Mark Donovan of shows how to Fix a leaky frost free sillcock or outdoor faucet. Oftentimes, the washer is loose, but other repairs are just as simple. Watch this video home repair tutorial and learn how to fix a leaky outdoor faucet.
Watch this instructional origami video to fold a traditional origami lily or iris flower. This is a simple origami project but it may help to look at an instruction booklet in addition to following the visual guidelines. Fold several of these origami flowers and add wooden stems to make a bouquet of irises.
Check out this instructional science video that shows you how to make a compass from water and a pin (or needle). You will essentially be making a floating compass. This is a simple science experiment that can be performed with the kids. Make your own floating compass with this tutorial video.
Check out this instructional science video that shows you how to make a super easy, super magnet compass! You will need the following materials: a bucket of water, a pen, a knife, a foam tray, and a magnet. Make your own compass by following the simple instructions in this science tutorial video.
Have you ever gotten lost and wanted to reorient your sense of direction? Check out this instructional science video to learn a very easy way to make a compass. All you need is a magnet and a bottle cap. This is a great science experiment to perform with the kids. Make your own compass by following the simple instructions in this science tutorial video.
Check out this instructional science video to learn how to make a steel wool soap pad ignite. Using a 9v battery, touch the Brillo pad to make the steel wool ignite. This is a simple science experiment following step by step the instructions in this video tutorial, trying out for yourself. This is a great experiment to perform with the kids.
Want to draw a stop motion animation but need some advice as to how it's done? This animation tutorial video shows you how to create a simple set up and provides you with 9 creative techniques that will help you get started on your own stop motion animation video. Watch this instructional video and learn some creative tips.
Check out this instructional lighting video that explains how to make cheap barn doors for your lights. For this project, you will need a total of 4 hinges, 12 nuts and bults, a screwdriver, cardboard, scissors, and a lighting fixture. This is a simple guerrilla filmmaking tutorial on how to design your own barn doors. A great addition to any low-budget filmmaker's lighting kit.
One important part of jewelery making involves properly opening and closing jump rings. This jewelry how-to video demonstrates the proper way to do just that with chain nose pliers. Watch and learn how easy it is to connect your pieces of jewelry with a simple jump ring.
Follow this simple recipe to cook gourmet ratatouille. Combine olive oil, onion, eggplant, bell pepper, garlic, canned tomatoes, fresh thyme, and garnish with fresh basil. Ratatouille can be served hot or cold, as a side dish, salad or main dish.
This is a very simple Flash animation tutorial designed to teach beginners how to freehand draw in Flash. Easy to see an follow, learn how to use the pencil and color tools to draw in Flash.
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to create a simple chair in Google SketchUp. This tutorial covers how to render this piece of furniture in two different ways, and then shows a third more advanced method to introduce some new tools in SketchUp.
In this science tutorial video, learn how to make a simple lamp from household materials. This lamp is great for power outages and other stuff like camping. All you need is some type of alcohol (isopropyl, ethonal, or even vegetable oil), a pair of scissors, a jar with a lid, and a cotton ball. Make your own alcohol lamp with this instructional video.
This video hairstyling tutorial demonstrates a simple way to do weird Asian hair with just wax and a comb. Straightening the hair before using this method will make the hair puffy and fuzzy. Watch this instructional video and learn how to back comb and style Asian male hair into a spiky 'do.
This how to video teaches kids how manners are important to be used as adults. Even something as simple as saying please and thank you makes a big difference in how people people respond to you and how you feel about others. Watch this video etiquette tutorial and learn how to teach children to be polite, and maybe even learn a few things yourself.
In this tutorial from the Scrollsaw Workshop, Steve Good demonstrates how to build a scrolled candle holder, which, by his lights, is a very simple and entertaining project, great for novices to the scrollsaw. As always, you can find the pattern, free of charge, at Steve's blog, scrollsawworkshop.com.
In this tutorial from the Scrollsaw Workshop, Steve Good will teach you to make basic 3D scrollsaw cuts using simple patterns. Watch as Steve takes you through the necessary steps while making a small jewelry box. Take a look!
While not an ideal video editor, QuickTime Pro can, in a pinch, be a flexible, powerful (and not to mention cheap) expedient. In this how-to, Gary Rosenzweig takes a look at the simple but powerful tool QuickTime Pro and how it can be used to edit and compile video.
Do you spend too much time performing basic functions in Safari? In this tutorial, Gary Rosenzweig takes a look at three simple techniques that make web browsing easier (and thus faster) in Mac OS X: tabs, find-in-a-page, and the bookmarks. Master each of the abovementioned browser features with this how-to.
Check out this simple instructional drum video on how to use the Moeller stroke on the drums. This video tutorial explains the Moeller stroke as well as provides a few exercises to practice this technique. Improve your drum playing skills by learning a few tips from this drum playing video by watching this instructor guide you along the way.
