You may even have your own little collection of interesting little containers in the form of left-over little boxes of candy from Halloween. What can you do with all… Continue Reading
Did Santa leave a shiny new 48" LCD under your tree this year? Still meaning to hang your plasma that's been on the stand for a year or so now. Then free up some floor space and hang it on the wall in four easy steps.
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Your DIYness spills over into every aspect of your life, including your holiday wishlist. So let us know! What sort of DIY, design, crafty, or other Curbly-related gifts did you recieve or give this year?
My own favorite gifts included a Porter-Cable Compressor and Nailer combo, a rotary cutting set, and a sweet immersion blender.
So, share your swag! What did you get!? How will you use it?
[Photo from subversiveinfluence.com]
I first saw this mod white wreath on someone's Curbly clippings over the summer, and I vowed to make a DIY version this holiday season. Yet, I neglected to borrow the circle cutter from my sister, and I kept putting it off, and somehow I don't think I'll be able to create one this holiday season. Luckily, another clever cat, Mirtha the Antibride, had the same idea and offers this how-to.
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-illustration board (bread… Continue Reading
This is a very simple craft, requiring no artistic skill, that looks elegant and professional when completed. It's perfect for attaching to gifts or hanging up for a little winter sparkle of your own.
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1.Cut the piece of string into three 3-inch (7.5cm) pieces, one 4-inch (10cm) piece, one 8-inch (20cm) piece and six 1.5-inch (3.8cm) pieces.
2. Lay out two pieces of wax paper. Squeeze a few… Continue Reading
Don't let the availability of ornaments at Hallmark determine what you can put on your tree. Want a komodo dragon or headless gingerbread man dripping from your boughs? Make one! (Note: this project was a lesson in the whip-stitch for my young friend. We worked on this project together, and she did all the handstitching on the edges.)
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Okay, so this worked better yesterday (when the article was published), as there were eleven days and eleven gifts to make. Still, if you step it up a notch, you could get all eleven done in the next ten days, for sure.
1. Bejeweled Domino Magnets
2. Good Dog Bowl and Bones
3. Hand-colored oven mitts
4. Button Hair Ornaments
5. Printed Memo Blocks
6. Decorative tacks
7. Candy-filled gifts
8. Salt Shaker Ornaments
9. Tasty trio
10. Walnut shells… Continue Reading
Recently, I received a promotional package in the mail from Dow Chemical with all the supplies needed to make modular wall decor.
The box included:
four 12" x 12" x 15/16" pieces of Styrofoam,
four 12" x 12" sheets of black and white scrapbook paper,
several yards of 7/8" wide black grosgrain ribbon,
a bottle of Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue,
a bottle of Tombo Mono Aqua Liquid Glue,
and… Continue Reading
Available through Scandinavian Design Center is the Gladsax Nightstand designed by Hildurs hus. Sold in a set of two for $435.15, the stands are made of solid oak and measure 48 cm high, by 32 cm wide, by 28 cm deep. For the back, you could use one large board or, if you have a jointer and planer, you could glue up several smaller boards. Attaching the shelves would be a snap with a biscuit (plate) joiner.
The holidays are all about tradition, which means we end up doing the same stuff every year. Including decorating and crafting. As I perused my posts from the last Christmas season, I picked my top 5 favorites. If you weren’t a member of Curbly then or if you were but need a refresher, here they are.
5) Greeting card gift 'pillows'.
4) Newspaper wrapping paper + pinwheel bow.
3) Clothespin greeting card wreath.
2) Elegant ice… Continue Reading
"It happens several times each year: gift-giving. Whether it's for the holidays, a birthday or a wedding, nothing can make your presents stand out more than a flawless wrapping job. If you've never tackled a present-wrapping project before or your idea of giftwrap involves a roll of duct tape, this page is for you. Even if you've wrapped a few times, you might find some new ideas here. Just a few simple steps and anyone can wrap like a pro!"
Tree lights are notoriously nefarious. They get twisted and tangled and knotted, and the bulbs burn and short out. Some folks even avoid the frustration and purchase new sets each year. But with a little planning 'round New Years, your lights can be in perfect shape come tree time.
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Scan this messenger bag created entirely from 3.5" floppy disks and (what looks like) jump rings.Oh, and a strap. There's also a short how-to video so you can makes your own. Cool, cool.
Melissa Lawson offers a brilliant tutorial on creating a DIY fisheye lens from an old pair of glasses and bit of electrical tape.
Really, this is genius, and cheap!
The tutorial from Photojojo can be found here, and here's a Flickr page featuring the results.
Forget the Victorian doll house; give me one of these! The Four-Story Tree House from Hammacher Schlemmer ($129.95) is about 4 feet tall and comes with a retractable ladder, bridge, trap door and a pulley and bucket elevator for hoisting supplies. Made of pine and plywood, I’m thinking this just might be DIY-able. Some wood, a faux sprig of greenery plus a little creativity and you’d have something even Tarzan--and Jane--would envy.
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