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How to Paint Thin Lines with Acrylic
When you’re learning to paint, achieving beautiful thin lines can be a difficult and frustrating part of the process. Luckily, it’s easy to improve so long as you have the right brush and position your hand correctly as you paint. Choose a pointed round,...
Simple Guide to Thoroughly Clean Epson Printer Heads
If your Epson printer is producing blurry, choppy, or faded printouts, you may need to clean the nozzles. Make sure to print a test pattern to ensure the problem lies in the nozzles. If they need to be cleaned, you can run a cleaning cycle. If the cleanin...
How to Put Trucks on a Skateboard
Assembling all the parts of your new skateboard is a lot of fun. Plus, it’s a great way to learn how your skateboard works and how all the parts work together to allow you to do amazing tricks. Assembling your skateboard also allows you to adjust the vari...
How to Read Pants Size
Reading pants sizes can seem confusing and non-sensical. Fortunately, they’re relatively straightforward if you know what you’re looking for. Check the label for information you can use to interpret the sizing of the pants. You can consult a chart to conv...
How to Calm Someone Down Who Is Nervous
Your friend or loved one is feeling really nervous and you want to help them calm down, but you’re not sure what exactly to say or do to help. Don’t worry! This article will show you the best ways to support someone who is feeling nervous, plus give you t...
How to Deal with Physical Symptoms of Anxiety
When you hear the word “anxiety,” you might only think about the mental effects. However, you might also experience a number of physical symptoms when you feel anxious, including insomnia, headaches, muscle tension, rapid heart rate, and hyperventilation....
How to Cover a Window for Winter
Covering your windows during winter will help keep heat from escaping, making your home warmer and more energy-efficient. We'll help you figure out which insulation option is right for you!
How to Kill Spiders from a Distance
When your home is invaded by a creepy spider, you may be desperate to get rid of it without actually having to get too close to it. Try vacuuming it up from a distance or spray it with a mixture of white vinegar and water. You could even try to catch and...
How to Sew in a Lace Front Wig
A lace front wig features lace near your hairline, but it typically has a more comfortable, stretchy material for the rest of the scalp. The lace gives you the benefit of a natural-looking hairline, but lace front options are typically more affordable tha...
How to Test a LAN Cable
A LAN cable is a type of ethernet cable that brings an internet connection to TVs and computers. If you’re having connection problems on your devices, then the problem may be a faulty LAN cable. To test the cable, plug it into an ethernet cable tester and...
How to Send Checks
Checks allow you to access your bank account remotely to send or make payments, but you can’t always hand a check directly to the recipient. Instead, you can send the check through the mail or use a digital checking service. To send a check through the ma...
How to Learn Electronics Repair
Knowing how to repair electronics is a useful skill, whether you plan on making a career out of it or just want to be able to fix your own devices when they're on the fritz. You have several options available to you if you’re interested in studying electr...
How to Wash a Microbead Pillow
Some pillows, often travel neck pillows, are made with microbeads. Microbeads are ‘unexpanded polystyrene’ or EPS (which is essentially tiny beads of styrofoam). Before attempting to wash a microbead pillow, read the care and cleaning instructions on the...
How to Replace Tail Light Bulbs
You can easily replace tail light bulbs with a few simple tools and the right bulb. Start by accessing the back of the tail light from behind by going through the trunk or by removing the entire assembly. You can then grip the back of the light socket fro...
How to Repair Torn Leather
Repairing a leather tear can be a little time consuming, but it shouldn’t be excessively difficult if the damage is relatively small. To fix a leather tear, get a leather repair kit with a color compound that matches the color of your leather. To use the...
How to Test an Oven Element
Oven elements, also known as heating elements, are the coils on the top and bottom of your electric oven that heat up and glow red when you turn your oven on. If your oven isn’t turning on or there’s something wrong with the temperature in the oven when y...