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Confession — I love soda. Specifically, Diet Coke. Yeah yeah, it’s terrible for you. I know this, but it’s my vice. The good news is that there are a great many DIY projects that can utilize empty 2-liter soda bottles. The following three projects are some of my current favorites. Plastic bottle bird feeder There [...]
Want to add some style to an indoor or outdoor living space on the cheap? All you need is a roll of wire and some pliers. I stumbled across this DIY tea light holder idea from Remodelista via Pinterest the other day. It reminds me a lot of this very chic (and popular) hanging candle [...]
The Super Bowl is a great excuse to huddle up with your crew and have a great time on a night that everyone is usually turning in early, in preparation for the upcoming work week. But you don’t have to spend tons of time or lots of money getting your home ready for a top-notch Super Bowl party…and an eco-friendly Super Bowl party at that.
Wine bottles are ridiculously versatile. From growing herbs in them to turning them into hanging candles or even “wine-o-lanterns“, wine bottles lend themselves quite nicely to all kinds of arts and crafts projects. Next in our long list of wine bottle upcycling ideas is to turn them into a faux-snow-covered winter display. This creation could [...]
No matter how hard you try to stop the junk mail madness, it seems to fill up your mailbox nonetheless. A great way to reuse that crappy junk mail is to craft it into super-chic paper snowflakes to decorate your office, home, or intergalactic battle station. Here are 3 clever designs to choose from…
Every year I have illusions of grandeur for my garden. I pictured myself sitting at our farmer’s market behind display baskets overflowing with a bounty of tomatoes, peppers and fresh herbs. In reality, I sold leftover handmade jewelry, some divided perennials and enough herbs to season one big kettle of soup. I selfishly hoarded what [...]
Speaking of windows and cleaning… From Care2: How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit From EnergyStar: 2011 Federal Tax Credits for Consumer Energy Efficiency Joe’s cartoon archive, twitter ramblings and StumbleUpon page…
I have been “no-pooing” for nearly 5 months now. That means I’ve been forgoing shampoo and cleaning my hair with baking soda and apple cider vinegar (AVC). I was fascinated by the concept of never having to use shampoo again. You’re probably thinking, “how can someone possibly live without shampoo? Won’t their hair look like [...]
All of the animal kingdom marks its territory by some biological method…except for humans. We check in on Foursquare to claim some piece of nebulous digital ownership. But now you can build your own biodegradable seed packet that let’s you stake both a physical and virtual claim to a location…while seeding it with a bit more flora too.
Taking an afternoon to construct your own “digitigrade stilts” will make even the simplest werewolf costume a prize-winner. You could also use this design to make a faun, minotaur, dragon, or any other costume that requires looking like a four-legged animal that is standing up on its hind legs.
