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How To: Make your own crossword puzzle

Crossword puzzles are great way to exercise you mind and have something fun to do with breakfast. Don’t just do a puzzle, but make one yourself. You can do it by hand or try out the help of a crossword building software.

How To: Walk like a professional model

To walk like a model, practice putting one foot in front of the other, as if walking a tightrope, and land with the balls of the feet first. Allow the arms to swing and learn to naturally walk like a professional model with tips from a modeling instructor in this free how to video on modeling.

How To: Change your vehicle's brake pads

In this automotive repair video, you'll learn how to change your own brakes. Throughout this process, you'll also figure out how to remove your tire, calipers and brake pads, and how to clean the brake pad area. See how to take off the rotor and reinsert everything correctly. It's an easy process, and you don't need to be a professional mechanic to install new brake pads.

How To: Make DIY bumper stickers

Bumper stickers are a great way to spread the word about just about anything. If you want to make some, watch this video to learn about both getting professional bumper stickers made and how to print your own using an inkjet printer.

How To: Draw a Japanese dragon

To draw a Japanese dragon, first render a fierce eye, flesh out the head in a stylized way, extend the long body across the page, and add feet with talons. Sketch a few scales on the body of the dragon with art instructions from a professional artist in this free video on drawing.

How To: Draw fancy letters

To draw fancy letters, block out the basic outline, begin adding ornate details inside them and even add vines and filigree around the outside of the letters. Draw fancy letters to start off a new chapter in a book with creative tips from a professional illustrator in this free video on drawing.

How To: Draw Princess Leia from "Star Wars"

If you're into the "Star Wars" movies (the old ones, not the new ones), then this drawing tutorial might peak your interest. It's easy to do and anyone can draw it. You don't need to be a professional cartoonist to get this Princess Leia drawing done. Drawing her amongst the stars. See the full, step-by-step instructions at DragoArt.

How To: Draw the Death Star from "Star Wars"

Calling all "Star Wars" fans and artists: this quick video will show you the basics of drawing the infamous Death Star from Star Wars. It's just like draw a planet, except more detailed and intricate, but anybody should be able to draw this cartoon version of the Death Star. It doesn't take a professional cartoonist to get it done. See the full step-by-step instructions at DragoArt.

How To: Apply a Kim Kardashian inspired makeup look

Ever seen a (quasi) celebrity makeup look, on someone like Kim Kardashian, and wanted to duplicate it yourself? You don't need to be a professional makeup artist, just check out this video lesson. Follow along with the steps in this how-to video, as the demonstrator shows the tricks, techniques, tools, and supplies for achieving that red carpet look. Watch and learn how to apply makeup inspired by a look seen on Kim Kardashian.

How To: Survive financially as a musician

Check out this instructional video that shows you how to survive financially as a musician. This is part 21 of Dave Weiner's Riff of the Week series titled "Viewer's Choice - Off Tour/A Trio Riff." Become a rock star skills by learning a few tips on how to make a living off of being a professional musician.

How To: Solder copper pipes

An inadequate soldering job, assuming it passes inspection, can cause leaks, corrosion and call-backs. But a quality soldering job done on copper piping can last a lifetime. For a look at professional soldering techniques for the plumbing craftsman, take a look at this two-part video tutorial series.

How To: Build a single subwoofer box from fiberglass

Learn how to create custom fiberglass Single Sub enclosures and get professional results. Easy to follow step by step methods for your car audio install. Creating subwoofer boxes from fiberglass is a stronger and lighter alternative to using wood and just as easy if you get the right materials and watch this tutorial.

How to Dance the Ragtime Dance: Castle Walk

An American Ballroom Companion presents this social dance demonstration from the Library of Congress. Watch this demonstration traditional dance video on the Ragtime Dance: Castle Walk. Not for beginners - this is not an instructional, step by step video. It is an authentic, professional demonstration of the Ragtime Dance: Castle Walk.

How To: Make storage for paint rollers from a Pringles can

Washing at your paint rollers at the end of every day can be a real pain. If you plan on painting again the next day, cleaning your rollers can seem pointless. In this how to video a professional painter shows Danny Lipford a great trick for storing your paint rollers over night so they don't dry out. All you need is a Pringles chip can to keep your paint rollers moist overnight.

How To: Install sod like a professional

With a little teamwork, transform a front lawn from brown to lush green. Watch this how to video to get a few tricks and tips to installing sod like the pros. Avoid gaps in the grass and use clips when you are on a hill to keep your sod growing beautiful.

How To: Draw with chalk pastels

Professional illustrator Stik walks through some drawing techniques using chalk pastels. Chalk pastels are familiar from Degas sketches, and create a soft finish. They can be used to shade and the hard edge can function as a pencil. Learn some techniques of rendering pictures with chalk pastels by watching this video drawing tutorial.

How To: Fix blemishes and remove red eyes in Adobe Photoshop

This is a quick video showing how you can easily remove red eyes and make skin flawless while keeping the rest of the picture untouched in Adobe Photoshop CS3. These are just some simple Photoshop tips to make all of your pictures perfect. Your photographs can always be touched up in Photoshop, so you don't need to be a professional photographer, just a great digital image editor.

How To: Use Acrobat 8 Preflighting and Fixups

In previous versions of Acrobat you could run PDFs against the Preflight tool and it would either pass or fail. If it failed you would then have to manually resolve the problems in the PDF or by generating a new PDF. In Acrobat 8 Professional you can now apply "Fix-ups" to correct the most common problems encountered in working with PDFs for print.

How To: Use crimping pliers

In this video arsbeadsvideos instructs you on the use of crimping pliers, crimp tubes and how to use crimp covers. Make sure you use jewelry wire that is fine enough to fit through the holes in your jewelry. On your crimping pliers you'll notice there are two notches, also called stations. The first notch is furthest from tip of the pliers and has a raised bump or dimple in the middle. This helps to created figure-eight crimps. The second notch is used to form the crimp into a tube shape. To ...