Old Fashioned

This tutorial is helpful for those who enjoy the old fashioned way of sending mail. The video focuses on making your own envelopes using a variety of different papers including wallpaper, regular paper, and even designer paper. You'll also find out how to make pre-made envelop ...more

Beef stew is a classic family favorite. It's a crowd pleaser and a good standby for dinner in a pinch. In this tutorial learn how to make a traditional beef stew with a spicy Spanish twist. This recipe is delicious and new and is sure to please your family just like the old fa ...more

Check out this How2Heroes video tutorial to learn how to make country style potato salad. This old-fashioned rustic potato salad recipe is easy to make and the ingredients are just as easy to find - potatoes, red peppers, chopped dill pickles, eggs and good ole mayo. Savor it ...more

Want to learn how to frontflip? Well, you've come to the right place. This video tutorial will show you how to accurately perform a frontflip for any of your needs: gymnastics, parkour, freerunning, or just plain old fashioned fun. It's easy to front flip, it just takes practi ...more

Add an old-fashioned touch to this year’s Christmas tree by decorating it with popcorn-and-cranberry garlands. You will need: popcorn a tapestry needle heavy-duty sewing thread, waxing dental floss, or fishing wire fresh cranberries air-popper drop cloths narrow-gauge floral ...more

What makes a milkshake Jamaican? Why don't "ja-make" one and find out? You will need: 1. cup ice a blender 2 bourbon 1 1/2 Jamaican rum (dark) 1 1/2 milk or cream and an old fashioned glass A Jamaican milkshake is a delicious shake with a twist of alcohol. Make one for your ...more

Compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFLs, use about 75% less energy, give off 90% less heat, and last up to ten times longer than old-fashioned incandescents. Changing over is as easy as… well, screwing in a light bulb. This eco-friendly tip will save you some money & save ele ...more

Watch this instructional cosmetics video to create a retro 1960's makeup look for dark skin. You will need some good old fashioned liquid eyeliner and silver eye shadow. Don't forget long false eyelashes. This 1960's go-go look is absolutely authentic and fabulous look for Afr ...more

This is a rum version of an old-fashioned cocktail. The treacle is mostly a drink for drink-makers (bartenders). You will neeed a sugar cube, Angostura bitters, orange bitters, dark rum, a single ice cube, apple juice, cinnamon, lemon, and then ice to serve. Watch this video m ...more

There are tons of products on the market designed to help you achieve that pouty lips. But there is a cheaper, old fashioned way to get that sexy lip look. In this makeup how to video brought to you by ELLEgirl, learn how to get fuller, pout-ier lips just using lip liner and c ...more

Bath County's Edith Bradley convinces Farmer to save room for dessert with her fabulous fried apple pie. Made the old-fashioned way, it's a sweet ending to a wild game meal. Watch this how to video to learn how to make a delicious cinnamon and dried apple pie dessert.

Don Lee of PDT may use maple syrup to make his old-fashioned, but we couldn't get past the bacon-infused bourbon that is the base of the drink. Bacon? Bourbon? We're in. Watch Lee prepare the drink himself in this video.

It's a fact of life: sometimes a masseuse needs a massage, a barber needs a haircut, and a cleaning device—like your household iron—needs a good old-fashioned cleaning.

This game may seem old-fashioned, but it's just as challenging as a video game—and your grandparents will actually know how to play it!

Put up an A-Frame tent. A detailed step-by-step guide showing you how to put up an old-fashioned A-frame tent. Watch this video and you'll never have trouble camping again! Put up an A-Frame tent. Click through to watch this video on videojug.com

Chef Jim Dodge demonstrates how to make harvest apple pie; A beautiful, old-fashioned apple pie - the techniques shown can also be used to make other pies, from cherry, rhubarb, or apple to steak or kidney. In part one, he demonstrates how to make the dough and peel the apples ...more

If you have ever felt that Mickey Mouse was too old-fashioned and needed a little bit of modern, street-inspired flavor, than this video is a must-watch for you. In it, a talented graffiti artist starts with a pencil drawing of Mickey and demonstrates how to elaborate it in pe ...more

Jilted by a would-be lover? Try a good old-fashioned hex and change his mind. Learn how to cast a love spell with this Howcast video. You will need a pink candle and a vase of pink flowers, like roses or gardenias.

