Posts tagged "crafts"
Here’s an article I wrote last year that all you fellow DIYers might enjoy!
7 things you can make yourself instead of buying
These days you can find pretty much anything processed, prepared, packaged and waiting for you on a store shelf. But your wallet isn’t the only one paying the price for such convenience — the planet is, too. Luckily, there are a variety of everyday items — from laundry detergent to peanut butter — that you can make yourself, saving you money and giving you a sense of DIY satisfaction that’s so rare these days.
Here’s a tutorial from Home & Garden Television (HGTV) on how to make a stacked-book table lamp using hardcover books, a lamp kit, lamp shade, drill, and screwdriver.
(Even though new uses for old books is a recurring theme here on Unconsumption, if you’ve got books you no longer want, but think could be of interest to other readers, then consider selling them or giving them away instead of using them as raw material for lamps or other projects!)
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DIY Coiled Magazine Dish with Lid. Found at Saved by Love Creations here. This is not the fastest project but it is virtually free and the end result, if it comes close to the photo, is really pretty.
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DIY: Map Magnets
I’m thinking its my obsession of traveling that makes me absolutely love this easy idea from natalme. All you need to do is find an old puzzle map, a hot glue gun, some magnetic strips, and Tada! A perfect DIY! To find out more about this DIY, including these pictures, click here.
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