In Chinese watercolor paiting, static subjects like cherry blossoms and peach trees never go out of fashion because they represent the teeming life and beauty of nature that most Chinese watercolor artists enjoy representing.
Using a heat pump in your home, is a great way to be energy efficient and keep your home nice and comfortable. What it does it takes heat from your home during the summer and transfers it outside, and then during the winter months, takes heat from the outdoor air and puts in your home.
Love Nat King Cole's version of "The Christmas Song" (aka "Merry Christmas to You" or "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"? Learn how to play it with this free video piano lesson, which presents a complete overview of the song and its constituent chords. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate players, pianists of all skill levels can play along given a little sticktoitiveness. For more information, and to get started playing this winter classic on your own keyboard instrument, wa...
Celebrity Chef Phil Vickery teaches in this video how to make a British favorite dish: sticky tofee pudding. This tradition dish is served warm and in often during the winter. Phil soaks the dates in boiling water and baking soda to bring out more of their flavor for the dish. While the dates are soaking, he starts creating the sponge part of the cake. With basic ingredients combined, he creates his sponge cake in a way more like a batter than your tradition method of making a sponge cake. Ne...
It's important to keep up your fitness regime year round. As tempting as it may be to abandon outdoor exercise like running in the wintertime, you can't give in to the cold.
In this how-to video, you will learn how to make a paper snowflake. This is great for the winter. The best way to make a good snowflake is with the way you fold it. Start off with a square piece of paper. Fold the paper into a triangle. Now, fold the triangle along the height into another triangle. Take one of the lower corners and fold it 60 degrees. Fold the other side the remaining 30 degrees. Snip off the trails with scissors. Now, cut patterns into the sides of the paper. Unfold and then...
Are you looking for a simple floral design that will delight friends and family as a winter holiday centerpiece? Or perhaps you would like to do something a little more special with those dozen roses you bought as a romantic gesture? If so, look no further, because Jim Daniel, The Flower God, has a quick and easy floral arrangement to help make any occasion special! Useful tips such as including pine cones at the bottom of your vase to add more dimensions, as well as act as an anchor for the ...
In this video the author describes how to design a centerpiece for your table with a holiday or winter type theme. The author uses different types of foliage including cedar, pine, sugar pine cones, roses, and twigs to accomplish this masterpiece. This is a step-by-step video and is easy to follow along with. The author starts with floral foam and explains the process from start to finish with enthusiasm and detail. The finished product would decorate a large table for a party or gathering an...
Daniel Zondervan of Diva Dan's Kitchen shows us an incredibly simple way to make Roast Beef with Caramelized Veggies. you can make for the chilly fall months or anytime you just want a delicious meal. This dish just happens to feature roast beef, acorn squash, carrots and turnips. Keep in mind that you can change up the vegetables to fit your taste. Also shown is how to make a homemade gravy with cornstarch and water that you can use to marinate your vegetables in. A dish that is sure to please!
Cardcrazy09 teaches you how to create green woodland Cricut trees. You cut two pieces of the tree. Each one has a slid, on the top and bottom and you glue them together. You can also add glitter as snow. What you can do is smear it with a white ink pad to make it look frosted. The cardinal in the tree is made out of three pieces that you cut and stick together. A red body, yellow legs and brown face is all that's needed. After that, you just stick in the tree for the complete look.
Mary, from Cardztv, with her love for owls, shows you how to make a Christmas card with an owl on it, in this video. She shows you how to use plastic stamps to create this cute card, along with the Cricut machine from Provo Craft. In this particular video, she uses the Winter Wonderland cartridge for the Cricut machine. She shows you how to make each individual embellishment that's used to create the card. Mary's tutorials make card making easy.
David from "The One Pot Chef Show" demonstrates how to make vegetable soup. It's a great dish for a cold winter day. This hearty soup contains potato, onion, carrot, parsnip, celery, diced tomatoes and turnip. To make it, you will need these ingredients as well as broth (David uses chicken) and soup mix. Chopping up the vegetables, preparing the soup mix and bringing it all to a boil on the stove is really all it takes. This video gives a great step by step demonstration and looks delicious!
Have you ever heard of wet felting? Well, it's the oldest form of textile making and relatively easy to work, thanks to this tutorial by ThreadBanger. Learn how to create a classic-looking beret for this winter season. No sewing required!
Boost your odds of having a baby with these 10 tested tips. Learn how to increase your chances of getting pregnant with this informative video.
Bud Light being the official beer sponsor of the NFL just makes sense for American football. But what about the NHL, with hockey being the official winter sport of Canada by decree?
Brought to you by Tomcat. Falling snow, warm fireplace, delicious hot cocoa, quiet reading time, mouse. Quick quiz - which one is not like the other? Nothing can ruin a perfectly cozy afternoon in your home like a pest on the loose. With dropping temperatures, you may have some unwelcome residents, like mice, looking for shelter from the cold.
It's really no wonder why Christmas is the most popular and widely celebrated holiday of the year. Your whole family gets a chance to spend some much needed quality time together—and not just gorging on food like at Thanksgiving. But in all seriousness, that's not the reason at all... we're talking Christmas presents here.
Winter is coming... and if you don't get that Game of Thrones reference, it's okay, you're still cool in my book.
When you think of vacationing to the tropics and lying out in the cabana by the pool, what's the best feature about the locale? The sunshine, of course! Warm and comforting, the sun is what makes lots of blizzard-torn East Coasters flee to Cabo during the winter holidays.
Want to make one of the hottest accessories of this season? The infinity scarf is a versatile addition to your winter wardrobe, and you can dress it up or dress it down. In this two-part video, you'll be shown how you can crochet your own infinity scarf.
