Q: When the safety pins are connected to one another, they should be long enough to comfortably wrap around your wrist. The chain will be transformed into a bracelet when it wraps around your wrist. When the chain is long enough, take the last pin, drape it around your wrist, and chain it together with the first one.
A: Gather enough safety pins to reach around your wrist. Continue adding and adorning pins to form a chain.

Q: Older people can often feel isolated because they usually aren't working any longer and it's not always easy for them to go out. That's especially true for elderly people who live in a nursing or retirement home. Take time out of your schedule to visit with the older people in your life as often as you can, so they know that they're still important to you. If you're very busy and can't make it to see the older people in your life as often as you'd like, calling them can be a good alternative. You might even set up a time to call each week, so you have a schedule to stick to. You don't necessarily have to know anyone at the nursing home. Some nursing homes have volunteering opportunities where they allow people to visit the elderly. It's easy to think that older people don't have much going on because they don't do many of the things that they used to when they were younger. However, many elderly people are still active, and lead full, busy lives, even if that just means playing bingo, waking in the park, and gardening. When you visit or call the older people in your life, make sure to ask about their favorite activities. If your grandparent, aunt, uncle, or other elderly loved one has a hobby that they particularly enjoy, you might even offer to do it with them. That's a great way to show them just how interested you are in what's important to them. While it's true that your elderly loved ones may need help with some details of their lives, such as chores around the house or making sense of tax forms, they probably aren't completely helpless. You can offer your assistance, but remember to respect them enough to let them make their own decisions as long as they're able to.
A: Visit them. Show interest in their lives. Don't try to take control of their lives.

Q: Choose a piece of black cloth and cut two layers in the shape of a small person. The shape should look vaguely similar to the person on whom you want to place a hex. Sew the edges together but leave the top of the head unsewn. Black cloth is best, but if you don't have it on hand, you can use another color. Your poppet should be created from all natural materials. Avoid using polyester fabric or other man-made fabrics; black magic is not as easily conducted through manmade materials. Fill it up with earth, a few powerful crystals, and hair and nail clippings from the person you want to hex. Sew up the head to close the poppet. Draw a circle using chalk or a stick, then draw a pentagram inside it. Alternately, you may draw a sacred circle on a piece of paper large enough to stand on. Light candles around the circle before you step inside. Repeat the words of power three times. Here are a few examples of words you can use to place your hex: To cast a binding spell and prevent the person from taking actions, repeat "I bind your feet from bringing you to harm me. I bind your hands from reaching out to harm me. I bind your mouth from spreading tales to harm me. I bind your mind from sending energy to harm me." Say this while wrapping the poppet in black ribbon. To cast a love spell over someone you desire, say the words, "Bright the flame. Light the fire. Red is the color of desire." Once they have burned completely, the hex has been cast.
A: Make a poppet. Fill the poppet. Prepare a sacred circle. Stand in the circle and speak the words of your spell over the poppet. Let the candles burn down.

Q: Do this as a protective measure before you begin scooping ashes out of the stove, as they are liable to drop onto the ground. A newspaper will make cleanup much easier. As you're spreading the newspaper, open the air dampener so that any ash stuck to it will fall into the firebox. The air dampener will be a small knob on the front of the cast iron stove, that you should pull outward to open. If the stove is still warm, use a piece of hooked metal to pull the air dampener open. Open the glass door on the front of the cast iron stove and, using your metal ash shovel, scoop up all of the leftover ash inside of the stove. Place the shovelfuls of ash into a metal ash bucket. Be meticulous when cleaning the ashes out of the stove; you'll be able to start your next fire much more easily if there are no leftover ashes in the firebox. Before you begin scooping up the ashes, make sure that the fire is completely out, and there are no live coals. If there are still any red-hot coals, wait for them to cool and go out before shoveling them up. After you've finished shoveling the ashes out of the firebox, place the lid back on the ash can. Set the can on a non-flammable surface, like brick or tile. It's important to let the ash can sit for at least 48 hours before you dispose of the ashes, in case there are still any live coals in the ash. It's important to keep the can covered, as a slight breeze could lift ash and soot from the can and send it flying through your house. Once you've tossed the ashes, you can also pick up the newspapers that you initially spread on the carpet. Be careful not to spill any ash on the floor. Throw the newspapers away. When the ash bucket is full (after you've shoveled out the fire box several times), you'll need to dispose of the ashes and empty the bucket. If you live in a rural area, you can simply walk a few hundred feet from your house and spread the ashes out on the ground. Alternately, if you have a compost pile or a garden, toss the ashes on top of the soil. If it's windy outside, wait for the wind to die down before you spread the ashes. Dormant embers may re-ignite in a strong wind.
A:
Place an old newspaper on the ground in front of the stove. Scoop the ashes out of the fire box. Cover the ash can. Dispose of the ashes.