How To: Draw a meerkat
In order to draw a meerkat, you will need the following: a pen, an eraser, and a pencil.
In order to draw a meerkat, you will need the following: a pen, an eraser, and a pencil.
This video demonstrates how to make your own Greeting Cards at home. You will need the following: water color paint in bottles with sponge tip applicators and spray, ruler, adhesive, solid color paper stocks, patterned paper, a rubber stamp, stamp cleaning products, a bone folder, and a trimmer.
Commercial hair conditioners aren’t just expensive, they’re loaded with chemicals. Why don’t you whip up something more natural at home?
The USDA recommends that adults eat 2 to 3 cups of vegetables a day. Make it easier to enjoy the taste of fresh garden vegetables year round by freezing them.
Have you seen commercials on TV for vacuum sealed storage bags? They can be expensive, but you can replicate this space age technology in your own home! All you need is a water bottle, some trash bags, a box cutter... and a vacuum!
Magically get a hardboiled egg into (and out of) a bottle, make a star using toothpicks and challenge someone in a brain teaser using wooden matches. Mr. G demonstrates how in this video tutorial and, for all the eager students whose brains are brimming with curiosity, explains the science behind it all.
You can of course purchase the super expensive waxes, balms, and texturizers at the store to tame frizzy, unruly hair. But why spend $20 on a teeny bottle of product when you can get the same results for about $3? All you have to do is purchase some hand cream and rub it anywhere you need extra hold.
Start with a bottle of your favorite top shelf bourbon (like Maker's Mark) and use it to make a hot buttered cider with apples and cranberries. Top it off with a dollop of fresh whipped cream, and you have the perfect after dinner Thanksgiving drink.
Want to have a green Thanksgiving this year? You can make a classy, lovely Thanksgiving centerpiece with your children out of recycled materials! This project uses empty glass soda bottles, a few paints, flowers and some old jewelry or colored beads.
Here are three different methods you can use to make a stink bomb prank from things you can find around the house—just a pack of matches, an empty plastic soda bottle, and some household ammonia. Mix the tips of the matches with the ammonia and let it sit for three or four days, then stink it up!
If you're planning on making a fire and don't have a big fire extinguisher laying around, you may think that you're all out of options. But if you've got a water bottle, some baking soda, vinegar, dish soap and a little water you're all set to go! This video shows you how to create a short term, home made fire extinguisher and also demonstrates its effectiveness.
If you're interested in performing a very cruel, but cool and bloody prank this next tutorial is for you. In this Texas Chainsaw Massacre prank, you'll be cutting off your legs and producing a whole lot of blood.
In this clip, learn how to make a super cheap stash can that really works! This can is made from an old Lynx or Axe deodorant bottle and looks completely real and inconspicuous. If you have some things you need to hide from your roommates, mom, siblings, the police.. check out this clip and mod your can into a mini-safe.
Innovation is a lightning bolt that every company would like to bottle. Doing so in a corporate environment is nearly impossible. This video features a business expert outlining some tips for managing innovation and innovative ideas in your business, nurturing those ideas into profitable new services or products that your business can offer. It includes defining roles for different people involved in the innovation process and what steps to take in the innovation process.
Don't even think about buying store bought jewelry, when you can make your own custom designs at home! Learn how to put that old collection of bottlecaps to use with guidance from Debz, owner of Rubber Stamp Plantation in Honolulu who demonstrates how to make a wonderful pair of bottle cap earrings. Good luck!
Want to make your very own diet cola & Mentos rocket? Sure, you could probably figure it out yourself with a little bit of trial and error, but why be wasteful? Especially when the project is already wasteful by design. Better to follow this video guide, which presents a complete overview on how to build your own Mentos & soda-powered bottle rockets.
When it comes to building a Diet Coke & Mentos rocket, sure, you could probably figure it out yourself with a little bit of trial and error, but why be wasteful? Especially when the project is already wasteful by design. Better to follow this video guide, which presents a complete overview on how to build your own Mentos & soda-powered bottle rockets.
