Making of Stocking Flowers

How To : Make 3-D felt flowers

While we have nothing against real flowers, we do find it depressing how after a week or two they begin wilting and looking like death itself. So keep your flowers fresh and everlasting by making faux ones! This video guides you through how to craft adorable 3D flowers made f ...more

How To : Make a silk hydrangea floral centerpiece

The art of floral arrangement is a fun & valuable skill. Dana Plazyk lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Making a hydrangea centerpiece using silk flowers allows you to enjoy the beauty of the garden year round. Mophead hydrangeas in every stage ...more

How To : Design with silk flowers

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. When designing with silk flowers it's best to know the basics. Dana gives you ten excellent tips you should know befo ...more

How To : Fill an outdoor planter with artificial flowers

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Outdoor planters and urns can be a majestic accent to a front door setting. What you put in them could be crucial. Da ...more

How To : Make a windowbox arrangement with silk flowers

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Windowboxes are the perfect accent to dress up windows, fences or deck and porch railings and artificial flowers are ...more

How To : Make a flower wreath crown

Crown yourself in fresh flowers! Work along with host Lisa Bleyaert as she shows you the steps for making this groovy project. All you’ll need are some flowers, wire, wire cutters, scissors, and tape to start the fun! Watch this video activity tutorial and learn how to make a ...more

How To : Make a silk flower pomander ball

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. See how to make a silk flower pomander ball. Pomander balls make for a very nice decorating accent. Often used for we ...more

How To : Pot a spiral topiary for outdoor or indoor use

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Use these easy steps to pot a spiral topiary for outdoor or indoor use. Spiral topiaries will enhance any landscape a ...more

How To : Make a dish garden arrangement using silk flowers

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Use these easy steps to create a mini-garden you can enjoy in any room in the house. Dana shares her techniques for g ...more

How To : Make a Mother's Day flower basket

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Dana shows you how to arrange a Mothers Day Flower Basket following her simple techniques. This tone-on-tone silk flo ...more

How To : Make a Mother's Day gift basket

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. A Mothers Day Gift Basket is a great place to gather gifts to give mom on her special day. Make this Mothers Day Gift ...more

How To : Make a silk flower door wreath

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Make a front door silk flower wreath that will impress your neighbors! Dana shows you some simple techniques to achie ...more

How To : Make daisy chain flower jewelry

Who needs diamonds or pearls when you can make beautiful jewelry from flowers you find growing right in your own backyard? You will need: a bunch of daisies, roughly 25, including stems, and a lovely spot for making your chain, a plastic knife, and other flowers like pansies ...more

How To : Paint nails with a gold glitter flower design

In this video it is demonstrated that how to Paint nails with a gold glitter flower design. First of all apply red glitter French tip manicure on your nails, now reapply red glitter nail polish on it so that tips get darker. Now take a golden polish and apply it to half way re ...more

How To : Make a flower power ring

You don't need to travel back to the 60's for flower power! All you need is a bouquet of fake flowers and some glitter to create the rad ring in this how-to jewlery-making video! Follow along with the step-by-step instructions in this video activity tutorial and learn how to m ...more

How To : Make felted flowers

This video is basically about how to make felted flowers with Craftside. For making felted flower things we will need are assorted felt, assorted rhinestones (any size), embroidery floss (any color), a needle, some tacky glue and a pair of scissors. First of all cut out the sh ...more

How To : Make a traditional floral centerpiece arrangement

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Centerpieces will add the final touch to any decor. In this three-part series, Dana shows you step-by-step instructio ...more

How To : Make a wedding bouquet

Add a personal touch to your wedding by making your own bouquet. Learn how to choose flowers and arrange them into a professional and beautiful wedding bouquet.

How To : Make a bookmark

This video will teach you to make your very own bookmark. This bookmark is a great gift for Easter or a wonderful stocking stuffer for Christmas. You'll have loads of fun making this adorable bookmark!

