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Spread Holiday Joy With a Handmade Felt-Flower Brooch (DIY Tutorial)

Spread Holiday Joy With a Handmade Felt-Flower Brooch (DIY Tutorial)

This do-it-yourself ribbon brooch will only take 20 minutes to make!  Handmade goodness fills any gift recipient up with joy, and with found materials you can create this gorgeous, unique flower brooch

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DIY: How to Make Touchscreen Compatible Texting Gloves for iPhone or Droid

DIY: How to Make Touchscreen Compatible Texting Gloves for iPhone or Droid

When the weather outside is frightful, the last thing you want to do is pry your fingers from the warmth of your gloves just so you can text or check some emails. Luckily, with our easy texting gloves

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14 Awesome DIY Holiday Gifts (And How to Make Them)

14 Awesome DIY Holiday Gifts (And How to Make Them)

This year, there’s a way to give all of your friends and loved ones awesome one-of-a-kind gifts they’ll love on the cheap – make them yourself! And don’t worry if you don’t

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GIVEAWAY: Win a 3M DIY Home Improvement Starter Kit!

GIVEAWAY: Win a 3M DIY Home Improvement Starter Kit!

 DIY projects are a fun, green way to spruce up your home, but if you’re anything like us, you’ll think up a fantastic project and then realize you don’t have all the tools to make

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DIY: Make Your Own Shower Mat Out of Recycled Wine Corks!

DIY: Make Your Own Shower Mat Out of Recycled Wine Corks!

If you’re a consumer of fine wines, then you know that while the bottle can be recycled, the cork often finds its final resting place in the trash can. To make better use of these tiny

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Inhabitat Green Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts of Time

Inhabitat Green Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts of Time

Some people have everything – except for the time to appreciate it all. If you have a friend or loved who always seems a bit too stressed to stop and smell the roses, then give them the relaxing

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DIY Gowanus Houseboat Debuts at GreenHome NYC’s Block Party!

DIY Gowanus Houseboat Debuts at GreenHome NYC’s Block Party!

© Sam Horine To celebrate this year’s GreenHome NYC DIY Green Block Party, ‘Jerko the Gowanus Water Vacuum’ will take its Maiden Voyage October 2nd, floating along the Gowanus Canal

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DIY: Make Your Own Giant LED Balloons to Measure Air Quality

DIY: Make Your Own Giant LED Balloons to Measure Air Quality

Air quality in urban areas can be horrendous. For instance, in New York and Los Angeles the air quality is consistently below federal safety levels. So, how do you know how good/bad the air in your back

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LAST CHANCE to Vote for Your Favorite SPRING GREENING Design!

LAST CHANCE to Vote for Your Favorite SPRING GREENING Design!

Only a FEW HOURS left to vote for your favorite design! If you still haven’t checked out the incredible batch of finalists in our Spring Greening DIY Design Contest challenging our readers to

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1 Day Left to Vote for Your Favorite Spring Greening Design!

1 Day Left to Vote for Your Favorite Spring Greening Design!

Vote for your Favorite Spring Greening Design TODAY! Heads up green design fans! There’s just one day of voting left before we crown the grand prize winner of this year’s Spring Greening DIY

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Stunning Chandelier Made from Recycled Plastic Hangers

Stunning Chandelier Made from Recycled Plastic Hangers

Taking some plastic hangers in one hand and a pendant light in another, Luis Teixeira turned this unlikely combination of materials into an incredible crystalline masterpiece. But it doesn’t stop there

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A Film Lampshade that Turns Old Negatives into Positives

A Film Lampshade that Turns Old Negatives into Positives

Life is light, so what better way to express that notion than with a lampshade made from old film stills of your most beloved moments. One of our fabulous Spring Greening finalists where we challenged

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Spring Greening Deadline Extended – Vote for your Favorite DIY Design!

Spring Greening Deadline Extended – Vote for your Favorite DIY Design!

Spring Greening Contest voting deadline extended until this Friday! Our Spring Greening DIY Design Contest has been a tremendous success so far, with thousands of votes pouring in from around the world!

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LAST CHANCE to Vote for Your Favorite Spring Greening Design!

LAST CHANCE to Vote for Your Favorite Spring Greening Design!

Vote for your Favorite Spring Greening Design TODAY! Heads up green design fans! Voting on our Spring Greening DIY Design Contest closes tonight at midnight, which makes this your LAST CHANCE to cast your

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Window Farms: An experiment in urban agriculture

Window Farms: An experiment in urban agriculture

Gardening enthusiasts living in cities will certainly cheer for Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray’s Window Farms experiment. The artist-in-residence duo at Eyebeam have teamed up to develop a DIY system

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