Do you dread tackling those wallpaper remodeling tasks on your home maintenance list? Many homeowners choose to let professionals deal with the removal of their old wallpaper, but this can be an expensive choice. Learn how you can remove even the most stubborn wallpaper and wallpaper accent trim with a little white vinegar, a spray bottle and a paint scraper in just 7 minutes. Find out, too, how you can make this project a fun, family challenge by involving the little ones.
If you like things shiny and bright, you're probably a fan of chromium, a metal used to plate other metals, commonly known as chrome. Watch this Howcast cleaning guide to learn how to clean chrome. Keep your chrome nice and shiney.
Getting tired of performing tricks at the bar with beer bottles? Well, try picking up a pen or a pencil. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform the Sonic pen spinning flip trick. Pen spinning isn't just good for the bar scene, it's also good for the school and work environment. The Sonic Flip can be daunting, but practice makes perfect.
Washing your hands in a dirty sink won't make them any cleaner. Watch this video to learn how to clean your bathroom sink.
Here's a quick and easy way to add some Christmas flair to your home this holiday season. These mini wreaths will be a huge hit.
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: the tin roll exchange.
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: how to roll the tin all the way around your body.
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: the forearm bump to tin snatch.
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: the behind the back tin snatch.
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: the tin snatch.
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: how to perform a combination of the bump and the redirect.
Do you have a couple of almost empty wine bottles that you don't know what to do with? Then watch this how to video to learn a great way to make vinegar from wine. Just throw in all the leftover remnants of wine into a jar, set it a side and within a few days your wine will turn into a wonderfully flavorful vinegar.
Check out this instructional Cherokee language video that demonstrates how to pronounce common Cherokee words in a Giduwa dialect like pen, salt, coin, bottle, car, key, and paper. This tutorial is great for beginners who want to improve their Cherokee language skills. Practice your Cherokee by learning how to pronounce a few common words in the Giduwa dialect.
Have you ever gotten lost and wanted to reorient your sense of direction? Check out this instructional science video to learn a very easy way to make a compass. All you need is a magnet and a bottle cap. This is a great science experiment to perform with the kids. Make your own compass by following the simple instructions in this science tutorial video.
Watch this instructional painting video to create a water like effect on the surface of canvas, wood or paper. Use acrylic paint and a spray bottle with some paint thinner. Spray the turpentine onto wet paint and watch the paint separate into shapes that look like the surface of water, splashes and wave patterns.
Follow along with Dr Kreepy in this quick video tutorial on how to do cheap and easy tombstones for your home haunt. You will need a marker, a hobby knife or X-acto knife, a hacksaw, an electric rotary tool, black acrylic paint, black spray paint, white paint, a spray bottle full of water, a paintbrush, and foam board. Watch this video special effects tutorial and learn how to make a cheap prop tombstone for a Halloween decoration or a film prop.
Skittles is an old European target sport that is very much like bowling. Discover how to make home made skittles with just a tennis ball, glue, empty water bottles, water, paint, and newspaper. Watch this kids activities how to video tutorial to get ideas for a great rainy day kids activity.
Annoyed by summertime wasps? This how-to video will show you how to assemble a humane wasp trap in under one minute using marmalade, water, a disused plastic bottle and a pair of scissors.
Ever had a computer fan that started to sound like it was grinding flour or mowing the lawn? In lieu of purchasing a replacement fan, you might try reviving it with motor oil, any average bottle of which will last for years and thousands of fans. Learn how in this video tutorial.
Keeping R/C vehicle clean is essential. Chris Chianelli shows you how to make your own RC cleaner so you can save a few bucks. You will need and empty spray bottle, denatured alcohol, Simple Green, and WD40.
Tired of plastic shopping bags everywhere? This instructional video shows a simple, practical, project you can do at home. All you need is a pastic bottle. Tidy up your kitchen from the clutter of plastic bags by making this handy plastic bag dispenser.
In this tutorial cooking video, chef Brian prepares the classic French recipe "Beef Bourguignon" in a slow cooker crock pot. This stew recipe is very tasty, one whole bottle of red wine will do that.
Aquarium filters can be expensive to replace, but are important for the health and happiness of your aquatic friends. This video tutorial shows you how to keep your pet fish in good condition by making a replacement aquarium filter out of a soda bottle and a few other household supplies.