Traditional bookbinding can be a complicated job requiring specific tools and crafts. But when you're making a personalized homemade journal or diary at home, anything goes. This video will show you the basics of making a simple, small book using easy methods with materials you likely have around the house, like index cards (for the folios), a cereal box (book cover), paper, duct tape, scissors, dental floss (binding), glue, Sharpie marker, and an awl or sewing needle.
Alright BlackBerry users, it's time to wipe all that information before you sell, or pass on your BB to someone else. This simple how-to video will let you wipe it all, simply and easily. If you desire you can also choose to leave in your sim card and wipe the contents of that as well. The tutorial hose will guide you you step by step on how to remove your personal information from your Blackberry 8350i Curve. This instructional video is a simple but very detailed tutorial that instructs you ...
This how-to video teaches a very simple method of making sugar paste (fondant)butterflies for your cake decorating needs. You'll want some food coloring, some shortening, and a flat surface. Watch the video, follow the steps and get ready to spread your wings! Come on, who doesn't like butterflies? Everyone loves them, even if they get a bad rap for causing natural disasters on the other side of the world. Buterflies. Cakes. They go together like socks and shoes, but they're pretty and can ea...
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a simple Christmas card using Cricut. First, you will need to take your card stock and fold it in half to create your basic card, pushing hard on the crease. After this, place a green holiday print on top of the front of the card and adhere it down. Next, cut out a bell shape outline, then cut out a piece of white paper in the same shape. Apply the white paper down first, then place the bell frame over the top of it. Push down a stamp sentiment on the ...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make simple special effects for movies. First, you will need to set up a ladder that's tall enough to make the rail look like it's falling down naturally. Make sure the rain is hitting all around the person or you have sealed off an area. Make sure you also have the right attire to wear the clothing you have. Moving some pinto beans back and forth in a PVC pipe sounds just like rain, so record that. You can spray a garden hose up in the air and it will give a...
If you're a graphic designer, you've probably dealt with clients who sent you the wrong files, like JPG and BMP "source" files. You need to the EPS vector files, but they don't know what that is, and they don't care. They want that image or logo they sent you blown up to poster size for a billboard or something.
If you want to mod your XBox 360 at all, you're going to have to learn how to take your precious baby apart. This video will show you how to do so quickly and easily using only two simple tools: a flathead screwdriver and a Torx T-10 screwdriver. Now you can add a bigger hard drive, flash you disc drive and install new firmware that allows you to play burned copies of games, or cut a big friggin X-shaped hole in the side of the case. You can learn how to do all of that on our site by the way.
Forget Goldfish Crackers and the actual living, swimming ones. They both, one day, will disappear. The crackers will only last as long as your hunger, and the living goldfish will eventually die (or also last as long as your hunger— or your cat's hunger). But there's one goldfish that can survive the test of time— an origami paper gold fish.
Have you ever spent all night writing a paper only to be short a required page? If you are ready to wrap up on page nine of a ten page essay and simple can't think of anything else to say, check out this tutorial.
Balloon art is a great way to lure a crowd at county fairs, restaurants or events. In this video, learn how to make a simple, 2-balloon, snake that is quick and easy to make!
This video illustrate us how to preform a simple interrupted suture in surgery. Here are the following steps:
Are flies ruining your summer BBQs? Did you know there is an incredibly simple solution? This tutorial will show you how to get rid of pesky flies with nothing more than a ziploc bag, water and a few pennies.
Eric demonstrates how to make simple chocolate truffles from his home kitchen. The ingredients you need to make these truffles are: chocolate pieces (whichever sweetness you desire) heavy cream, butter, some type of flavoring (a liquor or an extract), and also a topping to roll the truffle in when it is done (powdered sugar, nuts, cocoa powder, etc.). You begin the process by putting your chocolate pieces in a bowl with the butter. Then you heat up the heavy cream to boiling. Pour the boiling...
In this Electronics video tutorial you are going to learn how to magnify to edit text on an iPhone. This video is a part of a series of tips on iPhone finger tips. This is very simple and easy to do and takes practically no time to complete. If you wish to add something to a list or change an email, go to the springboard and click on the ‘mail’ icon. Then scroll and find the text you want to edit. Now simply touch and hold your finger on the text. This will bring up the magnifying glass. Now ...
The ancient art of Japanese paper folding is broken down and explained clearly in this video. The video teaches how to create a beautiful bookmark of your own design from a simple single sheet of paper. The instructions use the square base as a jumping off point for showing you how to easily make a custom book mark. There are a few simple beginning steps, and after you complete those you will be able to fold and crease your way to a gorgeous custom origami book mark.
brusspup has tons of ingenious tips and tricks for everybody! In this video tutorial, he shows you how to simulate a dolly shot with just a camera tripod.
New to billiards? Well, that probably means you're new to eight-ball, too. In this video tutorial, you will learn the rules and regulations to the 8-ball game, along with some of the basic frameworks to get you, the player, started playing pool.
