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How to Draw a Sea Horse in 5 Steps (With Photos)
Learn to draw a seahorse with step-by-step instructions created by an art teacher! You'll find photos and ideas, along with ten fun facts!
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3 Art Projects and Lessons for Fourth of July Crafts
An art lesson on how to draw and paint American flags and easy fireworks for the 4th of July. Step-by-step instructions on using oil pastels, watercolor, and acrylic paint to create one-of-kind art.
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How to Draw a Colorful 3D Handprint: Optical Illusion Art
Draw a colorful 3D handprint! Follow this step-by-step art lesson to draw, color, and make your own 3D handprint artwork. This project makes a great gift idea, craft lesson, or fun activity for kids and adults alike!
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How to Draw a Clownfish
Struggling to draw a clownfish? Here's how to draw a clownfish with step-by-step instructions. Great for a classroom lesson or an adult art class!
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Kids Sunday School Bible Art Lesson: Sea Turtle Animal
A simple art lesson for Sunday school ages 4-15. A sea turtle drawing based on Genesis 1:20-22 in the Bible. Incorporating good citizenship, climate change and a "Who is God?" discussion.
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Kids Art Lesson: How to Draw a Sea Turtle
An art teacher shows how to draw a sea turtle step by step. Also includes 10 interesting facts about sea turtles. Great for a classroom lesson or an adult art lesson. Enjoy!
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How to Draw a Simple Dog With Oil Pastels
A simple drawing of a dog for ages 2-101. The author is an art instructor who used mixed media to create this charming step by step tutorial of how to draw a dog and use oil pastels and mixed media.
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American Staffordshire Pit Bull Terrier Puppies
Staffordshire Terriers were first bred in the 19th century in the English region of Staffordshire. They are a cross between the terrier and bulldog.
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How to Make a Clay Santa Handprint Ornament
An art teacher shows you how to make an adorable keepsake handprint of your child using a salt-dough recipe. For this craft, all you need is flour, salt, and warm water. Santa is painted with long-lasting acrylics.
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How to Make Easy Salt Clay Dough for Kid's Art Projects
Tired of buying expensive playdough? Make your own salt clay dough at home. Here's how!
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Smooth Coated Tri-Colored Border Collie Dogs
Indy, my 6 month old tri-color smooth coat border collie. The only difference between smooth coats and rough coat border collies is the length of their hair. Dorsi Diaz My husband and I have been border collie fans ever since we got our first border...
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Companion Dolls: Patti Playpal Vintage Collector Dolls
Learn about the history, collectibility, and value of Patti Playpal, a vintage doll that was first introduced in 1959.
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Recycling Scrap Rubber Tires Into Playground Surfaces, Mulch and Bark
Inventive ways that scrap tires are being used to make safer playground surfaces for children to play on, including different methods with photos of recycled mulch and bark instead of traditional tanbark.
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How to Stop a Bleeding Cut
How To Stop a Bleeding Cut Crystal (Crystl) from Bloomington, USA, CC-BY via Wikimedia Commons With the raising of 3 active sons, I've had my fair sure of both minor and major medical problems between them. How to stop bleeding cuts was one thing...
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How to Make a Paper Mache Earth Globe
Step-by-step instructions on how to make an earth globe from paper mache. All you need is tissue paper, flour, water, and a balloon. Instructions for more globes included. Great Earth Day project!
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Art for Kids: Painting Classes for Children
An art teacher talks about childrens painting classes - why they are good for children. Even to the point of helping them on their SAT scores. Besides using imagination, painting helps a child think.
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Abscesses in Dogs: Symptoms and Treatment
When my Border Collie dog was diagnosed with an abscess, the vet thought that the abscess might have been caused by an insect bite. Here's how the vet told me to manage it at home.
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Strange Sounds and Weird Noises in the Sky - Heard From Around the World
Mysterious strange sounds heard around the world: Here's what some people are saying the strange sounds sound like: “sounds like hell opening up" and "sounds to me that mother earth is crying hard"
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How to Deal With: Psycho or "Crazy" BABY MAMA DRAMA
The signs of a crazy baby mama cameracarrie, CC-BY via Flickr She doesn't want you but she doesn't want anyone else to have you either. She uses your children to "get back at you". All of a sudden you have a new girlfriend and she won't let you see...
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A Ghost Story: Is Shinn Park in Fremont, Ca. Haunted?
Shinn Park in Fremont California is one of my favorite local parks to visit - and I am not the only person that likes to visit Shinn: there may also be otherworldly "people" or spirits that like to visit there too. Namely ghosts. Now before we...
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True Stories: Death by Drinking Alcohol and Choking to Death
A few months ago my sons best friend died of alcohol poisoning after he got ill and choked. It was so sad - and so unnecessary. I have written about the signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning in this true story. I hope this helps save someones life.
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Who is Giselle Esteban? And Where is Michelle Le? (Found 9-17-2011)
Michelle Le and Dorsi worked together at Kaiser Hospital in Hayward. Also a writer, Dorsi writes here about Michelle and the new arrest of Giselle Esteban, charged with Michelle's murder. Michelle's body was found Sept. 17, 2011.
