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Advantages: Great fun and self satisfying
Disadvantages: Time consuming

For the past 18 years i have been making jewellery. I started with a tuperware box of beads and some jewellery supplies and fiddled about until i eventually made some earrings. Im not artistic in any way and had no training and now have a full time business making decent money out of it. Its a great way to meet people, days out at craft fairs and events and make a bit of money while there. I thought if anyone was interested in making a bit of money, ...
...they could do it too. To start making earrings you need hardly any items to start all you need is Equipment - A decent pair of scissors Small round nosed pliers Some beads Headpins 2.4mm silver plate beads Fishook earwires (i find these earwires the best ones but there is hundreds on the market) MAKING EARRINGS Starting with a 2 inch headpin (these are just like dressmaking pins but not sharp) you need to put a small 2.4mm bead as your starting ... Read review

Advantages: Good pasttime, Fun to make.
Disadvantages: Can sometimes be expensive.

I've been browsing Ciao for the past half an hour or so, trying to think of a suitable review then it came to me; card making! Something i have a bit of experience in, and that also interests me. I had always made the odd card when i visited my grandparents, but never thought of it as a hobbie until my grandparents aunt and uncle bought me a card making gift set from Lakelands. I experimented a bit, realising it was a good pasttime and that I enjoyed ...
...lot of card making equipment from blank cards to different types of glues to use in order to stick things on. I have made cards just for the fun of it when I find myself sat at home with nothing to do, but i have also made them in the hope of selling them to friends and family. I don't always make cards for a specific occasion, but now and again I get asked to make one for a birthday or other occasion so thats what I do. At christmas time i've started ... Read review

Advantages: Time for some more presents…
Disadvantages: None that I can think of!

...(if not the most important) festivals in the Hindu religion. It is celebrated passionately in India and by Indians outside of India the world over. It is commonly known as the "festival of lights" and marks the end of ignorance and beginning of enlightenment. The lights signify driving away the darkness in our lives and welcoming the light. It is also considered as the Hindu New Year. Diwali (also commonly known as Deepavali) is celebrated over several ...
...each year as they're slightly different depending on the Indian calendar months, but usually Diwali falls around late October/early November. The meaning of Deepawali (a Sanskrit word) - Deepa means light and Avali means a row - a row of lights. ~*~*~ SOME STORIES SURROUNDING DIWALI ~*~*~ Some of the stories of how Diwali came about follow: 1. One belief is that Diwali commemorates the return of Ram, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the eldest son ... Read review

Advantages: You can win jackpot prizes
Disadvantages: Getting addicted and loosing money

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Advantages: Great Atmosphear, Great fun and music at the same time
Disadvantages: Can Get A Bit Crowded And Hard To Breath

Gigs are great fun for every1 dosent matter if ur old or young or even if ur not into the music its the experiance. The gigs are great especialy if you go crowd surfing. The advantages of going to a gig are .Good for socialising and meeting new people .Get the comfort of listening to music while you have a great time .Crowd surfing is one of the funest things you can do there that is whre people lift you up and the crowd pass you backward or fowards. ... Read review