How To: Mix a Thanksgiving cocktail
This weeks is the first in our thanksgiving holiday lineup. This is the Thanksgiving Special, a martini style drink with gin and brandy - perfect for Turkey Day!
This weeks is the first in our thanksgiving holiday lineup. This is the Thanksgiving Special, a martini style drink with gin and brandy - perfect for Turkey Day!
Learn some basic cooking skills with CHOW. This video tutorial will show you how to poach an egg and rewarm it.
This video demonstrates how to fold an origami heart. If you are a beginner, this is the video for you! This is a very simple model, and I thought it would be perfect for Valentine's Day! Even though this model is very simple, it has a very nice outcome when complete!
This is how to make a near professional grade lava lamp. We did this as a chemistry project. We perfected it in a week. This took many hours to do, as we had to get the density just right. We remade it three times, also. At the very end, we combined all of the wax into a huge flask. And then it blew up.
Learn how to solve the Hanayama Cast Devil metal puzzle. Hanayama cast iron puzzles are the perfect solution to being bored. This video tutorial will show you exactly how to solve this mind boggling Cast Devil puzzle, which is rated a 4 out of 6 in difficulty by Hanayama.
Learn how to solve the Hanayama Cast Vortex metal puzzle. Hanayama cast iron puzzles are the perfect solution to being bored. This video tutorial will show you exactly how to solve this mind boggling Cast Vortex puzzle, which is rated a 5 out of 6 in difficulty by Hanayama.
Learn how to solve the Hanayama Cast W-U metal puzzle. Hanayama cast iron puzzles are the perfect solution to being bored. This video tutorial will show you exactly how to solve this mind boggling Cast W-U puzzle, which is rated a 3 out of 6 in difficulty by Hanayama.
Learn how to solve the Hanayama Cast Loop metal puzzle. Hanayama cast iron puzzles are the perfect solution to being bored. This video tutorial will show you exactly how to solve this mind boggling Cast Loop puzzle, which is rated a 1 out of 6 in difficulty by Hanayama.
The front side-braid is best known as the Lauren Conrad braid. Conrad loves working the effortlessly cool, braided bohemian hairstyles, and for good reason. This front side-braid style is the perfect combination of practicality and beauty. It gets all the pesky hair out of your face while creating beautiful nymph-like pleats.
Ok, shutterbug, you need to keep your camera from shaking, but there’s no tripod in sight. Relax--you can still get the perfect shot. Here a couple easy tricks to help you get a steady shot without a tripod.
Go beyond the traditional 3D workflow to an immersive creative experience with the software Modo, created by Luxology. Modo is the next evolution of 3D modeling, painting and rendering for Mac and PC. Modo includes 3D sculpting tools, animation and network rendering, and advanced features such as n-gons and edge weighting.
In this dollar bill origami tutorial learn how to make an elephant from a single dollar bill.
In this money origami dollar bill origami tutorial learn how to make a peacock from money origami and a single dollar bill.
In this Orikane training video you will learn how to make an Armadillo based on the folds by J Cowling.
In this great dollar bill origami tutorial from Orikane, you learn how to make a fantastic dollar bill origami dog inspired by Tien Nguyen.
In this Orikane / money origami video, we will cover some more basic tails that you can use to create an array of crazy animals, reptiles and fish from koi carp, peacocks, dogs and elephants.
Learn how to make a dollar bill money Origami short sleeve shirt in this simple video.
This video covers some dollar bill origami heads that can be used for making a dog, snake, mouse, fox, gekko, croc, lizard, cat and many more.
In this video we will learn how to make orikane heads, often called the Water bomb.
In this video we will show you some essential basic folds. They are very simple to do.
Lightning is quite simply sublime. Beautiful yet terrifying all at once, it is one of nature's great mysteries (we still don't fully know why it happens) and can be deadly if you get in its path.
In this how-to video, tag along with Karen from Yasutomo as she creates a scrapbook wallet that's perfect to keep in your purse. She uses origami paper folding techniques and one sheet of 12" x 12" patterned scrapbook paper. Plain manila tags from the office supply store are the background for photos that are just right for the pockets of the wallet. You end up with a brag book that's worth bragging about. Watch this video crafting tutorial and learn how to make a tag along scrapbook wallet.
Make spinach salad with a fresh orange vinaigrette and crumbled prosciutto. Follow along as Giada de Laurentiis shows you the proper way to prepare, dress, and toss this spinach and prosciutto salad. This cooking how-to video is part of Everyday Italian show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. Italians are masters at transforming simple, everyday ingredients into dishes that are quick, healthy and satisfying. On Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shares updated versions of homey recipes from he...
Make delicious caponata sandwiches, great for picnics and summertime meals. Caponata sandwiches are so easy to prepare and extra healthy. This cooking how-to video is part of Everyday Italian show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. Italians are masters at transforming simple, everyday ingredients into dishes that are quick, healthy and satisfying. On Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shares updated versions of homey recipes from her Italian family. She'll show you easy dishes that are perfect...
