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How To: Improve your handwriting
Have you been typing at computers for so long that your handwriting has become unreadable? Follow these steps to make your handwriting beautiful again. This Howcast guide demonstrates how to improve your handwriting - just follow the steps!
How to Make amazing book art: folded page art
Grand Illusions is a site for the enquiring mind. This how to video demonstrates how to make Folded Page Art. Your wonderful & charming host represents Grand Illusions, an amazing toy, magic & illusion web shop and gallery.
How To: Make a mini zine
This is a video tutorial for all of you people who don't know how to cut and fold zines, which are short magazines, especially a fanzine, or webzine. It's not brain science here. You basically just print, cut and fold. That's it.
How To: Make a hot dog booklet
Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord teaches you how to make a book from one piece of paper. Inauagural Celebration Book
How To: Make a Word-A-Day journal
I have always loved the idea of faithfully keeping a journal with something written or drawn for each day of the year. In practice it has never worked. I decided that I might have a chance if I only had to write one word a day and that it was important to keep it small and simple so I wouldn't be tempted to start more elaborately and then quit because I couldn't live up to the expectation. I designed a series of small books, one for each month, that go in a box made from a cereal box. Learn h...
How To: Craft a weekly planner with Julie Schneider of Etsy
Julie shows you how to make a weekly planner. You can use your own design or download our pdf template. Make books for great stocking stuffers or gifts. Use an exacto knife to make a book from the print outs.
How To: Remove binding from art books for scanning images
Here is a short video tutorial which demonstrates how to debind books using a hair dryer. You may need to take books apart for detailed scanning projects. However, this is a destructive process which will destroy your book. The hair dryer method is a fairly failsafe method of removing binding from books.
How To: Craft a five stitch journal
Learn how to make books! It's easy to construct your own books to use as journals, scrapbooks, notebooks, or sketch books. This is a five stitch method of bookbinding. You will need two pieces of cardboard, writing paper, and old calendar, embroidery floss, a ruler, scissors, rubber bands, double stick tape, Mod Podge and a craft knife.
How To: Print and bind your own paperback book
Here's how to print, bind and publish your own paperback book. You need a color or B&W printer, a hot-melt glue gun, a clamp, and a thermal binding device. This instructional video will allow you to organize all of your downloaded files into neatly constructed books for an enjoyable reading experience.
How To: Make a hardcover miniature art journal
Watch this bookmaking tutorial to make a fun tiny sized art journal. You will need five sheets of paper, one sheet of card stock, two pieces illustration board of equal size, and a smaller piece for the binding. You will also need some decorative paper, glue, a needle and thread. These miniature journals are small but can hold a lot of information, depending on how you fill their pages.
How To: Make a book out of recycled material
Make your own book out of recycled material. You can use thick cardboard pieces for each page. Find some strong tape to make an outer binding. Tape each page of the book down with masking tape. You can then reenforce it by glueing down strips of brown paper bag. Decorate your book with other recycled items such as stickers, photographs, and plastic bags.
How To: Make a book
Make a book using the five-hole pamphlet stitch. You will need paper, a bone folder, an awl and a needle and thread. Watch this instructional video to make a quick paper book for sketches, notes, illustrated stories, and picture albums.
How To: Make Raven Symone's padded journal
Raven Symone shows us how to make a padded journal using your favorite fabric. You will need a pair of scissors, a composition notebook, a yard of fabric, ribbon, cotton stuffing, and hot glue. If you love to write poetry like Raven Symone, or you want to give a cool gift to your best friend. Make Raven Symone's padded journals for your own own writing, birthday gifts or school projects.
How To: Make a Japanese style stab book
This tutorial shows you how to make a basic Japanese style book. You'll need two different styles of paper, a cutting surface, a ruler, a paper cutter, and a ruler. Watch this video bookbinding tutorial and learn how to make a Japanese stab book.
How To: Publish your own book
Want to see your book in print? Going the route of agents and sending your manuscript off for publication is a long grueling process that may not even pan out. If you're not looking to get famous and you're just looking to get your book in tangible form, take a look at this instructional video and learn how to self publish your own book.
