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Save Some $$$ With DIY Projects!

Holiday season is long over and your wallets are probably feeling a lot lighter after all the shopping :( Here are some projects you can complete around the house to save some shopping trips AND $$$!

iPad/Laptop Stand

Now THIS is a cool idea. Not only can you save tons of money on a fancy stand, you can have a customized case that looks and seems a lot more comfortable to use!

Materials:

1/2 yard of fabric
fabric scraps for the flower
self covered button
polyfill
a stone or weight
cardboard

How-To: Click here!

Embossed Wallet

A nice twist from those boring plain leather wallets. Plus, I guess if you’re bored on the bus one day, you can “doodle” on your wallet to pass some time!

Materials:

Small candy tins, such as Altoids tins, emptied and cleaned
Aluminum foil tape
Scissors
Plastic spoon
X-Acto knife
Self-healing cutting board
Pencil
Empty ballpoint pen (optional)
Sharpie markers in assorted colors (optional)
Cardstock (optional)

How-To: Click here!

Ok, so this project is for kids, but I would totally have fun with this. After you create the paint-filled eggs, you can toss them at anything (hopefully just a canvas) to create your own version of splatter art!

Materials:

Egg shells with a small opening at the top (washed and dried)
Egg shell halves
Washable paint or sidewalk paint
Strong glue (hot glue gun is best)

How-To: Click here!

Crated Furniture

I feel like with crates, you can hold a lot more things rather than buying a whole set of chest drawers…

Materials:

Top MDF Board (approx 40cm wide, 140cm long, 2cm thick)
Back board, plywood or MDF (approx 140cm long, 60cm wide)
Some wood to construct a bottom frame
8 crates (i´d also try to create the drawer functionality by making an
interior frame structure and adding sliding rails, that the crates could lean on (and be pulled out from).
4 fun furniture legs (perhaps chopped off from an old piece)

How-To: Click here!