How to Do Absolutely Everything
Homegrown Projects from Real Do-It-Yourself Experts
Published on 8. January 2013
432 pages
978-1-62087-950-4 (ISBN)
Description
Continuing the Instructables series with Skyhorse Publishing, a mammoth collection of projects has been selected and curated for this special best-of volume of Instructables. The guides in this book cover the entire spectrum of possibilities that the popular website has to offer, showcasing how online communities can foster and nurture creativity.
From outdoor agricultural projects to finding new uses for traditional household objects, the beauty of Instructables lies in their ingenuity and their ability to find new ways of looking at the same thing. How to Do Absolutely Everything has that in spades; the possibilities are limitless, thanks to not only the selection of projects available here, but also the new ideas you'll build on after reading this book. Full-color photographs illustrate each project in intricate detail, providing images of both the individual steps of the process and the end product.
From outdoor agricultural projects to finding new uses for traditional household objects, the beauty of Instructables lies in their ingenuity and their ability to find new ways of looking at the same thing. How to Do Absolutely Everything has that in spades; the possibilities are limitless, thanks to not only the selection of projects available here, but also the new ideas you'll build on after reading this book. Full-color photographs illustrate each project in intricate detail, providing images of both the individual steps of the process and the end product.
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How to Do Absolutely Everything
Homegrown Projects from Real Do-It-Yourself Experts
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01/2013
Skyhorse Publishing
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Instructables.com is a bona fide Internet sensation, a web-based community of motivated do-it-yourselfers who contribute invaluable how-to guides to the site on a wide range of topics, from gardening and home repair to recipes to gadgets that defy categorization. The site hosts more than 100,000 projects. More than 15 million people visit the site each month, leaving comments and suggestions on the ever-growing list of do-it-yourself projects.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Introduction
- Contents
- Editor's note
- in the Kitchen
- Five-Minute Chocolate Cake
- How to Make Butter (and Buttermilk)
- Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
- How to Cook Rice
- How to De-Seed a Tomato
- Crafting a Bento
- Pesto Freezing Method
- Making Dill Pickles
- How to Make and Can Applesauce
- Authentic Pretzels
- Easy Doughnuts
- Cake Pops
- How to Make Great Homemade Mozzarella
- How to Milk an Almond
- How to Make a Big Batch of Kombucha
- behind the Bar
- Make Crystal Clear Ice
- Limoncello Recipe
- Homemade Pomegranate Liqueur
- Skittles Vodka
- How to Make Delicious Chocolate Liqueur
- How to Brew Beer
- Make Your Own Damn Sports Drink
- Sweet & Sassy: Candied Bacon and Spiked Cantaloupe Granita & Bubble Tea Brunch Cocktails
- How to Make Glögg
- Ogden's Old Firewhiskey
- The Color-Changing Martini
- Creamy Pear "Pudding" Cocktail
- Glow in the Dark Drinks
- in the Craft room
- Hand Wind a Ball of Yarn
- How to Make Candles!
- How to Tie-Dye an Old White Shirt
- How to Bind Your Own Hardback Book
- Down and Dirty Screen Printing for Under Ten Dollars
- Duct Tape No-Sew Tote
- Sewing Organizer
- Packing Tape Dressform
- How to Sew an Envelope Pillow Cover!
- Fastest Recycled T-Shirt Tote Bag
- Thick and Warm Crazy Rug
- How to Sew an Adjustable Chef's Apron
- with your Kids
- Make an Awesome Harry Potter Wand
- Grow Your Own Magic Crystal Tree
- How to Remove Gum from Clothes
- How to Make Boulder Candy
- Make Your Own Sidewalk Chalk
- How to Dye Noodles-the Crafting and Edible Version!
- Mini-Muffin Crayons: A New Life for Broken Crayons!
