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How To Make The Bitty-Q - (A Drink-Can BBQ) #Mikehacks. Aromatherapy ‘cat nap’ eye pillows. How To Make A Beautiful Faux Stained Glass Mosaic Luminary. 30 Adorable Repurposed Kitchen Items. Be creative in your kitchen and repurpose your old kitchen items.

30 Adorable Repurposed Kitchen Items

Everyone at home have a lot of vintage stuff that are too old to be used. With your imagination you can change that and make something interesting for your home. We have stuff in our kitchen from our grandmothers, that mean a lot to us and we can’t throw them just like that. So we can repurpose them and give them another use. For example, use your old utensils for a lot of different use, as a holder for your family pictures or as towels hanger. Source Source Source Source Source Source. How To Easily Transfer A Photo To A Canvas. PT Puzzle: Shape Shifters. How can we get ourselves out of sticky situations?

PT Puzzle: Shape Shifters

To find solutions, we need to concentrate, recall relevant information, recontextualize ideas, and map out plans, says neuroscientist Richard Restak. Kickstart your creative thinking by exercising each ability. —Katherine Schreiber Here are three puzzles that tempt you to focus on the wrong thing. If you focus on which matchsticks to move, the puzzles are hard to solve. Make an Indiana Jones Satchel (plus Tips for Working with Thrifted Leather)

Home » $5 and Under, Headline, Kids, Tutorials 25 June 2010 10,901 views 7 Comments by heather This handmade Indiana Jones satchel, like the Upholstery Sample Backpack, was made for my 3 year-old son.

Make an Indiana Jones Satchel (plus Tips for Working with Thrifted Leather)

And, like the backpack, it's a quick project that is elegant in its simplicity. My son really enjoys the Lego Indiana Jones game, and loves to pretend he's Indy. Just like yesterday's project, this is quick and dirty, and doesn't have any of the niceties I would include on a purse for myself (like extra pockets, lining, topstitching, or finished edges). Project Estimate: Thrifted leather garment, $1 and up (probably more than $1)Leather needle for your sewing machine, $1 (a pack of 5 for about $3-5)Metal rings and clips, a pack of 100 for about $3Thread, scissors, etc. Total: $3 and up Find out how to make the Indiana Jones satchel on page 2, how to work with thrifted leather on page 3 Disclosure: this article may contain affiliate links or other forms of sponsored content.

Pages: 1 2 3. Make a Blingy Clipboard. Milk Carton Coin Purse ∙ How To by connect the dots on Cut Out. Phone case made out of popsicle sticks. Yep, it's a phone case with working buttons and a flippity flap, made out of popsicle sticks and glue. it's about 90% popsicle sticks because the "core", if you will, of the panels on the front and back is folder board, there's cushioning inside made out of foam rubber (or linso), and the hinge is made out of canvas. everything else is made out of popsicle sticks. this idea is more of an improvement on an original idea than anything else. before this i made a phone case out of cardboard, which was great but the paint job didn't look very presentable. so i made it again but with popsicle sticks for more durability and aesthetic value. in theory, this can be made for most smartphones but it will definitely be easier to make for phones with straight edges like iphones, nokias or sony xperias. if you've got a curvy samsung galaxy though... i wish you the best of luck!

Phone case made out of popsicle sticks

How to Make a Wire-Wrapped Loop: Free Tutorial! Classic hoop earrings are a wardrobe staple that will never go out of style.

How to Make a Wire-Wrapped Loop: Free Tutorial!

They’re an easy way to upgrade almost any outfit, and they also make wonderful gifts. Best of all, they are really quite simple to make. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a wire-wrapped hoop. Once you acquire this essential jewelry making skill, the options for customization are truly endless! Tools you’ll need: Round-nose pliersFlat-nose pliersNeedle-nose pliersAbout 12″ of wire (I’m using 16 gauge 14/20 rose gold filled round wire.)2 ear hooksSomething round to form your pieces on.

Step 1: Begin by measuring your wire. Step 2: If you’ve used wire cutters, you’ll probably have crimped ends. Step 3: Likely, your wire will have been spooled when you purchased it and this is one of those rare moments when that actually works to your advantage. Step 4: Find the general center of your wire and line that up with the mandrel or round object you’ll be using. Step 5: Step 6: