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Altoid Tin Mini Toolbox Tutorial

Posted by: notbeige on: June 9, 2009

A cute craft idea – mini toolboxes from Altoid tins   Brenda Ponnay shares the tutorial over at Alpha Mom.

(via Lifehacker)

Moss Art by Edina Tokodi

Posted by: notbeige on: June 8, 2009

Mosstika Urban Greenery by Hungarian born artist Edina Tokodi.  If you’d like to try out your own moss grafitti, check out this instructable.

(via Inhabitat)

License Plate Purse (With Tutorial)

Posted by: notbeige on: May 28, 2009

Craftster member NynaeveAS has made this excellent purse from repurposed license plates and has kindly shared the tutorial – see it here. I might just have a go at making one of these (any excuse to play with power tools ).

Make Your Own Alien Abduction Lamp!

Posted by: notbeige on: May 23, 2009

How cool is this DIY alien abduction lamp?  Brilliant idea and inexpensive to make – see the full tutorial at Dollar Store Crafts

via Curbly

Repurpose Old Magazines Into A Magazine Reed Box

Posted by: notbeige on: May 6, 2009

Diane Gilleland shares this great tutorial over at Craftstylish for repurposing old magazines into reed embellishments for trinket boxes, picture frames etc.

Inspiration Files: Decoupage

Posted by: notbeige on: May 5, 2009

Inspiration to go stick paper on stuff….
Mickey Mouse side table by Bombus (only one of the many amazing decoupaged items available from her Etsy shop)
Demented Decoupage by Boxboy – via Apartment Therapy
Decoupage Kitchen by Jonathan Fong – via The Wave Magazine

Praying Skeleton Plate by PricklyGirl
Mr. Peacock’s decoupaged ceiling (with a how-to) – via Craftzine Blog
Decoupage [...]

How To Hand-Spin Recycled Newspaper Yarn

Posted by: notbeige on: April 30, 2009

This tutorial over at GreenUpgrader shows how Greetje van Tiem’s design studios are hand-making recycled newspaper yarn using only newspaper, a scissors and a drop spindle.
(Instructions here for making a drop spindle from recycled CDs)

6 Great DIY Shelving Tutorials

Posted by: notbeige on: April 29, 2009

As the move to my brand new house draws ever closer, I’ve been diligently researching all kinds of projects in preparation for the summers’ inevitable DIY-fest .  First on the list will be shelving, so here’s a little round up of tutorials that caught my eye.
Invisible shelves – great (and funny) video tutorial at [...]

Mid Century Daybed Tutorial

Posted by: notbeige on: April 27, 2009

Bitter Betty has posted this excellent tutorial for an authentic  mid century couch, straight from the pages of The Mechanix Illustrated How- To-Do-It Encyclopedia Volume 6, 1961 edition!

Beautifully Intricate Papercutting Tutorial

Posted by: notbeige on: April 27, 2009

Skinny LaMinx aka Heather Moore, shares her technique for making gorgeous paper cut-out art.


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