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Butterfly Life Cycle Project

Grow your own butterflies and watch their life cycle as they turn from caterpillars into chrysalis. My son’s kindergarten class planned to study the life-cycle of butterflies at the end of the year by watching live caterpillars turn into butterflies. Unfortunately, with distance-learning t...

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DIY Fingerless Leather Gloves

How to make fingerless gloves for a women’s steampunk outfit or any DIY costume with leather wrist guards. Make a Pattern with Plastic Wr...

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Make simple paper lanterns from construction paper

Paper Lanterns Inspired by Aladdin

Make simple paper lanterns with construction paper for party decorations or fun room decor inspired by Disney’s Aladdin. My teenage dau...

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Pill bugs, doodlebugs, or roly polies are attracted to the potato in this garden trap

A Pill Bug Trap Made from a Potato

Pill bugs, or rollie polies, can eat crop plants in a vegetable or fruit garden. Learn how to make a trap out of a potato to stop them from eating your tender plants. Pill bugs, which are also called rollie polies or doodlebugs, are a type of woodlice. Their scientific name is Armadillidiidae an...

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how to make a Captain America shield out of foam

How to Make a Captain America Shield from Avengers: Endgame

Make Captain America’s shield from Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame movie using floor mat and spray paint. We just saw Avengers: Endgame, a...

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Alice in Wonderland Tea Party Birthday

A Mad Hatter tea party for an Alice in Wonderland birthday with invitation, decoration, games, and fun ideas for a teenager’s birthday, in...

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Cosplay costume for Inside Out character Joy in steampunk

How to Steampunk a Costume

What is steampunk? How to make a steampunk costume inspired by your favorite character. In other words, how to steampunk something. How to Take a Character and Steampunk Them This year for Halloween my family decided to dress up as the emotions from Disney Pixar’s Inside Out. There are 5 differe...

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How to Replace a Light Fixture

Learn how to install a new ceiling light and how to remove an old fan or light from this video tutorial. Remove a dated light fixture and re...

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DIY spice rack on the inside of an IKEA cabinet door

How to Add a Spice Rack to an Ikea Cabinet Door

Adding a spice rack to a cabinet door is an easy DIY home project, especially on an Ikea kitchen cabinet. It makes spices and jars easy to r...

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2019 Home Improvement Resolutions

Our home improvement goal for 2019 is to finish all those to unfinished projects around our house and yard. This year we will get it done. Looking Back at 2018 2018 wasn’t a bad year for me, I just didn’t get much done around my house. Sometimes when life gets busy and there are...

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Good quality sheets are soft, comfortable, and look good in your bedroom

How to Buy the Best Sheets for Your Bed

What makes high-quality sheets so soft and comfortable? Here’s what you need to look for when buying new sheets for your bed. Californi...

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Doctor Who fights a red Dalek with the Tardis looks on

Tardis and Dalek Costume: Simplicity Pattern 1095 Review

Use Simplicity’s 1095 pattern to make a TARDIS or Dalek costume for Halloween or your next cosplay, but alter it a little by adding your o...

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The eleventh Doctor Who with his nemesis the Dalek

How to Make a Fez Hat for Doctor Who

How to Make a Fez Hat for you Doctor Who costume or cosplay, specifically for the 11th doctor played by Matt Smith. My son was the eleventh Doctor for Halloween, so I had to make him a fez to wear. Especially since all of our costumes were based on the Doctor Who episode “The Pandorica Opens”...

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Foam bracer and shin guard armor made to look like hammered metal

How to Make Foam Armor for Arms and Legs

How to Make Foam Armor that looks like hammered metal for a Roman Centurion costume, including the forearm armor called bracers and the leg ...

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Dr. Who family costumes with a Dalek, the Tardis, and the Last Centurion

Doctor Who Family Costume

Cosplay as Doctor Who this Halloween with costumes for the 11th Doctor, Amy Pond, the Last Centurion, a Dalek, and the Tardis. We are a f...

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Enjoy a tea party with Winnie the Pooh and all his friends. Bring your own stuffed animal to this perfect pre-school celebration.

A Christopher Robin Tea Party

Celebrate like Winnie the Pooh with a Christopher Robin tea party and invite all your friends and their favorite stuffed animals. Just don't...

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Mini Chairs

Make a mini chair for Marvel Studio’s Ant-man and the Wasp to use while they are small. Or make one of these miniature director’s chairs...

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A wooden craft frame decorated with coiled paper quilling art

Coiled Paper Picture Frame

Decorate a wood craft frame with coiled paper to make quilling designs from paper strips. Perfect for a DIY Instax photo frame. May Pintere...

