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The next time you eat an avocado or use one in a recipe, save the stone or pit. Planting your own avocado tree is fun and easy. It is a perfect task for all ages — for the garden, for indoors, and also makes a great project for class or at home! This met...

Creating a realistic skin tone is a handy skill for portrait artists and all aspiring painters. Over time, you'll develop your own mixes that will work for you. Mixing paint is an art in its own right. Everyone has a different skin tone. Once you master r...

Have you hidden behind the boundaries of a single music genre all your life? Is your CD collection boring and scarce? Have you started to notice that all the music that's commercially successful seems like variations on a single theme--a theme that you're...

Leaving a note for a crush is a great way to move a potential relationship forward. It can also make your crush feel special. However, while leaving romantic notes can be exciting, it can also be stressful and a little scary. By writing good notes, leavin...

Who doesn’t love slime? It’s squishy, stretchy, and oh-so-slimy! It’s also super cheap, easy to make and, incredibly versatile and customizable. In this article, we’ll teach you 5 simple ways to make slime at home. All you need is a sticky slime base (usu...

Cats are less likely to chew cables compared to dogs, but every precaution should be taken to make sure cats are safe if they do chew. Not only does chewing and biting damage the cords, but it can result in terrible harm to your cat, such as electric shoc...

Making a quarter disappear is a great way to practice your sleight of hand and impress people with your magic. There are many ways to make a coin vanish, and most of them require little preparation. You can make a coin disappear under a glass, into thin a...

If you want to run your own business, you've come to the right page. Being an entrepreneur is a high-risk, high-reward position. It's full of stressful situations, sure, but it's also chock full of rewards and a sense of accomplishment. It's not as hard...

You’re chatting with a friend and want to recommend a good book you just finished, or a movie you finally saw. All of a sudden, you can’t remember the title! It feels like it’s on the tip of your tongue, but the harder you try to remember, the more it elu...

Most people think of influenza, commonly known as the flu, as little more than a nasty inconvenience that means staying in bed for a few days. If the flu becomes widespread, however, it can become a pandemic — a global epidemic. Some experts fear a flu pa...

If someone sent you money, you may feel obligated to write a thank you note. You’d be right to feel that way! The gift of money typically deserves a thank you note, especially if you’ve received a donation, birthday gift, or holiday card. Regardless of th...

Do you like romantic comedies or love stories? A simple kiss can be a surprisingly challenging act to draw! This tutorial will help position characters in a light kiss, useful for comics, romantic illustrations, or your sketchbook.

Styling wavy hair can often be difficult, because it's as if your hair doesn't know if it is straight or curly. There are several different ways to style wavy hair, or if you have straighter hair, to achieve natural looking waves. You can style your hair...

Do you want to edit that PDF in Word? You can open the PDF using Word's built-in settings or, If you have a Microsoft account and a smartphone, you can also use the free Microsoft Lens app to scan your document and save it as a Word file in your OneDrive...

Are you having trouble transferring your pictures from your camera to your computer? It's easy! And pretty soon you'll be able to do it with your eyes closed. Many cameras come with software to download pictures from your camera to your hard drive. This...

Doing back flips in (or into) the water is great fun, and a simple trick to pick up. Once you've mastered the ability in the water, moving to the diving board is an exciting and accessible challenge. Fortunately, for either technique it's only a matter of...