hobby

A hobby is a recreational pursuit or passionate pastime which is practiced outside of working hours. Some examples of indoor hobbies include baking, sewing, furniture restoration, practicing a musical instrument, painting, antique collecting, and playing video games. Outdoor hobbies such as playing sports, fishing, boating, bird watching, gardening, hiking, historical reenactments, and swimming are also popular. Many indoor hobbies have been linked to the development of greater eye-hand coordination and increased creativity. Among other things, outdoor hobbies are often associated with the development of an increased appreciation for nature as well as enhancing teamwork skills.

Many dream of turning their hobbies into a business, while others use their hobbies to help them deal with the stresses of the working day, as a form of creative expression, or as a way to bond with others.

Some interesting hobby blogs are Strobist Photography Blog, Cold Climate Gardening, Eric's Origami, and South Carolina Birder.

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• Using Flea Market Finds to decorate your Home

  
  KDL40v2500.Com — Authority: 135
  by Mara Hernandez-Capili A day at a flea market spells fun and awesome treats for the whole family. There are just so many things to purchase from a flea market and your imagination should never be a limit in putting Flea market pieces together into your homes. Today I would be talking about how to transform cheap ...
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• Praise God - Its Raining Again!

  
  Homeschooling4Christ — Authority: 137
  Praise God for the rain - we have had 30 mm of rain so far, and its still raining steadily. Its such a welcome relief after all of the hot weather that we have been having. Yesterday I went to the doctors and I now have a chest infection - boy, can I really relate to Job at the moment, but like Job, it is ...
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• A Glass of Wine a Day Keeps the Doc Away

  
  Nutrition & Healthy Cooking — Authority: 149
  Drinking of wine has been long related to fitness benefits that can’t be found by any other alcoholic drink. Beer causes all types of health troubles and is quite simply terrible news for your liver and your stomach. Brandy is just as bad, but wine, wine is the precise opposite. It will in fact defend you from a few ...
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• A Goblet of Wine a Day Helps Keep the Doctor Away

  
  Health & Fitness Blog — Authority: 168
  Consumption of wine has been long associated with fitness benefits that cannot be delivered by any other alcoholic brew. Beer causes all types of health problems and is quite simply terrible news for your liver and your gut. Brandy is no better, but wine, wine is the precise opposite. It will essentially defend you ...
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• Guide to Customizing Breyer Model Horse Mohair Manes

  
  Hobby Ideas — Authority: 146
  Owning a Breyer model horse is fun, but what’s even more rewarding is creating your own customized versions! You can achieve some stunningly realistic and beautiful results by adding a mohair mane and tail, for instance. Read more
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• Original Prop Blog on Twitter – ‘The Week in Tweets’ (Through 11/20/09)

  
  Original Prop Blog — Authority: 125
  This is a weekly feature archiving the “tweets” from the official Original Prop Blog Twitter account ( twitter.com/jason_debord ). The Original Prop Blog Twitter account is used to publish brief reports and links to information of interest to readers that does not warrant a full report here on this site or ...
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• Use Polymer Clay to Make Cameo | ArticlesBase.com

  
  Hobby Ideas — Authority: 146
  Cameo is the strategy of carving an item of jewelry. Historically, cameos are made of 3 main carving materials such as : glass, shells, or agate. They have dyed powerful colored layers, but the most common colors for 2 layers are white on black, white on blue, and white on red-brown. recently, many workmen consider ...
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• Some Images I Made Just for Fun

  
  Shelia Goss — Authority: 124
  One of my hobbies is making graphics. Here are a few images I made just for fun: Are you a book diva? If so, leave a comment and right-click and save this image as a gif. Below is an image I made for author Michelle McGriff’s new book West End Girls. Below is an advance view of one of my upcoming ...
  14 hours ago

• Childhood Toy Model Trains - All Grown Up

  
  Hobby Ideas — Authority: 146
  For many years, toy trains have provided young children with wonderful fantasies and mystical adventures. Children love playing with their toy model train without really understanding why it is so much fun. Many of us can remember the old plastic toy trains around Christmas time just circling the tree. We did not ...
  16 hours ago

