Tutorial - Refashion a Mousepad with Embroidery

Make with patterns and colors to match any style

Tutorial at Plaster & Disaster Blog

"DIY can get in your head. When you like to make and fix your own things, you can end up with the idea that you really should just DIY everything. With limited time, that leads to stuff not getting done, and small problems just sitting around and festering.  Like my mouse pad: Yes, that is the mouse pad that I have been using. I got it for free (from the Massachusetts Dairy Farmers, if you can believe it) like seven years ago as a temporary measure, figuring I’d either make myself a nicer one or buy something special. Obviously that never happened, and it just got more decrepit".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Custom Facebook Tabs

Personalize to match your blog's design

Tutorial at Curly Made Blog

"Recently I decided to give a bit more of attention to my Facebook page and sharing other blogs brilliant ideas on a daily basis as well as updates on new posts. With this care I decided to add some apps linking my social media and after installing, the thumbnails did not match each other at all, so I did some googling and discovered how easy it actually is to personalize, all you need is a photo editing software, internet and 10 minutes of your time".... Read more

Tutorial - Tips for a Better Blog

Tips are written with crafters in mind

Tutorial at Cards, Crafts, Kids Projects

"I know we crafters would rather spend time crafting than bother about the technical aspects of blogging; but I am sure there is not a single blogger out there who doesn’t love their blogs and wouldn’t like to spruce it up a bit.I have been blogging since 2010 and have read up, as well as experimented quite a bit about the technical side of blogging".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Picture Vintage Style

Use a photo editing program to turn an ordinary photo into a vintage style picture

Tutorial at Literary Spring Designs

"If you take photos with your smartphone camera there are apps that can create a vintage style, but there are few customization options and picture size is relatively small. The method shown can be used with photo editing programs that include blend layers. The method works regardless for any size, but the texture should be the same size or larger than the design photo".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Quilted Laptop Sleeve

Lightweight, no bulk flap, professional finish

Tutorial at Pieced Brain Blog

"My laptop has a brand new 'house'! I made this sleeve knowing I will be traveling soon. Sure, I could have bought one but... could I have found one with such cool pattern? The 13-inch laptop fits in easily. Then, I can put it in my carry-on bag without worrying it will be damaged.  I made a tutorial for you. It comes together so quickly that you may be tempted to make a few to give to family and friends as gifts. Let them choose the fabrics, too!  Here is what you will need".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Digital Pie in Photoshop

Tutorials uses basic tools and commands

Tutorial at Stunningmesh Blog

"Today we are going to work on Delicious Pie Design in Photoshop, in this Photoshop Tutorial we are going to use some of the basic tools and commands. We will be covering Pen tool, Ellipse Tool, Rectangular Marquee Tool, Bucket Tool etc. We will also be studying the use of Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Pattern Overlay etc. So lets start working over Simple but important Photoshop Tutorial".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Flashlight Graphic

Computer graphic tutorial for drawing a flashlight

Tutorial at Tutorial Bunch Blog

"I am back here with a new tutorial that is a beautiful black torch, it has been drawn by using twenty one steps and every step is important so please don't miss any one of them....There is no  restriction of the color selection, you can apply any color on the torch as you like and required.  In the first step you have to take a new document with any size as you required, select Ellipse Tool (L key) and draw a circle with any stroke color but make sure the fill color should be block. Drown the circle go to Effect menu > 3D > Extrude & Bevel and make same setting in the appeared window as done below".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Family Cookbook

Inexpensive, easy and makes a great gift

Tutorial at Scattered Scissors Blog

"I like to cook. I love finding recipes off the internet and revising them to fit my needs. Because of this I have tons of scrap pieces of paper and notes and no real 'go to' cookbook. All those notes and scraps were held inside a beat up composition notebook and I had to flip through the pages every time to find exactly what I needed. I had enough. It was too messy. And I also realized I would be the only one to know where to find the recipe and how to make it. So I made my own family cookbook. It's cheap, easy, can make a great gift or a hand me down in your own family".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Paper Christmas Decorations

Templates provided for heart and cones

Tutorial at By Number 19 Blog

"Many of us would like to make beautiful Christmas ornaments, but lack skills when it comes to drawing pretty decorations. I for sure lack this skill ;-) Here it is where the internet comes in! You can simply download Christmas images – they are also called dingbats or wingdings. These wingdings behave just the same way as fonts: Download them and a letter on your keyboard represents a particular image".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Oversized Art with Your Printer

Fill a large frame, or cover a whole wall with a design of your own

Art Tutorial at One Girl in Pink Blog

"A lovely image from Pinterest inspired me to make an attempt at a piece of art to fill an extra large frame in our dining room.  I pinned this photo to my "Fun and Funky Display Ideas" board a year ago and keep going back to study it.  What I have created doesn't really compare to this amazing wall, but this is the image that originally caught my eye and got the wheels turning in my head".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Luggage in Photoshop

