Article: Before you fix your liner, you need a clean brush. Wash an eyeliner brush using your favorite brush cleaner or baby shampoo and hot water, then wring it dry. Then, swirl the bristles of your brush around in a shallow cup of isopropyl alcohol and allow it to dry.  Once dry, the alcohol will not hurt or sting on your skin, and it doesn’t hurt your makeup. Sanitizing the brush helps avoid introducing new germs into your eyeliner when you mix. The exact number of drops you need depends on how dry the liner is and the overall size of your gel pot. Start by adding two drops and mixing it in with your liner brush. If it is still dry or chunky, add more eye drops one drop at a time. Swirl your eyeliner brush around in your gel pot to start mixing in the eye drops. Keep working the drops in, adding more as necessary, until you achieve a thick, gel consistency. The liner will not be smooth. Rather, it will have a thick, lumpy consistency. Once your liner has the right consistency, use your brush to pat down the top of the eyeliner until it forms a smooth, relatively flat surface. Be sure to scrape down the sides to save as much liner as possible. Mixing the liner can get a little messy. Clean the sides and edges of your gel pot with a cotton swab dipped in warm water or makeup remover. Then, screw the lid back on tightly and your liner should be almost as good as new.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Sanitize your brush. Add two to four eye drops to your liner. Mix the liner and eye drops. Pat down the liner. Clean the edges.
Article: When you create a plastic canvas, you don't want any loose threads hanging from your masterpiece. To accomplish this, and secure your row of stitches in the process, you need to stitch over the tail.  Thread your needle with approximately three feet of yarn or floss. Insert the needle through the backside of the canvas until you are left with a two-inch tail of yarn or floss. Hold the tail against the back of your canvas so that it runs along your stitch line. Execute your stitches over the tail until it is completely covered. When you complete a row or rows of stitches, you do not want to mar your creation with a bulky knot or a hanging tail. To create a clean, finish on the back of the canvas:  Flip the canvas so that its back faces up. Insert your needle and yarn through several completed stitches. Pull the yarn or floss tight. Trim the yarn or floss as close to the canvas as possible. There are two basic stitches you may use to finish the edges of your plastic canvas: the lark's head knot and the overcast stitch. The lark's head knot is used to create a fringe edge. On patterns this stitch appears as “larks head.”  Insert the needle through the top of the canvas at an edge hole. Pull the thread or yarn to the left side. Pull the needle up through the back of the canvas at the same hole. Create a loop in the thread or yarn. The loop will hang from the backside of the canvas. Insert the tails through the loop and pull tight. Repeat. If you prefer a clean edge, use an overcast stitch instead of a lark's head knot. On patterns, this stitch appears as “overcast.”  Pull the needle up through the back of the canvas at an edge hole. Wrap the thread or floss tightly against the edge of the canvas. Pull the needle up through the back of the canvas at the neighboring edge hole. Wrap the thread or floss tightly against the edge of the canvas. Repeat. Produce one stitch per hole along the edge and inner corner of the canvas. Create 2 to 3 stitches per hole located on the outside corners. If you need to create a larger canvas, you can stitch together two or more pieces with a whipstitch. In patterns, this stitch appears as “whipstitch.”  Stack your canvas on top of each other so that the edges are flush. Pull the needle up through the two canvases at the top edge hole. Wrap the thread or floss tightly against the edges of the canvas. Insert the needle into the next hole and pull it through. Wrap the thread or floss tightly against the edge of the canvas. Repeat until you reach the bottom of the canvas.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Start a row of stitches. Finish a row of stitches. Create a fringe edge. Create a clean edge. Connect pieces of plastic canvas.
Article: If you’re not allowed to bring electronic devices on your field trip, you can pass the time with road trip games that don’t require any accessories to play. Depending on the game, you’ll probably need at least one other person to play. However, you’ll have more fun if you get as many people involved as possible. In some cases, you may choose to play a game that the entire bus can participate in.  If you want to keep it simple, play “20 Questions.” One person thinks of an object or person, and the other players ask questions, all the way up to 20, to try to figure out the answer. “Telephone” is a fun game for the entire bus. One person starts by whispering a sentence or two to another person, who then tries to repeat it verbatim to a third person -- and so on. The final person says the phrase out loud, so everyone can hear how close it is to what the original person said. When you’re driving a highway, you can play the “Restaurant/Gas Station/Hotel” game. All the players choose a specific restaurant, gas station, or hotel, such as McDonald’s or Burger King, and you earn a point every time you see the place you’ve chosen or its logo on a road sign. The person with the most points at the end of the allotted time wins. Another fun way to pass the time and involve the entire bus is to sing some bus songs. You can go around the bus and have everyone start a song to get a good variety of music. In some cases, it can be fun to choose a theme, such as songs about driving, Disney songs, or songs with "trip" in the title.  It's usually best to use current pop songs that most people would know, so no one feels left out. If you have a school song, you might end or start the sing along with that. On a short bus ride, you may not necessarily need a book or electronic device to entertain you. Instead, you can pass the time talking to your friends and catching up on what’s going on with them. If you’re not sitting near your friends and are sharing a seat with someone who you don’t know very well, take the opportunity to get to know your fellow student a little better. If you’re not sure what to talk about, consider having a conversation about the field trip and what you expect to see and do during the day. If your field trip destination is a significant distance from school, you’ll have to sit through a long bus ride. That’s why it’s a good idea to bring something to entertain yourself, so time passes a little more quickly. If you bring your phone or tablet, you may be able to listen to music or play games. You might prefer to bring a book or some magazines that you can share with friends. Make sure to ask your teacher if you’re allowed to bring your phone, tablet, or other electronic devices before the trip. You don’t want to count on your device to entertain you, only to have your teacher confiscate it when you get on the bus.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Play road games. Start a sing-along. Chat with friends. Bring entertainment.