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Album of the Year: Morning Phase - Beck Record of the Year: Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) - Sam Smith New Artist: Sam Smith Best Pop Solo Performance “Happy” - Pharrell Williams Song of the Year: “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)” - James Napier, William Phillips, & Sam Smith, songwriters Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Max Martin Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Say Something” - A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera Pop Vocal Album: In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith...

Read previews of the events, biographies of famous athletes, Olympic trivia and more Memorable Moments of Years Past Franz KlammerThe man who gave himself “terrible frights” Read more memorable moments The Miracle of 1980Cold war heroes Happy HaradaJapanese ski-jumping legend Bjorn DahlieThe winningest Winter Olympian Tonya and NancyAn ex-husband, a metal baton, and a U.S. title Did You Know? This is the first winter Olympics hosted by South Korea. They hosted the summer Olympics in Seoul in 1988....

Basic Freeform Blanket Instructions: Pick up a crochet hook, and some yarn or thread. Begin crocheting at random. You could crochet squares, hexagons, triangles, or any combination of these shapes – or you could crochet completely irregular pieces. Then later you would join them together to create your blanket. That’s how I approached the blanket pictured at left. Or you could crochet a long starting chain that’s blanket-sized, and then crochet random rows of stitches to create your blanket....

At The Word Search, this winter word search game can be played online. There are 14 winter words to find within the puzzle. You can customize just about everything having to do with this puzzle, including difficulty and grid shape. This puzzle can also be downloaded and printed if you would like to have a hard copy.

Conversation Hearts Candy Rings from The Idea Room Origami Heart from The Spruce Crafts “You Make My Heart Pop!” Valentine’s Gift from Crazy Little Projects Footprint “Bee Mine” Valentine’s Card from Make and Takes Love Bug Card from The Spruce Crafts DIY Heart Hand Warmers from The Spruce Crafts Pop-Out Valentine’s Day Card from Make and Takes Valentine Tic-Tac-Toe Game from Make It and Love It String Heart Yarn Cards from Hello, Wonderful!...

If you’re already planning for the new year and your goal is to commit to expanding your skills, then this list of crochet techniques is a perfect way to get inspired. Bookmark this or print it out and see how far you can take your crochet in the months to come. Colorwork Techniques These techniques offer different ways to play with colors and patterns in crochet: Tapestry crochet: In this type of crochet, you work with multiple colors of yarn, carrying a base color along as you work....

This tutorial will walk you through four methods for making and attaching your handmade patches. For each of these, choose patterns based on how large you want the patches to be. There’s no rule for this, but smaller designs, such as the elements in a fruit pattern, work well. While there are four distinct methods for making patches, you’ll find that you can mix and match some of the techniques....

Coin collecting is a hobby that can last a lifetime because there are always new coins to collect. Additionally, there are as many ways to collect coins as there are coin collectors. The possibilities are endless. Coin collecting reached its peak in the United States in the 1950s and ’60s. There was a coin shop on almost every corner. The coin collecting market bottomed out in the 1980s and 1990s due to economic downturns and the advent of high-tech devices and video games that could occupy our time....

Fabric Postcard Basics The minimum card and letter size for a U.S. Postal Service mailing is 3-1/2x5 inches. Most fabric postcards made by quilters measure 4x6 inches and can be mailed using one self-adhesive first-class stamp. Keep your postcards 1/8-inch or less thick to stay within weight limits. Postcards more than 1/4-inch thick usually weigh more than the minimum and require an extra fee for the increased depth. Fabric Postcard Supplies and Designs Fabric postcards typically have a top decorative layer, a middle filler (somewhat like the batting in a quilt), and a backing....

Printables offer you the ability to start decorating instantly. They’re also easy to save on your computer and reuse year after year. You can often customize the images by recoloring them or editing them. Free printables are also eco-friendly; you print only what you need and will use, saving paper and trees in the long run. Artists, bloggers, and decor experts developed these printables, provide instructions, and offer the designs as free holiday graphics....

Try as many of these transfer methods as you can and keep supplies on hand so that when you need to use a certain technique, you’re ready. Tracing If your fabric is fairly thin, you can transfer the designs directly onto the fabric using a light source such as a light box or window, marking the lines with a chalk-based marking pencil or water-soluble transfer pen or pencil. In a pinch, a finely sharpened standard pencil will also work....

Giant Ice Cream Cone Craft by Make and Takes Origami Ice Cream Cone by The Spruce Puffy Paint Ice Cream Cone Craft by Crafty Morning Recycled CD Ice Cream Kid Craft by Make and Takes Printable Ice Cream Garland by Hello Wonderful Ice Cream Math for Kids by FUN-A-DAY Cupcake Liner Ice Cream by Glued To My Crafts Blog Egg Carton Ice Cream Cones by In The Playroom

Paper Bag Frog Puppet from I Heart Crafty Things Homemade Glow in the Dark Slime from A Pumpkin And A Princess Hand Painted Mini Cactus from Salt and Pepper Moms Green Apple Playdough Recipe from Playdough to Plato Green Fruit Salad & Skewers from Make and Takes Mason Jar Herb Garden from Connecticut Lifestyles DIY Paper Plants from The House That Lars Built Pea-Pod Craft from Little Family Fun Very Hungry Caterpillar DIY from The Spruce

Mint luster is exceptionally delicate and can be damaged or destroyed by friction from other coins or objects that rub across the surface of the coin. You cannot repair nor restore the striations after they are destroyed. Any attempt at restoring mint luster is considered “coin doctoring” or altering the surface of a coin with the intent to deceive a buyer. Official A.N.A. Definition “Luster, or mint bloom or frost, is one of the most important aspects of grading in the Mint State category....

Example Tricks An example of an easy card magic trick that begins with a stack is “The Count.” A spectator freely selects a card which is lost in the deck. At this point, the spectator can freely cut the face-up deck. At some point, the spectator stops cutting and the number represented by the card (ace through ten, jack - 11, queen - 12, king - 13), is counted from the top of the deck....

Common ingredients: pork, seafood, chicken, coconut, pineapple, Macadamia nuts, tropical fruit, vegetables oven kalua pork; guava barbecued pork ribs; Polynesian bread with banana, pineapples, and nuts; fish fillets; pip kaula (steak strips marinated in sugar, ginger, garlic and spices); Macadamia cream pie More Information: