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Making a snowman on Minecraft requires two snow blocks, among other tools. Make a snowman on Minecraft with help from a video game expert in this free video clip.
The secret to making delicious sweetened popcorn rests within the ingredients that you're using and how you're using them. Make sweetened popcorn with help from a food host and private chef in Los Angeles in this free video clip.
Ranch popcorn makes a great base for a wide variety of different flavors. Make ranch popcorn with help from a food host and private chef in Los Angeles in this free video clip.
Tabasco popcorn is the perfect treat for someone who likes a little bit of extra spice in their lives. Make Tabasco popcorn with help from a food host and private chef in Los Angeles in this free video clip.
Felt covering for tissue boxes makes the perfect craft project for the Christmas time of year. Make felt cover for tissue boxes for Christmas crafts with help from a six-year Angeleno/Central California farm native in this free video clip.
Making your own homemade recipe cards is a great way to both get organized and save yourself some money. Make homemade recipe cards with help from a crafts expert with an extensive and impressive background in this free video clip.
Old Christmas card pictures can be reused as great-looking Christmas decorations year after year. Make decorations with old Christmas card pictures with help from a crafts expert with fifteen years of experience in this free video clip.
Decorating cone crafts with glitter is a really great way to add a little sparkle into your design. Find out about decorating cone crafts with glitter with help from a longtime crafts expert in this free video clip.
Homemade cards with skulls and hearts use construction paper and a few other key tools. Make homemade cards with skulls and hearts on them with help from an experienced crafts expert in this free video clip.
Making a pine cone wreath requires a little more than a glue gun and a few other tools. Make a pine cone wreath with a glue gun with help from an authority on entertaining in the home in this free video clip.
Making homemade Christmas angels is a great, fun way to put your own personalized stamp on the holidays. Make homemade Christmas angels with help from an experienced art educator in this free video clip.
Not all Christmas cards need to use brand new materials. Create Christmas cards using recycled materials with help from an experienced art educator in this free video clip.
Handprint Christmas crafts are a great opportunity to let your kids embrace their creativity. Make handprint Christmas crafts for kids with help from an experienced art educator in this free video clip.
Certain types of Christmas crafts are great projects to give to your kids. Make cute Christmas crafts for kids with help from an experienced art educator in this free video clip.
Even something as simple as clothespins can be used as an important tool in Christmas craft making. Make Christmas crafts with clothespins with help from an experienced art educator in this free video clip.
Making a homemade felt Christmas stocking is a great, fun way to spread a little holiday cheer. Make a homemade felt Christmas stocking with help from an experienced art educator in this free video clip.
Paper bag Christmas crafts are an easy, fun way to get into the holiday spirit. Make paper bag Christmas crafts with help from an experienced art educator in this free video clip.
Even a perfectly decorated, artfully arranged house won't feel like a home without a few personal touches such as homemade wreaths. Decorating a wreath with peanuts in their shells is part country, part kitschy and part artistic because the shades and textures of peanuts will make the wreath an eye-catching display. This type of wreath is also ideal if you're on a tight budget; you'll be able to put the whole thing together for around $10. Hang your peanut wreath at the beginning of June and it will evoke daydreams of warm nights at the ball park all summer long.
Not every paper snowflake has to be the most difficult craft you try to complete all day. Learn easy paper snowflake instructions with help from an art professional in this free video clip.
It's a rare child who doesn't delight in getting his very own tree house in the back yard. While your little one may want to spend all day in his new domain, he may have trouble taking supplies up to the second floor. Important items, such as snacks, bottled water, telescopes and pillows, are difficult and unsafe to handle while climbing a ladder. Add a posh touch to your backyard tree house by putting a dumbwaiter next to the front door. Load supplies on the ground and hoist them in the air, delivering needed goods simply and safely.
Most wood stair treads are made with hardwood, which is strong and durable. But pine stair treads can also be installed to give your home a much more polished and delicate appearance. Pine stair treads might be attractive, but the wood itself is soft and susceptible to damage over use and time. To make your pine stair treads last, you need to periodically restain and tread them.
A graveside wreath shows your respect for the person who has passed away. While you can order a graveside wreath, making one yourself adds a personal touch and also saves you money. Making a graveside wreath does not have to be intimidating. With the proper instructions and a few choice arts and crafts, you can create a graveside wreath that is an appropriate tribute to the deceased.
