/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.26253]

DIY ideas that are so fucking simple and useful you wonder why the fuck you didn't think of it yourself. Or, alternatively, "feminine" crafts?

You guys seem more accepting of this kind of stuff, and I'm a sewer with a crafting bug. We all know /fa/ is absolutely useless, so I'm hoping I might find a place here. I might not work with chainsaws, but I know the inside-out of a sewing machine.

I'm just saying, with rumors of Nikola Tesla and Adam and Jamie as possible monthly saints, I'm in love.

[Anonymous No.26267]

>I might not work with chainsaws, but I know the inside-out of a sewing machine.
I submit that you have overestimated the complexities of the former.

<— The only trick here is to heat the key a little so it doesn't break. Keys tend to be on the brittle side.

[Anonymous No.26312]

>>26253
That design of bookmark is poor. To move out of way from text you need to remove it, which is slightly more awkward than a traditional bookmark, and if the book then closes you've lost your place, unlike the traditional flip. It also stands out less for finding the place again, doesn't work near as well as an aid for opening the precice page, and has a much higher risk of damaging the book (specifically dogging) than traditional.

tl;dr - don't reinvent the wheel

[Anonymous No.26316]

Crafting thread! finally.

Pic: baby food jars with magnets on bottom for easy spice storage

[Anonymous No.26322]

>>26312
But it's cute. Going to the store and buying a table might be easier than making one, but where's the fun in that?

[Anonymous No.26368]

>>26322
cute, but not well engineered.

I'm not against DIY, why would I be here.....by all means make your own bookmarks, I'm just saying that's a bad design. It'd still be a bad design if you bought it in a shop.

[Anonymous No.26387]

>>26368
>"not well engineered"
>describing a piece of paper you stick in a book

[Anonymous No.26395]

>>26387
Hey, refute my arguments :p

[builder No.26396]

>>26368
Easy solution, make it horizontal instead of diagonal, rectangle would work, then give it horns/a hat/w.e. you desire. "bad engineering" solved.

[Anonymous No.26399]

>>26387
Every last single thing should be properly engineered to work efficiently with everything else. The triviality of any given item does not and should not matter.

[Anonymous No.26410]

>>26396
But then it doesn't nestle properly and is prone to falling out and if it covers the edge you still have that book damage paper bending problem.

[Anonymous No.26416]

>>26395
I don't know what sorts of bookmarks you're using, but I have to take the bookmark out when I start reading or it gets in the way of the text. A normal vertical bookmark has the same flaws as this one. I'm willing to spend an extra two seconds sliding this bookmark onto and off of the corner of a page if it means I get to use a sweet monster book mark.

[Anonymous No.26422]

>>26396
oh wait my reply has been ninjad
>>26410

[Anonymous No.26423]

Paint and label shit with chalkboard paint.

[builder No.26429]

>>26410
But we aren't using it as a corner bookmark anymore, it's now a side or top bookmark and avoids the corner completely.

[Anonymous No.26436]

ITT: wannabe engineers try to prove their superiority by attacking the design of a children's craft

[Anonymous No.26438]

>>26416
The standard bookmark is....I wouldn't say it was 'designed', but has developed the feature of simply flipping onto the other page, so if the book closes for any reason it's still in.

Just make a 'sweet monster' themed traditional vertical bookmark??

[Anonymous No.26440]

>>26312
I couldn't agree with you. I've been using such design and it's actually pretty useful except you're not always sure exactly which page you marked.
It's just a fucking bookmark in the end.

[Anonymous No.26445]

Goddamnit guys it's a cute paper bookmarks. I dunno about the rest of you, but I've always had bad luck with bookmarks of any shape. At least if they're shaped like monsters I might not toss them in the trash.

[Anonymous No.26446]

>>26423

Or alternatively wipe off markers, sans the paint >_>

[Anonymous No.26447]

>>26423
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[Anonymous No.26453]

>>26423
>this is neat
also, a cool and easy-to do mod of a doorbell.

[Anonymous No.26454]

>>26429
not the guy you're replying to, but I'd say that the problem remains, though yes the edge of the page'll be more resistant to damage than the corner.

>>26436
if you're somehow offended by design critique/suggestions, you mebe shouldn't be on the web....

[Anonymous No.26461]

Beard beanie.

[Anonymous No.26471]

>>26440
>it's actually pretty useful except you're not always sure exactly which page you marked.

Isn't that the primary function of a bookmark

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[Anonymous No.26473]

This is pretty neat.

[Anonymous No.26474]

>>26473
Where can I get bins like that?
The are used in a lot of crafts but I have no idea.

[Anonymous No.26479]

>>26474
Aren't these just crates?

[Anonymous No.26497]

I misfired! Sorry about that!

But really, how to carry everything with a square napkin.

[Anonymous No.26513]

>>26474
Same idea, different application.

These are just wine crates?

[Anonymous No.26529]

>>26513
>>26479
Yes, but where do I get the wine crates?
I know this is a dumb question, but I have no idea.

[Anonymous No.26543]

>>26529
Any specialty wine stores or Italian foodstocks in your area? I'm sure you can beg or buy a few crates off them.

[Anonymous No.26562]

An old shutter as a mail sorter!

[Anonymous No.26566]

>>26543
Hm. I guess I can go ask. I need to figure out who to ask when I get there, but thanks guys.

[Anonymous No.26568]

>paint with chalkboard shit, write unlimited different labels on it

Fuck, that is is gold. I am so doing this.

[Anonymous No.26573]

A really neat light made of paper cups.

[Anonymous No.26583]

>>26253
A girl in college made me one of those but it has a mario face she drew on it. It works very well and is very nice although the one in your pic looks kinda dumb.

>>26267
Looks cool and should work good. Im going to try it when I have a chance.

>>26316
>magnets
Magenets always fail to work so i would stay away from that.

>>26423
Dont know what the point would be to have chalk dust all over your spices.

>>26453
Maybe a different design maybe one not keyboard related would be better.

>>26461
I got one from my dad last year for X-mas and they look stupid as hell but they are SO FUCKING COMFY!

>>26473
Very cool looking but I would build one just for wine bottles and have it at a slight slant backwards and lay the bottles down so there is no chance of them breaking.

>>26497
I tired that awhile back and it took me a little to grasp the idea of folding it before i got it.

>>26513
I did that but I painted my wine crates black and put blue LEDs into the sides of them and put them in my movie room with movie related stuff on them.

[Anonymous No.26598]

>>26562
Those would get very dirty and be hard to clean.

>>26573
>paper cups
Does not seem very long term and if actually built would look very different then the one in the picture.

[Anonymous No.26600]

Working spaces made of pallets? I'd put plywood over the main table, though.

[Anonymous No.27635]

>>26453
This is motherfucking slenderwoman's finger. >>>/x/

[Anonymous No.27696]

>>26600
I've collected a whole lotta pallet timber over the years, and it's a fair amount of trouble to make something nice with fairly shitty timber.
HOWEVER, the novice cabinet maker (Still me, unfortunately, can't pursue everything as much as I might like) or carpenter can go apeshit and really familiarize themselves with their tools with pallets.

[Anonymous No.27701]

>>26600
>>27696
Oh yeah, and radiata pine (what most of the pallets around here are made of) makes for shitty outdoor furniture.

I saw someone trying to sell prefab raised beds for gardens made out of radiata. It's a bad joke.

[Anonymous No.27824]

>>27696

a used planer and jointer can turn pallet wood into fairly useful stuff. just make sure there aren't any staples or nails.

[Anonymous No.27844]

I like the idea of this thread. Please more!

[Anonymous No.28062]

Everything in this thread.

MOAR

[Anonymous No.28075]

On the off-chance that somebody hasn't seen this yet.

[And Then I Was A Bear !xwT15M4gR. No.28081]

>>26461
>not just growing a beard

ISHYGDDT

The wine crate stuff in this thread looks cool as fuck though.

[Anonymous No.28102]

>>28075
that is fucking brilliant and it solves a major hassle im having of wires falling down whenever i unplug my laptop.

brilliant

[Anonymous No.28114]

>>28081
Girls and babies want beards too.

I know a girl who makes thoes and asked her to make a gandalf/dumbledore one but she never did it.

[Anonymous No.28116]

Most of this stuff just looks hipster to me.

[Anonymous No.28184]

[Anonymous No.28197]

>>28075
I have these! They are fucking AWESOME!

[Chippie !!xExvxU8pfuM No.28198]

Basically how to make chalkboard paint in any color.

thecsiproject (dot) com/2011/02/09/honeysuckle-pink-chalkboard

[Anonymous No.28207]

MOAR!

[Chippie !!xExvxU8pfuM No.28214]

Pretty easy to understand.

