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The article offers step-by-step instructions for do-it-yourself project on building a Paper Favor Basket using scrapbook papers.

The article presents tips from readers of the journal on making wooden furniture. The tips include printing out tips one is likely to use on a sheet of paper and clipping them to the size of labels, and light tighting spaces when turning vessels.

The article evaluates several household equipment's including Sage Interlocking Circles Shelf Paper from Chic Shelf Paper; Accessory Drawer from Container Store; and Lynk Professional Under Sink Pull Out Drawer from Walmart.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for organizing paper clutter in home and office.

The article presents suggestion on how to get rid of clutters. A reader, Ginny Haithcock, says that every season, his girlfriend and he play clean sweep with each other's closets. They agree ahead of time that if either of them says an item needs to go, it goes. Kate Reed Hauenstein, a reader, says that his mother had the best trick he had ever heard for getting rid of clutter. Every summer, she and her best friend would hold a two-family garage sale. Peggy Raso, a reader, uses a large Rolodex file to organize small bits of paper and pages torn from news-papers and magazines.

The article presents tips for framing everyday objects like champagne corks to old keys to clothing with sentimental value, to elevate them to art. It states that in order to frame champagne corks that were used to celebrate life's big events, one needs a piece of 11-by-14-inch paper for the mat. One piece of 9-by-12-inch paper of a different texture or color is also required for the background. An 11-by-14-inch Umbra Shadow Box frame, craft glue and vintage-look self-adhesive labels are also required for making the frame.

Provides tips for making paper doilies for Valentine's Day. Materials used; Features of doilies; First production of doilies.

Provides instructions in making Halloween costumes for children using paper. Baby bee costume; Pirate costume; Spanish dancer costume; Web sites of costume patterns.

Features home furnishings and furniture made of wicker, paper, and straw. Tips on summer decorating with such furnishings; Instructions on how to make a paper lantern, a silk-trimmed window shade, and a straw-hat lampshade.

The article suggests several games for parents and their children to ease boredom while waiting at the doctor's office, the airport, the post office or standing in line at the supermarket. It recommends giving a crumpled piece of plain white paper to the baby. It also suggests giving a magnifying glass to a toddler to let him or her check out his or her surroundings. For preschoolers, it advises parents to let them play with a magnet and paper clips.

Lining and drawers is like exercising: You can just skip it or invest the 30 minutes and feel better for days. In kitchens, bathrooms, pantries, and garages, the right liner can prevent a leak or a spill from ruining expensive cabinetry or keep your favorite glassware from perilously clinking around. In closets and dressers, liners protect garments and textiles from snagging and staining and can leave them smelling like your favorite scent, too. So the next time you reorganize a cupboard, a closet, a dresser, or a pantry, line the shelves before restocking them.

Provides information on several shops in Venice, Italy, according to an executive from New York City-based Donghia Furniture/Textiles. Offerings from a paper shop; Description of the fabrics at the Lorenzo Rubelli showroom; Shoes from shoemaker Rolando Segalin.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for creating a to-do-list using a paper roll.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for making a paper kite.

The article presents questions and answers related to household issues including the questions of how to manage papers of a husband who works from home, how to clear an attic, and how to manage a kitchen-cabinet.

Describes and illustrates trends in gift wrapping using fabrics, trims and papers. Color combinations suggested; Use of broken pieces of crystals or glass; Effect of combining gold and red wrappings.

Features several scenic wallpaper panels. Décor Panoramique Pr&eagrave;s du Jardin des Hespérides from Arte; Chinese Mural from York Wallcoverings; Frontier from Stark Wallcovering.

This article describes a test involving 10 leading and generic brands of paper towels. To gauge the strength of each towel, testers determined the number of grapes one sheet could hold under running water without ripping. The test suggests that Bounty Double Quilted is the strongest. Bounty towels won the grape test, they could hold 136 grapes, or 27.8 ounces. Half the tested brands ripped under the weight of just 80 grapes. The disadvantages include rough texture and not a good stand-in for facial tissues.

