The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
I am so amazed by Anna of forty-two roads who made this toy kitchen for her daughter entirely from scratch, using primarily corrugated cardboard that was salvaged from the dumpster. Anna covered the pieces in contact paper and joined them together using no glue, no nails, nothing but clever joining cuts, which makes the kitchen […]
Here’s a commercial product (from FrightProps) that uses a blast of compressed air on a person’s ankle to separated them from their skin. If you have an air compressor, you could probably bodge up your own without too much trouble. Ankle Blaster Air Cannon – [via] Link
It amazes us how creative some people get for Halloween. From truly tasteless to super creative. Even the props are getting more creative: You can find out more about this costume idea as well as a bunch of others over at Cockeyed.com. 2007 Cockeyed.com Halloween Costume Contest – Link.
We’ve had TONS of response to our call for Halloween tips and tricks in our Flickr pool. From Tuscan Raiders: To Duffman: To creative pumpkin carving: Plus there are pet costumes, props and accessories and whole bunch more. Better still, even though today is Halloween, people are still contributing! DIY Halloween Flickr pool – Link.
The DC Craft Mafia presents The Unusual Suspects Arts & Crafts Festival happening this Saturday, Nov 3rd at The Anastasi Room (5020 Battery Lane, Bethesda, MD) from 12pm to 8pm. With lots of fun door prizes and over 50 vendors, you won’t want to miss this fun holiday shopping event! Link.
Check out this ridiculously cool samurai costume made almost entirely out of Rubbermaid garbage cans. Halloween Samurai 2007 – [via] Link
Looking for that last minute Halloween prop to make your entrance complete? How about this head in a jar? All you need is a large jar, and a dead body. If the body isn’t available you might try a printer and Google. Head in a jar – Link.
