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How To: Create scary Halloween party decor
Hosting a Halloween party and looking for some inspiration? ThreadBanger's Decor It Yourself is here to help with a few spooky ideas that can be thrown together at home and for cheap! Projects include eerie terrariums, adding red to the eyes in your portrait wall art, and bloody-ing up your shower curtain like a scene out of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
How To: Make two types of winter decorative wreaths
Make your holidays DIY and save yourself some money. Follow this video to learn how to make two types of holiday wreaths. Learn from Meg as she shows us how to make a mossy Christmas wreath, held together by little mushrooms for a personal touch. She also gives us some great tips on making a cinnamon stick covered wreath. Perk up the kitchen with the spicy aroma of cinnamon for the holidays.
How To: Package your homemade baked goods
So you've made a lot of beautiful cookies, bars and brownies to give out as presents but don't have that much pretty packaging. Don't worry; Anne shows you how you can use things you have lying around the house to make some gorgeous presentations. Save yourself not only stress, but also some of your hard-earned cash as well.
How To: Set up a hayride
Take a break from the city and treat your friends and family to some good old-fashioned fun. You Will Need
How To: Make a fog machine with a household iron
Liven up your parties by making your own fog machine, using items that you can find around the house.
How To: Turn your backyard into a beer garden
Why have a plain old barbecue when you can host an Oktoberfest? Make it authentic with these tips. You Will Need
How To: Make a diaper "cake"
No baby shower is complete without a diaper cake, a gift that can also serve as a beautiful centerpiece. Here's how to make yours extra memorable.
How To: Make a Thanksgiving cornucopia
Latin for "horn of plenty," a cornucopia makes a colorful centerpiece for holiday meals. You Will Need
How To: Throw a champagne brunch
It’s time to celebrate! What better way than with a bubbly brunch? You Will Need
How To: Make a corsage
Why justify the cost of buying a corsage from your local florist? Make an affordable corsage yourself that reflects your personal style.
How To: Make a $10 wedding dress from t-shirts w/Threadbanger
Weddings, and wedding dress especially, can be very expensive. This how-to sewing video shows how to customize and personalize an affordable option. This week, Rob and Corinne answer a viewer question and show us how-to make a $10 wedding dress out of tee-shirts.
How To: Decorate a wedding with Threadbanger
In honor of DIY Wedding month, Meg shows us some awesome wedding lighting solutions and nice personal touches to make your day extra special. This how-to decorating video will show you ways to plan a beautiful, personalized wedding.
How To: Make a piñata with household materials
Need a pinata for Cinco De Mayo or special occasion? This week Meg of Decor It Yourself shows you how with some simple house hold materials. Piñatas are a fun Mexican tradition, and are as easy to make as any paper mache project. Check out this how-to video to get ready for your next fiesta!
How To: Make Bunny Ears for the holidays with ThreadBanger
This video sewing lesson will help your prep a pair of festive rabbit ears. Spring time is upon us so this week Rob and Corinne answer a viewer request and show us how-to make a fricken adorable pair of bunny ears!
How To: Create a stylish table setting for a wedding
Learn how to create your own wedding table setting for your big day on Para ti Novia - the only Latina website dedicated to helping you plan the wedding of your dreams no matter what your budget.
How To: Make a DIY guitar cut-out for a party centerpiece
A-BnC Parties and More, Inc. demonstrates how to construct a do-it-yourself music guitar cut out for your musical theme party centerpieces. The guitar is accented with guitar strings made from black yard, heavy black card stock and clear push pins. Judy shows how to take a plain white polystyrene guitar cut out, paint and add these lovely accents. She puts it on another budget Just Add Sand centerpiece base and accents with two pieces of onion grass. Add balloons, a table name and table place...
How To: Make a budget music note centerpiece
Judy of A-BnC Parties and More, Inc. shows you how to make an economical do it yourself music note centerpiece. Three music notes are attached to wooden dowels which are added to a budget Just Add Sand centerpiece base. The centerpiece is accented with two pieces of onion grass. Add balloons, a table name and table place cards for an economical musical themed music note centerpiece for your Bat Mitzvah, Bar Mitzvah, wedding, special event or party!
How To: Organize a family reunion
Create lasting memories by organizing a well-planned family reunion. This video will show you how to organize a family reunion.
