How To: Make ninja mittens
Lee, creator of Do Stuff magazine, teaches you how to make a pair of ninja mittens, or mitts.
Lee, creator of Do Stuff magazine, teaches you how to make a pair of ninja mittens, or mitts.
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw Rock Lee. First draw a circle for the head, making a chin underneath and using lines to reference where the facial features will go. After this, draw eyes that are slightly aligned to the left hand side of the face. The right eye should be larger than the left, both off center. Then, draw two dots for the nose and a "u" shape for the mouth. After this, draw a larger circle around the head and then draw in angry eyebrows above the eyes. Start to erase the...
In this tutorial, Sandra Lee shows us how to make a centerpiece cake. First, place lemon frosting onto a vanilla round cake and then place another place vanilla cake on top of it. Now, grab your vanilla frosting and pour it on top of the cake, smoothing on the top. Now, grab a butter knife and apply more frosting to the sides of the cake very carefully so you don't brush the cake plate. Once finished, you can decorate some cupcakes with different icings and sprinkles. You can then place the c...
Sandra Lee in this video shows how to make triple orange angel food cake. She takes a pack of angel food cake mix in a bowl and adds the juice of mandarin oranges with water to it. A tablespoon of orange zest is added to the bowl and mixed well. This goes into a pan sprayed nicely and generously with cooking spray. Half a can of the mandarin oranges are popped into the cake batter. This is baked in a pre-heated oven to 350 degrees. The uneven top of the cooked cake is removed. The rest of the...
Sandra Lee shows how to make pecan cinnamon angel food cake the easiest way. The ingredients used for this recipe are 8 ounces of whipped cream cheese, half a cup of chopped pecans, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and an angel food cake. The cream cheese, pecans, cinnamon and brown sugar are mixed in a bowl to make the filling for the cake. A one inch top of the cake is cut and set aside. The core is removed from the cake to make place for the filling. The cored pieces o...
Sandra Lee shows us how to make an easy Italian wedding cake in this video. First, take a box of white cake mix and put it into a mixing bowl with 1 stick of softened butter, 1 1/4 c buttermilk, 1/2 c egg whites, 1 tbsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp almond extract and mix together for a minute or two until the ingredients are combined. Now, add 1 can of crushed pineapple, 1/2 c of sweetened coconut and 1 c of chopped pecans and fold it into the cake mixture. Now grab two 8 inch round cake pans and grease ...
In this video, Lee from GirlsMixingDrinks shows us how to make a White Russian. (Coincidentally, Lee is a white Russian.) First, you're going to need your rocks glass, also known as a lowball. Preferably it should be a larger sized rocks glass, as this drink will have 2 ounces of alcohol in it. Then you need Kahlua coffee-flavored liqueur and vanilla-flavored vodka. You could use a regular vodka, but the vanilla gives it a little kick and is tasty. Fill your glass with ice, add 1 ounce of the...
Want to learn how to make your own comic book? This instructional video will teach you how to take your created character and their powers and enter them into a comic book world. The first step, is to decide whether your character will be acting as a hero or villain. Next, you must create the setting. This is followed by the conflict of the story. Finally, the resolution. The hero must defeat the villain and everything is back to normal. The video then takes you through a sample comic book an...
Nobody's supposed to know where the Batcave is, but as most everyone thought, Batman's underground lair lied below the estate of his secret identity, Bruce Wayne, in Gotham City.
To get the smoky vampy look, inspired by Amy Lee of Evanescence, follow these instructions: 1. Wash, moisturize face, and apply primer/foundation/concealer as you normally would.
For all of you DIY filmmakers out there, our friends at William F. Whites interactive have recently launched this SUPER handy tool is guide to all their gear that includes diagrams and specs to make your lives easier. In this How To video, Bruce Dale of Whites shows you what it is and how to use it:
Think apples are the only fruit you can dip into liquid caramel/white chocolate and shape into edible pumpkins for Halloween? Then with this video you'll receive an education in how to break out of your Halloween inhibitions and create white chocolate dipped strawberries shaped into pumpkins.
Did you know that someone could be watching what you're doing on your computer via another computer? That's right - if they are using VNC or Apple Remote Desktop software they can moniter what you're doing and even control your computer?
In this how to video series, learn how to fillet fish from expert Bruce Marnie. Bruce will demonstrate fish scaling tips to descale a fish, how to gut a fish, how to fillet a fish, how to remove a fish stomach, and how to cut fish fillets. Learn also how to determine the freshness of a fish, and the tools you need to fillet and prepare a saltwater fish such as Mahi Mahi.
Roman Emperor Caesar never failed to make a grand, showy entrace. He was cocky, proud, and fiery, quite like this mixed drink named after him.
Storm is a popular superhero in the X-men comic books who has control over the wind and weather, and this tutorial shows you how to draw a pencil sketch of her. You'll become an artist like Stan Lee in no time!
In this video, learn from commercial fisherman brian Lee how to tie knots for fly fishing! Fly fishing requires two simple knots, which are the clinch knot and the loop-to-loop connection. Discover how to tie an improved fisherman's knot for fly fishing with help from a pro!
Not sure what to serve at your next cocktail party? Why not try a decadent champagne drink that can accompany any chocolate dessert? In this how-to video Lee twists a classic Champagne Cherry Nova. Everyone is sure to enjoy this Prosecco Champagne and cherry liqueur.
Using an IR led array and some reflective tape, you can track fingers in thin air using the Wii Remote by Johnny Chung Lee from Carnegie Mellon University. The grid software is a custom program written using a C# wiimote library and DirectX. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perfom this with the Wii remote.