- Oobleck: The Dr. Seuss Science Experiment
- How to Make a Duct Tape Sword
- How to Make a Marshmallow Gun
- Garden Hose Water Gun
- for your Body
- Home Made Soap the Easy Way
- Skin-Friendly Jelly Soap
- Make YourOwn Moisturizing Sugar Scrub
- The Single Most Effective Way to Get Rid of a Sunburn
- How to Clean Your Sinuses
- Bathroom Scale Mod (For a Kinder, Gentler Morning)
- with Duct Tape
- Duct Tape Chess Set
- Duct Tape Hammock
- Duct Tape Typhoon Pants
- Duct Tape Hoodie
- Duct Tape R/C Plane
- Duct Tape and PVC Kayak
- Duct Tape Tool Tote
- Magic Duct Tape Wallet
- Duct Tape Flower
- Duct Duck (Duct Tape Duck Tub Stopper)
- How to Write Using Duct Tape
- Duct Tape Batman Mask
- in the Home
- How to Paint Clean Lines
- DIY Magnetic Spice Rack
- Best Way to Season Cast Iron Pans-Flax Seed Oil
- Homemade Green Cleaning Recipes
- Cleaning Your Oven without Poisonous, Earth-Destroying Chemicals
- Reusable Swiffer Mop Pad
- Homemade Laundry Detergent
- Add a Shower to Your Toilet
- How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies
- No More Roaches
- How to Re-Cover Chairs
- for your Pets
- "Indestructible" Dog Toy
- How to Brush Your Dog's Teeth
- How to Make Healthy Homemade Apple Cinnamon Dog Treats
- Five Things All Dogs Should Know
- Best Cat Scratching Post Ever and Cat Weight-loss Device
- Automated Cat Feeder
- Deliver Kittens
- How to Care for a Wild Rabbit Nest
- Turn Your Old CRT Computer Monitor into a Fish Tank!
- How to Build a Hermit Crab (or other small critter) Cage
- Make a Fake Rock Cave/Basking Spot for a Reptile Cage
- in the Garden
- Hydroponics for Beginners
- Vertical Vegetables
- Growing Avocado Plants from Seed
- Eggshell Seed Starters
- How to Grow Pineapples
- Self Watering Window Boxes
- How to Keep a House Plant Alive
- Carnivorous Plant Tray
- Make an All-Purpose Organic Pesticide from Vegetables
- Grow a Square Watermelon
- Rolling Compost Tumbler from Trash
- How to Make a Seed Bomb
- Superhero Garden Gnome Mod
- Berry Picker
- in the Water
- Low Tech Lap Counting
- Diving Depth Gauge
- Make Your Own Prescription Swimming Goggles
- How to Clean and Re-Wax a Surfboard
- Patch a Wetsuit
- Buoy
- Floating Dock with Barrels
- Dried Kelp
- How to Fish
- Water-Resistant, Upcycled Camcorder Case
- Underwater Pumpkin Carving
- Build an Artificial Reef
- in the Garage
- Paint Your Car with RustOleum
- Awesome Push Button Ignition
- How to Fix Rust Spots on a Car
- Windshield Deicer and Ice Prevention Spray
- Hack Your Hood Ornament
- Plastic Bumper Repair
- Cargo Area Platform Slider for SUVs, Trucks, and Station Wagons
- with Trash
- Egg Carton Flower Lights
- Make a Basket Out of Plastic Bags!
- How to Make Newspaper Logs for Your Fire
- Grocery Bag Shoes
- Cozy Slippers from Your Old Woolly Jumper
- Coffee Cup Packaging
- Gift Box from a Cereal Box
- Outside
- How to Build Your Own BBQ Barrel
- Build Your Own Backyard Fire Pit
- How to Build a Fish Pond or Garden Pond
- How to Build a Rain Water Collector
- How to Navigate with a Map and Compass
- Sleep Warm Anywhere
- Waterproof Dryer Lint Fire-Starter
- Camping Shower!
- How to Purify Water Using Iodine Tincture
- in the Workshop
- How to Find the Center of a Circle
- Built-in Book Cases
- Awesome Cutting Boards!
- Bandsaw Boxes Made Easy
- Turning a Baseball Bat
- DIY Dust Collection System
- with Science
- Homemade Plastic
- Grow Your Own Bioluminescent Algae
- Make Your Own Ferrofluid in 5 Minutes
- 5 minute DNA Extraction in a Shot Glass
- Egg Shell Geode-Crystals
- Cook Up an Edible Magnifying Glass
- Mokume Kireji-DIY Woodgrain Composites
- Candle Powered Hot Air Balloon
- Make your own Lightning Globe!
- with Electronics
- Make a Vibrobot
- How to Solder
- Everyone Needs a Multi-Meter
- LEDs for Beginners
- Table for Electronic Dreams
- Electromagnetic Floater
- MintyBoost! Small Battery-Powered USB Charger
- How to Make a Solar iPod/iPhone Charger-a.k.a. MightyMintyBoost
- LED Chess Set
- Hand Lights
- Make a Fire Breathing Animatronic Pony
- The Plasma Speaker
