Arts & Crafts How-To Videos & Articles

Make a playing card gift box

How to make a playing card gift box

Stop using ordinary gift boxes and present your gift with a little flair -- make a playing card gift box. Sure it can't hold heavy objects or large items, but for small gifts it's perfect... especially for ...

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Fold and fly the Boomerang paper airplane

How to fold and fly the Boomerang paper airplane

I've never seen anybody so serious about folding paper airplanes before seeing this video from the "Paper Airplane Guy". Not only does he seem to know everything about folding and flying paper ...

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Make amazing book art: folded page art

How to make amazing book art: folded page art

Simple, yet appears complex. This example of book art was made by an elderly lady in Paris. Your wonderful & charming host represents Grand Illusions, an amazing toy, magic & illusion web shop and ...

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Make origami Japanese tumblers

How to make origami Japanese tumblers

Create a domino effect with these neat Japanese tumblers. The original tumbler (also known as the 'Ta Rum Te Tum Tum') was invented by the Japanese origamist Seiro Tagekawa. Your wonderful & charming host ...

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Make a 3D origami Hello Kitty

How to make a 3D origami Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty is beloved the world over for her innocence and simplicity. This 3D origami Hello Kitty will impress just about anyone.

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How to fold an origami crane with the DaVinci robot

Fold an origami crane with the DaVinci robot

Learn how to origami a crane with this demonstration by a Japanese surgeon. Watch as he makes origami with the DaVinci robot, a surgical ...more

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How to fold and fly the Boomerang paper airplane

Fold and fly the Boomerang paper airplane

Learn to fly... paper airplanes. In this video tutorial, John Collins, The Paper Airplane Guy, shows you how to fold and fly the Boomerang ...more

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How to fold and fly the Tumbling Wing paper airplane

Fold and fly the Tumbling Wing paper airplane

Learn to fly... paper airplanes. In this video tutorial, John Collins ...more

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How to fold and throw the SCS Nakamura Lock paper airplane

Fold and throw the SCS Nakamura Lock paper airplane

Learn to fly... paper airplanes. In this video tutorial, John Collins ...more

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Curated 2 months ago by rmansur | Comments 1
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How to make a Yamaha papercraft motorcycle YZR-M1

Make a Yamaha papercraft motorcycle YZR-M1

Learn how to make your very own Japanese Yamaha paper craft motorcycle YZR-M1! These easy-to-follow instructional paper craft video clips ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 5
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How to build a realistic M16A2 paper gun

Build a realistic M16A2 paper gun

This thorough tutorial video series demonstrates how to make a beautiful, realistic paper M16A2 gun. This tutorial is broken up into 8 ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 39
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How to build origami modules for 3D origami

Build origami modules for 3D origami

This video demonstrates how to make 3D Origami. If you want to make some 3D origami animals, you need this video as first step. You will ...more

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Curated 9 months ago by rmansur | Comments 1
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How to coil wire by hand for jewelry making

Coil wire by hand for jewelry making

Join Lisa Niven Kelly of beaducation as she gives you a quick overview on coiling wire by hand. Learn tips and tricks to get perfect coils ...more

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How to cover your chipboard with paper

Cover your chipboard with paper

Learn how to cover chipboard with paper from this scrap booking afficionado!

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How to create a M200 paper gun sniper rifle

Create a M200 paper gun sniper rifle

Make a paper gun! With this video tutorial series, you'll see how to create a M200 paper gun sniper rifle. Based off the CheyTac ...more

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How to do lattice work

Do lattice work

Lattice work is used as filling or for backgrounds. Worked on a plain ground (with only the fabric behind the lattice stitches) it can be ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to do left handed purl stitches for knitting

Do left handed purl stitches for knitting

Ever wonder how to master the art of left handed purl stitches for knitting? Well, wonder no more with this knitting demonstration video ...more

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How to do the Bokhara couching stitch

Do the Bokhara couching stitch

Bokhara couching is a filling technique used in surface embroidery. Unlike regular couching, Bokhara couching uses only one thread, which ...more

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How to do the colonial knot

Do the colonial knot

The colonial knot is used in hand embroidery in the same applications as the French knot. Here's a video tutorial to help you get the hang ...more

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How to do the couching stitch

Do the couching stitch

Couching is another easy embroidery stitch in hand embroidery, and a great way to create decorative line stitches that scroll and twirl ...more

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How to do the cretan stitch

Do the cretan stitch

The cretan stitch is used in hand embroidery to create bands, to fill (any shape - leaves, for example), and it can be worked closed or open ...more

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How to do the daisy stitch

Do the daisy stitch

The detached chain stitch, also known as the "lazy daisy" or just "daisy" stitch, is a pretty popular embroidery stitch. It's perfect, of ...more

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How to do the feather stitch

Do the feather stitch

The feather stitch is an easy stitch for hand embroidery. It's worked vertically, from top to bottom in a kind of back-and-forth ...more

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How to do the fern stitch

Do the fern stitch

The fern stitch is a simple stitch that can be used in a number of hand embroidery applications: as a decorative border, as greenery in ...more

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How to do the fishbone stitch

Do the fishbone stitch

As you'll see in this video tutorial, the fishbone stitch is an easy embroidery stitch to use for filling in leaves (and other shapes, too ...more

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Arts & Crafts (5149 How-Tos)

4 Years in the Making: Insane Papercraft City

Tokyo art student, Wataru Itou, spent four long years crafting his meticulous paper city, entitled "A Castle On the Ocean".  The miniature papercraft city was constructed with ...

Jetman Flys Over Atlantic with DIY Wings - Plummets!

Yves Rossy, AKA Jetman, attempted to fly across the Atantic from Morocco to Spain yesterday. His homemade, jet powered wings "span 8 feet and are powered by four kerosene-fueled jet engines ...

Avoid Turkey-Frying-Fire Disaster this Thanksgiving

Thinking of deep frying a turkey this Thanksgiving? Careful. Or this might happen: Luckily, Alton Brown (of Food Network) offers a thorough step-by-step on how to fry that bird. Hackaday has also ...

Turbo Turkey - Cook the Damn Bird Above the Camshaft

So, I suppose we're going both redneck and Thanksgiving turkey twice today (Redneck Slingshot Chick + Extreme Thanksgiving Recipes). Something about home for the holidays inspires... and this is ...

Deeply Trusting Female Volunteers Bod to Redneck Science: First Human Slingshot

Well, maybe these folks aren't redneck. That is a pretty nice house, and that slingshot doesn't look too jery rigged. But the idea of a human slingshot is certainly redneck (and lotsa fun). Previously ...

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