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How To: Hang garlands and tinsel on a Christmas tree

Master the art—and it is an art—of hanging garlands and tinsel on your Christmas tree. You will need garlands and tinsel, craft wire, ribbon and a step ladder. Tip: Follow the six-six rule: Don't hang more than six strands per branch, and leave about six inches of space between tinsel decorated branches.

How To: Make a 3D Paper Snowflake for the Holidays

This isn't your grandma's paper snowflake! Get creative and add a new dimension to your winter decorations. You will need two 8 by 8 inch pieces of white paper, a pair of scissors, a stapler, string, glitter, glue and iridescent cellophane. This is a fun holiday craft project. Makes a nice Christmas decoration.

How To: Hold your part with pliers

This is an instructional video featuring Doug Prime, founder of the Future Engineers Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. This is a craft or hobby video that shows the technique of using pliers as a tool to stabilize a part or project while you work on it.

How To: Origami a parrot

This parrot is folded in just a few minutes. Origami! Fun pastime & skilled craft. Watch this origami how to video to learn how to fold an origami parrot. With origami, practice makes perfect. So practice those origami folds and you will have a beautiful parrot. On www.joostlangeveldorigami.nl there are diagrams for folding this origami-parrot.

How To: Origami a flamingo

Origami Flamingo by Joost Langeveld. Origami! Fun pastime & skilled craft. Watch this an origami flamingo. the With origami, practice makes perfect. So practice those origami folds and you will have a beautiful flamingo.

How To: Origami a petunia

Fold a petunia flower, an easy model to fold. Origami! Fun pastime & skilled craft. Watch this origami how to video to learn how to fold the petunia flower. With origami, practice makes perfect. So practice those origami folds and you will have a beautiful flower.

How To: Origami a sunflower

Origami! Fun pastime & skilled craft. Watch this origami how to video to learn how to fold the origami sunflower. This is a pretty difficult flower to fold. With origami, practice makes perfect. So practice those origami folds and you will have a beautiful sunflower.

How To: Apply eyeliner with a brush

Makeup tools can be tricky to use, but this how-to video clarifies the process of lining eyes with a brush and shadow liner, which will really help define the eye. Instead of buying traditional liner brushes, this technique suggests paintbrushes, that are cheaply bought at any arts and crafts store. Follow along with the steps in this video makeup lesson and learn how to apply eyeliner with a brush.

How To: Miter a corner on quilt binding

Watch an experienced quilter show a quick and easy way to miter the corner on the binding of a quilt. Quilting is a precise craft, but a mitered corner works best with a some accurate estimation. Follow this two step process to sew a neat and sturdy corner on quilt binding.

How To: Cut Boss Kut dies in a Sizzix Big Kick machine

While embossing machines are marketed to be used brand specifically, all those Boss Kut dies and embossing folders are completely compatible with a Sizzix Big Kick embossing machine. Make the most of your stamping materials without having to purchase to much of everything. Watch this video crafting tutorial and learn how to use Boss Kut dies and embossing folders to make die cuts with a Sizzix Big Kick embossing and die-cutting machine.

How To: Cut a Nestability Die in a Cuttlebug machine

While embossing machines are marketed to be used brand specifically, all those Nestability dies and embossing folders are completely compatible with a Cuttlebug embossing machine. Make the most of your stamping materials without having to purchase to much of everything. Watch this video crafting tutorial and learn how to use Nestability dies and embossing folders to make die cuts with a Cuttlebug embossing and die-cutting machine.

How To: Make a scrapbook layout

This video crafting tutorial shows how to make a scrapbook layout with a simple but attractive design. Great for beginners and those wanting to know more about scrapbooking. Learn how to design a scrapbook layout by watching this instructional video.

How To: Fold a JKF-168 jetplane paper airplane

This video origami tutorial shows how to fold and snip an advanced paper airplane: the JKF-168 jetplane. Be the envy of all your class or office mates who are stuck folding their standard issue paper airplanes. Learn how to craft the JKF-168 jetplane paper airplane by watching this instructional video.

How To: Make a shrinking plastic flower pin

Arts and crafts are a whole bunch of fun, and in this tutorial jewelry making video, Jessica Poundstone of Jewelry By Jessica teaches you how to make a three-layer flower pin out of shrink plastic! The templates needed to complete this project are available as a PDF download at http://www.jewelrybyjessica.com/tutorials.html

How To: Weave in loose ends in knitting

This how to video tutorial will show you how to weave in loose ends of yarn once you've knitted your project. Follow along and see how easy it is to hide the left over yarn without cutting it. Anyone can learn to knit and it's a great craft to know if you want to give handmade gifts! By combining the knit and purl stitches, you can create a wide variety of patterns.