In the Card making tutorial, I show you how I have made the Nifty Layers Fancy Doily Card, using Anna Griffin Nifty Nesting Layers, papers and a Anna Griffin Say it Anyways stamp as well as the Tim Holtz rosette die. You see how I put it all together and it make a fabulous looking card that could be adapted so you can use things from your own 'crafty stash' Step 1: Items Used
Hops have always been known as the driving force behind beer, but now they're starting to grow their own culinary wings. Slowly but surely, this bizarre and bitter plant is showing up on more and more menus across the country as it catches on as a trendy and up-and-coming ingredient. What Are Hops?
Those ordinary green zucchini you see in the market are hiding a lovely, delicious secret: Actually, all summer squashes produce these delightful blooms, but the zucchini's are most frequently used for eating since they taste the best: fresh, clean, and zucchini-like, but with a little something extra. They used to be a rarity at supermarkets, so you had to have a garden or a gardener friend who would generously share the bounty with you.
Even if you've put aside your percolator and have gone the way of the pod coffeemaker, there are still dozens of ways to use your leftover coffee filters. Incredibly cheap, absorbent, and shaped with a ruffle, coffee filters are useful in the kitchen, garden, and around the house.
Video: . Learn how to make a paper modular origami magic rose cube instructions.
This Square knot design feature picots, which are small loops at the sides of the knot. Picots are simply loops along the edges. Picot Designs are vintage Macrame techniques. They are often used to make the edges of craft items to look like as flower petals. This is a good project for children and beginners to learn one of the basic knots frequently used in Macrame. To this pattern you can add pearls and have an interesting look.
The very first banknotes were used by the Chinese in the 7th century, during the Tang Dynasty. Before it was used as an actual currency, paper money was part of a deposit system in which merchants would leave large amounts of coins with a trusted associate and receive a paper receipt for the transaction. The reason was simple — the copper coins used as currency then were heavy.
Looking to add a specimen to your paper garden? Make a 3D paper lotus flower using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own lotus blossoms from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper flowers yourself, take a look!
Plants propagate themselves through the structures we know as flowers. At the base of the flower, one finds developing seed. The plant will eventually shed flowers and the seed with be propagated on its own. Or we can harvest the seed, dry them down, and germinate them. For more information on the propagation process, watch this green video tutorial.
What is better than wearing makeup? Cool colors on your nails with funky designs. Watch this Beauty & Style how to video to learn how to apply white nail polish flowers on purple glitter painted acrylic nails. Everyone is sure to love this unique flower nail design based on the classic manicure. The nail enamels you will need for the fancy nail look are: white, purple glitter nail polish.
Check out this video to learn how to paint a Chrysanthemum in the traditional method of Sumi-e ink painting.
Dress up your table with a beautiful flower and candle centerpiece. Learn how to create a floral arrangement from scratch. You will need:candles,floral foam,waterproof floral tape,flowers of your choice and greens.
Watch this instructional origami video to fold a star of the valley flower. These visual guidelines will help you through the more difficult folds. This is a lovely four petaled flower, which can be completed in a few minutes. You can sculpt your origami flower petals to maintain the desired grace and form when you have completed the folding process.
While Snapchat had a head start in making augmented camera effects popular on smartphones, Facebook has spent the past few years in hot pursuit, with no less than three apps offering mobile AR experiences, plus its Portal hardware lineup of smart home devices.
Those looking for a creative way to loose a metaphorical Cupid's arrow at the figurative heart of the object of their affection can now add augmented reality greeting cards to their quiver.
Show your significant other just how much you love them by surprising him or her with one of life's most precious, romantic gifts—bacon! Best thing is, this passionate treat works for any day of the year (Valentine's Day, a first date, anniversary, etc.), since love and bacon go hand in hand.
This video shows you how to make a hanging basket. The first step is choosing a basket. The maker of this video decides to go with a wire basket with a coconut liner. With the daily watering and the soil and the plant itself, the basket will weigh a lot so make sure that your hook is well established. The best recipe for choosing hanging plants is to select an upright plant, a filler plant and a trailer. When choosing plants make sure they are compatible with each other. The next step is to p...
Tired of the same old flower corsages? Check out this video on how to make a one of a kind candy corsage for your next outing! These make a great gift for prom, holidays, even birthdays for that special little girl in your life.
Rose bouquets are a classic flower arrangement. Learn how to make your own rose bouquets for gifts or decorations in this free floral arrangement video series.
How to make a tropical flower arrangement; get professional tips and advice from an expert on making your own exotic floral arrangements in this free gardening video series.
