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Finite and Boundless: A Poem From Kevin Capricorn Wang IV, a Fictional Character
Some fictional characters take on a life of their own. Check out Kevin Capricorn Wang IV's poetry and musings.
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Poems From the End of a Life: Watermelon Sacrament and Sister
These two poems deal with the feelings one experiences while caring for a dying loved one.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 19: Seeing Is Believing
Rejoin Cap, Kevin, and Guido as they learn more about what's going on back on earth from data collected in the "matter transmitter" they interrupted to get a copy of Kevin's mind to earth.
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Poems about Reminders of Death and Mortality
Some aspects of life tend to remind us of mortality in very powerful ways. Here are three poems about things that make me think about how deeply death and dying are intertwined with life and living.
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A Longer Life in Words - a Poem About What Writing Does for Me
Someone asked me why I bother writing if my audience isn't enormous and few remember my words. I wrote this poem in response to her. Find out what my writing does for me, even if no one ever reads it.
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Sound Reasons, The Front End of the Note
This is an experiment in writing and reader interaction. It will become what its readers want it to be. It's a beginning that will either grow or fail to sprout. Its genre is science fiction.
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Mystical, Magical Umami Meat Marinade
Learn to make this smoky marinade designed to bring out the umami deliciousness in your meats, fish, poultry, and seafood with natural glutamate-rich ingredients and Maillard reaction helpers.
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Your Personal Best, a Science Fiction Story, Part 3
Does Megan dare use her power to help people knowing it has a side-effect? Is her relationship with Mark even real? Find out what happens next in part three, The End of the Beginning.
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Your Personal Best, a Science Fiction Story, Part 2
Megan has broken all the rules that keep her safe and her secret is out, at least to Mr. Walker. Will his knowledge help or harm Megan's quest to share her good fortune without being destroyed by it?
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Your Personal Best, a Science Fiction Story, Part 1
Megan's dreams are full of floating bubbles of blood and her origin is unknown, but her life has been completely ordinary up until now. Strange new abilities awaken her curiosity about the past.
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10 Tips to Help You Catch and Keep Writers for Your Website Using Non-Monetary Motivation
Learn how to attract and keep writers who produce quality content for your website while improving their productivity, all without paying them any more money, while improving your reputation, too!
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How to Move an Empty Glass Aquarium Over 75 Gallons in Size
Moving a large home aquarium can be a tricky proposition. Learn how the author moved a large curved glass aquarium down three flights of stairs and up two without even breaking a sweat ... or the fish tank.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 18: The Other Side
Rejoin Kevin, Cap, and Guido and find out what happened with them when Kevin Bob had his adventures on 22nd century earth. This serialized science fiction novel is free to read online at HubPages.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 17: Relationships in Retrospect
Catch up with Kevin Bob and his life-and-death struggle in chapter 17 of this serialized sci-fi novel. Gift of the Gruldak is free to read online at HubPages.
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3-D Printing Is Already Changing The World and There's Much, Much More To Come
3D Printing is rapidly changing the face of modern science, art, medicine and even our economy. Learn some of the ways this technology is changing our world.
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The Bloodlust, a Very Short Story by Kylyssa Shay
Vanessa was depressed because she had a mind made for genocide and a body built for strictly platonic cuddling and naps. She hadn't even tried attempted murder in almost a week. What was a girl to do?
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 16: Of Seeds Planted
Catch up with Kevin Bob and his friends as the plot deepens when the deadly robotic Butlers arrive to try to blow them into tiny pieces and stop the revolution in its tracks.
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How I Found My Joyous Writing Groove and Maybe How You Can, Too
Learn what I do to make writing a headlong rush down the page my fingers can barely keep up with that feels like flying and jumping off a cliff at the same time. Isn't it time you got high on words?
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How to Make an Incredibly Realistic-Looking Pizza Cake
This tutorial explains how to make a cake that looks almost exactly like a real pepperoni pizza using fondant, melted white chocolate, and a dash of creativity.