How To : Decorate a princess doll cake

Make your little girl a magical princess birthday cake! Learn how to decorate a cake with fondant, flowers, and dolls in this free cake decorating video about making princess cakes. Part 1 of 18 - How to Decorate a princess doll cake. Decorate a princess doll cake - Part 2 of ...more

How To : Make an origami lily/iris flower

Make a paper lily or iris using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own paper flowers from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper lilies and ...more

How To : Draw and color landscape scenery

In this video, we learn how to draw and color landscape scenery. First, draw your starting point, making a horizontal line. After this, draw other reference points on the paper, then start to draw in lines to see where your structures are going to be. After you do this, make t ...more

How To : Make a candle centerpiece using a pick machine

This flower arrangement tutorial shows you how to make a candle centerpiece using a pick machine. A pick machine attaches steel picks to the stems of your silk flowers. This makes arranging your flowers in floral foam much easier. Watch this how to video and you will be making ...more

How To : Make flower embellishments

Embellishments for scrap booking and card making can be very expensive and you get 24 in a package. You can get very cheap plastic flowers in the Dollar Store and if you don't like the color, you can always painted them!

How To : Make & decorate a pastel flower cake

In this video we learn how to make & decorate a pastel flower cake. You can make a lot of things with just one icing tip. First take a round white cake with white icing. Then, use a start tip to draw three flowers onto the cake. Create a green vine to connect all of these flow ...more

How To : Make a European dish garden

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 ...more

How To : Make a door spray floral arrangement

The art of floral arrangement is a fun & valuable skill. Dana Plazyk lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Decorate your door with a beautiful flower spray. Use silk flowers to create an inviting bouquet that will have your guests "ooh" and "ahh."

How To : Make a paper rose from newspaper

In this video we learn how to make a paper rose from newspaper. First, fold a red piece of paper into a small triangle. After this, fold it into quarters on both the right and left side. After this, you will have a slight flower shape. Take a pair of scissors and cut diagonall ...more

How To : Make a blue lamp work bead with Latticino and Frit

One of the coolest beading effects is the kind that suspends various materials - from flowers to Latticinos - in a clear glass case. Swirled or marbeled shapes can also be added for interest, but either way the resulting work is like looking into a prehistoric block of amber a ...more

How To : Make a 3d pop up card

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a 3D flower pop up card. The materials required for this are 5 pieces of paper, scissors and glue. Begin by folding the paper in half 3 times and then fold down the sides to a triangle. Now fold a bit of the triangle flap up to ...more

HowTo : Eat Berries in the Wilderness

DO NOT eat a berry if you cannot identify it. I decided not to include the obvious blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, but this guide will assist you in identifying which wild berries are, in fact, poisonous. The best way to stay safe when looking for berries is keepin ...more

How To : Crafter supersized red paper flowers for Christmas

If you need to decorate your house fast for the holidays, then supersized decor is the way to go. Yeah, you could buy those tacky big Christmas ornament balls fastened with big red ribbons at the store, but if you're looking for elegant Christmas decor then making it is the wa ...more

How To : Make a paper flower using napkins

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a paper flower using napkins. First, roll the paper over to one side and then start to roll it up with the other side as well. As you do this, the napkin will start to roll into the shape of a rose. When finished, you will pull out the ed ...more

How To : Do the Brayer technique for scrapbooking

Anyone interested in scrapbooking can learn how to do the Brayer technique with ink refills for cards with this video tutorial. You will need a piece of glossy cardstock as well as stamps. Make sure to keep your fingers off the paper to avoid smudging. You will need the dandel ...more

How To : Design an elegant iris arrangement for your home

This video shows step-by-step instructions on making an Iris flower arrangement in about four minutes. The flower arranger uses a simple, tall vase and places the flowers in individually. He also includes bamboo, which he cuts to different sizes, and long pieces of grass to ad ...more

How To : Make a flower out of tissue paper for cards

Lay several layers of tissue paper on top of each other. At least 10 You can use different colors to make a colorful flower or one color to make a flower that is one color. Multiple color flowers are great for 4th of July celebrations (red, white and blue). And single color fl ...more