Alton Brown shares secrets for making perfect sweet-and-sour glazed wings. Follow along and learn how to make this ultimate snack food. This cooking how-to video is part of Good Eats show hosted by Alton Brown. Pop culture, comedy, and plain good eating: Host Alton Brown explores the origins of ingredients, decodes culinary customs and presents food and equipment trends. Punctuated by unusual interludes, simple preparations and unconventional discussions, he'll bring you food in its finest an...
It's the perfect game-day food: tacos, chips and guacamole all in one bowl. Follow along as Rachael Ray shows you how to make taco bowls with guac-a-salsa. This cooking how-to video is part of 30 Minute Meals show hosted by Rachael Ray. Would you believe you can make impressive and delectable meals at home in less time than it takes to get takeout? Let Rachael Ray show you how easy it can be. From comfort food to sophisticated fare for entertaining, Rachael promises that her dazzling dishes w...
Chef Giada De Laurentiis shares an easy recipe for toasted ciabatta bread. Follow along as she shows you how to dress it up with and a balsamic syrup. This cooking how-to video is part of Everyday Italian show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. Italians are masters at transforming simple, everyday ingredients into dishes that are quick, healthy and satisfying. On Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shares updated versions of homey recipes from her Italian family. She'll show you easy dishes tha...
This easy open-face sandwich is great for an appetizer or a snack. Follow along as Giada de Laurentiis bakes up some sweet pepper crostinis. This cooking how-to video is part of Everyday Italian show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. Italians are masters at transforming simple, everyday ingredients into dishes that are quick, healthy and satisfying. On Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shares updated versions of homey recipes from her Italian family. She'll show you easy dishes that are perf...
Grill this vegetable medley and liven it up with fresh herbs and vinaigrette. This cooking how-to video is part of Everyday Italian show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. Italians are masters at transforming simple, everyday ingredients into dishes that are quick, healthy and satisfying. On Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shares updated versions of homey recipes from her Italian family. She'll show you easy dishes that are perfect for every occasion: a weeknight meal, dinner party or cozy ...
These delicious shrimp are simple to make and make are perfect treat! Follow along with this Asian cooking how to video to learn how to make salt and pepper shrimp. The unique thing about his salt and pepper shrimp recipe is that the shellfish are cooked and eaten with the shell on. The ingredients you need for this recipe are: frozen raw shrimp, cornstarch, ground pepper, and salt. You'll love salt and pepper shrimp.
Alex leaves the studio to help a friend redesign his garage into his own video production studio. Watch and learn how to use SketchUp by starting a project from scratch. See how to take measurements of the space you want to model or remodel in SketchUp, then use those measurments to build a perfect model in SketchUp. This is a great tutorial to show you how to use SketchUp in the real world.
Here is a soft and neutral look that is perfect for any wedding guest. Follow along and see how easy it is to create a pink neutral look. This makeup look is good if you are attending a day wedding as oppose to an evening wedding.
Want to mix and scratch like a professional DJ? To be a good DJ you need to understand the concepts of mixing tracks, adding cool effects, and of course you need a good sense of rhythm to line up the beats. But you also need a great pair of headphones. This how to video explains how you can pick and buy the best headphones for a DJ. Which headphones do you use? Are they any good? Watch this two part DJ tutorial and you can learn how to buy the perfect headphones for you.
This makeup style is perfect for an Indian wedding or for a Bollywood style costume party. Watch this instructional cosemtics video to apply flashy Indian eye makeup.
This instructional origami video demonstrates how to make a variation on an origami box. You will need a small piece of origami paper to fold this origami box. You can decorate your box with store bought cut outs or use recycled scraps of paper and ribbon. This box would be perfect for wrapping a small gift.
Here is a sandwich that is perfect for dinner or a light snack. Watch this cooking how-to video lesson and learn how to make a homemade BBQ pork sandwich. You won't have to turn on your grill for this barbecue pork sandwich.
Have you ever worked on a document or graphic and found that perfect color but later were never able to recreate it? All you have to do is click on your colors palet, click on the magnifying glass, and select the color you wanted. To ensure that you don't lose it, drag it to the color well in the bottom of the palet. For a video demonstration of the color favoriting process in Mac OS X, watch this video tutorial.
Put your character or subject in a new picture by changing the background in Photoshop. Not sure how to do this? Watch this tutorial and learn how to remove or delete the background from an image in Photoshop CS3. You will also learn how to feather the edges of your subject slightly to remove that annoying edge pixel. This Photoshop tutorial will give you a clean character with no background, perfect for popping into new images and scenes. Best viewed full screen.
When installing baseboards, crown molding ("moulding") and chair rails, it's tempting to cut 45-degree miters at the corners and hope for a sure fit. The problem is that most walls aren't square. Joining two 45-cut molding pieces may give you a square joint, but a square joint may not work for your crazy corner. In fact, it seems like every wall is just a “hair” out of square. This problem could be due to a framing error or a buildup of drywall compound in the corner. But even a perfect miter...
The ukulele is a beautiful and unique stringed instrument that is perfect for the traveling musician because it is so portable and relatively inexpensive. The ukelele is a version of a small guitar that originated in Hawaii. In this tutorial you will learn how to play tremolo on the ukulele. The chord progression played in this lesson is A-Bb-C-Bb-A. Once you get a hang of this technique you will be able to play some easy songs on the uke.