How To
How to Design and Make Your Own Postcard
Did you know that you can send any stamped piece of paper as a postcard, as long as it's cut to the right dimensions? This means the possibilities for crafting your own unique postcard are endless. Never again will you have to decide between a dull landma...
How to Use a Banana Clip
A banana clip is a simple plastic hair clip that helps pull your hair back and secure it in place. You can use a clip to create a variety of styles, including a classy ponytail, a curly updo or a 3-D braid. Banana clips work best on hair that's shoulder-l...
How to Know That Your Boyfriend Really Loves You
If you've been together with your boyfriend for a little while, you might want to know if it's getting serious. Your boyfriend might say he loves you, but you aren't sure if he really does. If your boyfriend doesn't say he loves you, there are ways to det...
How to Make Pepper Spray
Pepper spray is a chemical mixture that causes severe pain and irritation when it comes in contact with the eyes.[1] X Research source Although it has the ability to incapacitate someone, the damage it leaves is seldom long-lasting. Because...
How to Remove a Swallowed Tooth
As unlikely as it may seem, there may come a time when you’ve noticed a loose tooth, and while eating dinner one evening, before you realize it, it’s come out- and you’ve swallowed it right down with a bite of broccoli. Well, of course, it’s got to come o...
How to Bend Glass
Bending a glass pane or bottle to a precise shape is not feasible without professional equipment. However, glass rods and tubing is easy to bend, and frequently done by artists and people working in laboratories. All you need is a flame source, safety gla...
How to Hide a Hickey
Hickeys, or love bites, can be both a rite of passage and an annoyance. You might have enjoyed getting your hickey at the time, but it's likely you regretted it the next day — or even the next minute. If you're looking for a way to hide your hickey from y...
How to Blind Stitch
This stitch connects one fabric or one fold of fabric to another with nearly invisible stitches. Here is a hand sewing technique that can help you with hemming, applique and mending.
How to Get Very Straight Hair Very Curly
If you have stick-straight hair but want beautiful curls, you can use a curling iron or hot rollers to get a curly style, or even create overnight curls with bobby pins. Whichever method you choose, you’ll need to begin with dry hair that is free of tangl...
How to Make Crushed Ice
Making crushed ice is pretty straightforward when you have the right tools on hand. There's no need to buy pre-crushed ice when you're in the mood for an ice-cold mint julep, or perhaps a mojito. Just grab some ice from the freezer, throw it in a blender...
How to Hem Shirts
Shirts rarely come in a one-size-fits all. Even if the shirt fits you around the chest, waist, and shoulders, there is no guarantee that it will be the right length. Fortunately, shortening and hemming shirts is quite easy. How you go about doing it, howe...
How to Play Clock Patience
Clock Patience is a simple, fun variant of Solitaire. Start by shuffling a deck of cards and dividing them into 13 even piles of 4 cards each. Arrange 12 of the piles into a clock shape, and put the 13th pile in the middle. Then, flip your cards and sort...
How to Feel Lucky
Are you interested in attracting good luck and experiencing more success in your life? In this article, we'll show you how to use positive thinking to maximize your opportunities, attract good fortune, and enjoy the feeling of success.
How to Get Rid of the Smell of Garlic
Love the taste of garlic, but hate the lingering smell? Here are some tips on how to remove the odor of garlic. Choose one that best fits for the condition.
How to Disown Your Family
Is your family abusive, destructive or dysfunctional? The decision to disown your family isn't an easy one to make, but in some cases cutting ties is the best way to move forward from a painful past and protect yourself, your children and your property fr...
How to Stop Binge Eating
Binge eating disorder, also known as BED, was once considered a subcategory of an eating disorder. It is now recognized as a serious medical condition and eating disorder that can be life-threatening. It is the most common eating disorder in the United St...