You probably owe someone a dollar, and show them some extra thanks by giving back folded up into a heart. Learn how to use the traditional Japanese art of origami to fold up a dollar bill into the shape of a heart. Any denomination works if you're feeling extra generous.
Art Jewelry Magazine associate editor Jill Erickson demonstrates how to use a torch to ball up the end of a piece of sterling silver wire. This wire can now be shaped into an earring or whatever jewelry desired. Learn how to ball up the end of sterling silver wire with a torch by watching this video jewelry-making tutorial.
Dean Smiley and Eliska Harmer, master glass blowers from New York show how to make one of their designs, the Dali glass. Follow along as the glass is blown and shaped, transforming from a molten blob into a beautiful glass. This video glass-blowing tutorial is an inspirational peek at an unusual form of art.
This insturctional video shows you how to make a boho-chic pair of beaded hoop earrings. You will need wire, earring findings, jump rings, heart shaped millefiori beads, and round beads. Learn how to make these bohemian hoop earrings by watching this video jewelry-making tutorial.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a large shamrock. Crochet several of them and give them out on St. Patrick's day.
This is a very easy and quick sugarcraft tutorial using fondant (sugarpaste) which you can follow easily. Decorate your cake with a little pig: Take one ball and shape it nicely by rolling it between your two palms; this is for the head. Watch this video to learn more.
Add to your crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video shows you how to turn a circle into a square. This crocheting technique is great for making granny squares.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a tutorial on how to join crochet circles. Bind a few or as many circles as you'd like for your crochet projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a tutorial that will show you how to crochet a curly cue using half double crochet stitches. Watch and see how simple it is to add even more personal touches to your work.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun holiday shapes. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a red and white candy cane. Crochet several candy canes to decorate your house with.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a tutorial that will show you how to crochet a circle or coaster using single crochet stitches. Crochet a small or large circle, it all depends on what you want to create.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a large star with five points. Crochet several of them, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
This kite's cool rectangle shape and easy assembly will have you flying high in no time!
This awesome kite has a long tail just like a dragon and is traditionally flown to celebrate the Chinese New Year! Watch this instructional how to video to learn how to make a dragon shaped kite. Have fun creating your kite with an adult helper. For this project you will need: rib-stop nylon, bamboo dowels, cloth tape, pencil, scissors, and gold tinsel.
Celebrated and award-winning children's illustrator, Jan Brett, shows how to sketch a bunny in this instructional video. Learn how to draw and paint a rabbit by following Jan's simple directions that go from making easy shapes to the finished product. Let kids join in the fun and draw their own bunny rabbit from these basic steps.
Celebrated and award-winning children's illustrator, Jan Brett, shows how to sketch a hen. Learn how to draw a chicken from this instructional video by following Jan's simple instructions that go from making easy shapes to the finished product: a hen. Even kids can follow along
Watch this three part video sequence to learn how to make kok zai, or deep fried peanut puff. The first video goes shows you how to prepare the recipe below. The second part of the video sequence shows you how to shape the dough for the wrapper. Finally the third video goes over setting up the oil for deep frying this tasty treats.
This video tutorial shows how to make a sweet card in the shape of a popsicle. Learn how to make this unique card for any occasion.
This video will teach you the process of vacuum forming sheet plastic into 3D shapes using the $40 make-it-yourself vacuum former from this "Instructable."
Pole dancing is the latest workout craze. It makes you feel sexy and get in shape at the same time. In this how to video you will learn how to perform a kick spin when pole dancing.
Pole dancing is a great way to feel sexy and get in shape. In this how to video learn to trust the pole and do the basic pole slide.
Check out this 3ds Max video tutorial on how to create complex shapes easily with lofts and sweeps. A great tool for all of you digital 3D modelers/sculptors/animators.
In this 3ds Max video tutorial, you'll learn how to select objects or shape in the scene and also the many different ways to do so in Autodesk's 3D Studio Max digital graphic modeling software. You'll learn about free form, paint, and more.
This 3ds Max video tutorial will go over several ways to refine and add detail to your 3D model, like using EditPoly. More specifically, you will be adding polygons for a nose, then refine them until we achieve our desired shape in Autodesk's 3D Studio Max digital 3D modeling software.
Fans of felting will love these funky accessories, needle-felted flowers, made out of vibrant shades of pure wool. Corinne Bradd shows how to use cookie-cutters for modern shapes, ideal for stitching on a handbag or fastening to the front of a special greeting. You can spice up many things with these needle-felted flowers.
Get your kid's creative juices flowing by showing her how to turn a piece of paper into a cool shape. Find out how to make an origami owl.
Fold an origami flower with a stamen. The design is by Joost Langeveld. Start with an unequal basic shape in order to get petals of different sizes.
This tutorial shows you how to work with deformers and blend shapes in Maya.
Are some of your memorable pictures in need of shaping up? Keep your scrapbook photos clean and centered by cropping them.
Learn how to draw and paint snowy, rocky mountains for manga, anime, comics and illustration in Photoshop. This step by step video shows you how to do so by laying down the base color, blocking in shape for painting, assigning value and color composition, and refining detail for the final concept painting.
Keren Peleg says the simple way to make a ring is done first by measuring how big your finger is. Then, you cut how much metal you need. To give it the round shape, you have to put the ring on a metal pole and hit it with a plastic hammer. To do this you must have a blowtorch and an anvil to follow along.
Once you have created a few shapes you can modify them with the path selection tools in Photoshop. The Path Selection tool selects all points on a path. The Direct Selection tool selects individual points on a path.
Jason Welsh shows you how to make a human face in Zbrush 3.1 and gives easy steps for roughing out form. This tutorial is more about process than specific tool movements so you should be familiar with sculpting tools already.
In this puzzle, you only use one shape, and you can make a never ending cube. Just watch and learn. Legos are even cooler now.
Now here's a bar of hand soap you can literally shake hands with. One things for certain; your house guests can't possibly miss it in the powder room. For heaven's sake! Why put out all those cutesy little guest soaps when you can put out a friendly, giant size hand?
With 12 of these units you can origami an octahedron or with 30 you can origami an icosahedron like this. This is modular origami.
Watch this video and learn how to shape the nose and even out your color.
For those who want a springboard into creating more subtle Asian eyes, this video will explain. Plastic surgery without the surgery!
In this episode, Jamie introduces us to four more exercises - a forward lunge for your legs, skipping for your heart and lungs, a bicep curl and shoulder press for your upper body, and a back extension for your lower back.
It's not by color (as you might expect because of the name), and it's not by size. It's the body shape. Check out this video from the folks at Yellowstone National Park and see for yourself how to tell the difference between grizzly bears and black bears.