Do It Yourself

LOOK: Unemployed Textile Worker Zhang Wuyi Becomes Do-It-Yourself Submarine Builder

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Do It Yourself Submarines, Zhang Wuyi, Video, Do-It-Yourself, Weird Science, Submarine Builder, Weird Subs, China, Cong Zhijie, Weird News News

Sudden unemployment can put a person's finances underwater, but one Chinese man found an inventive solution to being out of work: He started building ...

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Thinking About A DIY Wedding? Read This First

Liz Coopersmith | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Wedding Planning, Diy, Wedding Crafts, Diy Crafts, DIY Wedding, Do It Yourself, Wedding Flowers, Planning 101, Weddings News
Liz Coopersmith

The Myth of Wedding DIY is that it's going to save you time, it's going to save you money, and it's as easy as it looks. Build it yourself and it will come out just as great or run just as well as if a professional has done it.

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Do-It-Yourself Tips For A Greener Home

Networx | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Green Home Makeover, Video, Eco-Friendly Home Makeover, Do-It-Yourself, Green-Living, Do It Yourself Green Home, Green Home Remodel, Eco-Friendly Home Tips, Slidepollajax, Eco-Friendly Home, Green Home, Green News

From Networx's Sayward Rebhal: Making a major lifestyle shift can often seem daunting, and sometimes the simple act of getting started is enough to...

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Household Cleaners You Can Make Yourself

Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Video, Do-It-Yourself, Cleaning Products, Swiffer, Endust, Clorox, Green Living, Household Cleaners, Make Your Own Cleaners, Household Products, Cheap Cleaners, Slidepollajax, Diy Household Cleaners, Green News

From dealnews' Lou Carlozo: Just a few generations back, the formula for a spiffy house contained two simple elements at its core: a high stack of ...

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10 Ways To Repurpose Newspaper Around The House

Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Video, Newspapers, Do-It-Yourself, Home Projects, Newspaper Recycling Tips, Diy, Green-Living, Newspaper Recycling, Reuse Newspaper, Green Living, Slidepollajax, Recycle Newspaper, Newspaper Repurposing, Green News

From Networx's Sayward Rebhal: It seems that these days, newspapers are heading in the same direction as our old friend the Dodo. Circulation of al...

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13 Ways To Reuse Wine Crates

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Wine Crates, Recycling, Reuse Wine Crates, Reuse Crates, Video, Do-It-Yourself, Green Remodeling, Wine Crate Recycling Tips, Green-Living, Wine Crate Recycling, Make It Yourself, Wine, Green Living, Green News

From Networx's Adam Verwymeren: Wine boxes are pretty easy to come by and are quite useful around the home. Used to ship higher-end wines, you can ...

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Be Your Own Muse: 5 Creative Ideas That You Must Try

Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Oprah Magazine, Reinvention, Video, Make Ice Cream, Creative Ideas, Design Shoes, Diy, Creative Activities, O the Oprah Magazine, The Oprah Magazine, Do It Yourself, O Magazine, Make Wine, Fifty News

Remember when you were young and chunks of time were set aside just for you to experiment with your imagination? Who said creativity should be reserve...

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Tough Times Creating More Fix-It-Yourselfers

Mark C. Miller | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Fix It, Home Improvement, Appliances, Do-It-Yourself, Home Repair, Self Repair, Impact News
Mark C. Miller

The impulse to live lightly, combined with our challenging economic times, is leading to the resurgence of a movement that's been part of the American psyche since our country was founded -- the impulse to fix one's things oneself.

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6 Ways To Nail The Vintage Wedding Look

Marla Brown | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Vintage Style, Planning 101, Vintage Wedding, Planning Your Wedding, Diy, Do It Yourself, Indiebride, Vintage Wedding Design, Weddings News
Marla Brown

Opting for a vintage-themed wedding is a great way to get involved in your wedding day by taking on all kinds of cool DIY projects. These projects are simple to do and many of the items needed are easily found at your local dollar store.

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How to Make an Organic Pumpkin Spice Latte

Organic Authority.com | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Organic Recipes, Latte, Halloween, Organic Food, Do-It-Yourself, Diy, Pumpkin Spice, Pumpkin, Fall, Coffee, Organic, Drink, Food News
Organic Authority.com

2011-10-05-Screenshot20111005at10.57.46AM.jpg Test out this fall-in-a-mug for yourself.

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People Over-Value That 'Lousy Mug' They Made In College, Study Finds

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Business News, The Ikea Effect, Video, Consumers, Ikea, Harvard Business School, Do-It-Yourself, Business News

Treating that cheap, self-assembled IKEA coffee table like it's a prized heirloom? You're not alone, according to a recent study from the Harvard Busi...

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Homemade Ketchup And 9 Other Easy DIY Kitchen Staples

Food Republic | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Pickles, Do-It-Yourself, Homemade, Homemade Food, Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Jerky, Food News
Food Republic

A bottle of ketchup is such a ubiquitous refrigerator staple that it might never occur to you to make your own. But homemade ketchup is easy to make, ...

