3 DIY projects every tech freak must try

It is often said that people with an intense dedication towards technology and gadgets are most likely to be the creative ones. And when its creativity that we are talking about, how can we forget DIY projects—that only aims at boosting one’s creativity!

So in this release, we enlist some simple yet significant DIY projects that every tech freak mind should and would love to try—

1.       Cassette Tape iPod Case

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The trend of cassettes might be out and iPods in, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take a bit of the antiquated trend and blend it into present to make something meaningful and creative. This iPod case made of old cassette cases is surely a creative tech freak mind’s proud innovation. For the tutorial, click here.

1.       Solar oven

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Tech freaks are by default science lovers, and what better way to profess their love for science than using one’s primary school science tactics for building something innovate and also environment friendly? This simple DIY solar oven is a wonder of how sun’s rays can be beneficial in so many ways, in this case, being able to cook in your porch or backyard. Here’s the tutorial: http://bit.ly/1j1Tsqy

1.       Earthquake detector

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Living in an earthquake prone zone can be tough, and prevention is always better than cure. So you can build up your very own earthquake detector with your knack for technology and creativity, following this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YClOyJ4bEqQ

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5 cool DIY projects to improve your home

For everybody, their home sweet home is always special. It is the place that you don’t just call your very own, but also feel most comfortable in, and on that note, what better way to put your creative mind and DIY skills to use other than decorating and improving your home?

So in this week’s release, we give you five DIY projects to enhance your homes—

1      A family tree wall décor

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Family is the most important thing in one’s life and it is what makes a home what it is. Follow this simply tutorial http://bit.ly/1QVFtbN to create a personalized family tree for the walls of your living room or dining area and let it reflect all the beautiful moments of togetherness and love.

    Flower vases 

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Flowers always instill positive vibes in a home. In order to make flower vases like the ones above, all you need is wine bottles, some paint and twine. Click http://bit.ly/1VOgTd5 for the tutorial.

1       Guitar book shelf

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This is the most creative prospect for book lovers to showcase their DIY skills for something that they love immensely—books! Use your old guitar to build your brand new book shelf! For a step by step guide, visit http://bit.ly/1lxrX13

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       Chandelier lights with tree branch

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This one is the true definition of getting the best out of the waste, with some creative DIY hands. Use an old tree branch to build a brand new chandelier with lights and bulbs and decorate your dining space or living room. Visit http://bit.ly/1Q1XKUK for the tutorial.

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       Bulletin board

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Decorate your bedroom wall with a customized bulletin board, featuring memories with friends, family, as well as to-do list to keep a track of your everyday routine. Visit http://bit.ly/1xvo6nm for tutorial.

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5 DIY projects that you can finish off in just 5 minutes

You love creativity and the world of DIY, but time constraints can be such a wicked thing, hampering your knack of creating things, and hence, in this week’s release we show you five DIY projects that you can start and finish off in just five minutes.

      Fancy candles with duct tapes

Candles are your answer not just to avoid darkness but also for being an amazing item for home decors. Well, how wonderful would it be if you could transform those conventional white candles into sparkling fancy ones? Well, with this simple yet stunning DIY project, you can actually do it, that too in just five minutes! The requisites, you may ask? Nothing much, just some colored duct tapes.

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For a step by step guide, click http://bit.ly/1FW5ofQ

      Ink bloated napkins

Time to get the little artist in you come out! With just some fabrics and acrylic paint, you can finally turn your painting dreams into a living reality and also give your creations as gifts to your loved ones!

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For a step by step guide, visit http://bit.ly/1GA6cBV

      Leather key chains

Key chains are always a good to go gift for everybody. Be it your friend, mother or yourself. The gift becomes all the more special when you make it all by yourself, that too real quick. With this DIY project, you embrace your creativity and hey, those keys are all safe and secure!

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To know more about how to create these, visit http://bit.ly/1L3mNlJ

      Vintage button bookmarks

Vintage is always classy and bookmarks are always essential. Combine both of them in your creative sphere and voila! You have your amazing set of vintage button bookmarks to help you never lose track of pages of your favourite novel and at the same time enhance your creative skills.

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For a step by step direction guide, visit http://bit.ly/1ZkeLMT

      Wooden stencil coasters

Use your creativity blending it with some spray paint and stencil to transform those conventional wooden coasters into fancy ones and give your dining table items a perfect brand new look!

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To get a step by step guide for this, click http://bit.ly/1PkGEjs

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5 DIY projects that you can finish off in a weekend

There are plenty of people in the world who are driven by doing projects on their own. Their knack of creating things is accelerated thanks to the concept of DIY, where you can push yourself to make things all by yourself, no matter what it is—apparels, décor, fine arts, cuisines or even architecture. 

