Katie Goodman makes a magazine recipe binder to clear out the stacks of magazines she has piling up in her home. I love the idea of using page protectors to keep each recipe in the sleeve. You could even add dividers for your categories or tab your favorite recipes.
I love this tutorial from Jessica Jones of How About Orange for making giftbags from newspapers. It’s a fun recycling project, and a unique gift wrap option.
Erica of P.S. – I made this… was inspired by Oscar de la Renta’s iPad clutch and created her own version – an iPad case using an inflatable pillowcase. I love the use of gorilla tape for accent stripes! See her inspiration images for the project.
This pea pod pendant from Cathe of Just Something I Made is not only cute, but is brilliantly made from repurposed materials. Head on over to Cathe’s blog to see the unlikely objects she used to create the pendant and learn how you can make one for yourself.
Dr Qui on Instructables shows us how to convert loose sawdust (surplus from woodworking) into compressed fuel briquettes for your wood stove (or wood burning hot tub).
Erin Woodward, who runs the blog Sutton Grace, has created a fabulous play kitchen for her daughter out of an old entertainment center. You know, the kind you see for sale at almost every garage sale you’ve ever been to in the burbs. Although the one she used in her reuse project was a bit […]
One of the things we’re exploring for this season’s MAKEcation coverage is good ol’ VAcations, but with a MAKE twist. If MAKEcations are about productively spending your summer at home, learning new things, doing some projects by yourself or with the family, a MAKE Vacation is about traveling with learning and DIY in mind. There […]