• RC Planes Are A Cool Pastime

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 162
  When you purchase a radio controlled plane for the first time, you may have some issue selecting the airplane that will ease you into the hobby. You may desire something that will be fairly low cost to get, and will give you a chance to study how to fly remote controlled planes before you move onto ever more ...
  19 hours ago

• From revolution to evolution: a look at two hobby trends and their impact

  
  Reef Builders -The Reef Aquarium Blog — Authority: 144
  Photo from "Marine Atlas" by Helmut Debelius After 30-something years in the hobby, you see a lot of trends come and go. Fads and “new” ideas show up and subsequently vanish back into the mists of time. Some of these “fads” do stick around a while, yet many quickly disappear after we move on to the next big ...
  19 hours ago

• The 2 Great Websites for Atari 2600 Enthusiasts

  
  MakeUseOf Directory — Authority: 724
  It’s the early eighties.  You and your friends are sitting around trying to figure out what to do on a boring night.  One of your friends gets up from the sofa, walks across the shag carpeted, wood-paneled room and into a closet.  The room gasps as he pulls out the wood textured, plastic modern marvel that is the ...
  20 hours ago

• Hobby Lobby: 40% off Coupon – Valid until 11/21

  
  Bargain Briana — Authority: 627
  Hobby Lobby routinely offers these 40% off coupons in their advertisements. Last year, I used one of these coupons to get a good deal on gift for a family member! Hobby Lobby 40% off any Item of Regular Price (Exclusions may apply.) Expires 11/21/2009. Thanks, Frugal Indy ! ©2009 BargainBriana.com . ...
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• Weller Soldering Station -top consumers choice | ArticlesBase.com

  
  Hobby Ideas — Authority: 146
  Whether you are a hobbyist or a manufacturer, a Weller soldering station is your best helping hand. Consumers’ reviews are always positive when it comes to Weller products, especially with soldering station products. With this product, you can never go wrong. Weller soldering station is preferred by most people ...
  21 hours ago

• Preview: Fallschirmjager

  
  Warlord Games — Authority: 118
  The third boxed set to be released for our 28mm WWII Bolt Action range will be the German Paratroopers - the Fallschirmjager .  Here’s a look at some of what’s coming up… The Fallschirmjager (German Airborne troops) performed the first airborne invasion when they assaulted Denmark on the 9 April 1940. ...
  23 hours ago

• Returning to the Simple Joys of Home and Hobby

  
  Impawsible To Resist — Authority: 119
  In the past decades, many mothers have made the decision to pursue careers, but that trend seems to be changing. Home and hobby are calling to these women, who are willing to make financial and personal sacrifices in order to be the primary caregivers for their small children. Many women have returned to being ...
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• Kids’s Puzzles for sharpening mental skills Posted By : Tony Kapila

  
  Hobby Ideas — Authority: 146
  Kids love enjoying and playing with toys and games that offers great excitement, lots of fun and always keeps child entertained; creative and imaginative toys have been around for years and have captured hearts of little angels by providing an interactive platform that lets them to explore real world. /> In ...
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• New Turkey Chick (Poult)

  
  Homeschooling4Christ — Authority: 137
  We have had our turkeys for almost two years now, and we now have our second turkey chick, which is called a poult. The turkey hens are so clumsy, and they tend to break the eggs so easily. They are definitely not very economical to breed, but I like them just the same - they are so cute. At the moment, we are ...
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• Keita: HGUC Hi-Nu HWS

  
  winterheim|hdd — Authority: 126
  Aaaaaaand Keita does it again. This time in HGUC fashion. This is his custom HGUC Hi-Nu Gundam HWS. You probably remember seeing those three letters at the end of the Nu Gundam designation. I honestly don’t recall seeing a Hi-Nu Gundam with HWS parts. HWS parts were originally used on the Nu Gundam. And for those ...
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• Stamp, Coin & Paper Money Show November 27 & 28 ~White Plains~

  
  Found in Yonkers — Authority: 141
  SOURCE: CountyCenter.bizThe Stamp, Coin & Paper money Show is now celebrating 48 years at Westchester County Center. There will be over 100 dealer booths including stamps, coins and postcards. Hours: Fri. 12pm-6pm, Sat. 10am-6pm Cost: FREEThe Westchester county Center is located at 198 Central Avenuein White ...
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