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How to Make Pocketbook Handles
All too often, you finally find a purse you really like, only to have to abandon it when the handles wear out before the rest of the bag. Now, add your own replacement straps to recycle that pocketbook while creating a personal, one-of-a-kind look.
How to Build a Tech Deck Skatepark
When you want to ride a skateboard inside, use a tech deck--a skateboard for your fingers. And rather than just riding on a flat table, make your own tech deck skate park out of a few materials that you probably have around your house rather than buying accessories at a local hobby or toy store. Wit
DIY Wood Crafts
Wood crafts are great to make as gifts or to decorate your home. There are many wood craft ideas available that you can make from scratch or you can buy kits to make the projects easier for you or your kids to do. Many wood craft projects take very few tools; many that you do need you probably alrea
Cute Ways to Save Flowers
Saving flowers by preserving them can help you keep your favorite flowers for years to come. Once the flowers are preserved they can be displayed in a vase, hung up as a decoration or stored in a chest or shoebox as a keepsake. Many methods of preserving flowers exist and knowing how each method wor
What Is a Police Scientist?
Police science is a term used for a loose connection of sciences that study and research ideas directly or indirectly involving police work. Fields that are considered part of the umbrella of police science include criminology, forensic science, psychology and penology. The term police science refer
Types of AC & DC Motors
When the armature of a motor spins, anything it is attached to also turns.Motor coche image by Marco Antonio Fdez. from Fotolia.comBasic motor design involves an armature, which is often an electromagnet, held inside a magnetic field and allowed to spin when a current is passed through it...
DIY Blowgun
Herpetologists and reptile enthusiasts use a variety of techniques to capture ground-dwelling lizards, including drift fences, funnel or pitfall traps, noose carpets and cover boards. However, tree-dwelling lizards are much more difficult to capture. Lizards quickly become wary of noose poles, which
How to Make Makeup Noticeable With Glasses
Look attractive and put-together by achieving a balance with your makeup and your eyeglasses. If your first instinct is to apply more eyeshadow, eyeliner and mascara, remember that you can highlight your features without adding globs of product. Use eyeshadow shades that complement your coloring rat
Bad Effects of Offshore Drilling
Offshore drilling obtains oil and gas from beneath the ocean floor. The drills attach to a platform on the surface of the water and extend as deep as necessary. Offshore drilling is a controversial source of resources because of the difficulties involved and potential environmental...
How to Disassemble a Yugo SKS
The M59/66 rifle is Yugoslavian version of the Soviet Simonov semi-automatic carbine, commonly referred to as the SKS. SKS rifles are reliable, inexpensive and share many of the features found in modern rifles. The Yugoslavian SKS is identifiable by its unique muzzle that is permanently fitted with
How do I Make a Mini Maglight Pipe?
Mini Maglights, manufactured by Mag Instrument Inc., are recognizable by their sleek design and their variable-focus beam which is controlled by a rotating head. Mini Maglight flashlights come in two versions--one that takes two AA batteries and another that takes two AAA batteries. The AA battery v
How to Discount by Percentage
Percentages are found by multiplying a decimal by 100 and applying a percentage symbol. For example, the percent version of 0.50 is 0.50 * 100 = 50%. Stores often put merchandise on a sale based on a certain percentage discount. Math classes and tests include word problems that replicate this real-w
Instructions for Making Duct Tape Bags
A handbag is a useful accessory for holding belongings such as your wallet, house keys and cellphone. They can also be used to make a fashion statement. A bag made out of common household duct tape is at once practical and eye-catching. While not as elegant as a regular purse, it is fun, cheap way o
How to Clear-Coat Gold Plating
You may think that clear coating is just for cars, but you would be wrong --- it can be equally valuable on precious surfaces such as gold plating. That is not so much to do with the shine (although a good clear coat can indeed enhance the shine of gold plating) but is more to do with the increased,
How to Build a Knick-Knack Shelf
A knick-knack shelf includes stacked compartments for storing small items such as antiques, souvenirs, miniatures and seashells without taking up excessive space. Each of the small cubby holes in a knick-knack shelf is meant to display a single item or several tiny items. You can make your own knick
How Does Collecting Sports Memorabilia Work?
The OverviewSports memorabilia collectors are offered many different avenues to assemble their collection. Some will focus on team items, while others focus on collecting items from individual star players. Wherever your interests may lie, there are some popular themes to focus on as a...
Environment of the Pachycephalosaurus Dinosaur
Over 65 million years ago, the earth was almost unrecognizable. Sizable beings of great hunger and great force moved about the planet in utter dominance. This was the age of the dinosaurs, reptilian-like creatures that came in every shape and size. Their environments, predators and prey were as vari
How to Show Off Limited Edition Collector Coins Properly
Coin collecting is a popular hobby, but like all collectibles, there are some responsibilities required to protect and conserve the coins for future generations. There are many varieties of coin display cases, starting with a simple domed display case that holds one special coin to large, wall-mount
Characteristics of a Tornado
Each year in the United States there are an average of 1,000 tornadoes, resulting in approximately 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries. According to the National Severe Storms Laboratory, a tornado is defined as a violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes ha