In Gujarat, two stone carving traditions emerged, one based on the Shilpa Shastras (the sacred guidelines for art and architecture) and the other on village traditions. Noble patrons commissioned ...

With Halloween crafts reaching new heights, check out this amazing video of a selection of wizarding wood crafts. Luke Kolafa ...

Wiping with a little bleach is the best way to clean and preserve your pumpkin after carving. Bleach kills mold and will prevent mold spores from attacking your pumpkin. You can completely ...

Many minerals form beautiful crystals, but the most prized of all are gemstones. Uncut gems often look fairly ordinary–like rocks. It's only when they are cut and polished that they obtain the ...

In 1871, Summit County commissioners approved building a stone arch on Middlebury’s Main Street, which is now East Market ...

Opal is the traditional birthstone for October. It is believed the stone was discovered in India and given the name "upala," or "precious stone" in Sanskrit, the Geological Institute of America ...

Little Gems have a good shelf-life and can keep for up to seven days in the salad drawer of the refrigerator. Keep them in the original packet, or store them with a damp piece of kitchen towel in ...

Once it's cut open, she scoops the seeds out and gets to work carving a face. She then leaves it to dry out before adding a candle inside - which she is able to place on the bottom part before ...

Carving a pumpkin is a classic Halloween activity, but it usually presents some logistical challenges for those in search of pumpkin decorating ideas. While digging through gooey pumpkin guts ...

Carvings found on cave walls show giant bulls, stags, horses, bison and birds. No cave paintings have been found in Britain, but Stone Age Britons probably painted scenes like the ones found at ...

Tonight will continue dry, and there will be clear skies to start. Later on, there will be clear spells but some patches of mist and fog will also form in places. Thursday Tomorrow morning will ...