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How To: Crochet a lotus flower

Watch this instructional crochet video to crochet a lotus bloom. Use any type of thread or crochet needle to complete this project. You will also need a tapestry needle to sew the petals onto the round center of the flower with regular yarn. Add this lotus flower to a pillow or crocheted blanket for satisfying decorative results.

How To: Crochet a pansy flower

Watch this instructional crocheting video to crochet a pansy flower. Use any size of yarn or thread and your choice of crochet needle. This method will allow you to crochet unique pansy flowers that can be added to sweaters or blankets, or hung as decorative ornaments on their own.

How To: Origami a lily or iris flower

Watch this instructional origami video to fold a traditional origami lily or iris flower. This is a simple origami project but it may help to look at an instruction booklet in addition to following the visual guidelines. Fold several of these origami flowers and add wooden stems to make a bouquet of irises.

How To: Create the perfect flower pot

Want to have a beautiful potted plants but don't want to put in all the effort? You can create spectacular flower pots that last all season long with these four easy tips. You don't need to spend too much time on your flowers and you can get great results with this how to video.

How To: Mix an elder flower Ramos gin fizz cocktail

This fresh variation of the Ramos gin fizz cocktail is a great example of molecular bartending. You will need lime, elder flower cordial, gin, egg white, vanilla, sugar, cream, soda water, and a blow torch. Watch this video specialty drink-mixing tutorial and learn how to make an elder flower Ramos gin fizz cocktail.

How To: Origami a snowdrop

Watch this instructional origami video on how to make an origami snowdrop, folded and designed by Joost Langeveld. The flower of this snowdrop plant should be folded from a triangular piece of paper. The snowdrop flowers in the background serve as ready inspiration for this tiny origami project. A final twist of paper brings the origami flower to life. Additions of green paint and a green paper stem perfect the illusion.

How To: Origami a flower stem

This video origami tutorial shows how to use the Japanese art of paper folding to create a flower stem. Learn how to make this lovely leaf and stem to accompany any origami flower. This model will stand up on its own. Follow along with this instructional video and fold your own.

How To: Make a beaded star and flower phone charm

This instructional video shows you how to make a pretty little star flower phone charm - very feminine. For this project, you will need acrylic star flowers, a phone charm finding, head pins, jump rings, round nose pliers, wire cutting pliers, and sharp nose pliers. Learn how to make this cute beaded phone charm by watching this video crafting tutorial.

How To: Make needle-felted flowers

Fans of felting will love these funky accessories, needle-felted flowers, made out of vibrant shades of pure wool. Corinne Bradd shows how to use cookie-cutters for modern shapes, ideal for stitching on a handbag or fastening to the front of a special greeting. You can spice up many things with these needle-felted flowers.

How To: Decorate for Christmas

In this video, Julie Mulligan shares ideas, tips, and tricks on creating your own beautiful flower arrangements this holiday season. Follow along with Julie as she teaches you how to decorate your fireplace mantel, create unique place card holders, and create the same kinds of fabulous arrangements you'll find in her Designer Flowers collection, such as a Julep Cup Arrangement, an evergreen arrangement, a holiday wreath, and the Amazing Flower Snowman!

How To: Decorate a cake with fondant

Make a cake that looks like it came from a professional without leaving your own home. Just watch this how-to video. Working with fondant is a lot like playing with playdough. Surprise your family with a colorful and tasty treat, or get them to help! Watch this video baking tutorial and learn how to decorate a cake with fondant.

How To: Arrange a flower wedding corsage

In this video, we learn how to arrange a flower wedding corsage. First, grab a white flower and cut the stem off of it, then wrap floral tape around it. From here, grab a pink flower and do the same process. Next, grab baby's breath and other small leaves and add them to the pink flower and the rose. Use floral tape to wrap these all together until they are all stuck together. When finished, cut off any excess stems to the flowers and you can wear as a corsage! Use pins inside the stems and o...

How To: Make a plastic bottle sasanqua (camellia) flower

Don't know what a sasanqua is? It's a well-known Japanese camellia with fragrant white or pink flowers. Also, it has seeds that yield tea oil. Now that you know the simple facts, you can teach them to you children as you teach them how to create a plastic bottle version of the wonderful camellia flower. To make this flower with your kids, you'll need the following materials:

How To: Design a fall flower arrangment in a watering can

The FlowerGod video is an instructional clip in 6X speed exhibiting how beautifully you can design a fall flower arrangement in a water can. The instructor shows a step by step flower arrangement method which will assist you gain expertise in fall flower arrangement. He demonstrates that how a normal looking bouquet can be converted into an excellent piece of decorative flower pot. What you need is just to know small techniques of arranging the flowers, petals, and its stems in a very attract...

How To: Design a tropical flower arrangement for your home

This fast paced video shows the creativity and uniqueness you can bring into your home through a simple flower arrangement. The following video used Birds of Paradise and other exotic flowers to give your flower arrangement that special touch. The arrangement features bold and exciting colors that can be used for any occasion. With a keen eye and a flare for spacing, anyone can create this flower arrangement with simple instructions from this video. This video is presented to you by The Flowe...

How To: Origami a leaf and and flower stem

Follow these instructions to fold an origami leaf and stem. This model can be used as an addition to several origami flowers, such as the origami iris or lily. The stem as leaf usually decorate slightly more complex origami projects, but these visual guidelines will help you on some of the more difficult folds. When completed the paper flower stem should stand on it's own. Stay tuned for videos 2 and 3.

How To: Origami an intricate flower

This origami flower is not very difficult to fold. Watch this instructional origami video to fold an intricate flower from one small piece of origami paper. The instructor holds the origami paper in front of a bouquet of pink flowers for inspiration.

Weird Ingredient Wednesday: The Banana Flower

Flowers may be beautiful, but they're not usually appetizing. Sure, nasturtiums are hip in fancy restaurants, but they're primarily used as a garnish. Granted, fried squash blossoms are incredible, but the point remains: flowers are usually reserved for looking at, not masticating.

How To: Make a paper flower using napkins

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a paper flower using napkins. First, roll the paper over to one side and then start to roll it up with the other side as well. As you do this, the napkin will start to roll into the shape of a rose. When finished, you will pull out the edges to create different lengths with the petals. After this, use a green napkin to create the stem of the flower, making a small leaf in the stem by ripping it. When finished, continue to make these to create a beautiful...