Farmhand Stanley Offord’s artistic streak came from out of the blue 50 years ago: no guidance, no fancy art supplies, no art school. “I was just sitting there one day,” he said. He thought of ...

Discover three creative DIY matchstick launchers you can make using everyday household items. Learn how to build a miniature ...

It’s 10 a.m. in Gladbrook, Iowa, and down in the workshop in his basement, Pat Acton is doing what he does almost every morning: picking up matchsticks and gluing them together, one at a time. And ...

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Hour by hour, stick by stick. Many would regard it as a tedious job to glue matchsticks together, wait for them to dry then repeat this process over and over again, but not this model-maker. Over the ...

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Some of Pat Acton’s creations, housed in the museum, include the U.S. Capitol and Notre Dame Cathedral. It’s 10 a.m. in Gladbrook, Iowa, and down in the workshop in his basement, Pat Acton is doing ...