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Add a party favor to your next hosted New Year's Eve bash. Ring in the New Year wearing personalized party glasses! It's a fun project for kids and adults.

Is your BFF getting married? Looks like you have a bridal shower to plan! Organize a bridal bash that people will actually want to attend using these innovative ideas.

You've uncorked a bottle of fine wine. Now what are you supposed to do with that cork? Don't just throw it away! Breathe new life into your old corks by recycling them into all-natural coasters.

Don't let ants ruin your next outdoor outing. Picnics are a wonderful way to share yummy food in the great outdoors. Ants think so too! You can keep pesky ants away with just a few simple actions.

These little babies are meant to be tossed into the fireplace, adding some color to your festive holiday hearth. However, you can do whatever you want with them... Get creative. WonderHowTo sure loves explosives.

Don't know what to get your sweetheart this Valentine's Day? Why not something sweet? In this how-to, we get a step-by-step process on how to turn a regular old chocolate bar into a sparkling 24-carat bar of gold! Materials you will need include chocolate candy, gold leaf, and a paint brush. The finished project also makes for a great goody for a gift bag or perhaps a pirate-themed birthday party!

Make your holidays DIY and save yourself some money. Follow this video to learn how to make two types of holiday wreaths. Learn from Meg as she shows us how to make a mossy Christmas wreath, held together by little mushrooms for a personal touch. She also gives us some great tips on making a cinnamon stick covered wreath. Perk up the kitchen with the spicy aroma of cinnamon for the holidays.

So you've made a lot of beautiful cookies, bars and brownies to give out as presents but don't have that much pretty packaging. Don't worry; Anne shows you how you can use things you have lying around the house to make some gorgeous presentations. Save yourself not only stress, but also some of your hard-earned cash as well.

"In honor of swine flu season, here is a project for all those face masks!"

Liven up your parties by making your own fog machine, using items that you can find around the house.You Will Need* An iron* Two aluminum roasting pans, about 5 inches deep or deeper* Scissors* Aluminum foil* A hot-glue gun* 7 lbs. pebbles or gravel* A 20-oz. plastic bottle* A needle* A marker* A computer case fan* A 12-volt battery* Tape* Fog juice* A 17-by-12-inch cookie sheet (optional)* A stapler (optional)

A snow globe with Elvis. If you don't dig Elvis, choose your own campy figurine. Very groovy.

Our favorite (clever, scantily clad, and South American) HowTo vixen GiannyL has yet another use for burnt out old light bulbs. Christmas tree ornaments! Eco-friendly, yet elegant, Gianny's latest craft trick makes a tired and boring tree pop!

Latin for "horn of plenty," a cornucopia makes a colorful centerpiece for holiday meals.You Will Need* A large tray or cookie sheet* Assorted leaves (real or fabric)* A 2-foot-long wicker cornucopia (available at most craft stores)* 3 eight-ounce bags of raffia or straw* Gourds, crabapples, Indian corn, mini pumpkins, pomegranates, artichokes* Walnuts* Cranberries* And ribbon for a bow* Mums (optional)

It's time to celebrate! What better way than with a bubbly brunch?You Will Need* Champagne* Orange juice* Peach nectar* Coffee* Tea* Food* Tables* Champagne flutes and juice glasses* Plates* Flatware* A coffee pot* A teapot* Coffee and tea cups* Chairs* Invitations* Flowers

Weddings, and wedding dress especially, can be very expensive. This how-to sewing video shows how to customize and personalize an affordable option. This week, Rob and Corinne answer a viewer question and show us how-to make a $10 wedding dress out of tee-shirts.

In honor of DIY Wedding month, Meg shows us some awesome wedding lighting solutions and nice personal touches to make your day extra special. This how-to decorating video will show you ways to plan a beautiful, personalized wedding.

This video sewing lesson will help your prep a pair of festive rabbit ears. Spring time is upon us so this week Rob and Corinne answer a viewer request and show us how-to make a fricken adorable pair of bunny ears!

The urban gangster... The most original you can get! Lots of people want to be a "gangsta" for Halloween. It's a comfortable outfit and it's pretty fun! Also, any gender can be a male urban gangsta! But, how do you do it? Are you good enough to decorate yourself for Halloween? Read on to find out!

With an industrial strength hot glue gun and an air compressor, you can quickly fill a room with realistic cobwebs. This trick comes straight from the special effects houses in Hollywood.

If you want to get to do this you have to get wet. Have fun.

Does a title like that make you wanna read on? 'Course it does! This is a bad party for teenagers. It's daring and potentially dangerous, so no scaredy cats. Read on to figure out the plan for fun.

With Mardi Gras just around the corner, it is important that you choose the right costume to make your celebration a memorable one.

There is no better way to get Hallowe'en off to a good start than with a nice Witch's Brew...along with some delicious Halloween snacks.

Do you want to have a really cool Valentines day box that everyone envies when you go to school? Here's how to make one.

Would you or your child like to dress as a dead skater for Halloween this year? Here are some ideas that might help.

Masquerade Madness is a My Scene line for fall 2004.¿Tired of witches and ghosts and princesses for halloween? Here is how.

This is an easy nacho dip that everyone will love.

Do you absolutely love vampires? Do you want to be like one? Being a vampire is extremely cool; some people may think you're a freak, but just ignore them. This article will take you through the process, from beginning onwards!

Ever wanted to make and play with tadpoles? Well now you can with the infamous marble tadpole!

Here's how to make homemade fried tortilla chips easily in you own home.

Last year you should have sent a lot of Christmas cards online or offline to your friends, family, colleagues and customers. That's a great job to improve your personal or professional relationships. This holiday season, do you like to taste something new for online greetings? Forget those old ways; let me introduce the latest fad in making a personalized eCard: send your wishes within PowerPoint. Although PowerPoint is not as flexible as any multimedia authoring tool, but it's really popular...

How to make scrumptious snacks. Rich, cheesy and tasty!

Making popcorn

If you want to throw a Fourth of July party that people remember for years, just use great fireworks and a bit of your imagination.

A-BnC Parties and More, Inc. demonstrates how to construct a do-it-yourself music guitar cut out for your musical theme party centerpieces. The guitar is accented with guitar strings made from black yard, heavy black card stock and clear push pins. Judy shows how to take a plain white polystyrene guitar cut out, paint and add these lovely accents. She puts it on another budget Just Add Sand centerpiece base and accents with two pieces of onion grass. Add balloons, a table name and table...

Judy of A-BnC Parties and More, Inc. shows you how to make an economical do it yourself music note centerpiece. Three music notes are attached to wooden dowels which are added to a budget Just Add Sand centerpiece base. The centerpiece is accented with two pieces of onion grass. Add balloons, a table name and table place cards for an economical musical themed music note centerpiece for your Bat Mitzvah, Bar Mitzvah, wedding, special event or party!

Learn how to attend a wedding alone. Not having a date for a wedding can be a good thing, if you know how to work it.

Learn how to crash a wedding. If you have a free Saturday, we have a way for you to score free food, free cocktails, free dancing—and maybe even a hook-up.

Check out this DIY video tutorial from Curbly, the best place to share pictures of your home, find design ideas, and get expert home-improvement advice.

Your friends want you to marry them! Before you can officiate their big day, you'll need to jump through some legal hoops. Learn how to officiate at a wedding.