Article: Make the mix CD with someone specific in mind, whether this is yourself, someone you like romantically, or just a friend you want to share some music with. Having a clear idea of who the CD is meant for will help you choose the songs. You want the person who listens to this CD to enjoy it, so consider what they already like and include some of that.  Additionally, you can take a chance and add songs that you think they will like based on what you know they like. The best mix CDs will have some kind of overall theme that ties the songs together, rather than being a completely random and disconnected set of songs. Common themes might be songs about love or songs for a road trip, but a theme could be starting a new school year, becoming friends, or inspiring music for a workout. Having a theme in mind helps establish the mood you hope the CD achieves and gives you something to aim for in compiling the songs. You might have the theme of “songs for the weekend” in mind, but don’t just add a bunch of songs that have “weekend” in the title. A theme is about continuity of the songs' tone and content, not just titles that have words in common. If you are making the CD for a particular person or occasion, it should have a message that the songs all work together to send. The theme gives a general guideline of how the songs should fit together while the message is what you want the mix to actually say. The audience also plays a large part in crafting the message, because you probably don’t want a mix for your boyfriend to send the same message as a mix for your grandma.
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Determine your audience. Pick a theme. Make the message clear.
Article: Whether you washed it by hand or a machine, use a towel to blot out the excess moisture immediately afterward. Absorb as much water as you can. Reduce its water-weight to help preserve its shape as it air-dries. Be gentle as you do, though. Avoid crushing, denting, or otherwise marring the hat’s shape. Ideally, use a mannequin head that’s roughly the same size as your own. Otherwise, use a similarly sized round object (like a ball or rolled-up towel) to fit your hat onto. Set this on top of a dry towel to absorb any excess water that drips. Wool hats lose their shape very easily. For best results, wear it as it dries if possible. Never use a machine dryer. Expect the heat to shrink or otherwise warp the hat’s shape. Let it dry on its own instead. Place fans around it to dry it faster if desired.  A hair-dryer set to a low setting and held from a safe distance (a foot or more) is safe to use to make drying even quicker. Depending on the internal components, losing shape may not be as much of an issue for certain styles of hats. However, you still want to set it on something like a coffee can to keep the brim from resting on the wet towel.
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Pat it dry after washing. Fit it onto a head-shaped form. Allow the hat to air-dry.
Article: Whether you’re shopping in a store or online, look for candles that are made with pure essential oils (not just fragrance). Also select candles that are made from beeswax or soybeans, not paraffin (a petroleum byproduct). Also check for a “lead-free” label when you purchase candles.  Look for cotton wicks when you are shopping for candles. Keep your wicks trimmed to 1⁄8 in (0.32 cm). This lessens the amount of soot the candle produces while it’s burning. This process involves hot wax, so proceed with caution. Light a tea light candle and allow the wax to melt. Extinguish the flame and then add 3-5 drops of your essential oils into the wax. Stir with a toothpick and allow the wax to cool and harden again. Experiment with the concentration of essential oil in your DIY candles until you get the result you want. Whether you are using a store-bought or homemade candle, you want to burn it long enough for the entire top layer of wax to melt. This will ensure that your candle burns evenly and will last as long as possible.  Look for candles with multiple wicks. This will help speed up the melting process, diffusing oils more quickly and efficiently. Just like with oil burners, don’t burn your candles all day long, every day as this can have negative health effects. Burn until the wax is evenly melted, then take a break. The exact times will vary based on the size of your candle.
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Buy clean-burning essential oil candles to prevent indoor air pollution. Make your own essential oil tea lights. Burn your candles long enough for it to melt all the way across.