Watch this video tutorial to find out how to turn unwanted magazines into practical, creative drink coasters. These coasters last surprisingly long and are easy to make! This crafty project is eco-friendly, and reduces waste in your home. Check out this how-to video and find out a way to recycle old magazines into coasters.
In this how-to video, Ron Hazelton, do-it-yourself expert, shows you how to get exact measurements with a tape measure, even when the tape measure "rolls" to an inside corner. Quick and accurate measurements will make any home improvement go faster, and turn out better. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to get exact measurements with a tape measurement.
In this video cooking lesson Angie uses a slow cooker to turn pork shoulder into tender taco meat. This cooking how-to video is part of Easy Meals, Good Deals show hosted by Angie Ketterman. Watch as Angie takes on the challenge to create 10 dishes that save you time and money. You'll love the results, quick and budget-friendly recipes. Try this inexpensive dish of slow cooker pork tacos.
PureChat 2008 ships with an OnTime plug-in that allows you to quickly turn live web chat conversations into defects, feature requests, incidents or tasks in OnTime -- with just a few mouse clicks!
Sadly, into each life at least one mean, nasty, low-down, no-good boss must fall. When it's your turn, you'll want these survival tips. Trying to remain calm and protecting yourself are important strategies to protect your career. Watch this video job skills tutorial and learn how to cope with an unfair boss.
This video will explain the basics of how to ride a motorcycle by showing you the basic controls of a motorcycle: clutch, lights, turn signals, gears, brakes, horn and more. If you are learning how to ride a motorcycle, using the basic controls is the place you want to start.
This image editing software tutorial shows you how to use the hsl grayscale tab to remove the color from a photo and turn it into a black and white image in Adobe Camera RAW. Using the Grayscale Mix slider controls inside Adobe Camera RAW, you will see how to achieve some great looking black and white images.
Learn how to turn rough agate into a beautiful drop shape cabochon by hand from a qualified lapidary at Holts, London. A cabochon is a gemstone which has been shaped and polished as opposed to facetted. The resulting form is usually a convex top with a flat bottom. Use this technique of forming softer stones into smooth oval shapes for fine jewelry.
Here are some photography tricks used to create visually effective portraits and techniques used to get more natural looking portraits. Turn off the flash, survey the scene, adjust your camera to pick up the darkest skin tone, and most importantly, be patient with your subject. This instructional photography video demonstrates how to take free spirited and naturalistic children's photo portraits with a point and shoot camera.
Hack a two litter bottle and turn it into an orange juicer. Watch this cooking how-to video and find out how to make it. If you like the taste of freshly squeezed orange juice you might want to watch this.
Bear crawl and sprint drills allow for a total body workout and help to improve stamina. Learn how to perform bear crawls with sprints properly from Michael Rosengart, a professional fitness trainer in Santa Monica, California, in this workout tutorial. When performing bear crawls and sprints you should crawl on all fours, hit mark & turn around, sprint back and vary with crab walks & back peddles. With this how to video you can incorporate bear crawls and sprints into your workout.
Learn how to design flip-flops to wear this summer with Gianny L! This instructional fashion design video demonstrates how to turn an old pair flip-flops into a hip pair of sandals, using some denim scraps. It's affordable summer fashion and easy to put together.
The doors and windows in your home need to be properly sealed to ensure your home is not wasting energy and, in turn, money. Learn how to choose the right caulk and tools for the job.
Want to turn your car into a race car? Want to create a mockup to show sponsors if you do race? Don't waste your time with the real thing, watch this Photoshop CS3 tutorial and learn how to apply decals to an image of a car. Easier to put on and easier to remove these automotive sticker in Photoshop than the real thing!
Check out this instructional kickboxing video that demonstrates how to do kickboxing punch combinations. Performing a punch combo is essential in kickboxing. Learn the skills of kickboxing in this video on competitive kickboxing moves.
In this instructional fashion video, learn how to turn your school uniform shirt into a zipper shirt! This great DIY lesson was sent in for the Threadbanger Janome contest, so we thought we'd share this one to please everyone asking what to do with their old school uniforms. So make a cool zipper shirt out of your school uniforms with this amazing tutorial. Enjoy!
The Marshall's Snare is a compact knot that is both quick and easy to tie. It works best for up or- down-turned hook eyes. The knot will not exceed the eye and can therefor be used by fly fishermen for attaching flies to the leader when a delicate presentation is important. Follow along with this fishing how-to video and learn how to tie the Marshall's snare fishing knot.
Professor of RVing Jim Twamley shows you how one RVing couple uses hand signals to check their lighting system before getting underway. Watch this RV tutorial to learn what the hand signals for high beam headlights, fog lights, right and left turn signals. Check your RV lighting system with this method to ensure your lights are all in working condition.
You've had salty soy sauce dredged edamame at your favorite Japanese restaurant. In this cooking how to video tutorial Mark Bittman, from the New York Times, turns a familiar Japanese appetizer into something new. Watch as he prepares an edamame salad. All you need for this light salad bean recipe is: edamame, lemon zest, olive oil, salt, pepper, mint, graded cheese.
