Tag Archive: DIY Projects

Apr 18

Build a Rain Water Collector System with 55 Gallon Plastic Barrels

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Instructables website shares a  step by step picture tutorial with detailed instructions how to build a rain water collector system with 55 gallon plastic barrels and a two tiered vertical rack. Check your local laws – some cities have banned them while others encourage them. You could also use the plans for the vertical rack …

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Apr 16

Building A Seed Growing Rack On The Cheap

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Are We Crazy Or What website shares building a seed growing rack frugally while embracing the self sufficient mind set. Hard working homesteaders always have to think outside of the box to make tools ( wire rack & lights ) be multiple functional so you get your money’s worth. Everyone is trying to make our …

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Apr 02

One Man’s Journey Building A Teardrop Trailer Project

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Truck With A Heart website shares Scott’s journey of building a teardrop camping  trailer from a Harbor Freight  trailer frame. It is an amazing display of over 80 different clickable pictures that expand to full size images following the process from beginning to end. This is a rare find for people who adore teardrop trailer …

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Mar 18

Creative Patterned Lamp Shade DIY Project

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Instructables website shares a way to make creative lighting using easy to find materials. I would advise not using this lamp around small children or only under constant supervision. You could use a stencil if free hand drawing is not your strong point.

Mar 17

Bicycle Tire Rim Trellis Dome For Vertical Gardening Project

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Instructables website shares how to create a easy way to upcycle ( re use with a different purpose) bicycle rims into a 3 dimensional vegetable garden trellis. It can be entered and you can pick from within the dome or on the outside. It can be a fun place for anyone…kids and pets to retreat …

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Mar 11

Upcycled Vertical Garden Project

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A Suburban Farmer website share her upcycling of a great yard sale find, a kitchen storage  rack into a vertical gardening option. Even if you have limited space, there is always a way to garden.

Mar 10

Free Water Storage Rack Plans

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Water Storage Rack blog shares free downloadable plans so that you could build a rack like the one pictured above. It has doubles as a food storage rack as well.

Mar 05

Building A Front Porch With A Mix Of Wood Pallets & New Lumber Project

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Redoredux Faywray blog shares how to use a mix a new lumber and disassemble wood pallets to create a porch.Not only does this reduce the over all cost of this project, it helps reduce the materials added to a landfills.

Mar 03

Building a Gypsy Wagon Home – With Plans

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Instructables website share a detailed do it yourself project how to may a small gypsy wagon that can be pulled behind a vehicle. It has a sleeping area, wood stove, storage and really everything you may need….. There are so many pictures of the inside of the gypsy wagon it is like you actually are …

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Feb 25

Seed Starting Heat Mat – Make It Yourself Project

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Vegetable Gardener shares a step by step picture tutorial how to make a seed starting heat mat frugally.

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