How To: Fold an origami flower with a stem
Watch and learn how to fold this variation of an origami tulip from Kunihiko Kasahara.
Watch and learn how to fold this variation of an origami tulip from Kunihiko Kasahara.
Set a perfectly beautiful Thanksgiving Table! This step-by-step guide from Julie Mulligan shows you just what to do to create an unforgettable table this Thanksgiving Day! In this video, Julie teaches how to create beautiful placemats using fresh flowers.
In this craft project, Julie walks through the steps of how to make a traditional Christmas wreath arrangement, complete with evergreens, flowers, ornaments, and garland. Watch her video to learn the basics, as well as some "insider florist secrets", and use your imagination to create a beautiful wreath of your own.
Add appeal to your new home with a new window box you make yourself. This video shows you how.
Plant certain varieties of trees and flowers in your garden to keep away deer. Check out this video to help combat your deer problems in the garden. What should you do about your roses? Watch and see!
Who needs a flower nail to decorate a cake? Watch this video to learn how to pipe buttercream roses directly onto a cake!
Watch this video to learn how to make a flower pendant with Swarosvki crystals and seed beads. Part 1 of 2 - How to Make a Swarovski crystal double faced pendant.
Doodles are fun, but turn them into a flipbook and they spring to life on the page—your flower blooms, your rocketship blasts off, or, if your doodles are a little on the primitive side, sure: your stick figure walks.
Bakeable modeling clay comes in many vibrant colors. Here's how to use it to make flat beads that resemble millefiori—glass beads with a flower design.
Doña Ana County Extension Agent John White and Master Gardener Benny Knudsen look at stone fruit trees on their tour of the "Garden of Weeden". The Mariposa Plum, the dwarf Stella Sweet Cherry, Elberta Peach, Tilton Apricot and the almond tree (which also belongs to the stone fruit family) are featured in this segment of Southwest Yard and Garden series. The suitability of these trees for a small garden is mentioned. Besides this, also discussed is the problem of late frost and its effect on ...
Origami amaryllis folded and designed by Joost Langeveld. The stem for this flower is made of two large papers. The flowers themselves are not very difficult to fold.
The kadou enshu style of ikebana "Japanese flower arrangement has become extremely popular, just like Ukiyoe ,the Japanese print drawing. This video flower arrangement tutorial shows how to make a classic ikebana, from how to bend each cherry's branch to how to fix them together. Simply magic.
Want a beautiful way to decorate your home? In this tutorial, Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to make a fresh flower arrangement in a vase. Using red and pink roses, you can make a fresh flower arrangement in a vase with this how to video.
In this how to video, Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to make a wedding bouquet using a silk bouquet arranger. This is a great tool to use for any kind of fake flower arrangement. Watch this tutorial and yu can arrange your bouquets with a silk bouquet arranger in no time.
Despicable Me 3 is coming to theaters this summer, and it seems that Minions are everywhere. Literally. You can't even escape them on social media because they've taken over Snapchat with the release of three augmented reality lenses. That's right, this new AR feature means that there could be Minions in your flower crown.
It may be cheesy, but whipping out an origami flower while you're at the dinner table can really make someone's day, whether it's made out of a napkin, dollar bill, or burger wrapper. It's great for showing your waitress how much you appreciate the service, or for breaking the ice with your Valentine's Day date.
Another type of exotic flower arrangement is the right angle design. This technique is very professional looking and by following along with this tutorial from Flowergod, you will be able to create your very own. Store bought bouquets are expensive, so why not practice and make the next one on your own?
In this flower arrangement tutorial, Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to make calla lily pew decorations using different pew clips. These flower arrangements are a beautiful touch to the pews in a church wedding. Watch this how to video and you will be able to make these calla lily pew decorations at home.
In this flower arrangement tutorial, Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to make a fresh flower bouquet using a tussy mussy bouquet holder. This is a great bouquet holder that is more comfortable to carry through out a wedding. Watch this how to video and you can create a beautiful bouquet with a tussy mussy bouquet holder.
A professional florist shows you how to arrange your flowers in a vase from a bouquet you bought at the florist.
Choosing the right vase is just as important as choosing the right flowers. The right one complements your blooms, while the wrong one...well, it just looks wrong. With these helpful hints, you'll always get it right.