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Tiny Handmade Home Built with a Little Help from the Internet

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Trailer Home, Downsizing, Green News, Micro-Home, Homemade House, Green Building, Home/DIY, Diy, DIY Building, Green Living, Do It Yourself, Handbuilt House, Diy Home, Small Space, Small House Movement, Small Home, Tiny House, Home Size, Simplicity, House on Wheels, Simple Life, Tiny Home, DIY House, Downshifting, Style News
Kirsten Dirksen

Using the Internet as their guide, one month -- and a lot of sawing, sanding and shellacking -- later, they had their first home, dubbed Homemade Spaceship.

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Creative Thank You Gift Idea: A Global Arrangement

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Flower Arranging, Flowers, Antiques, Crafts, Do-It-Yourself, Healthy Living News
Maria Rodale

By guest blogger designer Mark Kintzel Need a quick and effective way to give someone a big thank-you? With a little play on words, and an old antiqu...

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How to Make Crackers (It's So Freaking Easy!)

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Do-It-Yourself, Cooking, Crackers, Food News
Maria Rodale

t started with a picture I saw in the local paper about making crackers from scratch. I saved it, but then never found it again. But I kept thinking.....

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DIY: A Sight of Spring to De-Winterize Your Home

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Bulbs, Pottery, Flowers, Craft, Gardening, Do It Yourself, Healthy Living News
Maria Rodale

By guest blogger designer Mark Kintzel Right about now, I start seeing spring flowers sold around town. Colorful spring flowers are a great fresh way...

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Man Against Bedbug

Michael Colongione | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Home Improvement, Do-It-Yourself, Finding-Bedbugs-While-Traveling, Bedbug, Holiday Travel, Houseguests, Bedbug Infestation, Bedbug Treatment, Healthy Living News
Michael Colongione

Treatment Preparation: How to Do-it-Yourself or Assist a Professional You've read it in your local papers and have seen it on TV stations nationwide ...

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Talk to the Hands

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Success, Value, Do-It-Yourself, Meaning of Life, Urban Farming, Millennials, Detroit, Time Bank, Washington DC, Community Gardens, Technology, Tea Party, Hands-On, Business News
Marian Salzman

This is the second in a series of 12 posts expounding on the 2011 forecasts in the annual trends report from Salzman, president of Euro RSCG Worldwide...

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DIY Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Flowers, Holiday Decorations, Holiday Season, Do-It-Yourself, Flower-Arranging, Centerpiece, Thanksgiving Tips, Thanksgiving, Video, Healthy Living News
Maria Rodale

By guest blogger designer Mark Kintzel During the Thanksgiving holiday, the last thing you want to deal with is fussing around with a centerpiece. He...

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Don't Do It Yourself: 8 Jobs You Should Leave To The Pros

Wallet Pop | Martha C. White | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Home Repairs, Economy, Cheap Fix, Oil Changes, Business News, Saving Money, Do It Yourself, Tax Preparation, Electrical Work, Business News

You're thrifty, you're self-sufficient, you don't waste money paying for services you can do yourself. Here at WalletPop, we understand that, and we t...

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Canning My Fear of Canning Tomatoes

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Home Cooking, Canning, Do-It-Yourself, Fruit, Peach Salsa, Diy, Vegetables, Winter, Tomato Sauce, Tomatoes, New York-New York, Recipes, Food, Green Living, New York City, New York, Food News
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

I feel inducted into a world where slowing down is necessary, and the reward is both a can of local tomatoes and a day spent in the kitchen with my mom.

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Planning a Wedding on a College Budget (PHOTOS)

Paul Bowers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wedding Planning, Diy, Do-It-Yourself, Married in College, Budget Weddings, College News, How to Plan a Wedding, College News
Paul Bowers

The only people paying attention to the details are the ones planning their own weddings. A marriage still counts, even in the absence of chocolate fountains and ice-sculpture swans.

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Real Men Consume Less and Create More

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Psyche, Emotional Health, Soul, Men, Diy, Masculinity, Consumption, Kirsten Dirksen, Faircompanies, Do It Yourself, Happiness Through Work, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

Boys are consumers. The problem is that men aren't outgrowing this passive role.

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The Courage to Screw Up: Why DIY Is Good for You

Mark Frauenfelder | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Home DIY, Green Diy, DIY Network, DIY Plans, Diy, Do It Yourself, Mark Frauenfelder, Made by Hand Frauenfelder, Mark Frauenfelder Huffington Post, Young Amateur Homemade, The Courage to Screw Up, Healthy Living News
Mark Frauenfelder

While no two DIYers (Do-It-Yourselfers) are alike, in general they're an upbeat and friendly group that shares a special trait: the courage to screw up.

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WATCH: Steampunk Should Be Fashion's (Alternate) Future

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steam Punk, Fashion, Do-It-Yourself, Cyberpunk, Austin De Rubira, Steampunk, Diy, Style News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Austin De Rubira As another season of...

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