Friday, June 11, 2010

How To Make New Crayons Out of Old Ones

How To Make New Crayons Out of Old Ones


How To Make New Crayons Out of Old Ones

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:23 PM PDT

So you are tired picking up broken crayons everywhere in the house. Your first option is to just throw them away and replace them with new ones. But before you proceed to the trash bins to get rid of those items, think again: you can actually make new crayons out of the old broken ones. Follow these steps:

1.    Prepare these materials in making new crayons out of old ones: foil, old crayons, muffin or cupcake tin, aluminum foil, non-stick cooking spray, stove and oven.

2.    Choose which method you want to employ in making the crayons. One method is by baking them in the oven and another method is by melting them in a pan and setting them in molds as they cool down.

3.    If you choose the baking method, here is the procedure:

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How To Toss a Flying Disc

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:20 PM PDT

What started as a flying cake pan centuries ago turned into a Whirlo-way, then became the flying saucer and was dubbed as the Pluto Platter. This recreational sport, thanks to Fred Morrison, found its way to Wham-O. And guess what? It has become one of the most loved toy and sport called Frisbee, which is also the brand for the flying discs.

Flying discs come in different sizes and weight. If you plan to go to the beach, a heavier one is more stable to fight the wind in the beach or park. But a lighter disc can travel faster and can be easily maneuvered.

Do you know how to toss a flying disc? Instinctively, you face your opponent and then you throw something to him. But that does not apply to flying discs.

For starters, let us begin with the backhand throw. Here's the proper way to do it :

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How To Make a Natural Antibacterial Soap

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:15 PM PDT

With the dreaded spread of disease causing bacteria these days, the use of antibacterial soap has found its way to many households everywhere Yet with the high cost of living at present, everyone naturally wants to save money in every way they can. Antibacterial soaps are costly and they add to household expenses. Well, the remedy is for you to make your own natural antibacterial soap to save money. There are available ingredients around such as Tea Tree oil. This oil smells of pine and has antibacterial and natural healing components. It also treats skin problems such as athlete's foot and acne.

If you want to make a natural antibacterial soap, it is recommended that you make Tea Tree soap. Follow these steps:

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How To Start a Pampered Chef Business

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:13 PM PDT

Pampered Chef is a popular brand of essential kitchen tools and the products can be obtained from their Independent Pampered Chef Consultants. Their independent consultants host cooking shows to showcase the different kitchen utensils the company offers. People can also learn how to cook delicious meals with easy recipes that will be taught by the consultant. Starting a Pampered Chef business is a great way for you to earn money and at the same time, give you the chance to exhibit your cooking skills to other people.

1. Check out the Pampered Chef's website for information. Go to www.pamperedchef.com and check out the details about the business. Look at the different kitchen tools that they offer and see if you have something that you would like to use in your cooking shows. Look for an independent consultant near your area to answer all your questions about Pampered Chef.

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How To Spring Clean your Living Space

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:11 PM PDT

Spring is always a lovely season for a lot of fun activities. However, one activity is not particularly fun for many. Yes, it is spring cleaning your home. Just the simple thought of taking part in this will dampen anybody's mood and make them come up with excuses not to do so. Whether you like it or not, you still have to go through with it. Otherwise, you'll end up with one messed up and dusty house. Cleaning up will be worth it in the end once you see the sparkly beauty of your home. So here are some tips on how to spring clean your living space.

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How To Tell If Your Email has been Hacked

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:10 PM PDT

Email accounts often contain sensitive information because it's the easiest place to hide such information. As such, hackers love the idea of breaking into people's email accounts and steal information. The following will discuss pointers that will help you identify whether your email has been hacked or not.

1.    Check the items on your sent folder. Once you see that your sent folder contains messages that you know nothing about, then there is a 100 percent possibility that the account has been hacked. Immediately change your password and security question to prevent or make it harder for the hacker to break into your account again.

2.    Your email contacts tell you they keep receiving spam messages from your account. Hacked email accounts are often used to send spam or marketing messages.

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How To Start a Novelty Music Collection

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:06 PM PDT

A novelty song is written mainly to provide humor to its listeners. The lyrics are often funny and ridiculous. Some novelty songs are parodies of popular songs that were released in the music industry. If you want to have your own collection of novelty music, here are a few ways to help you get started.

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How To Start a Conversation with Your Boyfriend

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:03 PM PDT

It has been a long standing problem for women when their boyfriends become incommunicado.  Most of the time, the boyfriend's response is very limited to either yes or no, especially when he is watching his favorite sport or doing something he loves doing.  This is just the way they are.  But even if that is the case, practicing the skill of starting a conversation with your boyfriend will get you to start talking to him and get answers other than a yes or a neigh.
 