This recipe shows you a basic Old Fashioned cocktail, using 2 ounces rye or bourbon whiskey, one sugar cube and a dash of Angostura bitters. And then you're shown a modern update, calling for: 2 ounces whiskey, one sugar cube, 3 wedges of orange, Angostura bitters and 1/2 ounc ...more

Curling your hair without either a curling iron or a flat iron? It sounds preposterous, but it can be done - and to great effect - after you watch this video. Sure, curling irons are great and quick ways to add bounce and volume to your locks, but they eat up electricity and d ...more

These days, pennies are useless when it comes to buying things, and that's why Canada doesn't even have any anymore. But, there are a lot of cool things you can do with those worthless pennies, and what's better than a good old-fashioned prank? If you live in a college dorm, ...more

If you're the old fashioned type who still writes in her journal every night, then you probably go through journals faster than most people go through their favorite blogs at night. But buying journals in bulk means getting rather dull looking, uniformly brown books that don' ...more

Christmas means decorating trees with store-purchased ornaments and tinsel, decorating stairwells with store-purchased garlands, and decorating the exterior of your house with store-purchased lights. These days everything you need can be puchased pre-made somewhere, and while ...more

You can't get more American than chocolate chip cookies. But to keep your waistline in check and your strokes minimal, substitute a few chocolate chips for oatmeal the next time you bake cookies. Watch this video to learn how to bake oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, a healthy ...more

The spread offense is the newest, most exciting offense to come out of college football. It creates a lot of exciting big plays and confounds more old-fashioned defensive formations and coaching. This video explains some of the basic formations and techniques of the spread off ...more

HOW TO OPERATE ON YOUR MATES! Vive Cool City brings you this fun tutorial video. Warning: Do not try this at home unless you know what you are doing. These Australians are truly reckless dare devils. The problem with doctors is that you often can't be bothered with going to t ...more

Learn how to mix a Top Banana Cocktail with this bartending instructional video! Ingredients: * 1 oz Creme de Banane * 1 oz Vodka * Juice of 1/2 Orange Instructions: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice cubes, and serve. An easy drink ...more

With all these elements in place, you're well on your way to a great song. Garageband makes it easy. But just like you wanted a clever intro, you'll want to come up with a way to end your song. An ending can provide resolution and let your audience know the song is coming to a ...more

Who wants to play Risk the old fashioned way? No, I don't mean with armies and such, but the board game. Well, what if you wanted to play it on your wall? Then make a big game and build your own pieces, and see how to do it here. Watch the first video for making the board, the ...more

A fast-paced, high-strategy baseball game two people can play anywhere, any time, whether your hanging out in Folsom Prison or camping in the Great North Woods. It might seemed old fashioned when Playstation, Wii and Xbox dominate the game world, but this is a game you can pla ...more

You either hate carrots or you love them. To some, they're super crisp and taste better than chips, while to others they're strictly rabbit food. Whether you love them or hate them, we can guarantee you'll eat up these carrot cupcakes covered with sweet cream cheese frosting. ...more

Hot buttered rum gives your taste buds that perfect jolt of warmth and spiciness that's great for warming up your spirits after a cold trek outdoors. Buttered rum is a great alternative to your usual martinis and cosmos at a cocktail party, and it's super festive, too. Take a ...more

Want to make an old-fashioned dirty martini like a champion bartender? This clip will show you how it's done. With the proper technique, mixing the perfect drink can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video bartenders' guide can present an overview of the process in abo ...more

Making a rifle from scratch can be a fun and challenging experience for gun lovers. Building old fashioned weapons using wood and other metal pieces can give the creator something that may resemble a piece of history. So in this tutorial, you'll be finding out how to install ...more

