How To: Build web applications with Ruby on Rails
It's difficult to learn programming in the abstract. By building something I need and care about I can learn piecemeal, asking just the questions I need to solve the next step.
It's difficult to learn programming in the abstract. By building something I need and care about I can learn piecemeal, asking just the questions I need to solve the next step.
Tired of writing addresses on your outgoing letter mail? Well, you can start printing them out instead! But how!?! If you have Microsoft Word, it's a cinch, and it's not just about making envelope address labels, it's about adding your own personal, creative touch to each one.
Scented candles don't have anything on this Moujan creation. The best part is that it's "Hella simple."
By following this tutorial you will learn the concept of selections in GIMP. Whenever he says "layer mask" he really meant "selection mask".
Here is a simple way to make an extruded shape emit from Trapcode Particular. Particular is a particle plug-in for After Effects and this two video tutorial will show you how to create and then use 3D stars with Particular. It's a simple example, but the creative possibilities are great.
Walsh, a new community under construction on 7,200 acres of former ranch land near Fort Worth, Texas, will one day contain 15,000 homes.
Un-dull your crocheted sweater with a little creativity. Adding some decorative details and features to your clothing will do wonders for fashion, and could hide unsightly holes! Embellishing with crochet can be a creative way to repair a piece of clothing, and it can add flair to a piece by inserting a neckline or a hem.
This video is showing how to make a dirt cake. In a food processor blend together a whole package of Oreos. The Oreos will resemble the dirt. In a mixing bowl mix one stick of butter and one package of cream cheese. These two items will mix easily if they’re at room temperature. In a large bowl add two packages of instant vanilla pudding and three and a half cups of milk. Mix these two ingredients until the pudding mix is fully dissolved. To the pudding mix add a whole tub of wipe cream and...
Janice Cox shows how to make fizzing bath bombs like the ones you see in bath and beauty boutiques or department stores. These bath bombs can be very relaxing when dropped into a warm bath and can be given as gifts. She starts with about a cup of citric acid crystals which is also called powdered vitamin C or ascorbic acid. Citric acid can be purchased in places that sell wine and beer making equipment and online. The next ingredients come from right out of the kitchen cupboard: a cup of baki...
How to decorate cupcakes with some helpful tips
Making your own hoop earrings can be fun and easy. In this video we learn to make gold-filled beaded hoop earrings with some wire, pliers, beads and an empty pill bottle. Take a 6 inch piece of 20 gauge wire and wrap it around the pill bottle. Then you take your round nose pliers and bend the tip of the wire in a 90 degree angle ending in a circle. You can be creative with what you put on for beads. In this video it shows a purple focal bead and 30 plain beads. So you would put 15 of your pla...
Use paper to be creative and engage in some easy crafts to create something out of a simple piece of paper. 1. In this paper craft start by creating a paper football and a paper boat. They are quite easy to make, and if you do not know how to do them you can easily find videos which describe how to do each one of them on the internet. 2. Once you have both the paper football and the paper boat you will be able to create a paper launcher by following this video. 3. Start by turning the paper b...
This video shows us how to make lilies for a dollhouse just in time for Easter. First you take a toothpaste cap and some copper metallic paint and paint it. This is your flower pot! Make the flower heads and set aside. Take some clay and stick it into the flower pot. Then take some wire, the length of what you want for stems, and stick one end into the flower bloom and the other into the cap. To make these flowers, you take some clay and roll it into a ball. Lengthen your ball into a cone lik...
In this video you learn how to make tombstones for yard decorations for Halloween. You will need two pieces of plywood. In this video the measurements for the wood are 14 by 24 but this can be altered. Also used are, two spikes that resemble the posts in a small picket fence. Using small nails, hammer the two spikes into you board on each side with about 6 inches in between. These will be what you use to stick the tombstone in your lawn. Using another piece of wood with the thickness of the s...
This is really cool, you can make these awesome neon glowing lines using your Adobe Photoshop. This is a fun way to make creative and colorful designs and it looks really neat without spending time working on detailed shapes.
This video shows you how to make quick, delicious, crispy grilled cheese sandwiches. The secret is in using Parkay margarine. Heat a large, non-stick skillet pan. Butter one side of both slices of bread with Parkay margarine, and place the bread on the heated pan, buttered side down. Place sliced cheese, broken in pieces if needed, to cover an entire slice of bread with the cheese. When buttered side of the other slice is browned, flip it over on top of the cheese. When the cheese is melted, ...
