Archive Category: 'DIY Projects'

• DIY Photography Tips & Tools: Here’s a list I’ve gathered of DIY photography tips and tools as well as two different resources for taking eBay photos (they’re good for blog shots too). These were previously published on Tipnut and have been gathered here in one handy place. Tips: Guide To eBay Auction Photography Here’s a free online resource from CameraJim with Guide [...]
• DIY Spice Rack: Today’s feature is from Crafty nest with this project for a DIY Spice Rack: My old spice rack just wasn’t cutting it. I barely cook, but even I have accumulated more spices than what fit in those 12 small tins. I couldn’t find the right spice rack, so I created my own. And made room for [...]
• $5 DIY: Cabinet Door Recipe Message Center: Today’s feature is from This Young House with Somebody Put A Cork In Us…: We wanted to create a convenient little bulletin board in the kitchen to keep favorite recipes and meal ideas on hand (and on our mind- anything in a recipe book is so far out of sight that it’s immediately forgotten). But we [...]
• DIY: Personalized Communication Center: Today’s feature is from Creative Habitat with this personalized Communication Center: Need to leave a note for the kids? Want a place to hang your keys? The Personalized Communication Center is the answer! Even better, it is customizable to meet your needs. Choose from coordinating 12” tiles to create the communication center that works for your [...]
• DIY Project: Pallet Coffee Table: Today’s feature is from Esprit Cabane with a neat diy project showing you how to make this Pallet Coffee Table: This modern, ethnic-looking coffee table, with its ochre stripes that conjures up visions of Marrakech, was made from a wooden pallet discarded in a shopping area. The painstaking task of removing nails and sawing wood was avoided [...]
• Child’s Drawing Desk: Free Woodworking Plans: Here’s another woodworking plan from 1953 and boy does it ever bring back memories! This pattern was published a few years before my time, but I did have a desk something like this when I was a child–and it was wood, not plastic like today’s stuff. This drawing desk has a folding top that conceals art [...]
• How To Turn Bacon Grease Into Soap (Really!): Today’s feature is from Little House In The Suburbs with a tutorial for Making Soap from Kitchen Grease: If you’re saying to yourself, “Ivory, I don’t wanna to BUY fat to make my soap. I have plenty of fat in my grease can!” then this is the post for you. So, how do we turn icky, blech-y, [...]
• DIY Bamboo Knife Holder: Today’s feature is from ReadyMade with a neat idea that is easy to make & repurposes a 2 litre pop bottle, check out this project for Blade Runner: I am always ready and willing to help out a fellow foodie. I also love Robitsch’s simple bamboo holder, and I came up with a way to assemble [...]
• Space Raiders: Retro Woodworking Plans: I just came across these 1953 patterns in my stash and I couldn’t resist sharing them here, how retro-cool are these! There are three different woodworking plans (these are each made of plywood): Space Raider’s Club House: A 10-foot rocket ship makes perfect club headquarters for the space gang. Space Guns: Build this “air-cooled” arsenal in an [...]
• Over 200 Cute & Spooky Halloween Ideas: Are you ready to be inspired with all kinds of Halloween spookiness? Tipnut’s DIY Halloween has just been updated and is now loaded with over 200 creative DIY projects, ideas, recipes & tutorials–some spooky, some cute–everything free to access and dedicated to all things Halloween! This hand-picked collection features my favorite projects & ideas I’ve found [...]
• Projects To Help Organize Your Home: The Undercover Crate: Hmmm. I knew there had to be a way to pretty up those plastic stacking crates, check this out. Fabric liners/covers that keep the stackable function intact. Tutorial download is here: (pdf). DIY Sturdy Magazine Holders: I’ve seen lots of these made from cereal boxes but these are nice and sturdy made from [...]
• How To Make A Mosaic Table Top: Today’s feature is from Homemade Simple with Transform An Old Table Top Into An Artful Centerpiece: Don’t let an old table, chipped china or unused tiles get tossed to the curb. Transform them from trash to treasure with these step-by-step instructions for creating a beautiful mosaic tabletop. You can make a unique piece of furniture that’s tailored [...]
