Choose a large decorative tray that's wide enough to hold your necklaces length-wise. Lay them out in a row in the tray, organizing by color or style as you go. The tray doesn't need to be made for jewelry. Try using a vintage serving tray, for instance. No matter where you buy jewelry, you often end up with small cardboard boxes. Use paperclips to attach them together. Set 2 bottoms side-by-side, and put the paperclip over the joined edges. Lay the boxes out in shallow drawer or tray. Place a necklace in each jewelry box. It's fine to let costume jewelry be out in the open, but you should protect more expensive jewelry from dust and damage. Place each necklace in its own jewelry box, and put the boxes away for safe keeping. You can also use jewelry boxes that have individual spaces for necklaces. Many of these are decorative and will look lovely sitting on a dresser or vanity.

Summary: Pick a decorative tray for an easy way to lay out necklaces. Organize necklaces in the cardboard boxes the jewelry came in. Hide more expensive pieces in individual jewelry boxes.


If the word you wanted is not showing up, make sure you’re spelling it correctly. T9 can only predict words found in the dictionary. However, most phones allow you to save or “remember” words you use often, such as names or places not found in the dictionary. Try entering your word again, remembering to only press the number for the letter you need once. Take the time to store words that you want your phone to remember. Different phones have different ways to do this, but play around with your phone to figure out how to create your own personal dictionary. Add anything you know you’ll be typing often, like your best friend’s name, the town you live in, and so on. If you can't figure out how your specific phone stores words, google "Storing words in T9" along with the model of phone you're using. In other words, the letter combination 2-2-5-5 can create the words “call,” “ball,” and “balk.” Your phone doesn’t know which one you need, so this might be your issue. There are a couple ways to fix this, depending on the type of phone you’re using.  On some phones, you can press the 0 key to shuffle between words with the same number combinations. Some phones use the up and down arrow buttons to shuffle through the words. Make sure you read over your text before you press send. It’s not uncommon for T9 mishaps to create awkward or confusing moments, so proofread always. I’m sure you’d rather text your opponent that you can’t wait to “kick their butt” rather than “lick their butt”! It may be a slow process at first, but you’ll get the hang of it. Soon, you’ll be able to type out a T9 message faster than someone with a full keyboard.

Summary: Check to see if the word is entered correctly. Determine if the number combination creates multiple words. Send your first text message using T9 word.


This is probably the most widely used method by the majority of growers, including many agricultural grain crops. There are many ways to pre-treat seed for attempting germination in the artificial setting of a greenhouse. These are processes used in an effort to overcome seed dormancy and reach successful germination on a human driven schedule. Mother Nature does a wonderful job of overcoming dormancy so seed will germinate at the safest time for the seedlings to emerge into a growth friendly environment. We try to imitate those processes to grow plants indoors successfully. All of these asexual methods develop plants that are essentially clones of the original specimens. Putting slips into a jar of water in the kitchen window until roots form are stem cuttings. This method as a high risk of mold developing.  Dividing clumps of plants, such as Hostas, when they get very large is another form of asexual propagation. Plant bits of a rhizome root will cause new plant growth and is another form of cutting. The practice of grafting which is often used with roses and fruit trees is a type of asexual propagation. Use layering with raspberry canes where they are bent over to the ground and covered with soil where new roots will develop.

Summary: Use sexual propagation for increasing plant numbers by germinating seed and growing the seedlings to maturity. Use asexual propagation for processes that involve using the leaf, stem, and root cuttings.


Solving an equation in algebra usually means finding out what the variable is. Algebra equations are usually set up with numbers and/or variables on both sides, like this: x + 2 = 9 × 4. To figure out what the variable is, you need to get it by itself on one side of the equals sign. Whatever is left on the other side of the equals sign is your answer. In the example (x + 2 = 9 × 4), to get x by itself on the left side of the equation, we need to get rid of the "+ 2". To do this, we'll simply subtract 2 from that side, leaving us with x = 9 × 4. However, to keep both sides of the equation equal, we also need to subtract 2 from the other side. This leaves us with x = 9 × 4 - 2. Following the order of operations, we multiply first, then subtract, giving us an answer of x = 36 - 2 = 34. As we just saw above, getting x by itself on one side of the equals sign usually means getting rid of the numbers next to it. To do this, we perform the "opposite" operation on both sides of the equation. For instance, in the equation x + 3 = 0, since we see a "+ 3" next to our x, we'll put a "- 3" on both sides. The "+ 3" and "- 3", leaving x by itself and "-3" on the other side of the equals sign, like this: x = -3. In general, addition and subtraction are like "opposites" — do one to get rid of the other. See below:  For addition, subtract. Example: x + 9 = 3 → x = 3 - 9  For subtraction, add. Example: x - 4 = 20 → x = 20 + 4 Multiplication and division are a little harder to work with than addition and subtraction, but they have the same "opposite" relationship. If you see a "× 3" on one side, you'll cancel it by dividing both sides by 3, and so on. With multiplication and division, you must perform the opposite operation on everything on the other side of the equals sign, even if it's more than one number. See below:  For multiplication, divide. Example: 6x = 14 + 2→ x = (14 + 2)/6  For division, multiply. Example: x/5 = 25 → x = 25 × 5 Exponents are a fairly advanced pre-algebra topic — if you don't know how to do them, see our basic exponent article for more information. The "opposite" of an exponent is the root that has the same number as it. For example, the opposite of the 2 exponent is a square root (√), the opposite of the 3 exponent is the cube root (3√), and so on. It may be a little confusing, but, in these cases, you take the root of both sides when dealing with an exponent. On the other hand, you take the exponent of both sides when you're dealing with a root. See below:  For exponents, take the root. Example: x2 = 49 → x = √49  For roots, take the exponent. Example: √x = 12 → x = 122
Summary: Try to get the variable by itself in algebra equations. Cancel addition with subtraction (and vice versa). Cancel multiplication with division (and vice versa). Cancel exponents by taking the root (and vice versa).