DIY

"DIY" stands for do-it-yourself. A famous TV show called This Old House was a DIY show hosted by Bob Vila. Bob and his crew would film home improvement projects delivering a deeper look into how these projects were managed and performed.

If you look at the success of Home Depot its clear that people are taking a serious interest in doing their own work. Home Depot even offers classes to teach how to install ceramic tile or how to build a deck. The average Joe could go into a store and pick out the materials as well as ask questions about how he should prepare for the project.

The web has seen a tremendous amount of demand for DIY type content from how to videos, and places catering to the DIY enthusiast. A community called Etsy which allows people to market their handmade goods has seen a tremendous amount of success.

Whether you are currently doing some DIY projects, or you are just interested in watching how others figure this stuff out, its no doubt a way to save money and show off your newly found talents. 

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “DIY”

• DIY Carpet Light for Awesome Ground Lighting!

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 608
  Here’s a great design for carpet lighting using one of those string lights and carpet material. Here’s a rather interesting idea that involves lighting and carpets, a DIY spiral carpet light!  I think there’s many uses to this concept if applied to carpets in real houses.  For example, you can hook it up ...
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• DIY circuit etching video tutorial

  
  Hack a Day — Authority: 694
  Circuit-bending blog GetLoFi has posted the best tutorial yet on home-made printed circuit boards using the toner transfer method. We’ve covered homebrew PCB fabrication techniques about a billion times before . What sets this tutorial apart is that it collects many bits of knowledge otherwise ...
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• DIY Tricks

  
  Craft Gossip — Authority: 158
  Marist College is located in Poughkeepsie, NY, just 90 miles from metropolitan New York City. Lauren Foster wrote an article for The Circle , Marist College’s school newspaper, titled Spa-aaah: Unwind with the D.I.Y. tricks . She stresses the importance of health, especially for students wanting to give their ...
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• Golf DIY – How to Make Kid’s Golf Clubs!

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 608
  Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of making couple kid’s clubs, all custom-fitted to fit one of my friend’s daughters.  You see, the golfing world still doesn’t make enough different sizes for golfers under 5 years of age.  Meaning the only way to get your kids to play golf early in life is to cut existing ...
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• DIY Hardware Necklace!

  
  Ring-O-Blog - Directory of Wonderful Rings — Authority: 487
  Here’s a quick heads up on making your own hardware necklace, in DIY style ! We all saw last season’s Lanvin runway collection and those chunky, statement necklaces made from what looked like bits and bobs from the hardware store. via diy blog Post from: Ring-O-Blog - Directory of Wonderful Rings diy ...
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• Inspiring Project: Photo Holiday Card

  
  Craft Gossip — Authority: 158
  image by Anabelle OMalley Isn’t this the sweetest holiday card?? I love the unique way Anabelle O’Malley incorporated a photo into the card, visit her blog Bits and Pieces to find how how she made it. -Heather
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• Advent Calendars

  
  At Home with Kim Vallee — Authority: 477
  The countdown to Christmas is a fun activity when you live with young kids. You have all November to craft your own. In fact, if you wish to get the advent house or the bucket advent calendar you have no other choice than making your own since they are out of stock at John Lewis. They may get more since you can leave ...
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• DIY Video: Owl Drink Stir Sticks

  
  Hostess with the Mostess — Authority: 587
  Remember the gorgeous Anthropologie-inspired Owl Baby Shower that we featured last month? Well, there were tons of inquiries about how to make the adorable owl stir sticks that one of the shower hostesses – Jesi Haack from Jesi Haack Weddings – made for the party. When I asked Jesi for the DIY info, ...
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• Lookin for a project

  
  Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum — Authority: 160
  Okay I finally got the E-monkey off my back. I decided five minutes ago after a three day bout try8ing to figure a way to lug a half ton of batteries around on a small bike that it was just too much right now. Yes they have lithium batteries, but I can buy all kinds of motor bikes complete for the priceof a set of ...
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• Free Downloads: Gift-WrapIt.com

  
  Weddzilla Blog — Authority: 147
  While my skills and patience are seriously lacking, I do want to incorporate some level of DIY into our wedding. Im no good with the sewing, gluing, or painting type of DIY so, I figure the easiest {read: least messy} way for me to sprinkle in a little DIY is by creating and printing our invites. Since we are having ...
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• Mammal: Hate Your Fucking Haircut, Like Your Shoes

  
  Viewers Like You — Authority: 118
  Show one went off without a hitch and with a fair turnout- over 100 folks came to see us play at SuperDeluxe. Thanks!!! Touring soon!
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• Presence in Absence DIY USB Carving Set

  
  techviva — Authority: 496
  Love means that you can be apart and still have a special bond. The digital world keeps relationships going with pictures, voice messages and emails. With the Presence in Absence DIY USB Carving Set couples and loved ones can be apart and still hold a piece of each other close to their hearts. There is [...]
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• DIY Workshop November 15th

  
  M&J Blog — Authority: 415
  Join M&J on November 15 th and re-invent your wardrobe!   Must Sign up for Passes M&J Trimming – 1008 Sixth Ave., New York NY 10018 Call : 1.800.9.MJTRIM
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• Futuristic Car running on water.

  
  Water Powered Car — Authority: 140
  Car that runs on H2o ( water )Post from: Clean Water 4 Cars.comFuturistic Car running on water. Post from: Clean Water 4 Cars.com Futuristic Car running on water.
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• Dell Mini 9 Hack – How to Add an Accelerometer!

  
  Laptop Pimp Blog - Laptop Reviews for Laptop Whores — Authority: 438
  Download latest version of Flash to view video! . Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode This cool Dell Mini 9 Hack involves adding an accelerometer to an existing touchscreen so you can move it sideways and let the screen auto rotate.  We think it’s definitely a good hack worth mentioning on Laptop Pimp, ...
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• Roomba Pac-Man

  
  The Awesomer — Authority: 642
  Created by unmanned vehicle researchers, Roomba Pac-Man eats ghosts instead of dustballs; it uses cameras, Wi-Fi, and localization sensors–all controlled by joystick, of course. Link: http://www.theawesomer.com/c/click.php?id=7696 Hat Tip: ...
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• Build A Solar Power System: Why Choose Solar Electricity?

  
  Homeschool Facts — Authority: 462
  In todays fast growing world we have estimated that the major sources of energy that we now use may be at risk in the coming years. To secure ourselves against such a terrifying condition there...
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• Hoodoo Voodoo Ozzels Will Be Unleashed Wednesday 11/11

  
  A Little Bit On The Awesome Side — Authority: 578
  Porlzilla will be releasing an all new Ozzel colorway this Wednesday! Living in the deepest and darkest rainforests there is a nomadic race of ozzels who are said to have a very dark grip of the voodoo ways and a nasty taste for ozzel meat. ugh! I wouldn’t want to look into any rustling bushes while wandering ...
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• DIY Camera Motion Control

  
  FilmmakerIQ.com — Authority: 427
  Here is a cool little do it yourself motion control system. “The system consists of a ready-made IGUS DryLin W rail system and a small stepping motor which is controlled by an Arduino interface board. Once the controller program is loaded the system works stand alone. It can be powered by a battery and can be ...
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• Winter Wonderland Dessert Buffet

  
  Hostess with the Mostess — Authority: 587
  Maddy from Inspired Bride and Amanda from Bake It Pretty recently put together this absolutely stunning “Winter Wonderland” themed dessert buffet … seriously, how gorgeous is this?! Better yet, they’ve broken the buffet down into a series of detailed DIY posts for each individual element – ...
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