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With a special jig, a good bit of time and a LOT?of cardboard you can make the very comfortable, very groovy ball chair. Since the bulk of the material is scrap cardboard this also makes a nice recycling project. You can upholster the final chair like I did or just paint it [...]

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For this project, we needed built-in book cases for a long wall. By using pre-drilled melamine laminated boards and pre-built cabinets from the local home store, we were able to build them with a minimum of tools, and get a perfect fit to the room. Materials The book cases are made [...]

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This Instructable documents the construction of my new Modern desk with a polished concrete desktop! Plans! Plan and layout the desk. Take measurements of the location you plan to place it. Nothing is worse than building something you wont be able to use. Make sure the concrete is broken up into [...]

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For the friend or relative who has everything, I think these personalised paperweights from Iomoi make for a fantastic gift. A couple of Christmas’ ago I gave all my girlfriends one of these and they loved them. I think they look great on a coffee table or bedside table clustered in a [...]

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For times when you don’t feel like dealing with all the goop, or just as an extra bit of spookiness.
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Modern Pendant Lamp Lighting Fixture w 1.8m IKEA Cord

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A very quick way to make a chaotic looking array of shelves.
This one is made of surplus pieces of hardboard + tie-wraps, but the concept can be used with many (scrap) materials.
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The strength of this structure comes from the shape that the sheets make to each other. One shelf …
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I made this desktop book case to house a few of my wifes ever growing manga collection. So all my measurements are designed to hold these slightly larger than paperback books.

Materials

Consuamables:
One large sheet of 1/4 inch particle board
Glue
Primer
Paint

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Table Saw
Clamps
Paint Brushe…
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A credenza is a piece of side furniture that can be used as storage cabinets, a side table, a dresser, or any multitude of other things. In the days of giant hi-fi/record systems, they were often built into a long, low piece of furniture with wood facing.

This credenza was made as [...]

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This instructable will show you how to take a tall, narrow Ikea bookshelf, plywood and a sheet of whiteboard and make a stylish multi-functional project desk. We use it as a computer desk, scrapbooking area and a place to sketch or leave notes with a dry erase marker. The whiteboard material [...]

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An adjustable reclining chair that can be bolted together without making a mess.

Two years ago I tried to find myself a comfortable reclining chair for reading, taking naps, curing colds, and writing Instructables with a laptop on my lap. To my surprise, the market only offered chairs that were eit…
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This is a bed that I made for my son, based on Optimus Prime. I decided not to do an Instructable, since it’s built off of an existing dresser and would be difficult to duplicate exactly.

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Some stuff I designed and made in college/helped to make.

A Chair, Jewelery Box, Lectern, Lectern Mock up, Museum Bench and Marquetry Panel

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You know the komplement shoeboxes? Sort of translucent, made of plasticky fabric, well they can be lampshades.

All you need is a Komplement shoebox and a wire coathanger.

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When thrifting at Goodwill or other vintage shops, it takes a keen eye to choose furniture wisely.
See how this laminate topped modern side table was strong enough to live four lives. Each look brought the table closer to it’s final form.

Original Table from Goodwill

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Recently my roommate and I moved into an apartment. We both lacked any furniture so we had somewhat of a shopping spree at the local IKEA. So with all that new furniture came lots of boxes. However, a box from IKEA does not equal the fun large box of my youth. They are flat [...]

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Simply stunning. . .by paper cut artiste Aoyama Hina, more incredible images here. (link via perfectbound)

Computers and Typography: v. 2, Rosemary Sassoon, Good

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There’s nothing more satisfying than getting addicted to the rhythmic motion of crocheting granny squares. I could do that all day if you asked me to.That’s why my heart went a flutter for Joelle’s Giant Granny Square Blanket tutorial that’s featured on The Purl Bee. The color palette is beautiful as the colors [...]

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The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and spring is in the air. It’s the perfect time to pick two of your favorite fabrics, and get to sewing what will be your absolute favorite skirt of the season: the reversible wrap skirt. Straight from the super talented Andrea DeHart (craftybitch.com), this project [...]