Learn how to handle some basic Photoshop tools

Luggage Tutorial at Stunning Mesh Blog

"Start out by creating a new file. Use the following settings: Dimensions: 900×700 px: Resolution: 72dpi: Color Mode RGB color. Then, with the Paint Bucket Tool fill the document with #1B1B1B color shade".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Animated GIF

Even a non-tech savvy person can use this easy to follow tutorial

GIF Tutorial at Joy's Jots, Shots & Whatnots Blog
 

"In trying to explain how to make the quilt block "Disappearing Nine Patch," I needed to show how I flipped sections of the block.  I decided to make a gif to illustrate.  That got me to finding out how to use GIMP, a free program I use instead of Photoshop, to do so.  First they directed to resize pictures with GIMP.  Doing that one at a time, took time.  That's when I turned to Photoscape, also a free program.  Please see the end of this post for more information about each program's free download".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Robot Head in PhotoShop

Photoshop tutorial with step by step illustrations

Robot Head Tutorial at Stunning Mesh Blog

"Today we are going to make Robot Head Design in Photoshop. This Photoshop Tutorial will teach you how to play with Photoshop Tools. You will learn some Photoshop Tools, Commands, Techniques by following this tutorial. It will be helping some beginners to polish their skills".... Read more

Tutorial Exchange - How to Make a Gif

3 Part Series on making Gifs using Handmade Harbour's Digital Stamps

Gif Tutorial at Art + Politics + Life Blog

"Notable: Gifs are easily share-able, perfect for advertising or creating buttons on a blog. Point: I teamed up with Handmade Harbour to show how to make pretty and versatile Gifs. If you're here from Handmade Harbour or Totally Tutorials feel free to stick around or subscribe, I post DIY projects weekly. Today will be the technical version. Later this week, Part II and Part III will cover a method that doesn't require too much technical skill, so be sure to tune in then".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Gum Design in Photoshop

Computer lesson in Photoshop

Gum Tutorial at Stunningmesh Blog

"Today we are going to start a new Photoshop Tutorial. In this Photoshop Tutorial we will be making Mint Gum packet. In this Tutorial you will be using some basic Tools like Rectangle Tool, Brush Tool etc. We will also learn some Layer Style property while working on this tutorial, like Inner Shadow, Inner Glow, Gradient Overlay, Bevel and Emboss etc. So without wasting more time we are going to start".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Chalkboard Effect

The chalkboard look is in style right now

Chalkboard Effect Tutorial at Sweet C's Designs Blog

"For this tutorial, you’ll need Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and some basic photoshop knowledge. Be sure to check out the downloadables I am including at the bottom of the post for both my chalkboard background and the texture overlay I am using.  If you don’t have Photoshop, don’t worry. You can still get an awesome chalk look! Head on over to my girl Kellie from Nest of Posies fabulous blog for an awesome tutorial and some wonderful font choices! First off, open up a chalkboard background".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Bean Bag for your Tablet

A comfortable way to use your tablet

Tablet Bean Bag Tutorial at Creating My Way to Success Blog

"My girls saved up for months and with help from some extra Christmas money from us, just before Christmas bought themselves Samsung Galaxy Tablets.  So I was then looking for something small for them to open on Christmas day, since they already had their main presents!  These bean bags seemed perfect - so I decided to make them one each!  I couldn't post this tutorial before Christmas as my girls do look at this blog sometimes - but it's all clear now so here's how to make a Tablet Bean Bag of your very own".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Blog Button

Create a theme for your blog or shop

Blog Button Tutorial at Eliza K Prints Blog

"When I first began blogging, I relied on the generosity of other bloggers. Posts about content, tips and practical stuff were a godsend to me. I would type my question into Google and benefit from the how-to posts of all the bloggers before me. Now that I've been blogging for almost a year, I thought I'd start posting tutorials as well. I'm by no means an expert, but I hope you find something useful here!  I decided to create a quick, picture tutorial on an aspect of blogging that everyone can benefit from".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Wrist Rest

Cute owl design for a wrist pillow

Wrist RestTutorial at Leonie's Creations Blog

"This owl is a small pillow to put under your wrist when working with the mouse on your computer. It prevents your wrist from rubbing over the desk the whole day. And it looks also funny on your desk! You can make it within 30 min".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Save Blogger Storage - Downsize Pictures

Good information on resizing your pictures

Downsize Pictures Tutorial at Joy's Jots Blog

"A few months ago I got a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach when thought I had to stop blogging, because I was notified that I had used all my storage and could add no more pictures to my blog! Their solution was that I pay for more storage.  Since I was only doing this as a hobby, and didn't want to add advertising to my blog, I had no desire to pay for storage.  As I read more details, I found out that pictures smaller than 800 were not counted in the amount that was stored.  I quickly went to Picasa".... Read more