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| Make a body pillow from an old bedsheet
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Do you have an old bed sheet that has seen better days, which
you are considering throwing away?
Don't throw it away?
Recycle it.
Change it into a body pillow.
Do you intend to throw that soft, comfortable bed sheet because
it has little tears, stains or holes in it?
Keep it.
You can use that as ... |
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10 Nov 2008 09:14:47 By Janice Wee |
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| Bracelets- Tips on how to make them
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Creating bracelets is fun.
If this is your hobby, then its time to make it more interesting.
The bracelet making and maintaining tips follows
1. Decide how many links you want to use in making your
bracelet. Although it is easy both to add and remove the links
even after you make your bracelet its better if ... |
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09 Nov 2008 11:59:19 By Susan Smith |
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| Chinese Sword
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If you are looking for a sword worthy of battle you want to be
sure and choose a blade that is made of high carbon steel or
folded steel. What's wrong with a stainless steel blade you
might ask? Stainless steel blades are nice if you're going to
hang the sword on the wall. As a matter of fact, they're often
called "wall hange ... |
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08 Nov 2008 11:59:01 By John Gottshall |
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| It's Fun To Make Useful Homemade Gizmos
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It's fun and satisfying to design and then make simple items
that serve some purpose. I find it very rewarding to conjure up
designs out of my imagination and then build them using common
tools and cheap or free materials. I've made all kinds of
things. Most of them performed some function that no readily
available, store-bo ... |
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04 Nov 2008 07:07:53 By Alan Detwiler |
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| SoulCollage- Fall in Love With Yourself!
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Do you love to cut pictures out of magazines?
Are you curious about the rainbow of possibilities inside of you?
Then you will love SoulCollage®!
What is SoulCollage?
SoulCollage® is a unique blend of spiritual practice and the fun
of collage. It was created by Seena Frost (www.soulcollage.com)
in 1989 as she worked with friends and c ... |
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03 Nov 2008 06:17:37 By Anne Marie Bennett |
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| 10 Great Cents
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10 Great Cents By Paul M. Green (Coins Magazine, November 2005)
http://www.coins-collecting.info
It is safe to say there have been many important coins in the
history of the cent denomination. Ranging from expensive and
scarce to rather available and inexpensive, important cents take
a number of forms, making the top 10 an interesting and div ... |
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23 Oct 2008 02:35:55 By Kip Goldhammer |
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| Enjoy a healthier lifestyle with more fruits and vegetables
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Everyone agrees on the importance of eating more fruits and
vegetables, but not enough people are following this important
advice. Increasing your consumption of fruits and vegetables is
one of the easiest changes you can make to increase your level
of health, lose weight and gain fitness.
No matter what your reason for pursuing a healt ... |
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22 Oct 2008 01:34:49 By Zaak OConan |
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| How to Make a Christmas Wreath
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One of the great joys of Christmas, is doing things together.
That includes everything from shopping and wrapping gifts, to
cutting a tree, baking goodies, and making your own special
decorations, like wreaths.
Even the children can help gather fir tips, and with a little
help from parents, and some simple accessor ... |
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20 Oct 2008 03:53:12 By Alice Stacy |
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| Navigating Kayak Choices
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Once you've made the decision to buy your own kayak you'll be
faced with a problem - from the massive range of kayaks on sale
how can you possibly choose the best one for you?
Should you go for a sea
kayak, an inflatable kayak, a sit-on kayak, a touring
kayak, a racing kayak or a white
water kayak? Obviously it all depends on what type o ... |
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12 Oct 2008 12:56:20 By Damian Bennett |
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| The Art of Découpage
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The Art of Découpage By: Eileen Bergen
http://www.theartfulcrafter.com
Découpage is a very accessible craft for beginners but can also
be taken to artistic heights. In fact serious découpage artists
are known as découpeurs (sometimes spelled “decoupers”). There
is a National Guild of Découpeurs (NGD). NGD is a ... |
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09 Oct 2008 06:03:07 By Eileen Bergen |
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| Bicycle Rims And Wheels, Your Bike Cant Go Anywhere Without Them
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The first bicycle wheels were from a horse drawn cart, made of
wood with a metal band round the bicycle rim, very hard and very
uncomfortable to ride. Then a man called Dunlop (Scottish)
invented the pneumatic tire, this along with Macadam (another
Scot) inventing the tar road surface made cycling a lot more
comfortable.
