If you’re looking for something to do with your plastic milk jugs before tossing them into the recycling heap, ReplayGround has the solution with instructions for making catchers out of them. No, they’re not catchers for any particular sport - you just throw stuff and try to catch it with these.
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Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord is a teacher and author who’s put together a wonderful set of free templates with instructions that kids can use to make booklets out of recycled materials like paper, index cards, rubber bands, and sticks. There are nine templates on the website, and they go beyond the usual folder paper booklet we [...]

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Apartments can look desolate without something decorative on the walls. But nail holes for paintings can come out of your security deposit when you leave, and painting anything interesting almost definitely will.
Britsteiner at Instructables has another option for you: she uses ConTact paper as her medium, and found it was sticky enough to stay [...]

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If you spend a lot of time sewing, you’re at risk for making your muscles sore from repetitive motion. You can reduce your physical stress by following a few simple ergonomic tips that don’t require you to spend a lot of money on new supplies. Most of the adjustments you need to make have to [...]

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You can sew together a lightweight, compact cloth kit to store your makeup brushes in. It’s great for taking them on the go so you can touch up anytime you need to.
This is simple enough for sewing novices, with lots of details and photos in the tutorial to help you along and a large image [...]

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This is one cuddly, squooshy blanket for babies, and it’s super-easy to make. Purlbee has everything you need for the pattern, plus some awesome suggestions for color schemes.
If you use the right yarns, it’s machine washable and all-natural, and it requires only the most basic knitting skills. But even experts should give this one a [...]

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The idea of the pinhole camera has been around since at least 500 BC. The basic idea is that a tiny hole in a very thin material can focus light to produce a clear image. Believe it or not, you can actually construct a pinhole camera of your own out of simple household objects like [...]

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A light box is, well, a lit box with a translucent lid you can use to backlight art or craft projects. It’s similar to the light doctors hold X-rays up to on TV. Light boxes are a very handy tool for artists and crafters, but they don’t come cheap ($50 for a low end model).
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You can give yourself a tattoo that lasts for days with an inkjet printer and some special tattoo paper. All you have to do is create a design or find an image online, print it on the paper, and transfer it to your skin. The design will last for days if you make sure it [...]

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Oh, Fransson! has a tutorial for making these adorable little whale buttons.
These are the buttons I made for Michelle’s Embroidered Button Swap. I had never made embroidered buttons before and it was considerably more challenging than I’d expected. As you can see, they’re not particularly uniform!
They may be challenging, but they’re gorgeous. You [...]

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