Tag: DIY
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DIY Duct Tape Racetrack Reverie
My three-year-old does not have a shortage of Hot Wheel cars. Or an imagination. Of course, he has space-taking tracks made of plastic that cramp his room that he seems to have lost interest in. I wanted to create a racetrack with no bulk that could go anywhere including travel. Hotel rooms become WAY more exciting with a racetrack your…
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DIY Organic Summer Coconut Scrub
Here is a DIY a la’ natural body scrub that you can literally eat, just in time for Mother’s Day. Handmade gifts not only demonstrate thoughtfulness, they demonstrate the motivation you have to make things with your hands despite the daily grind. Yes, buying a gift is more convenient but being able to create something with your…
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DIY Travelers Art
Mexico Medium: Cardboard Anyone that knows me knows I love art. Without it covering my walls tend to be uninspired. Being an art lover is hard when you are also a traveler because you know you will have to finagle it back to wherever it was you came from. So I came up with this idea for disposable…
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Mexico Upcycles Charmingly Out of Necessity
Businesses and locals in Playa del Carmen, Mexico are crafty. I mean impressively crafty. Locals reuse ordinary objects in a number of ways by recycling or upcycling by mixing fashion and frugalness. Why the process of upcycling may come easier for a more creative person, the idea is to take disposable items and create something useful…
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DIY Flower Trinket Container Made from an Egg Carton
I eat eggs. I eat lots of eggs. Therefore I am left with a large quantity of egg cartons. Besides, recycling is boring so instead of throwing the cartons away I get crafty with its uses. Here is a DIY guide to making a recycled trinket organizer with a delicate feel that is also useful. What you will need:…
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Add Some Color To Your Life With A DIY Piñata
You don’t need a reason to take a whack at making a piñata. While time consuming, it is fairly easy to make on your own. People that see this round, colorful ball will be seriously impressed with your paper crafting skills. You might even impress yourself. What you’ll need: Newspaper Scissors Glue Colored tissue paper…
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DIY String & Nail Art
Art is pricey. But it doesn’t have to be. Beneath our condo a restaurant is being remodeled so every morning after I walk my son to school I pilfer through the construction material trash pile downstairs for “treasures.” I’m always nervous about doing so but I’m almost positive I won’t get busted for stealing scraps. A piece…
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Quick & Easy DIY Valentine’s Day Treats
Today is Día de San Valentín (St. Valentine’s Day) and children, friends and lovers all over the world will be celebrating.Valentine’s Day began as formal worship celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. The most popular martyrs in history is Saint Valentine as he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were…
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DIY Child Art Birthday Tag
So (in my opinion) you don’t need to fetch fancy gifts these days. It is totally about the thought. My son celebrated a birthday party at school involving bags of candy, cake, a piñata and of course, gifts. I’ve never actually met the birthday girl, Natalia, but Hayes knew her, which, is why the gesture needed…
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Gobble A Green Thanksgiving for 2014
[edit November 24, 2014] Before I begin an article on Thanksgiving let me clear up any confusion about what you may have been told about the gut-filling holiday that began in 1621. Poor documentation of the first holiday allows for people to speculate its meaning and traditions. I prefer to accept a more modern explanation…
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