The article evaluates several bathroom products including tiered triangular shelf from Inter IKEA Systems BV, the Adana shelf paper from Hammocks and High Tea and the under-sink drawer from Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for creating holiday ornaments using paper.

The article offers brief information on several discounted school supplies offered by the journal "RealSimple" including Hector Bibendum table light, mechanical pencils, and to-do paper pad.

The article previews seeds of flowering plants, including the Garden Cookies Make & Grow Kit, Plantable Paper, Petal Power Record and plantable heart seed bomb.

The article provides an answer to a question on why does a paper cut hurt so much.

The article discusses five new uses of parchment paper. It has been stated that it can be used for lumination, meat divider, pizza preserver, honey cup and snack server. It has been suggested to use parchment paper as layers of paper between burgers, steaks or pork chops before freezing to separate them easier later.

The article discusses the usefulness of a paper and pencil in the kitchen. According to the author, a well-placed pad of paper and pencil in the kitchen can help remember to pick up the one item that first prompted an extra trip to the store. The author suggests that the grocery list should remain in the same place to make sure that everyone knows where to find it.

The article offers tips on gift wrapping. It outlines the steps in creating simple ribbon dispensers for making shiny curling ribbon. It suggests using gift-wrap scraps as confetti to stuff a gift bag or as packing material for a box that would be shipped. It recommends assigning each family member their own wrapping paper or ribbon color for the holiday.

The article recommends several wrapping papers. It includes Vintage Collection gift enclosure by Yellow Bird Paper Greetings, Camdem Fair Tiles on Red paper by Paper Source and Brown Floral tag by Boatman Geller.

The article focuses on Tricycle (tricycleinc.com), a company that sells high-end optical technology that creates recycled paper versions of fabric carpet samples. Tricycle's software generates computer printouts that replicate the colors and texture of carpeting using computer-animated design and sophisticated models of a mill's tufting machines. Jonathan Bragdon and Michael Hendrix, ex-Web developers, founded Tricycle in 2002 after landing a job with a carpet maker a year earlier.

The article reports on gradual evolution of envelopes of Netflix Inc. over the years. The first mailer of Netflix made from cardboard in 1999 weighs more than an ounce. Made from plastic instead of paper, this mailer is cheaper, but it sometimes inflates when transported on airplanes. In 2000, thick paper replacing cardboard DVDs are inserted and removed from the top rather than the side. Full-color printing is introduced. In 2001, an airhole (the black dot on the left side of the mailer) is added to prevent the package from inflating. In 2004, the company uses the mailer for the first time to promote the release of a DVD Shrek 2. The current mailer introduced in early 2005 adds a bar code at the bottom of the envelope. This mailer transports approximately 1.4 million DVDs a day to Netflix's 4.2 million subscribers.

Presents the various meanings of the slang term, paper plates.

Provides tips in decorating a paper shade. Submersion of the top and bottom edges of a paper shade in craft glue. Placement of each end of shade in a shallow bowl of glass; Attachment of ribbon strips to a shade.

Presents an illustration of the process of making paper.

Presents information on the origin and the process of making paper.

Focuses on blotting papers.

Provides information on the io2 Digital Pen from Logitech. Price of the digital paper used with the pen; Features of the Digital Pen.

Provides information on how to construct a turkey table decoration for Thanksgiving. Type of paper to be used; Use of a pinecone; Leaves needed to create tail feathers.

Presents ways to decorate beverages for the Fourth of July in the U.S. Use of miniature paper parasols to decorate the drinks; Features of the parasols; Colors of the parasols.

Presents information on various personalized stationery.

The R800 has real staying power. Most archival-quality ink-jet printers are overpriced, but Epson kept the cost down by designing the R800 to swallow cut paper sheets no bigger than 8.5 by 11 inches. The high-gloss pigment inks are as bright and vivid as the dyes used by standard ink-jets, yet they will last 80 years.

Focuses on the advantage of using freezer paper. Protection of table from liquid; Prevention of moisture from seeping through; Seeping property of the paper.

Provides tips on celebrating New Year. Use of colored paper and noisemakers in greeting the New Year; Materials used in making a confetti; Benefits of the confetti for guests.