Times are tight right now, but that doesn't mean you can't have a holly jolly Christmas! Rather than purchasing a bunch of pricey Christmas greeting cards, why not make some personalized ones yourself?
In this tutorial, we learn how to wear your scarf. First, wrap the scarf around your neck and then take one side of the scarf. After this, you can tie it as tight as you can, then loosen it and the sides will go up. Style this however you like it that will work with your outfit. When you have a simple shirt, the scarf will add a cute detail to your outfit. Play around with the scarf until you have it just right! You don't have to wear it just for winter, it can be a spring or summer addition ...
Head scarfs are second only to headbands when it comes to bohemian head wear. Just ask boho/hippie poster child Nicole Richie, who basically alternates between the two whenever she goes out.
Swiss chard comes into season over the next few months, meaning the leafy green vegetable will be deliciously ripe, crunchy, and tasty. Take advantage of this in-season veggie by throwing it into your next dish.
As little girls, we always read stories about beautiful princesses with neverending long hair, some with hair so long they could turn it into a rope to aid their prince to rescue them.
Selena Gomez's newest music video may be called "A Year Without Rain," but there's nothing dry or withered about Gomez's gorgeous and elegant makeup look from the video. Shimmery silver eyes complemented with cat eye liner and pale pink lips are a fabulous combination that anyone can pull off.
In this video, we learn how to build a portable personal heater. This is a great weekend project that is easy to make and will keep you warm during a freezing winter. You will need: two double a batteries, charger, twin double a battery charger, winding wire, and balsa wood. First, cut the wood the size of the battery holder and cut it out. Now, reel off 30 ft of winding wire and hold down with duct tape. Wind the wire around the piece of wood and tape down the other end of the wire. Scrape o...
In order to make a thank you card for Christmas gifts, you will need the following: Winter Woodland cartridge, glimmer misty, pop dots, adhesive, gingham ribbon, and pattern paper.
If you own a home with beat down and rusty gutters, it may be time to replace them with new ones. Gutters are important during the winter time by helping collect any water that can seep or leak into your home, causing water damage. They're not too difficult to replace and can help out the overall look of a home significantly.
In this tutorial, we learn how to tie a turtleneck knot. First, take your long scarf and find the middle. Next, wrap the scarf behind the back, and bring the ends to the front. Loosen the scarf up on the neck, then make a knot. Try to get the scarf to lay as flat as possible, then tuck the knot into the neck cover. You can let it hang loosely, or flare it out on the sides. This is a great way to wear your scarf in the winter, because it will keep your neck warm as well as your body! You can a...
If you want to protect your garden from pests, the sun, or even the harsh winter months, then applying a row cover is a great idea.
In this tutorial, we learn how to plant narcissus bulbs. To pick out the best bulbs, look for a nice healthy sprout and a nice firm bulb. These plants grow very fast and they grow during the winter. You can plant these and within 2-4 weeks you will have flowers growing. You can plant either a small or large bulb, just make sure it's healthy. To plant these, you can either grow them in rocks and water or soil. To grow in soil, place the bulb all the way into the soil then pour water into the p...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to reboot their tethered jail-broken iPod Touch or iPhone. Begin by opening the jail-broken application and click on Search Then type "summer-board" into the search bar and select the Winter-Board application. Now click on Install and Confirm to continue. When the reboot window opens, click on OK. Then connect the device to your computer and redo the jail-breaking process. This video will benefit those viewers who have a jail-broken iPod device, and w...
When the temperatures dip during the fall and winter, there's no cuter way to dress up your little one than with a pair (or two, or three...) of baby booties! Whether you make 'em in snow white, crimson red, or hippie dippy rainbow hues, they're snug and cute adornaments for those little tootsies.
There's nothing like spending time outdoors with loved ones. Whether it's a hot summer evening or a coo, brisk spring morning, the outdoors can be a great place. You can enhance your experience with the outdoors, by building yourself something that everybody is sure to love: a fireplace. In this helpful tutorial, you'll be finding out how to build an outdoor fireplace in your yard for those cold winter nights. So good luck and enjoy!
Scarves are some of the most fun accessories to have since they spice up any outfit. Whether they're long or short, neutral or graphic, made of light cotton or thick wool, they instantly tie all your clothes and other accessories together.
There's nothing like spending time outside with friends and family members during chill winter nights. What makes those nights so great is usually a nice, warm fire. You can easily build one by gathering some stones together to make a pile or you can build one from scratch using material you can find at home improvement stores. These can last for many years and make it much more safer to use, especially when you have little ones hanging around the area. So check out this tutorial on how to bu...
In this tutorial, run by Project Linus, learn how to make a no sew fleece blanket for kids in need. This video will show you how to make a warm, comforting cover that any child would love.
In this how-to video, you will learn how to play the song "Jingle Bells" on the guitar. You will need a guitar, acoustic or electric, and basic knowledge of chords in order to do this. The song consists of the chords C major, F major, G major, and back to the C. This makes the intro of the song. The next consists of C, F, C, D, and G. Repeat this for the chorus of the song. With these two chord progressions in mind, you will now be able to play the song "Jingle Bells" on the guitar. This vide...
If you have a shady yard, you can still have a colorful garden. You just need to pick the right plants that do well in the shade. Caladium is a leafy plant with bright colored red, pink and green leaves. They do not tolerate cold weather and should be brought in over winter. Impatiens are popular annual flowers that grow in the shade. They look nice planted around the base of a tree or in containers. The flowers come in shades of pink, coral, white and red. Fuchsia is a beautiful flowering pl...
