How To: Get it Sold on Craigslist
How many times have you clicked on a Craigslist ad to see an item and seen this instead? "Camera broken, promise good quality?" Maybe you should send that person these Craigslist Rules to get it sol...
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How To: Make Fabric Covered Hangers
Ahh, finally a way to reuse those dry cleaner wire hangers — and we're not talking about jimmying car doors open here. We're talking reusing them as hangers, but prettier......
How To: Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer
EcoSalon
Although we're not a big fan of antibacterial products, there are times when hand sanitizer is better than nothing. But rather than the chemical laden versions, why not try and make your own?...
How To: Eat Locally Grown Food All Year
Mother Earth News
One way to eat locally grown food all year (other than joining a CSA) is to get crazy about preserving the last of your summer produce. And we don't mean just canning... ...
How To: Create Yarn From Plastic Bags
We keep a small supply of plastic bags on hand for kitty litter detail when our compostable bags run out. We try not to use plastic bags for anything else but we're really liking Helle's idea for re...
How to: Make Your Own Stick Deodorant
We don't usually go for these sorts of at-home science experiments, but this one has our attention. Once you've gotten ever last little bit of deodorant out of its container, then what do you do? Why ...
How To: Build A Real Greenhouse... From Scratch
If you've ever admired a greenhouse but thought it would be too expensive to build, then this guide is for you. Everything is recycled and reused, except nails, brackets, paint and the roof. Total c...
Look! Gutter Gardens
Remember the shoe organizer vertical planter? We really loved that idea for small-space gardening. But we might like the look of this gutter garden more......
How To: Turn an Apple Cube into a Terrarium
We've seen a few creative ways to repurpose Apple's G4 Cube into aquariums, tissue boxes, and LCD frame, and even a pendant lamp. Flickr user Ilovecode.dk, turned his Cube into a fish bowl for his B...
How To: Make LED Lights for Party Decoration
Our DIY wedding is getting closer, but the challenge of lighting remains. The dinner will be held on a gravel road, lined by olive trees, with the nearest power outlet a good 200 yards away. We've a...
How To: Make a Reclaimed Wood Table and Bench
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Title: Reclaimed wood table and bench Name: Ted Gore Time: 2 weekends Cost: approx $75 for wood, $200 for legs (depends on the legs you get), $10-15 for hardware This project is a bit bigger th...
How To: Fix a Slow Draining Sink
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Our sink has been draining very slowly for months; but, complete laziness has kept us from doing anything about it. Last night when we were brushing our teeth, we realized that we'd let it all go to...
How To: Make Your Own Worm Bin
One of the very best things about worm composting is that it doesn't need to take up much room. It's the perfect way for an apartment gardener to make some rich nutrients for their plants. But the bin...
Hot or Not? Shopping Bag Lampshade
Natural Home magazine
Just came across this Shopping Bag Lampshade over at Natural Home magazine. If you like it, you can make it. Instructions below the jump. ...
How To: Make a $25 DIY Rainbarrel
We've posted on creating your own rain barrel before, but here's another great detailed how-to for the budget conscious that can be done for about $25 ... ...
How To: Make an Inexpensive DIY Hammock
A good portion of the country has some truly amazing weather right now, most of which is perfect for hanging out in a hammock, reading a good book, or catching some shut eye. Learn how to make one, ...
How To: Hand Wash Dishes To Conserve Water
It seems like most everyone we know has a dishwasher, supposedly the optimal way to get your dishes their cleanest and save water. We don't have one, so we wanted to find out what tweaks we could m...
7 Easy Ways to Reuse a Plank of Wood
Chez Larrson
Have a piece of scrap wood and don’t know what to do with it? Chez Larrson has come up some creative and super easy ways to reuse a plank of salvaged barn wood, and incorportate it into the home. ...
How To: Make CD Case Wall Art
A few years ago, we transferred our relatively small CD collection to binders. We tried and tried to find something to do with 500 jewel cases and nothing came to mind. Now we can put a few of those j...
How To: Build a Cob House for $3000
Blood, sweat and tears. That's what we imagine it probably takes to build a Cob House (made of clay, sand and straw). But Brian — aka Ziggy — did just that: he built his own Cob House ...
How To: Make a Recycled Wine Bottle Torch
We’ve been looking for a little extra lighting for our deck, and we think this DIY would not only do the trick, but also make the space even better. Turning a wine bottle into a torch is bright id...
How to: Recycle Old Candles
If you like candles and use them a lot in your home, then you probably end up with lots of candle ends and remnants of wax that no longer function. Here's a way you can recycle those bits into new, be...
How To: Garden Sustainably (The Basics)
Wired.com
Just because it's mid-August doesn't mean we've gotta stop thinking about the garden. Actually, now's the time to start fall and winter crops (root vegetables, greens, etc.)....
Hot Tip: Get the Most Product Out of a Container
Consumer Reports 09.2009
As frustrated as any consumer with making sure to get every last drop out of a product, Consumer Reports pumped, poured, squeezed, shook, and tapped as much as could out of a variety of bottles and th...
Cheap DIY Drip Irrigation System
Statesman.com
If you're planning your fall garden (or trying to salvage the last few plants of the summer) and need to improve your current watering system, here's a great how-to. Drip irrigation is perfect for are...
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