Q: If you grow herbs in your backyard or on your balcony, they can sometimes be difficult to tell apart. Many herbs look similar, especially in the early stages. To fix this issue, simply stick a a thin wooden poll in the end of a wine cork. Use a marker or pen to write the name of the herb on the side of the cork. Stick it in the soil near the herb to remind yourself which herbs are which. Using a sharp knife, hollow out the center of a wine cork. Stop about three quarters down the length of the cork. Add potting soil to the hole you've created and insert a small plant. Succulents work well and will likely last the longest since they're relatively easy to maintain. Small planters are a cute decoration for tiny plants in your home. If you want, you can glue a magnet to the back and stick your cute planter on your refrigerator to add some fresh greenery to your kitchen. If you have dressers or drawers with older, beat up knobs, you can replace the knobs with wine corks. First, remove the old knobs by opening the drawers. Unscrew the screws attaching the knobs to the drawers. Pick up matching screws at a local hardware or craft store. Insert new screws into the holes in each draw. Then, screw your wine corks onto the screws pointing out of the front of the drawers. You'll be left with a somewhat quirky set of knobs for your cabinets or drawers. This also works well with champagne corks. If you have a lot of high heels, wine corks can make great heel stops. To start, cut the cork in half. From there, use a power drill and a drill bit as big as the heels on your shoes to drill a hole into each half of the cork. Leave a small space at the bottom of the cork. Then, fit each heel into the hole, wiggling the heels as necessary to widen the holes to accommodate your heels. If you have cheese knives with unwieldy handles, replace the handles with wine corks. Use a mallet of carefully crack off the existing handle, leaving a small and thin bit of the handle in place. From there, make a slit at the end of the wine cork. Fit the cork into the bit of the handle still sticking out of the cheese knife. Wine corks are perfect to use for cat toys since they are light enough for your cat to bat around. Use small scissors to create a hole on the circular, flat end of a wine cork about 1 inch deep. Squirt a small amount of glue into the hole and insert a feather or pipe cleaner into the hole. Allow the glue to dry before giving this fun new toy to your cat.
A: Mark herbs with wine corks. Make planters. Replace old knobs with wine corks. Use wine corks as heel stays. Use wine corks as handles for cheese knives. Make a cat toy.

Q: Pour in 2 tbsp (30 mL) of water for every 16 ounces (450g) of marshmallows you use. Find out if your bowl is safe to use in a microwave by checking its underside. Check for a label or symbol with wavy lines. These indicate that the bowl is safe to use. Place your bowl into the microwave and turn the dial to the high setting. Keep an eye on the marshmallows at the timer on the microwave runs down. When the 30 seconds are up, take the bowl out the microwave. You might need to wear oven gloves just in case the bowl is too hot. Dip your spoon into some solid vegetable shortening before you stir the mixture. The shortening will make it much easier for you to stir the marshmallows without the spoon getting stuck. Scrape any marshmallow stuck to the sides of the bowl back into the mix. You might need to microwave the marshmallows at 30-second intervals a few times before they're melted enough to be used as icing. Remember to keep stirring the mixture rigorously before adding the bowl back to the microwave. The mix shouldn't be very liquid when finished. It should be very pliable but it should not be runny. If you want to add a bit of extra flavor to your melted marshmallow icing, simply pour in any flavorings. Use vanilla extract or food coloring. Pour a few drops of your chosen flavoring into the bowl and use the spoon coated in vegetable shortening to stir the mixture. Powdered sugar will add that sweetened taste to your melted marshmallow icing. Once again, use the spoon coated in vegetable shortening to mix the ingredients in the bowl. You might have to coat another spoon in vegetable shortening as the mix turns to dough. Coat your hands and the table with the vegetable shortening to make it easier to work with the dough. As you knead, add some powdered sugar to the dough. Keep adding powdered sugar until the dough turns into a stiff ball. Rub some vegetable shortening on the melted marshmallow ball before wrapping it in plastic wrap. The next day, unwrap the ball and use it as icing for your cake. If you don't need it for a few days, place the melted marshmallow ball in the fridge.
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Place your marshmallows and water in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave the marshmallows and water for 30 seconds at the high setting. Stir the mix with a spoon coated in solid vegetable shortening. Repeat the microwave and stirring process until the marshmallows are melted. Add any flavorings you'd like to the bowl and stir. Pour 65 grams (2.3oz) of powdered sugar into the bowl and mix. Knead the marshmallow mix on a clean work surface. Store the ball in plastic wrap overnight at room temperature.