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How To: Make a dress from multiple Bath Poufs

One of ThreadBanger's forum members, EmilyPeace reveals a great way to recycle your Bath Poufs into a cute dress! What's a bath pouf, you ask? You know those poofy thingys that act as your wash cloth or sponge in the bathtub or shower? Those things. You'll need some spare fabric (such as an old curtain), about 6 or 7 bath poufs, scissors, a measuring tape, some pins, a zipper, and a fabric marker for this recycle fashion idea. Good luck!

How To: Choose the best belt for an outfit

Don't just use a belt for keeping your pants up, use it to give you some style! As important an accessory as a handbag, a belt doesn’t just hold up your pants or pull in your tummy. Change your look by creatively matching your belt with your outfit.

How To: Make a crusty and crispy French bread

With a stand mixer, making bread has never been easier. So, if in the past, you've shied away from making bread because of its complicated process, you don't need to worry anymore, especially with this crusty French bread. But don't be fooled by the crisply baked (but delicious) crust, the inside is so soft it will melt in your mouth. Check out this full video recipe for crusty French bread.

How To: Make blobs in a bottle with a Lava Lamp effect

The World's Easiest Lava Lamp! This is an easy, fun science activity that is great for any age. In fact, our video crew ended up taking the extra bottles home to show their friends. It is also a great demonstration of liquid density, the release of gases in a chemical reaction, acids and bases, intermolecular polarity, and well, just plain science coolness.

How To: Check Your Heart Rate on Any Android Phone

Samsung created quite a buzz when it debuted a built-in heart rate sensor on the Galaxy S5 back in 2014, but amazingly, not many other manufacturers decided to follow suit. It's really a shame, too, since data from a heart rate sensor would go perfectly hand in hand with the increasing fitness- and activity-tracking features that most smartphones sport these days.

Mess-Free Muffins: No Mixing Bowl Required

In my opinion, the greatest food hacks are the ones that help you cut way, way down on dishwashing. That's especially true when it comes to baked goods, which usually involves dirtying up a couple of mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons, some kind of stirring implement, and the baking pan itself.

How To: Choose a bike

Whether you're a pro or someone just taking off the training wheels, buying a bicycle can be difficult. There are plenty of choices and different kinds of bikes for different conditions. Knowing which bike to choose could be daunting. Taking the time to select the right bike ensures that your investment yields the rewards you desire.

How To: Use a zip bind tool for a quilt

Use these tips to learn how to adjust the "Zip Bind Tool" for your binding width. The zip bind tool will allow you to keep perfectly even bindings from start to finish without using a ruler or doing a lot of measuring. Sewing a neat binding can be one of the most difficult challenges in beginning quilting. Here are two tips for using your zip bind tool correctly.

How To: Bind fabric on a quilt

This quilting tutorial demonstrates how to easily join the ends of your quilt binding so that no one can tell the last seam from any other. Review this step by step process to avoid future difficulty when joining binding strips on your quilt. You don't need a ruler and you don't need to do a lot of measuring to try this quilting trick.

How To: Prepare fettuccini alfredo

Fettuccini alfredo is not only a delicious Italian dish, it's also quite simple to make. Learn to make a quick and easy shrimp fettuccini alfredo. You will need large frying pan, large pot, colander, measuring cups, butter, heavy cream, block of parmesan cheese, a cheese grater, a vegetable, such as peas, package of fettuccini noodles, salt and pepper. You may also wich to add seafood such as shrimp, crab or lobster.

How To: Make fresh mango salsa

Fresh mango salsa is a great topping for grilled chicken or fish. See how easy it is to make. You will need fresh mango, roasted red pepper, red onion, jalepeno, lime, a large knife, a small knife, measuring cups and a large mixing bowl. You can experiment with this salsa, adding and trying your own favorite ingredients.

How To: Make caramel pie with Heath Bar topping

Betty teaches us how to make caramel dream pie with Heath bar topping in this video. First, take 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and pour it into a measuring dish, then place it into your crock pot after you cover it with foil. Pour hot water around the cut, then cook for 9 hours. Now, take an already made graham cracker crust, and pour the milk mixture into the pie crust. Next, add whipped topping onto the top of the milk mixture and smooth it out. After this, grab a Heath bar and crush it...

How To: Create orange & pearl glitter acrylic nails

In this tutorial, we learn how to create orange and pearl acrylic nails. Start off by measuring your acrylic nails and cutting them to the length you desire. Next, apply the nails with professional adhesive, then apply a white layer to the top of the nails to make it a French nail style. After you apply the white, apply an orange sparkle directly underneath the white, putting a small layer of orange on the white. Repeat these steps for all your different nails, then apply a clear coat over th...