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DIY installation of an IKEA Sektion cabinet with Utrusta hinges and soft-close

How to Attach an IKEA SEKTION Cabinet Door

See the IKEA SEKTION cabinet door instructions in real life images, step-by-step tutorial so you can see where each piece and part of the do...

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Avengers T-shirt

How to make your own Avengers t-shirt, like this DIY Captain America shirt with the shield symbol on it. Learn how to use foil transfer with...

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Loft Bed Refinish

An old loft bed refinished to fit in a little boy's Star Wars room, plus tips and ideas for refinishing large furniture. This loft bed refin...

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Clean silver decor pieces without using silver polish

Clean Silver Without Polish

An easier way to clean silver without all the hassle of polishing. Remove tarnish and make your silver shiny with this easy DIY alternative ...

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How to Repot a Silk Tree

Learn how to repot a silk tree so you can change the ugly pot that came with your faux plant to a planter that looks more proportional and m...

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A sunflower bouquet arranged in a basket filled with living grass

Make a Basket with Living Grass

Grow wheat grass in a basket for a beautiful addition to your Easter decor. The living grass basket can be used as an Easter basket, a cente...

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How to Make a Mini Book Necklace

Make a miniature book charm for your necklace. A photo tutorial on how to make perfect little mini journal to wear as jewelry. Or just make ...

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February Pinterest Challenge: DIY Journal Necklace

Welcome to the February Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! The purpose of this hop is to motivate us to not just hoard pins, but to make it happe...

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A pineapple, a watermelon, a banana, a pair of pears, a bunch of grapes, and an apple made of construction paper

Cute Paper Fruit Embellishments

Learn how to make these adorable cut paper fruit characters with an easy-to-follow video tutorial. They make the perfect embellishment for c...

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A small chip in the finish repair with Rust-Oleum Tub and Tile Touch-up epoxy

How to Repair Bathtub Chips and Peels

Read how to fix a chipped bathtub and how to repair a cracking and peeling bathtub with an epoxy finish. There’s no need to refinish the e...

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Measure the turbine roof vent to make a DIY cover

How to Make a Roof Vent Cover

Winterize your home by putting a cover over your turbine roof vent, or whirlybird vent. See how to make your own roof vent cover with an eas...

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Refinish an Old Globe with Chalk Paint

Refinish an old globe using chalk paint to create a beautiful and changeable piece of home decor. In the post A Design Makeover, one of t...

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Pop-up card inspired by the Paddington 2 movie and its pop-up book

How to Make a Pop-up Card Inspired by Paddington 2

How to make a pop-up card with a paper bouquet of flowers, video tutorial, inspired by the pop-up book from the movie Paddington 2. Give a p...

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2018 Home Improvement Resolutions

Our home improvement goals for 2018 involve a lot of getting things finished and looking good so we can enjoy our home and yard. 2017 Home ...

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Top 10 DIY Projects in 2017

Check out Simple Practical Beautiful’s most popular DIY Projects in 2017. A year of Do-it-yourself furniture, crafts, cleaning, succulents...

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25 Gifts for Girls that Encourage Creativity

Gifts ideas for girls that will promote creativity and ingenuity for girls that are ages 8-12, including art gifts, science gifts, building ...

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Coco Guitar

How to make the Disney Pixar’s Coco Guitar into a miniature or key chain. Use foam to make Ernesto’s guitar from the movie Coco. My d...

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Fresh bread gift idea, including a bread bag, a decorated cutting board, homemade bread, and whipped butter

Herb Butter Spread

A recipe for delicious whipped herb butter with rosemary that makes a perfect gift with fresh bread. I’m excited to be joining the ...

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Handmade Gift Idea: Make a Bread Bag and Cutting Board to give with fresh bread and herb butter | DIY gift | How to do wood burning on fabric

DIY Bread Set Foodie Gift

Give a fresh bread gift basket with a cutting board and bread bag. Use a wood burning tool to decorate and customize the cutting board and t...

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DIY Spa Gift Set

How to make a DIY spa gift set with handmade lavender soap and bath salt that will make a perfect Mother’s Day, Christmas, or birthday gif...

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Repurpose an old pair of jeans and a worn out belt into a jean purse | upcycled jeans bag | reuse old clothes

Make a Jean Purse from an Old Pair of Jeans Pants

Make a stylish jean purse or bag by upcycling an old pair of jeans and an old belt. A great way to repurpose old jeans, plus you can make a ...

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IKEA Kitchen Services Review

An IKEA kitchen planning service review and IKEA delivery service review, plus some tips and ideas about planning and installing an IKEA SEK...

