holiday projects

Stools Made From Plastic Bags

CasaSugar points us to these rad stools whose seats are made from fused plastic bags. Jamison Sellers came up with the idea and implemented it through Artists of Humanity. From Artists of Humanity comes an innovative design that turns more than 200 plastic shopping, dry-cleaning or newspaper bags into a colorful plastic bar stool, called […]

Turn a Bowl Into a Garden Ornament

Here’s a great “turning lemons into lemonade” story from Stay.See.Make.Do. Stacie was sad to see her favorite Pyrex bowl break after many years of service. So she partially buried the remaining piece in her garden and added some animals. Eventually, the creeping sedum plants she planted nearby will surround this tiny world. How fun!

How-To: Pop Top Lampshade

I am officially regretting every can I have sent to the recycling center without first removing its pop top – because I want to make this gorgeous lamp shade! The design is by MAKE’s own Sean Michael Ragan, and he’s just uploaded the how-to over on Make: Projects. Pop over there and you can view […]

“Tips My Dad Says” (with a SuperTool 300 Giveaway from Leatherman!)

“Tips My Dad Says” (with a SuperTool 300 Giveaway from Leatherman!)

This Father’s Day, we’re running a number of features on the site dedicated to dear ol’ dad. One of the them involves reaching out to you, our readers, and asking for tips and sayings from your father (or grandfathers) about the noble art of making things. We want to gather up the best of these “Tips My Dad Says” and will run a feature piece on Father’s Day (Sunday, June 18).