Artificial flowers are a wonderful way to add joy and color to your home without the cost or mess of freshly cut flowers. They don’t need to be watered but they can get dusty. Keep your artificial flowers shining brightly with this simple trick.
Hippeastrum or Amaryllis is a flower that blooms in the winter. After the plant dies, rather than throw the bulb away you should keep them to flower again next year. When the flowers have faded, cut off the thick flower stalk at bulb level. The foliage should be allowed to develop and grow over the spring and summer, and to encourage the bulb to swell keep the compost moist at all times and feed weekly with a liquid feed such as Phostrogen. Only when the leaves naturally start to die down in ...
Florist Jodi Shalgosky takes us through the choices you have when choosing your wedding flowers and shows us some beautiful, but different, bouquets and table arrangements. Watch this wedding how-to video and let Brides Magazine give your more tips and inspiration for your wedding flowers.
This two part video tutorial teaches you how to make metallic paper poofs which can be used to camouflage the Styrofoam® base of your centerpiece. The poofs, or flowers, also add color and excitement to your finished product. Metallic paper reflects light and comes in deeper tones that tissue paper. Use these flowers for all kinds of centerpieces: bar or bat mitzvah, wedding and engagement, birthday, sports theme, retirement, anniversaries, corporate events, etc.
In order to make an Anemone with Fondant/Gum Paste, you will need the following: fondant, a rolling pin, tweezers, luster dust, a sponge, gum paste, glue, a roller, a small round cutter, and paint brushes.
To make a lotus out of a single sheet of paper, use a colored, square paper sheet with a different center color (optional). With the colored side facing outwards, fold the sheet diagonally in half creating a center crease. Open up and repeat the step with the other corner to obtain a center point. Carefully fold the 4 corners towards the center point to form a smaller square. Repeat the same procedure with this square. Flip over and repeat the same procedure over again. The next step is optio...
Suzy Cohen tells us in this video how to lower our blood pressure naturally. Believe it or not, the urinary tract is connected with our blood pressure. A dietary supplement called "Asparagus extract" is recommended. Asparagus in vegetable form is delicious when served with a little butter or feta cheese. When you take it as a supplement, you get a bigger dose. It is a wonderful diuretic, which means it makes you pee a lot. You should take it in the morning, so that you do not find yourself ru...
This beauty video demonstrates how to do an 88 Palette purple posey makeup look .
This origami how-to video demonstrates how to fold an origami rose to embellish a scrapbook, greeting card or other paper craft projects. Folding your own origami roses is super easy and a great way to use left over scrapbooking materials. Watch this how to video and learn to origami small flowers.
This video tutorial demonstrates how to use Encapso K silicone to create a realistic floral display. Learn how to make a lasting artificial flower arrangement with fake flowers and silicone rubber to mock water.
Check out this video to learn how to make one layer of the felted flower from Itty-Bitty Hats for babies and accessorizing and customizing clothing.
These step by step instructions help you to fold your own origami flower - a lily or iris. Perfect for beginners.
Check out this video to learn how to paint a dragon flower in the traditional Japanese method of ink painting called Sumi-e.
Check out this video to see how to draw a Peony in the Sumi-e method of ink painting. The Peony is a beloved flower in Asia. The Peony is a very big and waving red flower that represents prosperity.
In this tutorial, you will see how to make flowers grow in Maya. The text is a bit hard to read, so it will help if you have some general knowledge of the Maya interface.
This tutorials shows you tips and strategies for winning the flower cup on the Waluigi Pinball track on Mario Kart DS for the Nintendo DS.
Consumers are chomping at the bit for augmented reality smartglasses from Cupertino's finest, but one market analyst is saying not so fast, Apple fans. Meanwhile, automotive AR is gaining speed, with the latest milestone coming courtesy of a major investment in waveguides by Continental. And although mobile AR apps have already arrived, retailer Target is taking a different approach. So why is Target tinkering with web-based AR? Answers below...
Move over rainbow food trends, there's a new, darker kid in town: jet black ice cream. And no, it doesn't have squid ink in it.
Tequila is a hard liquor that's often been misunderstood. Produced from the agave plant, this aged spirit has complex flavors that bloom the longer it's aged and can rival the finest scotch.
It's bad enough messing up in the kitchen when it's just for you or your family, but when you're cooking for a big event with a lot of guests, it can be mortifying. And on a holiday like Thanksgiving, that's all about the food, the last thing you want is to botch a key component of the meal.
