The creative Suzy Banyon describes in detail the process of applying a leopard print manicure in this easy to follow step by step video. She details the process vividly, from applying fake nails and filing them into shape, to what type of base to use and how to go about creating the leopard print pattern with the use of a fine point Sharpie pen. This video is great for those of you looking for new and different ways to apply unique nail art at home!
Cable knits are sometimes considered too complex for hobbyist knitters to attempt, but this video tutorial from the folks at Make Magazine will introduce you to this classic technique. Pioneered in Ireland by the wives of fishermen, the look of cable knits actually reflects fishermen's ropes and other aspects of their lives. While cable knits look complex, in this video you will see that they really don't have to be that much more complicated to create then the patterns you're used to working...
This audio production software tutorial covers how to go sequence with the Keyboard Editor in FL Studio and covers creating notes with different pitches, moving notes, and using portamento. See all these ways to use the keyboard editor to make patterns in FL Studio.
Check out this instructional fishing video that demonstrates how to fly tie for beginners. In this fly tying tutorial, Dave demonstrates the "Baby Doll". This is the pattern that goes back to the early 1970s that caused a minor revolution in its time. This is a very simple and popular fly to tie. Learn how to fly tie a Baby Doll with this fishing video!
Here are some examples of brickwork for dioramas or war game terrain. Create a fine grit coating for foam carvings using a mixture of white glue, paint and fine sand. Press in brick patterns into foam, or if working in smaller scale, you can coat cardboard with a thin coat of plaster. Find old pieces of dry flat wood to create miniature slats of wood for sides of a barn or haunted house.
This how-to video is about how to tie the Murdich Minnow streamer. This pattern was designed as a striper fly but has become one of the Tight Lines guides top producer for Smallmouth bass in our rivers.
Scary Dave, leatherworking master craftsmen, shows how to make this painted and etched leather cuff bracelet. Follow along with these step by step directions and learn how to craft a beautiful leather bracelet with a feather pattern.
A nice easy song for beginners that includes F chord. The strumming pattern is easier than the Animals' original version. Chords are open chords. Progression: Am, C, D, F, Am, C, E, Am, C, D, F, Am, E, Am, E...etc.
Are you in the endgame of your chess game? Are you chasing that king around with a couple rooks and your king? Just can't get a checkmate? Well, use this basic checkmate pattern to end the game quick.
Charles Sedlak shows you how to master the 12-bar blues and a moveable 12-bar pattern. We will begin in the key of G. Pay attention and you'll never need another lesson, ever again (just kidding, you'll need more, much, much more).
Charles Sedlak shows you one of the most fun strumming techniques in Flamenco - the Rumba. You won't be able to stop playing this Spanish style music. It's so addicting, like crack, but how would I know.
Do you want to learn to play drums for the very first time? Watch Mike Michalkow's step-by-step training video to get started. It will guide you through four simple patterns that form a basic rock drum beat.
Some people are of extremely secretive nature. They do not like sharing their personal events in their lives with anyone. Thus people around that person wont be able to figure out details on their life's personal matters. It is not like they want to hide some mysterious secrets from the world, but it is just their nature that they do not want others to know much about them or are too shy to share their feelings with others. Being secretive is neither good nor bad, it is just how they are.
Smartphone users often wish for a privacy, where no one is able to poke his/her nose in their personal stuff. Unfortunately, none of the smartphones have been able to guard their privacy in this fashion. Smartphones usually come up with none or almost negligible built-in security to serve your purpose.
It happens to everyone: you set a lock screen password in a hurry and cannot remember it the next day. To unlock your device again, you need to reset the password (or PIN, pattern, etc). There are two official methods of doing this.
If you lend someone your phone, even if it's just for a second, there's a chance they can enter an app and see something you'd rather they didn't. Whether it's a personal email or a private photo, there are plenty of reasons why you'd want to keep snoops out of certain apps.
Video: . Whether you are gardening, cooking, riding a motorcycle or just want to cover up on a bad hair day, doo rags are easy to make and fun to personalize to suit to your style. If you would rather just download the durag pattern click here.
I collect straight razors from the Victorian era and then add some steampunk style. Step 1: Remove the Old Scales
You may remember string art from your elementary school days. If so, it probably makes you think of the 2D geometrical designs that took every ounce of patience you had as a kid. Or those laborious curve stitch drawings, which string art was actually birthed from. But thanks to some innovative modern artists, string art has gotten a lot more interesting. Here are some of the most creative applications so far.
Is your French up to par with Parisians? Can your Aussie tongue mingle with the local Australian natives? What about your old-style New York accent? If you're in need of improving your accents in different languages, then Amy Walker can help you out.
There are plenty of films out there with baseball bats, but if you want your bat to explode on impact, you'll have to make it yourself. A smashable baseball bat is perfect for any gangster flick or sports movie. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make a breakable baseball bat movie prop.