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Walls - A Short Story by Kylyssa Shay
This is a work of fiction about the spaces between, the things unseen, and the missing parts that leave two young people broken. Some parts may be triggering to abuse survivors.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 15: Fun with Interior Design for Compact Spaces
Will Kevin's presence on earth make a difference? Is there enough toilet paper in the shelter? Will Kevin have a nervous breakdown? Find out in chapter 15, Fun with Interior Design for Compact Spaces!
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 14: Connections
Find out if Kevin-Bob and his friends find shelter from TransMatters' mercenaries in chapter 14 of Gift of the Gruldak, a serialized sci-fi novel you can read free online only on HubPages.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 13: Clouds Lifting Before a Storm
The corporate goons are coming and this time they have firepower. Find out what happens next in chapter 13 of Gift of the Gruldak, a science fiction novel that's free to read online at HubPages.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 12: Neuropsychiatric Research Hospital of Glendale, Arizona
Join Kevin as dedicated caregivers fight to return his stolen powers of speech in chapter 12 of Gift of the Gruldak, a serialized science fiction novel you can read online for free.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 11: Bubbles Within Bubbles
The corporate goons have got Kevin now. Find out what happens next in chapter eleven, Bubbles Within Bubbles. Meet Hal and Jake, the incompetent hired help from TransMatters.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 10: Terminal Thoughts
Join Kevin in his new body on 22nd century earth in chapter 10 of this serialized science fiction novel. Minor errors lead to deep trouble.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 9: Skating on Thin Ice
Find out how the rollerskating robot army is faring on earth and learn about the world's reaction to their vitally important messages in chapter 9 of this serialized science fiction novel.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 8: Building Bridges Isn't Easy
Join Kevin, Cap, and Guido as they struggle with computers that can't talk to each other. Meet the alien robot army invading earth to save humanity from itself. Learn the dangers of cleanliness.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 7: Heartless
Read chapter 7, Heartless, and catch up with Kevin, Guido, and their newest family member in their quest to save lives in this serialized science fiction novel that's free to read online.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 6: Relationships
Join Kevin as he greets his grandpa's doppelganger and gets his world turned upside down once again in chapter 6 of Gift of the Gruldak, a serialized science fiction novel you can read free online.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 5: There's No Place Like Home
Find out who Guido has made to keep Kevin company and join them in their quest to save earth. Don't forget to read the first four chapters of this serialized science fiction novel first.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 4: Simple Solutions to Complicated Problems
Join Kevin and Guido in their quest to save earth in chapter 4 of Gift of the Gruldak, a serialized science fiction novel you can read free online.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 3: Complications Within Complications
Learn more about the Gruldak and why they need Kevin in chapter three. Set in the near future, Gruldak is a quirky serialized science fiction novel you can read online for free, only at HubPages.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 2: Friends and Relatives
Welcome to chapter 2 of Gift of the Gruldak, a serialized science fiction novel about what it means to be a person. Don't miss out on Kevin Wang's adventures;read Gruldak free online only on HubPages.
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A Recipe for Photogenic Smoked Salmon Pies and Other Joys of Being a Writer
Learn how to make your own delicious and attractive smoked salmon pies while exploring a little bit how choosing to write has improved my cooking and my life.
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How to Make a Mobile With Your Favorite Photos
Follow the step-by-step instructions in this photo tutorial to turn your favorite images into a cute hanging mobile display that moves and spins.
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8 Tips To Help You Write Content Worth Sharing
Eight tips to help writers discover how to write what they write best from the mind of a wacky oddball with a little bit of viral content to her name.
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How I Fell Madly In Love With Science
Follow one child's mad plunge into head-over-heels love with science and the world of the very, very tiny. Find out how it shaped her life and inspired her to write possibilities and far away worlds.
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Gift of the Gruldak, a Serialized Science Fiction Novel by Kylyssa Shay That's Free to Read Online
Gruldak is a serialized science fiction novel about humanity, aliens, survival, passion, strange technology, and coming of age for a second time in a game-changing reality. It's free to read online.
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Heart-Shaped Ice Cream Cake Recipe for Valentine's Day
Learn how to make a custom, heart-shaped ice-cream cake that looks a bit like a Valentine's Day conversation heart candy.