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Ringwraith or Nazgul Costume

Create a Nazgul costume so you can become one of Sauron’s Ringwraiths this Halloween or at your next cosplay, including the distressed clo...

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Details of the wood sword painted to look like metal

How to Make a Sword from Wood

How to build a sword out of wood, then make it look metal and battle-worn. This sword was made for a Nazgul costume for a Lord of the Rings ...

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Arwen and Galadriel costumes from The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings Costumes

How to make costumes for The Lord of the Rings characters, including Frodo the hobbit, Galadriel the elf queen, Arwen the elf warrior, Eowyn...

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An easy DIY Charlie Brown shirt for a Halloween costume

It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

Make a Charlie Brown shirt out of yellow polo shirt with easy instructions for how to make the zig zag pattern. This post contains links ...

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A DIY elf crown made to look like branches of silver

How to Make Galadriel’s Crown

Make an elegant DIY crown for your Galadriel costume using a glue gun and a few simple craft supplies. Easy to make and great for any elf co...

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A Frodo Halloween costume perfect for a toddler

Toddler Frodo Costume for Halloween

How to make a Frodo costume, including Frodo’s sword and magic ring. A toddler hobbit Halloween costume from The Lord of the Rings. Our f...

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Video tutorial showing how to assemble and install an IKEA kitchen drawer | IKEA SEKTION Maximera | Cabinet building

How to Assemble an IKEA SEKTION drawer

See the IKEA SEKTION drawer instructions in real life images, step-by-step tutorial so you can see where each piece and part of the drawer a...

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IKEA SEKTION base cabinets installed with drawers in a kitchen remodel

How to Assemble an IKEA SEKTION base cabinet

See the IKEA SEKTION base cabinet instructions in real life images, step-by-step tutorial so you can see where each piece and part of the ca...

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Lord of the Rings Nazgul costume close-up of metal-looking gauntlets

How to Make Foam Gauntlets

Make costume gauntlets out of foam and paint them to look like solid metal, including a free pattern for these Lord of the Rings Nazgul or R...

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patch a small hole left by a picture from nail with spackle

How to Patch a Hole in the Wall

Patch a hole in your drywall or plaster wall with these easy steps. Repair any hole of any size with the right equipment and make your wall ...

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How to make a shield

It's easy to make a shield out of a pizza pan and a few simple supplies. Watch the video tutorial for all the details. We made 10 of thes...

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Percy Jackson Party

Celebrate your birthday Percy Jackson style at a Camp Half-Blood party right in your own backyard. Invite all your demigod friends and go on...

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Self-Watering Planter

Make a self-watering planter or wicking-bucket to keep your plants healthy and well-watered. Perfect for a patio garden or any yard. I le...

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Monster Truck Birthday Party

Host a monster truck party that any truck-loving boy or girls will love. With monster truck fun and games, it’s easy to keep your guests h...

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How to Keep Brass Shiny

A few simple steps to keep brass shiny permanently. This process works for copper, stainless steel, and other metals too. Never polish metal...

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removing old kitchen cabinets that were nailed to the wall

Kitchen Demolition

Our kitchen demolition and some of the lessons we learned while demolishing our kitchen. I was so excited to demolish our old kitchen. Th...

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Learn to make a simple friendship bracelet | How to make a bracelet with embroidery floss | Basic friendship bracelets for a summer kid craft | Knot tying bracelet

How to Make a Friendship Bracelet

Friendship bracelets are a fun, inexpensive, and easy summer project for kids to make. They can make them to wear or make them to share with...

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Easy DIY felt race track and city with printable template | Felt roads and felt play mat | Little boys craft | Disney Pixar Cars 3

Cars 3 Felt Race Track

The Disney Pixar Cars 3 movie inspired this easy DIY felt race track and city with roads and a dirt track. It's perfect for your Mattel Cars...

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How to frame a wall in place | Building a frame for a wall | home improvement by adding a partition wall | small wall DIY

Framing a Wall in Place

Framing a wall is an easy do-it-yourself home improvement project. Build a small interior wall by framing it in place, then add drywall, mud...

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A patriotic DIY centerpiece with blue and white vases and red carnations

Red, White, and Blue Centerpiece

Here's a simple patriotic centerpiece I made from some old glass bottles, a little spray paint, and a few carnations. I save glass bottl...

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How to make a personalized wood journal | Use thin plywood to make the cover for a custom notebook | handmade crafts

A Carved Wood Journal

Make a custom carved notebook or wood journal out of plywood. It makes the perfect personalized gift or treasured keepsake. Last year, I ...

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