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  • 3 Ways To Take Better Care Of Your Jewelry

    If you were gifted some nice jewelry this holiday season, make sure that you take good care of it so that it lasts a long time. Here are three ways to take better care of your new jewelry so that it doesn't need to be repaired. #1 Lightly Clean Your Jewelry After Each Use After each time that you wear your jewelry, you should clean it off before you put it away.
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  • Check These Things to Confirm the Collectible Figurines You Buy Are Authentic

    When you enjoy finding collectible figurines for sale, it's ideal to browse the Internet to find the exact products you need for your collection. When you buy directly from the manufacturer and from reputable online businesses, you can trust that the products you're getting are authentic. However, if you decide to buy from online stores you don't recognize or browse the secondary market—listings on auction websites for example—you want to be sure that you know exactly what you're getting.
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  • Riding High: Tips For Finding Your Perfect Heels

    There are few items of clothing or accessories more important to the professional woman's wardrobe than her collection of shoes – specifically, her heels. Heels can make an otherwise slightly casual outfit look dressy and give you that extra boost of height you need to look powerful and commanding – but shopping for heels can be a nightmare and a half if you're not exactly sure what you're doing or what you're looking for.
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  • New Home Owners: Christmas Ornament Options For Your First Tree

    Purchasing a new home can come with many new traditions. One of these traditions comes during the holiday season when a Christmas tree is set up for the first time. As you plan the tree and all of the decorations, you can purchase your own type of house-warming gift by choosing a unique Christmas ornament. Holiday ornaments come in many different styles and there are dozens to choose from. The ornament that you select to celebrate your new home can present the times or help start a whole new ornament tradition for you and your loved ones.
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  • 3 Cheap Gifts That Make Great Party Favors

    When you throw a party of any kind, it is customary that you give out party favors to your guests at the end of the party. This is a fun little gift for them to say thank you for attending your party. While this doesn't have to be anything expensive, it will likely contain small gifts that they will enjoy.A great thing to do is purchase a few cheap gifts to put inside the party favor.
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  • Motivate Your Recruits Using These Military Award Types

    The military boot camp process is a big challenge for most recruits as they are faced with lack of sleep, little free time, and intense physical training from day one. While it's true that boot camp provides benefits such as improved mental and physical discipline, some recruits may need a little extra recognition as they progress in order to stay motivated. An effective way to motivate your recruits as they progress through the boot camp program is to present them with military awards at a couple of points throughout their training.
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  • Don't Wait For A Special Occasion To Bring A Floral Arrangement To Your Table

    There's no need to wait until Easter or Mother's Day to bring home some fresh flowers for your table. In fact, there are some simple and clever ideas for floral arrangements that will bring a special spring touch to your table, desk, or even patio, and that will seamlessly see you through any holiday entertaining or springtime parties. Some spring floral displays that you can create yourself are: Wonderful watering cans.
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  • 4 Things To Do With Your Graduation Stole After The Ceremony

    Like tassels and honors cords, graduation stoles are mementos of your academic achievement and your graduation day. They represent not only your hard work, but also the grand finale of four (or more) years of memories. Once graduation day is over, you'll probably want to display it proudly or at least store it properly so it doesn't get dirty, ripped or wrinkled. Here are four ways to store it neatly, display it or keep it in great shape for years.
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  • Honor Your Black Friday Shopping Traditions: Three Ways You And Your Shopping Buddies Can Flaunt Your Annual Passion

    Black Friday is not just about finding those incredible deals on Christmas gifts. In fact, many groups, both men and women, have started time-honored traditions of coming together and celebrating their friendships and close-knit family relationships by formulating group efforts to secure the much-desired gifts of Black Friday. These groups also don something that will help them recognize other "team members" in their groups so that they do not lose each other in the midst of the rushing crowds.
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  • When To Hold And When To Fold: Hang Onto Or Finally Sell That Gold?

    If you've been holding onto some gold as a hedge against financial issues, whether or not the time has come to finally sell it can be a big question. Sometimes it's cut and dried -- you have a major financial crisis and absolutely need the money. But other times it's not so obvious. Maybe things are a little tight and you're looking at having some late bills, for example. Here are three things to consider when trying to figure out if you should sell the gold or hang onto it for a little longer.
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