House plants are a refreshing reminder of the rich biosphere teaming with life just outside of our hermetically sealed human dens. They calm us and clean our air. But what would you do if you came across a glowing green flower on your dinner table? I would be startled, but not shaken.
Someone just gave you a bouquet of freshly cut flowers... how do you enjoy them for as long as possible before they start wilting and drooping?
“Domestic Stills” (Domestication, femininity and subversion) is an oddly interesting photography project by Namiko Kitaura in which the artist fries, washes and stitches flowers.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a gumpaste plumeria flower for cake decorating. These come in different flowers, so you can combine a lot of different colors to make beautiful flowers. First, grab the gum paste and then roll it out. From here, use a cookie cutter in a leaf shape to cut leaves out of it. Then, take your toothpick and roll one edge to make it curved like a real flower. Then, take the petals and add color to the middle and the outsides of them. Connect them together with ...
Staking keeps your garden beautiful by keeping mature flowers from flopping under their own weight. Garden designer and author Tracy DiSabato-Aust will show you how to stake tall, slender flowers. Stake single stemmed flowers.
Once you learn how to knit an I-CORD you will find many different applications in which to use them. One thing I like to do is to make a FLOWER from an I-Cord. The flower can then be applied to a sweater, a blanket, a scarf, a purse. There are limitless possibilities.
Need to know how to use your Texas Instruments graphing calculator for your college math or statistics class? You're in luck... watch this video tutorial to see how to determine a regression equation with a TI-83 graphic calculator. That's not all...
This is a very nice HEADBAND that can be used plain or decorated with a FLOWER. I made mine wide (4 1/2 inches), but you can make yours as wide or narrow as you want.
Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, dates back to over 500 years ago and is still practiced as a highly respected cultural art form in modern-day Japan.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “is determined to attack Iran before the US elections,” Israel’s Channel 10 News claimed on Monday night, and Israel is now “closer than ever” to a strike designed to thwart Iran’s nuclear drive. Netanyahu 'determined to attack Iran' before US elections, claims Israel's Channel 10 | The Times of Israel.
Rooibos tea alone is a treat, with its naturally sweet and slightly nutty taste. But think about adding hibiscus tea to the mix. How about a little bit of tea flowers? Now, think about turning that wonderful red combination into iced tea. Perfect for hot summer days!
Monty Don plants up a ceonuthus, sharing his tips for good drainage and adding extra energy for the plant roots.
My favorite kind of violence: flower bullets and drops of petal blood. The bad guys encroach on the scene in a hippie VW bus, and flower bedlam ensues...
In this episode Preston Bailey gives his tip on how to select flowers to make the most dramatic effect for your wedding. Create a dramatic effect with flowers.
In this video learn how to fold a napkin into a lily flower horn. It will surprise all of your guests. Fold a napkin into a lily flower (Pliage fleur de lys).
Emily and Martha carve a pumpkin flower vase. Pumpkins wear many hats this time of year, appearing in pies and soups as well as in centerpieces. Here's another use: Transform one into a colorful homemade vase. Make a pumpkin flower vase.
Simon Adams and VideoJug demonstrate how to make a desert flower cocktail. This refreshing tequila cocktail is just the thing for a hot day beside the pool. You'll need gold tequila, sugar syrup, creme de cassis liqueur, 1 lemon, and crushed ice to make this drink. Make a Desert Flower cocktail.
This demonstrates how to make your own personalized flower pots. This is a great rainy day project to do with children. It is also great for them to give as gifts they made themselves. Make personalized flower pots.
If you need an easy way to determine whether your bike's bearings are worn, this tutorial should help. You'll need to suspend your bike in the air using either a stand or hanging it from the roof.
Monty Don demonstrates how to plant up and age a stone container to create a formal garden display. Follow these Gardeners' World step-by-step guides to garden projects from the BBC. These lovely tutorials on gardening will grow your green thumb and make your gardens grow healthful plants. Plant up an ornamental flower container.
The angle in which you shoot your subject can change everything. Sometimes when you take a picture at eye level looking straight at the object, things can appear flat and not as interesting. But instead of just snapping a picture, try getting down to the subjects level. For example, if you're taking a picture of a flower, get down close to the flower, and maybe angle your lense up, looking up at the flower, instead of looking down. Or angle your lense as if you're looking at the flower sidewa...
While I don't find Mattijs van Bergen and Anouk Vogel's "Living" dresses aesthetically earth shattering, I'm wowed by the concept. The fashion designer and landscape architect created a collection of dresses made from recycled inner tubes and flowers for a late summer exhibition titled “Fashion & Architecture” at the Amsterdam Centre for Architecture.
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The Flowergod designs an accent table arrangement for a wedding. The arrangement includes pink freesia, white wax flower, plumosa, sword fern, white calla lilies, and a cylinder vase. This is a good centerpiece to put on a serving table. Make an accent table centerpiece.
The Flowergod designs bubble bowl centerpiece for a wedding. The centerpiece contains white hydrangea, pink freesia, white wax flower, plumosa, white tulips, an 8" bubble bowl, and blue marbles. Make a bubble bowl centerpiece.
The Flowergod creates a Gerbera ribbon choker for a wedding or luau. The choker is made of ribbon tied in the back with an orange Gerbera daisy and a geranium leaf glued to it. You use flower glue which dries very fast. Make a Gerbera ribbon choker.
The Flowergod shows you how to put together a fall arrangement with a dozen yellow Roses, three different greeneries, and a filler flower. Make a dozen fall rose arrangement.
I make silk flowers for personal use as of now. My sister suddenly passed away 18 yr ago, & I try to make sure she has a very nice flower arrangement for every season. I dont have alot of money but she deserves to have a nice flower arrangement. She was only 19 when she passed so I have been doing this for 18 yr. I would like to make a business of this , I just dont know how to get started
Range hoods are a necessity in any kitchen. A properly installed range hood will vent hot air and cooking odors outside as well as help keep kitchen surfaces free of grease. The trickiest part of installing a range hood is determining how to run the ventilation ducts. Depending on the location of your range, you will need to decide if it is easier to vent through an outside wall versus up through the roof. Use this tutorial if you determine that venting through the roof is the best route.
Range hoods are a necessity in any kitchen. A properly installed range hood will vent hot air and cooking odors outside as well as help keep kitchen surfaces free of grease. The trickiest part of installing a range hood is determining how to run the ventilation ducts. Depending on the location of your range, you will need to decide if it is easier to vent through an outside wall versus up through the roof. Use this tutorial if you determine that venting through an outside wall is the best route.
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...
This video illustrates an example of using the 30 degree rule and the path the cue ball will take. It shows the anticipated path when the ball is hit with medium speed, and it demonstrates the curve effect when the ball is hit hard. Use the 30 degree rule to determine cue ball direction.
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.