[Chippie !!xExvxU8pfuM No.28218]

How to make mini pom poms.

[Chippie !!xExvxU8pfuM No.28223]

Fabric picture frames made with cereal boxes.

[Anonymous No.28221]

>>28198
Please stop posting links like (dot) or * and shit, this isn't youtube.

[Chippie !!xExvxU8pfuM No.28226]

>>28221
Sorry, I got some random message when posting links on /x/ and it was the only way I could get the urls in.

[Chippie !!xExvxU8pfuM No.28228]

Mini stamps.

[Chippie !!xExvxU8pfuM No.28238]

Magnets to hold a bag in metal trashcan. More of a hack I guess, but it's almost stupidly simple.

[Chippie !!xExvxU8pfuM No.28243]

Hand painted mug.

[Anonymous No.28254]

>>28238

Then someone comes in to take out your garbage and all the magnets fall into the bag and you say "Wait, NOOOOOOO"

[Anonymous No.28283]

>>28254
Who would take out the trash voluntarily?

[Anonymous No.28284]

If anyone has the mediafire links to the Lolita crafts and plushie tutorial folders, kindly post them. If not, I can just post them when I get home.

[Anonymous No.28294]

Cut out stencils on freezer paper.
Iron it onto tshirt.
Paint with fabric paint.
Custom tee.
I did a bunch of these for my daughter when she was born. She had a pretty awesome wardrobe.

[Anonymous No.28395]

>>28254
Not necessarily. Use your brain.

>>26253
That's brilliantly adaptable for other characters. I never use a bookmark untill I have finished reading in a session. Sometimes I don't even use a bookmark at all, just memorizing the book page number I was on.

[Anonymous No.28438]

There's so many awesome things in this thread that my brain just exploded.

I love/hate this board. I love all the awesome things in it; I hate that I will obsess with doing all of them.

[Anonymous No.28532]

bump

[Anonymous No.28597]

>>28294

Awesome. How do these hold up after being washed? Thanks.

[Anonymous No.28874]

>>28294
Ok heres my question about tshirt stencilling. A few questions actually.

>>Will it kill me, if I just use spraypaint?
>>Whats the deal with the freezer paper?
>>If Im using acrylic fabric paints, will this wear down and wash off after say, a dozen washes?

[Anonymous No.29006]

bump for more awesome stuff

[Anonymous No.29023]

Dollar Store Crafts has tons of simple things.
Or for useful everyday crafts, look up "zakka" crafts.

[Anonymous No.29440]

>>28597
they last for a good while. really it's according to the quality of paint you use. I wouldn't know about long term since she grew out of thins before they wore out.
>>28874
I don't think regular spray paint would hold up when washed.
Freezer paper has a shiny side that when you iron it down it sticks but you can still peel it off easily. It makes for clean lines.
See above.

[Anonymous No.29475]

>>28294
How about just printing directly onto the shirt using freezer paper and an inkjet printer?
http://www.instructables.com/id/Inkjet-Printing-on-Fabric/

[Anonymous No.29486]

More cord organization stuff.

[Anonymous No.29487]

Disregard this post.

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[ghost !GHOSTwu.Rk No.29497]

i wanna try these for halloween :3 they're so cute

[Anonymous No.29498]

>>26423
>>26423
>>26423
HOLY SHIT THAT'S PAINT??
brb, painting my house chalkboard color

[Anonymous No.29501]

ladies.

[Anonymous No.29519]

>>28075
here's another neat use for those things

[Anonymous No.29523]

this is a very simple and neat project

[Anonymous No.29525]

>>29475
that would be great if I had a printer. I like doing it hands on anyways. It's fun and relaxing.

[Anonymous No.29526]

light bulb vases are easy and unique
1/2

[Anonymous No.29528]

>>29526
2/2

[Anonymous No.29530]

>>29519

[Mell !!gw4/lKtnI20 No.29532]

>>29526
>>29528
Shiiit, now I'm going to make some of these.

[Anonymous No.29534]

[Anonymous No.29540]

this is my favorite thread yet on /diy/ except maybe the first you want to build you lose

[Anonymous No.29541]

>>29519
BRB, craftan.

[Anonymous No.29547]

>crack open non-toxic glow stick
>pour liquid in jar
>shake
>???
>profit

[Anonymous No.29548]

>>29523
wow, that's actually really pretty

wondering how to hide the wires though

[Anonymous No.29555]

Men are superior to women in every way. I prefer the company of men when given a choice, including sexual intercourse. I can't wait until I invent something that wipes women from the planet. I don't think anyone would mind; females are a vestige of evolution, and serve no worthwhile purpose today.

