Crafting In The New Millennium

Archive for August, 2006


Chocolate Pumpkin Box Project

A new project has been added to the site that shows how to create a pumpkin box and a jack-o-lantern box in chocolate.

See: Pumpkin Box Chocolate Making Project

Haunted Cemetery Chocolate Project

This project is a Halloween version of the popular chocolate house. It shows how to convert a mold into a mausoleum with cemetery. Massive four page article, heavily illustrated with step by step instructions.

See Haunted Cemetery Halloween Chocolate

Witches’ Cauldron Chocolate Project

A great new chocolate making project has been added to our web site. It uses several techniques to combine a variety of taste treats into one project. These make great Halloween party favors.

See Witches’ Cauldron Chocolate Project

Stock Market Advice?

After deleting today’s daily dose of spam regarding stocks which seem immune to most spam filters, I got to wondering about them.

  1. What does this spammer get out of it? - there appears to be no sales pitch or any way the spammer stands to gain anything from annoying the world’s population.
  2. Do folks really buy stocks recommended anonymously?
  3. If so, would it make any sense to take advice from someone you know is a criminal? - At the very least they are willing to violate anti spam laws.
  4. Would you take a stock market tip from someone who can’t even spell stock? The following is an actual quote from one of these spams including stock spelled incorrectly four times in three lines, as well as numerous other mispelled words:
    • When this sotck moves - watch out! stooocks wwe profilee shhow aa signifficant increease inn stocck prrice sometimes in days, not months or years, remember this is a stronng playy.
      Massive news for AG AO this thursday! A GAO is a big mover in the STCOK MAKRET!!!
  5. Why would someone take stock advice seriously from someone who fills the second half of their email with random junk including such gems as:
    • Ive assault thought Critical Thinking tool lash ones values
    • faltering Air testing waters after moving unique radio show Big Apple wags said brand humor losing steam loss
    • recent bipolar meltdown featured geezer wearing neck tie quot collar named Ned
    • Planetary examples horseshoe righthand theory slope forms plateau Kinetic Geotail Flux Crabtree

I honestly can’t envision what these spammers hope to achieve with this, although I’m sure a few addlebrained folks may be taken in by it. But meanwhile at least it will provide some comic relief  if you read about Joey Headset’s Portfolio

Halloween Pretzel Lollys Project

A new chocolate making project has been uploaded and is now available.

This simple project combines the classic taste of chocolate covered pretzels with chocolate lollipops to create a fun and delicious treat. Great for beginners or expert chocolate makers.

See Halloween Pretzel Lolly Chocolate Project.

Jack-O-Lantern Cookie Embed Project

A new chocolate making project has been added to the web site. It uses a simple two color technique to make chocolates with embedded sandwich cookies.

See Jack-o-Lantern Cookie Embed Chocolate project.

Fresh Corn Candle Making Project

A new illustrated candle making project has been added to the web site. It combines molding, dipping, and carving to make a fun and interesting candle.

See: Fresh Corn Candle Project

Mushroom Candle Making Project

A new project has been added to the web site using a sand off sand casting technique. It includes heavily illustrated step by step instructions.

See: Mushroom Candle Project