http://www.instructables.com Sat, 25 May 2013 05:53:28 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Altoids-Advent-calendar/
Altoids Advent calendar - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FO0/Y4AP/FOHTTVO7/FO0Y4APFOHTTVO7.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FO0/Y4AP/FOHTTVO7/FO0Y4APFOHTTVO7.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FO0/Y4AP/FOHTTVO7/FO0Y4APFOHTTVO7.SMALL.jpg sassycrafter This time of year, kids can hardly wait for the man in the red suit to bring toys to all good girls and boys. One way to help kids count the days is with an Advent calendar. But why settle for an old-fashioned paper one? Make a 3-D sculpture that can hold a small surprise for every day between now a...
By: sassycrafter

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:53:16 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/From-Toes-to-Totes/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F79/IA3C/H3W5C27G/F79IA3CH3W5C27G.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F79/IA3C/H3W5C27G/F79IA3CH3W5C27G.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F79/IA3C/H3W5C27G/F79IA3CH3W5C27G.SMALL.jpg mygibzone  Don't "kick" your old shoes to the curb! This instructable will show you how to repurpose any old boot into a fashionable "mini tote" in just minutes. Now you REALLY can have a purse that matches your shoes.  NOTE: I call these mini totes because unlike a purse they have an open top. Meaning they ...
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Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:54:57 PDT 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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Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:04:49 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Vintage-Suitcase-Turned-into-a-Jewelry-Organizer/
Vintage Suitcase Turned into a Jewelry Organizer - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FT0/C4XX/GZHK8582/FT0C4XXGZHK8582.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FT0/C4XX/GZHK8582/FT0C4XXGZHK8582.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FT0/C4XX/GZHK8582/FT0C4XXGZHK8582.SMALL.jpg SaintSalvage I have a lot of earrings, and I wanted to make an efficient organizer for them. So... I decided to repurpose a small vintage suitcase (it probably was a makeup train case) for it. The trunk, as found It was a humble litlle trunk.... the "Little Trunk that Could", to borrow a phrase. Prep the c...
By: SaintSalvage

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:57:31 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-plarn-shopper/
How to make a plarn shopper - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F18/ULBT/GXQPMPL2/F18ULBTGXQPMPL2.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F18/ULBT/GXQPMPL2/F18ULBTGXQPMPL2.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F18/ULBT/GXQPMPL2/F18ULBTGXQPMPL2.SMALL.jpg knitbitch A great way to give a second and enduring life to all those used (disposable) plastic bags that tend to pile up in the cupboard. I used appx. 30 plastic bags for this bag, crochet needle 6mm. The size of needle that works will depend on how wide you cut the strips. I have figured out a way of cutti...
By: knitbitch

Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:32:15 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Intro-41/
Upcycled Purse From A Ruined (shrunken/felted) Sweater - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFQ/3VL4/GX6OVU2X/FFQ3VL4GX6OVU2X.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFQ/3VL4/GX6OVU2X/FFQ3VL4GX6OVU2X.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFQ/3VL4/GX6OVU2X/FFQ3VL4GX6OVU2X.SMALL.jpg MaryT8M   I've discovered the thrill of making something WONDERFUL from a mistake! I washed a sweater a while back that I could have sworn said it was machine washable only to find out it was dry clean only. Before I tossed it in the Goodwill bag, I checked the Internet and found several ideas for turning f...
By: MaryT8M

Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:51:59 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Re-Purpose-Driven-Life/
A Re-Purpose Driven Life - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIK/VHJ5/GQKM52TT/FIKVHJ5GQKM52TT.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIK/VHJ5/GQKM52TT/FIKVHJ5GQKM52TT.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIK/VHJ5/GQKM52TT/FIKVHJ5GQKM52TT.SMALL.jpg artfulann I do the three r's: reduce, reuse, recycle but I add re-purpose for a 4th R. I just can't help myself. It all started with my grandfather. He kept all kinds of things and remade-reused them on his farm. (Back then they called it junk collecting.) My mother also did this. We spent one summer when I ...
By: artfulann

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:54:55 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Recycled-Teacup-Pincushion/
Cupcake in a Teacup Pincushion (recycled/upcycled/repurposed!) - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGL/DSRD/FTO54JG3/FGLDSRDFTO54JG3.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGL/DSRD/FTO54JG3/FGLDSRDFTO54JG3.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGL/DSRD/FTO54JG3/FGLDSRDFTO54JG3.SMALL.jpg antelucandaisy This instructable provides directions to use recycled wool felt with a neat vintage container (soup bowl or teacup) to create a nice weighty pincushion. Just in time for mother's day, a tutorial that uses recycled, upcycled, and repurposed materials!I made the teacup pincushion below for a swap, and...
By: antelucandaisy

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