A crostini is basically thin toast - it's a small slice of plain white bread that's then toasted or grilled until it becomes crispy. Crostinis make easy to prepare and delicious appetizers for holiday cocktail parties.
There's something so eerily creepy about clowns. We know they're supposed to be the center of children's birthday parties and are meant to be jesters, but their snarling mouths, bulbous red nose, and creepy eye makeup make us shiver.
Why style only one bun when you can do three? Check out this video for an interesting, novel way to create a bun that's very elegant. Instead of one bun, you'll learn how to create a circular round of three buns that flows together to look like one multidimensional bun.
Are you getting a little tired of getting the same boring French manicure every single time at the salon? Then whip out that tin of rhinestones and crystals left over from your Halloween fairy costume makeup stash and get to work doing this beautiful crystal and rhienstone manicure!
Pate is an old-world recipe that mixes together ground meat and fat minced into a spreadable paste. Usually served with crackers and meats, pates are elegant appetizers and serve well as snacks at parties.
Wings work for any occasion. They are the perfect snack for parties, sporting events, summer BBQs and picnics and so much more. These tasty little chicken wings are perfectly fried and perfectly messy. Check out this tutorial and don't forget the napkins!
Think apples are the only fruit you can dip into liquid caramel/white chocolate and shape into edible pumpkins for Halloween? Then with this video you'll receive an education in how to break out of your Halloween inhibitions and create white chocolate dipped strawberries shaped into pumpkins.
These origami ninja stars have been modified to include a small box for storing everything from candy for a celebration to your keys. Made out of a square piece of foil origami tissue paper, these storage boxes are perfect for summer celebrations or birthday parties.
In this clip, the Napkin Lady shows you how to take an ordinary cloth dinner napkin and fold it into the shape of a brassiere. This clip is quick and easy and you will have everyone at the table laughing in just a few simple steps. This bra napkin design is also great for bachelorette parties, showers and anywhere else where you need a little lighthearted napkin folding!
Lady Gaga is very fashion forward and her look is always changing. In this tutorial, learn how to get her veiled temptress style from her 2010 American Idol performance of "Alejandro".
In this tutorial from Food Wishes, Chef John brings us a great recipe for Clams Casino... A classic appetizer for those special holiday parties, or any other time you want to impress your guests. Ingredients include: neck clams, bacon, butter, red pepper, two cloves of finely minced garlic, bread crumbs, a pinch of salt, a couple drops of Worcester sauce and finely grated parmesan cheese. Bon Appetite!
Light up your world with these beautiful and easy-to-make illuminated LED balloons. You will need:
Ever since the weepy-nostalgic film "Where the Wild Things Are" came out, dressing up like your favorite friendly monster, especially for Halloween or birthday parties, has become extremely popular. If you're planning to have a costume birthday party for your little dude or girl, then prepare some pre-made masks for them by folding several of these fox masks.
We love ponytails - for yoga class. They're ridiculously easy to throw together, which is why they're great for on-the-go hair management. But just because the ponytail is a practical, functional look doesn't mean you can't dress it up and wear it to formal occasions like cocktail parties and work.
The difference between mohawks and faux hawks is that the former is punk while the later is in fashion. From Rihanna to Blake Lively, young Hollywood's starlets are totally digging the faux hawk trend and wearing it to movie premieres and awards shows.
Once you've mastered French braids you've opened yourself up to an entire universe of hairstyling options you never had before. Take the elegant low side French braid updo in this hairstyling tutorial, for instance.
We love this hair tutorial because it teaches you how to create the equivalent of a cinnamon bun on the side of your head. A Dutch braid is basically a braid that you swirl around and around itself in order to form a circular shape. While doing this on both sides of your head would be a little much (we're not going for Princess Leia here), opting for just a single Dutch braid on one side.
You've probably heard of cupcakes and mini cupcakes, but have you heard of lollip and cupcake hybrids? While eating a cupcake off a stick sounds kind of funny, it's actually a great way to keep your indulgence bite-sized. Plus, cupcake pops are an easy baked good to make with your kids for the spring!
We love cupcakes equally with or without frosting, but sometimes adding that extra bit of vanilla buttercream frosting shaped into a rose or other flower turns the cupcake nomming experience from delicious to divine.
It's nearly impossible to survive Halloween without gorging yourself out on hordes of cavity-inducing candy, chocolate, cake, and other sweets. That being said, your little kid is probably getting enough sugar from trick-or-treating and school parties as it is, so keep him from a grim dentist's visit by adding some healthy treats to the mix.
