Instructables: exploring - living - repurpose - popular http://www.instructables.com Sun, 19 May 2013 13:14:17 PDT BLOX v1.01 Card weaving - how to make your own cards from recycled materials http://www.instructables.com/id/Card-weaving-how-to-make-your-own-cards-from-rec/
Card weaving - how to make your own cards from recycled materials - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIV/4U6A/HFBK9ZX4/FIV4U6AHFBK9ZX4.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIV/4U6A/HFBK9ZX4/FIV4U6AHFBK9ZX4.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIV/4U6A/HFBK9ZX4/FIV4U6AHFBK9ZX4.SMALL.jpg tldudenhoeffer I'm a spinner and a weaver. I especially love weaving with my own handspun yarns. A dear friend of mine, Sue Woods, traded me a pile of weaving books for my pile of stained glass and supplies a few years ago. I started reading through them all last November when I came across the book, "The Weaving,...
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:24:28 PDT
Cheap fun at $ store http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-fun-at-store/
Cheap fun at $ store - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHG/E3U1/HET1F794/FHGE3U1HET1F794.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHG/E3U1/HET1F794/FHGE3U1HET1F794.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHG/E3U1/HET1F794/FHGE3U1HET1F794.SMALL.jpg aaahotdog Lots of fun for less than a latte. I bought a couple solar lawn lights at Dollar Tree and decided to repurpose them as interior night lights.   I also bought some accent jems at the store to use for feet to the hard drive platters I had laying around.   I picked up a candle stick holder in a fre...
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Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:05:35 PDT
Turn an Old Window Frame Into a Jewelry Display http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-an-Old-Window-Frame-Into-a-Jewelry-Display/
Turn an Old Window Frame Into a Jewelry Display - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIQ/8332/HBBCIJAS/FIQ8332HBBCIJAS.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIQ/8332/HBBCIJAS/FIQ8332HBBCIJAS.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIQ/8332/HBBCIJAS/FIQ8332HBBCIJAS.SMALL.jpg envirolutionary Welcome to my first Instructable! I will be going through the basics of how to convert an old window frame into a Jewelry Display, which has several utilities and can be modified to fit your needs. I made two of these at the same time that were relative in size, for my mother and my partner's mothe...
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Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:41:20 PST
Reclaimed Bowling Lane Table http://www.instructables.com/id/Bowling-Lane-Table/
Reclaimed Bowling Lane Table - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCA/OR1L/HAH02KRE/FCAOR1LHAH02KRE.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCA/OR1L/HAH02KRE/FCAOR1LHAH02KRE.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCA/OR1L/HAH02KRE/FCAOR1LHAH02KRE.SMALL.jpg hoda0013 I recently moved into my first house and was in need of a dining room table.  I saw a picture of a table that used an old section of bowling lane for its top and decided that I'd like to build something similar for myself.  With about 30 hours of work over a few months I was able to turn a tattered ...
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Sun, 9 Dec 2012 18:50:02 PST
Quick and Easy Knife Block http://www.instructables.com/id/Quick-and-Easy-Knife-Block/
Quick and Easy Knife Block - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F9J/UCYP/GJQELROU/F9JUCYPGJQELROU.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F9J/UCYP/GJQELROU/F9JUCYPGJQELROU.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F9J/UCYP/GJQELROU/F9JUCYPGJQELROU.SMALL.jpg haakon.k With this instructable I'd like to share how to make a snazzy knife block that you can make in twenty minutes or less (not counting the time it takes to eat 42 ounces of oatmeal).   The idea for this design came from a commercial product that used plastic rods.  Another instructabler, jliken, has p...
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Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:18:59 PST
Make your own Vintage Suitcase Coffee Table http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-Vintage-Suitcase-Coffee-Table/
Make your own Vintage Suitcase Coffee Table - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FG5/RF4P/GZUAGEUY/FG5RF4PGZUAGEUY.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FG5/RF4P/GZUAGEUY/FG5RF4PGZUAGEUY.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FG5/RF4P/GZUAGEUY/FG5RF4PGZUAGEUY.SMALL.jpg mynameiskorrine I love, LOVE vintage suitcases. What is better than a vintage suitcase...... A Vintage Suitcase Coffee Table. This project is fairly cheap and takes less than 15 minutes to do! Lets get to it... What You Will Need What You Will Need: Power Drill Vintage Suitcase (Preferably one made of wood. P...