Check out this instructional harmonica video to learn how to play that harp riff in the Green Onions video. This tutorial uses the Lee Oskar harmonica in the Natural Minor tuning. But this technique is not very common and instead provides instruction using the Hohner Marine Band DeLuxe. Check out this video and practice some harp riff variations.
Hyrbid picking is most commonly used by country guitarists (Albert Lee, Brent Mason, John Jorgensen etc), but also by blues guitarists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well rock guitarists such as Eric Johnson. Watch to learn from Kristofer Dahl how to play using this technique.
Scrollsaws are often used to produce very intricate pieces, but a cheap one is perfectly good for making some really cool kids' toys.
http://AskTheTechies.com Brandon Jackson is back with D.Lee Beard to answer "What files are safe to trash on a Mac to free up hard drive space?" What files are the biggest hogs? Have you really trashed all the files you thought you had? Also in this episode: how to sort web browser bookmarks.
In this episode, Brandon Jackson joins D.Lee Beard to present an in-depth review of the Slingbox A/V, explore where to find free downloadable audiobooks online, and to answer viewer questions on using an iMac as a display and how to share files over a local network between a Mac and a Windows PC . Be sure to check out our next video to learn how you can win the Techies' Slingbox and begin watching your home TV from all over the world via the internet.
Dave and Lee Thomas talk about three houseplants that do well indoors in the cooler weather: christmas cactus, amaryllis, and cyclamen, and how to care for them.
If you're a vegetarian, you know that it's very difficult to find a good vegetarian dish at most restaurants. True, most restaurants offer vegetarian options, but it's hard to find a vegetarian dish that's actually delicious and a hit with your taste buds.
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a tree in moonlight with Bruce Blitz. Start out by using a gray piece of paper. Then, draw arrows on the page towards the top that will act as your mountain peaks. Draw in additional lines to show that the mountains are towards the top. Shade in the tops of them and then draw a river with water at the bottom of the page. After this, draw in trees at the bottom of the mountain and a moon in the upper right hand corner. Use white chalk to create the effect...
Use nodes to compute the difference between two images, usually a matte or background shot and then the same shot with actors in the set. This technique was used in the film "Death Becomes Her" starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis. Use this technique to create ghosts, glass people, or to uncover watermarks and prove video ownership. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting your...
In this home scientist video the instructor Robert Bruce talks about cheap sulfuric acid. He says that sulfuric acid is very important in any lab both as a reagent and a precursor for preparing other chemicals. He points to the battery acid saying that it is a good source of sulfuric acid which is 35% concentrated. Now he shows various methods to obtained sulfuric acid and shows how to test one of the thus obtained sulfuric acid for its concentration. In this video the author talks about sulf...
The Incredible Hulk, the result of Bruce Banner being exposed to an intense amount of Gamma Rays. Gets stronger the more you hurt him, and can break tanks in half no sweat. Wouldn't you like to be able to draw the green giant? In this video you will learn how to draw The Incredible Hulk from a side view, watch him start from the outline all the way down to the coloring of the finished picture.
Everybody loves Costello, but not everyone knows how to play Costello. If you want to learn how to start playing bass, "Pump It Up" from Elvis Costello is a perfect choice to begin with. If you're a beginner and want to get better, learn songs not scales.
Do you need to check a scene for prints, or are maybe just curious about the techniques of forensic science? In this video, Robert Bruce Thompson from the Home Scientist unravels the mysterious of forensic fingerprinting using common materials that you may already have sitting around in your home right now. Explains and demonstrates the process of superglue fuming step-by-step to reveal latent fingerprints. Includes great tips on how to improve and speed up the process using household products.
MAKE brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. Make Magazine celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will. In this tutorial, Robert Bruce Thompson shows you how to make crystal iodine. As Thompson says in the video, crystal iodine is currently a schedule one compound, and in order to buy you have to fill out a lot of paperwork and you'll end up on a DEA list. This tutorial gets you around that, but proceed carefully.
Around the World in 80 Dishes takes you to the Chesapeake Bay with a video demonstration of a classic recipe for crab cakes, prepared by Chef Bruce Mattel of the Culinary Institute of America. You will need eggs, parsley, lemon juice, crab meat, bread crumbs, butter, sour cream, salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, and corn meal. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make Maryland and Mid-Atlantic style crab cakes.
Whether you're prepping for an outdoor picnic with your loved ones or creating a finger food menu for afternoon tea, tea sandwiches never fail to be a healthy yet appetizing treat.
As a young girl, there's nothing not to love about tea parties. With frilly confections of dresses, delightful and whimsical tea cups that recall the "Alice in Wonderland" tea party, and pastel-hued pastries that look as sweet as they taste, a tea party is the ultimate girly amusement.
In this tutorial, Sandra Lee shows us how to make a family favorite rump roast with a new twist. Sandra adds a tangy Madeira wine sauce to her roast and creates an unexpected dinner. Try this twist next time you make a roast and you will surely impress even the pickiest eater.
We don't know about you, but there's nothing more frightening to us than a clown. Evil or nice, there's something about their too-wide smile and faded clown makeup that just gives us the heebie jeebies.
In part this tutorial video, Lee Gray takes you out to a swamp to pick cattail shoots in the wilds of the Oregon coast. Cattails have a wonderful variety of uses.
SiFu Lee breaks down a basic drill that combines shifting, the second Tan Sau and Punch to drill against a swings.