Here's a clever way to reuse rain gutters - turn them in to bookshelves.

Check out the tutorial from Raising Olives.

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Turn vintage doilies in to cute lace bowls.

Check out the how-to from Prudent Baby.

(Thanks to Jaime for spotting this!)

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We love this take on retro alphabet fridge magnets - sew your own!

Check out the tutorial from Modern Quilt Love.

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Here's a great idea for dividing a room using hanging planters.

Check out the article on Curbly.

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These paper flowers would brighten up any dull space!

Check out the how-to from Talk Crafty To Me.

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Here's a bit of furniture that any big kid will love. This Lego sofa lets you rebuild it in to which ever way is comfiest for you.

Check out the article from Nerd Approved.

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These cushions would be great for social-networking with friends on your sofa.

Check them out from Craftsquatch.

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Add a bit of sparkle to your fridge with some DIY pretty flower magnets.

Check out the how-to from Thimbly Things.

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Personalize your pillows and accessories with buttons. It's cheap but looks expensive!

Check out the how-to from Nini Makes.

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Display your house number nice and clearly with an awesome mosaic tile house number.

Check out the how-to from Mosaic Tile Art.

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Talking about cheap home decor, a man in south Lexington has decorated his basement walls with $10 worth of Sharpie marker pens.

Check out the article from Kentucky.com.

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Brighten up your jam jars with a cutesy hand-stitched topper.

Check out the how-to from Lucy Kate Crafts.

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Show off your style with a personalized tea-set!

Check out the how-to from Re-Nest.

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These napkin rings look so easy to make and are a great way to brighten up a table setting.

Check out the how-to from Merriment.

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Turn those headlines in to something handy with a newspaper basket.

Check out the how-to from How About Orange.

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These candle holders are made from orange rind and look super cute.

Check out the how-to from Beekman1802.

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These coasters, made from curling ribbons, are so adorable and will keep your surfaces safe from harm.

Check out the how-to from Chica & Jo.

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Keep your sewing supplies organized by turning your fabric scraps in to baskets.

Check out the how-to from The Sometimes Crafter.

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These mod podged bowls look so professional and would be great for holding trinkets and keys.

Check out the how-to from How About Orange.

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Here's a gorgeous holiday project for making art from light bright fairy lights which we think would look fantastic all year round.

Check out the tutorial from Casasugar.

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Here's a great way to recycle your magazines and create some high fashion coasters.

Check out the how-to from Project Fidgety Fingers.

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Here's a great tutorial for making a bath mat out of recycled materials.

Check out the how-to from Ecologue.

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These felt candy dishes look really easy to make and would come in really hand for Easter.

Check out the how-to from Zakka Life.

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Here's a really clever idea for making candle holders using water balloons.

Check out the how-to from Candle Tech.

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Here's a great blog for making unique furniture, easily and to your own taste. Ikea Haker, alters and combines existing furniture packs to make alternative designs. It's kind of like playing furniture Lego.

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The GummiLights from Jellio are so cute, what a great way to light up a kid, or big-kid's bedroom. I do love everything gummy bear related (remember the gummy bear bracelets?)

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How handy are these little task clips from Apartment Therapy?

They would be perfect for organizing all of your notes and clippings.

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Here's another technique that I've seen Anthea Turner using, but this time it comes from the Martha Stewart website. Follow these step-by-step instructions and you'll be folding all the fitted sheets in your house perfectly.

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Amy from Craft Chi has posted a great tutorial for making a Rope Rug. It looks pretty simple and the end result is stunning!

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Here's a great way to organize your bills and files so that they're easy to find at a glance. Cut off company logos and icons from envelopes or spare letters and stick them to your filing system tabs. Next time you're looking for a specific bill, your eye will jump straight to the companies icon.

Check it out at Aaron's blog.

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I saw Anthea Turner use this technique on her show and it's been saving me time ever since. Learn how to neatly fold a t-shirt in a few simple steps, it only takes seconds. Find out more at HowToFoldAShirt.net

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If your old bike is a heap of junk, why not recycle it in to a heap of furniture? That's what the clever designers at Bike Furniture did, using old parts to create stylish chairs, tables and other household accessories.

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Ever wondered how waiters do fancy napkin origami? Bright Settings have posted a set of easy to follow photo tutorials for folding your napkins in to a variety of shapes.

Now you can feel like the hostess queen at your next dinner party.

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Tired of the people you live with not pulling their weight? Chore Buster is a website that allows you to type in all the chores that need to be done in your house and the people who should be doing them. It will then create a weekly chart, stating what chores need to be done, by which people on what day. It will even e-mail out a list of weekly or daily chores to each person. It's time to make things fair again!

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I think Barbie would just die for this Heart Shaped Sink. It would look so pretty in a pink bathroom, with some heart shaped soaps and sponges. What do you guys think?

(Via Tendir.)

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The Skull Toaster has to make the punkiest breakfast around.

Not only does it look great, but it burns skulls in to the bread. Rocking!

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Shawn Lovell makes some amazing railings and trellises, but his most stunning piece has to be this metal sculpted Tree Bed.

I think that waking up to the sight of branches and leaves above would be lovely.

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It may not be the place where you would expect to find good craft tutorials, but HP's wiki Wet Paint has some nifty little projects.

I thought the tutorial for turning a Rolodex, among other things in to a cookbook was a great idea, though I love my Rolodex a little too much to do it myself.

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RustOleum seem to think that magnetic walls are for kids, but imagine how handy they could be for craftsters too. You could fill up entire walls with ideas scribbled on to bits of paper, inspirational images, magazine clippings and even small magnetic tins full of beads and other crafting accessories.

Check out their tutorial for painting a wall with magnetic primer and creating a magnet wall.

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I remember seeing a bookcase where the books were arranged by colour a few months ago and wishing that I had enough space for a bookcase, so that I could do the same with my mountains of books. I compensated by colour arranging all my CDs and DVDs in their cabinets and it really does make everything look pretty and like a fairytale. One day, I'll have a huge, colour coordinated library, where it's impossible to find a book unless you know it's colour but everything looks so so pretty.

For now, I'll just oogle over the bookcases of people that have already done so, on Flickr's Rainbow Of Books photo pool.

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