INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You don't need to cut them out or in any way modify them -- they just need to be clean. Each one will be one ghost -- how many milk jugs do you need? You can either use a black permanent marker, felt, or any material you have lying around the house. The permanent marker will be the easiest to make a detailed face with. While you do this, only work on the side without the handles and leave the caps on the jugs. The air forced to stay inside by the caps will make it easier to work with, keeping it sturdy. You don't have to go Martha Stewart on this project. Just a circle for a mouth and circles for eyes (leave a little white for the pupils) can be cute, too. Use a craft knife to cut a hole the size of a half dollar or a bit bigger than a pound coin. Place the hole about 2/3 of the way up the jug. This won't be seen. If it's not perfect, don't worry about it. Just don't leave any sharp edges! You can either use a whole string for one jug, or thread several jugs with a single string. Arrange the jugs together, plug in the cord, and voila! These little buggers work great lining a walk or a patio or table edge. They dim the lighting just enough to glow in a very Halloween-y feel!

SUMMARY: Clean several plastic milk jugs. Draw a face on the jugs. Cut a small hole in the back of the jug. Stuff the jug with Christmas or fairy lights.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You'll find it in the Start menu (Windows) or in the Applications folder (macOS). The app will open to a screen that allows you to create or open a workbook. This method covers using a built-in Excel template to create a list of your expenses. There are hundreds of templates available for different types of spreadsheets. To see a list of all official templates, visit https://templates.office.com/en-us/templates-for-excel. This is a free official Microsoft template that makes it easy to calculate your budget for the month. You can find it by typing Simple Monthly Budget into the search bar at the top and pressing ↵ Enter in most versions. This creates a new spreadsheet from a pre-formatted template. You may have to click Download instead. You'll notice there are three tabs (Summary, Monthly Income, and Monthly Expenses) at the bottom of the workbook. You'll be clicking the second tab. Let's say you get income from two companies called wikiHow and Acme:  Double-click the Income 1 cell to bring up the cursor. Erase the content of the cell and type wikiHow. Double-click the Income 2 cell, erase the contents, and type Acme. Enter your monthly income from wikiHow into the first cell under the "Amount" header (the one that says "2500" by default). Do the same with your monthly income from "Acme" in the cell just below. If you don't have any other income, you can click the other cells (for "Other" and "$250") and press Del to clear them. You can also add more income sources and amounts in the rows below those that already exist. It's the third tab at the bottom of the workbook. Those there are expenses and amounts already filled in, you can double-click any cell to change its value.  For example, let's say your rent is $795/month. Double-click the pre-filled amount of "$800," erase it, and then type 795. Let’s say you don't have any student loan payments to make. You can just click the amount next to "Student Loans" in the "Amount" column ($50) and press Del on your keyboard to clear it. Do the same for all other expenses. You can delete an entire row by right-clicking the row number and selecting Delete. To insert a new row, right-click the row number below where you want it to appear, and then select Insert. Make sure there are no extra amounts that you don't actually have to pay in the "Amounts" column, as they'll be automatically factored into your budget. Once you've entered your data, the chart on this tab will automatically update to reflect your income vs. your expenses.  If the info doesn't calculate automatically, press F9 on the keyboard. Any changes you make to the Monthly Income and Monthly Expenses tabs will affect what you see in your Summary. When you've reached a good stopping point, you can save the spreadsheet by clicking the File menu at the top-left corner and selecting Save As.
Summary: Open Microsoft Excel. Search for the "Simple Monthly Budget" template. Select the Simple Monthly Budget template and click Create. Click the Monthly Income tab to enter your income(s). Click the Monthly Expenses tab to enter your expenses. Click the Summary tab to visualize your budget. Save your document.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Insert the needle through the wrong (back) side of the canvas. Choose a space at the top left of your canvas or at the top left of a block of color. Bring the needle through a space on the right (front) side of the canvas that is diagonally-adjacent to the stitch on the right side. Then, repeat the same stitch to create a stitch alongside your first stitch.  Work from left to right in a row across the canvas, and then work the stitch back along the row in the opposite direction. As you sew the second row, the second diagonal stitch should go through a space that already has thread going through it. This will help to reduce the visible canvas behind the thread. Insert the needle into the space where you want to begin working the continental stitch. Then, bring the needle up diagonally and down through the stitch adjacent and to the right of that stitch. Then, come up through the next space in the row beside where you started the stitch.  Continue to work across the row going from right to left. Then, work back along the next row going from left to right. Make sure to insert the needle through spaces that already have 1 stitch in them on your second row. Work this stitch diagonally starting at the top right hand corner of the area. Bring the needle down through the space that is diagonal to this space. Then, bring the needle back up through the space that is diagonally adjacent to this stitch, and repeat the stitch. This stitch creates a pyramid like stitch design. It allows good coverage of the canvas with the least distortion and should be used in large areas. Insert your needle through the canvas where you want to begin the stitch. Bring the thread all the way through the canvas and pull it taut. Then, insert the needle into the second stitch up from where you brought the needle out. Bring the needle back through the canvas next to where you started the first stitch.  Use a thick thread, yarn, or multi-strand piece of embroidery floss to create the brick stitch. You can also try the Bargello or long point stitch for a more advanced vertical stitch.

SUMMARY:
Do a half-cross stitch for a simple stitch that covers a small area. Use the continental stitch to provide more coverage over an area. Try basketweave stitch to provide full coverage over large areas. Do the brick stitch for a vertical stitch with good coverage.