The bicycle rim, like ... |
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07 Oct 2008 05:17:27 By Alastair Hamilton |
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| Milling Four Square Lumber
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Introduction:
This tutorial assumes that you know how to safely operate your
power tools. Always refer to the manufacturer instructions if
you are unsure how to use your tools.
Any wood worker needs to take a board from the lumber yard or
their local sawyer and make this board a uniform thickness,
length and width. This board needs to have all f ... |
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06 Oct 2008 01:45:48 By Dave Markel |
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| Dirt Bike Safety
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Who needs to consider dirt bike safety?
Dirt bike safety is something that absolutely every rider and
possible rider must consider before getting on a bike every
time. The massive rise in popularity of dirt bikes, ATVs and
motocross bikes has meant that is now possible to do courses in
dirt bike safety, and if you are a new rider considering taki ... |
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27 Sep 2008 06:57:31 By Andrew Green |
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| Time Fighter - The greatest battle of our planet begins.
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Action games basically feature physical fighting involving explosions, shooting, fist-fighting, high-speed flying or driving while shooting to eliminate enemies with minor puzzle solving involved. Action Games focus on speed and physical drama, which set high demands on the player's reflexes and coordination skills.
If you a ... |
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19 Sep 2008 08:28:26 By horst |
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| Selling Stock Photography for Amateurs
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It may have crossed your mind at some point that you would like
to sell your images with some of the photographic stock agencies
online. You may have then visited their sites only to be put off
by the costs involved with regard to the equipment needed to
"produce the goods". Many of the larger agencies need fi ... |
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14 Sep 2008 09:49:54 By Nick Stubbs |
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| Finding adventure in little things
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We recently planted our saskatoon berry trees. I am sure those
of you who live in Saskatchewan know exactly what I am talking
about. For the 99.99999% of Internet readers who have never even
heard of Saskatchewan, let alone of saskatoon berries, allow me
to explain.
Saskatoon is the name of one of the two big cities in
Saskatchewan. I ... |
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05 Sep 2008 09:31:37 By David Leonhardt |
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| Blunders the Comic book Industry Brought on Themselves
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What has gone wrong within the comic book industry and can it be
fixed? The rape and pillage, in the eyes of some, may have left
the comic book industry gasping for life support. It seems that
for an industry that has seen so much success, the history of
comic books, has apparently been confounded by s ... |
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28 Jul 2008 09:35:48 By Dave Gieber |
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| Civil War Uniforms
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Civil War Uniforms: Create Your Slouch Hat for 90% off Retail
Price! By Paula and Coach McCoach http://www.civilwaruniforms.net
You are probably thinking that making your own Civil War
Uniforms Slouch hat for almost nothing is impossible.
But, you are wrong. It is very possible. And easy.
1. Frequent flea markets, thrift stores, ... |
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06 Jul 2008 01:45:06 By Paula McCoach |
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| NEW WAYS TO USE YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA FOR FUN AND PROFIT
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If you’re only using your digital camera for vacation and
family photos, you’ve just scratched the surface of your
camera’s uses. Digital photography has opened a new world of
possibilities. Here are some fun, practical, and maybe even
profitable, ways to use your digital camera.
Enhance your photo before uploa ... |
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04 Jul 2008 01:42:37 By Valerie Goettsch |
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| Making The Most Out Of Knitting Books
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Knitting is an art that needs considerable talent. But talent
also needs to be polished and if you have an interest you can
polish it so that you can master the art of knitting very well.
