Problem: Article: You can find these at your local craft or hardware store. Glass or plastic fishbowls can be used as well. You might consider plastic as a cheaper and safer alternative, especially if there are small children around. These tend to be smaller than the glass globes used for arts and crafts or lighting fixtures. Jars typically have spill proof lids, which is perfect if you are a mobile fortune teller. Once you have done this, allow the glue to dry. You will not be adhering anything to the hot glue, but will instead be using it as a seal. The dried glue will help hold the glass globe in place once it is seated on the cup. Stretch the cotton out as much as you can before stuffing it into globe. Try to avoid dense clumps, or these will block the LED lights you will insert. The lights reflecting off of the cotton will create a mysterious glow. Use dye to color your spider web cotton and give the effect of different colored smoke inside your crystal ball. Clear vinyl and plastic might catch the light in a new and interesting way. Oven bags, tinsel, and streamers are also options. Try using two or more materials at once for more dramatic effect. You can find these at many stores in the home and garden section. LED tea lights come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, models and colors. Some LED tea lights change color and can be controlled by a remote. LED tea lights are usually inexpensive. A quick Internet search should help you find what kind of tea light will work best for your crystal ball. The diameter of the glass cup needs to be larger than the opening of your glass globe so the globe does not rest flat on the table. A clear shallow bowl can be used in place of a cup. This is the first of two lights that you will be attaching to a clear drinking glass. The clear drinking glass will create the glowing base for your crystal ball. Gently apply a bit of pressure so you're sure the glue adheres and allow it a few minutes to dry. The LED tea light should now be glued to the bottom of the inside of the clear drinking glass. Most LED tea lights are activated by twisting the top into the bottom. Be careful to only apply hot glue to the very bottom of the tea light so that you can still twist it on and off. If you are using a globe-shaped canning jar for your crystal ball, glue the LED tea light to the inside of the lid. You will glue this to the outside of the bottom of your clear drinking glass. You do not need to do this if you are using a canning jar. You will not be gluing any more lights to the lid. Already having applied glue to the light itself, all you need to do is use a small amount of pressure to make sure the glue sticks. The tea-light on the inside should be hanging upside down, while the tea light on the outside will remain right side up. Before mounting the globe onto the base, make sure the LED lights are on and working properly. You will need to remove the globe each time you want to turn on or turn off the lights inside your crystal ball. Insert the drinking glass and its attached LEDs into the opening of the glass globe until it comes to rest against the dried glue bead. The opening of the drinking glass will now be the base of your crystal ball, which should be glowing from the LED tea lights inside. If your drinking glass is too small, it will slip all the way into your globe and spoil the effect of a raised, glowing crystal ball. If you are using a canning jar simply screw the lid into place. The LED tea light will now be hanging on the inside of the jar, surrounded spiderweb cotton. This will add to the over-all aesthetic of the crystal ball, and more importantly, conceal the fact that it is a globe resting on an overturned, clear drinking glass. Black and red are classic fortune teller colors, and satin or velvet can give your crystal ball an air of elegance. If you are using the crystal ball as a Halloween prop, try matching the decorative fabric to your costume.
Summary: Purchase a glass globe or a spherical lighting fixture. Peruse globe shaped canning jars. Run a bead of hot glue around the opening lip of the globe. Fill the glass globe with Halloween spider web cotton. Experiment with different types of filler. Buy LED tea lights. Find a suitable clear drinking glass to use as a mount. Apply a small amount of hot glue to the bottom of a LED tea light. Drop the LED tea light into the drinking glass so that it sits flush on the bottom. Do not apply glue to the ON/OFF switch. Apply a small amount of hot glue to the bottom of another LED tea light. Flip the drinking glass over and mount the LED. Turn on the LED tea lights. Slide the crystal ball onto the glass. Wrap the decorative fabric around the base.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You can't solve a problem if you don't know what it is, so the first thing to do is learn what worry feels like to you. Write down when you think you are worrying. It may help to start with writing down how you feel and then what is happening around you and the thoughts you are having. Notice how your body is feeling - are your muscles tense or maybe your stomach aches. You can then go back and analyze what led you to feeling the way you did. Ask people around you to help you identify when you're worrying. Sometimes when people worry, they ask a multitude of questions attempting to feel as though they know what is to come. Usually, people who worry will talk about it and their friends and family will know they are worrying. Having them point it out will help you learn about how you worry. Worrying lies in the unknown. It makes sense because the unknown can be frightening. There are a lot of what ifs wrapped up in the future. The problem with what ifs is that they may never become problems and you'll end up worrying for nothing. This is why worrying is unproductive. It's important when identifying worry to know if you are concerned about something that is actually happening or something that COULD happen. Write down what you're worrying about. Circle what is actually happening and cross out what is not happening but could happen. Focus on only what is happening because that's all you can deal with right now. It is ok to plan and prepare for the future, but once you have done so, accept that you have done all you can do for now. When thinking about situations, it can be easy to get off course and start thinking about what could happen. When you're in a stressful situation, it can be difficult to know if you are on the right path of dealing with it because of your worrying. Asking yourself if what you're thinking can help you get out of the situation. If it doesn't, you know you are worrying. An example of this is dealing with a car that has broken down. You need to get to work, but have no idea how you're going to get there with no car. You immediately start to think about how if you don't get to work, you're going to lose your job. You then think about how you won't have money to pay your rent, and you may lose your apartment. As you can see, you can quickly unravel. However, if you focus on the situation at hand, you won't have to deal with losing your job or apartment. That can be quite a relief since you really don't know if those things are going to happen. You love your children so much. You don't ever want anything to happen to them, so you take every precaution necessary to ensure they do not get sick. You stay up at night thinking about all of the ways they could have gotten hurt that day. Focusing on them being healthy, safe, and happy will allow you to spend quality time with them that they will benefit from, so bringing yourself back to the present will help you do that and end the downward spiral of worrying. Some people worry about the past and how it has affected them. Other people worry about what they do now and how it will affect their future. There are even people who worry about all of them, so their past, present and future. Write down your worries to give you a sense of catharsis and relief in the moment. Use a journal to write down what you worry about each day. You may choose to do this at the end of the day or just jot a worry down every time you have one. Use your smartphone to type in each one of your worries. You can use the memo app or an app for journaling.
Summary:
Know what worry is. Separate what is and is not reality. Ask yourself if your thoughts are productive. Write down the things you worry about from the past, present and future.