In this video Jennie shows us how to make a perfect spiral paper rose. All you need for this is a piece of 6X6 inches of paper, scissors, some glue and, if you really want to be creative, some ink. For starters you're going to need a 6X6 inch piece of card stock. Jennie chose a double-sided card stock because she thinks it will look more interesting but you can also use a plain piece of paper. The first step in creating your rose is making a spiral patterned cut alongside the paper. The ideal...
It’s nice to have pollinated flowers and honey, but we could do with out the sting. Thankfully, there are ways to lessen your chances of being barbed.
Pruning roses is one of the hottest trends in container gardening is using flowering shrubs. Of course, the king of flowering shrubs are roses. Mindy has several different examples of roses in containers. One was beautiful last year, it bloomed all season long, but this season is out of control. It's too big and gangly. Eric tells us roses bloom on new growth. If cut back it would have blooms again in 6 or 7 weeks. Be bold when pruning, take it back. Mindy doesn't have the nerve to cut so dra...
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a water garden arrangement. To start, have a box filled with foam and rocks, then place branches on the inside of the foam and rocks. Now, add in a few liatris branches at different sizes. Next, add in yellow daisies, green spider mums, foxtail ferns, ivy leaves, and any other plants and flowers you prefer. To give the arrangement a garden feel, make the plant out of order and make the plants and flowers at different levels and heights. Arrange the flo...
In this flower arrangement tutorial, Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to make a beautiful and unique European dish garden using silk flowers. A true dish garden has no drainage, is packed with plants growing on top of each other in plastic cups, and tends to live on and on in air conditioning and indoor lighting. This dish garden is made with fake flowers so it needs no maintenance. Watch this how to video and you will be making this European dish garden in no time.
Girls love bling, and little girls love it even more. Make your little lady as fashionable as can be by making these no-sew embellished headbands.
You don't have to stress out about hosting the perfect family Thanksgiving dinner! You can make a fun and engaging centerpiece just from things you can find around your house, and this video shows you how to make a fun turkey centerpiece, or flowers on a gourd.
This is a fun craft for a child of any age, which teaches how to make an octopus out of yarn. All you need besides the yarn is a pair of googly eyes, glue and scissors. And a few decorations, like a pom pom or foam flower, if you want.
Forget buying your sweetheart a rose, show her that you really care by spending some time drawing a simple, yet elegant rose yourself. Nothing says "I love you" more than a handmade gift, and this rose drawing is perfect if you're not much of an artist. It's really easy to sketch out. "Rosa" is the Spanish translation of rose.
Violets are great for any occasion, even when it comes to the kids. Creating homemade violet crafts is the perfect activity for you and your children. It's great for getting your kids into the creative world. This video will show you how to make foam violets with the kids. You'll need:
Grow your paper garden as well as your knowledge of origami by making fun, decorative paper roses. This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make paper roses using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own paper flowers, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.
Origami! Fun pastime & skilled craft. Watch this origami how to video to learn how to fold the origami sunflower. This is a pretty difficult flower to fold. With origami, practice makes perfect. So practice those origami folds and you will have a beautiful sunflower.
Embroider away with the layered lace technique! Add embroidered petals to your flowers and wings to your butterflies with a new technique called layered lace. After embroidering the separate pieces, layer them together for a fantastic three-dimensional effect! Layered lace is a wonderful embroidery technique for pins, barrettes, napkin rings, and more. Enjoy this instructional video.
Follow this simple yet clear example to make your own origami flower shaped box. The step by step process will allow you to complete some of the more difficult folds that go into creating this tulip shaped container. Unlike other origami containers, this tulip cup is neither boxy nor overly complex.
They're known the world over and grow in some pretty strange places. But, as Allen Smith shows us, orchids don't have to be foreign to you. They can however be tricky to care for. Phalenopsis orchids are a great orchid for beginners. Watch this video gardening tutorial and learn how to care for orchid flowers.
This tutorial video will give you tips on painting your nails with a super cute lavender flower nail design. This nail paint job is adorable.
Check out this how-to video to make ice cream in five minutes with liquid nitrogen, starring Charles Cox. Also, check out the shattering flower demonstration after learning how to make this liquid nitrogen ice cream!
Make your own playdough for your claymation movies. To make playdough, you need two hundred grams of plain flower. Next, you need one hundred grams of salt--any less, and you might not be able to do your claymation project.
This tutorial video will show you how to apply a pretty pink makeup look that's great for fancy occasions. The makeup look shown here is elegant, yet flirty.