Knitting Books are good way to start the process of learning how
to knit. There are lots of books that teach different ... |
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23 Jun 2008 05:01:28 By B. Hopkins |
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| When digital print enlargements are considered
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Digital photos can be viewed on computer screens or printed on paper. Most of the time you are most likely to print on standard paper sizes like 4X6 or 5X7. Every now and then however you might want to make enlargements of some photos that you specially care about. Print enlargements quality depends ... |
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17 Jun 2008 09:44:50 By Ziv Haparnas |
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| Collecting Coins: What Are The Types And Pricing?
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Mints often come up with coins, medals and tokens that go on to become collector items. Commemorative coins are very common, like coins for the Olympics or some other historically significant event like the landing on the moon by Apollo. A collectible coin has to be examined by the dealer before it ... |
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14 Jun 2008 10:34:47 By Beverly Kane |
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| Funniest Pond Stories
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Get ready for some gut-wrenching, laugh out loud hilarious pond
stories from all over the world... Funniest Pond Stories - Part
1, May 2004 (Continued from May Issue of PondStuff!) We had some
hilarious, truly gut wrenching, laugh out-loud stories sent in
by some of you. Here we're going to highlight some o ... |
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12 Jun 2008 07:07:27 By Brett Fogle |
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| 6 Simple Steps to Becoming A HOT Guitar Player!
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Learning how to play guitar well is not easy. There are so many
methods and so many conflicting opinions, it makes it difficult
to know what to do.
But the simple fact is, if you want to be the best you can, as
soon as you can, then all you need to do is - copy what the
pro's do...
Master the Basics!
Mastering the basics means being able to p ... |
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11 Jun 2008 07:04:30 By John Bilderbeck |
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| How To Learn About Needlepoint On The Web In 2 Easy Steps
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This may come as a surprise to you, but there are people other
than your grandmother who enjoy needlepoint as a hobby.
Needlepoint has been around since the beginning of time but that
doesn't mean that you can't become an expert at it. In fact,
we're pretty sure that if you focus enough of your energy at a
certain hobby you can become an exp ... |
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09 Jun 2008 09:56:26 By Roger Wembley |
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| 5 Tips For Winning At Video Poker
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Video Poker combines both Luck and skill. The luck part is the
cards that are randomly dealt to the player. The skill part
encompasses much more then simply knowing what to hold and what
to fold. In this article we'll discuss some of the things every
video poker player should be doing, regardless of ... |
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16 May 2008 06:55:36 By David Olsen |
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| Buying the Perfect Boat
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Why is it, that when you are looking to buy a boat, you can
never find one that suits your needs? This is what happens to
many people every year and in particular to ourselves. It’s just
like buying a house. When you are selling, it is a buyer’s
market and when you are buying it is a seller’s market! This
year my husband and I decided that it was ... |
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14 May 2008 01:20:34 By Valerie Giles |
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| Ancient Greek Pottery
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The pottery of ancient Greece is one of the most tangible and iconic elements of ancient Greek art. The colorful vases and pots of the ancient Greeks have survived in large numbers and are today highly prized as collectors items.
Ancient Greeks made pottery for everyday use, not for display, the trophies won at ga ... |
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13 May 2008 05:39:42 By Terry Kubiak |
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| Purchasing A New Recreational Vehicle
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When looking to buy a new recreational vehicle think about what
you would do if you were going to purchase a new car.
You certainly aren't going to take the first deal you're
offered. You certainly aren't going to purchase from the first
dealer you visit without comparing prices. You certainly
wouldn't go without any idea ... |
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13 May 2008 05:39:42 By Shaan Randow |
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| Equestrian Safety
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How can horseback riding accidents be minimized?
There is a great deal more to safety in horseback riding than
just wearing a hard hat though that is certainly basic. After 70
years of riding and 35 years of leading and organizing riding
trips I have formed some strong ideas about the leading causes
of riding acc ... |
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13 May 2008 05:39:42 By Bayard Fox |
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