Forget laying on a beach, reading a good book or topping up your tan and put a twist on your holiday by taking the time to see the historic and cultural sites that have shaped and formed the country. Top destinations full of these are Cyprus, Turkey and Malta; you can’t move for amazing architecture, ruins or spellbinding sites. And that’s not all – traditional Cyprus, Turkey or Malta hotels will add a little extra to your holiday.
Fall in love with Cyprus: If it’s beautiful beaches, rugged mountains and much more that whet your appetite, then Cyprus and its rich history and culture is for you. Many Cyprus hotelsreflect the culture, so embrace it like Aphrodite and fall in love with an island unlike any other. Follow in the goddess of loves footsteps with a tour of Kition, Amathounda and Kouklia. Stop off at Aphrodite’s Rock for a swim or visit the Baths of Aphrodite where she seduced her lovers. With so much mystic and intrigue surrounding the island, you’ll make ...read more
Turkey, Malta and Cyprus Hotels Historic Holidays With A Twist Await You
What Is A Floater Frame
Floater frames are a type of picture frame that is intended for use with a piece of artwork that has been placed into a gallery wrap or canvas that has been stretched and attached to wooden stretcher bars. The canvas gallery wrap is then placed inside the floater frame, which edges the artwork nicely yet does not cut off the viewer from seeing the part of the edges of the artwork on the sides of the gallery wrap that are visible in the float space. Floater frames make a great change from just a simple gallery wrap appearance for fine artwork, and you will find that canvas floater frames are available in different profile styles and colors.
A floater picture frame gives a unique appearance to the artwork because the artwork looks as if it is floating inside the picture frame. Fine art photographs, even wedding photographs, can be printed on canvas, after which they can be placed in a gallery wrap and then situated inside a floater frame for a polished, finalized look. ...read more
Why is Oil on Canvas Popular
Oil is probably the most popular medium used by all painters. The world’s famous paintings Sunflower (Van Gogh), Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci) and Impressions Sunrise (Monet), are all painted with oils.
These drying oils, typically made from linseeds, are durable and especially user-friendly for painters. They are also good for creating aesthetic textures for each work of art.
Contrary to popular belief that Europeans were pioneers in adapting oils for art, the world’s earliest oil paintings of Buddhist images were discovered in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan caves. These religious expressions date back to 650 AD, nearly 800 years before Renaissance in Europe.
Acrylic and Oil, what’s the difference?
While oil and acrylic paintings seem similar to an amateur eye, they hold very different properties for painters.
Time to Dry
Oil is a traditional, centuries-old medium which is much respected. They take a longer time than acrylic to dry, ...read more
Spellbinders Becomes Major Trend Setter in Scrapbooking Industry With Nestabilities
Spellbinders Paper Arts entered the craft and hobby market in 2003 with the introduction of the Wizard Universal Craft Tool and a unique, patented collection of Nestabilities die-cuts unlike any introduced before – or since. They were a fairly new emerging company that caused much hype among scrapbookers worldwide and have continued to be a major trend setter in the scrapbooking industry. This unique company provides products for consumers who like to scrapbook, make personalized card, stationary, envelopes, tags, create unique photo frames, and so much more. Spellbinders Paper Arts is a private business categorized under Arts and Crafts-Instruction and located in the hot area of the U.S. known as Phoenix, Arizona. So how was the amazing crafting company born? Owner, Stacey Caron almost over a decade ago had a passion for paper crafting and looked for a universal die cutting system that could replace some of her existing craft tools, which to her surprise she ran into a dead end. ...read more
