In installment of Chow Tips from chow.com, we learn a tip for how to pollinate indoor citrus trees without having to introduce bees into your home. All you need is a q-tip and a desire to reap higher yields from your indoor citrus garden.
The perfect craft for storing Valentine's cards and candies. Watch this video to learn how to make a simple and sweet present for your Valentine. It's easy to do with your kids, and perfect for holding the many cards and candies your kids will come home with. The woven quality gives it a unique look, and will make your kids the envy of the classroom!
Blowout your hair with these hair-styling video instructions. You can easily blow dry your hair with a round brush to create that certain "blow-out" hairdo. Heather Kizi from 6 Salon shows you all the required steps to recreate this blown dry hair look at home.
Doing electrical work is one of the most intimidating tasks for a novice home repairman. But if you know what you're doing, the risk is pretty minimal. In this clip, Mark Donovan of HomeAdditionPlus.com shows us how wire a combo outlet with power.
This is a video guide to wireless broadband from Top10.co.uk. Learn about wireless broadband in this interesting video. This "how-to" guide for wireless broadband explains the basics of what wireless broadband is, how and where it works and who offers it, not to mention how to set up a home Wi-Fi connection in minutes using a wireless router. Follow the steps in this guide and go wireless today.
This audio editing software tutorial shows you how to use the mixing console in SONAR 6. Find out how to mix using all the controls on the new Console found in SONAR 6 Home Studio, Studio Edition, and Producer Edition.
Learn how to get authentic Roland sounds from their classic synths with the Roland Groove Synth, included in SONAR Home Studio 6, Producer Edition, Studio Edition, Power Studio, & Project5. If you have been frustrated at the inability to get genuine sounding Roland Sounds, you'll want to watch this tutorial on how to use GrooveSynth in SONAR 6.
Suffering from high energy costs or simply looking to live in a more environmentally sustainable fashion? In this video tutorial, you'll find instructions for building your own wind generator using simple hand tools. For more, as well as step-by-step instructions to building a your own rotary wind generator, take a look at this how-to video.
The Thai iced tea smoothie is a the colder cousin of the Thai iced tea. Watch this HowTo video to learn how to make a Thai tea smoothie in about a minute at home. It tastes delicious on a hot summer day. All you need for this recipe is Curry Simple Thai Tea Syrup Concentrate (or your own mixture of teas), ice and half and half.
Surya namaskara is a very common sequence in any yoga class. Surya namaskara is better known as a sun salutation. This instructional yoga-how to video demonstrates a sun salutation sequence that you can practice at home. Watch as it also shows you the proper breathing sequence to do during the sun salutation.
Does your back yard need some updating? If so then it is time to get rid of the crumbling stone retaining wall. Build a stone retaining wall with an interlocking concrete-block system. Interlocking concrete-block is much more aesthetically pleasing and last much longer. Watch this home and garden how to video to learn how to remodel your landscape.
If you're the sort of person who regularly engages in DIY projects around your home, one imagines you'll need to take a shower every now and again. In this tutorial, Danny Lipford will guide you through the process installing a ceramic soap dish in a shower stall.
Drapery panels add decorative touches to any bare window or room. Watch this Home & Garden how to video to learn how to use drapery end hooks with 4 prong hooks to hang your draperies. Keep watching the video and learn an easy way to hang flat panel curtains.
Swag curtains jabots curtains add decorative touches to bare windows. Learn how to quickly and easily install layered swag and jabot curtains with the help of this Home & Garden how to video. All you need for these swag curtains is your finished curtains and mounting tape.
Drapery panels are one of the most beautiful touches you can add to your overall decor. Drapery panel create the illusion of a larger window opening and a finished touch to your windows. Watch this Home & Garden how to video and learn how easy it is to install inverted pleat drapery panels on your windows.
In this how to video, host Tim Carter demonstrates why the size of your overmount stainless steel sink determines whether you should install your sink before or after the countertop is in place. With this home improvement tutorial you can install a stainless steel sink in your house. Just watch this video first.
In this floral arrangement tutorial, Sandy from Afloral shows you how to create a boutonniere. Learn how to create a single, double and triple flower versions of the boutonniere. Watch this how to video and you can create your own boutonniere at home.
Want a beautiful way to decorate your home? In this tutorial, Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to make a fresh flower arrangement in a vase. Using red and pink roses, you can make a fresh flower arrangement in a vase with this how to video.
Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to make an arm bouquet using calla lilies with this tutorial. This beautiful flower arrangement are great for a wedding or formal arrangement. Watch this how to video and you can create a calla lily arm bouquet at home.
