How-To: Sew Rope to Make a Bowl
Make a custom rope bowl, all you need is rope and a sewing machine!
Home
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Glitch Art: These Rugs Fool Your Eye with Optical Illusions
A glitch, as Wikipedia currently defines it, is “a short-lived fault in a system.” In electronics, this can cause interesting patterns. It can also cause extreme frustration if your livelihood (or high score) depends on the computer that is “glitching out.” Fortunately, carpets that have this appearance are the point of Faig Ahmed’s textile-art (he […]
Smart Sewing Room: DIY Thread Hanger
Wish your thread collection was always neat, pretty, and within reach? Well, that can certainly be arranged! Check out smart, useful, and downright lovely DIY thread hanger tutorial from Anna at Plan B! I love a good craft studio storage solution, don’t you?
Paint the Town with Homemade Sidewalk Paints
With hints of spring in the air in so many places across the country this week, it’s definitely a good time to start planning for those warm weather activities. The next time the sun shines, make a craft date with your creative kids and spend the afternoon whipping up a dazzling rainbow of family-friendly homemade […]
Relax or Meditate on a Hand-Painted Floor Pouf
Need a pretty place to relax and reflect? Transform a canvas painter’s dropcloth into the hand-painted floor pouf of your dreams! My wonderful friend Vicki (a.k.a the Creative Goddess) knows more than a thing or two about mindful self care, and her hand-painted meditation floor pouf tutorial looks like an absolutely luxurious cushion for taking […]
Cardboard X-Wing Crashes in Suburban Front Yard
What does a real Star Wars fan do when there is a new movie pending, and Halloween is just around the corner? If you’re Christian Ackerman, you build a full-sized X-wing, complete with blinking lights and a cockpit that opens. According to Christian’s video, the major things needed for this build were: a lot of […]
Make Polymer Clay Ring Dishes That Look Like Real Pottery
Polymer clay ring dishes are handy little keepers for all of your easy-to-lose bits and baubles. Once you start using them, you’ll definitely want one for your dresser, your night stand, and on the counter near every sink in the house! Polymer clay ring dishes are a great beginner project if you’re just getting started […]