• DIY Project: Make Your Own Headboard: Today’s feature is from Shine at Yahoo! with Make Your Own Headboard: An upholstered headboard turns a ho-hum bed into a properly padded comfort zone. Just pad a piece of plywood with foam, cover with the upholstery-grade fabric of your choice, and bolt the finished headboard to an ordinary metal bed frame. Simply said, it’s as [...]
• Bubbling Urn Water Feature: Backyard Project Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Gardeners’ World with How To Make A Bubbling Urn Water Feature … this is easier to make than you might think: The gentle babble of flowing water from this urn water feature helps to create a calm and soothing mood in the garden. A water feature like this is really simple to assemble [...]
• How To Make Wool Dryer Balls: Never buy fabric softener again with today’s feature from Good Mama: Make Your Own Wool Dryer Balls, how cool are these! The balls will cut your drying time yet leave clothes soft, fluffy and static free without the use of chemicals or dryer sheets. Based on the old “tennis ball in the dryer” trick, but [...]
• Covered Kitchen Cabinets: DIY Project: Today’s feature is a DIY project from Tres Chic Veronique with The Kitchen Cabinet Project: I have never received so many questions about a crafty project as I have with the Kitchen Cabinet Project! As fancy as I may make it sound, it’s actually quite simple. So simple, in fact, that there is not a single [...]
• 80 How-To Sites Worth Bookmarking: Today’s feature is a hot goody from LifeHack.org with 80 How-To Sites Worth Bookmarking: These eighty sites are the places I turn to when I’m trying to figure out how to accomplish any particular goal. Any time I’m facing a new project, I start searching for how-tos that will help me figure out how other people [...]
• How To Repair CD Scratches – Tip Sheet: There are plenty of tips found online for how to clean and fix CD scratches, some debunked and some debunking the debunkers (oy!). Here is a list of three methods (light, moderate and extreme) that should cover all your cd repair needs. First Step: Clean The CD Wash CDs with your fingers using a little detergent or [...]
• Painting Walls & Interiors – Tip Sheet: How To Tell If A Wall Is Painted With Oil Paint Or Latex: Pour some non-acetone nail polish remover or rubbing alcohol onto a clean rag and scrub the wall. If the paint is stripped then it’s latex, if the surface is unaffected it’s oil paint. Can You Apply Latex Paint Over Oil Paint (and vice [...]
• DIY Project: Make An Old Wood Chest New Again: This is an article published in 1959 that provides a full set of instructions detailing how to clean up and refinish an old wooden chest. It also gives instructions for adding a decoupage design inside the lid. Linen Storage With Decoupage Lid Have you ever stopped to think there might possibly be a valuable piece–if not an [...]
• An iPod Survives The Laundry Cycle: Major catastrophe in our home a few months ago: my son’s iPod nano was left in his pants pockets–which were washed & dried with the rest of the laundry. Here’s what we did to bring it back to life, you can try this for all gadgets like cell phones and digital cameras that were washed [...]
• How To Build A Fire Pit – Tips & DIY Resource Guide: One of the things I enjoy most during the summer is sitting around a fire pit at night visiting with family and friends and having a nice fire going. Marshmallows and hotdogs always seem to taste better when they’re roasted over a fire, don’t you think . How To Build A Fire Pit If you’d [...]
• How to Build a PVC Hoop House – Gardening Tip: Today’s feature is from Westside Gardener with instructions for How to Build A PVC Hoophouse For Your Garden: An unheated PVC hoophouse can be a useful addition to your garden. It keeps excessive rain off the plants, blocks the wind, raises daytime temperatures 5-10 degrees (and often much more), and keeps frosts and heavy dew off [...]
• How To Make A Cake Stand: Today’s feature tip is from CakeJournal with instructions for How To Make A Cake Stand For Cupcakes Or Mini Cakes: I think when serving cupcakes or mini cakes they look so much better when served on a cake stand. In this tutorial I will show you how to make a cake stand that is very easy [...]
• How To Make A Flower Press + More: Here are several different plans and tutorials for making a flower press, some cheap and easy–others are more sturdy and long-lasting. I’ve also included a few resources for how to use pressed flowers and a selection of pressed flower craft ideas that you may like to try. How To Make A Flower Press Build a Flower Press Make Your [...]