diy Archive
Have you ever had a jacket or a bag that was ruined because the zipper broke? Once the zipper goes, entire items can be rendered completely useless. The humble zipper really is an amazing invention when you think about it, and its mechanics have pretty …
When it comes to pet accessories and furniture, I’m an absolute sucker. But if I have to be honest, I really do wish that they didn’t end up making my place looking like a children’s daycare. With their colourful and crazy designs, they don’t usually fit in …
The last time I visited my dentist, he reminded me that I should be brushing my teeth at least twice a day and he encouraged me to aim for a third. So you know what I did? I asked him: “do you only use toothpaste to …
Cake! Who doesn’t love cake? Not only are they delicious, they can also be stunningly beautiful works of art. There are times when I’ll visit a high-end bakery and see some pretty spectacular cakes and wonder just how the heck they made them. Whenever I make …
Look around your bathroom and what do you see? Some elastic bands, safety pins, nail polish, an old comb… just your everyday, ordinary household items. Or are they? Could it be that they aren’t so ordinary at all? Could it be that they have super-secret …
Growing up, my family had a tool shed in the backyard garden. It was this rusty steel box that was pretty much 60% lawnmower, 10% garden tools, and 30% spider webs–not exactly exciting stuff. But it’s not exactly expected for the lowly garden shed to …
Kids these days have no idea how lucky they are with their fancy Blu-rays and Netflix. I remember growing up with VHS tapes… the video quality is pretty poor by today’s standard, and fast-forwarding and rewinding actually happened mechanically, but they were truly marvels of …
The humble cinder block… is there anything they can’t do? “These aren’t cinder blocks!” Okay wise guy, if you want to get technical, these are actually concrete blocks rather than cinder blocks but you get the idea and I’m going to keep calling them cinder …
There’s an app for everything, they say… but is there? Is there really!? Some things, you just can’t do with an app. But that didn’t stop one ridiculously clever YouTuber from turning his smart phone into a black light! “Black light? Why do I need a black …
Flower pots… you do a great job of holding my plants, but what else can you do for my life? It turns out a lot. If you’re familiar with the properties of clay then you already know that it does an absolutely wonderful job of …