Archive Category: 'DIY Projects'

• Make A Shelf Out Of An Old Drawer: Today’s feature is from Clean Home Journal with a tip to turn an Old Drawer to Rustic Shelf: To create our charming rustic shelf—perfect for a bedroom or bath—all you need is an hour, a discarded drawer from a vintage dresser, cabinet or desk and a little know-how. Items Needed: Small vintage dresser drawer Fine sandpaper Sawtooth picture hanger Primer and [...]
• Fabric Wall Appliques Technique: Today’s feature is from ThisIsLoveForever with a tutorial for Fabric Wall Appliqués – Weekend Wall Project: Basically, it involves covering fabric in liquid starch and using a brayer to roll it onto the wall for a temporary wallpaper. I thought it would be cool to cut motifs out of fabric and brayer it onto the painted [...]
• How To Make The Best Mop In The World: Today’s feature is from Instructables.com with a great homemade mop idea: How To Make The Best Mop In The World: Are your floors in need of a good scrub? Does the smell of your bathroom leave you gasping for air? Are you in need of perhaps the best mop ever made? If you answered yes to [...]
• DIY Life – For The DIY Addict: This post is today’s feature as well as a thank you to the kind folks at DIY Life. They not only provide plenty of great tips and a steady flow of DIY projects and news, they’ve also been very generous to Tipnut lately by sharing this blog with their visitors and sending lots of acknowledgment [...]
• 10 Cool Projects Your Kids Will Love: Is it time to remind your kids how super cool awesome you are? Here are ten great projects you can build with your kiddos, a little bit of something for almost every age range. How To: Building A Custom A-Frame Children’s Swing Set: A sturdy A-frame design will provide years of enjoyment as the children grow. Dueling [...]
• Homemade Milk Paint Recipes: Today’s feature is packed full of recipes for milk paint, each from three different sources. What is milk paint? See Real Milk Paint Facts: Milk paint has been used for several centuries and has proved to be a very durable paint. Many antiques have survived to this day with their original milk paint intact. The rich colors [...]
• Carry Duct Tape In Your Wallet – Preparedness Hack: Today’s feature was sent in by Mark and it’s a good one, how to carry several feet of duct tape in your wallet: Always Have Duct Tape and other Useful Things: How do you carry several yards without even noticing? 1) Get some Duct Tape – The stuff that holds Maine (and my life) together. Get one [...]
• Build A BBQ Plans & BBQ Tips: Wanna build your own bbq? Here’s an excellent page filled with links to quite a variety of plans and building instructions for bbqs and cookers: The Arizona BBQ Association. Includes Plans For: The Mahorney Brick Pit Big Baby Double-Barreled Cooker Big Smokey Smoker Design Wilbur D. Hog Propane Tank Smoker Plans The BBQ Lodge The Magnum Force There’s also this page full of great [...]
• How To Make A Solar Oven From A Pizza Box: Today’s feature is from Solar Now with the instructions How To Make A Pizza Box Solar Oven: Supplies Needed: Recycled Pizza Box Black Construction Paper Aluminum Foil Clear Plastic Non-toxic Glue, Tape, Scissors, Ruler, Magic Marker Wooden Dowel or Straw This oven can get as hot as 275 degrees which is enough to cook food and kill germs in water. Here’s another project for [...]
• DIY Pizza Stones: This is a tip I’ve compiled from a large forum thread at eGullet: DIY Pizza Stones Purchase plain, unglazed tiles–pavers?–(found at Home Depot and other hardware stores) Measure your oven to determine the amount of tiles needed Buy extra tiles to have on hand in case of breakage Toss the tiles in the dishwasher to clean (see Post #55 in thread) See [...]
• How To Make A Garden Fountain: Today’s feature is from Garden Gate Magazine with their instructions for Build a Fountain / Container Combination: This simple design incorporates a glazed ceramic pot that you place at an angle so you hear the sound of flowing water. We’ve listed a few plants, but if you have other favorites, you can incorporate those instead. Before [...]
