Craft My Ride!
Craft My Ride is Scion's craft competition for the DIY set. From the press release: "Scion is challenging the "Do-It-Yourself" crow to channel their inner craftiness and desgn hand-made car accesso...
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DIY-able Take Away Lamp
Sigurdur Gustafsson’s Take Away Lamp ($84) is made of fiberglass fabric. It measures 38cm by 32 cm and is illuminated by a 25 watt bulb. Okay, is this DIY-able or what?? The trick would be to get y...
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Basic Soap Making.
"The intention here is to provide the basic data on how to make soap from the most basic materials. There are many fancier soap recipes which make better soaps, as long as you have all the ingredie...
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Is the Bag-E-Wash a good idea?
At first glance, the Bag-E-Wash seems like a great idea. Basically, it’s a nylon dishwasher accessory that holds open used plastic bags as a means to wash, dry and, of course, reuse them. The Bag-E...
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Here Comes the Bride Music Boxes
In my on-going effort to find ideas/products for those Curbly members planning weddings, I came across this sweet music box at The Spoon Sisters. Crank the handle for a rendition of ‘Here Comes the...
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Five Environmentally Friendly Gift-Wrap Options.
My whole family hates that I refuse to buy thematic, seasonally-appropriate wrapping paper, with matching ribbons etc. I never quite got the decorum of gift giving (like why buy a gift, then spend ...
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A New Take on Brocade
Webster’s definition of brocade is ‘a rich oriental silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver’, which might be perfect for Victorian England but–let’s face it–this is the 21st century. En...
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How to Make Test Tube Vases
I saw these a few weeks ago on Cribcandy: clever, and tongue-in-cheek without being kitschy. At $9 a piece, they’re not ridiculously overpriced, but a purchase is never as fun as a DIY attempt. ...
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How To Use All Those Summer Vegetables.
It's that time of year: all the plants to which you've so gingerly tended have returned the favor, with thousands of fruits and vegetables that you and your family can never eat.Of course, you're t...
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‘Hand’ Soap
Check out this hand soap from Vitamin D(esign), which is shaped like little hands. For 20 bucks you get 10 soaps that range in size from ½" to 2". The lightly-scented soap is made from goat’s milk ...
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For Rent: Only $300K a Month
Recently, Business Week reported on how the really rich spend as much money for temporary rentals as regular folk spend for entire houses. The report suggests that the willingness of affluent lease...
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CSI: Carpet Scene Investigation
If you’ve ever been in the market for carpeting, you know what a daunting job it can be. Besides color and style, there’s a whole carpet lexicon that only makes matters worse. By identifying and de...
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Make a Glowing Tomato.
It's official: Things that glow are better than things that don't. Make some. Materials A box of non-safety matches Bleach A tomato Hydrogen peroxide Tools Knife Small container Syringe ...
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How to Save Money On Groceries
Want to know how to save money on groceries? We've come up with 20 tips that will help you cut costs when purchasing food. 20. List it. Instead of listing everything you THINK you need, fi...
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Power Tools 101: Power Sanders.
No matter how great the payoff, sanding is no fun…kinda like exercising, tweezing your eyebrows, or studying for final exams.Electric sanders don’t make the process any more fun, but they will spee...
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Seven No-Cost Tips to Keep Your Home Safer.
The cost of a home-security system can be intimidating, or even preventative. Even everyday folks deserve a safe home, so take a peek at this article from the Smarthomesecurity blog. A brief summar...
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How to make beaded wire garland.
Garland isn’t just for holidays anymore. Here’s a very easy, fast and economical way to make custom-made decorative garland.What I used.24 gauge beading wireWire cutterLarge and small glass beads (...