How To: Add color to the fall garden
If you're looking for plants that bloom well into the fall, consider adding fall crocus and colchicum to your garden.
If you're looking for plants that bloom well into the fall, consider adding fall crocus and colchicum to your garden.
In these videos on raising farm animals, learn some of the basic facts about sheep. Our expert naturalist will discuss the major characteristics of this bovine species, including different types of sheep, types and colors of wool, eating habits and digestion (it is a ruminant animal), how to raise and handle a sheep, how to go about buying a sheep of your own, signs of disease, when to shear, how to tell a ewe and a ram apart, and how to breed sheep.
This easy tutorial shows you how to change your computers appearance. You can change your computers windows, buttons, color scheme and font size.
A rose is a rose is a cake. With this delectable how-to, you'll learn how to decorate a cake with arresting rose flowers and elegant scrollwork.
Backpacks are handy for camping, hiking, school and travel, but they can be difficult to pack properly. In this tutorial, learn how to pack your bag so that its light and efficient.
This video shows you how to draw a dog house in Adobe Illustrator. In this video, first the scale is selected, and with the help of a air brush tool, a square is being made as a front of the house, then a top is drawn and then the back. Then the entrance is drawn. This is done by selecting this object, then select the paint bucket tool, select color and then this object is filled with color. Then secondly, using marquee tool, two large spots are made in the middle of the door object to make i...
Candy is not just for the kiddies. You’re wedding guests will feel like they’re in Candyland when they are presented with the whimsical wonderment of a candy buffet. You can easily match candy to your wedding’s color scheme and theme.
Keep the kids learning and entertained with this fun pinwheel project. Summer is a great time for family activities, and these Fourth of July pinwheels are a math lesson, craft project and decoration-making session all-in-one.
In this video from alyssaxabscission we learn how to apply emo makeup for a concert or a night out. Start with a primer on your eyelids. She uses orange-gold but any color can be used. Apply it to the inner corner up the upper lid. Use black and put it on the outer corner and crease of the eye. Make sharp wings on the outer corner like a cat. Next use a darker black to make it more defined. Now put black eyeliner on the upper and lower water line. Next line the top of the eyes very thin. Now ...
How much time have you wasted, wandering around your home trying to find one particular book? Without a good system of organization, finding the book you're looking for can become a hopeless task. Organize your book collection at home by following this tutorial.
If you want to make part of an image black and white and keep another part colored (similar to a Sin City effect) then this Photoshop tutorial will help you out. This is a quick and dirty version that gets the job done but isn't very accurate.
This tutorial teaches you how to use stripers in order to make interesting and unique nail designs using a very simple method. First, you should apply the base coat and a layer or two of the background color you would like to use. Next, using the thin nail art striper brushes of the color of nail polish you would like to use, carefully streak the brush across your nail, creating the desired design. By doing this carefully and with a little bit of practice, you will be sure to have very intere...
Drawing is easy for some, harder for others, but drawing letters is pretty simple for both the pro and novice artist. There's all kind of text styles you could conjure up, and they don't have to be boring fonts. Fire up your imagination to create different styles for drawing numbers and letters of the alphabet, adding individuality and pizzazz to names, messages, greeting cards and decorated items.
In this Disaster Preparation video tutorial you will learn how to make a candy stripe bar. The candy stripe bar is a slick way to create a strap of slanted lines. One of the many tying techniques used to create friendship bracelets, the bar can be modified to create stripes meeting at an angle. The line used in the video is a 450 test, 1/8” nylon parachute cord. To attach the cords to the ring, hang the ring on a hook, take two different colored cords and tie the cow hitch. For this, pass a...
First of all you need two different types of playing cards. You can take the blue and the red color cards. Spread these cards on the table facing downwards. Now mix them together randomly. Again mix them as thoroughly as you can on the table. Now pick out a red color card of your choice from anywhere on the table. Now again mix the cards thoroughly on the table. Now pick up any blue card of your choice anywhere from the table. Now ask the audience “what probability is that of picking the sa...
To create a simple game in flash select the first frame and open the action bar where you will write "stop[];". Next you will make a start or begin button. Convert this button to a button. Then you can open the action bar and write "on(release) {gotoAndPlay(2)}". Afterward use F7 to insert a blank key frame and turn on onion skin. Next draw a path starting from the (onion skin) Begin button, make sure to draw the outer lines too, then color the area outside your path. Convert the colored area...
Put your imagination into solid form by working with clay. Now all you need is the clay. No need to buy it at the store when you can make all the clay you like at home. Clay is a fun medium for adults and kids to work in.
In these art lessons on video you'll learn how to create a watercolor painting. Our expert will show you what art supplies and materials you will need, especially the types of paints and brushes, as well as how to sketch out your painting, block in colors, and how to add darker colored paints to your watercolor.
In this series of art instruction videos, our expert painter and painting instructor takes you through the creation of an entire painting using water color glazes, also known as transparencies. She discusses which colors make the best watercolor glazes, such as cadmium red, cobalt blue and rose madder.
If you like wearing stickers on your fingernails, nothing beats the beauty and awe of homemade nail stickers, and this video will show you how to paint miniature butterflies using nail polish and a piece of plastic. It's a careful mix of nail polish colors that takes a delicate hand, but anyone who paints their own nails probably already had the skill of steadiness.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make day of the dead paper mache sculptures. First, you will make the paper mache sculptures into different body shapes, then use a sharp knife to carve along the sculpture. Use different paints and colors to make the characters more believable and realistic. Use a thick paper mache when making these, because you will lose a lot of layers when you are thinning it down and shaving it into shape. When finished, you will attach the different pieces of body parts...
