The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
With our Halloween Contest well under way, I just had to choose a quick and dirty flashback from our Halloween issue, which came out in August of 2007. Bump up the creepiness in a hurry with some thick fog to get the mood set just right. Here’s the how-to: Ultimate Fog Chiller Build the chiller […]
A weekly roundup of craft fairs and a call for entries.
Etsy shares a snippet from Derek and Lauren’s book, Wallpaper Projects, with a template for a headboard and wallpaper applying tutorial. I remember watching my parents wallpaper the remodeled bathrooms in their house, impressed that the edges could line up so seamlessly. Share your wallpaper project in their comments to enter to win a copy […]
Last month, Grace of design*sponge gave us her top 5 home decor favs with one of them being this lovely red otomi fabric. Not only did Grace get the fabric, she’s transformed it into a beautiful otomi headboard for her bed. Take a visit to design*sponge and watch her how-to video on the process.
What does the arrival of fall make you want to do? The answer to that question for many might be: bake. There is nothing better than the warm, sweet smell of freshly baked goodies. And it finally feels cool enough outside that turning the oven on doesn’t feel so taboo. What else comes to mind with the crisp fall air? Back to school, changing leaves, apples, hayrides, carnivals, and caramel apples to name a few.
Any parent can relate to the frustration of having to change sheets on your child’s bed when they’ve had an accident in the middle of the night. This tutorial for a waterproof mattress cover from Jaqui at Hazelnuts is just the thing to make that late-night sheet switch go a bit smoother. [ via Whip-Up […]
Sarah James at Instructables shows us how to use iron-on vinyl to make a washable, reusable sandwich wrap, perfect for school lunches. More: Sandwich Wrap Revisited