• How To Make A Sofa Slipcover: Today’s feature is from Vrya with her detailed instructions found on My New Slipcover: Finished at last! Had I not had this week of vacation-from-paid-work in which to toil, this project would have taken me forever. As it was, it was a solid week of work, and then some if you count the prep. pre-fabric arrival: planning, [...]
• Dial 811 Before Digging: Today’s feature is from the Common Ground Alliance with the recent launch of a new (U.S.) national phone number, 811 and the website Call811.com: Planning a home improvement job? Planting a tree? Installing a fence or deck? WAIT! Here’s what you need to know first: Whether you are planning to do it yourself or hire a professional, [...]
• Make Your Own Cheap & Easy Worm Bin: Today’s feature tip is from Washington State University, Whatcom County Extension, with their instructions for a Cheap and Easy Worm Bin! blockquote>Composting with redworms is great for apartment dwellers who don’t have yard space, or for those who don’t want to hike to a backyard compost bin with their food scraps. Some kids like to [...]
• How To Build A Cold Frame With An Old Window: Today’s feature is a DIY cold frame instruction set found on two different websites. I’ve been searching online for simple, cheap cold frame plans that use recycled materials–and are easy to understand–but it’s been a tricky task. These two sites come close since they use old storm windows: Mag Ruffman’s A Greenhouse for $20 as well [...]
• How To Build A Raised Garden Bed – Cheap: Today’s feature tip is from Green Options with instructions on how to build a raised garden bed using old doors! Weekly DIY: Planter Box: You can easily build a low-tech box like this for your garden for very little money and with very little construction experience. These raised planter boxes can be as large or as [...]
• Make Your Own Garden Pots With Hypertufa: Today’s feature tip is from TimpyWorks with their instructions on Hypertufa 101 and Hypertufa 201: This first lesson will help you learn how to modify a mold and will get you thinking about using the common containers you already have around your home. This lesson will also show you how to make openings in the walls [...]
• How To Make A Smoker From A Trash Can: Today’s feature tip is from cruftbox with directions on How To Make A Smoker From A Trash Can So the plan is simple, use an electric hot plate to heat wood chips inside a metal trash can. I picked up a trash can at the hardware store and ordered a single burner hot plate. The first issue is [...]
• How To Build A Cat Tree: Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Pandecats with information on How To Build A Cat Tree: Multi-tiered, carpeted cat trees are often priced at between $100 and $200 dollars… but you can make your own five foot tall cat tree for a fraction of the price if you are even the tiniest bit handy with tools. I designed and [...]
• DIY – How To Remove White Heat Stains On Wood Table: We have an old wood table that has been used and abused for years. I brought it out over the holidays for card playing and commented how badly marked and stained it was–while quickly covering with a tablecloth. A relative gave me a tip: for the white scorch marks, just take an iron and apply [...]
• 10 Homemade Laundry Soap Detergent Recipes: Here is a nice stack of different homemade laundry detergent recipes I’ve collected over the years. Do they work? Yes, I’ve had good luck with them. t the time I was using homemade detergent, we had a relative who was in trade school living with us. Every day he was mechanic grease from head to toe–the [...]
• How To Make A Flannel Board: Materials Needed: Thick piece of cardboard in the size you want (or a piece of wood sheet, foam board, pizza box works as well) Flannel to cover board as well as fold over at least 2″ on back along all sides Felt pieces in a variety of colors Directions: Wash and dry the flannel first before using. Cover cardboard with flannel [...]
• Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Recipes: *Update: There are several comments from readers reporting both success and problems (namely that the homemade detergents below cause issues including a cloudy residue left on dishes). I don’t know why there’s a discrepancy, but it may have something to do with water temperature (not hot enough) or water quality (too hard, etc.). My dishwasher [...]