Blogs about: Diy

The best in Diy-related posts from around the WordPress.com community, updated daily.

Featured Posts
More from this author
Whoever Smelt It Dealt It
Cowboys and Crossbones

My hilarious and always happy gal pal over at ourlifeinaction tagged me in a fun post on weird scents. You basically share scents that curl your toes, which otherwise may make other folks think you’re cray cray. And here are my faves… Alcohol. Captain Morgan. Skinny Pirates. Duh. Read my posts much? If I didn’t mention this, one of you readers might have decided to call the loony bin and reserve a spot for me. A long sniff of my beloved Captain Morgan can relax me almost as much as taking a swig (I’m lying but didn’t want to sound like an alcoholic).  Captain reminds me of the fun Fourth of Julys in the Ozarks with my cousins, the smell puts me at my local watering hole Dalts on a fun Friday night and accompanies the ups and downs in my life with ease. I love this liquor. Skinny Pirates for me, wine for my first mate on Friday nights. My Cat, Ted. Teddy Bear. Mr. Bear. Teddy Ruxpin. Teddy Kruger. Teddy Back Bear. TB. Yogi Bear-ah. Shut the F up at whatever

More from this author
Weekend Winks – Shit Show Style
Cowboys and Crossbones

You know how you feel when life decides to sucker punch you in the face? I am familiar with the feeling (aren’t we all?). Going about our business, minding our own business and tending to our business, when out of the blue the sky seems to fall an our life becomes an immediate shit show… Thank God for t-shirts that say it all and before noon screwdrivers. It’d been one of those weeks (that seems to keep reoccurring over the last four months) and I couldn’t wait to meet up with my First Mate and her hubs for a few happy hour libations on Friday. The happy hour trio. It was a dreary start to the weekend, so we were more than happy to stay dry and hydrate our livers while rain soaked the Nashville streets. This calls for another round. Just what the weekend ordered….a Skinny Pirate. And many repeated cheers to the weekend! Happy to return home and snuggle with my main feline squeeze Teddy B., I found a note taped to my door, which was odd but then thought may

The Latest Posts in Diy
Recently posted on WordPress.com Subscribe
VIVE LIVRE
BARONEZA

Vive livre Korason é moda un arca, Guarda magua é ta congela, Dexa magua bai moda tcheia na rubera. Amor gota gota ka rendi Ama ku tudu bu ser pa bu ka rapendi Rependi di nunka ter amadu. Medu di perdi ta pou perdi xansi di ama, Ama sen medu. Ser konxedu é ka fama, Ser anonimo ka ker dizer ser invizivel. Fazi kuzas pa agrada mundu, Bu skesi di bu kumpanheru. Ama simplismenti… Ka bu amara sima correnti, Pa bu ka fica so ku lembransas ta passou sima imagen! Suficienti é ka ten, é ser… Kel ki bu kre é kel ki bu ta ser. Sunha kordadu tambe é sonhu. Paradu ka ta dau obra, Basta bu kre bu ta realizal…. Dificil é ka impossivel! Dificuldadi é moda pedra, Kes grandi bu ta desvia, Kes pikinoti bu ta chuta. Lembra ma tudo algen ta da topada. Ma é ku pedra ki ta konstruidu strada, Kel strada ki bu ta nobega ti bu tchiga. Basta bu poi kabesa!Inteligencia é na kabesa ka na kabelu… Algen ka ten marka, Bistimenta é ka tudu, Ki bali é bu postura. Ten scola ka ker dizer ten classi, Salto alt

Painting Tile Grout
Leclair Decor

Painting Grout in your kitchen, bathroom or entrance. Ottawa Interior Design We like a lot of people have the builder style white tiles in the kitchen and entrance with the brown grout. I’m not sure who thought this looked good, but anyway. After we painted the walls in the kitchen and family room white, the grout stood out even more and was frankly driving us a little crazy. So we decided we would change the floors…. then after going through the list of other things we want to do to our home (which grows everyday). We decided to go to plan B and paint the grout! We bought the grout paint/refresher from Home Depot I believe (about two months ago) and finally just got around to doing it. I think I knew in the back of my mind it would be a pain in the butt… it did not disappoint. First I tested a spot under the fridge just in case it looked terrible. Once I had done that small section I was under the illusion that it was going to be quick an painless, but that was obvio

DIY: anti-cellulite scrub
The Haute Philosophy

This is an incredible scrub, a natural way with simple ingredients you have in your kitchen, that helps you banish cellulite, exfoliate and hydrate your skin. The 3 ingredients: 1 cup Olive Oil 1/2 cup white or brown Sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon Instructions: You stir together all the ingredients until they are well mixed and while in the shower scrub this mixture into the skin for a couple of minutes and then let it sit on your legs for about 10 minutes. Rinse the mixture off with warm water, pat dry and apply your moisturizer. Twice a week you can also use an anti-cellulite coffee cream You will need: 1/4 cup coffee grounds 1 tablespoon olive oil or your favorite body lotion Instructions: Apply the anti-cellulite paste onto troubled areas massage the paste into your skin using a circular motion and then use plastic wraps for 15 minutes to help skin absorb the caffeine. Coffee helps redistribute fat cells and decrease the formation of cellulite. You can also heat the areas with a hairdry

3- Ingredient Homemade Cookie Butter
pixiedustkitchen
Superhero Party and Baby Shower sneak peeks….What I’ve been up to
U Print Party Supplies
DIY Ball Lamp Makeover
Alligator Toe
Fake Stained Glass Mother’s Vase
Craft-Create-Connect
Painting Our Kitchen
KrosKorner
25 DIY Shorts to Try!
Cameo Blog
Interview; Kevin Thomson (Broken Stories)
Write Yer Ane Zine

Broken Stories are a two-piece acoustic folk-punk band from rural Perthshire. They’ve been together just a shade over 6 months and have released the very well received self-titled EP in that time. The fiddle-driven two piece will be playing at Cerberus Bar, Dundee on Monday 24th June alongside Bloomington, Indiana’s folk-punk pioneers Ghost Mice, Scotland’s finest acoustic punk poet Billy Liar, travelling piano-punx maestro Turtle Lamone and Glasgow-based singer/songwriter Nyla. I caught up with front man Kevin Thomson recently for a bit of banter about how the band came together and to indulge in a little cowpunk nostalgia.  WYAZ; Hey Kev, how you doing? Kev; Hi, I’m very well thanks. WYAZ; You’ve been playing music for a long time. What’s the “story” behind Broken Stories? Kev; Broken Stories is something i’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I have been THE biggest Flogging Molly fan for over 10 years and I’m also a huge fan of Chuck Raga

EYE-”POPPIN’ TAG” PRICES
The Home That Yard Sales Built

So you say you’re in the mood for a cup of joe?  Well, don’t start that journey at Goodwill, my arabica bean loving friend.   Take a look at the photo.  Go ahead.  Do you see it?  Are you chuckling?  No?  Ok, look again.  I’ll wait.   (*whistles, taps toe, looks around.)   You’re back!  NOW do you get it?  I thought so.   *cue “The Circle of Life”   The above photographed mug, which began its journey at The Salvation Army has found its way to Goodwill and they’re selling it for 1.99.   Now, let me be clear.  I enjoy thrift stores.  More than just a little.  Kind of a lot.  Enough that I’m writing about them.  That said, their pricing practices can sometimes confound and confuse me.   I snapped the above photo at a Goodwill in Tucson, Arizona.  What you see is about 1/6th of the number of mugs they had for sale.  The lowest priced mug was 1.99, most seemed to be 2.99 and they went up from there, and there wasn’t a complete matched set in the ragamuffin bunch.  It was like a Dickensian o

SHOPPERS DRUG MART: NAIL THE LOOK
polishyoupretty

A few months back we were approached by Glow Magazine & Shoppers Drug Mart to create 2 looks for their upcoming campaign – Nail The Look! We had such a blast on set playing around with all the new polishes & tools. We couldn’t wait to share with you the real-deal after our Instagram teasers. The site is also launching one of the greatest contest we’ve ever come across! Entering couldn’t be more easy. 1. Check out http://nailthelook.shoppersdrugmart.ca/nail-the-look/ to see the 4 nail art designs that were created by Fashion Magazine’s Paige Dzenis & us! 2. Recreate one of the four nail art looks on your own using the step-by-step video tutorials 3. Upload your photo directly to the website. 4. Voila! You have now been entered to win over $500+ worth of nail polish & nail accessories from Shoppers Drug Mart! The contest ends July 12, 2013 – be sure to get those looks in! Well you’re checking out the site, head over to Nail 911 [h

