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DIY Live Edge End Table [VIDEO] What is a "Live Edge" table? a "live edge" table is one made from a tree slab which is cut from a tree with it's natural edge visible. As you can see above the section is cut to leave the original look of the tree on it's outer side.

It’s almost Halloween and my blog today is about how to become a “blog” for Halloween! Check out my “How-To” video to get an idea for a costume: becoming a “blog”. It’s easy and fun and not expensive at all, just a little time to put together and you can have a neat Halloween costume...

Last week we revisited the famous wrapping paper hack that first went viral last holiday season. In the new video, it gets slowed down and explained step by step. As I admitted, I'm a terrible gift wrapper. So I figured that I'd try it out and see if it will really revolutionize the way we wrap presents.

If you're a subscriber to any number of online streaming services, including Netflix, HBO Go, and Spotify, someone may be using your account without you even knowing. Here's how to find out, and what you can do about it:

Chicago has a unique tradition for St. Patrick's Day - every year they dye the iconic Chicago river green. I've always wondered not only how they do it, but how they do it in an environmentally friendly way.

I live alone. I have nobody to impress. I'll be honest, when it's laundry day, I just wad up the fitted bed sheet and stuff it into my linen closet. Trying to figure out how to get fitted sheets nice and flatly folded is a huge pain so, honestly, I don't even bother. But I'll definitely give this technique a shot when I get home. Check out this helpful how-to video:

Just the other day I got something that I've never seen before - a warming pad filled with gel, but it might as well be filled with amazing. When you look at it, it's just a room temperature, soft gel pad. But once you follow the directions, a cool chemical reaction takes place right in front of your eyes (thanks to a little sodium acetate), and the temperature goes up by about 80 degrees! Watch t

Here's the scenario - you're hosting a Halloween party and you want to do something more unique than the usual orange jello with grape "eyeballs" and purple colored punch. Well we have a fun idea for you...