Creative Lighting Ideas

Creative Lamp

Light is essential for our day to day living. Thanks to Thomas Edison, who invented the first commercially practical incandescent light, everybody’s lives became much easier during the night. But a hundred years later lights are not only about brightening up the room anymore – it has also become a medium of art expression. The creativity […]

DIY Wind Chime

DIY Wind Chime

Save some money by making your own colourful wind chime from bottle caps 🙂 Materials: 40-50 pcs of bottle caps metal wire pliers with wire cutter hammer and a punch center piece (Anything you think you could use to hang the chains of caps – it could be a vegetable steamer, old CD’s, or a […]

Sweater Pillows

Sweater Pillows

Instead of buying pillow cases, why not make your own? It’s unique: no one will have the same pillow case as yours. This can also be cheaper than buying a new pillow case if you know where to look. 🙂 Materials: Sweater – old one or from the thrift shop Pillow Measuring tape Scissors Needle/thread Sewing […]

Plastic Bottle Planters

Green hair planter recycled plastic bottles

Here’s one way to recycle PET bottles. And while you are at it, bond with your kids by asking them to put faces on those grass seed planters. 🙂 Materials: Empty plastic bottles Scissors Nail or pen to create holes at the bottom of the bottle Soil Grass seeds Googly eyes or cardboard/paper and markers Glue […]

Soda Pop Tab Bracelet

Soda Pop Bracelet

With just a little resourcefulness and creativity, you can make some pretty accessories for you and your daughter.  This bracelet is made out of soda pop tabs and a red ribbon – a very easy DIY project! Materials: Soda pop tabs Ribbon (color of your choice) Nail polish (color of your choice, to be used […]

DIY Men’s Shirt Apron

Men's Shirt Apron

If you have some old pretty men’s shirt in the closet and you don’t know what to do with them, you can upcycle them into aprons. Materials: Old nice shirt Rotary cutter/scissors Ruler Sewing machine/kit Steps: Cut around the collar but leave it intact.  Cut it very close to the seam so that you won’t […]

Fork Picture Holders

Fork Picture Holder

This is a unique alternative use for your mismatched forks. Great not just for pictures, but for holding cards or notes as well. Though it seems to require some hand strength, this DIY project is easy. Materials: Fork Pliers Steps: Turn the outer tines of the fork backwards. Make sure they are equally bent. Then […]

“Junk” Portraits

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Can you imagine the mountains of junk that are sitting in your home – really old magazines, junk mail, buttons that came out of nowhere, the little toys your kids stopped playing, that earring whose pair got lost, and a lot more? Well some people have a creative way to deal with them. Scroll down to see how two […]

How To Make Biodegradable Newspaper Seedling Pots

A sustainable and free seedling pot.

What I dislike most about growing plants – or rather what I find scary – is transplanting seedlings. To me they are like newborn babies that you’d be afraid to carry for fear of breaking their soft bones or dropping them on the floor. Ooh! If you feel the same way about these baby plants, you’re going to […]

Creative DIY Book Projects

Upcycled Book Projects

Upcycling with books? Don’t get me wrong here – books are treasures. They are one of the most valuable things we could find. They provide entertainment, take you places, give knowledge, and tell you wonderful stories. But admit it, most books become pretty useless to its owners after one or two reads. There are books […]