How To : Make marbled greeting cards

This video is about making a marble greeting card. The materials required for making them are marabu marble starter kit which consists of six marble paints,a marabu konturf paste, a polyester ball, a bowl, kebab sticks, a pencil, a cutting knife, a glue, sweat pieces of card, ...more

How To : Make an origami buckyball flower

Feeling ambitious? With this guide, you'll learn how to make 3D buckyballs with origami, the traditional art of Japanese paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own colorful paper gift ...more

How To : Make a hand-tied bouquet of flowers

A hand-tied bouquet could really show you care. It's one for the prettiest ways to give a beautiful bouquet of flowers to your loved one. Hand tie the with ribbons for the perfect touch. Watch this video for the know-how on making hand-tied bouquets, perfect for any bride or a ...more

How To : Make origami tissue foil paper

More advanced origami projects call for more advanced papers. In this tutorial, you'll acquire the art of paper making. Specifically, you'll learn how to make your own origami tissue foil paper, which has a much stronger hold than normal origami paper. Tissue foil origami pap ...more

How To : Make a spring arrangement using silk flowers

The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Looking for a splash of color? You'll see how to make a spring floral using daffodils, irises, tulips and a budding clover bush--all nicel ...more

How To : Make duct tape flowers

Feel and see just what duct tape is capable of! You can practically do anything with duct tape! This folding video tutorial will show you how to make duct tape flowers. To make this duct tape flower, you'll need some duct tape, scissors, and some folding capabilities. This is ...more

How To : Make a small grapevine wreath arrangement

Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to make a small grapevine wreath arrangement using silk flowers with this tutorial. This is a great wreath for anywhere in the house or you can give it as a gift. Watch this how to video and you will be making this grapevine wreath in no time.

How To : Make a pom-pom bunny

Jennifer Murphy shares her technique for making pom-pom bunnies. Materials needed are yarn, waxed thread scissors, feltfelt glue (such as Beacon's), hemostat, tiny black beads, pink embroidery floss, needle, heavy thread, chenille stem, paper cupcake liners pinking sheers, rib ...more

News : Birds as the Ultimate DIY Architects

The widely used expression "free as a bird" intimates an enviable existence: delicate, yet mighty wings transporting to destinations no human could so breezily venture. But despite their fanciful, superhero ability, in truth, the avian race leads one of the most difficult exis ...more

News : Beautifying London One Pothole at a Time

Guerilla gardener Steve Wheen has a simple solution for urban beautification: grow mini-gardens in potholes all over the city, simultaneously transforming ugly roads AND warning motorists and cyclists of potentially dangerous potholes. Metro reports: "‘I’m a mad keen gardene ...more

How To : Make a flower loop bow to decorate gifts

Leah for May Arts Ribbon shows how to make a flower loop bow. The following items are needed for it: Needle and thread, scissors, May Art Ribbons and a ruler. Buttons or flowers may also be needed to put on top of your bow as per your selection. The bow which Leah is making h ...more

How To : Make simple fabric flowers with Kara Janx

1. Draw a flower template on paper. 2. Cut out the template (it's like making a paper doll). 3. Lay on long the precut fabric, about 10 folds worth. 4. Accordion fold it so each fold is the same size as the template. 5. Pin the fabric and the template together all the way thro ...more

How To : Make an origami lotus flower

Looking to add a specimen to your paper garden? Make a 3D paper lotus flower using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own lotus blossoms from folded paper. For more info ...more

How To : Make artificial flowers

In this how-to video series, learn how to make artificial flowers out of tissue paper from artist Neha Ahuja. Neha will demonstrate all the steps for making artificial flowers including how to combine tissue paper to make artificial flowers, how to fold the tissue paper, how t ...more

How To : Fold an origami Arum lily

Grow your paper garden with this crafty how-to. This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make a paper Arum lily using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own paper bul ...more

How To : Buy duct tape suitable for art projects

Ducttapestuff presents colored duct tape that he uses in making a variety of objects like wallets, book bags and flowers. He strongly recommends duct tape made by "Duck", which is the only kind of tape he uses and he considers it the best. He shows all the tape he has (some of ...more

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