Archive Category: 'DIY Projects'

• Creative Game Board Storage Art: {DIY}: Looking for a WOW factor in your rec room that will also keep your games organized? Today’s feature is from Infarrantly Creative provides the solution with Game Board Storage Art: Board games makes the perfect art, in my humble opinion. They are beautifully designed and large enough to be substantial art pieces. Want to [...]
• Cut Wine Bottles & Etched Glass: {DIY}: Today’s feature is from Curbly with this clever & crafty way to turn empty wine bottles (or any colored glass bottle) into something really special, How To: Cuttin’ Glass and Taking Names: Ever looked at a wine bottle to admire its shape, color, or translucent qualities? These features shouldn’t go to waste in the recycling bin. [...]
• DIY Stone Mat Project: Today’s feature is from Lowes Creative Ideas with this how-to for a DIY Stone Bath Mat: Achieve a Zen-like spa feeling in your bath with a personalized foot-massaging mat. The mat is durable enough for indoor and outdoor use. You could make an additional project as a welcome mat for your home’s entryway. I love the idea [...]
• DIY Wrapping Paper & Ribbon Organizer: Today’s feature is by Centsational Girl with this tutorial for a handy DIY Wrapping Paper and Ribbon Organizer: This project took about two hours total from start to finish over the course of two days, but now I have this great little wrapping paper organizer and I’ve maximized storage in a place I wasn’t using before- [...]
• How To Build A $50 Greenhouse: {DIY}: Today’s feature is by the Door Garden with this diy tutorial How To Build My 50 Dollar Greenhouse: Now that I have a little bit of experience under my belt using my small greenhouse I see that this is a tool that I enjoy using and that can extend the productivity of my garden throughout the [...]
• Wallpaper Headboard How-To: {DIY}: Today’s feature is from Etsy with this tutorial for Headboard From Wallpaper Projects: Since we’ve never found a headboard we were in love with, we spend an inordinate amount of time in the morning fluffing up our pillows to conceal as much of it as possible. Crafting one out of wallpaper opens up all kinds of [...]
• Pottery Barn (Like) Multipanel Mirror: {DIY}: Today’s feature is from Starter Home to Dream Home with My DIY $60 Pottery Barn Knock-off Multipanel Mirror: I have seen the “multipanel mirror” on every decorating show and in every celebrity home. I wanted it! I had to have it. But I wasn’t willing to dish out the $700 Pottery Barn was asking! I showed this [...]
• DIY: Pottery Barn (Like) Crafty Lazy Susan: Today’s feature is from The Crafters File Box with this clever idea for DIY: PBK Lazy Susan: I have always loved this lazy susan from Pottery Barn Kids. What I didn’t love is the price. $49? Ouch! I have thought about this long and hard and I came up with THIS idea! And can you believe [...]
• DIY: Wall Mounted Magnetic Spice Rack: Today’s feature is from The Kitchn with this tutorial for How To Make a Wall-Mounted Magnetic Spice Rack: This homemade wall-mounted spice rack David created for his kitchen. Read on for details on how he did it, and links to all the equipment you’d need to recreate this in your own kitchen. The tutorial is very basic [...]
• DIY Pom-Pom Lamp: Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Ruffles And Stuff with this tutorial for a Practically Free Pom-Pom Lamp: Unfortunately these pictures don’t do justice to this lamp at all! It’s so pretty when the lights are low! It reminds me of those dandelions that kids love to blow on ) How sweet is that! All you need for [...]
• 13 Budget Friendly Headboard Ideas: Hang a decorative quilt or tapestry panel. You can either frame it or hang on a pretty decor rod (such as ornamental or brass). Hang a large framed mirror or framed picture above the bed or make an arrangement of smaller framed pictures. Hang an old door sideways. Attach a narrow shelf to the wall above the bed [...]
• Shadow Box Key Garage: {DIY}: Today’s feature is from DIY Ideas with this project for making a nifty Key Garage: Tip: Hang the shadow box near your entry door–no more hunting for your keys! Here’s a handy way to keep your keys organized and stylish at the same time. Make a key cabinet using a few simple items: shadow box (select a design [...]
• Quick & Easy Homemade Ice Packs: How To: A few different options for having ice packs and ice bags on hand as well as frugal ideas for keeping your lunchbags and camping coolers nice and chilled. Reuseable gel type ice packs: Method #1 2 cups water 1/3 cup vodka (80 proof) Food coloring (any color you like) Ziploc Freezer Bag Pour liquids into ziploc freezer bag, add food coloring [...]
