The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Brighten dreary rooms with a fun burst of light and a few eye-catching hand-painted lines with a colorful leaning mirror! A touch of paint can give your favorite furnishings a whole new look, and it definitely works wonders on otherwise plain wooden surfaces. Love what you see? Grab your painter’s tape (I swear by Scotch […]
Assembly has long been emphasized as a selling point for children’s toys, from Lincoln Logs and Legos to Tinkertoys, Hexbugs, and K’nex. After all, what’s the fun in buying and playing with something that you don’t get to assemble yourself? In the latest iteration of such kits, artist and designer Tomoo Yamaji has created an elegant […]
Rube Goldberg has really become an adjective, thanks to the strange, enduring attraction to his devices
Create a pretty, delicate-looking tablescape without fragile pottery! This DIY faux ceramic napkin rings project will give you the same style, minus the shatter factor. If you’re drawn by the appearance of ceramic, but breakable dinner accessories won’t mesh with your active family, you’ll definitely want to check out this tutorial for making your own […]
If hunting live game is not quite your cup of tea, but you’d still love to have a trendy head mount ornament for your wall, then this is the project for you! This kitschy little sculpture is made using plastic melting beads, a.k.a Perler or Hama beads. They are a great kids crafting material that […]
Nathan Allen first saw the need for a gardening robot when he noticed how the war against weeds was impacting his mother’s love of gardening. His mother found the volume of weeds in her garden a struggle, and as a result, gardening became less enjoyable for her. Nathan decided to tackle this problem for his mother and […]
Nothing says festive birthday party love like an Imperial planet killer, groaning with goodies, for the kids to attack with a pool noodle light saber. Death to Lord Vader! Mmmmmm…. Starburst. This Death Star piñata is actually rather simple to build, using only a beach ball, strips of newspaper and paper mache glue mix. The […]
