INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If the staves you use have specific indentations for rhinestone gems, clean them thoroughly using a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl alcohol.  Wipe away any residue using the dry side of the cotton swab or a clean, dry rag. This process removes any debris that could interfere with the effectiveness of the glue you'll be using later on. If the staves do not have specific inlay holes, you should still clean the general areas you plan to place the stones. Note that rhinestone decorations are only optional. Skip this section if you choose not to use them. Use a toothpick to apply a dab of glue to the back of one rhinestone gem.  You may need to hold the stone with tweezers as you apply the glue to prevent the adhesive from sticking to your skin. Five-minute epoxy is a good choice, but any super glue should work. Place the stone, glue-side down, on one of the cleaned inlays. Gently press down on the stone so that the adhesive sticks securely to the stave.  Wait until the glue dries before continuing. If the staves you use do not have specific inlay holes, you will need to determine where to place each gemstone before applying it. The stone should be able to stick to any position on the stave, though. Apply glue to the back of each rhinestone gem, then place each gem on a separate inlay hole along the stave. Typically, each stave has six gemstone inlays. Repeat the process for each stave until all 12 staves are decorated with rhinestones.  Let everything dry before continuing. If the staves do not have separate rhinestone inlays, you will need to measure out the space in between each stone on your first stave and repeat these precise measurements on each stave that follows.

SUMMARY: Clean the rhinestone inlay holes. Apply glue to the back of one stone. Adhere the stone to the stave. Repeat with the remaining stones. Repeat with each stave.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Make a fishing pole from three sticks and two pieces of string. Use it next to a body of water and right-click when you notice a trail heading toward your lure. Keep at it until you get raw fish.  The fish trail will not appear if particles are set to the lowest setting. An enchantment table can improve your fishing rod. Feed the raw fish to an ocelot to turn it into a tamed cat that will follow you wherever you go unless told otherwise. If you have one or more Cats following you around, creepers will run away from you before they can explode. Ocelots are most often found above sea level on grass or leaves in jungle biomes. One cool strategy is telling a circle of cats to sit around the edges of your buildings. If the cats are close enough together, no Creepers will be able to even come close. Then you can safely shoot the creeper with a bow, or just ignore it.

SUMMARY: Fish for raw fish. Tame an ocelot. Protect your base with cat guards.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can either use a microwave-safe bowl or create a double boiler. Stir the chocolate to make sure everything is melted evenly. Prick them in the center, just enough to pick them up from the parchment paper and hold.  If you're wanting to present the cake balls on a stick, it's recommended to use lollipop sticks, which can be found in specialty baking aisles. Dip about 1/2 inch (1.27 cm) of the stick into the melted chocolate prior to inserting them into the cake balls. If you're wanting to present the cake balls in decorative individual wrappers, poke them with toothpicks. While holding the lollipop stick or toothpick, submerge the cake ball into the melted chocolate. When lifting it back up, gently lift them in a swirling motion or give them a gentle shake. If you are using toothpicks, remove them from the balls. Add a very small amount of extra melted chocolate to cover the holes. You can use the back of a spoon to evenly spread out any extra coating as well. Place the chocolate covered cake ball in the same place on the waxed paper. Pick up the next one and repeat the dipping until everything is covered.

SUMMARY: Melt the chocolate. Insert sticks into the cake balls. Dip the cake balls. Repeat with the rest.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The easiest damage-free way to hang a tapestry is with push pins. Push pins leave much smaller holes in the wall than nails or screws and are often allowed when decorating a dorm. That being said, some dorms do not allow push pins—ask your dorm advisor before using them to make sure you don't damage the wall.  Using push pins against your college's regulations can result in fees. Push pins work best with tapestries made of light fabrics. Push pins stick into drywall and wood easily and hold up over time. Plaster walls, on the other hand, are thicker and do not usually work with push pins. If your dorm has plaster walls, try a different hanging method (like adhesive hooks or velcro). Cork also works well with push pins, though having a wall made entirely of cork is unlikely. Measure the height and length of your tapestry with measuring tape. Position the 4 push pins apart at the distance you recorded. Do not push the pins too tightly into the wall yet, as you'll need to remove or reposition them as you work. Some tapestry will have tabs on each corner that you can hook on the pins, but others will need to be pinned to the wall. Remove a push pin from the wall and position the corresponding corner of the tapestry where the pin had been. Push the pin in the wall again to secure the tapestry corner, then repeat the process with the remaining 3 corners.  Push down hard on the pin with your thumb to secure it in the wall. Reposition the push pins as you work if you miscalculated the distance of the tapestry. The larger your tapestry is, the more push pins it will probably need. If your tapestry bunches in the middle or the sides, use more push pins to secure the tapestry to the wall.

SUMMARY:
Ask your RA or dorm advisor before using push pins. Use push pins if you have a drywall or wood wall in your dorm. Stick 4 push pins in each corner of the wall. Remove 1 push pin at a time to secure the tapestry on the wall. Add more push pins if your tapestry seems to droop.