HOW TO – Make a Cardboard Playhouse
Amber points us towards this easy tutorial for making a recycled cardboard playhouse for kids. These would be so simple to customize with paints and other fun decorations.
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Wallpaper Fireplace
Featured on design*sponge is designer Kate Pruitt’s wallpaper fireplace, a great solution to bring in splashes of color and patterns without having to paint or replace tile.
HOW TO – Bake a Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Ellen from The Long Thread shared her Lemon Poppy Seed Cake recipe. It looks delicious and I like the bundt pan she used.
The Play Table: Hide your clutter
This is a really interesting table made by BCXSY. It has 16 little compartments to hide you stuff. I like the idea of keeping your clutter hidden, but at $6000 a remake may be in order. via Trendhunter – The Play Table
Rube Goldberg 2008: The Makers and Their Machines (Video)
Here’s a video of my visit to the 2008 National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest at Purdue University last month. It was a lot of fun to hear the participants talk about their creations and to see them running their machines. Not since the classic 1982 video game BurgerTime has the task of making a burger […]
Bandana Shirt/Dress for Girls Tutorial
Daisy Janie shows you the steps on how to refashion a bandana shirt/dress for girls.
Chair Upholstery Roundup
Ikea Hacker posted a roundup of chair upholstery projects. Many of the projects include instructions. The Kip Chair (left) takes minutes and only costs an old t-shirt.