suggested that you get a written verification of the stone as well as a certified appraisal.

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Hope Diamond:

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Of all the well-known big diamonds the most infamous is the Hope Diamond, a blue colored beauty that was dubbed

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