Bugle cords are used as elaborate leashes on bugles and trumpets, and make for snazzy ornamentation on military band uniforms. Tying It All Together shows you how to make one. The technique for making one is relatively simple. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to make a military bugle cord.
It's a simple principle of drumming: you'll often need your limbs to be doing different things at different times. In this video, you'll learn how to develop foot and hand independence.
In this software tutorial you will learn how to make a simple paperclip from scratch using the curve tools in Inkscape. Inkscape is an open source freeware software so it's easy to get ahold of and start using for your graphic design needs.
Do you ever get those days where you have no time to spend on your hair? How about 1 minute to spare? Now there's the look! Watch this hair styling how-to video tutorial to learn how to get a very simple, yet edgy hair style.
Check out this amazing magic card trick tutorial video to learn how to perform the Jumping Gemini card trick. Improve your magic skills and amaze your friends with this simple and easy card trick instructional video. The Jumping Gemini is a great trick for beginners to perform. You too can become an expert magician with a little bit of practice.
This is the magic trick tutorial for the Coin From a Dollar Bill trick. Just follow these simple steps: show a dollar bill and clearly reveal that nothing is attached to it. Then fold it in fours an make a coin drop from the folds. Practice this magic trick and impress your friends with your amazing skills.
In this scroll saw woodworking pattern creation tutorial you will learn how to use the Corel Draw vector graphics drawing software to create a simple scroll saw pattern. You will learn how to use the clip art available in Corel Draw to create scroll saw patterns.
Next time you run out of chapstick, don't throw away the tube. This is a simple and fun way to make a pop gun from a regular chapstick tube. No extra tools are needed.
Whether you're a first day beginner or have been playing the drums for several years, learning the fundamentals of technique, rudiments and music reading is very important. In this installment from his video tutorial series on the fundamentals of snare drumming, Mark Wessels demonstrates a simple two-drum etude.
New to jazz drumming or simply looking for a few pointers? In this installment from his video tutorial series (in which he covers everything from improving timekeeping to creativity and orchestrations in patterns and drum fills), Brian Ferguson demonstrates a number of simple, easy-to-play fills to any budding percussionist make his or her playing more dynamic.
Little girls love dolls, and there is nothing more appropriate than a little cradle to go with your girl's dolls. This kids activities how to video shows you how to make a cradle for your little girls favorite doll using fabric scraps and a Quaker Oats container. This doll cradle is very simple and easy to put together watch and learn.
To link to a podcast that’s registered with iTunes, whether it’s your podcast or produced by someone else, just find the podcast homepage in the iTunes store and then Control-click (or right-click) on the image. Copy the iTunes Store URL to your clipboard. Then, just open your webpage and create a simple link to this URL. This tutorial will walk you through the process.
What sets a podcast apart from another MP3 file is that you enclose it in an RSS feed. RSS is Really Simple Syndication and it’s used to set up your channel so your listeners can subscribe to your content and have it automatically downloaded to their computer and portable MP3 players.
This scooter maintenance tutorial shows you how to change the spark plug on a Honda Ruckus. Unlike a car, there is only one spark plug on the Ruckus so it is very simple to change. Watch and learn how to gap the new spark plug and install it in a Honda Ruckus scooter.
The Cuttlebug combo sets are very simple to use. The same machine can be used to cut out a desired stamped image from a piece of paper, and then that same image can be embossed for further effect. These are so helpful when creating unique cards and scrapbooking layouts. Watch this video crafting tutorial and learn how to use the Cuttlebug combo cut and emboss sets.
Always losing your keys? A big bulky key chain might feel annoying in your pocket, but it's not likely to get lost in your purse or in all that trash you carry around. This video tutorial shows a real simple key chain ring you can make and keep those keys easy to find. All you need is the key ring, two shoelaces, a pair of scissors, and a lighter.
Timelapse photography is possible with a huge variety of cameras, especially if you're willing to teather them, hook them up to a computer. Connectors, pclix, shutter times, and all sorts of plug-ins will make timelapse pictures relatively simple. Watch this video photography tutorial and learn how to take quality timelapse pictures with you digital SLR camera.
Negoro nuri is a technique using black lacquer topped with red lacquer. This how to video illustrates what a can of paint and a little imagination can do to completely change the look and feel of any furniture. This interior design video will appeal to you if you're looking for something simple or dramatic and includes everything from walls to murals to painted furniture. Keep watching to master the negoro nuri lacquer finish.
Bring the Italian countryside into your home with this technique. Watch as our host shows you how to decorate your walls with terra fresco. Terra fresco simply involves using plaster and paint. Use two or three different colors of paint for optimum results. This interior design video will appeal to you if you're looking for something simple or dramatic and includes everything from walls to murals to painted furniture.
Doggie doors come in all shapes and sizes and cost about one hundred dollars. Watch this how to video to learn how simple it is to create an entrance in your door for your dog.To install a doggie door in your home, here's what you should know.