Omelets are fun to make because you can be as creative as you want in adding ingredients. This video shows how to make a crabmeat omelet and how easy it is to prepare.
About a minute into the video, the narrator/instructor, Kathryn, shows the viewers the items that were used in making the mini album scrapbook. She shows the layers in which the contents are placed. She also shows what the finished product should look like, in the beginning of the video. A little past halfway, she shows her audience how the scrapbook is organized. Her prime examples were having a picture on one page and the person's written thoughts on the adjacent page. With each page, Kathr...
There are two things you should consider when asking a girl to be your girlfriend. First you want to be sure that you have really gotten to know one another. You want to know for sure that you are interested in one another and that you want to have a relationship. If that's the case when you ask her to be your girlfriend, it will have much more meaning to her. Asking her later to be your girlfriend is better than earlier. It's better ,if she looks forward to you asking her to be your girlfrie...
This tutorial shows you how to make almond-crusted salmon with strawberry sauce. This colorful and creative almond-crusted salmon with strawberry sauce recipe was adapted from one made by Chef Alex Araizaga at the Historic Santa Maria Inn in Santa Maria, CA. Strawberries are the major crop in that area of California, and here they are wonderful used in a savory salmon dish.
Meg Allan Cole from Decor It Yourself shows you an easy way to make your kitchen look amazing by just adding a creative, do it yourself backsplash.
Handmade gifts are always appreciated. Hand painting ties can be wonderful, creative work, especially if it is for Dad on Father’s Day. You’ll make a keepsake he’ll treasure forever.
Looking to make a special scrapbook? You've got the "scraps"—now you need the book. Before you rush out and buy the first flashy binder that grabs your eye, put a little thought into what you really need.
Looking to appease your creative side? Paint with oils! You Will Need:
Having trouble coping with the fact your son picked a less than stellar choice to marry? Not too fond of your son’s taste in women? That’s his problem; don’t make it yours.
Fingerboards are miniature skateboards that have become popular collectibles. They first hit stores in the 1970s, and today there are fingerboarding contests, fairs and workshops all over the world. You can buy fingerboards, or you can get creative and make them yourself. In the following video, you'll learn how to make fingerboards using simple index cards.
Whether you use shadow puppets or marionettes, put on a fanciful puppet show with these tips. Step 1: Decide on script
Having a hard time making your bed? This video shows you how to properly make your bed. Kids, use this great tactic to impress your parents next time they ask you to make your bed!
Sharpen your listening skills and coordination by playing a round of Mother May I. You Will Need
A little planning is all it takes to decorate your dorm with style! You Will Need
Don’t panic if you’ve got a budding Picasso at home—cleaning crayon off of painted walls is simple. Check out this Howcast video tutorial on how to clean crayon marks off of painted walls.
Go beyond the traditional 3D workflow to an immersive creative experience with the software Modo, created by Luxology. Modo is the next evolution of 3D modeling, painting and rendering for Mac and PC. Modo includes 3D sculpting tools, animation and network rendering, and advanced features such as n-gons and edge weighting.
Nia is an exercise program that focuses on aerobic workout, and it incorporates the mind, body, and soul into creative healing moves. Learn how to do lateral step variations in Nia with this free exercise video series from a black belt instructor.
Add style to your Photoshop file with the program's advanced filters and tools. Learn how to use the creative text tools of Photoshop in this Photoshop tutorial from a professional graphic designer.
Looking for a fun and easy craft project to demonstrate your creative side? Learn how to make wood art paintings with expert tips in this free arts and crafts video series.
Collages can be used for a number of different art projects. Learn how to organize and make a creative collage in these free video series.
Making felt-covered soap is an interesting and creative way to decorate soap. Learn to create felt-covered soap with tips from an expert in this free video series.
Making pottery pitchers with clay is a fun and creative art project that can be done with a potter's wheel and a few basic tools. Learn how to make a clay pottery pitcher in this free pottery lesson video from a ceramics artist and sculptor.
Artist experiment with many different ways to get their creative juices flowing. Learn more about art ideas and inspiration in this free art lesson from an art instructor.
Clay pottery is a fun and creative art form that can be done with slabs of clay and not only on a spinning wheel. This free video clip series will show you several tips on how to glaze pottery and open a world of design ideas for you.