How-To: Dry Fruit in your Car
Dried fruit makes a great nutritious snack, and did you know you can make it in your hot car? (Thanks, Terrie Miller!)
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DIY Kids Play Kitchen for Under $10
Christie at Childhood 101 made a DIY kids kitchen for under $10 using materials she had around the house or purchased at the hardware store.
How-To: Recycled Sweater Wool Jewelry
Lee Meredith of Leethal Knits shares her tutorial for making jewelry from recycled wool sweaters. The project comes from a series of classes she taught over the summer in Portland, Oregon, and she also includes pictures of a few projects from her students. As she mentions, the techniques are simple and the creative possibilities are […]
How-To: Corrugated Glow Tea Light Lantern
A friend of mine recently finished a deck remodel, whose highlight (literally) is a transparent corrugated roof that diffuses sunlight in a delightful way. This inspired me to find some way to continue that glow after sunset, in the form of a lantern illuminated by tea light candles.
There are many colors and styles of corrugated roofing available, and whole 8-foot sheets (Sequentia brand) are $23 at my local lumberyard — that’s enough material for up to 10 lanterns. The kind my friend used for the deck is fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP), which diffracts light with a sparkly halo. After some feverish experimenting with cut-off scraps, I eventually came up with the graceful lantern design shown here.
How-To: Foam Costume
Here’s an awesome guide to making a monster/demon costume from foam. This one is Sammael from Hellboy. With a costume that detailed, you better start soon if you’re going to have it done by Halloween!
Framed Flowers
Here’s a great way to bring a splash of color to your home by treating floral bouquets as art on the wall. Apartment Therapy SF shares some sweet inspiration on the many ways you can try your hand at framed flowers.
Home Canning 101
A great intro to home canning is on design*sponge by Ashley English. Ashley writes: For many, the answer for what to do with all that fruit and veg deliciousness lies in home canning. A new wave of canners, thinking outside the jar, are holding jam sessions and finding themselves in a pickle with unmatched enthusiasm. […]