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Money Orders at Walmart: How Much?
The cost of a money order at Walmart is $0.70. I have been using Walmart for years to get money orders and I also used a Walmart Money Card for many years when I did not have a checking account.
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How To Make Your Own Homemade Topsy Turvy Garden Planter
Topsy Turvy garden planters have taken the world by storm in the last year. With more people looking for ways to save money and grow their own food, the Topsy Turvy gardening planters allow even the worst green thumbs to be able to grow their own...
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How Can I Make Money and Sell Things on Craigslist?
A writers free advice on how to make money and sell things on Craigslist. She has sold over $10,000 dollars worth the stuff from plants to cars. Find out how she does it.
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White Stag Women's Clothing - Walmarts Best Kept Secret!!
A writer/mom/blogger talks about one of her favorite clothing lines - White Stag. Popular for many years,the line has gone through some changes and many have had success buying White Stag from Walmart
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Do Pit Bull Dogs Make Good Pets?
Here I talk about my son's pit bulls and how I ended up falling in love with a breed type that I have always been told was "dangerous."
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Meth Use: What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Someone Using Methamphetamines?
This is a true story about my young friend who died from methamphetamine use. Hopefully, this story will save someone else's life. I've provided a helpful list of the signs and symptoms of someone using meth and how to get help.
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Transparency: What Does it Mean Being Transparent?
I've been hearing the word "transparent" and "transparency" used alot this year. The word came up again for me yesterday - this time used by an ex heroin addict who said it when describing his new life - which now includes being "transparent" with...
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Growing: How to Grow and When to Harvest Red Leaf Lettuce
How to grow and harvest red leaf lettuce. Did you know you can also grow red leaf into the shape of a Christmas tree and use it during this holidays? Ideas and photos for red leaf lettuce lovers.
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How to Do Puppy Vaccinations and Give Your Puppies Shots
If done correctly, you can give your puppy (or dog) shots by yourself if you cannot afford to take them to the vet. I've included step-by-step instructions on how to do this. Keep in mind that some vaccinations must be administered by a veterinary professional to be legally recognized.
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Dorsi's Book Ch. 3: - Major Strokes and Terror
So I find it interesting that chapter 3 is being written in the family room of the family home where I grew up - in fact - just steps away from where my father spent countless hours writing, researching, playing with his grandchildren and generally...
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How To Be A Good Step-Parent and Stepmom
When I became a step parent almost 20 years ago, someone forget to give me a new owners manual on navigating step parenting and how to survive a blended family. And when I say blended it's definitely a blended mix, because not only are there 2...
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Barack Obama : The Birth Certificate Controversy
27 April 2011: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the press the same day the White House released the long form of his birth certificate to dispel conspiracy theories surrounding his place of birth. White House YouTube Channel, Public Domain...
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The Tipping Point and its Effects - a Global Climate Change Warming Point of No Return
While arguments continue to rage about the why's, who's and how's of climate change and global warming, there is something far more sinister happening to our climate that has been stuck on the back burner for the most part : It's called the Tipping...
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Sexy HOT DOG Pics
A writers parody on her favorite "Sexy Hot Dogs". What makes a dog sexy anyway? Funny story about her fur-babies with pictures of other sexy dogs in revealing poses. Rated PG - for people under 100 only.
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Is My Bank in Trouble? Check the List!
Is your bank in trouble? Do you know which banks are and which banks have already closed? List of resources to check on your bank and get the latest information on bank closures.
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A Letter To My Unborn Grandchild from Grandma
Dearest Unborn Grandchild, I am about to meet you in 5 weeks or so, and I am so excited! You will be my first grandchild, and I have no idea if you are a boy or a girl, but that really doesn't matter to me as long as you are born happy and...
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What to Do If Your Dog Gets Hit by a Car
What would you do if your dog were hit by a car? What steps can you take to prevent this? Are you prepared for when disaster strikes? A writer's true story about her Border Collie dog getting hit by a car. This article offers a useful list of signs and symptoms of shock in a dog.
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Concussion Symptoms and Care: What I Learned From My Son's Experience
If you hit your head hard and are now feeling foggy, having head pain, or having trouble remembering, you may have a concussion. Check these symptoms and see if you need to go to the doctor.
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Hot Sexy Cat Pics
A writers parody on cute and "revealing" photos of cats. Pictures and images of different breeds in cute and funny poses, letting it all "hang out!" Fur-babies exposed for the first time!
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Ideas: The Lost Art of Painting Christmas Windows
An artist from the San Francisco Bay Area - Dorsi Diaz - shares her window painting advice and exploits in learning and mastering this lost and dying art. She has painted windows for over 20 years.
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How to Remove the Skunk Odor From a Dog
Has your dog been skunked, and you're holding your nose, trying to figure out how to get the smell out of your dog? This article shares my story and explains step-by-step how to remove the skunk smell naturally.
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I Need To Get Free Help With Fixing My Computer
"I need help fixing my computer!"... Sound familiar? If you've worked on a computer for any length of time (perhaps even a short time), you may have come across that dreaded day when you turn on your computer and it doesn't do what it's supposed to...