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Share Your Clever DIY Solutions You Made Instead Of Buying Things
Have you ever wanted something really badly but can't quite bring yourself to pay the ridiculous amounts of money for it? Maybe you've been in a situation where you really needed that one thing you simply didn’t have?
What did you do? If you decided to improvise and make the thing yourself, share your creations with everyone here!
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#1
Wanted To Get My Mom This Type Of Chandelier For Christmas But Didn't Have $300 Or More To Spend So I Decided To Make It, How Did I Do?
Bunnies are better!! 8 years ago
Should I stop with my puns now? You know, that light goes on above my head and I go Ball-istic with my puns. But that honestly looks A-mason!
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Loraine Mac 8 years ago
Fantastic, much better than you could buy - I bet you felt great stisfaction too being able to create something so desirable!
Bunnies are better!! 8 years ago
So I see you were just hanging around and thinking outside the box. But tell me, how did you catch the fireflies?
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#2
Didn't Have A Stand, So I Improvised
Hannah Hollowell 8 years ago
I'd attach a weight or something to the bottom so it doesn't fall over every time I took my make-up brush off.
#3
My Coworker Forgot Her Contact Lens Case, So She Improvised
Dhanya Munro 8 years ago
I can sense all the ophthalmologists cringing at this arrangement. But personally I love it!
#4
A Little Diy On My Son's Toy Car Which Had Lost Its Wheels, And See Lovely My Reward At The End!
Final score:
90points
lemontzz aide 8 years ago
looks like the real deal. you have brightened his day, taught him a lesson about how to innovate when needed, recycling materials - the 'other education'
#5
Made This Probably 14 Years Ago For My Mom. Still Useful Today
#6
Regular Trips To The Spa Can Be Pretty Expensive... This 130 L (35gallon) "tub" Wasn't
Final score:
63points
#7
My Friend Has Been A Little Depressed Lately, So I Made Her A Panda Pin To Sheer Her Up, Because She Loves Pins And Pandas. What Do You Think?
Final score:
59points
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 8 years ago
Soooooo cooooooollll! I know your friend always look at it and smile.
Claudia Peñaranda Baspineiro 8 years ago
Dear Sandwich Lover: You are a true loving and caring person but you forget about yourself! Your hands are hurt, about to bleed... please take a little time for you too... I'm sure people who care about you will be glad
#8
When A Star Wars Loving Friend Threw A Birthday Party For His Son, And All We Could Afford Was A Thrifted Rocking Horse, I Channeled My Inner Obi Wan Kenobi..
Final score:
57points
#9
When We Couldn't Find A Cool Coat Rack, We Decided To Ask Nature For A Little Help..
Final score:
46points
piggy panda 8 years ago
that is awesome and goes so well with the decor in your house brilliant
Bway_Gonnabe11 8 years ago
my mom made a curtain rod out of a stick like this for my brothers room cuz its forest themed
#10
I Couldn't Afford Any Real Shower Curtain Rings, At The Time. Luckily, My Job Had A Strict Dress-code...so I Had Plenty Of Hair-ties.
Final score:
43points
Ok Ha-Neul 8 years ago
i can never find hair ties but shower rings for some unknown reason i have plenty of those (i get drunk in the shower and fall and pull the shower curtains down which apparently breaks the rings heh )
Bonnie Alcorn 8 years ago
At least you'll be clean when they haul you to the hospital!
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porcupine 8 years ago
Seriously. They're like a dollar at IKEA, probably cheaper other places.
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Used An Articulated Lamp And An Recycled Paper Towel Tube To Create A Crappy Reading Light. As Least It Works ;)
Final score:
38points
Nighty fox dreemurr (Submission author) 8 years ago
Its a cold lamp, dont worry ;)
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Lexi Chazooie 8 years ago
Until your lightbulb reaches sentience and increases its wattage until it explodes and sets your entire house on fire
Anne Madag 8 years ago
why not used the light in ceiling? read: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121001-should-you-read-in-the-dark
#12
Christmas Decor On A Budget!
