Article: A brown paper lunch bag will work great for this, but you can use a colored paper bag instead. You can find these bags in the gift wrap section of a craft store. They are sold in packs, and are often labeled as "goody bags." If your bag came with handles, cut them off with a pair of scissors. Do not use bags that are made from thick, shiny paper. The light will not pass through them and create that magical glow. Flatten the bag first, then turn it so that the smooth side is facing you. The side with the bottom of the bag folded against it is the back. If you can see the folded bottom of the bag, flip the bag over. Use a pencil to lightly trace the shape onto the front of your bag. If you don't want to freehand the design, use stencil, cookie cutter, or fall leaf instead. Your design can be as simple as a Jack-o-Lantern face or as intricate as a doily or snowflake. The design needs to be 212 to 3 inches (6.4 to 7.6cm) from the bottom of the bag. Skip this step if you want to use a shaped craft puncher to make your design. You can find these self-healing mats in the scrapbooking or scissors section of a craft store. If you can't find a cutting mat that's small enough for the bag, use a piece of wood or thick cardboard instead. If you are using a craft hole puncher, slide the bottom half of the puncher into the bag, and place the upper half over the front of the bag. If you are doing an intricate design, start with the smaller, inside shapes, then move onto the bigger shapes. Make sure to cut away from yourself and to replace the blade when it becomes dull. If you are using a craft hole puncher, press down on the handle to cut out your shape. For a more delicate design, use a hammer and an eyelet setting tool to punch holes around your drawing instead. Space the holes 14 to 12 inch (0.64 to 1.27cm) apart. Take the cutting mat out of the bag. If there are pieces of paper still stuck inside the bag, carefully pull them out, or cut them with a pair of small, pointed scissors. Cut a sheet of tissue paper, tracing paper, or thin printer paper to the size of your bag. Tuck it inside your bag behind the design, and secure it with glue or pieces of tape. This will give your luminary a softer glow. Use colored tissue paper to change the color of the glow. A glue stick will work the best for this. You can use regular white glue, but you will need to wait for it to dry. Find a place to display your luminary, such as a concrete doorstep or a driveway. Set the luminary down and make sure that it won't get accidentally knocked over. Fill the bag with 2 inches (5.1cm) of sand. This will help weigh the luminary down so that it does not fall over. If you can't get any sand, use clean kitty litter or small pebbles. Craft or aquarium sand will work the best. You can purchase bags of this sand in craft stores and pet stores. If you are worried about the bag catching on fire, place a glass jar or votive holder into the bag first, then place the candle into the jar or votive. Another option is to use a LED or battery-operated tea light instead. Never leave burning luminaries unattended. Have a bucket of water nearby in case a luminary tips over.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Get a small, plain, paper bag. Turn the bag so that the front is facing you. Trace your desired shape onto the front of the bag with a pencil. Slide a small cutting mat into the bag. Cut your design out with a craft blade. Remove the cutting mat and clean up your lines. Secure tissue paper inside the bag, if desired. Set the luminary on a heat-safe surface and fill it with sand. Place a tea light or votive candle into the luminary and light it.

Pinching refers to the pinching off of the top of the stems of a plant to encourage bushy growth and blossoming. Pinching can be done alongside the removal of dead blooms in late spring to early summer, as doing it before winter can also cause the mum to be vulnerable to the cold weather. Pinching is not strictly necessary but is a good addition to your deadheading routine, as it can make your plant fuller and healthier while keeping the shape of the plant compact and bushy. Because pinching is best done on tall stalks that you want bushier and more fruitful, take a good look during the late spring and early summer for stalks that you want shorter. It's best to pinch your mums once the new shoots that emerge in the spring are 3 to 4 inches (7.62- 10.16 cm) high. Also look for any tips that look dead or browned. Once you have identified some stalks that should be pinched, grasp the tip of a shoot right under the first set of leaves, about to 1 inch (1.27 to 2.54 cm) down the stem from the tip. Use your fingernails to pinch off this tip and discard the pinched off tip of the plant. Repeat the process of pinching on all unhealthy or overly-tall stems. Pinching not only shortens the height of a tall plant, it also allows encourages rapid growth of leaves and blooms right below the pinched off area. The optimal time to stop pinching for most mums is in mid July so that the plant has time to blossom and grow before blooming season. If your mum plant is an early cultivator then you should stop around mid-June, and if it is a late cultivator like a "Minnyellow" or a "Minngopher" mum, you can get away stopping pinching around early August. Look up your type of mum to see whether it is an early or a late cultivator.
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Pinch mums during late spring and early summer. Identify leggy stalks to be pinched. Grasp the tip under the first set of leaves. Pinch the tip off with your fingernails. Stop pinching in mid June to early August.