Home Accessorizing Made Simple
SaratogaSpringsHomes

Get the principles of displaying accessories down pat to give your home some soul! Accessories are what give an interior soul and help distinguish a home from a furniture showroom. When accessories are done right, they tell the story of the owners’ lives — their passions, their travels … and maybe even their heartbreak. But accessorizing a house can be a scary thing. We’re often unsure what to include, what to leave out and how to arrange the things that remain. Fear not. Once you understand the principles, accessorizing can be a snap. Look around your house, attic, basement and yard for potential accessories. Sometimes it’s not the thing itself, but how you  display it, that counts. Common objects like stones, shells or pinecones make great accessories — if you gather enough of them and display them in an attractive bowl. Arrange costume jewelry on a tray or fill a bowl with decorative matchbooks. The next time you travel, skip the T-shirt shop and head for the

Let’s Eat Cake and Watch the World Burn
David & Amanda Get Married

So I won a bridal giveaway. That I never actually entered. A lady with a local number who sounded like a robot with her integrated weapons system set to “DEATH BY CHEERFUL!” called me yesterday and left me a voicemail about it. And “skeptical” doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt. But, you know, being jaded about everything isn’t a great way to go through life, so I called her back. And it turns out that my amazing prize was a free consultation with her, a wedding planner. Wasn’t I stoked?! Couldn’t I just die?! So, yeah, it was a scam. But that’s fine. I expected it to be a less than thrilling prize to begin with, especially as I hadn’t actually entered any contests and she’d clearly gotten my information through some third-party. (The Knot? David’s Bridal? Those are the only two wedding sites that have any of my personal info.) But what got me was that when I said thanks but no thanks, that I wasn’t in

Mason Jar Magic…
velvet birdie

I work with a girl who is so creative and talented I’m inspired every time I see her. Seriously – she designs clothes, weddings, cards, and it’s all amazing. Yesterday she brought in the cutest birthday treat, baked muffins and cakes in mason jars, and they were an instant hit. I just happen to have a few empty mason jars in our kitchen and can’t wait to try this! Simply scoop 1/2 – 1 serving of cake or muffin batter in greased  1/2 pint jars and place in a shallow baking dish with warm water. Bake right in the oven at 325* for aprox 40 min. These make the most irresistible edible treats!

The Open Source RepRap Simpson 3D Printer Design Reduces Friction, Uses Less “Vitamins”
TechCrunch

This is the Grounded Experimental Delta 3D printer, aka the Simpson, a project built by computer science teacher Nicholas Seward that does away with the excess frames, pulleys, and hardware associated with earlier models. Seward wanted a machine that could print itself and used “less vitamins,” namely metal parts that the machine couldn’t create from scratch. There are still motors and controllers, but there are fewer in this model than in any other I’ve seen. Does it work? In the video below we see the Simpson in action. Seward named his bot after George Gaylord Simpson, the creator of the theory of quantum evolution, and I’d say this bot is an interesting leap forward. The motion of the arms, in this case, is far more organic than the traditional linear gantry style devices I’ve seen. Because it uses fewer parts it’s far cheaper to make and because it can build itself it is a true RepRap or “self replicating machine.” Seward write

The Office
little duplex on the prairie

Until lately our “home office” looked like this: But now we have a desk! That’s the big news. Josh brought it home from the armory because they were going to throw it away and we still haven’t found one we both like and we hadn’t made it priority because Josh hasn’t built his computer yet. The armory desk is quite sturdily constructed but was ugly with a lot of surface wear/defects, so we decided to make it over. I didn’t take a “before” picture until after we had taken the hutch off and removed the cabinet doors. But you get the idea: After picking out the paint, I stood around aimlessly while Josh did a lot of sanding and priming and sanding and priming. Then I painted it Colonial White! And then Josh sanded and added a second coat while I was at work. Folks were watching from the windows, everybody held their breath Now our home office looks like this: So I was playing around with push pins. My dad drew the one on the top left. T

Mitten smitten
Nice piece of work