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Make your black dress look like it's from the 1920s with just a few added accessories. The little black dress was actually an invention of Coco Chanel in the 1920s, according to "Biography."

Cardboard doors serve a variety of purposes. Opportunities for creative play with lemonade stands, ticket booths and playhouses are enhanced when a simple door is incorporated into the design. Cardboard doors can be incorporated into a structure or be placed against a wall to support make-believe play.

Although many trees are desirable in the home landscape, some are not. Whether you have an invasive species or simply don’t like a tree variety, there are ways to kill it. One way to kill the tree is by drilling holes into the trunk, into which you then inject a powerful herbicide solution.

Russian paper mache dolls are made of carved wood or wire covered in paper mache and then painted. These dolls can be nesting dolls, where smaller dolls fit into larger dolls, or just large, thin dolls with painted faces.

Several species of spiders prefer to live in homes rather than outside; others become accidental invaders. If you have small sacs of silk in the corners of your ceiling, you are probably dealing with sac spiders. These spiders are active hunters during the night.

It can be tricky coming up with indoor party games for adults too old for pin the tail on the donkey, while remaining silly enough to be fun. Since board games don't always work for larger groups, it is good to have a stockpile of grown-up party game ideas.

Defrost your water heater by thawning frozen pipes wiht a space heater. Then disconnect the unit and move it to a warm room to thaw out. Check for damage before reinstalling.

Macrame is the art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative things. A macrame lanyard can be used for many things, including carrying keys and identification cards. Macrame takes a bit of practice to perfect, but once you do, many projects can be made.

When an accident, stroke or other event renders one hand unusable, it doesn't have to end your crafting days. A number of crafts can be adapted to people with one hand. With practice and sometimes additional equipment, you can master several crafts with the use of a single hand.

Ikea makes a variety of couch styles that can fit in almost any decor. Ikea’s couches come with removable covers to make changing the color of your couch simple. It's almost impossible to prevent your couch from getting stains and dirt on them.