LED by example
When I saw the winning entry in the most recent Craftster challenge—to create an original light fixture, either new revamped—my eyes lit up…
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Way beyond books
As if free books, dvds, magazines, newspapers, Internet access, and peace and quiet weren’t enough, the San Francisco Public Library is offering yet another enticing reason for you to visit your local branch this summer: free craft classes…
Eat on this: Garnish a tabletop with leftovers
To fans of Ikea Hacker, the Swedish megaretailer’s furniture pieces are merely blank canvases for their design experiments. The blog catalogs all kinds of DIY mods you can make to the store’s overly basic particleboard staples, like using leftover wallpaper to…
One week left: MacGyver Challenge, Curtains Edition
{Deadline: May 19, 2008}
by Anthony Discenza
Let’s be honest: No one pays attention to curtains unless they’re ugly—and they’re usually ugly…
DIYF (Do-It-Yourself Friday): Make a plastic bag dryer
I’ve been seeing plastic bag dryers all over the blogosphere lately. And while I’m all about getting a few extra uses out of disposable plastic bags, these gizmos just aren’t worth the money (twenty bucks!). Why? Because they are super simple—and cheap—to make…
Cut to the vase
Cursive design has come up with a charming spring/summer equivalent to paper snowflakes. Her site offers little paper flowers—called Twiggums—for purchase, but I might be inclined to try whipping some up myself…
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