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28 Insanely Easy And Clever DIY Projects. These are the kind of simple projects for the laziest and most inept of crafters.

28 Insanely Easy And Clever DIY Projects

Even if you can barely operate a drill, you can do most of these projects — and in less than an hour. Source: abeautifulmess.typepad.com Source: rabbitfoodformybunnyteeth.com. Chalkboard Paint Home Helpers - Martha Stewart Organizing Crafts. Thanks to paint that dries into a chalkboard finish, your board can be whatever size you desire and placed wherever you like.

Chalkboard Paint Home Helpers - Martha Stewart Organizing Crafts

Store-bought formulas come in traditional green and black. But you can also follow our recipe to mix your own batch in any shade. Cleverly applied chalkboard paint means new places to track appointments, keep lists, and leave messages. Or simply use the surface to draw or doodle, which will appeal to kids and the kid in everyone. Choose from the following ideas or come up with your own homemade chalkboard location. Tip: Start with flat-finish latex paint in any shade. Wall Calendar A home office is the ideal spot for a family planner. Bits Of Everything. Couch Made From Pallets. Fuck Yeah Upcycle. Page 6.

Unique Wineglass. Posted on December 28, 2009 by saya Uh…who would ever suppose that the odd item is actually a wineglass?

Unique Wineglass

And what is more surprising is that the wine doesn’t spill out at all. You know why? Check the pictures below, and you’ll find that’s due to the equivalent atmospheric pressure inside the left spherical vessel and the glass on the right. Innovative Two Way Doors by Venetian Celegon. ERGON is an innovative door mounting system that allows the door to be opened in both directions of travel with a simple push.

Innovative Two Way Doors by Venetian Celegon

As an added bonus, ERGON doors require 50% less space to open than regular doors and are perfect for small apartments. Thrillist Nation. Las Manualidades. Baby Food Jar Recycling. Now that Mookie is eating lots of baby food, I have all these cute little jars sitting on my counters because I just can't bear to throw them away. So I've been looking for some fun ideas to recycle and reuse the jars. At the bottom of this post are some different tutorials from around the web, but first I wanted to share a little project I made last night.

Personalized Tea Light Holders. 17 Nifty Clock Projects: {DIY. Making a customized clock for your space is easier than you might think, all you need is a kit or parts from an old clock and a few other supplies (paint, mod podge, wood disk, etc., depending on the project).

17 Nifty Clock Projects: {DIY

You can make them exactly the size you need or personalize to make lovely gifts. Here are over a dozen different styles and ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Enjoy! Curbly.com Asterisk (for under $10): Materials required include hardboard, spray adhesive or painter’s tape, a drill and jigsaw. DIY Mod: Transform a plain clock (with wood frame) using acrylic paint, decorative paper and double-sided tape. thespottedfox.com womansday.com Retro Style: A package of peel-and-stick red felt numbers turns a vintage serving tray into a retro-style wall clock. Make Your Own Bookmarks: {50+ Crafty Ideas & Printables. Howaboutorange.blogspot.com Fabric: Use pretty scraps of fabric to cover cardstock (with rubber cement).

Make Your Own Bookmarks: {50+ Crafty Ideas & Printables

Super easy and they turn out very nice! Wire Hearts: Bend 20 gauge wire into shape for these lovelies. lostbuttonstudio.blogspot.com marthastewart.com triciarennea.blogspot.com featheredfibers.wordpress.com. InspireMe Crafts: Gifts. Easy and Unique DIY Vases. Everyone loves vases, but it’s difficult to find one that is unique and not the same old run of the mill vase you’ve seen 1000 times before.

