Copper or brass looks great, but it also gets tarnished and ratty looking pretty quickly. Turns out that a little ordinary ketchup and some elbow grease can have your copper and brass goods looking like sparkling pirate booty.
DIY Spider Rifle for Humane Spider Removal
Looking to remove spiders and other unwanted insects from your home more humanely? Or, at least without splattering their intestines all over your freshly-painted white walls? Our friends over at Make show you how to make your own “catch and release”-style spider rifle that will send your household pests running for cover with nowhere to hide. Spiders, say hello to my little friend!
DIY Swiss Army Keychain
Say goodbye to boring old keyrings. This DIY Swiss army style “keychain” is not only practical, but it makes quite a fashion statement too Visit the link from our friends over at Make.com for the step-by-step details.
Gordon Ramsay Teaches You How to Chop an Onion
We’ve covered how to chop an onion before, but never with quite the flair that Gordon Ramsay brings to the lesson. Check out Gordon’s great tips for how to chop an onion into fine pieces and with minimal or no tears.
Improvised Emergency Lighter with a Battery and Gum Foil
So, let’s say you’re fresh out of matches or a lighter, but, you do happen to have a AA battery and some foil from a gum wrapper or cigarette package (don’t smoke!). Well, it turns out you can still light a fire in true MacGyver trick style! Check out the video from our compatriots at Household Hacker.
Make a Cool LED Lamp from Recycled CDs
Here’s a great way to finally put your “ancient”, unwanted CD’s into action. A stack of old CD’s and a few basic items (all costing less than $20) can turn into a stylish and unique lamp. The video covers both a table-top and hanging version. Keep in mind the hanging version will need a solid ceiling anchor as a tall stack of CD’s tends to be pretty heavy.
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