How To: Write the uncial calligraphy alphabet Z
Calligraphy makes an art from out of writing styles. Learn the uncial calligraphy alphabet and how to write using the art of calligraphy from an expert in this free online video series.
How To: Write alphabet letters A-M in calligraphy
Calligraphy is often used to add a unique and artistic look to different forms of text. Learn how to write letters 'A' through 'M' using calligraphy in this free art video from a calligrapher.
How To: Write alphabet letters N-Z in calligraphy
Calligraphy is often used to add a unique and artistic look to different forms of text. Learn how to write letters 'N' through 'Z' using calligraphy in this free art video from a calligrapher.
How To: Use the Bind-it-all paper binder to make notebooks
The Bind-it-all is a handy device to easily make little books or notebooks. It punches paper exactly and gets the ready for coil bindings. Watch this video bookmaking tutorial and learn how to use the bind-it-all paper binder for making notebooks or books.
How To: Make a book using the five-hole pamphlet stitch
Make a book using the five-hole pamphlet stitch with tips from this how-to video on wonderhowto.com. To make your book using the five-hole pamphlet stitch, you will need: paper, a bonefolder, and awl, and a needle and thread (what do you know?!)
How To: Make a homemade teabox
With tips from this video, learn how to make a homemade teabox. Use scrapbooking, dictionary print, and dried violets for the top. This is a great gift for a friend who likes to drink tea.
How To: Make an altered book board
Check out this video to make a--yeah! This is a fun, altered book board that you will be sure to love.
How To: Glue in bookbinding
Learn how to use glue to attach the book board and paper in bookbinding without making the paper wrinkle. Watch this video bookmaking tutorial and learn how to glue paper to book board without damaging and warping the surface.
How To: Bind a book with an insert
Watch to learn how to bind a book using a kit that includes book tape, a book cloth, a book block, a spine liner, and decorative paper.
How To: Use copperplate style script uppercase guidelines
This video clip will cover how to use guide sheets for the 'UPPERCASE' letters in copperplate style calligraphy script.
How To: Script basic calligraphy letters
It is very easy once you practice the lines I am showing you in the first video. After that, keep watching the next videos to learn how to do Capital and Lower-case Letters!
How To: Make art journal pages
Need some inspiration for making pages for your art journal? Milliande shows steps to becoming crafty.
How To: Make a background for your art journal
Watch this video to get an idea on how to make an easy background for your art journal (including how to incorporate water droplets into your design).
How To: Create an art journal
Check out this video to see the steps for making an art journal.
How To: Make a visual journal
Check out this video to learn techniques for making a visual journal using painting and collage. Give it a try your own way!
How To: Make and bind a book
This video provides a clear, step by step approach to making books. By following the detailed instructions, you will learn how to bind books using relatively few tools and little material. Make and bind a book.
How To: Use the oblique pencil in the copperplate style
This video is a basic calligraphy instructional video that shows you how to script in the copperplate style with using an oblique pencil.
How To: Script calligraphy copperplate style letter D
This video is a basic calligraphy instructional video that shows you how to script in the copperplate style of the uppercase letter D.
How To: Script calligraphy copperplate style letters A & M & N
This video is a basic calligraphy instructional video that shows you how to script in the copperplate style of the uppercase letters A, M, and N.
How To: Script calligraphy copperplate style letters I & J
This video is a basic calligraphy instructional video that shows you how to script in the copperplate style of the uppercase letters I and J.
How To: Script calligraphy in copperplate style letters V & W
This video is a basic calligraphy instructional video that shows you how to script in the copperplate style of the uppercase letters V and W.
How To: Script calligraphy copperplate style letters H & K
This video is a basic calligraphy instructional video that shows you how to script in the copperplate style of the uppercase letters H and K.
How To: Script calligraphy copperplate style letters G & L & S
This video is a basic calligraphy instructional video that shows you how to script in the copperplate style of the uppercase G, L, and S.
How To: Script calligraphy in the copperplate style letter C
This video is a basic calligraphy instructional video that shows you how to script in the copperplate style of the uppercase letter C.
How To: Script calligraphy in the copperplate style letter E
This video is a basic calligraphy instructional video that shows you how to script in the copperplate style of the uppercase letter E.