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What Is Floral Tape?
Floral tape is used extensively in the craft and floral industries. Find out what it is and how it is used.
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How Not To Make Crisp Rice Cereal Bars
Learn how you ought not to try to make crisp rice and marshmallow treats.
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What You Can Write Product Reviews About If You Are Not Much Of A Consumer
If you aren't a person who buys a lot of things you can still write for product review websites. Learn what you can review using personal experience even if you aren't into consumerism.
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My Method of Online Promotion
Step inside and learn my two step method for online promotion. Learn why these methods can improve your chances and why sharing them can improve your Internet neighborhood.
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Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies is a powerful, animated film about Japanese children affected by World War II. Studio Ghibli creates amazing films about childhood and this is one not to be missed.
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Kelvin Multitool Urban Super Tool - 23 Tools In One
Learn why this trendy urban super tool is running neck and neck with my Swiss Army knife for my favorite multi-tool. It has proven very useful, especially when moving house.
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What To Do About Shoes When You Have Two Different Sized Feet
Learn how to use cheap foam shoe inserts to accommodate mismatched shoe sizes without pinching your toes or rubbing your ankles when you have two different-sized feet..
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My Favorite Times from the Seventies
An autistic woman talks about her favorite times growing up in the seventies.
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Gluten Free Flaxseed Cheese Crackers Recipe
Basic crunchy crackers made with only three ingredients, flax seeds, cheese, and a bit of oil for the pan. Delicious alone or with dips or spreads, this simple recipe is toasty, cheesy, and seedy.
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How to Make Realistic-Looking Fondant Bacon
Learn how to make photo-realistic sugar-sweet bacon from fondant or gumpaste with the instructions in this step-by-step tutorial with photos.
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How to Cook Eggvocado (Eggs Baked Inside Avocados)
This simple dish combines silky yolks, warm and creamy avocado, and tender egg whites infused with delicate and savory earthy flavors. It looks impressive, but it's as easy to make as it is delicious.
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How to Reduce the Pain of Winter Cold
Winter brings out the worst in aches and soreness for many people suffering from chronic conditions. The good news is that you can do some things in your own home to make cold weather less of a pain.
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How to Remove a Breathe Right Strip That Sticks to Your Face
Breathe Right strips are great for opening your nasal passages for freer breathing, but if you leave them on too long, they can be hard to remove. Learn how to easily remove them without hurting yourself.
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The Ashes of a Lion's Heart: A Story about Momma
This is the story of an epiphany felt in a time of grief, intended to help others learn to see the parts of their lost loved ones they still have.
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8 Great Gifts for Grown-Up Tomboys
This is a list of gift suggestions created by an adult tomboy. Please just consider it a place to get ideas and not a Bible. When in doubt, just ask her what she wants!
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Self-Propelled Creeping Creature Instructions
Learn to make a weird-looking, rubber-band propelled creature that zips across smooth floors and tables using rubber bands, an old spice container, chopsticks, bar soap, and a few other odds and ends.
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Upcycled Magazine Charm Bracelet Project
Learn how to make a clever and attractive charm bracelet with this eco-conscious craft tutorial. Includes step-by-step instructions with photos.
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Easy Collage Decoupage
If you are looking for a craft project that produces impressive result for something so easy a six-year-old could do it, collage plus decoupage may be just what you'd like.
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Along This Lonely Road Cereal Box Record Video
This is the story behind a short video inspired by a record cut off a box of sugar cereal in the seventies.
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How to Make Fondant Amanita Mushroom Sweets: Photo Tutorial
Learn how to make cute, poisonous-looking mushrooms from sweet and delicious fondant with this step-by-step tutorial with photo instructions.
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How to Make a Costume Prop Monocle for Your Cat, Kid, or Costume Party
Follow this step-by-step tutorial to create a photo prop fake monocle of any size you like. The project is extremely easy; the materials are very inexpensive. Make one for your cat, kid, or costume.
