How to Make a Knife in a Survival Situation. Top 5 Knife Making Tutorials. Dump A Day Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Crafty - 37 Pics. Dump A Day Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Crafty - 60 Pics. Altoids tin candle. Mini Matchstick Gun - The Clothespin Pocket Pistol. To make the peg gun, you'll first need to remove the spring, and place the two wooden pieces, back to back, so the notches line up near the center. Next, make a marking on the top piece about half an inch from the hole, and an angled marking on the bottom. (see the picture for reference) Just for convenience, I went ahead and filled in all the areas that need to be chiseled out with blue pen. So grab your utility knife and carefully carve out all the areas marked in blue. The long channels made in the center of the pieces are going to act as our gun barrel, so play with them until a wooden matchstick can slide in and out loosely when the two pieces are pressed together.
The angled marking, marks the place where you'll need to cut a small notch. When your pieces are carved and placed back to back, they should look like what you see in the picture. How To Grow: Peat Moss. How to Upcycle your Holiday Glass bottles. What do you do with all those leftover bottles? Recycle them? Sure. But what about making them into glassware, planters, windchimes . You have probably seen these upcycled bottles for sale online or even in boutiques.So save those champagne (they work best), wine, Grolsch or any decorative liquor bottles like Grey Goose or JD .
With a little practice and a $20 basic bottle cutter you can easily upcycle some glassware, planters, windchimes and more to use at home or give as gifts. Here is what you need: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. How to Make Secret Book Safe. Handmade Gift Ideas: Altered Tin | Craftster Blog. DIY: Nerdy Chic Book Clutch. Alright, you nerds, it's time for another 'book'torial. The whole reason I created the first two 'book'torials (here and here) was so that I could create this nerdy chic book clutch.
I'm completely smitten with how it turned out. Carrying a library card never looked so fashionable. ;) Wanna make your own? Stuff You'll Need: Book Matte Mod Podge Fabric Needle and Thread Clasp (This is the one I used.) Wax paper Wooden paint stirrer Wood glue Epoxy glue (I used J.B. Note: Make sure the book you choose is big enough to hold the items you'd like to carry. Method: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. And that's all there is to it. So, will you guys be sporting the nerdy chic look? Craftgawker | look to inspire.
Potato chip bag pencil case. Cork Shooter. DIY "Galaxy" Sweatshirts! Or anything you want to "SPACE-ify"! I love galaxy inspired prints and jackets but did not like the price tag($75 for leggings? I could just buy an entirely new wardrobe at a thrift store and still have enough money for lunch!) And thought it would be awesome to make an Instructable to make your own "galaxy" clothing article! This is a great gift for those who are on a tight budget this Christmas or for those who want to make their plain old black sweatshirt, t-shirts, jeans, whatevers into space-tacular stylish wear! It even glows in the dark and is great for parties under black lights hahaha If you have plain old boring black clothes laying around that you don't wear anymore... It's an easy way to make a "one of a kind" wardrobe! If you can't paint...
It's super easy to do and takes maybe an hour or two depending on how much you want to "build" the paint. T-shirt Paints: ANY COLOR YOU LIKE! Got everything on the list? CREATE A WALL ART PORTRAIT. Paper People. Print out, or copy the design sheet onto card stock. . [ Edit ~ Apparently the design template image lost some detail when I uploaded it. Here's a link to (hopefully) unaltered template page: ] Cut out the body first. (it looks like conjoined twins) Don't cut the notches yet. Fold the body piece in half. You can glue, or tape it together to make it more sturdy, if you like. Its not necessary. . * Some notes Notice that the "chin" is actually the "nose". Notice that the chest overlaps the hips in front. You don't need dark outlines. Heavier stock will make a sturdier person, but it will be harder to cut out.
Make the notches very thin to start. ** Extra Bonus Note! "Tabula Rasa" is the idea, developed by Aristotle, that people are born without personality, talent or knowledge. Makedo Pizza Box Art Easel.