Try these simple tactics and you will soon be an expert in getting him in to healthy, loving conversations.

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How To Start a Conversation on the Phone

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:03 PM PDT

Starting a conversation on the phone is always a little challenging but it should not be difficult if you are prepared.  Talking to friends is not a problem at all but it needs a little extra push when you are starting a conversation with someone you do not know well enough.  This article focuses on the concept that you are intending to start a conversation with a person that you do not know well and would want to know more of.

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How To Tie Sofa Springs

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:02 PM PDT

If you have a favorite old sofa and you're not quite ready to part with it, consider giving it new life by retying the sofa springs. This project will take some time, especially if it's your first time to tackle a project like this. An upholsterer takes several years to master this.

Basically, the way to tie sofa springs is by using a clove hitch knot. The process is repeated per spring coil throughout the entire seat, which is why it is tedious work. Here's how to tie sofa springs.

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How To Get Started Faux Painting

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:00 PM PDT

First of all, what is faux painting? Faux painting refers to decorative painting techniques that aim to give the effect of particular surfaces and textures, such as marbleizing a surface to make it look like marble, or graining in order to imitate the grains and details of real hardwood. Faux is the French word for "false" or "fake". 

Doing faux painting is one of the best ways to add interest to a room, or to hide blemishes or flaws to walls. If you want to get started with faux painting, here are some basics to help you out:

Know some of the faux painting styles. Faux painting is a general art style which makes use of methods such as stippling, distressing, dragging, sponge painting and rag rolling. It's best that you have at least a sample of the particular faux painting style that you are interested in, so you would have an idea how to create it.

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How To Get Pregnant after an IUD

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:58 PM PDT

Intrauterine devices or IUDs are used to prevent unwanted pregnancies. These contraceptive devices have the most-long lasting and safest effect among the available choices in the market. Their effectiveness has also long been medically proven already. Some claim that they have side effects and might endanger the uterus from being punctured. Women worldwide who are using them have at most a 99.9% chance of not getting pregnant.  But, most results show that unlike pills, IUD's are the ones that could most likely allow pregnancy after stopping its use.

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How To Start a Child Care Referral Agency

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:56 PM PDT

Love working with kids? Feel fulfilled when you help out a parent looking for a sitter? If you're decided about starting a childcare referral agency, then welcome to a club that grows by about 3 million each year. Starting a business is one of the more exciting journeys one can embark on. And you are not alone - easily 3 million small businesses are set up each year in the United States alone.

A word of caution, though. The childcare referral and resource industry is a relatively established market, with several organizations looking out for the welfare of all the industry's stakeholders. The long and the short of it is that your best chances of a long-term business may hinge on finding, and targeting, a market niche for your childcare referral agency to focus on.

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How To Get Plump Lips for Less

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:55 PM PDT

There are many commercial products in the market that claim to be effective in making your lips plump, full and pouty, somewhat like Angelina Jolie's lips.  However, desperate times call for desperate measures. Desperate people would often try cosmetic injections; some would opt for surgical implants just to make their lips fuller.  But, why risk an expensive cosmetic surgery if you have magic at the tip of your fingertips? You can make your lips fuller and smoother for a fraction of the price of the surgery.  The only drawback to this is that the results are not permanent. But, the results are not really that bad either.  You can get to choose how your lips would appear because the change in you is aesthetic and only skin deep.

Here are some easy steps that could make your own lips look plump:

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How To Spice Up a Diabetic Diet

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:55 PM PDT

High blood sugar leads to a sickness called diabetes mellitus or simply called "diabetes." This condition is a cause of either genetics or bad lifestyle. Diabetic persons must be conscious with their diet. They must not take foods that can increase blood sugar and contained saturated fats. Don't worry cause the American Diabetic Association come up with a diabetic diet that will spice up your diet. The diet will not only make your foods nutritious, but also delicious. The following tips will help diabetic persons spice up their diet and help lower their blood sugar levels.

Tips on how to spice up a diabetic diet:

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How To Get Rid of Scars Without Surgery

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:52 PM PDT

Anyone is prone to scars. You often get scars through cuts, wounds, or scratches.   Even if a wound heals itself, it may leave a mark behind.  This is not true all the time, though. Scars can also be acquired through undergoing surgical operation. Due to the unpleasant impression given off by scars, many people are ashamed of their scars and tend to look for different ways to get rid of them.  One way to get rid of scars is through surgical removal.  But, that can be an expensive option.  There are less-expensive ways.  Here are some of them.