Advent wreaths are an important custom of the Christian faith, to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. They are adorned with four candles, three purple and one pink -- signifying hope, preparation, love and joy. The Advent season starts on the Sunday four weeks prior to Christmas day, and each Sunday, a candle is lit and prayers are said. This is a time for family and loved ones to join together. Building an Advent wreath is a joyous occasion that symbolizes eternity and God's love.
Unlike other tiaras, a garland tiara always contains a halo of flowers, leaves or jewelry. Some garland tiaras resemble floral halos and are essentially one in the same. Your garland tiara can be as plain or as intricate as you'd like, and making your own can be both fun and cost-effective.
Soft sculpture dolls such as snowmen make charming holiday decorations. You can knit your own by knitting balls from white yarn and stuffing them with fiberfill. The key to making a knitted snowman is to add weights to the bottom. Gravity keeps the snowman upright for you. Use your snowman in a tabletop display or even as a holiday door stop.
Every April, the city of San Antonio, Texas, holds a festival honoring those who fought at the Alamo and in the Battle of San Jacinto. This celebration, called Fiesta, began in 1891 with a parade and a mock-battle in which the participants threw flowers at one another. Over the generations, Fiesta has expanded into a 10-day carnival featuring music, sporting events, the election of a royal court, an official oyster bake and a memorial procession to the Alamo. Residents of San Antonio decorate the doors of their homes for the occasion with large, colorful wreaths woven with ribbons and flowers.
Marshmallows look like miniature snowballs, so they make the perfect start for a miniature snowman. When the weather does not allow you to make real snowmen outdoors, use marshmallows and other common foods to create indoor snowmen. The project is easy enough for children in preschool or older to make. They can eat the treat right away, help make many snowmen for a party or set up a marshmallow snowman outside a gingerbread house.
Homemade decorations give your home a personalized touch for your family and friends, to enjoy through the holiday season and beyond. Dried flower wreaths offer a pleasant alternative to the standard wreath made from trees, branches or similar material. Gypsophilia flowers, also known as gyp minis or baby's breath, provide an elegant look when dried out. And dyed versions are available in a variety of colors. But you can also use fresh gyp minis and dry them yourself to create a wreath.
A wreath can be used on the front door of a home or in a bathroom or kitchen. Making wreaths is a fun, inexpensive way to use found objects in home decor. Make one to display your favorite beach stones, seashells or beach glass, for example. Decorate it with dried grasses, driftwood or sand dollars for the finishing touch.
Wherever they live, dedicated crafters find ways to make interesting and striking decorations from the natural materials they find in their surrounding environment. Coastal areas are especially rich sources of craft materials, abounding as they do in shells, fishing paraphernalia, beach glass, driftwood and much more. Driftwood is an especially versatile material. It can be found on sandy and rocky shores alike, in pieces ranging from an inch or two to entire logs. A selection of short pieces can easily be turned into a decorative wreath for your door or wall.
When the temperatures drop and the holiday season begins, many families enjoy baking holiday treats and goodies. Instead of making traditional holiday sugar cookies and squares, entertain your kids by making snowman suckers using marshmallows. Snowman suckers are easy and fun to make, and — at only 25 calories per marshmallow — they are a lower-calorie choice than most holiday snacks. If you’re concerned about your waistline, modify this recipe so you use only one or two marshmallows per stick.
You can easily create wreaths children will love, such as beach-inspired wreaths or those made with plastic blocks. Use beach-themed wreaths as part of a lesson or activity about ocean conservation, or show children how to reuse items by incorporating plastic blocks or other old toys into wreaths and various craft projects. Make wreaths as presents for children to hang on their bedroom doors, or work on wreath projects together as a classroom activity or craft on a Sunday afternoon.
Vines and pliable branches woven into a wreath-form provide a base for further decoration. Once dry, the cured vines become durable wicker that holds the shape of the finished wreath. Grapevines become a dark brown color after drying, while willow whips have a lighter, more silvery tone. Vines cut in fall before they begin to dry naturally work best for wreath making, as these don't contain as much moisture as spring vines.
A simple hay form provides a rustic base for your wreath designs. Unlike straw, hay contains seed heads that give the wreath a more natural look, but you can substitute straw if desired. Use only completely dried hay for crafting. The wreath is prone to mold and mildew if any moisture remains in the hay and seed heads. You can vary the size and thickness of the wreath as desired to complement the finished design of the wreath.