Blogs are a great way to both jot down your thoughts and share them with the rest of the world to build a community based on common interests, but we yearn for the days of good old journal writing on real, actual paper. Whether it's the smell of newly pressed pages, the beaut ...more

In the digital age, old fashioned film processing and developing may seem outmoded and obsolete. However, for professional and aspiring professional photographer who want o make classic-looking prints, this is far from the case. This three-part video describes how to do tray p ...more

One of the most beautiful makeup looks is the Indian wedding style. This look is versatile and can work for women of many cultures. In this tutorial, learn how to update the more old fashioned traditional Indian makeup look and give it a contemporary spin. The look is not too ...more

The shape stamp tool in Photoshop is similar to using old fashioned clip art. Shapes are extremely easy to access and you will get the hang of them quickly. These shapes can be used to enhance your existing photos or to create graphics like banners and icons. In this tutorial, ...more

Looking for a fun activity for your kids birthday party? In this tutorial, learn how to origami a paper hat with your kids. The benefit of using these hats is two fold! Not only do they make great party favors, they also provide an arts and crafts project to keep the kids ente ...more

Liz Barbour shows you how to make apple and sweet potato crisp. Follow these steps to make a delicious apple and sweet potato crisp: Chop up some apples and sweet potatoes and add place them in a baking dish. You can also top with fresh cranberries if you want to. For the topp ...more

Learn to say three romantic phrases in Polish, such as "I love you", "You love me", and "We love each other". When it comes to learning key phrases in different languages, nothing beats good old fashioned repetition. Speak the phrases one at a time, one after the other. Then r ...more

This video shows you a delicious recipe and how to make quick and easy brownies, with an Australian twist. This is an old fashioned favorite, perfect for a school bake sale, or just something sweet to impress the family. Also a great way to bound with the family by getting the ...more

This lesson is the second of a series exploring alternative process photography. In this lesson, learn how to create a Cyanotype using a digital negative. Step by step instructions are included with samples and illustrations. Follow along with this photo lesson and learn how t ...more

Money origami (or dollar bill) origami is cheap, fun, simple, and cute. It only takes a dollar bill with some folding paper skills to make some really cool stuff. Spend that spare dollar in your pocket on some good old fashioned creativity -- you will end up with a cool puffy ...more

A good video can turn a mediocre song into a smash hit, while a bad video. Well, that's just embarrassing. While MTV doesn't really play music anymore, the internet is flooded with good old fashioned music videos. This how-to video will offer some tips for making yours stand o ...more

Learn how to mix a Bourbon Daisy cocktail from a hot girl in this instructional bartending video! Yee-haw! Ingredients: * 2 oz Bourbon * 1 oz Lemon juice * 1/2 tsp Grenadine * 1/2 tsp superfine Sugar * 1 Orange slice * 1 Maraschino cherry Instructions: In a shaker half-fill ...more

The origin of this classic sandwich is uncertain but legend has it that it comes from the 1930's Conti's Grocery out of Patterson, N.J.. The sandwich got it's name "Submarine" from the Groton Navy Submarine Base in Connecticut. During World War 2, this huge sandwich was fed to ...more

Check out this video to learn how to draw bodies and torsos either digitally or the old fashioned way. I start with the spine and head and ribs and pelvis, then make the arms and legs and do it all very roughly. Then I make a body out of that. On paper I let it stay really rou ...more

This holiday season, don't go the old-fashioned route when decorating for Christmas, stay in the present. To see how to joyfully adorn in the present, and no I did not say "presents," just check out this video on how to decorate a Christmas tree in a contemporary style. Timot ...more

Most smoothies stick to the fruit, but what if you included some good old fashioned oats? It no longer is just a smoothie, it's a complete meal! Check out this video recipe for the full details of the oatmeal fruit smoothie. Oatmeal is a versatile grain as shown by food coach ...more