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DIY Home Decor from Ruche

Throw open the shutters, sweep out the dust bunnies, and ready the tool set, it’s spring again! Time to freshen up the nest with a little crafty resourcefulness. Mai of Ruche shares her tips and tricks for these fabulous DIY home decor projects using everyday materials. Learn how to make shelves out of books, create […]

How-To: Emergency Breakfast Cake

Run out of milk to go with breakfast? Instructables user bongodrummer has a solution: Oh no, there’s no milk left for my cereal! No problem – begin emergency breakfast cake procedures. I have been developing this super simple, versatile little beast for many years now (well, since I left home and started tinkering with food […]

How-To: Plastered Can

Take a look at the collection of plaster containers from Danny Seo’s collection above. The one on the far left is a bit of an illusion. He shows you how to create a plaster jar in a most unusual way (scrap bit of a knit scarf or sweater, anyone?) and turn it in to something […]

Money counter flip-book animation

Too late for DIY Movie Making Month, but I couldn’t resist sharing this video created by Rethink Communications, Giant Ant Media, and Wave Productions to promote Design Week Vancouver, which is coming up at the end of April. They printed out over 2,000 bill-sized “frames,” ran them through a bill-counter, and filmed the stack piling up in the receiving tray to create the illusion of motion.