weekend project

Ten Clever Money Savers You Might Want To Try This Weekend

’ve been collecting a bunch of interesting little money saving tips over the last few months. Here are ten worth looking into. Buy a turkey and put it on ice. Turkeys sold in June are roughly half...

Prepare Your Home for Winter [Weekend Project]

Avoid any unpleasant surprises come this winter's first freeze with Bob Vila's bi-annual home maintenance checklist, which outlines several ways to winterize your house. It includes such exciting...

Convert Vinyl Records into MP3s [Weekend Project]

Considering digitizing that crate of classic records you unearthed in the attic? Windows Vista Magazine has some pointers on how to do so. Here's why it's worth the trouble: There's an unmistakable...

Weekend Project: Build a Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder for Under $10

Build a bird feeder that those pesky squirrels will not be able to get into with Instructables' step by step tutorial. Materials are all available at your local hardware store for less than $10 (your...

Weekend Project: Bake Your Own No-Knead Bread

Ever baked a homemade fresh loaf of bread? A "no-knead" bread recipe published in the NY Times last year is super-simple for even the biggest bread-baking newbs. The blogger at Apartment 2024 gave...

Weekend Project: Make a Remote Controlled Deadbolt

DIY web site Instructables details how to roll your own remote control deadbolt—perfect for the garage or toolshed—for around $30. The project uses an X10 automation controller along with...

Weekend Project: Make a Wine Rack Out of Mailing Tubes

Need a place to store all your bottles of vino? Try ReadyMade's quick wine rack project made out of cardboard mailing tubes. You can find these pretty cheaply at your favorite office supplies store;...

Weekend Project: Make a Reversible Laptop Sleeve

Make a reversible laptop sleeve with Instructables' easy to implement tutorial. This is pretty basic sewing and can be completed in under an hour (not counting your trip to the fabric store to...

Weekend Project: Make an Instant Headboard with Wallpaper

Spruce up the look of your bedroom quickly and cheaply with a headboard made out of wallpaper and poster board. You don't have to pick wallpaper that reminds you of Aunt Edie's house, either - many...

Weekend Project: Make a Remote Camera Trigger

Build a remote camera trigger this weekend with publishing company Wiley's free instructional PDF. The guide offers detailed instructions (44 pages worth, in fact) for making wired, delay, and...

Weekend Project: Make a 12 sided calendar

Make a 12-sided calendar with Ole Arntzen's easy printable dodecahedron or rhombic dodecahedron calendars. Now, I don't really know what those big words mean either, but dang, would they ever...