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How To Tie Off a Beaded Bookmark

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:49 PM PDT

A beaded bookmark is a simple craft to make. You can give these away as mementoes or gifts to friends who like to read and appreciate hand-crafted things. The project can be completed in a few minutes and will only require a few simple materials which you can easily purchase at craft stores and fabric stores.

Here's how to tie off a beaded bookmark.

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How To Teach a Computer Class

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:46 PM PDT

These days, it is essential for students and employees to learn basic computer skills. The following will discuss some suggestions that you can do in order to teach a computer class.

1.    Decide on what topic to teach. For you to be able to teach something, you need to know what subject matter you intend to talk about in class. Will you be teaching basic typing skills? Do you want to head straight and teach about software specifics? Or do you want to start with computer hardware?

2.    Build a lesson plan. You need to have a clear idea on what topics you will touch on. For example, you plan to teach basic computer skills, the following will cite a sample of how your draft should look like.

Fundamentals of Computer Literacy
Topics covered:

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How To Tie Chair Sashes

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:44 PM PDT

Adding a chair sash is a great way to add drama, elegance and flair to a table setup. It's great for a garden party, a wedding or even for a formal dinner at home. Having a chair sash is a simple and yet creative way to incorporate your color motif for your event space. It's like adding a great tie to a dress shirt.

It's very simple to do! Here are some ways to tie a chair sash.

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How To Get Started with Winamp

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:43 PM PDT

Winamp is a third-party media player for PCs. It is a good alternative to the standard media player that comes with your Windows installation because it has several features that make managing your media files easier. Here are some tips on how to get started with this program.

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How To Get Stock Quotes in Excel

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:43 PM PDT

Excel is not just a simple worksheet program for making good tables and graphs. It has a feature that allows it to import data from external sources. You can use it to get stock quotes directly from the Internet and save it as an Excel file on your hard disk.

  1. Launch Excel. Click on the program's icon on the Desktop if there is one. You can also open it from the All Programs list on the Start menu. Every time you open Excel it displays a new blank worksheet. Do the initial preparations for this new file such as saving it and giving it a filename. Be sure to save the file in an allocated folder so you know where to look for it. You can also rename the worksheets by right-clicking on them and choosing the Rename option. This will keep the your stock quotes data more organized.
  2. Access the Data menu. The Data menu contains the commands for organizing the entered information in worksheets sells.

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How To Tie Hawaiian Dresses

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:42 PM PDT

A Hawaiian dress is a lovely purchase when you go on a tropical holiday. It is cool, soft, comfortable, and can be worn easily for casual days or relaxed evenings out while on your vacation. The fabric is usually made of cotton and can have a variety of prints, such as bright tropical flowers such as hibiscus, birds, water scenery and sometimes even batik prints.

The Hawaiian dress is very forgiving since it wraps around the body, so it camouflages parts you want to hide, but is still sexy. Here's how to wear one.

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How To Get Started with Alternate Power

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:38 PM PDT

Alternate power, also known as alternative power, is a source of power that can be obtained through non-traditional means. There are many ways that you could obtain alternate power, and with a few tools and some initial investment, you could easily get started enjoying a new power source than what you are used to. Here are some of the steps to get started with alternate power:

Use an inverter. In simplest terms, an inverter is a device that can transform direct current (DC) to standard alternating current (AC). This in turn allows you to power electrical equipment, such as your DVD player, blender or computer, through the use of your car battery. This is especially useful if you are camping out in the woods and you just need to charge your cellphones, or if there is a blackout and you need to power some emergency medical equipment.

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How To Get Swirl Marks Out of Car Paint

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:35 PM PDT

You may have had your car newly painted. But when you look closely - are those swirl marks? If you're bothered by swirl marks that are visible specially when the sun directly touches down on the affected area, be encouraged by the fact that it's relatively easy to do something about it. Here are some of the steps to get swirl marks out of car paint:           

Decide whether you're going to remove the swirl marks by hand or using tools. If you don't have tools for removing swirl marks off your car, know that you could effectively remove them manually.

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How To Start a Newspaper Agency

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:34 PM PDT

The newspaper is one of the oldest ways of circulating the latest news to people. For many years now people have depended on the newspaper to keep them abreast on what's going on in their country and around the world. Although the digital era has brought in alternative ways of getting news, it still can't beat the convenience of reading the news from a newspaper. You can read the newspaper while walking to work and when you are done you can either fold it under your arm or stick it in your back pocket. If you want to serve your community by providing them with daily news updates you can start your own newspaper agency. Your newspaper agency can become the community's trustworthy news source.

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