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How To: Sleeveface

It's the new phenomenon that's sweeping the internet! It's Sleeveface. Just take an old vinyl record sleeve, cover a part of your body, and snap a photo. Instant art!

How To: Make a beanie, a poncho, and mittens out of a sweater

Thread Heads teach you how to convert and old sweater into three new fashionable pieces.

How To: Reconstruct a t-shirt into a button-down shirt

This week, the thread heads show us how to turn an old Jimi Hendrix t-shirt into an even cooler button-down shirt. Sweetness!

How To: Make traditional Indian chicken curry

Anuja and Hetal show how to make good old fashioned Chicken Curry - one of the most popular Indian dishes. You won't believe how easy it is!

How To: Make a light sensing robot

Mousey the junk bot is a light sensing robot made out of an old computer mouse. Bre Pettis of Make Magazine goes over how the pieces are installed and talks about some mistakes that he wishes he could have avoided. This project requires a drill, a dremel, and soldering skills.

How To: Do the X-Hop

An old school Hip-Hop dance move. The X-Hop has also become a basic move in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance.

How To: Make a fridge magnet out of a hard drive

Hard drive dead? All is not lost. You can still make a refrigerator magnet out of it. Learn how to remove a rare-Earth magnet from your old or dead hard drive.

How To: Clean your old video game cartridges

In the mood to play your favorite Game Boy, SNES or Sega Genesis game? If the cartridges have been sitting around for a while, they probably need cleaning. Watch this video to learn how to properly clean a video game cartridge.

How To: Make a stand for your iPod Touch or iPhone with a cassette case

If you've got an iPhone or an iPod touch, there's a good chance you've also got a bunch of old cassette tape cases laying around. This video will show you a clever way to turn a cassette case into a stylish stand for your iOs device so you can watch movies, tv shows, and youtube videos in comfort.

How To: Replace engine air filter in a 2002-2008 Dodge Ram truck

An important part of routine auto maintenance is replacing your engine's air filter. This video shows how to remove the old air filter and install a new one on a 2002-2008 Dodge Ram truck. A clean air filter improves your truck's fuel efficiency.

How To: Craft Chinese soda can lanterns with ribbon birds for Chinese New Year

We know that December 31st may seem like old news now, but for the Chinese the New Year is just getting started. Chinese New Year begins on February 3rd and ushers in the Year of the Rabbit.

How To: Recycle an old cardboard box into sheets of handmade paper

You can recycle your own cardboard boxes and get sheets of beautiful, handmade paper. It's quite easy. You'll need a paper mold, but those are very easy to make (you can use a cake pan or baking dish in a pinch!)

How To: Create a Taylor Swift inspired classic holiday makeup look

The classic pin up makeup look coined by Old Hollywood stars like Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner will never go out of style, and for good reason: It looks good anytime, any place.

How To: Make brooches out of felt that resemble old Hollywood stars

This tutorial uses Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn for inspiration, but you can use this to make a brooch resembling any Hollywood icon or celebrity! You will need some felt, some yarn for the hair, rhinestones for accents and a craft pen for details.

How To: Make a DIY trash can out of newspapers

Recycling things isn't nearly as efficient a means of conserving resources as reusing your waste material in it's current form. Enter this video. It will teach you how to make an awesome little trash can / waste paper basket out of perhaps the most appropriate material of all: old newspapers!

How To: Increase your vehicle's performance by tightening the throttle cables

In this video, learn a great performance upgrade for your vehicle that costs nothing! Eric talks about his old Honda Integra and his irritation at its throttle response. But cars like this have cables that run to the throttle and sometimes they get loose. All you need to do is tighten the cables!

How To: Replace broken tactile switches on a Roland TB-303 to stop double notes etc.

Unfortunately for electronic music, there are not very many Roland TB-303's in the world and the ones that are here are quite old. Many suffer from broken tactile switches, which can cause them to play double notes and have other problems. Watch this video to learn how you can replace the switches yourself and get your amazing piece of gear working perfectly.

How To: Program a TB-303 synthesizer

The TB-303 is nothing short of legendary on the electronic music scene. It is possible there would be no such thing as house music without it. They are rare and extremely complicated, so if you're lucky enough to have one you should pursue whatever help you can get on playing it properly. Enter this video, which will teach you how to quickly and easily program your 303 and get on your way to making phat old-skool tracks.

How To: Delete an old friend from Facebook

In this tutorial, we learn how to delete an old friend from Facebook. First, you need to log onto your Facebook account. After this, you will need to go to where it says 'friends' on the top of the screen. After you click on this, you will go to the left hand side of the page and find the list of your friends. This will come up on your screen and then you will see the list of all your friends. Next, you will find the friend that you want to delete and click the 'x' on the right side by their ...

How To: Create a simple deconstructed sweater using only scissors

You don't need to be a Martha Stewart with the needle and thread to create cool, impressive clothing. In fact, you often don't need a needle and thread at all to upcycle your old, tired clothes.

How To: Power level your character in Dragon Age: Origins

This guide shows you how to powerlevel your character early on in Dragon Age: Origins. When Duncan sends you out to find vials of darkspawn blood and the old Grey Warden treaties, bring back the blood but not the treaties. Rinse and repeat and continue accruing xp!

How To: Make two delicious, creative cocktails for a Halloween party

Many adults lose sight of what a fun holiday Halloween can be for them as well as their kids. Does dressing up in costume and drinking brightly-colored sweet cocktails ever get old? Watch this video to learn how to mix two delightful Halloween cocktails, a Brain Hemorrhage and a Pumpkin. Drink up!

How To: Figure out what's draining your car battery and fix it

Figuring out what was causing your old car battery to drain power was easy, but on modern cars it's more complicated due to their large number of electrical devices. In this video you'll learn how to find out what's draining the battery on your new car and fix it.

How To: Build a burning laser from leftover spare computer parts

You can actually build a burning red laster by assembling a few spare parts taken from old computers! This tutorial shows you what you'll need to look out for, and then how to build it. You'll probably need a diode, but that's likely the only thing to purchase!

How To: Make an iPod or iPhone stand with a compact disc, marker and lighter

Don't waste your money on a store-bought Apple iPod stand. If you want a stand for your iPod, iPod Touch or iPhone, then all you need is a CD, a lighter and a marker. This is too easy, it almost seems untrue! But it works, and it's a great way to recycle old compact discs into something useful and decorative.

How To: Reduce the risk of hearing loss when listening to music

Everyone has an iPod or other mp3 player nowadays, and of course you always want to listen to your music. However, if you're not careful, you could end up damaging your hearing. Follow these tips, and you'll be enjoying your music to a ripe old age!

How To: Take excellent photographs in low light situations without relying on a flash

You need a flash to add light to dark photography settings, but a flash might make your picture look blown out or overexposed. Here are some good tips, like adjusting your aperture or manual ISO to maximize your available light. A tripod will also help you by allowing a longer shutter speed. Or, use a diffuser made over an old, translucent film canister!

How To: Turn an old, loose fitting T-shirt into a cute off the shoulder shirt

All you need for this project is just a loose fitting shirt and some trim. Cut away the collar, as much as you want (but keep trying on the shirt so you get just the right amount of drape). Then attach your trim, and you've got a new wardrobe addition!

How To: Replace a leaking transmission solonoid pac on a Dodge Caravan

The Dodge Caravan is getting a little long in the tooth as a model, but if you still have an old one you should check this out. It will teach you how to replace the transmission solonoid pac after it starts leaking, a common problem with these cars.

How To: Use the vocoder effect in FL studio to make and record cool vocal effects

FL Studio is a very powerful piece of audio production software, and it of course incorporates everyone favorite old-school voice distortion device: the Vocoder. This video will show you how to create a really cool vocoder effect in FL Studio, allowing you to zazz up the vocals on any track you're producing with that Zapp & Roger electrofuck edge.

How To: Mimic the look of antique brass

You can easily copy the aged look on old brass jewelry and hardware. Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, oxides naturally. But you can encourage the process to go faster by using vinegar and salt water, or a rag soaked in ammonia. Use these techniques to mimic an antique patina.

How To: Make an origami flying pterodactyl dinosaur for beginners

Ah, this dinosaur origami project takes us back to the good old days, when Power Rangers was the bomb and all the girls wanted to be pink ranger kelly with her skirted pink costume and pink pterodactyl robot thingy.

How To: Upcycle an old bed sheet into yarn for knitting

We enjoy the fuzzy wool yarns at craft stores as much as any other knitter, but did you know that yarn doesn't have to be made from wool or any of the typical yarn fibers? In fact, you can make your own yarn at home. Don't worry, we're not going to put you in front of a weaving machine.

How To: Do hot pink butterfly nails

In this video, JulieG shows you how to create a unique and artsy nail look. Why bother with plain old red nails when you can get a unique nail look with hot pink butterflies? Bring your childhood back and bring out the art supplies. JulieG will walk you through each step of the way, until you have gorgeous nails to show off!

How To: Migrate your hard drive data to Intel SSD

Learn all about your Intel Solid State Drive. In this video you'll learn how to migrate your old data from your hard drive to your new Intel SSD. Watch the video and it'll walk you through each step of the way. Then you can go and enjoy your new Solid State Drive!

How To: Cut a Normal SIM Card into micro-SIM Card for the iPhone 4

In this clip, learn how to trade phones and iPads back and forth by customizing your SIM card. This video will walk you through how to size and cut your SIM into the right shape for different devices. By customizing your chip, you will be able to move your data from one device to another with no problem. Use your old 3G SIM in your new iPhone 4 with this awesome hack.

How To: Pan-fry easy butter beans

One of the tastiest and easiest sidedishes to prepare are butter beans. In this tutorial, learn how to pan fry beans and season them to perfection. This side goes fantastic with tons of cuisines and will please young and old. Enjoy it alone or with a full dinner. Yum!