Playing in the paint… what does it mean exactly? Inside the paint means close up to the rim, in the area below the hoop that is actually painted a different color than the rest of the basketball court. This video will show young players and coaches how to effectively play inside the paint, with drills for layups, rebounding and more. This is the roughest and most dangerous part of the game, so knowing the best defense and offense is key to winning.
In this how-to video, you will learn how to use placemark visuals to make a perfect landing in Flight Simulator X. Along each runway, there are lights that range from red to yellow depending on your range. 2 reds and 2 yellows or 2 yellows and 2 reds mean that you are on the correct glide path. The lights will change according to your height while approaching the runway. Try and maintain the correct color code as you start to land. Keep on trying until you get it perfectly. Viewing this video...
Whether you're heading to a frat party, out for Halloween or just looking for a cool way to tie your towel at the beach - this video is here to help! Learn how to tie a toga, the ancient Greek way of dressing, and be ready for whatever costume situation may arise with a quick and cheap outfit!
Are you having trouble with your animal drawings? Doodlekat1 shows us how to draw a cute cartoon tiger easily! You will need: blank piece of paper marker or pencil. For the head: Draw a big semi-circle and a small circle in the middle. Connect them using little curves then add the ears. For the nose: Draw a triangle on the top of the small circle then add the mouth, three dots and some whiskers. Draw two big shaded eyes. Draw stripes of varying sizes at the top and the sides of the head. Add ...
In this video we learn how to make a Mii on the Nintendo Wii console for the popular movie character Napoleon Dynamite. The first step is to select a male character for the Mii. The second step is to create the body of the Mii and make him about 20% on the skinny side. Next choose the hair/head style and choose the afro type on the third page. Next choose brown as the hair color. Next choose straight vertical lines for the eyes. Next choose big glasses for the eye glasses. The eyebrows should...
This video teaches us how to make a quick cat animation in Photoshop, CS3 and Microsoft Movie Maker. She shows us really quickly on the computer. She starts off by drawing the cat itself. A solid knowledge of Adobe Photoshop is needed. You would need to know the different textures, tools, colors and many other features in order to draw the cat. After about 2 minutes of drawing the cat, she begins to narrate the first frame and then moves on to the animation itself. This is a start, watch the ...
This is a pretty cool little trick for your brain. If you stare at a negative image for a little, then switch it to black and white, it appears to be in color. Images can be downloaded here: http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l13...
To get rid of hair dye, apply a product on the hairline before coloring hair, or use cigarette ash to remove the stains. Get tricks for removing hair dye in this free video on haircare from an experienced hairdresser.
To fix dry hair, apply oils and leave-in treatments, and avoid using styling tools or applying hair color. Learn to overcome dry hair by changing daily habits and properly applying haircare products in this free video on haircare from an experienced hairdresser.
Going out to a club but don't know how to do your makeup? Try a Harajuku girls inspired makeup look. Harajuku girls are popular Japanese trend setters. This makeup how-to video tutorial will show you how to apply Harajuku inspired eye, lip and face makeup. Watch and learn how easy it is to combine soft pinks and whites to create this trendy Japanese look.
Want a glamorous look for your nails? Rhinestones can add the perfect amount of glamour to your manicure. Learn how to neatly apply rhinestone to an already polished nails. You will need a base coat, any color of nail polish, a clear top coat, small rhinestones and a toothpick. This is a gorgeous look for short or long natural nails and acrylic or artificial nails. With this how to video you will be able to apply rhinestones to your manicure.
Here are some step by step instructions for how to fold and assemble Yami Yamauchi's origami fireworks. This modular unit uses 12 sheets of paper. A bone folder can be helpful for making creases. After it's completed, this sturdy origami firework can be rotated to reveal a kaleidoscope of colors!
Watch this instructional video and make an origami hydrangea. It's many tiny pieces can be glued to a flat surface to decorate cards and letters. The video includes verbal instructions in Japanese, although the visual guide is quite clear. You will need a piece of colored origami paper for the flower blossoms and a green piece of origami paper for the folded leaf.
Rubik’s UFO is an out-of-this-world puzzle experience from the inventors of the world famous Rubik’s Cube! A few twists and turns completely scrambles the UFO. The challenge is to put the UFO back in working order with all the colors matching up.
The Megaminx is a dodecahedron-shaped puzzle similar to the Rubik's Cube. It has a total of 50 movable pieces to rearrange, compared to the 20 of the Rubik's cube.
Can you solve the mystery of the sands? The Magic Sand Wand puzzle is a clear acrylic wand, partially filled with brightly colored sand, and containing a silver ball. All you have to do is get the ball from one end of the wand to the other.
This knitting how to video demonstrates how to do a tubular cast-on in knitting. It is worked with little to no waste of the main color, the method of casting on is the same as the invisible style of provisional cast-on. Watch and learn how simple it is to knit tubular cast-ons.
Learn how to apply bold rainbow colored eyeshadow with this makeup tutorial. The following products were used in this how to video: MAC Pro Palette, Benefit Lemonaid base, black liquid liner, black pencil liner and mascara
Learn how to create this gold and black eyeshadow look with this makeup tutorial. This how to video uses the following products: MAC pigments in Gold, and Rose Gold, MAC Black Ties eyeshadow, black liquid liner, black kohl liner, mascara and MAC cream color eye base in Luna.