Mark Ashworth demonstrates how to do a keylock. A keylock, or a bent armlock, figure-four armlock, or ude-garami, is a wrestling move in which the opponent's forearm is held and turned around laterally. Watch this video wrestling tutorial and learn how to pin someone using a keylock.
Polyglot Alexander Arguelles presents a series of videos to provide introductory overviews of the languages of the world. Working diachronically through various language families in turn, he demonstrates how to identify each language, translates a text sample to show how it works, and discusses its genetic affiliation and cultural context. Watch this video language tutorial and learn how to get a general linguistic overview of the Dutch language.
Check out this instructional English language video with Moujan Z. as she talks about slang in 19th century America. This was a colorful period for the American vernacular with references to agriculture, the Civil War, and the frontier. Any ordinary sentence can suddenly be turned into a fun parade. Practice your 19th century American slang with this English language tutorial.
Learn To Hack a Glue Gun and turn it into a Small Electric Stove to heat up your food. Its cheap to make and very helpful for when you don't have anything to cook you food with. Find out how by watching this video. All you need is a hot glue gun and some paper clips. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to build a mini electric stove.
In this software tutorial you will learn how to turn a regular photo into a 3D looking image or make the photo pop out in a pseudo-3-dimensional way using Inkscape. This is a clever way to use Inkscape to play with photos and could be used for graphic design or scrapebooking type applications.
This instructional woodworking video to make a wooden jig for sharpening gouge tools on a grinding wheel. These sharpening jigs give consistent grinds. The jig makes sharpening a gouge almost foolproof so you can get back to wood turning.
This instructional woodworking video demonstrates how to use homemade jigs to sharpen a bowl gouge for wood turning. This grinder will sharpen a double beveled gouging tool. You can use a brace or jig to help you sharpen the tool correctly.
Want to learn how to turn photos into animation? It is possible, in Adobe After Effects! Watch this tutorial to learn how to animate photos using the After Effects Puppet Tool.
Luckily, a Mythbox won't get you into nearly as much trouble as Pandora's Box if opened and used. That's because Mythbox is an open source software that allows you to run Myth TV, which is a free way to turn your TV into a PC. You get a much larger interface as well as cool options like a video recorder and network streaming.
In sailing, the term "heave to" means slowing down the boat's progression in such a way that the boat doesn't need to be steered directly. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to heave to in sailing. To do this, the rudder will need to be turned so it's forcing the bow into the wind. The rudder and the jib counteract one another in the process, and the boat ends up stalling.
Everyone has extra t-shirts sitting around that don't get used anymore. Give one a new life, by sewing together a new outfit. The sexy GiannyL demonstrates this DIY closet hack that's simple and cheap. Just find a t-shirt, a needle, thread, pins, and a ribbon. Watch this video fashion design tutorial and learn how to turn a t-shirt into a top and skirt outfit with Gianny L.
Learn how to nurse your baby in public, what clothes are best for breast feeding and where the best breast feeding locations are in this free video series that will calm your fears of breast feeding in public or going against common etiquette.
This violin video tutorial provides a brief guide on how to replace a broken violin string. Follow these steps to repair your violin and start playing again: remove the broken string, replace it with a matching string (the beaded end fits into the adjustor), turn the peg in a clockwise direction, make sure the string is on the groove, and tighten. You are now ready to tune your violin.
There is a fungus among us that turns are nails brittle and yellow. Watch this how to video and learn how to treat nail fungus with home remedies from Pharmacologist Joe Graedon. These home remedies are great alternatives to expensive prescription antifungal creams. Learn to use tea tree oil, oregano oil, Vapor Rub, Listerine and white vinegar to treat nail fungus.
Watch this instructional crochet video to witness the basics of cross stitching. This is a slow process, but the cross stich creates a much more three dimensional pattern that appears on both sides of the blanket. This example uses two colors to point out the crochet steps. After completing one row, turn the piece over and begin again.
The regular toilet is a huge waste of water, and those low flow toilets don't always get rid of your "business." The Keep it Green girls discover an eco-friendly way to discard human waste and create compost for your garden. Learn how to turn your waste into compost with the composting toilet.
Raw food can be delicious when prepared properly. This how to video tutorial shows how to make a raw pasta and marinara sauce. Watch and learn how easy it is to turn a raw zucchini and vegetables to create a delicious dish of raw spaghetti.
Jordan explains how to turn a photo to sepia toned colors using Photoshop. Sepia toned images are great for creating an old photo or monochromatic artistic look. Learn how to convert your images to sepia images in this Photoshop tutorial.
Do you have folders on your Mac that you don't want anyone else to see? Take a look at this tutorial and learn how to turn your folders invisible.
Add a southern twist to a classic Italian spaghetti recipe. Watch this how to video as our Cajun Cooking TV host shows you how to cook up a Cajun style spaghetti sauce. To turn this recipe into a southern delicacy all you need is a Creole seasoning.
Watch this how to video to learn to perform a three cup mind reading magic trick. This tutorial teaches you to magically find an item that has been place under one of three cups when your back has been turned.
