For a subtle, light green-beige color in your soap, you can use cucumber - skin, flesh, seeds and all. You can use this recipe with any soap recipe - or create your own soap recipe. Just substitute well-pureed cucumber for the water in your recipe. The cucumbers have so much water in them as it is, you can use up to 100% cucumber in exchange for the water. The skin is what gives the soap its color, so if you want more color to the soap, add in a higher ratio of skin to the liquid....

This direct process was well received, especially by enthusiasts of the tea ceremony. In 1598 a gold seal was presented to Chijiro (or possibly his son) by the ruler Hideyoshi. This seal was engraved with the ideograph for ​raku. Raku thus became Chijiro’s family title. The Raku family continues making their pottery in Chijiro’s tradition; the current master is Raku Kichizaemon XV. In 1940, British potter Bernard Leach published A Potter’s Book in which he described his introduction to the process of raku....

The camera body is the most basic part of a camera. It is the box that holds the film and the camera controls. The lens is either built-into the body or attaches to the body. The body also houses a battery that powers the shutter, flash, light meter, and other controls. There are generally rings to connect a strap to the camera for easy carrying as well. Lens: The lens is the part of the camera (or an attachment for the camera) that focuses light into the body and onto the film....

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Layers are the soul of Photoshop. Layers are created on top of each other and given various types of effects, transparency etc. The cumulative effect of layering is what we see as an astonishing Photoshop image. Here is how you can quickly delete unnecessary layers in Photoshop: To quickly delete empty layers, choose File > Scripts > Delete All Empty Layers. Select one or more layers or groups of layers from the Layers panel....

Supplies for Making a Square Box What you need for this project: Printer Paper Scissors Glue or tape How to Use the Paper Box Template In most instances, you can right-click on the image and choose to save it or print it. Print the paper box template onto a full sheet paper. Cut the template out on the black lines. Fold on the dotted lines. Glue the flaps to the inside of the box so no one can see them....

Like traditional solitaire, the game is played with one player and a standard 52-card deck; the goal is to removal all of the cards from the pyramid. How to Setup the Game The setup of the game is one of the key things that is different about this version from the original version. As usual, shuffle the deck. Deal cards to form a pyramid, starting with a row of 1 card, followed by a row of two cards, and so on, down to a row of 7 cards....

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Looser Adaptations “More honored in the breach than the observance.” Description: This play, about a British military campaign, was filmed during World War II to boost the morale of British troops. Description: Simplified version of Hamlet as “a man who could not make up his mind.” Description: Employs a mixture of stage and screen techniques. See the uncut version if you can. Description: Made over several years on a shoestring budget....

Josh Krekeler, the secretary of the U.S. Shogi Federation, wrote this primer for those of us who are Shogi novices. Shogi is the Japanese version of chess. While they share some common elements and strategic principles, they are really two different games. Shogi is much more popular in Japan than Chess is in America. Professional players compete for seven major titles throughout the year, and games are regularly broadcast on television....

“With so many options for entertainment, not to mention the increased amount of schoolwork in the teen years, busy and distracted teens can sometimes overlook reading for pleasure,” said YALSA President Paula Brehm-Heeger. “That’s why YALSA’s Teen Read Week national literacy initiative—aimed just at teens—is so important. It’s a time to remind teens that reading is fun, free and can be done anywhere, anytime!” A recent study by the National Assessment of Educational Progress reported that the number of 17 year olds who said they never or hardly ever read for fun increased from 9% in 1984 to 19% in 2004....

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Jigsaw For many home woodworkers and DIYers, a jigsaw serves as a handheld version of a band saw (or, more precisely, a scroll saw, which is another option for curved interior cutouts). Jigsaws can make tight turns and cut a variety of stock thicknesses, even up to five inches. The trick to making interior cuts is to drill a starter hole, using a 3/8 or 1/2-inch bit into the cutout area....

Whether the subjects most popular with the masses are the subjects you want to paint is a question only you as an individual artist can answer. But if your primary motivation for painting is selling the finished products, it’s advisable to choose subjects that are tried and true. Here are a few types of paintings that fit that description. Traditional Landscape Paintings and Local Views Landscape painting has been popular for a long time and continues to be popular today....