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Do It Yourself Bloody Handprint Window Clings
Step-by-step instructions (with photos) on how to make reusable creepy bloody window decorations with dirt-cheap materials you can buy at the grocery store.
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For the Love of Swiss Army Knives
I've loved Swiss Army knives since I was a little girl. Learn why that relationship has been such a long and happy one through the lens of reminiscence.
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Making Life Easier After Cervical Fusion Surgery
You've got the home care instructions from your doctor's office but they just usually cover medical details rather than suggestions on how to get by at home. These tips are here to help with that.
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Zombie Catpocalypse and the Fern of Doom
The fern seemed innocent enough, but its hitchhiker was another story. Tangled between its leaves lay green obsession more tempting than any squiggly bit of string to a ginger cat.
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How to Make a Money Rose
This step-by-step tutorial with photos shows you how to turn paper bills into a pretty flower that makes money fun to give as a gift for any occasion.
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What to Do If You See a Baby Trapped in a Hot Car
Seeing a baby locked in a hot car can be a shock. If you've never thought of what you'd do if you were faced with such a situation, this page may help you to be prepared for it.
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9 Productive Writing Exercises
These nine prompts can help you produce share-able writing, interesting stories, and useful tutorials while getting your creative juices flowing. They also help fight writer's block.
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My Favorite Vegan Grilled Asparagus Recipes
A recipe for basic grilled asparagus plus three wonderful variations on the theme. WARNING: You may find yourself addicted to grilled asparagus!
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A Florist's Guide to Killing Houseplants
Are you an herbicidal maniac? Do you long to kill a few nice plants in the comfort of your own home or office? Read the article to learn effective, florist-recommended houseplant killing strategies.
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Why Waste Your Time on Art?
This editorial answers the question of why I waste my time on art and explains why I think the attitude that spurs such a question is faulty.
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How to Protect a Reef Tank During Hot Weather Power Outages
A few pieces of equipment, some emergency supplies, and a plan of action can save your reef aquarium fish and corals if the power goes out in hot weather.
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Headphones and Earbuds for People with Unilateral Hearing Loss
If you have hearing in one ear only or suffer some form of unilateral hearing loss, you may find it hard to find mono earbud or headphones that provide good quality sound. Here are a few ideas.
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What is a Hang On Tank Refugium for a Reef or Saltwater Aquarium?
If you've decided to add a little water volume in the form of a refugium to your saltwater aquarium, a hang on unit is simple to install, easy to use, cheap to light, and very compact.
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How to Prepare a Tropical Aquarium for Winter Blackouts
A few simple precautions and an emergency supplies kit can keep your fish and coral alive during winter blackouts. Here's how to prepare your aquarium for a power outage.
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How to Make Cute Fondant Pumpkins and Gourds (Photo Guide)
Learn how to make sugary, cute little pumpkins, squash, and gourds with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial with photos.
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A Florist's Guide to Ordering Flowers for Holiday Gifts
Insider florist's tips to get the best flowers, service, and arrangements the next time you order from your local or out of town florist for a holiday.
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7 Advantages of Using Artificial Flowers in Your Wedding
Learn about the advantages of using artificial wedding flowers and reception decorations above and beyond the price advantages one can reap with careful silk bridal bouquet choices.
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How to Plan a Frugal Funeral
The cost of funerals has become so high, many families can't figure out how to pay for them. Learn about how you can afford to have a meaningful final goodbye that won't leave family paying for years.
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Florist Tips to Save Money on Your Prom or Homecoming Corsage
Learn how to save money on your prom flowers or corsages for other occasions by using these professional florist tips. Work around some of the aspects that make such arrangements costly.
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6 Professional Florist Tips to Save Money With Silk Wedding Flowers
Artificial flowers can make or break your wedding budget. Find out how to make budget-friendly choices that won't make your decorations look cheap.
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13 Tips to Stretch Your Grocery Budget
Learn to make the most of your grocery budget with these 13-dollar-saving tips, and share your advice on how to keep healthy food on the table when money is tight.
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On Poetry Interpretation
I don't really think poetry needs formal interpretation to be enjoyed; it needs a bit of active listening and a willingness to feel emotions shared by the poet. This editorial explains my rationale.
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Cheesy Asparagus Potato Gratin Recipe
Step-by-step instructions for baking a browned and bubbly casserole with sliced red potatoes, fresh asparagus, and tangy, gooey, creamy cheese.
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A Florist's Thoughts on Valentine's Day
Learn why Valentine's Day flower prices are so high when the product quality is often so much lower than usual. Find out what the holiday is like for florists and learn how to get the most out of it.
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How to Etch a Candy Tin (With Photos)
Learn how a bit of creativity can be used to etch a candy tin with the step-by-step text instructions and photos in this craft tutorial.
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Wedding Flowers on a Budget: 9 Tips From a Florist
Simple-to-execute tips for stretching your wedding flower dollars while creating a lovely setting for your special day. Taken from the expertise of a professional floral designer.
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How to Help Your Cat Live Longer
Just like humans, cats can live longer, healthier lives with proper care, exercise, and nutrition. Learn a few practical ways to naturally extend your feline companion's lifespan.
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19 Ways to Have Fun on a Budget
Looking for free or really, really cheap fun? Try out these nineteen suggestions for having a good time on a tight budget.
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Answers to Questions about Homelessness
Answers to seven reader questions about homelessness. Have a question of your own? Feel free to ask it in the comment section and it might be chosen to be answered on the page.
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How to Make a Fondant Trilobite
Learn to make one of the tastiest extinct sea creatures from fondant or gumpaste using this step-by-step tutorial with photos and free printable trilobite template.
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Kylyssa's Love Poetry
I'm an odd person I suppose. Some have said my love poetry is also quite odd. If you enjoy things that are a bit strange that have to do with love, perhaps you'll enjoy these poems.
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How to Make a Sandy Beach Cake
Learn how to make this cake with fondant starfish and seashells on it using these step-by-step instructions with photos. It includes links to photo instructions for making the sea stars and shells.
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How to Make Fondant Seashells Without a Mold
Learn how to make fondant or gum paste seashells of an assortment of types using this step-by-step tutorial with photos and text instructions.
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How to Make Fondant Starfish
Learn how to make three different kinds of starfish from fondant or gumpaste. These sea stars are easy to make and make wonderful cake decorations.
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My Homemade Fondant Cakes
See the fun an amateur can have making fondant cakes for friends and family along with photos of twenty or so of her silly, sweet creations.
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How to Make a Cute and Girly Skull Cake
Step-by-step instructions and a printable template for making a cute skull cake with rolled fondant decorations.
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Rupert Does Cute, Silly Pictures of a Ginger Cat
Do you like silly and photogenic orange cats? Well, you're going to love Rupert. I hope these photos of the little marmalade clown kitty make you smile.
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What You Should Know Before Getting a Porcupine Puffer
Porcupine puffers are fun saltwater pets that require specialized care. Before bringing your fishy friend home, take the time to learn what he needs. This is a good place to start.
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10 Tips to Stay Cool in the Summer and Lower Energy Bills
These ten tips can help you stay cool for less money while being a little more environmentally responsible.
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Pet Party Safety Tips
Our pets count on us to keep them safe even when we're busy having fun. A few simple precautions can keep harm from coming to your furry, finny, feathered, scaled, and smooth companion animals.
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10 of the Most Popular Wedding Flowers, and What You Should Know Before Choosing Them
Learn the benefits, costs, and limitations of these ten popular wedding flower varieties so you can get the best look and quality on your special day! This article will save you from common floral frustrations.
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Do It Yourself Tulip Wedding Flowers
Learn to make wedding bouquets and elegant candle centerpieces using gorgeous and inexpensive tulips. These instructions were designed to be easy by an award-winning professional floral designer.
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How to Make Sweet and Easy Decorating Fondant for Cakes
Instructions for making homemade rolled fondant in the microwave with ingredients you can buy from the grocery store. It's great for smoothly covering cakes and modeling 3D decorations and toppers.
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My Love Affair With Fondant
Learn how I fell in love with using home made marshmallow fondant on cakes for people I love.