Children and adults can take part in many fun helium-related projects. Helium balloons can add fun, creativity and life to a birthday party, wedding reception, relay race, science project, Halloween party, baby shower or other event. The Bureau of Land Management website states that the most recognized use for helium gas is to inflate party balloons, blimps and scientific balloons. Helium tanks require an inflator, also called a regulator, to inflate balloons. When working on a project, never inhale pure helium from a high-pressure tank. According to The Health Services Department at Columbia University, inhaling helium from a pressurized tank…
People who purchase Christmas décor each year can add quite a bit of expense to an already expensive tradition. Rather than buying yet another string of lights -- possibly pushing the electric bill higher -- or paying for pricey, mass-produced decorations that you are likely to encounter in as many homes as you visit during the holidays, this year make your own. You may or may not save money, but you will certainly provide a project that the family can share. "The great memories that can be created by having family members work together (on) Christmas décor projects," said professional…
Holly has green and brown branches and red berries that match the color themes of the Christmas holiday. Use holly branches to create home decor for the holiday season. You can make a tall berry pillar candle centerpiece for your dining room table or a holly wreath to hang on the door. Use artificial holly for a more durable and long-lasting look. Artificial berry decorations can also be carefully stored and brought out again next year.
The Christmas angel can make a fine centerpiece for any holiday dinner table. Make a Christmas angel centerpiece with help from an author, magazine editor and lifestyle expert in this free video clip.
Graphics interchange format, or GIF, animations are created using the same concept as making a flip book or a movie. The appearance of motion is created through a series of single frame images that break the action down into parts. The initial image is followed by a second image that is altered to depict a slight shift in the content. This shift is the next part of the sequence needed for the animated GIF to represent movement. The following “frames” continue the series of small shifts made up of the breakdown of the movements. The use of a GIF program…
Even kindergarten kids can get in on the fun of holiday craft making. Learn about easy Christmas crafts for kindergarten with help from an author, magazine editor and lifestyle expert in this free video clip.
Not every Christmas craft that you set out to make needs to cost an arm and a leg. Learn about free, quick and easy Christmas crafts for kids with help from an author, magazine editor and lifestyle expert in this free video clip.
Popsicle sticks are a key ingredient in a lot of different types of crafts. Learn about easy Christmas crafts for kids with Popsicle sticks with help from an author, magazine editor and lifestyle expert in this free video clip.
Get kids involved in crafts is a great way to teach them about their creative sides. Learn about easy, homemade Christmas crafts for kids with help from an author, magazine editor and lifestyle expert in this free video clip.
While there are many large practical welding projects such as repairing pipe fencing or vehicle bodies, there are times when small, creative projects taking little time to complete can provide a needed break. Some of the easiest to complete make use of horseshoes, which can often be obtained for free from a local farrier.
Old barns are nostalgic additions to a countryside landscape, reminding us of bygone eras. Their weathered wooden exteriors reflect age and a sense of history. As the barns fall into disrepair, the wooden planks are often recycled. The historical character of barn wood can be a wonderful element for your decorative Christmas craft projects.
Followers of Hinduism believe that students who desire to excel in education can offer kondakadalai, or chickpea, garlands to Lord Guru Bhagavan. The garlands are draped on statues or pictures of the guru either at a temple or in a home on Thursdays. You can easily make a chickpea, or garbanzo bean, garland and pay your respects to the guru.
Aphrodite was the Greek goddess associated with love and beauty. She was frequently depicted as wearing a wreath of myrtle in her hair. You can create an Aphrodite-style wreath for the head using silk myrtle leaves and touches that also symbolize the goddess. Pink roses represent love and Aphrodite. Pearls, which represent her birthplace in the sea, are strung around the wreath. Using fake flowers keeps the costs down and makes the wreath more durable and wearable.
Create a holiday snowman for a preschool classroom using three different sizes of foam balls and spray-on artificial snow. Children can help with the construction of the body, though an adult should apply the snow. Assist children in creating other holiday themed items to decorate the base and body of the snowman. Ideas include ornaments made of finger painted foam balls, a construction paper top hat for the snowman, or hand-drawn candy canes.
Sycamore balls are the spike-covered seed containers for sycamore trees. Though the spikes can make the balls look like you would not want to handle them, they can actually be excellent crafting materials. You can use sycamore balls to make a seasonal wreath, for example. Use the sycamore balls as they are if you want an earthy-colored wreath, or paint them with acrylic paint before you begin, making the wreath a more colorful option.
Knowing how to care for scented pine cones can save you money this holiday season. Well-preserved pine cones will continue to emit their fragrance, while uncared-for pine cones serve as nothing more than a decoration. Artificially scented pine cones are popular around the holidays, and maintaining their scented coating will keep them fresh, which means you will not have to replace them as often.
