iFixit and the Right to Repair
You deserve the right to fix your own stuff.
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Spotted: Cardboard Wheelbarrow and 13 other Cardboard Toys
I mean, kids love cardboard boxes best anyway, right?
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DIY Napkin Rings from a Paper Towel Tube
These colorful DIY napkin rings are made from an old paper towel tube!
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How to Field Cast Animal Tracks
You need to know how to field cast.
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Upcycled Flower Vase with a Grid Top
This flower vase is made from totally reclaimed materials, and it even has a grid top to make arranging your flowers super easy!
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25 Furniture Refinishing Skills that You Need to Know
Here’s a list of the 25 most important furniture refinishing skills, the ones that will get you safely and happily through the most makeover projects–and, most importantly, here’s how to do them correctly!
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DIY Picture Frame from a Mason Jar Lid
Got some mason jar lids with no jars to go with them? Turn that old lid into a DIY picture frame. It makes a great gift!
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DIY Organization: Make an Organizer from a Planter
DIY organization doesn’t have to include plastic bins! Repurpose items you already have like a planter!
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Easy Furniture Refinishing: Paint a Dresser
Painting is about the easiest way to refinish a piece of furniture, especially if it’s got some laminate parts. It’s not terribly tricky, either, and the most time-intensive part of it is waiting for various pieces to dry.
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Play Dough Recipe with all Edible Ingredients
This is a play dough recipe that’s safe for young toddlers who still like to experience the world by tasting it.
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DIY Crafts: Make Chalkboard Price Tags with Mason Jar Lids
Searching for eco-friendly price tags for your crafty business? Make DIY crafts like chalkboard price tags with mason jar lids.
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Card Catalogue into Studio Storage
I LOVED my antique card catalogue from the second that I saw it in my local university’s surplus store, but I have to admit that it did look pretty janky.
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DIY Crafts: Make a Paper Flower!
Want to create flowers that will never die? Create DIY crafts like this adorable paper flower!
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40 DIY Projects to Create with Vintage Sheet Music
Do you love vintage sheet music? We’re sharing 40 DIY projects that you can create with your favorite recycled paper!
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Kid-Built Scrap Wood Stomp Catapult
You’ve got some scrap wood in your garage, yeah?
Hand that wood over to the kids, because they’ve got a stomp catapult to build!
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DIY Crafts: Recycle a CD Case into a Business Card Holder
Don’t throw away that old CD case! You can turn it into DIY crafts like an unique business card holder!
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Spotted: 4th of July Waldorf Window Star
Frontier Dreams uses the same kite paper and origami folding techniques of traditional Waldorf window stars to make these themed 4th of July ones.
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How to Fix a Broken Coffee Cup Handle (Dishwasher Safe!)
Did your favorite coffee mug lose its handle? Here’s how to fix a broken coffee cup handle quickly and simply. The repair is even dishwasher safe!
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How to Make Mulch from Wine Corks
Are you a wine cork hoarder like I am? Here’s how to make mulch using your stash of wine corks and which sort works best.
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Instructables Book Review: How to Fix Absolutely Anything
You guys know that I love anything that encourages repair over replacing, so when I saw this review of the new Instructables book on home repair, I knew I had to share it here!
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Fourth of July Crafts: Recycled Paper Plant Flag
Searching for Fourth of July crafts that are simple but oh-so-adorable? We have the perfect project for you — a recycled paper plant flag!
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Summer Crafts: DIY Canning Lid Wind Chime
Celebrate summer with awesome summer crafts like this DIY canning lid wind chime!
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DIY Father’s Day Gift Ideas: Make a Recycled Card
Are you hunting for Father’s Day gift ideas? Make your dad a handmade card with sheet music and magazine pages!
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How to Break Down Jeans for Crafting and Storage
There are a lot of uses for old blue jeans, but rarely for every single part of the jean. If you know what you like to make (quilts for me, purses and skirts for you, perhaps?), then you’ll find that you can make your old blue jean storage much more neat and efficient, as well as space saving, by cutting the jeans up very carefully, just so, and storing them in their parts.
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Kid Craft: Tennis Racket Butterfly Net
Instead of tossing that racket with the broken strings, or making your kid continue to play with a bad racket, buy your kid a new tennis racket that they PROMISE to treat right and let them use the old one to make themselves a butterfly net.
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DIY Crafts: Make a Graduation Cap Mason Jar
Want to give your graduation gift in style this year? Make DIY crafts like this graduation cap mason jar!
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How-to: Make Recycled Crayons
Save your broken crayons, and use them to make fun, new recycled crayons that will thrill the kids.
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Mother’s Day Crafts: Make a “Jar of Love” for Mom!
Searching for DIY Mother’s Day crafts? Make her a meaningful “jar of love” gift!
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20 Upcycled Bookmarks to Make
You HAVE to have plenty of bookmarks.
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Tutorial: Make a Favorite Quote Bookmark
Whether your handwriting is awesome or ugly, Tolkien’s best is still the most meaningful when written in your own hand.
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DIY Turmeric Dye for Fabric (+ washing instructions!)
Did you know that turmeric is great for dyeing fabric? Here’s how to make turmeric dye and how to care for your dyed fabric.
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Make Comic Book Bookmarks
Don’t you dare dog-ear that book! That’s what bad people do.
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Easter Crafts: Make Chalkboard Place Cards!
Searching for last minute Easter crafts? Make these simple chalkboard place cards!
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Herb Spiral: Turn old bricks into a sweet vertical planter!
Garden Week is going strong, you guys! Today I’m excited to share how to build one of my favorite features from my own back yard: our herb spiral.
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