Final score:
35points
lemontzz aide 8 years ago
Thats great & you can source all materials from a desk - marker, thumb tack, paper clip, coffee cup & a bonus, chocolate!!! :)
#13
So I Ran Out Of Beer And The Only Thing I Had Was Wine. Didn't Have A Cork Screw. Stuff Happened
Dario Zlokic 8 years ago
Push the bloody cork INSIDE the bottle and pour that wine like nothing happened
Brett Cavé 8 years ago
Next time put the bottle into a shoe and bang the shoe on a wall. The shock waves slowly work the cork out.
Kira Thesloth 8 years ago
& if that doesnt work, ask your angry neighbors for a corkscrew when they come knocking!
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Alberto Curutchet 8 years ago
In my life, I may have seen almost a dozen different ways to open a bottle of wine. The most amazing was by simply hitting it in the bottom repeatedly until the cork just came out. Me? I just destroy it with a knife.
Vasilis D'Angeli 8 years ago
you put the bottle in a shoe and you knock the shoe on a wall with the bottle and every hit pushes the plug out ,eventually the plug comes out enough to remove it . try it it works
#14
"if You Need To Read When It's Dark!" Led String Lights In A Balloon And A Pair Of Old Glasses.
Final score:
31points
Rosa Greyhound 8 years ago
Yeah, there should be like a spring release with a string to pull on, and a little on button in your pocket, and then: idea-pull string and
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Lotten Wiklund (Submission author) 8 years ago
Ah, she is the inventor :-). My daughter is 8 and our home is filled with her ingenious little projects, hehe
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Fancy Side Tables Are Expensive.... So I Made From An Old Desk Organizer And The Side Of A Playpen
Final score:
30points
Hatsune Chiku 8 years ago
That's so clever! You used old items to make something new. I love it
mandy the capibara (Submission author) 8 years ago
thanks, love hearing that! :)
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Remember That Paper Weaving You Had To Do In Kindergarten? Turns Out You Can Make Pretty Nifty Baskets Like That
Final score:
28points
boobookittysmom 8 years ago
Well, I think that's a cutie patootie basket for Easter or to hold office stuff or anything you want!
Kira Thesloth 8 years ago
Spray paint it a nice color like copper and you have a cute little catch all for mail that you can plop on a shelf (to tidy up) if company comes.
#17
My Little Sis Complained All Day And Night About Old Curtain On Door So I Came Up With This.
Final score:
21points
#18
I Filled A Plastic Bag Holder With Soil And Planted Over 40 Spinach Plants On My Balcony
Final score:
21points
#19
I Spilled Wax And Didn't Have An Iron So I Used Our Teapot!
Final score:
20points
#20
Since Our Dog Shreds All The Store-bought Toys We Give Her, We Decided To Make Them From Old T-shirt Rags Instead. That's One Happy Ol' Pupper!
Final score:
17points
#21
Mother-In-Law Has A Bad Hip And Was Sad That She Wouldn't Be Able To Walk To The Beach To Hang Out With The Family For The Fourth Of July Week. So I Made A Surprise For Her - A Beach Wheel Chair That Only Cost Me Around $140 To Make (They Sell Online For $1200+)
#22
It's Difficult To Find Cat Furniture That Isn't Hideous So I Built A Cat Tree
#23
Why Buy Bathroom Shelves When You Can Have Wine? (blog In Link For Tutorials And Stuff)
Final score:
15points
#24
Parking Garage For My Son's Car Collection
Final score:
15points
Mickey Dinges “Mickey” Tangled Web 7 months ago
Aww, what a good mum! I'll bet he loves having a great garage to park his cars in.
#25
Made A Pallet Lounge Tree Swing And It's Awesome!
Mickey Dinges “Mickey” Tangled Web 7 months ago
Must have been quite the process getting it hung up. I can envision this as a porch swing, though.
#26
Created An Arsenal For My Kids Nerf Collection. It's Not Prefect, Or Professional By Any Means, But It Keeps Their Crap Off The Floor
Mickey Dinges “Mickey” Tangled Web 7 months ago
What a great way to keep their space neat. I'll bet they love having a "weapons" wall like in the movies. The only thing cooler would be if it were in a secret cabinet.. Hmmm....
Patrique Maury 3 years ago
Et c'est vous qui lui achetez toute cette merde ! Essayez plutôt les recettes de pâtisserie et de confiserie, ça pourra peut-être calmer leur violence. Le tricot n'est pas mal non plus.