To play a guitar riff is to do more than simply to memorize a short musical phrase. Guitar riffs are like any other musical exercise; practicing them can be a terrific means of building manual dexterity and improving your overall playing technique. We can say of riffs, then, that they are not so much about rote repetition as making available to the guitarist new and different ways of playing. Every new riff you learn will make you a more able and versatile guitarist and better equip you to st...
If you are a beginner at hand embroidery, one of the first stitches you will probably learn is the chain stitch. The chain stitch has many variations, and one of them is the wheat stitch, also known as the wheatear stitch. This stitch is simple to work and produces a line that resembles a shaft of wheat. The stitch can be used in all kinds of applications - it would make great background greenery in flowers and gardens, it can also serve as a seam embellishment in crazy quilting, and it can s...
Sweaty summer day by the computer? Office A/C broke? Watch this how-to video! You can make a simple USB fan using a compact disc, a USB cable, and a small fan motor. It's quick and easy! Don't suffer from the heat. Watch this video tutorial and with these circuitry tips, build a simple USB fan out of some old CDs.
Have a PVC pipe that's in an awkward position and you're having a hard time reaching it to cut it? This video demonstrates that cutting a PVC pipe is as simple as wrapping a nylon string around it. Now you can cut through a PVC pipe without a saw or knife.
If you're interested in creating a dosimeter using simple tools, take a look at this video. Using a digital camera, a plastic scintillator, and some tape a radiation dosimeter can be crafted allowing for radiation information to be collected with simple materials.
There's no need to shell out tons of money to wear the latest jewelry trend. Craft your own bohemian, indie-cool jewelry by checking out this DIY video.
You may be just recovering from a hectic - and binge-filled - holiday season, but prom season is just around the corner. Make sure you look like the belle of the ball by creating this simple and romantic hairstyle.
You will need Photoshop to be able to create this, but the version doesn't matter since this is quite a simple procedure. Create your own simple animated emoticons (like a flashing LOL sign) that you can then add to your MSN e-mail.
Embroidery is a useful skill to develop so you can add your own embelllishemnts to favorite clothes, and it's not as difficult as it seems. This tutorial, perfect for beginners, shows you how to create a simple embroidery pattern using the basic chain stitch.
Having a good friend in your life is like having a steady rock that you can always lean on when times get tough. A good friend who loves you through thick and thin is hard to find, so honor your friendship by crafting this simple braided cloth friendship bracelet.
In Minecraft, traps provide an easy and safe means of harvesting monster-specific resources. This gamer's guide will walk you through the construction of a simple lava trap. For complete instructions, watch the video!
Want to make the notorious coslow salad? This video will lay it out for you. All you need to do is watch, because it's simple, consisting of lettuce, pepper, carrots and other simple, yet yummy ingredients. Everything a surfer loves, that's why this one's called the surfer's coslow salad.
Now that it's a week before Christmas, things are really down the wire. You've got your presents wrapped and your Christmas tree decorated, but what about your greeting cards?
You don't need to be Michelle Obama to have a house full of jaw-droppingly beautiful Christmas decor. All you need is a little ingenuity and the tips from this Christmas decorating video.
Once a simple video game... well, it's still a simple video game that's returned to your Facebook page. This video demonstrates how you can play the nostalgic arcade game Snake. Catch the food and grow longer without running into yourself!
Love to fold awesome origami designs? Then there's no better way to spend a holiday afternoon with a cup of hot chocolate and this easy and gorgeous Christmas craft.
There's no better hairstyle to make you look instantly polished and elegant than an updo. So if you have more party invitations than you know what to do with this holiday season, cut some stress by creating this simple cute updo.
This is one of those hairstyles we remember throwing together at the last moment before grabbing our books and jetting off to school. As simple as they come, this low messy bun basically involves hastily putting together a bun and then adding a headband for chicness.
This shows you how to make a beautiful and simple halter dress. You will need at least one scarf (more if they are sheer), a few yards of your favorite fabric, scissors, a needle and thread, and a measuring tape.
Just because you're only headed to school or for a Starbucks run doesn't mean you shouldn't look absolutely fabulous. Make sure your hair is always sleek and polished without spending hours doing it by creating this simple messy updo.
In this DIY guide from the folks at the TAP Plastics, we learn how to produce a simple latex mold using liquid latex rubber. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this clip can present a complete overview of the technique in about seven minutes. For all of the details, take a look.
In this video, we learn how to balance chemical equations using a simple method. Start out by writing your two chemicals next to each other. After this, you will need to write out how much of each atom each of the chemicals has. Now you will have a better idea of how you need to balance out each of the different equations. Make a chart of all the elements that are involved, then you can solve it. Use simple addition to add together the atoms of each and then write out the correct answer in th...
In this video, we learn how to draw Billy from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. Start out by drawing the egg shaped head with a pencil. From here, sketch on the body by using a block shape then draw the shoes as simple half circles. The arms and hands will be hanging to the sides. Now, draw on the huge nose in the middle of the circle. Attach the mouth to this and draw it all the way up near the eyes, which are simple dots. The brows are simple slashes. After this, add in the minor detai...