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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:04:49 PDT
13 Unusual Uses for a Hair Dryer http://www.instructables.com/id/13-Unusual-Uses-for-a-Hair-Dryer/
13 Unusual Uses for a Hair Dryer - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FS1/98VO/GVHH29C4/FS198VOGVHH29C4.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FS1/98VO/GVHH29C4/FS198VOGVHH29C4.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FS1/98VO/GVHH29C4/FS198VOGVHH29C4.SMALL.jpg Carleyy OHHHH the unusual things you can do with your house hold gadgets!!!  I've thoroughly research all the strange weird uses for your blow dryer. Yes that's correct: BLOW DRYER.  Fitting your glasses to your head and adding a glaze to your cake frosting are just some of the unusual uses I discovered. Y...
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Wed, 7 Sep 2011 18:10:34 PDT
10 Unusual Uses for Nail Polish http://www.instructables.com/id/10-Unusual-Uses-for-Nail-Polish/
10 Unusual Uses for Nail Polish - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F97/CHP4/GVJCJ1BP/F97CHP4GVJCJ1BP.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F97/CHP4/GVJCJ1BP/F97CHP4GVJCJ1BP.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F97/CHP4/GVJCJ1BP/F97CHP4GVJCJ1BP.SMALL.jpg Carleyy If you're anything like me you have bottles of nail polish building up in your desk drawer from years ago.  What you might not know is there are plenty of ways to put that nail polish to use besides just decorating your fingers.  Here are 10 new uses for nail polish that will help you with day to da...
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Thu, 1 Sep 2011 11:16:58 PDT
Build a globe clock http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-globe-clock/
Build a globe clock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJ4/1L9X/GPBD3Y6W/FJ41L9XGPBD3Y6W.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJ4/1L9X/GPBD3Y6W/FJ41L9XGPBD3Y6W.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJ4/1L9X/GPBD3Y6W/FJ41L9XGPBD3Y6W.SMALL.jpg knife141 Well, I looked around my junk pile to see what I could combine for a new project, and what I found was an old globe and a wall thermometer that was perpetually stuck on 80 degrees.  Seemed like a good combination for a project! What I did was use the bezel of the thermometer as a frame, and inset h...
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Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:08:56 PDT
Money for old rope http://www.instructables.com/id/Money-for-old-rope/
Money for old rope - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBQ/XH3M/GCXNP4LX/FBQXH3MGCXNP4LX.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBQ/XH3M/GCXNP4LX/FBQXH3MGCXNP4LX.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBQ/XH3M/GCXNP4LX/FBQXH3MGCXNP4LX.SMALL.jpg Jayefuu As a climber, every so often I have to retire a rope. Be it from old age or wear, it's best to replace them every 3-5 years, or sooner if they're damaged. Our university climbing club has to retire all its ropes every three years too so every three years there's about 300m of rope laying around. Ra...
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Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:23:08 PDT
Bookshelf Re-purposed into Bed! http://www.instructables.com/id/Bookshelf-Re-purposed-into-Bed/
Bookshelf Re-purposed into Bed! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMF/V7Z0/GC7F5ITU/FMFV7Z0GC7F5ITU.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMF/V7Z0/GC7F5ITU/FMFV7Z0GC7F5ITU.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMF/V7Z0/GC7F5ITU/FMFV7Z0GC7F5ITU.SMALL.jpg Carleyy I have been living in San Francisco now for 6 weeks.  Since I didn't know how long I was going to be here I slept on a mattress on the floor for the first 5 weeks instead of throwing down hundreds of dollars for a bed-frame. After organizing and tidying up the instructables office a couple weeks ag...
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:08:32 PDT