A quillow is a blanket that, when folded, can serve double duty as a pillow. You will need fabric for the front and back as well as some batting and regualr sewing notions. This is a great Christmas or holiday gift even a beginner can make!
Most of us have family who live far away in different states or even different countries. While we'd love to have all our family with us on Christmas, it's much more likely that we'll be giving them a call on Christmas and mailing them some gifts.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a cheat sheet for a test. You will first need to take your shoe and place it on a white sheet of paper. From here, use a pen to trace the shape of the bottom of the shoe. After this, cut the shape out of the paper and then use it to write on! Write all of the information you need for your test on this paper. When finished, you will stick this to the bottom of your shoe with some tape. Then, when you're taking a test you can simply look at the bottom of y...
This tutorial shows you how to make a Renaissance or medieval costume blouse. You will need a sewing machine and about a yard and a half of fabric. You don't need a pattern, just one of your own shirts to use as a fitting guide.
Make a basic tri-fold wallet out of duct tape, but add two extra flaps that let it fold out into a cube. And each cube face has the square box pattern associated with Rubik's Cubes, so it looks like an actual toy when you unfold it. You can make the whole thing just using a few different colors of duct tape.
In this tutorial, we learn how to identify common knitting abbreviations. A yfwd is also known as a yarn forward. An sl 1 is also known as a slip 1 and a k1 is also known as a knit 1. A psso is a pass slipped stitch over and a k2tog is known as a knit 2 together. These are common abbreviations in knitting patterns, when you learn these you will be able to knit more quickly when you are reading a pattern that is written on text. After this, you can make any creation you want and read the direc...
Maximize the display capabilities of your LCD computer monitor! Set up your contrast just how you want it by using test patterns, adjust the backlight, adjust the color display for over- or under- saturated colors, and then play with your monitor presets.
More duct tape fashion accessories! This tutorial shows you how to make a tote bag or a beach bag out of silver duct tape. You don't need a pattern or base, just grab a roll of duct tape and follow along!
You could go out and buy a bike, but what fun would that be? Make your own! One main step in making a bike is lacing your wheel. In this great two-part video you will learn how to lace the drive side and non drive side spokes on a rear 32 wheel with the right patterns. Mike goes into great detail on which holes to lace first and what patterns work the best.
In this video, we learn how to draw a cartoon dragon with a big head. First, draw the outline of the dragon, making the head much larger than the body. After this, add in small details to the dragon using the light pencil mark. Next, take a bold marker and trace over the pencil lines that you made, filling in the eyes, nose, teeth, wings, tail, ears, etc. After you do this, color the dragon completely green. Then, take a darker green color and apply it to the edges and where you want shadowin...
In this video tutorial you'll learn how to play the Three Dog Night version of Hoyt Axton's "Joy to the World" on the ukulele. This video lesson covers both the song's chords changes and various strumming patterns. For more information, and to get started playing Three Dog Night's "Joy to the World" on your own ukulele, watch this helpful video guide.
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a cute and blue cartoon bird. First start out by drawing a circle for the head, an oval for the body, and then an oval wing in between the both of them. After this, trace over the lines to make squiggle marks on the wings and on the rear end of the bird. Add on an eye and pupil to the head, then draw a beak with an open mouth, making it a "v" shape in the middle. Then, color the entire bird blue, leaving the beak orange and the eye outlined in black. To ...
If you're a beginner piano student looking to improve in both music theory and practical piano playing skills, then this tutorial on how to play tetrachords is perfect for advancing your skills beyond playing single finger melodies.
When you've mastered the single crochet and have gotten a hang of the double crochet, it's time to really step up your knitting game and start the triple crochet, a more difficult but rewarding type of stitch that creates a very tightly woven fabric.
Single crochet stitches sound easy, but when many are knitted together into a pattern you get a very thick and heat-resistant surface. That's the idea behind this simple beginner-level crochet project for crafting a granny-style potholder out of a single crochet stitch.
In this clip from Sean Devlin's "Full Disclojure" series of Clojure video tutorials, you'll see how to relate Java's inversion of control pattern to first class functions.. One of the most obvious perks of using the Clojure is the user community organized around it, which make learning the language a pleasure (and a simple one at that). For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Learn how to play Coldplay's "Clocks" on guitar with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the song including chords and picking patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular Coldplay song on your own electric guitar, watch this tutorial.
Learn how to play Paramore's "Only Exception" on acoustic guitar with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the song including chords and picking patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular Paramore song on your own acoustic guitar, watch this tutorial.
Learn how to play Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" on acoustic guitar with this free guitar lesson. This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step breakdown of the song including chords and picking patterns. For more information, and to get started playing this popular early Rod Stewart song on your own acoustic guitar, watch this tutorial.
