If you’ve ever fumbled in your pocket for plastic bags on a dog walk or strolled into your kitchen to find the cat shredding a shopping bag into plastic confetti, you’ll definitely appreciate this simple triangle folded plastic bag tutorial that Rona Binay shared on Instructables.
I was very interested when I got the PR about the Q Knot reusable rubber ties from a company called UTWire. They work on the same principle as standard plastic zip-ties but they can be fairly easily pulled apart and reused. If you crossed a rubber band with a zip-tie, you’d get a Q Knot.
Image by craftapalooza, via Flickr By Andrea MacDonald I love to do fiber craft. I weave, spin, knit, crochet, felt, and do Kumihimo. Keeping track of all the ideas, wish lists, yarns, tools, and patterns related to all my projects could be a full-time job. I have tried journals, file boxes, small and large plastic […]
Over on Flowing Data, Nathan Yau posted this cute little project time tracker build from Legos: Each row represents an hour and each color indicates a different project. I’m gonna go out and buy myself a big, red bucket of Legos now. [Thanks, Rachel!] Lego-powered Project Time Management More: Browse our extensive Lego coverage
Great storage idea from user tluwelyn of survivalist community Alpha Disaster Contingencies. Dimensional lumber is bolted together to make Ts and Ls that, in turn, are bolted to the ceiling joists. Heavy-duty storage totes are then slid in and suspended by their molded-in rims. Looks like there’s still plenty of room to park cars underneath.
A new twist on the old baby-food jar organizer, use bulk CD/DVD containers.
Building these simple pegboard leaves for tool organization in a small space.
