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How To: Sew a crazy quilt Christmas stocking

This is a great project if you want to make something one-of-a-kind! It's a great gift idea as well. The principles behind assembling the "crazy quilt" fabric is that it can be used to make anything. This how to video tutorial demonstrates how to make a Christmas stocking, but you can easily continue adding onto the quilted fabric to make something larger like a bed quilt, tote, pillows, clothing, almost anything. Watch and start sewing.

How To: Make a quilt-inspired polymer clay cane bead

Suzanne Ivester demonstrates a fun technique for building a colorful, complex quilt cane quickly and easily with a clay gun. You will need a fair amount of materials, a variety of colors of polymer clay, a clay press, and something to make triangular clay tubes. Watch this video beading tutorial and learn how to make quilt-inspired polymer clay bead cane.

How To: Play "Houki Boshi" by Bleach on piano

Learn how to play "Houki Boshi" by Bleach on piano or keyboard with this tutorial. This is a very fast song and difficult to play. First the song is played at its natural tempo which is about 160 the it is slowly played at about 30 so you could easily see the keys. Watch this two part how to video and you will be playing "Houki Boshi" by Bleach on the piano in no time.

How To: Draw Plankton from Spongebob Squarepants

If you want to learn to draw Plankton from Spongebob Squarepants this simple guide will take you through the steps from start to finish easily and quickly. Drawing this character from the popular television series is a snap if you follow the free tutorial below -- it's a simple lesson that shows you how to do the drawing, sketching, and coloring of this guy. This one-eye villain may be bad, but he's so fun to draw! Give it a try and see how easy it is.

How To: Create nail designs using nail art foils

In this video, viewers learn how to use foil to apply patterns on nails. Viewers learn how to create great metallic designs. Other nail art products can be used with the foil to create even more sparkly nails! This video lists all of the required materials. The materials required include: foil, foil adhesive, base coat, nail varnish, top coats, and optional nail gems. The video provides easy step-by-step instructions that allows viewers to easily follow along. This video will benefit those vi...

How To: Measure your correct bra size

Many women actually wear the wrong bra size due to the fact that they do not know how to properly measure their bra size. In order to do this properly, you should put on a bra that fits you well and take a tape measure to measure around the bottom of your bra. Next, measure your bust size across. The bottom measurement will be your band size and the bust size will be your breast size. The calculations needed in order to find the proper bra sizes are then presented in this video, allowing any ...

How To: Set up and secure a wireless network on a laptop

In this video, Karlyn M. Campbell, an Information Technology student, goes through how to set up and secure a wireless network on a laptop. For a wireless network you will need your computer, a wireless router and its CD, and a USB wire. First the video goes through how to set up the router by using its installation CD. This video uses a Belkin router, and so shows the steps the Belkin installation CD takes the user through. The CD also lets the user decide which security settings he or she w...

How To: Potty train a puppy in one week

Puppies are so adorable, but they can also be a lot of hard work at times. Training your puppy to go potty is often times a very daunting task. This video will be showing you how to easily potty train your puppy in just a week. Learn when the best times to take your puppy out for a walk are and how frequently you will need to do it during the day. Follow this tutorial and find out all you need to know in order to successfully potty train your puppy in a short amount of time.

How To: Use S-Video to view your computer screen on a TV

This video shows you how to easily use an S-Video cable to view you computer screen on a TV set. The first thing you have to do is buy an S-Video cable. Plug the 2 sides of the cable in TV and in PC or laptop. Turn your television to either AV1 or AV2. At this point, the computer screen should appear as well on TV as on the PC monitor or laptop monitor. Next, you can personalize your monitor or TV Resolution by right-clicking anywhere on the desktop and then clicking Personalize. In the poppe...

How To: Do the "Elvis has left the building" card trick

First of all you need a normal deck of playing cards. You need to use four kings for this trick. Remember that whenever you are performing the card trick then do not say that you are using a normal deck of paying cards, unless you are really using it. Now take out the four kings from the deck. Now you need to take out any twelve cards from the deck. Now keep the deck away and hold the twelve cards and the four kings. Now place these four kings over the twelve cards. Now lay these four kings s...

