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Experimenting with Piping Cement to Make Decorative Objects

Experimenting with Piping Cement to Make Decorative Objects

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Peter and Patricia Brown play around with the piping bag technique to try and make some usable objects.

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Pick Your Pizza: 6 Outdoor Ovens You Can Build

Pick Your Pizza: 6 Outdoor Ovens You Can Build

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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What could be better than having your own pizza oven at home? Check out 6 of our favorite backyard ovens for some build inspiration.

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Make a Mobile Cement Mixer from a Pickle Barrel

Make a Mobile Cement Mixer from a Pickle Barrel

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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No, what you see in the picture above is not a gigantic homemade mortar, it is in fact, a DIY cement mixer made with mostly recycled parts. These include the mixer body, which is an old pickle barrel, and a wheel bearing from a minivan that wasn’t nearly as worn out as originally suspected. The […]

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How-To: Cement Hexagon Bookends

How-To: Cement Hexagon Bookends

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Sturdy DIY cement bookends are a great option for showing off your most prized books–even the biggest volumes–without worrying about them falling over or moving and ruining your carefully planned display!

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How-To: DIY Cement Sewing Pattern Weights

How-To: DIY Cement Sewing Pattern Weights

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Tired of your sewing patterns shifting and rolling while you’re trying to cut fabric? Whip up a batch of these handy DIY cement sewing pattern weights!

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Crafty Garden: Button Stepping Stones

Crafty Garden: Button Stepping Stones

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Bring fun crafty style from the studio to the garden with DIY cement button stepping stones!

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