Q: To make your felt snowman ornament you will need pieces of felt in white, brown, orange and black. You will also need a piece of white ribbon (approximately 5 inches in length), a sewing needle and thread (in colors matching the felt), a pen, a scissors, some polyester fiberfill and a sheet of paper. Draw the outline of a snowman onto the sheet of paper. Make the snowman whatever shape you like -- two snowballs high, three snowballs high, fat, skinny -- it's up to you. Cut the paper snowman outline, then place it on a piece of white felt. Use your pen to trace the outline of the snowman onto the felt, then cut it out with the scissors. Trace another snowman outline onto a second piece of felt and cut that one out too. You should now have two identical snowman outlines. Cut out five small circles from the piece of black felt. These will form the snowman's eyes, along with his three coal buttons. Cut out a small triangle from the orange felt. This will form the carrot for the snowman's nose. Cut out two stick shapes from the brown felt. These will be the snowman's arms. Take one of the white felt snowman outlines and hand-stitch the eyes, carrot nose and coal buttons into place. Use thread of a corresponding color for each piece, i.e. orange thread for the nose, and black thread for the other pieces. Take the two white felt body pieces and line them up, placing the piece with the sewn-on features on top. Take the brown felt arms and place them between the two body pieces, sticking out at an angle. Take the length of white ribbon, fold it over, and insert the end between the two body pieces at the top of the snowman's head. This will form the hanging loop for the finished ornament. Take your needle and some white thread and hand-stitch the two body pieces together, leaving a seam allowance of only 18 inch (0.3cm). As you're stitching, make sure to catch both of the snowman's arms and the looped thread in a stitch, in order to secure them in place. Don't stitch the entire snowman closed just yet; leave a space of about 12 inch (1.3cm) to an inch open at the bottom. Take your polyester fiberfill and stuff it into the snowman, making him nice and plump. Once you've done this, you can finish the snowman by stitching the snowman closed. Hang your jolly felt snowman on the Christmas tree and admire your handiwork!
A: Gather your materials. Cut out the body of the snowman. Cut out the snowman's arms and facial features. Sew on the snowman's eyes, nose and buttons. Assemble the snowman. Sew it all together. Stuff the snowman.

Q: One way to enhance spontaneity is to surprise your love with a hug from behind. As long as they aren't doing anything too important, wrapping your arms around their waist, and resting your head against theirs can be a super sweet surprise. Press your torso up against the back person you are hugging, and wrap your arms around them. It doesn't matter so much if you are taller or shorter, other than where your hands will end up. Generally, the taller hugger relaxes their upper arms, and reaches around to hug with their lower arms. The shorter hugger can hold their arms straight out, rather than bending at the elbow. You can "stack" one arm on top of the other, one arm in front of the other, or even reach up over the chest and hold the shoulders of the person you are hugging; it all depends on the size of your arms and the size of the hugged one where your arms are best placed. Like the front-facing hug, leaning your head on or against someone is a signal of intimacy. If you are as tall or taller than the hugged one, you can nuzzle their face or neck. If you are shorter, you can rest your head sideways on their back. A romantic hug lasts longer than a platonic hug. Gently clutch a little tighter for two or three seconds. Take a deep breath and exhale; relax into the hug and enjoy it. For the person being hugged, caressing your huggers arms is a natural, lovely touch. You can also reach back and caress their face or hair. For the hugger, though, caressing can become fairly intimate without much effort. If you're at that level with the person you are hugging, this is a delightful way to begin intimacies. If not, proceed with caution. It can result in the ice being broken, or your nose being broken. A slow caress is romantic. Enjoy a front-facing hug as you enjoy the closeness of your partner. Should you need further direction, start at the top of the page again. Enjoy!
A: Come from behind. Stand behind the person you are going to hug. Place your arms in front. Make head contact. Squeeze and hold. Use your hands. Rotate your hugged one around.

Q: Constructive criticism improves a person's behavior, encouraging positive changes. Whereas destructive criticism condemns and discourages the person. Destructive criticism demeans, discredits and hurts people. In contrast, constructive criticism improves a specific behavior without personal attacks.Their self-esteem remains intact. Your reason for critiquing someone's work or behavior affects how you deliver feedback. If you have an ulterior motive besides wanting to help the person improve, thats come across as overtly negative. Reflect on whether the criticism you intend to impart will actually be productive. Good intentions do not always get a positive response. For example, if your friend has gained a lot of weight since you last saw each other, telling her she should lose weight for her health's sake probably won't fall on receptive ears and, in fact, she may feel hurt. Criticizing is one of those domains where intentions are less important than what you actually say and do. Instead of acting on impulse, be thoughtful and ask yourself how it would sound if you told this person what you're thinking. Are the words you choose appropriate? What about the underlying social politics? What about yourself? For example, if you want to criticize your friend about her weight and you're naturally thin, think about how she may feel to receive this feedback from you, someone who has never struggled to lose weight nor experienced weight-based discrimination. If someone requests feedback and is willing to change, then constructive criticism is warranted. Ask yourself if the person would be better off receiving constructive criticism. Would it have a positive impact on their life? Unsolicited criticism could be hurtful. If the issue is relatively minor, such as a situation where you don't like your friend's wardrobe because she wears too much pink and you want to tell her, it may best not to say anything...unless you feel this situation is disadvantageous to or hurting her in some way. It's important to use criticism as a means to help another person, not to help yourself or have your own opinions heard. If you are in a position of authority or someone has explicitly asked you for feedback, it's acceptable to give constructive criticism. For example, if you run a business and it's time for your quarterly check-in with employees, you need to assess your employees' work and discuss strategies for improvement if you think there's room for growth. It's important to choose a peaceful time and place to deliver your critique alone because receiving any criticism in front of others is stressful. For example, it would be a bad idea to give performance reviews for each person in front of their coworkers and colleagues at a staff meeting. Schedule a time to meet with the person. Arrange to meet in a private, non-threatening space, like an office. Allow sufficient time for the meeting so that there is room for dialogue in case the person has questions and would like to respond to your feedback. It's important not to rush these meetings so that the other person will feel valued and respected, not dumped on and dismissed. The environment where you talk should feel neutral and pleasant. If you're speaking with a loved one, it may be helpful to get out of the house to take a walk together, or go for a drive to a place you both like. If you're speaking with a colleague or student, meet in a conference room or another neutral space where you can get some privacy.
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Note the difference between constructive criticism and destructive criticism. Good intentions. Is the criticism warranted? Determine whether you are the right person to criticize. Choose the time and place.