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How To: Create a raffia angel christmas ornament

This learning how to make a raffia angel. Once completed they can be used for gifts or a decoration on a Christmas tree. Supplies needed are: pipe cleaner, glue sticks/glue gun, scissors, wire cutters, pliers and embellishments. Wrap raffia around twice. Tie off, and leave some string to hang the angel. Cut a small part of the bottom until the ends are even. Gather a few strands on either side and braid them to make the arms. Tie these off with a piece of raffia. Put a dot of hot glue in the ...

How To: Make a mini strawberry for a dollhouse

Garden of Imagination shows you how to Make a Strawberry for a miniature dollhouse from polymer clay. take a pinch of dark red clay, roll it into a ball, then a cone-shape around one centimeter or just under half and inch long. Poke a toothpick into the center of the fat end of the cone. Use another toothpick or a small ball-ended poker tool to put many small depressions around the tapering sides of the cone to represent pips. For the leafy strawberry top, use a small star-shaped cutter to cu...

How To: Make fire & ice crystal bead earrings

Mark Nelson accompanied by Rio Grande demonstrate by the start where you need a wire with stiffeners to it of various colors. 3 pieces of different colors of wire each 2 ½ inches long is needed for the earring. Pick a clamp where you can pass the 3 wires twice. First push it half way once and put the other end back in the hole and pull the ends through. This can also be done in an asymmetric way. Now you add 6 beads in any combination of colors. Use it in a 2 mm length and then cut off the en...

How To: Make perfect sushi rice

In this video from NinjaSushiNewOrleans we learn how to make perfect sushi rice. Momo from Ninja Restaurant shows us how. You will need a rice cooker, a bowl, paddle, and a hand held fan or piece of cardboard. You will also need 4 cups of Tamaki Gold rice and 1 cup of sushi vinegar. You want to wash your rice very gently. Drain water for about 15 minutes. Now put rice in rice cooker and 4 cups of water. When the rice is ready put it all in rice bowl. Mix in the 1 cup of vinegar. Make sure the...

How To: Make Santa suit candle votives for Christmas decor

Debra Hardy provides detailed instructions on how to make darling decorative Santa soy votive candles in this video. She first cuts the red felt into 6 3/4 inch by 2 inch strips for the Santa suit, wraps it around and adheres it to the bottom of the glass votive. Next, she secures a smaller strip of the white faux fur on top of the red felt also towards the bottom of the candle to create the bottom of Santa's jacket. Debra then instructs the viewer to cut a 6 3/4 inch by 1/4 inch black felt s...

How To: Make delicious cupcakes

In this video from lotsadeals we learn how to make delicious cupcakes. Preheat oven to 190 Celsius. Line two 12 hole muffin trays with paper cake cases. Next using a mixer cream 175 g of butter 175 g sugar until fluffy. Next add a teaspoon of vanilla essence. Now gradually beat in 3 eggs. Now sit 175 g flour and half teaspoon of baking soda and gently fold in. If the mixture doesn't drop off the spoon easily, add a tablespoon of milk. Next divide the mixture into the cake cases so they are 3/...

How To: Apply a Kat Von D inspired makeup look

In order to achieve the Kat Von D look, first you must use eyebrow liner that gives off a strong presence. Next, a matte brown palette should be applied to three quarters of the eyelid; the remaining quarter will be used for the highlight. A pencil brush should be used (or cotton swab if you don't have a pencil brush) for eyelining the edge of the eye. A matte black color is then applied to the outer corner of where the brown was applied, to add more depth. (Try your best to blend the colors)...

How To: Attach a crimp and cover to jewelry

Crimp can be made easily and covered to the jewelry by using the following instructions. First purchase the proper supplies of crimping tool. This tool acts like pliers and is used by placing the bead in the appropriate slot at the tip and then squeeze the handle together. The multiple slotted tips are the key to the tool, and are needed to create a proper crimp. Then, select the proper crimp bead. The thin metal crimp beads come in a variety of materials and sizes. This will be used to secur...

How To: Make a mask

We need a plaster roll, some vaseline,and a hair band. Put some vaseline under the eyes. Plaster the strips to 1/3 of an inch, dip it in the water and place it across the nose. Then take another strip, dip it in the water and place it across the earlier one. Take a larger strip, dip it in the water and put it on the forehead, and two more on the cheeks. Now take a pair of scissors and cut pieces accordingly and place it all on your face after dipping it in water. You need to cover the face, l...

How To: Avoid razor burn

Do you always get razor burn? Razor burn can be painful, irritating and lower self-esteem. Follow these simple steps to get a smooth shave without the irritating bumps and burn.

How To: Hot Cyber Monday Deals on Apps, Games, TVs, & Other Tech

If you missed out on Black Friday this year, you've got a second chance at saving some big bucks on apps, mobile devices, HDTVs, and other tech. See below for all of the hot Cyber Monday deals from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and other online retailers. This list will be continuously updated throughout the day, so bookmark it to stay up to date on all the of Cyber Monday discounts.

How To: Create a Lil' Kim inspired makeup look

This tutorial is about how to create a Lil' Kim inspired makeup look. The first thing to do is to get a foundation that is three to five times lighter than your own skin color. Next for the contour use a creamy dark brown for the cheeks and nose. Use NYX Jumbo Pencil Milk over your whole eye. Take a gold and cover the lid with it. Use a black to smoke it out on the outer corners. Use an ice gold color as a highlight under the eyebrows. Use a black eyebrow pencil to define the eyebrows. For th...

How To: Make medieval tissue-transferred candles

Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza demonstrate the way of making medieval candles using tissue paper transfer technique. Steve asks you to first take a piece of tissue paper and a square-shaped chunky stamp. Then you should load the stamp with black pigment. Once the loading is completed, you should cut the tissue paper in square shape and place the shining side on the stamp and give a nice light press with your fingers. Then once you get the stamp image on the tissue, gently take it out and pl...

How To: Do a somersault

If your a kid or adult it's never too late to learn how to do a somersault, although it might be a little more difficult for the latter. Somersaults are one of the first and easiest things you can learn in gymnastics. If your ready to turn your world upside down, then get somersaulting.

How To: Apply makeup to be "scene"

Scene style makeup is in, and in this video we are given the essentials in creating this sort of look. Beginning as you begin with any makeup, we are advised to apply a base, consisting of either a general foundation or a powder. As we go, the video author offers specific brand recommendations and shows the results, via pictures. Now, after our base, the steps are as follows.