Problem: Article: If you want to protect the delicately drawn foot area or just add some extra decoration, a base is a great option. Draw a half-circle shape around the doll’s ankle and feet, with the flat side of the half-circle along the bottom. You can leave the base white or customize it with coloring materials and stickers.  You can also write the doll's name on the base. When you cut out the doll, make sure to cut around the legs and the base, not around the feet or between the legs. To seal your doll’s features and protect from wear and tear, you can put the full sheet with the finished drawing through a laminator or cover the front with a sheet of transparent contact paper.  If you don’t have a laminator, you can have this done at an office supply store. Paper dolls can take a lot of wear and tear, so a plastic lining will help make the doll last much longer. With contact paper, you only need enough to cover the drawing, so you could cut down the transparent sheet to a smaller rectangle. Use that to cover the area with the drawing on both sides. Make sure to use self-adhesive contact paper for easy attachment. Use a pair of scissors that can make small, precise cuts to cut out the paper doll. Cut as close to the lines as you can without cutting over them. Be careful around smaller, delicate areas such as the hands, base, or feet. Young children should use safety scissors for cutting. Cutting out individual fingers and toes will make these areas likely to be damaged or torn. Instead, cut around any individually drawn fingers or toes, making a general hand or foot shape. A base will also take care of this problem for the feet. To make your doll stand up on its own, cut a separate strip of cardstock to 3 to 5 inches (7.6 to 12.7 cm) wide and about half the doll’s height. Leave one side flat and cut the other side into a curve. Fold the flat side inward 1⁄4 inch (0.64 cm) to use as a tab and attach that to the back of the doll with glue or double-sided tape.  Your doll will need a base for the stand to work properly. For the stand to work, the doll must be made with cardstock. If it’s printed or drawn on printer paper, it will be too flimsy to stand up. If your printable template comes with matching clothes, such as the template at the top of the page, print and cut these out for some ready-made clothing. Add color and details if needed, then cut the shape out.  It’s harder to find printable clothes that match a hand-drawn doll or a printable template from a different source. Clothes generally need to be traced exactly from the original doll. However, sometimes looser, larger clothes such as sweaters, dresses, or capes may match up more easily to a hand-drawn doll’s limbs. Be creative with colors, patterns, and embellishments! You can use stickers, colored pencils, markers, paint, crayons, and scrapbooking paper to make unique, customized clothes for your doll. Trace around the doll’s body on a piece of paper and fill in that outline to make a piece of clothing. Color and add embellishments and patterns to personalize the clothes and express your creativity. Add tabs on the sides, then cut out the shape. Instead of tabs, you could also just cut out the clothing and use a slightly tacky adhesive. Materials like putty, the back of a Post-It note glued to the clothing, or washi tape will provide just enough stickiness. This way, the clothes can easily be removed from or attached to the doll’s laminate/contact paper coating.
Summary: Draw a base for your doll. Laminate or line your drawing with contact paper. Cut out the doll with scissors. Create a stand for your doll. Print out some clothes that go with your template. Design and make some clothes for your doll.

Problem: Article: The jars and lids should be sanitized in hot water prior to use. Fill your boiling water canner with water and bring that water to a simmer. Place the glass canning jars in the water so that they are completely submerged and filled with the simmering water. Add your lids, as well.  Do not sanitize the band or ring of the lid in this manner, though. These can be washed in plain hot, soapy water. Do not let the water boil. Remove the cans and lids after a few minutes. Note that only a boiling water canner is recommended for canning sauerkraut. Do not try other canners. Back the raw, cool sauerkraut and brine into the hot jars, leaving about 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) of empty headspace at the top of the jars. Pack the sauerkraut in firmly.  The sauerkraut and pressure inside the jar can expand during the canning process. If you pack the jars too full, you may end up causing them to burst open as the sauerkraut sits in the canner. Use a metal spoon or your hand to tap on the side of the jar, gently removing the air bubbles trapped deep down. If you need to fill up more headspace afterward, add more brine. Wipe the rim of the jar clean with a clean towel or paper towel. Center the lid on top of the mouth of the jar. Screw the band on over the lid as tightly as possible. Use jar tongs to carefully lower each jar into the boiling water canner. Bring the water to a boil and let the jars of sauerkraut process for 20 minutes if using pint (1/2 L) jars or 25 minutes if using quart (L) jars.  Note that the above processing times only apply if you are at an altitude between 0 and 1000 feet (0 and 305 m). If you are at a higher altitude, you will need to adjust the processing time. At an altitude between 1000 and 3000 feet (305 and 914 m), process pint (1/2 L) jars for 25 minutes. Change this to 30 minutes for altitudes between 3000 and 6000 feet (914 and 1830 m) and 35 minutes for those above 6000 feet (1830 m). At an altitude between 1000 and 3000 feet (305 and 914 m), process quart (L) jars for 30 minutes. Change this to 35 minutes for altitudes between 3000 and 6000 feet (914 and 1830 m) and 40 minutes for those above 6000 feet (1830 m). Lift the processed jars out of the canner using jar tongs. Place them gently on soft dish towels and let cool completely, at room temperature, before placing them in long-term storage.  Press down on the center of each lid after 24 hours. If the center moves up and down, the sauerkraut has not been properly canned and you should consume it within a week or so. If the jars are properly sealed, though, you can store them unopened in a dark, cool place for up to 2 to 3 years.
Summary:
Sanitize the jars. Fill the canning jars with cool sauerkraut. Process the jars. Store your canned sauerkraut.