How To: Fold a square gift box with floral ornament
This beautiful geometric box, which reminds us of midcentury abstract expressionist paintings, is a wonderful handmade way to showcase a Valentine's Day gift for your sweetheart.
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How To: Create a simple piecy, beachy hair look
Beachy hair never goes out of style if you're a Californian, even if it's winter (which for us just means two months of not hitting the beach). The piecy, beachy hairstyle is carefree, easy to do, and disheveled in the sexiest way possible.
How To: Recycle your old clothes into a cute teddy bear
This tutorial works best with soft fabrics, like jersey or terry cloth. You can even cut up old flannel to make the stuffing! This is a simple project that won't take longer than an hour or two to put together.
How To: Pipe a professional swirl onto a cupcake
Cupcakes are delicious as they are, but they're even more wonderful and charming when you pipe a beautiful design on top with frosting.
How To: Create a sparkly blue, snowflake-embellished winter eye look
We know that many stores are already rolling out with their cheery spring campaigns, and some retailers are even pushing out swimsuits, but let's face it: Winter is still full upon us.
How To: Fold an adorable simple origami parrot
When you think of origami, you probably imagine very abstract, geometric interpretations of real-life animals and plant life, and sometimes even people and architectural monuments. But origami need not be abstract, nor does it need to be angular.
How To: Transform a pillowcase into a cute dress
This is a great summer dress you can make for a young girl out of a pillowcase. Even better, you're shown how to sew French seams for finishing, which gives it a professional and high quality look when you're done.
How To: Curl your hair into loose waves without using heat
This is a great, sophisticated hairstyle you can achieve without using any heat (which can often damage your hair). It's an easy and useful secret - just braid your wet hair in the evening, secure in place and then undo it all in the morning!
How To: Craft a "Loads of Love" wheelbarrow of hearts Valentine's Day card
How much do you love your amor? They say love can't be quanfied in sheer numbers or even words, but we think this wheelbarrow, filled to the brim with loads of hearts, will do the trick for the time being.
How To: Craft a "Happy Birthday" wobble cake greeting card
Birthday presents are a great way of showing your friends that you pay attention to their interests as well as what they say (always a good thing). But there's nothing more personal than a handwritten greeting card.
How To: Craft three Valentine's Day paper favors
Even if you and your office cohorts don't exchange cutesy valentines on Valentine's Day, you can still indulge in the vibrant, lovey dovey holiday by crafting one of these three paper favors for your kid's class.
How To: Fold a simple origami sailboat
You've probably seen a lot of impressive how-to videos - or simple "show off" videos - on how to fold crazy 100-sided modular origami sphere-like thingymabobs, but most of the time we're betting you're sitting there going, "huh?".
How To: Bake and decorate fresh pineapple upside-down cupcakes
You've probably heard of pineapple upside-down cakes before and may have even made some. But what about pineapple upside-down cupcakes? These little tasty zingers are easy to make and will be a hit at your next get together!
How To: Remove unwanted objects with the Spot Healing Tool in Photoshop Elements 9
Use the Spot Healing Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements 9 to remove power lines, trees, cars, even your Aunt Marge. If it's in the picture and you want it out, this simply tutorial will show you how to do it.
How To: Manipulate the audio clips in Final Cut Pro using keyframes
This tutorial covers the basics of manipulating audio in Final Cut Pro by using keyframes. Add fade outs, fade ins, adjust the volume up or down, and even edit out the sounds of breathing or other small flaws in sound.
How To: Shoot a time lapse shot in high definition using the Stage Zero dolly
Time lapse is a dynamic filming technique, and can be even more interesting if the camera is moving while it films. You can achieve this effect by using the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly, MX2 DollyShield and Pentax K7, and this tutorial shows you how.
How To: Fold an adorable origami tyrannosaurus rex baby
The tyrannosaurus rex, or T-Rex, was the original king of the jungle (king of the world, to be more accurate) during the age of the dinosaurs. They were gigantic, intimidating, and extremely strong.
How To: Fold a dazzling origami martini glass for the New Year
Your New Year's party guests will swear these are the real thing and perhaps even pick one up to pour some Chardonnay in if you're not careful! This origami tutorial shows you how to fold realistic - and damn cute - martini glasses.
How To: Make a quillow without a pattern as a gift
A quillow is a blanket that, when folded, can serve double duty as a pillow. You will need fabric for the front and back as well as some batting and regualr sewing notions. This is a great Christmas or holiday gift even a beginner can make!
How To: Make a quick and easy Christmas stocking
Even though this method does not take very long, you can still use it to easily and quickly make a large number of Christmas stocking. You will need strong polyester thread and size 90 or 100 machine needles along with your favorite Christmas fabrics.
How To: Maintain a thin and healthy body for life
More than any expensive exercise machine, more than any fad diet, and more than even having a trainer, the single most important thing you can do to lose weight and keep that weight off is to have willpower. That means having the courage to overcome cravings and eat healthy, and to work out rather than watch "Friends."
How To: Transform your Kinect into an inexpensive green screen
The Kinect is a powerful piece of technology you can use to do more than just play games. This tutorial shows you how to construct a basic green screen using the Kinect, and then you can use the Wiimote for even greater 3-D functionality.
How To: Color code your Christmas gifts to avoid destination mix-ups
Most of us have family who live far away in different states or even different countries. While we'd love to have all our family with us on Christmas, it's much more likely that we'll be giving them a call on Christmas and mailing them some gifts.
How To: Host a Small and Intimate Celebration for Thanksgiving
With the economy still rocky, many people can't afford to travel or host large, lavish Thanksgiving dinners. Even if you're planning on just having a small family gathering, here's how you can tweak some traditions to still have a memorable, intimate Thanksgiving.
How To: Fold a transforming eight pointed ninja star out of origami paper
Fold your own eight pointed transforming ninja star! This is a modular origami model, where you will join eight identical modular pieces together to form the star. You can even make this out of Post-It notes, or any square paper!
How To: Do a floating turn into a floorwork dance sequence
Are you an advanced dancer - maybe even a teacher of modern dance - who's looking for an interesting way to transition standing work into floorwork?
How To: Keep getting free energy in the Facebook game FrontierVille
You can get your energy to go beyond your maximum! Earn over one hundred energy, even if your maximum is much less! Here are some tips to accruing free energy - always visit your neighbors, and maintain a stable of horses and full grown animals.
How To: Do a fantasy or Renaissance style half updo with your hair
The half updo is a perennial favorite in fantasy and period pieces, from Lord of the Rings to Mysts of Avalon to the Renaissance Faire or any other event for which you want a period hairstyle. Even if you're all thumbs, you'll be able to replicate this popular hairstyle.
How To: Safely kick your opponent's shield in boffer larp combat
If shield kicking is legal in your game, here's how you can safely and effectively kick your opponents shield (and perhaps even knock them down). Know what's a good target, and a good way to deliver the kick without exposing your leg to be hit in turn.
How To: Fold a simple origami star from a water bomb base
Here's a good tutorial for those who are looking for some easy origami projects. Starting with a water bomb base, this tutorial shows you how to make a four pointed star you can use to decorate binders, scrapbooks or even Christmas trees.
How To: Keep an Apple MacBook from falling asleep with Caffeine
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use an application called Caffeine to keep an Apple MacBook laptop computer from falling asleep (or even dimming its display). For all the details, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Create a seductive curly bun with loose tendrils
If all you imagine is the saggy cafeteria lady at your school when you think about hair buns, then you've got some learning to do. Check out this hairstyling tutorial to learn how to create a glamorous and flirty romantic bun with lots of curled, loose tendrils.
How To: Fix the lamp out module on a 1996 Ford Explorer if your headlights are broken
Ford Explorers have a weird problem where the lo-beam headlights won't work even after the bulbs and fuses have been replaced. This is because they draw their power from the lamp out module, and this often breaks. Learn how to fix it in this video.
How To: Code a PayPal "Buy It Now" button in Flash ActionScript 3 for your website
Add an extra level of security to your website by creating your own dynamic 'Buy It Now' button for PayPal-using visitors to your website. Coding this button is very easy, and you can even animate it to draw more attention to your webstore.
How To: Get McAfee iVirusScan on to your iPhone or iPod Touch
Even an Apple device can get a virus, and you'll want to conduct a scan regularly to keep everything working well. Fortunately, there's an app for that! After you add McAfee to your iPhone or iPod Touch, you can run the program to check your device for viruses.
How To: Use Adobe Gamma in Photoshop CS3 & on Windows Vista
Adobe Gamma, a calibration assistant, is a useful feature for Adobe Photoshop. You can get Gamma working on your new version of Photoshop. And Gamma is still compatible even if you're using Windows Vista, and this video shows you how to get it working.
How To: Use PrimoPDF to convert any Microsoft file to a PDF file
PrimoPDF is a free program that will allow you to convert any document (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more) into a usable PDF file. This tutorial walks you through downloading, installing and using the PrimoPDF program to convert your files to PDFs. PrimoPDF even allows you to lock your files or add a password.
How To: Master the basics of playing tournament quality Madden NFL 11
Madden NFL 11 is upon us, and offers enough improvements over the previous version that even veteran players may need some help playing well at it. This video features two professional Madden players explaining a lot of basic concepts that will help you score more points and win games.
How To: Help seeds grow faster by nicking them
Most seeds have a thick outer shell meant to protect the soft inner seed. 'Nicking' is a gardening technique to remove the outer shell so the seed will germinate faster in your garden after planting. You can use water, sandpaper, a nail file or even sulfuric acid to nick your seeds.
How To: Decorate an easy and beautiful snowy Christmas tree cupcake
Your living room doesn't have to be the only place to put a Christmas tree this holiday season. In fact, you can adorn just about anything with a Christmas tree, from embroidery projects to stockings to even cupcakes.