How To

The origami star box is a traditional Japanese origami design that can be used to hold small gifts, coins, paper clips, earrings, and more! If you already know a little bit about origami, it won’t take you long at all to make this little treasure box. Try...

So you're coming up on an April Fool's Day, and you want to do the fooling this year? You can pull the best pranks that everyone will laugh at if you keep a few things in mind. For starters, lighthearted pranks always work best, so try to think along thos...

Indian-style pressure cookers cook food very quickly at a high temperature and under a great deal of pressure, just like other pressure cookers. Indian pressure cookers are stovetop rather than electric, they use weights to regulate pressure, and they hav...

Cinnamon has been used in traditional Ayurveda and Chinese medicine to treat a wide range of ailments, including the common cold and indigestion. In addition to its health benefits, cinnamon has a naturally sweet flavor, which makes it an ideal ingredient...

Intense and sweet, Cuban coffee tastes like no other coffee. The characteristic flavor comes from a sugary foam, which looks like the crema you see on espresso but has none of its bitter flavor. A moka pot or stovetop espresso maker is the traditional bre...

Writing your own fantasy story is an incredibly rewarding process. To make the fantasy world seem realistic, describe the setting in detail, create some rules regarding magic and the supernatural, create interesting characters with realistic motives, and...

Most people get nervous when they think about talking to their crush. It’s hard to hold a conversation with someone you like when you have butterflies fluttering in your stomach! Fortunately, no matter how shy you are, you can learn to talk to your crush...

Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where you find it hard to tolerate someone’s actions or words. Try to understand where each person is coming from, and avoid making it into a personal battle. You can try to develop a more tolerant outlook by lea...

Cleaning your room can seem like a huge job, especially if you don’t have much time. But with a little planning, you can take control of the chaos in no time! After you’ve picked up any messes and cleaned up dust and dirt, don’t forget to make your bed gi...

Furniture, heavy objects, and everyday use can flatten the pile of some carpet types. Seeing a dent in your carpet can be frustrating, but don’t worry, it can be fixed with a little bit of effort. You can use an iron, ice cube, or a blow dryer to raise th...

Scatting, or scat singing, is when you "sing" nonsense syllables and sounds as if you were an instrument. It is the ultimate creative, spontaneous expression for a vocalist, allowing them the sorts of unplanned melodies and solos that you can't have with...

You can use the Paths tool in GIMP to create straight or curved lines, shapes, and complex selections by connecting multiple points along a Bezier curve. If you're used to the pen tool in apps like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Inkscape, you'll feel right a...

Formal clothes are infamous for being uncomfortable, but they do not need to be. Feel and look your best by choosing pieces that fit the occasion and flatter your build. Stick with styles, colors, cuts, and accessories you feel relaxed and confident in. I...

Nothing is more annoying than when two cooking bowls are stuck together. To loosen the bowls, place the bottom one in hot water and fill the top one with ice. The bowls will loosen and you will be able to easily unstick them. If that doesn’t work, appl...

You can graph a linear or quadratic inequality similarly to how you would graph an equation. The difference is that, since an inequality shows a set of values greater than or less than, your graph will show more than just a dot on a number line or a line...

Jelly soaps have a consistency similar to gelatin and can be a fun addition to bath time. While you can buy jelly soap from many stores, you can easily make your own with liquid body soap. Making jelly soap only requires a few other ingredients that you m...