How To: Restore your PC to factory settings by rebooting

Greg French talks to us about the different ways to reboot a computer to resolve issues in the computer. The first way is by pressing F8 key while startup after rebooting the system. When you insert a wrong driver for video card or something, sometimes when you boot the computer, it gives a black screen. Now he says you can resolve this problem by rebooting the computer and pressing the F8 key while startup. This will take you to a menu selection where you should select 'Safe Mode' and hit en...

How To: Throw a bachelor party

So, your buddy's getting married and it's time for that age-old tradition the "bachelor party". Make sure the party goes off with out a hitch by remembering the goal is to have fun and not to ruin the wedding, get a DUI or destroy the reputation of your friends. Plan accordingly.

How To: Wire the CNC router machine electronics

A CNC router machine is probably the most useful tool a hobbyist can own, but the price for a CNC machine on the market is way more than the average hobbyist is willing to spend. You can build your own CNC with very basic tools, little knowledge of machinery, mechanics, or electronics, but be warned, these machines are inherently dangerous, so wear the proper protection and use common sense. At the very least, read the instructions and precautions on every tool you use.

How To: Draw letters

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.

How To: Plan an inexpensive wedding

In this how-to video, you will learn how to plan an inexpensive wedding. First, you should look online, on television, and in books and magazines for great ideas to save money. You can even ask your friends for input on how to plan a wedding on a budget. First, keep a small notebook for writing down ideas. You will also need a priest or other clergymen for the ceremony. Look for churches or restaurants to have your wedding. Do not be afraid to shop around. Figure out how much you can spend an...

How To: Darn socks

We spend all day on our feet and it doesn’t make it any easier having holes in your socks. Next time your sock has a hole you can have a little fun and fix it yourself. Grab your needles and do something nice for your feet today.

How To: Dry apple slices for crafts

Dry apples for that perfect project by following these steps. Apple aren’t just for eating. You can use sliced dried apples to add a little interest to your next craft project. Making the dried apple slices is half the fun and a great way to spend a lazy afternoon.

How To: Build a slide mechanism for a pipe CNC router

A CNC router machine is probably the most useful tool a hobbyist can own, but the price for a CNC machine on the market is way more than the average hobbyist is willing to spend. You can build your own CNC with very basic tools, little knowledge of machinery, mechanics, or electronics, but be warned, these machines are inherently dangerous, so wear the proper protection and use common sense. At the very least, read the instructions and precautions on every tool you use.

How To: Embed sound in your web page using Dreamweaver

This video shows how to easily record your voice and insert a sound podcast to your WebQuest or webpage using Dreamweaver. It shows how to have the sound play on the same page without auto starting. The tutor initially goes to the Start button and in All programs selects Accessories. Next he selects Sound Recorder from the Entertainment option and records his voice reading out the content of the page. He then saves the file in the folder called websites creating a subfolder in the name of ‘so...

How To: Recover files on your PC after reformat

Sometimes data is lost on your hard drive by accidental deletion from recycle bin, or due to reformat or other reasons. In this video the instructor shows how to recover data even after a reformat. Contrary to popular belief that data is completely lost after a permanent deletion or reformat, it is possible to retrieve the lost data using some tools. It is only that windows cannot locate the data after deletion which is still present in the lower levels of you hard disk and to retrieve this y...

How To: Rhyme

From nursery rhymes, to rap songs, to love poems, rhyming is an important part of the English language. If you're feeling a little shaky on your rhyming abilities, glance over some of these simple rules and you'll be off and rhyming again.

How To: Fix squeaky bike brakes

If you're racing for time or taking a leisurely ride by the beach there's little that's more annoying than a squeaking sound every rotation of a wheel. Don't let a squeaky break ruin your biking fun when those brakes can be as good as new in no time.

How To: Make a delicious key lime pie martini

The delicious key lime pie martini can be made easily by using the following instructions. First by using your shot glass pour four counts of Stoli Vanilla into your martini shaker. Then, Pour two counts of pineapple juice, and two counts of lime juice into the martini shaker. Next, add one teaspoon of Coco Lopez. The Coco Lopez should be in liquid form. If you had stored it in the refrigerator, take it out about an hour before so that it can reach room temperature. Now add about two or three...