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DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from the workshops and minds of geeks, makers, and hackers @ Make: magazine. 20 Creative DIY Project Ideas. We all have many old and unused items lying around in our homes or garages waiting to be thrown away. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s a great feeling of liberation that comes after shedding old stuff.

However, before you start cleaning your home, we want to show you 20 incredibly creative Do It Yourself projects that may change your mind. You’ll learn that a lot of useless items can be transformed into wonderful creations. You can turn an old glove into a cute chipmunk toy, toilet paper rolls into a beautiful floral wall art, plastic bottle into a broom and many more.

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ART CONCRETE: Technical Source and Gallery. Build a USB Digital Microscope in 60min and 15$ Make a Cardboard Giraffe Bust (or any other animal!) How to make an Anglepoise-style jar lamp. What you need Materials Old glass jar Approx 15cm x 25cm piece of 3mm plywood 30cm x 20cm of 12mm-thick plywood38cm length of 2cm x 2cm square-ended wood Four 6mm bolts with wing nuts (these come together in a pack) Lamp holder with E14 bulb (or similar) and shade holder (all available from electrical stores)13amp plug socket2m of 3-corded fabric-coated cable Tools180-grade sandpaper, or similarCoping saw Junior hacksaw with a wood bladeHand or electric drill with 3mm and 6mm drill bitsClampRuler Set of compassesTin snips Wood glue Cross-head screwdriverFlat-headed screwdriverCraft knife or wire strippers What to do 1.

Cut three lengths of the 2cm x 2cm wood, measuring 5cm, 15cm and 18cm. To do so, mark out the lengths in pencil, then clamp the wood to a surface you don't mind messing up a little (cover a section of a table with a protective piece of wood or, preferably, use a work bench) and cut with a junior hacksaw at a right angle. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Faux concrete ultra-lightweight pot. Laser Transfer Foils by Crafty Computer Paper. Make a 3D Layered Drawing.