Materials:

Toilet Paper rolls
Scissors
White glue
Stapler
Paint + brushes
Glitter
Laundry pins

Steps:

1. Crush paper roll

2. Cut into approximately 5 equal parts don’t have to be exact

3. Place the rolls on a flat surface creating a desired pattern. spend time trying different compositions and patterns.

4. Glue where rolls are touching, hold with laundry pins to dry. You may use a stapler as an alternative, what ever is easier. I find that glue is easier for the younger kids.

5. You may paint and add sparkles. Sprinkle the glitter on the wet paint, this way it will sticks and you won't need any glue.

6. You may expend the pattern in to an organic cell growth. The challenge is when to say STOP.

source: diy project: toilet paper roll wall art – Design*Sponge

Fork Holders
for pictures, notes, phones, whatever....


*some hand strength required*

Materials:

Fork
Pliers

Steps
Turn the outer tines of the fork backward. Make sure they are equally bent.

Then grab the inner ones, one at a time, and pull it up and out. Bend the tips to make a little curl where your pictures can securely stand.

You might want to interchange the tines – inner tines bent backward and outer ones forward – if you want to have a wider holder, and if you think it would be possible given the fork you have.

source : Pots and Pins, Creativity, Quilts, DIY Projects, Grandbabies, Parties


Spoon Hangers


Materials:

Spoon
Pliers
Drill (for the holes for screw)
Screws

Carefully Drill a hole for a screw in the center of the spoon head

Bend the spoon into the curve you want


Alternative

Materials:
Spoon
Clamps
Hammer
Steel Round Rod
Drill (for holes for screws)
Screws

Optional
Pallet (for a wrack)

First clamp the spoon down (preferable on a workbench or surface you don't mind denting up)
you may want to put a piece of wood or something between the spoon and the surface to limit any possible dents

Grab a hammer and flatten out the spoon head

Move the clamp down to the point where you want to start to bend the handle

Bend the handle up

Using a metal rod will make it easier to get a nice curve by bending the handle around the rod, using the hammer to help

Once curved to how you like place the spoon down on the surface on the opposite side from before and hammer the spoon head flat

Mark where you want the screw to be and drill the size for the screw you'll be using

Optional, if you want to make a rack, sand and paint a piece of pallet

source : DIY Spoon & Pallet Hook Rack - The Wood Grain Cottage

Recycled magazine coasters


Instructions:

1. Tear out 6 magazine pages. Cut off the ragged edge on each, then cut each page in half lengthwise. I stacked them and cut them all at once with an X-acto knife and ruler. (To make a coaster with a finer weave, cut each of the half-page strips in half lengthwise again. And note that weaving will take you twice as long!)


2. Fold each strip in half lengthwise. Then fold the resulting piece in thirds, folding the cut edges inward first so they're hidden inside. Now you have a long, thick strip. Fold it in half at the center. See steps pictured above. Repeat with each magazine sheet.

3. To start weaving, interlock two strips. This is the bottom left corner of your coaster.

4. Add another strip that wraps around the outside of the horizontal bottom strip.

5. Continue weaving. Some strips will wrap around the outside of the coaster when you start them; some will begin sandwiched between two existing strips. See above. Keep adding to your coaster one strip at a time, making sure to push the papers tightly together. Flip your coaster over and check the back frequently to make sure nothing's going haywire back there!

6. When the coaster has 6 horizontal and 6 vertical strips, it's time to finish the edges. Strips that emerge on the outsides of the "coaster sandwich" need to be secured. Trim off one end of the strip so it's even with the edge of the coaster. Bring the other end around the edge of the coaster and tuck it under the closest weave to hide the raw ends. You should have just enough length to reach.

7. Strips that emerge from the inside of the sandwich can simply be cut off. If you want to seal your coaster with something, you could try some spray acrylic sealer and see what happens. Personally, I don't care if mine gets a little wrinkly from being wet. Happy weaving.

Source : Recycled magazine coasters | How About Orange

Desk Tray from Cardboard Boxes


This simple creation made from up-cycled cardboard is designed so you can create, stack and join as many trays on top of each other as you like.

To make one tray, all you need is two Makedo Re-clips, some cardboard (keep the boxes that copy paper comes in), the template we’ve provided with these instructions, a ruler and cutting device.

We have provided two templates. One is a laser cut template and the other is a printable A4 sheet pattern.

Step 1:
Get some cardboard. We’ve used cardboard from an open packaging box.

Step 2:
To begin the first tray, draw out the template dimensions supplied with these instructions. Cut out the cardboard template.

Step 3:
Using the point end of the Makedo Safe-saw, lightly score the flaps of the cardboard where there are dotted lines shown on the PDF template.

Step 4:
Fold along the scored lines and slowly your tray should take form.

Step 5:
To position the tray into place, use the Makedo Safe-saw and punch the sides of the tray where cardboard overlaps.

Step 6:
Connect the sides together using a Makedo Re-pin and Re-clip. Your first tray is complete. You can use this first tray to trace more cardboard templates. Stack the trays above one another to hold more documents.

Step 7:
To stack multiple trays simply sit the top tray over the lower tray, overlapping the sides. Connect the overlapping sides together using Makedo Re-pin and Re-clip.

Step 8:
You are now ready to organise all your important documents.  Add a splash of colour to your desk by using different coloured cardboards and patterns.

source: Makedo Desk Tray : 8 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables