The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Oh man, I love etsy. How would I have found RustyRoosterMetal without it? According to the profile, two brother-in-laws work out of their garage creating metal art. This set of four stakes can be made with whatever words you would like to see. Now, I know that these are not the least expensive garden stakes […]
Joelle at Re-Nest shares this project for creating a (slightly) self-cleaning iPad sleeve from an old sweater and pillow case. We love our new iPad, and while the device is fun to use it sure does get smudged easily. While looking at an old pillowcase made of super soft material (like our eyeglass cleaning cloth) […]
Derek “Deek” Diedricksen (Stoughton, MA) is back, with another episode of his Tiny Yellow House. This guy is such a natural, “endlessly entertaining,” as Letterman likes to say. In this episode, Deek gives us a tour of his mini-cabin/house built out of recycled junk (from dumpster diving/repurposing), and curbside materials. With a guitar tease/ guest […]
Gardening is a rewarding craft that bridges the gap between art and earth. Plants grow and thrive and all they need to do it is a bit of water, sun and love. They give us colors, textures, and flowers, all of which can be combined in endless ways. Provide them with a container and some […]
Crochet for Bears to Wear is the new crochet book by Amy O’Neill Houck. Today is the start of the official blog tour and we are so excited to be kicking it off! As a side note, I never realized until a couple weeks ago how expensive doll clothes are. In some cases, they are […]
I know Brookelynn already posted about the light bulb planter slideshow by arte.sano, but I couldn’t help but point out another take on the same project! Check out tinyterra’s awesome, totally thorough light bulb terrarium tutorial. She sells them in her Etsy shop, as well!
This weekend the MakeMobile was on the tarmac at the NASA Ames Research Center for Yuri’s Night. a massive global celebration of Yuri Gagarin’s first flight into space. 211 parties were held across the globe, and even the astronauts on the International Space Station had one!