[Anonymous No.29557]

Picture hanging tip.
http://mmscrapshoppe.blogspot.com/2011/07/picture-frame-hanging-tip.html

[Anonymous No.29564]

>>29555
0/10

[Anonymous No.29565]

>>29475
Wouldn't the printer have trouble and jam due to the rest of the shirt? If not, it'd be really cool. I wanna make some No More Heroes shirt, and investing in screen-printing seemed like a lot of time for just one or two shirts of each design. Perhaps if I print on T-shirt fabric first, put it through, then sew the shirt together afterwards...

[Anonymous No.29572]

>>29523

assure me that this isn't a fire hazard

[Anonymous No.29576]

>>29572
use LEDs if you want to be sure, but they might not have that soft-yellow-white tone, though the bottle would make up for most of it

[Anonymous No.29578]

another use for chalkboard paint

[Anonymous No.29585]

>>28223
That's it I'm doing this

[Anonymous No.29593]

>>28243

What kind of paint?

[Anonymous No.29602]

>>29572
My parents have something like this, but they used a bigger jar. never had a problem with it.

[Anonymous No.29612]

any diy wall-lamps?

[Anonymous No.29625]

>>29486
looks like them nigros upstairs be stealing your electricity.

[Chippie !!xExvxU8pfuM No.29665]

>>29593
I'm pretty sure at craft stores they sell paint specifically for painting mugs, plates, etc.

[Anonymous No.29668]

More household or garden stuff please!

[Anonymous No.29682]

Any ideas for making frames for posters?

Also, seconding this:
>>29612

[Anonymous No.29721]

>>29682
found this
http://www.instructables.com/id/Paper-Wall-Lamp/

[Chippie !!xExvxU8pfuM No.29745]

>>29682
You could purchase canvas stretchers and paint them or cover them in decorative paper, fabric, whatever.

http://www.cheapjoes.com/art-instruction/art-lessons/tip-007-how-to-stretch-canvas.asp

[Anonymous No.29861]

bumping an awesome thread

[Anonymous No.29912]

Falcon bump!

[Anonymous No.29913]

Here's a cool hanging lamp:
http://dosfamily.com/2011/01/lace-lamp/

[Anonymous No.29924]

Someone is charging $150 for this lamp made of coffee filters and what looks like sturdier chicken wire. I figure you could do it yourself without much trouble.

[Anonymous No.29927]

A lamp made of plastic spoons.
http://www.guiademanualidades.com/lampara-casera-con-cucharas-4745.htm

[Anonymous No.29983]

>>29927

impressed.jpg

[Anonymous No.29987]

>>29913

The fact that the instructions have babby girl making it makes me feel like even I could make it

[Anonymous No.30105]

>>29501

I like this idea, but what is a good way to sturdily attach the PVC pipe to the cabinet without a bolt and nut? I don't want to ruin the cabinet door in the process.

[Anonymous No.30122]

>>30105
Velcro

[Anonymous No.30163]

>>30105
Stick Tack.

[Anonymous No.30359]

In case you guys were still interested with the sewing pattern stuff:

EGL accessories: http://www.mediafire.com/file/5vzad7akpjiiv1x/EGL%20Tutorials.zip

Plushies and a crepe: http://www.mediafire.com/file/6cpmcv6zjqnqpon/Other.zip

[Anonymous No.30588]

[Anonymous No.30611]

>>30588
I tried to find the knorf from the christmas episode of Clone High, but that failed.
so you get an image of Ghandi with a giraffe up his nose. congrats.

[Anonymous No.30654]

>>29721
>>29913
>>29924
Love these lamps. I need to make something like those.

[Anonymous No.30700]

I have an old heatsink from my Athlon 445. Other than a letter sorter, what could I do with an old CPU heatsink?

[Anonymous No.32170]

bumpan

[Anonymous No.32424]

Liking this thread so far!

I think I have a few crafting things saved, I'll try and find some relevant ones to dump, hang on.

[Anonymous No.32430]

[Anonymous No.32432]

[2mur !!f3ELab/iaXM No.32480]

>>29547
wouldnt this cease to glow after a while? Then you'd have a useless jar.