Easy and Unique DIY Vases

As the most prominent centerpiece, you always want a vase to be special, just like the rest of your decor. Whether it is empty, holding flower, a candle pebbles or anything else, a vase can be boring or the perfect accent you’ve been looking for. And it’s only better when you can make it yourself flexing your craft skills and saving some money as well. This lovely vase is simple and its beauty is its simplicity. All it takes is a cute vase, some sequins and some glue. For this cozy yet stylish vase, pick up some clear craft glue and yearn and collect a few pop bottles, beer or wine bottles. For some true vintage charm, these are the way to go. DIY Mercury Glass Hurricane Candle Holders. Epsom Salt Luminaries: Some Winter Beauty. Recently I’ve seen a few crafty ideas around the internet using epsom salts, but I wanted to come up with something different.

Epsom Salt Luminaries: Some Winter Beauty

I’ve been itching to make some new luminaries, something that would be elegant and pretty against winter’s white snow. Something that says Christmas, but isn’t limited to the holiday. Something that could be kept out all winter long. The idea for these epsom salt luminaries hit me and I couldn’t wait to take the idea from my head and make them a reality. UPDATE: Please see my article on crafting with epsom salts for important information (including info on discoloration, see the picture below of them all white), especially if you plan to make these for an important event such as a wedding. The moisture in the salt will eventually evaporate, leaving you with white salt on your jars. These should be one of the last things you make, no more than a week before the wedding. Recently I saw some really pretty sea glass luminaries in white, light blue and light green. Recycle a Plastic Bottle into a Vase. Home » $1 and Free, cheap crafts, Decor, Gifts to Make, Headline, Kids, Weddings 19 March 2009 73,627 views 18 Comments by heather With some clever cutting and folding, a clear plastic soda bottle headed for the recycling bin can be given new life as a pretty vase.

Recycle a Plastic Bottle into a Vase

Although this blog is dedicated to making stuff with supplies you can buy at the Dollar Store, my readers have shown that they also appreciate projects that use recycled materials in clever ways, too. Decoupaging with Lace - Urban Comfort. Once in awhile I'll come up with a project that I get a little obsessed with and can't stop making.

Decoupaging with Lace - Urban Comfort

This decoupaged lace container that I made for Better Homes and Gardens was one of those projects. It all started with my love of textured pottery, but as I've been embracing my more feminine side lately, I was drawn to using lace as well. Admittedly, I wasn't even sure it would work. But not only did it work, it was one of the fastest and easiest projects I've ever undertaken. I started with white containers, cut a strip of eyelet lace wide enough to cover it, applied a layer of Mod Podge in matte finish, and wrapped the eyelet band around the container. Easy 3D Home Design. Family Chic by Camilla Fabbri. Painted Glass With a Marbled Look. Easy and Unique DIY Vases. How to Turn Recycling into a Beautiful Vase. April 8th, 2009 Email 1121 users recommend Spring blooms look right at home in this beautiful cardboard vase. Erika Kern. How To Build The World's Best Paper Airplanes. Origami-Make: Instructions to learn how to make origami models.

Origami Paper Box. Paper Flowers – Anyone Can Do That. Japanese Kusudama, this tutorial is featured on Craftuts Anyone can do that, I assure you. The proof: I can, just take a quick look at my result below. And, believe me, I am neither meticulous nor particularly patient. For the Love of: Mason Jars. <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><a href=" rel="nofollow"><img src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon"/></a></div>Hello there!

If you are new here, you might want to <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to the RSS feed</strong></a> for updates on this topic. Fruit (Bowl) Loops: 8 Circular Wood, Glass & Metal Designs. Circular forms are a clear choice for storing the rounded forms of fruits – but these creative modern design ideas are anything but obvious.

For starters, when someone asks you to pass them this vertical wooden fruit ‘bowl’ just give it a nudge and send it rolling their way – just don’t slip while sliding them the bananas! This nifty set of wood, metal and black-painted plastic half-bowls – also by the artist Helena Schepens – does not have quite the same moves but is still quite dynamic. From tiny grapes to sizable pears and appleas, each piece of fruit added to or subtracted from the mix changes the angle of the centerpiece.