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How To: Clean and maintain a fish tank
Fish are among the most popular of all domestic pets. From the humble goldfish to the most complicated and beautiful aquatic micro-environments, they offer owners years of pleasure and serene viewing. Moreover, they are relatively easy to care for; however, like many pets, there is a lot to learn about this finned friend. Good tank maintenance will keep your aquarium healthy for years to come. Keep your fish healthy by watching this film, which will show you the basics of keeping your fish ta...
How To: Hang Dry Herbs
Harvest your herbs Harvest your herbs before they flower (unless you are harvesting chamomile or any other herb flower)
Vibrant Photography Challenge: Wet Flowers
Place: Wayanad, kerala, India
How To: Knit a Decorative Flower
This beautiful flower can be used as decoration on a hat, scarf, headband or purse. You name it. There are many uses. On the photo above, I added it to a hat. I have also used it as a decoration on a napkin ring. The flower is knit in three parts. Check out the instructions below. And see the closeup photo of the finished flower at the bottom of the page.
News: Wedding Favours
Hi All, These little flowers took ages to make, but was well worth it
HowTo: Eat Berries in the Wilderness
DO NOT eat a berry if you cannot identify it. I decided not to include the obvious blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, but this guide will assist you in identifying which wild berries are, in fact, poisonous.
RECIPE: Pretty Spring Flower Croquembouche
Just imagine you're on the French Riviera..
How To: Create a string figure Flower
Did you play Cat's Cradle as a kid? Well, there's more to string figure art than just Cat's Cradle or Jacob's Ladder. This string art video demonstrates how to make a string figure flower. Song: The Shadows - Apache.
News: Spot the Ant
An ant camouflaged atop vibrant flowers
How To: Fold an origami rose out of a paper napkin
Looking for an easy way to impress your date (when at a not-so-impressive restaurant)? Make a rose from a paper napkin using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own paper flowers from folded paper napkins. For more information, and to get started making paper napkin flowers yourself, take a look!
How To: Make a baby sock rose
This video shows how to use baby socks to make cute decorative roses. Take one sock and lay it flat on a table. Roll it up starting at the toe. When you get to the end of the sock fold the ankle opening over the rolled up part of the sock, then arrange the "flower petals." You could make a whole pile of these baby sock roses in just a few minutes. They would work great to decorate a baby gift, or to decorate a baby shower. You can tie them up with ribbons or add stems and make a "flower" disp...
How To: Make a flower costume for Halloween
You’ll have a blooming good time in the colorful costume in this how-to video! Dress up with some friends and go as a bouquet this Halloween! You will need a green long sleeved shirt, black leggings, black shoes, 4 sheets pink sticky felt, green pipe cleaners, yellow pipe cleaners, white glitter paint, a marker, a headband, scissors, a fake leaf garland, and the step-by step instructions in this video costume-making tutorial. Make a flower costume for Halloween.
How To: Make a paper lily pad with a cool pop up flower
In this video, we learn how to make a paper lily pad with a cool pop up flower. First, take a piece of paper and fold it in half, then unfold it and fold the bottom half up to the middle, then fold the top half into the middle. Now take the scissors and cut off the edges, leaving the middle crease. Now, cut down the middle crease and then fold the right half of the crease in half twice. Fold it once more, then flip it over and take half of it and fold it up. Now, take your scissors and cut it...
How To: Install brick edging to your flower beds
If grass is creeping into your flowerbeds or you just want a more finished look to your landscaping, try installing brick edging. This landscaping video and text tutorial from the DIY Network will show you the necessary steps to installing brick edging to your flower beds.
How To: Arrange flowers in a large vase
Trish Horrington shows how to arrange flowers in a large vase. Using long-stemmed flowers, she shares tips and tricks to assembling the large vase in a quick and efficient way. Watch video for best results. Arrange flowers in a large vase.
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: HELLEBORE
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: HELLEBORE [n] A hellebore is any of the approximately 20 plants from the genus Helleborus, many of which are poisonous. Hellebores are herbaceous perennial flowering plants from Eurasia related to the buttercup family, having showy flowers with petaloid sepals.
News: Super Rare Bumblebees Build Homes With Flower Petals
Two research teams, in Turkey and Iran, both recently discovered an incredibly rare species of bees. Coined the Osmia (Ozbekosima) avoseta bee, the insects use colorful flower petals to create papier-mache cocoons for their offspring.
How To: Arrange flowers for a small vase
Trish Horrington shows how to arrange flowers for a small vase. Using the tools and equipment listed in the video, Trish shows step by step quick and easy tips for arranging the vase. Arrange flowers for a small vase.
How To: Make the Full Blonde cocktail for an aperitif
A great starter cocktail! This particular drink calls for: 1 1/2 ounces of gin, 1 1/2 ounces Pineau des Charentes (1 part Cognac to 3 parts fresh grape juice), a few drops of orange flower water, ice and a twist of lemon to garnish. Make the Full Blonde cocktail for an aperitif.