[Anonymous No.32537]

>>32480
moar leik a jar that no longer holds a chemical reaction; then you'd dispose of the contents in a seal-able bag, then do it again

if you got tired of repeating just clean the jar with bleach or something after thoroughly rinsing with hot water

[Anonymous No.32543]

>>32480
Or you could use glow in the dark paint instead. Then it would always be able to glow.

[Anonymous No.32597]

Ugh... if only I had a camera...

[LucyGrey !OyUxptnsWU No.32616]

>>32543
Oh wow, I was already considering making an empty-jar chandelier, but now that I realise I can splatter glow in the dark paint on it and it will look that pretty I just have to make it.

[Anonymous No.32620]

>>32432
But then how do you find the book you want to read?

[LucyGrey !OyUxptnsWU No.32642]

I bought a book a while ago about puzzles and how to make them. The text is in Dutch, but the pictures should speak for themselves.

[Anonymous No.33918]

bump | qmud
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[chromy No.33919]

Use an old DVD rack for a bagel holder

[Anonymous No.33940]

>>32620
>implying people who display books in elaborate fashions actually read them

[Anonymous No.33950]

love this thread - new to /diy/, it's great.

[Anonymous No.33969]

this thread.. this board..
it's b-beautiful

[Anonymous No.34038]

>>26423
>>29578
I really want this chalkboard paint stuff.
Does it work on shoes and fabrics

[Anonymous No.34044]

>>34038
they would definitely lose their flexibility, and you wouldn't be able to wash them

[Anonymous No.34063]

>>34044
Well I guess that's alright.
Really thinking about just taking a t-shirt and painting some chalkboard paint in a square on the center.
Having it say something like "Draw on Me" or something else cleverly interactive

[Anonymous No.34193]

>>34063
Yeah, just hand wash it if that's the case..

You could always make a square with a zipper around it, or snap on buttons, and paint the square so you can remove it and wash the shirt.

[Anonymous No.35234]

I'll bump this one time before letting it die.

[Anonymous No.36008]

>>33969
fucking unicorns.

[Anonymous No.36028]

This thread is fucking awesome!

[Anonymous No.36295]

bump so I can save tihs | shit

[Anonymous No.36325]

for anyone with young kids. convert the crib into a kid's table/work station for their own little diy projects

[Anonymous No.36414]

>>32432

now i can display my manga without people thinking I'm a fag

now they'll just think i'm autistic

[Dat !ONEGUYXwAM No.36464]

>>28184
Cousin has these, they're brilliant for storing small things.

>>28223
Wow, those look pretty neat, it's a shame I'm not a picture person though.

>>28238
I'm going to have to start using this, just need to go get some magnets. My trash can is infuriating, bags are either too small or much too large.

>>29486
That's pretty great.

I've seen people just use pegboard underneath the desk or on the back of the desk and zip tie stuff to it, was marvelous and everything was easily moved.

>>29519
My mind is full of fuck, next time I stack soda/beer I'm remembering this.

>>29523
I'd be skeptical about putting any lid of sorts on that, if it's safe and others have tried it though this would look badass in my front yard these holidays.

>>29528
Shame I use the energy saving ones instead.

>>29534
Great way to recycle, but I always lose those things!

>>32432
Looks sexy, but who keeps so many books that are the exact same size?

>>32642
Saw this book or one just like it at Barnes and Noble a few years back, was some interesting stuff.


>>36325
Brilliant!
Everyone I know who has a kid always inevitibly just throws away the crib, next time I see one I'll just ask for it and do this for my little brother.

[Anonymous No.36481]

>>26583
>Magenets always fail to work so i would stay away from that.

Fucking magnets, how do they work?

[Anonymous No.36517]

>>36481
http://www.howmagnetswork.com/

[Capt B'Tardo No.36539]

here's something to save your fingers when carrying a plastic grocery bag
take an old broom handle or the equivilant, cut a section about 8"-12" long, cut a deep groove about an inche from each end.
carry bags with ease

[Anonymous No.36900]

bumping.

[Anonymous No.37847]

>>26316
I've seen Alton Brown use both magnets and velcro to store his spices on Good Eats. fuck, I'm sad that show's ending. my family's been making brined turkey in a paint bucket for years now. (I didn't in 2008 because I was recovering from a c-section and couldn't fly home. I just baked it with butter and seasoning under and over the skin and later tossed in a few legs I bought on sale Thanksgiving morning at clearance prices.)