However, most of the time, that knack is somehow suppressed due to the obvious time constraints in one’s day-to-day life.

Well, that being said, thankfully there are a variety of DIY projects that you can finish off just in a span of weekend. In this week’s release, we bring you five DIY projects that won’t take more than two days of your time—

       Glitter embedded glass vases

These DIY glass vases all beautifully decked with shiny glitter are a must have charm for your home as a decorative item, to be a lovely dwelling point for those mesmerizing white roses or lilies. Easy to make, you can even gift these vases to your loved ones on special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries.

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To know more about how you can create these beautiful vases yourself, visit http://bit.ly/1P7d66q

      2 in 1 photo frame and jewelry hanger

Creativity is the show stealer in every DIY craft and this one gives you ample space to be creative. With just a few handy things, you can make this photo frame be a part of your wall, and also ensure your jewelry is all fine and untangled in this space. 

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For a step by step guide on how to make this stylish 2 in 1 piece, you can visit http://bit.ly/1MuXUmj

   Scented candles made of oranges 

Fruits are nature’s gift to keep your body healthy and fit, and now you can also make the most of them by molding them into a DIY project, wherein you can make decorative scented candles with these orange peels. Not only do they make your homes and offices smell lovely, but also help in keeping those devilish mosquitoes away!

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To know how to do this one by yourself, click http://bit.ly/1I2nyfV

      Home décor pieces with spray paint

From Buddha idols to doves and regal jars—you can make all these popular show pieces as home décor items all by yourself just by using spray paints the right way.

Use monochromes or vibrant colours choice is all yours. 

To master this art, follow this step by step guide http://bit.ly/18ihTlL

       Denim coasters for your dining tables

Who said those old jeans needed to be given away or dumped into garbage? You can use them to make some really creative and unique table coasters, to prevent condensation from your glasses or mugs, that too in less than some hours! 

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For more details on this easy DIY project, visit http://bit.ly/18ihTlL

5 DIY projects for pros

The world of DIY projects is quite a dynamic sphere. While some of these projects need contents that are pretty handy and also flexible to work on with time constraints, some projects are a little trickier and require a lot of patience, vision and of course DIY skills.

In this release, we are going to list 5 DIY projects that are for pros— 

Wooden chopper

Look what we made! 😊 #Helicopter #craft #justforfun #wooden #brosis #chopper #DIY #handmade #hobbyideas #creativity #picoftheday #instapic #likeforlike #instagood

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If you are too good with wooden work and crafts, this is your thing, especially if you are aiming at brushing up your skills with work that requires minute detailing. Gift it to someone or keep it as a work of art in your own house—this wooden helicopter requires a lot of concentration, patience and detailing skills to look something like this, with finesse.

      Moroccan tea set

Moroccan tea. . . #diy #crafts #recycling #lifestyle #green #home #design #style #nice #art #awesome #decor #decoration #garden #ideas #morocco #marrakech #fes

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If you are a seeker for fine dining places with beautiful and lavish looking crockery and tea sets, then perhaps you would like to build one set yourself for your own dining table. This subtle yet classy DIY project of tea set adds a layer of charm to your home décor. 

    Vertical Wooden book shelves

I built this set of corner shelves today for my master bath out of plywood. #handymom #wehavesung #diy #doityourself #organization #bathroomorganization #homedecor #hgtv #imagination #woodwork #usemyhands #mywork #mydesign #hardwork

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Whether you are a voracious reader yourself or not, if DIY is your thing, then you should definitely give this wooden book shelf a try. With such a clean, subtle and organized design, it is certainly meant to add an elegant dimension to your room.

       Knitted mono/multi coloured gloves

Have a nice weekend! In Finland we will soon need these! www.taitouusimaa.fi #taitouusimaa #diy #knitting #handmade #lapanen #mittens #design #käsityö #käsityökeskus

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So if you are planning a trip to Finland or any other cold location, layers are most definitely going to be your best pas during the trip. So why not give knitting your own gloves a try? Added advantage is you get to choose your desired colours. So, if you are all set to go to a cold land and beat the heat—just knit!

      Patch blankets/quilts

Sainpas tyhjennettyä vähän tilkkulaatikkoa, tein Mikolle tommosen pienen viltin/peiton. 😊 #diy #ompelu #sewingforkids #sewing #saumanvara #ompeluelämää #babyblanket #patchblanket #patchwork #viljaminpuoti #ikea #metsola #eurokangas #blackandwhite

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From baby blankets to quilts for adults, patchwork can help you create so much of variety, with elegant and classy designs. From black and white to darker shades, if you have mastered the art of patchwork, then this is something you should definitely give a try!