How To: Make creamy scrambled eggs with goat cheese and spinach
This is a perfect, vegetarian, light breakfast dish. You will need six eggs, 2 tablespoons heavy cream, 1 tablespoon butter, sea salt, chive flowers, roughly torn spinach and 2 tablespoons goat cheese. Serve with fresh orange juice, coffe and toast! Make creamy scrambled eggs with goat cheese and spinach.
How To: Divide asters
Sarah Raven demonstrates how to divide asters to ensure the flower quality doesn't diminish over time.
How To: Prune a shrub roses
Follow Monty Don's video advice on pruning shrub roses, including techniques that will keep fungal infection and viruses at bay, while encouraging flowering stems.
How To: Prune a viburnum plant, remove sideshoots
Chris Beardshaw demonstrates how to prune an old viburnum, removing sideshoots and woody growth to reinvigorate the plant and encourage flowering.
News: Robo-Plants Respond to Human Touch
Japanese artist and visual designer Akira Nakayasu creates robotic plants that not only respond to human touch, but anticipate human touch.
News: Emily Dickinson's garden - The Poetry of Flowers
If you're in New York, you absolutely cannot miss this beautiful exhibit at the New York Botanical Gardens. Emily Dickinson, the famed reclusive poet of the 19th century, was a lover of nature, and her garden was recreated in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. What can I say, except that it's just stunning...
How To: Make a bird cage chandelier
Learn a simple way to create dramatic lighting with a sense of humor! You will need a bird cage, a lamp cord with bulb socket, a lightbulb, silk flowers, fake birds, wire, wire ship, some chain, and white electrical tape. Follow along with the step-by-step instructions of this video activity tutorial and learn how to make a bird cage chandelier. Make a bird cage chandelier.
How To: Make decoupage soap in Rosie O'Donnell's Crafty U show
Rosie O'Donnell web show demonstrates an easy and quick way to make decoupage soap. Use dried flower or paper cutouts and glue to add a flare to ordinary soap. Make decoupage soap in Rosie O'Donnell's Crafty U show.
How To: 9 Exciting Uses for Boring Cotton Balls
Cottons balls may not be the most exciting bathroom product in the world, but there are some surprisingly useful things you can do with them.
News: Make poor man's liquid nitrogen
Bill Beaty's at it again! Our favorite crackpot physicist presents a backyard solution to that emergency need for cryogenic fluid. Sometimes you can't wait to freeze daisies.
How To: Make Mediterranean eel in a cress sauce
To prepare this Mediterranean eel recipe you will need eel, butter, dry white wine, vermouth, shallots, double cream, cress, capucine flower leafs, red tomatoes, potatoes, olive oil, salt, pepper and sugar. Make Mediterranean eel in a cress sauce.
How To: Make a bridesmaid bouquet
The Flowergod designs a bridesmaid bouquet with hot pink roses, white tulips, white wax flower, and plumosa. He shows you a great trick to keep tulips from opening up. Light a candle and wax the outside and the inside of the tulip. Make a bridesmaid bouquet.
How To: Make a wedding corsage
The Flowergod designs a wedding corsage. The corsage design incudes a white rose, hot pink freesia, white wax flower, and plumosa. Make a wedding corsage.
How To: Make a fancy maki sushi
Let's try summer time decorative rolls, a crab, a yacht, and a flower. Make a fancy maki sushi.
How To: Paint within a shape in Photoshop CS2
In this Photoshop CS2 video tutorial you will learn to paint custom shapes. Learn to use the brushes, Color Picker, and layer style. This example uses a flower shape downloaded from ActionFx.com, but feel free to experiment with other shapes too! Paint within a shape in Photoshop CS2.
How To: Make deep fried capers
Chef Monique Barbeau demonstrates how to make deep fried capers. Capers, both salty and sour, are transformed into a crunchy garnish traditionally used in Mediterranean dishes. Watch for spitting oil. The buds open up and flower. Use within 24 hours. Make deep fried capers.
News: HoloDecon
HoloDecon Tecnology directly afects our perceptive capacity, influencing the construction of the oniric sourronding , built in the alternate hyperrealist narratives
News: What we see is Natural ... But also Fake
It is amazing that when you go out at night, the world is so full of colors and lights and everybody is dressed in certain way, also you can watch every big commercial image for 5 seconds, but in the end, you realize that your eyes can understand the fake and also the natural very quickly.
News: Gigantic Carpet of 750,000 Begonias (Assembled in Just 4 Hours!)
Every summer the city of Brussels assembles an enormous carpet of begonias, under the advisement of one hundred experienced gardeners. The project is planned far in advance, with illustrations and scale models based on a chosen theme (previously chosen have been the arms and shield of a town or commemoration of important events). This year's theme features Saint Michael striking down the dragon, the official protective image of the city, founded over 1,000 years ago.