How to Make Face Paint

Kids and adults alike love face painting, whether it’s for a special occasion (like Halloween or a birthday) or just for fun. Ready-made face paint can be easily bought at craft stores or costume stores, but if you can’t find any, you can [...]

How to Paint Pottery

Painting ceramics is a nice hobby that can be done by everyone, even little kids. If you want to try a new hobby, here are some simple ways to paint pottery.
Things You’ll Need:

Pottery piece
Acrylic paint
Paintbrushes
Newspapers
Cloth

Steps:

Choose a piece that you want to paint. Arts [...]

How to Paint Linoleum

Replacing floors can be really expensive. Repainting them is one way of giving your floors a new look. Here are some easy steps you can follow to paint linoleum floors.
Things You’ll Need:

Mop
Sand paper
Primer
Rags
Oil- based paints
Paint rollers
Paint brushes
Polyurethane
Stencils

Steps:

Clean the floor. Wash off dirt and [...]

How to Stipple

Painting can take many forms. One technique you can use to create an artistic piece is stippling. This method uses small dots to create an outline of your drawing. Pouncing and Piercing are 2 types of this technique.  Here are some easy steps [...]

How to Oil Paint

Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Vincent Van Gogh, Francisco Goya, and many other legendary painters have used oil paints to paint their famous works of art.  Masterpieces of oil on canvas are hung in many museums and private art collections all over the world.  [...]

How to Build a Cornice

To make a window look more elegant, you can install a lovely cornice. These fixtures might seem hard to assemble by yourself, but if you know basic carpentry skills, you can accomplish these in no time flat. Here’s a simple way on building [...]

How to Glaze a Window

If you live in an old house, chances are you have wooden-framed windows with glazing in their windowpanes. Overtime, the glazing becomes old, lowering insulation efficiency and making the frame and glass prone to breakage. If you’re not ready to buy and replace [...]

How to Clean a Paint Brush

Whether you’re an avid painter or a do-it-yourself guy who likes to do paint home improvements, it’s likely that you’ve invested in a few paintbrushes. After several uses, a paintbrush can become completely coated, and if not cleaned properly, the bristles will end [...]

How to Dye Silk

Silk is a lovely fabric, but it will become lovelier if you know how to dye it. Dyeing will give your silk nicer and more vibrant colors of your choice. There are two ways to do this, depending on how big is your [...]

How to Upholster a Headboard

Upholstering your headboard is a great way to transform what once was a drab addition in your bedroom. Here’s how you can do it yourself.
Tools

Upholstery fabric of your choice
Two-inch foam
Handsaw
Tape measure
Portable jigsaw
Sandpaper
1/4″ plywood
Fiberbill batting
Large pieces of paper
Utility knives
Scissors
Staple gun with 1/4″ staples
Paint brushes
Measuring [...]