Tutorial Tuesday

How to Cut Bangs

September 14, 2010

In this video you will see how I cut little girls’ bangs. All you need to do this is: a good pair of hair cutting scissors a comb damp hair Silly Bandz (optional) This post is linked at Works For Me Wednesday.

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How to Make Chocolate Covered Mint Leaves

July 13, 2010

 Making chocolate covered mint leaves is super easy!  We have had mint growing in our flower beds in our last two homes. I love having it near the door so I can smell the fresh fragrance whenever I come and go. Another thing I love about the mint leaves is how easy it is to [...]

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Herringbone Braid How To

July 6, 2010

I do hope you’ll excuse the heavy breathing on this video. My mouth was approximately 1.2 millimeters from the camera because I had it set up on a tripod and the only way I could keep my own noggin out of the frame was to put the camera between me and the victim. The patient. [...]

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How to French Braid Hair

June 29, 2010

Before I show you how to French braid hair, I would like to tell you why this lady is my new pretend best friend. Do you remember the discussion in my Blog Frog community a while back about helping children pronounce the /r/ sound correctly?  We have a particular interest in this issue here at Smockity [...]

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How to Make Jumbo Crayons

June 22, 2010

Since it is the traditional school year is over and the crayons no longer look all pointy and shiny and new like this but look like, you know, all broken and dull, I thought it would be the perfect time to make a video tutorial about how to make jumbo crayons out of broken crayon pieces.  Except [...]

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Homemade Play-Doh Tutorial

June 15, 2010

I would like to show you today how to make homemade Play-Doh in 3 minutes with 3 common kitchen ingredients. My friend, Jamie, (Hi, Jamie!) gave me the idea for this week’s tutorial when she was telling me about her first attempt at making homemade Play-Doh. My children love this stuff and played with it [...]

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The Purl Stitch Video

June 8, 2010

Today’s video tutorial is the purl stitch. When knitting, the knit stitch and the purl stitch are the two basic stitches you will need to know. If you would like to study the purl stitch in still drawings, here are some great Learn to Purl diagrams. I like to use this little rhyme when showing the purl stitch [...]

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The Knit Stitch Video Tutorial

June 1, 2010

  There are 2 basic stitches in knitting: the knit stitch and the purl stitch. Today, I would like to show you the knit stitch. While you are watching the video, here are some things to remember: Keeping your index finger on the stitches closest to the ends of the needles, like I do, will [...]

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How To Cast On Knitting Stitches

May 25, 2010

Learning how to cast on knitting stitches is the first step in beginning to knit. I’ve done a video tutorial showing you how to cast on. You can stop and start the video to study the steps involved. Also, look at these great diagrams for learning to cast on knitting stitches. Now, it is your turn. If you [...]

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Get Your Tutorials Ready!

May 23, 2010

This photo has nothing to do with the post, but ISN’T SHE ADORABLE?! Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 25th, at 8:00am CST I will be posting the very first Tutorial Tuesday link up!  Are you ready with your tutorial? To participate in the link up, post a tutorial about anything you think others would want to know [...]

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