Arts, Crafts And Entertainment

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Hobby Lobby property located at 212 Gable Crossing Drive in Avon, IN for $5,750,000.

The 56,100 square foot building was recently developed and is located in the western suburbs of Indianapolis. The single tenant property is leased to Hobby Lobby with a long term lease.  Hobby Lobby is a private company specializing in arts and crafts with over 450 locations nationwide.

Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a private company and the buyer, an institutional investment firm.

"Single tenant Hobby Lobby properties are very rare in the net lease market and investors are seeking non-investment tenants due to the scarcity of quality product" said Randy Blankstein, President of The Boulder Group.  Jimmy Goodman, Partner of The Boulder Group, added, "Assets located in primary metropolitan areas, such as Indianapolis, are where the majority of transactions are occurring in the single tenant marketplace."

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People are used to having daily routines. Apart from those, they also find different forms of recreational activities. Having hobbies is a great way of using your free time for your special skills, likes and others that help you keep busy and have something to think of. Various activities can be done just like arts, sports, playing computer games, surfing the net and everything that we enjoy doing. We also do things because of our curiosity and imagination in where we find some fun activities. There are times that we do not only enjoy our hobbies, we also have some new learning and we even gain some popularity. There are two ways of having a hobby. You can have it in indoor or outdoor but most of the time, the outdoor hobby is more applicable to a family, group or a number of people. One of the most engaged outdoor hobbies is sports because both men and women in all ages can enjoy the recreational activities it incorporates.

Our hobbies depend on our taste and style. There are times that even though we have a lot of choices, most likely, we only choose one to five hobbies because of our personal preferences. There are various forms of activities we can engage in just like camping, swimming, skiing, hiking, mountain climbing, sailing, playing ball games, darts and the likes that are really relaxing and refreshing. But among all, what is the best hobby you can engage in?

There is one hobby that I really want to share and give some time to explain further. Craft jewelry making is a hobby that lets you show a lot of your abilities, skills, creativity and many more.  This hobby can also be called as a profession because it can be a way for you to earn money even if you're just in your homes and thinking of new ideas. It is already a well-known lucrative career in which people enjoy. Even online stores sell these handmade jewelry items and are really popular with the public, especially teenagers. Mostly, people in this business started it with their hobby of creating crafts as gifts for their loved ones.

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Painting is an aesthetic representation of the imaginative mindset of a painter. This form of art exerted tremendous influence on the society since its inception several thousand years ago. Painters are like alchemists who can make formidable creations intermingling colors on a piece of canvas.

It is through painting artists of all ages portray the conditions of the mainstream society, the various ethos, culture and traditions. A work of painting can best reveal the good and evil of the everyday life and urge the common people to be good in thought and action so that the society becomes beautiful and beneficial to the mankind.

Originated as a creative pastime as cave depictions by our early ancestors, painting has undergone several alterations with time. The history of painting clearly indicates the various transformations of paintings from cave paintings to watercolor paintings and oil paintings.

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Crafting is amongst the most favorite pastimes as well as results in several profitable businesses. Crafts comprise anything from jewelry design to homemade soap, artwork, pottery, woodwork, flower arrangement, sewing, soft toys and candle making. Whilst every one of these are excellent options, a growing number of crafters are opting for homemade soap mainly because it is more easy compared to other options and provides better profit making opportunities.

Specializing in handmade soap is a fantastic way to make something wonderful which can be enjoyed in your own home, presented to your loved ones as gifts or vendor at craft gatherings or fairs and classic outlets. Everyone loves soap because it's decorative and contains a great fragrance. Such as, lavender soap is designed with a soothing fragrance and makes your hand feel and smell fresh.

The fragrance of lavender, by itself, is comforting and it is considered to relax those who're close by. There's nothing like handmade soap when it comes to good quality and scent, which means this is probably the ideal craft businesses that can consider for both fun and profit since it has numerous options. There are plenty of major events throughout every season and handmade soap can be made for each and every special occasion, from marriages to holidays and almost everything in between.

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The Arts and Crafts movement was a reformist movement Inspired by the writings of John Ruskin and a romantic idealization of the craftsman taking pride in his personal handiwork. It was at its height between 1880-1910. In the United States, the terms American Craftsman or Craftsman style are often used to denote the style of architecture, interior design, and decorative arts that prevailed between the dominant eras of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, or roughly the period from 1910 to 1925.

The Arts and Crafts movement basically began as a search of authentic and meaningful styles for the 19th century and a reaction to the eclectic revival styles of the Victorian era and to the "soulless or heartless" styles of machine made "Industrial Revolution". Considering the machine to be the root cause of all repetitive and mundane evils, some of the protagonists of this movement turned entirely away from the use of machines and towards handcraft, which tended to concentrate their productions in the hands of sensitive but well-heeled patrons.

In 1861, the Arts and Crafts movement got its' biggest support when Morris founded Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co., a furniture, design and decorative accessories company that stressed time-honored craftsmanship and natural materials. The timing was perfect for in 1862 the London International Exhibition showcased never-before-seen Japanese arts and Crafts, which had an immediate effect on design. England quickly became enamored with this new look and began shedding the layers of Victorian clutter from its homes.

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