Using strings to tie little brown packages is SO Julie Andrews circa "The Sound of Music" era. Get in touch with the fun experimental quality of modern gift wrapping by watching this beginner origami tutorial.
Christmas without candy canes is like Halloween without gut-enhancing hoards of candy - it's not just right. Add some candy-scented Christmas cheer into your household without ingesting more calories (you're probably eating enough Christmas cookies and swigging enough cocktails at parties as it is) by making candy cane swirl soaps.
Spooky Halloween parties necessitate a certain amount of creeptastic spider webs, but the cheap cottony stuff that comes in plastic bags at most retailers feel fake and have been overused over the last few years.
Are you totally blue that Shrek is leaving us after movie number 4? Well, why not turn that blue face into a big green one? Check out this tutorial and be the best looking ogre in the cinema.
Pashmina are warm soft clothes to be worn in cold and comes out well with your dress during evening or night parties. Wear it around the neck. Accentuating the back with loosely holding it with both hands with ends towards the front is another way of wrapping it. It can be a casual towel over the shoulders. It can be draped to one shoulder with its end coming from the other side of the body. It can cover the front and both ends can hang at the back, by baring the neck area, or else closing th...
this cocktail is called Lady Joy. Its a cocktail for new years eve parties. it is a blue colored cocktail which consists of lemon rum, blue curacao and champagne. First take a champagne glass and fill it up with 3 oz. of lemon rum. Then add another 3 oz. of blue curacao which will give the drink a blue color and an orange flavor. Finally add champagne as to fill up the glass and top it up with some lemon zest. Its a more fancy option of serving drinks at your party.
Liven up your parties by making your own fog machine, using items that you can find around the house.
Kids... it's dance time! Check out this dance video tutorial on how to do a ball change step in hip hop dance for kids.
Kids... it's dance time! Check out this dance video tutorial on how to do a body roll step in hip hop dance for kids.
This look is great for going out at night, or better yet, New Year's Eve. You want to look fantastic when it's time to ring in the new year, this tutorial will show you how to look glamorous for the new year. This tutorial is also great for other lavish parties or clubbing. This makeup look was inspired by the New Years Ball in New York. How it's so bright and sparkling.
As a young girl, there's nothing not to love about tea parties. With frilly confections of dresses, delightful and whimsical tea cups that recall the "Alice in Wonderland" tea party, and pastel-hued pastries that look as sweet as they taste, a tea party is the ultimate girly amusement.
Easy, delicious and only 5 ingredients. Garlic flavored olive oil
This tutorial teaches viewers how to do a Cowboy Casanova hair style for short hair similar to Carrie Underwood's. You need to add volume to your hair by shortening it. Gather a small portion of the bottom part of your hair. This is where most of the long strands are. Separate it from the top half of your hair by placing it up and bounding it with a bobby pin. Divide the bottom half of your hair into 3 parts. Get one part and slightly twist it on the ends and bring it up. Secure it on place w...
If Brie is your favorite kind of cheese— soft, mild and creamy, yet firm— then you have to try this appetizer recipe! It's called Candied Walnut-Brie Pockets, and it's great for snacking, parties and more! Any cheese lover won't be able to resist these "Brie en croûte" style treats, a French cuisine term which translates as "Brie in a crust". But these isn't just merely crusted Brie— the tempting taste of the candied walnuts adds perfection to this recipe from Holiday Kitchen.
Most of us skip through documents like privacy policies and EULAs (end-user license agreements) because they're long and boring. But, as Congress just passed the SJR34 bill in early April, you're probably a little concerned about your personal data, so we summarized the privacy policies for major ISPs and mobile carriers in the US.
The season of friends, family, copious parties and too much eggnog is almost upon us, which means you best be getting your most bedazzling and festive makeup looks ready.
An elegant, formal hairstyle that's appropriate for everything from weddings to cocktail parties to work isn't as hard as it sounds to style. In fact, all you have to do is watch this video for simple instructions.
You may think of ponytails only as gym staples - great for hot yoga when you need your hair out of your face, but not so great for job interviews or cocktail parties. But we ask you to reconsider.
Shrimp is a great appetizer and a great hors d'oeuvre, especially when you add ginger to the mix. This video will show you the recipe for caramelized ginger shrimp which are the perfect sweet and sour hors d'oeuvres. It's great for parties or for a simple meal at home… they don't have to be just hors d'œuvre.
In this clip, learn how to get a high fashion, runway look inspired by the couture shows of Fashion Week. This extreme style is definitely not for everyday wear but will look fabulous at parties and for special events like Halloween. Give it a try and be daring and bold.
