Greenhouse From Old Windows
This is a brief guide on how I took some old windows from houses they where tearing down in my neighborhood and turned them into a small greenhouse in my back yard. I collected the windows over the...
View ArticleSoda bottle garden
I saw how others were growing tomatoes upside-down in soda bottles. That gave me the idea of using soda bottles to grow other vegetables right-side-up that like to climb supports. Growing peas this way...
View ArticleWedding Paper Lantern Sculpture for $1.
Hello gals and guys! I’m getting married!! This October on the 22nd! I’m super excited but also on a strict budget. I wanted a bunch of WOW Factor on the cheap! I found a great deal on paper lanterns...
View ArticleCookie Tin Banjo Part 4: Bed Post Banjo
Here's a great sounding banjo you can build in a few hours.It's a lot lighter and a little quieter than a regular banjo.It's based on the traditional folk instruments seen in "Foxfire Volume Three".I...
View Articlea cookie-tin banjo in 14 steps or less
This is how I made a cookie-tin banjo... learn from my mistakes!By: led_scorchedContinue Reading »
View ArticleCigar Box Ukulele
For those who are buried in empty cigar boxes and lacking in ukuleles, this is for you. A Brief History Cigar box instruments date back to the 1800's, when cigars began to be packaged in smaller...
View ArticleCandy Tin Ukulele
After seeing what Instructables gurus like bumpus, jwilson37, and freeza36 have done with Altoids tin "diddly bo" guitars, I remembered an old rectangular candy tin in my bedroom closet, and thought...
View ArticleElectric bike to electric generator - Simple DIY mobile interactive science...
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Attribute to Confucius (~500 BC). Still true 2500 years later. When I was 7 or 8 years old on a miserable cold gray day in February my...
View ArticleA Re-Purpose Driven Life
I do the three r's: reduce, reuse, recycle but I add re-purpose for a 4th R. I just can't help myself. It all started with my grandfather. He kept all kinds of things and remade-reused them on his...
View ArticleSteampunk Airship Goggles
By request: My take on goggles.Often times after piloting my steam dirigible, I arrive at my destination only to find my eyelashes and eyebrows have collected a mass of gnats, fleas, and small birds....
View Articlefantastic Animated Ray Gun made from FOUND OBJECTS
This award winning RAY GUN was assembled by me from found objects. A few of the more recognisable parts are: The polished aluminum body of an old vacuum cleaner. Part of an old large size coffee...
View ArticleMake a 1950's Ray Gun
Having started making simple props for photo shoots and body painting accessories, I am now embarking on making some other weapons. I wanted to make a space blaster or ray gun, and I thought it would...
View ArticleSteampunk Ray Gun and Costume
This was a cool steampunk costume I did for Halloween last year. The ray gun was documented as part of my artistic portfolio and helped me win a fellowship. Pardon my odd expression in these photos....
View ArticleHow to Draft a Custom Hoop Skirt Pattern With the Exact Shape You Want
And I do mean pretty darn exact. Check out this photo of my finished hoops with my draft laid over the top for comparison! You can use the following method to create any type of round hoop, whether...
View ArticleSkirt from Recycled T-Shirts
I like to sew recycled clothing- it's cheap, low-pressure sewing. As far as I can figure, you either make something cool or you get rid of some clothes you never wore anyway! This is a...
View ArticleDog training tips, basic manners, Important things, and tricks
all dogs should be trained to some standard. All dogs should know basic manners. Most dogs should know important things. Some dogs know tricks. I take pride in the fact that my dog is trained to the...
View ArticleDog Obedience The Easy Way. Step One: Sit!
You really can train your dog well, and have an obedient dog, given the right understandings and methods. Even if you've not had success with dog obedience training before, this is not your fault. With...
View ArticleBasic Obedience Training for Dogs
Mastering basic obedience commands is a vital part of being a responsible dog owner. These basic commands make navigating the relationship between animal and owner much easier and keep both you and...
View ArticleCold Porcelain Clay Recipe
I was wondering about polymer clay substitutes and decided to experiment with homemade air-dry clays. This recipes is very fast and easy to make, not to mention inexpensive. There's no need to bake...
View ArticleHow to Defense from Danger for Women
This page will provide several examples of simple and easy techniques that can be used by women to protect themselves if they encountered any dangerous situation alone. Today, if we watch news on the...
View ArticleLucky star necklace
In this instructable, I'm gonna show you how to make a necklace with lucky stars. I hope you like it, please let me know what you think of it. By: emilyvanleemputContinue Reading »
View ArticleHow to light a coal fire
Easy? Not necessarily. I've seen plenty of people fail to light coal efficiently and the same applies to other fires. Since I'd got the materials, I thought I'd share some fire-lighting experience....
View ArticleNattyJane's Birds of a Feather Costume Tutorial
For Halloween a few years ago I made a flamingo costume for myself and a parrot costume for my best friend. With Halloween just around the corner once more, here is a tutorial to get the bird costume...
View ArticleInfinity Dress
I made the infinity dress mostly following the instructions on knucklesalad. However, I thought it would be really useful to have a step-by-step, and the ones on Instructables aren't quite the same....
View ArticleSprouting Indoors
Learn an easy way to start your garden indoors, no matter what the weather! Materials... -Your choice of seeds -Plastic Ziplock Bag -Cotton Balls -Masking TapeBy: Nik727Continue Reading »
View ArticleSprout Seeds Overnight...with Scarification!
How would you like to sprout practically any seed overnight? Of course you would! I like to mess around with plants, but I have always had a hard time getting seeds to reliably sprout, or germinate....
View ArticleSprouting Chia and Other Small Seeds
In this Instructable I will show you how to sprout small mucilaginous seeds. Because these seeds form a mucilaginous coat when soaked in water they can't be sprouted using the usual mason jar method....
View ArticleHow to Grow Peppers! Propagating Peppers!
- - -This is a Step-by-Step Instructable on how to grow bell or chili peppers from your favorite store bought varieties! And regardless of colour, flavor, or size, all peppers are grown pretty much the...
View ArticleGrow Onions from Discarded Onion Bottoms
This Instructable outlines how to grow fresh onion plants from discarded onion bottoms that would otherwise be thrown in the trash. You can theoretically create an endless supply of onions without...
View ArticleBookbinding with basic tools
Bookbinding is a surprisingly useful tool in an age of instruction manuals not being supplied.or if you want to make a sketchbook or diary with your favorite paper, they also make a wonderfully...
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