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Instructables user Mongpoovian shows us how to make chocolate liquor cordials, and writes:
Is there any greater pleasure than consuming a tiny chocolate bottle of your favorite alcohol?
Think about it: a rich, bittersweet shell of chocolate hides a wafer-thin shell of sugar. At the first bite, a rich “snap” rewards your efforts, which is [...]

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In this day and age, receiving a handwritten note is a special and all-too-rare treat. If the card itself is handmade, that’s even better! Here’s a project that uses blank note cards from the craft store and fabric scraps from your stash to create one-of-a-kind embellished greetings that are sure to perk up [...]

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Randi of I have to say…has a great sewing tutorial to make this laundry sack. I love the fabrics she used.
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One fun idea would be to make three of these–one white, one light and one dark–so that the kids could sort their clothes all week long. Mom’s job might seem a [...]

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Dot at Dabbled shares a fantastic tutorial for making custom fabric Easter baskets.  I love this idea!

EASTER EGG PURPLE Italian Charm Eggs Hunt Basket Pretty

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I love that our crafty contributors Susan Beal and Diane Gilleland got crafty over the weekend and had their own terrariumania by making making mini-terrariums from Jenny’s Tuesday CRAFT Project: Mason Jar Terrarium.

Speaking of which, don’t forget to pick up this great book, The New Terrarium we recently reviewed here on CRAFT.

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A few years ago when I was working on a documentary in Peru, I only had a few pairs of nice hiking socks with me and one of them got a hole. I didn’t have a sewing needle or thread, but I did have a set of crochet hooks and [...]

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Debbie from Soapylove has put together a great video tutorial on throwing your own Summer Soap Making Party. I could see myself doing this for my kids and their friends this summer, either for a birthday or just having each kid bring a few dollars for supplies and make it a fun afternoon [...]

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I get weak in the knees over doggies and can’t get over how adorable little Buca is posing in the picture above. Machelle at Chopped Tomatoes Design Kitchen has a free knitting pattern for her Bucalicious Pet Sweater so you can make one for your little BFF too.

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When you can’t mend it anymore, A Patchwork World transforms her friend’s daughter, Ava’s favorite T-shirt into huggable pillow in her T-shirt pillow tutorial.

High Density Memory Foam Massage Contour Pillow w/ Case

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Ball chain is so useful, and now I see how. Sean Ragan made a very helpful guide to using some simple connections to form a virtually endless number of combinations for making 3D structures with the stuff, suitable for holding planters up off the ground.

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It’s nice to see the Obamas getting excited about local food. Plans for the White House vegetable garden include lots of herbs and leafy greens.

Tim and Sally’s Vegetable Garden by Grady Thrasher

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Amy of “The Hook and I” made this adorable Happy Valentine’s Day crochet hat and shares her pattern so you can make one too. I love how she talks about the design process of creating this hat. She also includes a hand-written chart of the pattern, as well as a short video on [...]

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Transform vintage silver plates into decorative sconces in this tutorial from PointClickHome. I love the decorative look of these three different designs together. [ via CasaSugar

Christmas Wagon Plate and Candle Sconce

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Jessica at How About Orange points us to J. Caroline’s tutorial for sewing a sturdy tote bag.

nwt COACH Black SIGNATURE STRIPE TOTE HANDBAG 13548

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The sweet, vibrant colors of this felt butterfly mobile from bugs and fishes by lupin remind me that spring is just around the corner. She’s offered a template for the butterflies, and instructions on how to create the mobile. This is a follow-up post to her butterflies and doilies tutorial.

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Randy at Instructables scoured their site for the best Valentine’s day food tutorials to inspire you. Learn to make flavored marshmallows, dulce de leche, and even chocolate covered squid!
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I love the beauty of cherry blossom trees and now you can bring that beauty indoors with DIY Maven on Curbly’s tutorial for making your own DIY origami cherry blossoms.

Crystal bling case for iphone 3G/3GS cherry blossom

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