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How To: Make the Dali wine glass out of blown glass

Dean Smiley and Eliska Harmer, master glass blowers from New York show how to make one of their designs, the Dali glass. Follow along as the glass is blown and shaped, transforming from a molten blob into a beautiful glass. This video glass-blowing tutorial is an inspirational peek at an unusual form of art.

How To: Make a simple pinwheel

Don't you miss the good old days of summer that was filled with pinwheels, apple pie and lemonade? This paper design video will give you tips on how to make a cute pinwheel for summertime fun. Bring these along to your next barbecue or summer picnic and everyone will love you!

How To: Make an explosion greeting card

This tutorial paper design video will show you how to make a greeting card that practically explodes with cuteness. These cards look so cute folded, and even cuter when they're opened. You can make these greeting cards for family and friends, no matter the occasion.

How To: Make a cute gift bag

It's important that whatever wonderful gift you have to give is encased in an equally wonderful gift bag. This tutorial paper design video will teach you to make your very own super cute paper bags with various products.

How To: Make a teabag holder

This video will show you how to make an adorable teabag holder that opens up and holds two teabags. This is a very cute gift idea or stocking stuffer idea, and a great thing to bring along to the office. Everyone will marvel at your skill with paper design when they see this project.

How To: Make textured cards

Make the most of those left-over paper scraps by creating textured greeting cards. Q & C designer, Corinne Bradd, shows how to add bright shades, a modern design and a clever pattern without too much hard work. This handy technique is perfect for making crafty, textured cards.

How To: Origami crowding butterfiles

Instructions for how to make Crowding Butterflies, an origami tessellation design by Shuzo Fujimoto. You can download the crease pattern with instructions for the pre-creasing part of this video from www.marigami.com. The pre-creasing is easy so this video moves quickly through that part. Visually seeing how the model collapses and finishes up should be helpful for anyone trying to fold this model.