Do It Yourself
It might start with a quick fix-it project. It might start with wanting to save money. It might start with an interest in crafting something on your own. It might start with a desire to buy fewer consumer goods as an environmental statement. It might start with a personal challenge to be more self-reliant.
No matter how it begins, the drive to Do It Yourself is an important one, and has positive effects for your wallet, your psyche, and the environment.
Here you'll find all our content on DIY living, including awesome projects, repair help, and musings on the topic. Dive in, get inspired, and start DIYing!
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The Week in Pictures: Naked Protesters, Canada v. Chiquita Bananas, and More
A naked woman on a giant dinner plate in Barcelona protested animal killings. We also have the battle over the use of Canada's tar sands oil, Banksy's latest, and more.
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$5 DIY iPhone Dock is Made From Paper and Charges Your Phone
If you are unwilling to shell out $29 for a Steve Jobs-approved iPhone dock, yet you are upset by it's flaccid presence next to your Macbook, then look no further. This DIY dock is not only made from paper and easy to do, it only costs $5!
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Build a DIY Earthquake Sensor
With earthquakes making headlines all year long, this earthquake sensor is a great gadget to build over a weekend.
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Windowfarms Now Available For Clumsy People With Short Attention Spans
We love windowfarms; Now they are available OTS (off the shelf) instead of DIY
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Funny, Star Wars-Inspired DIY Project Makes Laundry Easy
An easy do-it-yourself project based on a Star Wars monster makes getting dirty clothes in the hamper a lot more fun.
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MAKE Magazine Releases Awesome "Ultimate Kit Guide"
If you're a green geek who loves to tinker with gadgets, this issue of Make Magazine is perfect for you!
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A Quick Guide to Starting a Beehive
With Colony Collapse Disorder consistently chipping away at our global honeybee population, the art of beekeeping has become more important than ever. This DIY guide to starting your own beehive should get you up and running for Spring honey.
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Build a Mini Rocket Stove from Upcycled Tin Cans
In less than an hour, you can make this fuel-efficient stove perfect for cooking while camping.
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The Kindle Fire Gets the iFixit Teardown Treatment, And Scores Big Points
This new gadgets gets the thumbs up for repairability from the iFixit team.
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5 Runway-Inspired Belts You Can Make Yourself
Let the pros inspire you to make these belts -- wide or skinny, metallic or beaded, leather or cloth -- and make a statment.
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$5 DIY Gas Mask for Surviving Occupy Wall Street
The Occupy movement is very much an environmental movement: off-the-grid camps set up across the country, surprisingly with 21st-century tech. And since things have been known to get out of hand from time to time, this DIY mask is the perfect accessory.
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Elegant DIY Wine-Making Kit by Sabine Marcelis (Video)
Home-brewing gets chic with this pared-down kit that brings wine-making out of the basement and into the living room or kitchen.
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How Reclaimed Hand Tools Can Revive the Local Economy (Video)
One craftsman is on a mission. Not only is he reclaiming and repairing quality hand tools. He is taking on corporate hegemony in the process.
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Open Hardware Journal for Open Source Projects Launches First Issue
A new online journal keeps you in the know about open source and DIY goodies.
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Rocketeer Rocket Pack from Trash
If you need a last minute Halloween costume, you could rummage through your recycling and find just what you need!
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How to Build a Solar Oven (Slideshow)
When distilled to their essential parts, solar ovens are really very simple devices. Using little more than a container and reflective surface, they intensify the rays of the sun to the point
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How to Build a Solar Oven
With a few powertools and some aluminum foil, you can build your own professional-looking solar cooker.
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The Week in Pictures: Cloud Travel, a Vertical Forest in Milan, and More (Slideshow)
We talk a lot about low-impact transportation on TreeHugger, from bikes to electric cars to high speed rail. But this is definitely the first time we've talked about traveling on a floating cloud.