A floral swag is a band, or chain, of flowers, and leaves. In this flower arrangement tutorial, Jane from Afloral.com shows you how to decorate a plain ivy swag with silk flowers. This is a beautiful way to fashion a wreath or circlet for the hair. Watch this how to video and you can decorate plain ivy swag in your own home.
Home alone and craving something sweet to much on? Here is a quick way to make a chocolate cake in five minutes. All you need is: cake flour, sugar, cocoa, oil, milk, egg, and a mug. Watch this how to video to see how to bake it in a microwave.
Making homemade pickles at home is a lot less expensive than buy them. Watch this how to video to learn how to pickle homegrown cucumbers. If you don't grow cucumbers, buy them at a grocery store. Add some fresh garlic, dill, water, vinegar, and pickling salt to your jar and you are ready to pickle.
A laundry chute is a very useful thing to have in your house, especially if you have children. In this tutorial by the DIY network, host Amy Matthews designs and installs a laundry chute. Watch this remodeling how to video and you can install a laundry chute into your own home.
Raw dishes often entail food that is unprocessed and uncooked. This how-to video will show you great raw recipes to make at home in a dehydrator. Watch and learn how to prepare a raw veggie burger. All you need for this burger recipe is: sunflower seeds, flax seeds, celery, red bell peppers, salt, oregano, water and onion.
Raw and vegan dishes often entail food that is unprocessed and uncooked. This how-to video will show you great raw recipes to make at home. Watch and learn how to prepare a raw okra recipe. All you need for this okra recipe is: okra, bell peppers, onions, purple cabbage, cilantro and lemon.
You've tried the beginning level yoga poses, now to an intermediate level pose. In this yoga how to video we show you how to do the lotus yoga pose. The lotus pose is also known as padmasana. To try this at home you have to make sure that your hip muscles are open enough. If you feel any resistance while in the lotus position pull back.
Add decorative touches to your home with customized window treatments. In this sewing how-to video Jennifer Thoden demonstrates how to use Deep Pleat Tape and 4 prong hooks to easily make professional pinch pleated drapes... without sewing the pleats. Don't leave your windows looking bare again, watch and learn how to make custom triple pinch pleated drapes.
Clogs are a nuisance, but happen over time. Don't let sinks, drains, or toilets overflow; clear it out! This video home improvement tutorial shows how to choose the right equipment to clear a clogged drain easily.
This how to video will show you how to make water burn. All you need is a cup, water, matches and batteries. Try this cool science experiment at home.
Americans spend up to 40 percent of their food money outside the home. Watch this instructional video to learn how you can extend your budget and save big money while dining out at restaurants from Stephanie Nelson of couponmom.com.
Watch this how to video to learn a few tricks for stacking and fixing cakes. These cake decorating techniques are great for creating beautiful works of art with your home baked cakes.
In this how to video, host Meghan Carter discovers the essential facts about outdoor ceiling fan that you need to know before buying one for you home.
Ok, let's pretend that you just got back from the store with a $200.00, maybe $300.00 silk blouse. You put it on, it looks perfect. You go out on the town, everyone else loves it, you're the center of attention. Then you come home, you go to hang it up, and there is a huge stain on the back. This how to video tells you how can save that $200.00 blouse for only $1.50.
Long term power outages can be an inconvenience. It means that you no longer can heat or cool things. This how to video talks about how to protect your home from a long term power outage, or how to protect your valuables from power loss with a generator.
Eliminate pests like ants, termites and mice without using dangerous chemicals. Watch this how to video to learn easy and effective ways of getting rid of small pests that come inside the house.
This makeup tutorial will show you how you can make your eyes look great with a simple look that goes wonderfully with a little black dress, or staying at home with your honey.
You don't need a fancy deep fryer to make fried chicken at home. Learn how to prepare this delicious and crispy chicken classic with 11 different spices.
The hangtown fry is a delicious and decadent breakfast that was created during the California gold rush when a rich miner wanted a meal made from the most expensive ingredients in town: oysters, eggs, and bacon. See how to make hangtown fry at home.
The nutty, roasted flavor of kasha, or buckwheat kernels, combined with comfort food favorites like pasta and soup stock make kasha varnishkes a warm and delicious meal. See how to prepare it at home.
Store-bought spices are convenient, but making them in your own kitchen brings a fresher flavor to your meals. Follow these steps for making chili powder at home so you can alter its spiciness.
