How To: Citing sources for your research project
When doing a research project it is very important to not only cite the sources you use to give proper credit but to also cite them correctly. To cite information sources:
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How To: Paint on glass and wood
In this video, Angela Sage Larsen talks about arts and crafts paint projects, specifically how to prepare the glass to be painted.
How To: Make book covers and bookmarks
In this series of diy home crafts videos, our gift expert and fellow avid reader Karen Weisman gives us a few ideas for returning the affection of our fine paper friends. Coddle them with presents that show our appreciation! Make a new fabric cover for one of your favorites and thereby enhance the time you spend together. Make a beautiful custom bookmark and you two can take up right where you left off on your last visit, avoiding those awkward moments prefaced by, “I don’t know if I’ve alrea...
How To: Do the balancing butterfly science experiment
In this instructional video clip series, our expert will demonstrate a children's science experiment that explains and properly displays the variations on the center of gravity for a particular mass. In the series, the popular science fair and science class demonstration known as the “Balancing Butterfly” will be explained. Teach your children a very simple lesson in physics or help them duplicate the project for school with this easy to follow collection of videos outlining the project from ...
How To: Make homemade greeting cards
This pop up greeting card project is to celebrate a wedding or give someone best wishes. Brenda is an expert on this simple art project.
How To: Paint roof eaves
In this DIY project on video, learn how to paint the roof eaves and fascia of your home. Our expert will show you everything you need to know to get the job done. Get tips on preparing the eaves with a pressure washer, scraping off old paint, caulking, spackle, priming, and more. Learn the proper paint mixing techniques to get an even, professional result. Watch these videos carefully, and turn a potentially disastrous endeavor, both for you and your home, into a simple painting project. When...
How To: Cut firewood from a fallen tree
n this how to video clip series, learn the proper way to tackle a tree trimming project. Lessons include having the right equipment and tools, safety gear, what order to cut branches in, and other important tips and cautions. Make this home & garden project a safe and effective one, says George Finn.
How To: Animate a logo in After Effects
Learn to animate a logo in this rather casual (and occasionally cryptic) video demonstration that combines After Effects with audio portions in Sony Vegas. Much of the final product has already been rendered so this tutorial is essentially a walkthrough of the various parts of the project.
How To: Attach plywood to concrete as a floor base
Tired of that ugly concrete floor? Check out this tutorial for information on how to attach plywood to concrete as a floor base. Grab your tools and get started on that long-awaited home repair project.
How To: Create a web 2.0 menu bar in Photoshop
In this software tutorial video you will see how to design a Web 2.0 Style Menu Bar with lights and shadows using Photoshop. Good for websites or graphic design projects, this tutorial will show you how to create Web 2.0 style images in Photoshop.
How To: Shop for PEX tubing for plumbing
PEX, or cross-linked polyethylene, is a common alternative to copper piping. If you're looking to save time on your project (or have an aversion to soldering), PEX might be for you. In this tutorial, you'll learn what PEX is and how to decide what type of PEX is best for your application.
How To: Origami a turtle big or small
Once all cats are out of the shot, this video will show you how to fold an origami turtle. The simple visual instructions allow for easy origami paper folding. The last portion of these instructions include how to make smaller versions of most origami projects.
How To: Throw a tea bowl on a pottery wheel
This video pottery tutorial shows how to throw a tea bowl, or handle-less mug, on a pottery wheel. Demonstrating potter Simon Leach shows the step by step process of this free form potted project. Watch this instructional video and learn how to throw a tea bowl.
How To: Origami a coaster with and embedded bird and star base
This origami folding project is not designed to be a coaster, but can be used as one. It looks a bit like a compass. Watch this video origami tutorial and learn how to fold a coaster with embedded bird and star base.
How To: Change colors in half double crochet
This crochet how to video demonstrates how to do a color change in the half double crochet stitch. Watch and learn how simple it is to add decorative touches to crochet projects by simply adding a different color.
How To: Protect your concrete driveway with a sealant
Those moisture cracks in your concrete driveway could have been prevented. This how to video hows you how to keep your concrete driveway protected and looking good. Its a total DIY project.
How To: Create action plans & marketing campaigns in Outlook
Pinpointtools.com has created some great add-ins for Outlook and Business Contact Manager that allow you to create Action Plans for Business Projects, and to create Marketing Campaigns for your contacts.
How To: Make a fun paper snake toy
This toy can walk by itself, it is very easy to make and costs you only 10 cents. Learn how to make this fun paper snake toy - a great project for kids!
How To: Hang light objects on drywall
This how to video shows you a few ways to hang objects from drywall without causing damage. This is great for DIY home improvement projects.
How To: Origami a nice box
With a proficiency in origami and a handful of paper, a skilled paper folder can take over the world. But what will they carry their spoils in? This video will teach you how you can fold your own blow-up origami box. You can put whatever you want in it, from treasure to failed origami projects.
How To: Identify the switched live wire in a lighting circuit
Before undertaking any electrical project, it is imperative that you know precisely what it is you're doing and to keep in mind that electricity can kill. With that said, this electrical tutorial presents a guide to identifying the switched live wire on a lighting circuit and also explains how to rewire a ceiling rose. For detailed, step-by-step instructions on completing this home project, take a look.
How To: Origami a jumping frog with inflatable body
This video shows you how to make an origami jumping frog whose body can be inflated. You will need one piece of origami paper to complete this project. Follow these simple instructions to fold your own cute jumping frog.