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DIY Gifts that Kids can Make - Black & Decker, India

Let’s stop and look at DIY as a different approach to gifting. If we introduce our children to this concept at an early age, they will learn to think about repurposing and recycling as a way of life. You don’t have to worry that kids may not be able to attempt any complicated projects, as here are some easy ones:

Wrapping paper: Before thinking of gifts, let’s think of one really easy and fun project for kids. Take any old newspaper and use a printing technique on it, to get the more creative and original wrapping papers ever! You can use vegetables like okra, or the bottoms of plastic cups for the printing.

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Handmade cards: You can use the above printing techniques, or even use spray paints using old plastic bottles as sprays and teach kids to make lovely cards for events in your family. This is also an activity that kids can do without much supervision as long as you protect floors and clothes from getting too messy.

Coasters from waste: Using old CDs or cardboard sheets as a base, and fabric or colourful paper to cover it up, your kids can make lovely coasters to serve as gifts. You can help them with finishing the products by a layer of lamination to make it long-lasting too.

Jewelry: Slightly older children can learn to braid and make bracelets out of leftover threads and twine. They can also make pendants from old coins, with just a little help from you. Aunts and grandmothers will treasure such items a lot more than any store-bought gifts.

We hope these ideas can spark off even more creative ones at your home. Do let us know the results of trying them out! At B&D we hope to make DIY a bigger part of your lives, and we hope that starting small will lead to a lot of DIY projects from your end too J. Do check out our products at:

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DIY Recycled Projects for Kids - Black & Decker, India

Many of us are constantly on the lookout for reusing or repurposing things around the house, instead of buying something more and cluttering the house all the time. Here are a few DIY projects you can do for and with your kids that will help in reusing stuff as well as keeping the kids busy and happy!

What can you do with used toys? When toys get old, we sometimes give away to the less fortunate if they are in good condition. In many cases, these may go to the trash and a very good way of avoiding this is to reuse the toys to make something useful so that they can be around for some more time. A great example is this dinosaur toothbrush holder, and you can adapt any old plastic animal or similar sized toy for this!

Use cardboard boxes: Remember the Calvin & Hobbes series in which Calvin uses a cardboard box as a transmogrifier? The possibilities are endless, and you can enlist your kids’ help too for ideas. From cutting out shapes and painting those, to making a plane – all you need are kid friendly scissors and glue, and your kids are free to create their masterpieces.

Reusing tissue paper rolls: This is something we buy in most of our houses, and every couple of weeks we have a new roll to dispose of. These can be used for a variety of uses, from making simple dolls out of them to even being used as a holder for sowing and starting seeds.

Think before you throw: Most waste items can be reused for simple craft activities instead of being thrown away. You can get many ideas online for reusing such items, such as this page where there are some great ideas for reuse of bubble wrap such as using it as a print maker, or just running and playing games on it.

If you are interested in a DIY activity such as creating a small piece of furniture for your kids’ room, we can help you out with our range of tools that make such DIY much easier. Do check out our website for more details: http://www.blackanddeckerindia.in

DIY Ideas for your Living Room - Black & Decker, India

We hope you liked the DIY ideas for your kitchen that we wrote about in last week’s blog. Continuing the series on easy DIY ideas for your home, let us next move to the living room where we really can have more options than we can choose from. Here are some of them that even beginners can try out:

Paint a wall and use it as a focus: You can easily change the entire look of a room by painting just one wall in an accent colour. Try to plan it in such a way that natural light or a light fixture can be used on this wall to brighten it up further. Painting is now quite an easy task with tools such as the Easy Roller from Black & Decker.

Photo/Painting Wall: You can use the colour accented wall, or even a white one, and use it a canvas for displaying a set of photos or paintings of your choice. You can even hang the items in such a way that you can change to a different set from time to time and make the space even more dynamic. Drilling a hole for a nail is no longer a scary experience with the range of power drills that are available.

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Create a unique piece of Furniture: For the adventurous, this could mean buying wood and making something from scratch. If that feels like a lot, another way to go about it is to buy or use an old but good quality piece of furniture and make it look unique by polishing or painting in a different way. This can really be a conversation piece and something for you to be proud of for a long time.

Mirrors: A large mirror can be hung up on one wall and this really creates the feeling of space in the room. Make it even more interesting by creating a frame for the mirror using paint or beads and your guests will definitely be giving it a second look.

Reupholster chairs: We usually depend on carpenters or tailors to do this for us, but you would be surprised by how easy some dining chairs are to upholster once you start the process. Do give it a try.

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