How To: Attend a wedding alone
Learn how to attend a wedding alone. Not having a date for a wedding can be a good thing, if you know how to work it.
How To: Crash a wedding
Learn how to crash a wedding. If you have a free Saturday, we have a way for you to score free food, free cocktails, free dancing—and maybe even a hook-up.
How To: Be a good host
Learn how to be a good host. Party-planning can be tricky, but you don't have to be Martha Stewart to be a good host.
How To: Use decorative paper napkins to make tile coasters
Check out this DIY video tutorial from Curbly, the best place to share pictures of your home, find design ideas, and get expert home-improvement advice.
How To: Officiate at your friend’s wedding
Your friends want you to marry them! Before you can officiate their big day, you'll need to jump through some legal hoops. Learn how to officiate at a wedding.
How To: Make a haunted house
Ditch those namby-pamby clichés like skeleton decals and peeled-grape eyeballs. This year, give your guests a real scare.
How To: Avoid doing the Thanksgiving dishes
Are you the one scraping sticky marshmallowed yams and congealed gravy off the dishes every Thanksgiving? Shame someone else into doing it this year. Avoid doing the Thanksgiving dishes.
How To: Fold napkins into envelope shapes
Fashioning a napkin into a tidy envelope shape is one of the easiest ways to make each table setting look first class. Learn the art of napkin folding, perfect for entertaining guests!
How To: Fold napkins into pyramid shapes
Turn your dining room table into the eighth wonder of the world by shaping your napkins into pyramids. Learn the art of napkin folding, perfect for entertaining guests!
How To: Fold napkins into silverware pouches
Embrace your inner Martha Stewart - and impress friends with your stylish panache at your next dinner party - by folding your napkins into a silverware pouch. Not only is it an easy and beautiful way to present your silverware, but it is also a nice way to avoid having to place silverware all perfectly on the table.
How To: Fold napkins the French way
Set a table that’s tres chic by folding your napkins French style. Learn the art of napkin folding, perfect for entertaining guests!
How To: Fold napkins into Fleur-de-Lis shapes
Give your dining room table an elegant touch by folding napkins like fleur-de-lis. Learn the art of napkin folding, perfect for entertaining guests!
How To: Set the dinner table for guests
No time? No problem! Setting an impressive dinner table for guests can be faster and easier than you think! Entertaining expert Sebastien Centner shows you how. This is critical for hosting dinner parties in style.
How To: Set up a dinner buffet
Buffet's are the easiest way to feed a crowd or host an informal party. Make it divine. Setting the buffet takes special skill and attention.
How To: Seat dinner guests
The intricate machinations behind a successful dinner party. This is the guide to seating a dinner party of guests. This etiquette video will make you the ultimate host or hostess. Follow Chow's lead to fine party throwing.
How To: Light a sky lantern
This tutorial video shows you the process of lighting and launching sky lanterns. These are common in Asia during holiday celebrations. Lighting them is a simple but delicate process.
How To: Make wine glass charms
Tired of hearing, "Is that my glass?" at gatherings? End the confusion by creating simple charms that will help everyone hang on to their own drink. Check out this Howcast video tutorial on how to make wine glass charms.
How To: Make an advent wreath
There’s no reason to pay big bucks for an Advent wreath when making one yourself is cheap and easy. You Will Need
How To: Throw a March Madness party
March Madness—the period when college basketball teams compete for the championship—is a perfect time to throw a party. Learn how to throw the best March Madness party around with tips from Howcast.
How To: Throw a DIY birthday party with Threadbanger
To start the year off right, Meg shows us how to keep all of our friend's and family's birthdays in one neat place. Plus, the crucial elements needed to throw a killer DIY b-day bash!
How To: Wrap gifts with the furoshiki eco-friendly method
Join Molly de Vries and pick up some new holiday tricks with a green conscience. She shows us how to make a festive fabric garland from attractive scraps, then shows a furoshiki fabric gift wrapping technique. Molly is a sustainable textiles maven and creator of Ambatalia "The Fabric Society." Learn how to wrap gifts the furoshiki method.
How To: Make a chicken out of a napkin
This video tutorial shows you step by step how to fold a cloth napkin into a chicken. No, it's not a live chicken, it looks like one you would buy at the grocery store. Just grab your napkin and follow along to impress your friends at the dinner table.