How To: Use a zip bind tool
Watch this instructional sewing video to learn about the zip bind tool and how to adjust it for your quilting projects. This video provides a helpful introduction to this quilting tool. The zip bind tool is a sewing tool that makes quilt bindings perfect from end to end. There's no need for straight pinning and there's no measuring involved.
How To: Properly implement Oracle E-Business Suite
Join us and guest speaker, Cary Pochek - ERP Project Manager at Curtiss-Wright Corporation, as we discuss the importance of change lifecycle management when dealing with Oracle E-Business Suite implementations and upgrades. We will focus on best practices around:
How To: Create a 3D logo in 3ds Max 9 with Illustrator files
If you have a logo and want to easily turn it into a 3D object for a project in 3D Studio Max, this tutorial should help you out.
How To: Origami a $20 bill t-shirt
This $20.00 bill t-shirt is not a very good video because the demonstrator does the project very fast and the $20 bill blends in too much with the background but it's a cute idea.
How To: Make Amy Sedaris' Crafts for Poor People
The multi-talented Amy Sedaris (creator and star of TV show Strangers With Candy) has a new gut-busting venture, now available in bookstores near you. Simple Times: Crafts For Poor People is a tongue-in-cheek DIY guide to projects like seashell toilet seat covers and ringworm pompons. In a recent interview with NPR, a couple statements rubbed some DIYers the wrong way (ahem, ugly people are doing crafts; pretty people are having sex). Or perhaps this didn't sit well:
How To: Make an egg carton flowerpot
Want a fun craft to do with the kids using old egg cartons? Following these easy instructions with only a few supplies such as; acrylic paints, egg carton, pipe cleaners, cotton balls, tissue and a small clay pot. Great craft for a fun spring project! Make an egg carton flowerpot.
How To: Make designer flip-flops with your kids
Looking for a fun and creative project to do with your kids this weekend? In this arts & crafts tutorial, learn how to make custom designer flip flops or sandles - that your kids will not only enjoy making, but wearing! Learn how to complete this neat crafty project with the help of this video. Make designer flip-flops with your kids.
How To: Use egg cartons for crafts
At Easter time, after dying Easter eggs, use your egg cartons to entertain your children with some fun and easy crafts. These projects are also good for Brownie Leaders to do at a Brownie meeting. Use egg cartons for crafts.
News: Craftsters Resuscitate Old SCRABBLE Boards Back to Life
Who could resist a retro SCRABBLE board game for two bucks? Suereal definitely couldn't, especially with the challenge of totally revamping a board game into something genuine and creative. Craftster's Craft Challenge #51 last June was meant to bring life back to an old board game with the following expectations:
How To: Things to Do on WonderHowTo (11/23 - 11/29)
WonderHowTo is made up niche communities called Worlds. If you've yet to join one (or create your own), get a taste below of what's going on in the community. Check in every Wednesday for a roundup of new activities and projects.
How To: Add Some Turkey & Pilgrim Fun to Thanksgiving with Kid-Friendly Decorative Crafts
It's not too late to start crafting some great Thanksgiving decorations with the kids. Make this year's celebration one to remember with these decorative craft ideas from Mahalo's Jaala Pickering. Your children are sure to have fun making these, and so will you!
How To: Recreate Models of Christopher Columbus's Sailing Ships from 1492
Columbus Day celebrates Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492. In most of the New World, it's celebrated on the 12th of October, the day Columbus actually discovered the Bahamas. But in the United States, the holiday is observed on the second Monday in October.
How To: Recycle an Old Vinyl Record into a Warped 'Salvador Dali' Analog Clock
This recycling project would surely make Salvador Dali proud. Kipkay outlines the process, from old vinyl record to cool analog clock. Just pick out an appropriate record, place on cookie sheet and soften inside the oven. Then take the clock mechanism from an old cheap clock and attach to the record. This may not fit with all of your décor, but who cares?
How To: Fold a safe-T dart paper airplane
Watch this instructional paper craft video to fold a paper airplane called the Safe-T Dart. The Safe-T Dart is a good, slow flyer. This is an intermediate origami project. Do you think the Safe-T Dart looks like a duck in flight? Fold a safe-T dart paper airplane.
How To: Fold a lock-nose dart paper airplane
Watch this instructional paper craft video to fold a paper airplane called the lock-nose dart. The lock-nose dart is a simple yet sophisticated paper plane. This is an intermediate origami project. The lock-nose dart is a championship flyer. Fold a lock-nose dart paper airplane.
How To: Fold a shuttle dart paper airplane
Watch this instructional paper craft video to fold a paper airplane called the shuttle dart. The shuttle dart airplane is an accurate, long distance flyer. This is an intermediate origami project. You will need one piece of origami paper to complete this paper craft plane. You can almost fly the shuttle dart to the moon. Fold a shuttle dart paper airplane.
How To: Fold a double flap glider paper airplane
Watch this instructional paper craft video to fold a paper airplane called the double flap glider. The double flap glider airplane actually flaps its wings. This is a beginner origami project. Who want to test lfy the double flap glider? Fold a double flap glider paper airplane.
How To: Fold a super suzy paper airplane
Watch this instructional paper craft video to fold a paper airplane called the Super Suzy. The Super Suzy airplane is a zippy flyer. This is an intermediate origami project. You will need two pieces of origami paper to complete this paper craft airplane. The Super Suzy is a cute, acrobatic paper plane. Fold a super suzy paper airplane.