This video shows how to make an easy origami jasmine flower napkin. Wee need 2 square papers. Fold this papers diagonally on two sides. Fold 4 corners of both the papers to the center. The folding of both must be exactly same. Use the first one as a template. Creases of the other one is exactly aligned with the template square. Repeat for the second one as the template. Fold the papers diagonally to the corners. Fold it double 4 more times on the other side. The folds should not end at the po...
Florist expert, Emily Weaver, owner of Chestnut in the Tuileries, shows Martha Stewart how to make a creative centerpiece with tulips. Materials needed are assorted tulips, large knife or clippers, ribbon, pins, 4 vases, water, cut-flower food and
Taken with Instagram from my aunt's wedding album. I'm the crying flower girl sitting among my many, many aunts.
Sick of the standard bread baked in a loaf pan? Impress your family and friends by baking bread in a plain terracotta flower pot. Baking bread in a terracotta pot makes for crispy bread with a tender and moist interior. Make sure the terra cotta pot is unglazed and unpainted before using it.
This is a picture of one of my moms flowers that she planted.
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Make Beautiful Cherry Blossoms Out of IcingDecorating a cake or cupcake with cherry blossoms is easy - I'll show you how. First gather what you need:
Why is it that Mother's Day is the second biggest commercialized holiday when there are so many different DIY projects out there?
From Chow's "perfect series", Chef John Sedlar demonstrates how the perfect tortilla is made.
Plantable paper? America throws out 49 million tons of paper annually. That's almost a third of U.S trash!
DO NOT eat a berry if you cannot identify it. I decided not to include the obvious blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, but this guide will assist you in identifying which wild berries are, in fact, poisonous.
Harvest your herbs Harvest your herbs before they flower (unless you are harvesting chamomile or any other herb flower)
This beautiful flower can be used as decoration on a hat, scarf, headband or purse. You name it. There are many uses. On the photo above, I added it to a hat. I have also used it as a decoration on a napkin ring. The flower is knit in three parts. Check out the instructions below. And see the closeup photo of the finished flower at the bottom of the page.
Did you play Cat's Cradle as a kid? Well, there's more to string figure art than just Cat's Cradle or Jacob's Ladder. This string art video demonstrates how to make a string figure flower. Song: The Shadows - Apache.
Hi All, These little flowers took ages to make, but was well worth it
Just imagine you're on the French Riviera..
Looking for an easy way to impress your date (when at a not-so-impressive restaurant)? Make a rose from a paper napkin using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own paper flowers from folded paper napkins. For more information, and to get started making paper napkin flowers yourself, take a look!
This video shows how to use baby socks to make cute decorative roses. Take one sock and lay it flat on a table. Roll it up starting at the toe. When you get to the end of the sock fold the ankle opening over the rolled up part of the sock, then arrange the "flower petals." You could make a whole pile of these baby sock roses in just a few minutes. They would work great to decorate a baby gift, or to decorate a baby shower. You can tie them up with ribbons or add stems and make a "flower" disp...
You’ll have a blooming good time in the colorful costume in this how-to video! Dress up with some friends and go as a bouquet this Halloween! You will need a green long sleeved shirt, black leggings, black shoes, 4 sheets pink sticky felt, green pipe cleaners, yellow pipe cleaners, white glitter paint, a marker, a headband, scissors, a fake leaf garland, and the step-by step instructions in this video costume-making tutorial. Make a flower costume for Halloween.
An ant camouflaged atop vibrant flowers
In this video, we learn how to make a paper lily pad with a cool pop up flower. First, take a piece of paper and fold it in half, then unfold it and fold the bottom half up to the middle, then fold the top half into the middle. Now take the scissors and cut off the edges, leaving the middle crease. Now, cut down the middle crease and then fold the right half of the crease in half twice. Fold it once more, then flip it over and take half of it and fold it up. Now, take your scissors and cut it...
If grass is creeping into your flowerbeds or you just want a more finished look to your landscaping, try installing brick edging. This landscaping video and text tutorial from the DIY Network will show you the necessary steps to installing brick edging to your flower beds.
Trish Horrington shows how to arrange flowers in a large vase. Using long-stemmed flowers, she shares tips and tricks to assembling the large vase in a quick and efficient way. Watch video for best results. Arrange flowers in a large vase.
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: HELLEBORE [n] A hellebore is any of the approximately 20 plants from the genus Helleborus, many of which are poisonous. Hellebores are herbaceous perennial flowering plants from Eurasia related to the buttercup family, having showy flowers with petaloid sepals.
Two research teams, in Turkey and Iran, both recently discovered an incredibly rare species of bees. Coined the Osmia (Ozbekosima) avoseta bee, the insects use colorful flower petals to create papier-mache cocoons for their offspring.
Trish Horrington shows how to arrange flowers for a small vase. Using the tools and equipment listed in the video, Trish shows step by step quick and easy tips for arranging the vase. Arrange flowers for a small vase.
A great starter cocktail! This particular drink calls for: 1 1/2 ounces of gin, 1 1/2 ounces Pineau des Charentes (1 part Cognac to 3 parts fresh grape juice), a few drops of orange flower water, ice and a twist of lemon to garnish. Make the Full Blonde cocktail for an aperitif.
This is a perfect, vegetarian, light breakfast dish. You will need six eggs, 2 tablespoons heavy cream, 1 tablespoon butter, sea salt, chive flowers, roughly torn spinach and 2 tablespoons goat cheese. Serve with fresh orange juice, coffe and toast! Make creamy scrambled eggs with goat cheese and spinach.
Sarah Raven demonstrates how to divide asters to ensure the flower quality doesn't diminish over time.
Follow Monty Don's video advice on pruning shrub roses, including techniques that will keep fungal infection and viruses at bay, while encouraging flowering stems.
Chris Beardshaw demonstrates how to prune an old viburnum, removing sideshoots and woody growth to reinvigorate the plant and encourage flowering.