Natalie Binebrink-Davis 8 years ago
Boo, go to sleep! My kids have all kinds of this c**p. They love it and i love them so we're all happy!
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#27
I Made Some Simple Wall Art That I Thought Came Out Pretty Cool
#28
I Wasn't Sure If My Package Was Under 16 Oz For Mailbox Use. No Scales At Home, I Improvised
#29
I Can't Afford Gucci Aces So I DIY'd A Pair Of Vans
#30
Couldn't Find My Candle Holder, As A Musician I Improvised The Best I Could
Tony Cabré 8 years ago
What about putting a wax collector made out of a round yellow cardboard with a hole in the middle ?
Mrs. Jenna R. 8 years ago
Nice! Especially if your date / significant other really loves music / singing!
#33
Needed A Place To Stash My Wine And A Coffee Table... Solved Both Problems With Some Milk Crates, Salvaged Truck Flooring And Some Scrap Steel
#34
The Company I Work For Wouldn't Buy The Guy That Runs The Shop A New Rolling Chair So He Improvised And Rides In Style
Mickey Dinges “Mickey” Tangled Web 7 months ago
The most comfortable seat I own is the one in my suv. I'm off to the junkyard to find another to make a rolling chair for home! Thank you shop guy!
#35
I Made Shot Glasses Using Beer Bottlenecks. The Top Of The Labels Measure Out To Exactly 1oz
#36
Building A Coffee Table: For DIY Newbs
Mrs. Jenna R. 8 years ago
Beautifully done! And the drift wood in the center is a really nice touch!
#38
I Had Nowhere To Put My Soap Or Shampoo, So I Improvised With Some Coat Hangers
#41
The Lack Of Lumbar Support Was Starting To Take A Toll, So I Improvised An Ergonomic Chair With What I Had In Hand
#42
My Friends And I Were At A Beach Without A Lamp, So We Improvised With An Iphone And A Water Bottle
#44
I Was A Carpenter And I Loved Baking. Didn't Have Money To Buy A Mixer So This Is How I Blended Cookie Dough. Like A F*cking Man
#45
My Girlfriend Needed A Light Box, So We Made One Using A Clear Plastic Draw, And Her Phone Light
#46
My Kid's Toy Car Lost Its Wheels Long Ago - So I Used Soda Bottle Tops To Fix These... See The Joy On His Face At The Result?
Final score:
5points
Emmanuel Oklobia (Submission author) 8 years ago
Thanks Wulfur! Please, how do I delete the first erroneous post?
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#48
Needed A Table, Made One From Scrap Wood I Had In My Burn Barrel
Final score:
5points
#49
Why Buy A Canoe When You Can Make One Yourself?
~Ravenclaw~ OwO 7 years ago
Becuase when your DIY canoe breaks then you'll regret not buying an expensive but well-made canoe.
#50
I Needed A Bookcase. So I Made A Bookcase
#52
Cat Tree Made From Juniper Branches That Were Headed For The Chipper
Final score:
4points
#57
My Speedo Is Broken, But The Tachometer Works Fine. Lets Fix It With Vector Graphics
Val/Malibu/Dante/Bob 6 years ago
I swear this is my designer teacher hes always going on about Vector graphics
#62
Had No Capo So I Improvised With What I Got And Created This
#63
Needed A Dog Gate But Hated The Options At Target, So I Made One Out Of Reclaimed Walnut
#65
Couldn't Find Patio Furniture That Didn't Cost A Over $2k. Made This For About $27 (reclaimed Wood Was Free)
#66
Homemade Canadian Crutch
#67
Make Your Own Earphone Buds Out Of Ear Plugs To Cancel Noise Better
#71
How Do You Like My Self Made Phone Fold Chair?
#72
I Forgot My Fork At Home... Does This Count As A Hack?
#73
Why Even Buy Banana Stands When You Can Make A Headphone Stand From Legos?
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mandy the capibara 8 years ago
oooh, I've got tons of those projects, I'm on it!
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Loraine Mac 8 years ago
Please stop these enticing cookies regarding the 'super slim source' when they are in fact unavailable ! :-( :-( x
mandy the capibara 8 years ago
oooh, I've got tons of those projects, I'm on it!
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Please stop these enticing cookies regarding the 'super slim source' when they are in fact unavailable ! :-( :-( x
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