• 250 DIY Halloween Ideas, Projects & Crafts: I’ve just updated Tipnut’s DIY Halloween, you’ll find over 250 creative DIY projects, ideas, recipes & tutorials–some spooky, some cute, all fun! Everything is free to access and dedicated to all things Halloween. If you’ve been browsing through it before today you may have come across a few outdated links, these have all been pruned or [...]
• Plastic Tunnel Cold Frame: DIY: Today’s feature is from The Door Garden with this DIY project for a Simple Plastic Tunnel Cold Frame or Row Cover: A simple plastic tunnel like this can serve as a cold frame to grow salad greens all winter long, to grow out tomatoes and other tender plants, to extend the season for an early [...]
• DIY Craft Station: Crate Style: Today’s feature is from Woman’s Day magazine with this super easy project for a DIY Sewing or Craft Station: As an crafter will tell you, it can be difficult to keep track of all the little bits from current or past projects. That’s why we love this do-it-yourself craft and sewing station. It creates a space [...]
• DIY Upholstered Bench From Ugly Coffee Table: Today’s feature is from ModHomeEcTeacher at Curbly with How To Turn an Ugly Coffee Table Into an Upholstered Bench: What do you do with an old coffee table with a dinged up or stained top? Turn it into a soft, lovely, upholstered bench for your hallway, end of your bed or as an upholstered ottoman in [...]
• 20 DIY & Craft Projects: {Pets}: Lucky Dog! Wrap Pillow: (as seen in picture) Create a homemade pillow for your favorite four-legged friend. How to Make a Raised Dog Feeder: A glue gun, wooden shadow box picture frame, napkin rings and voila! nice little station for your pet’s eating area. Weekend Warriors: Mr. Sambolini’s Solution for a Messy Litter Box: A litter-box enclosure [...]
• DIY Recycled Wine Bottle Torch: Today’s feature is from Gerardot & Co. with this tutorial for a clever Recycled Wine Bottle Torch: It’s been a record year for mosquitoes here in Indianapolis, Indiana and I’d been wanting to add some Tiki-esque torches to the patio to combat the little buggers, as well as provide some ambiance in the evenings. After searching [...]
• DIY Laundry Room Drying Rack: Today’s feature is from Centsational Girl with this clever DIY Laundry Room Drying Rack Project: For a long time, I have really wanted one of those drying racks from Ballard Designs. You’ve seen them. They’re so perfect in the laundry room for drying your delicate clothing. I really wanted to save the money and build one myself. [...]
• DIY Craft & Tool Station: Repurposing: Today’s feature is from Crafty Nest with this nifty Craft & Tool Station Tutorial: This project is what Elizabeth would call “finding crap on the curb and making something fabulous.” I found this mint green railing (from a crib? shelves?) in a pile of debris. Add galvanized wall pocket planters (on clearance at Jo-Ann for $1.50 [...]
• Patina In Minutes: How To: Today’s feature is from DIY Ideas with Patina In Minutes: Why wait a lifetime for a rich patina finish when you can create it yourself? Here’s an easy way to add a faux-patina to concrete pieces you have for the garden, this adds a richness to the items that you’d otherwise have to wait years to naturally [...]
• How To Paint Laminate Furniture: Today’s feature is from Living With Lindsay with this tutorial for How to Paint Laminate Furniture: Let me be the first to tell you this: With the right preparations, you CAN paint laminate furniture and it WILL look good. You just need to follow the following steps I’m not really fond of laminate furniture and do my [...]
• How To Make An Olive Oil Lamp: Today’s feature is from Down To Earth with this tutorial for How To Make An Oil Lamp: Well, I fiddled with it for a few days, tested wicks and oil levels, I now have a perfectly serviceable oil lamp that burns clean for hours, with no smell. I was looking for a replacement for paraffin candles [...]
• How To Make A Sun Jar: DIY: Today’s feature is from Lifehacker with Create Your Own Sun Jar: Lifehacker Edition: Here’s a step-by-step guide to building sun-capturing jars that create outdoor lighting at a fraction of the retail cost. Our searches for retail sun jars turned up prices ranging from $30-60 per unit. We were able to create all four sun jars for $44. If [...]