DIY at the Mango Archives

post from The DIY Show Off on 24 February 2011 08:34:40 PM. © The DIY Show Off

The Mango Archives is a blog maintained by Mrs. Mango where she documents her DIY weekend warrior projects in their first home. She's so talented and says things like blogerony and booboos and has named her home the Mango House. I've been spending the evening going through her archives to share a few of her DIY projects with you.
Laundry Room Makeover
This room + building a wall, adding plumbing and electrical...
makes for a beautiful laundry room reveal...

The paint is (290B-6) Squash by Behr.

The Ikea Kristaller chandelier was $40.00.

Allover peony pattern stencil at Cutting Edge Stencils.

A Home Office Makeover in the works(I can't wait to see more! You'll want to follow along too!)...
Frame Fix...Before
After:

DIY candle tutorial
Thanks so much Mrs. Mango for sharing your hard work and creativity!

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SILHOUETTE GIVEAWAY!

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Arduino based Drumming MIDI Glove

post from Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog on 24 February 2011 07:42:41 PM. © Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog

Do you have one of those Michael Jackson gloves and looking for a new electronics project? Why not build this Arduino based Drumming MIDI Glove that you can use to get your beat on.Thanks Bruno“Parts List: 1x Arduino board with at least 4 analog inputs. 4x Small LDR Light Resistor (it costs $ cents and [...]

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It's National Chili Day! How to Make Delicious
Chili in 20 Minutes

post from How to of the Day on 24 February 2011 07:35:11 PM. © How to of the Day

Everyone is busy nowadays, and cooking is often something that people don't like to spend much time on. So, how about a meal that tastes like it has been cooking for hours, that is good for you, and is easy on the pocketbook but has only taken you 20 minutes of effort? This delicious chili recipe is all of these things, and more.

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Fiber Thursday: Link Hat and Mittens

post from Craftster.org Blog on 24 February 2011 06:35:28 PM. © Craftster.org Blog

Since I wasn’t able to write a Gamer Wednesday yesterday, I thought I’d inject a little bit of gaming awesomeness into today’s Fiber Thursday! Rousseline made this ridiculously cute Link (as in Legend of Zelda, Link) hat and mittens set for a swap partner! Can you say “lucky swap partner”? She made the pattern herself and you can see the chart she shared here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=371808.0

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Coffee Filter Uses - Unusual Uses

post from DIY Life on 24 February 2011 04:34:59 PM. © DIY Life

Filed under: Kitchen & Bath, Small Projects, Essential Skills, Know-HowInexpensive coffee filters have lots of of uses beyond the daily grind.Each morning you wake up, prepare a pot of coffee and going about your routine. But while you're doing the daily grind, you're actually taking for granted a useful, multipurpose household tool that's right under your nose: the coffee filter!In this video, you'll see coffee filters uses for everything from preventing rust and grease buildup to cleaning[...]

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Equal Spacing Made Easy

post from Toolmonger: The Week In Tools on 24 February 2011 04:34:49 PM. © Toolmonger: The Week In Tools

Spacing markings equidistantly can be tedious and prone to error; it’s easy to make mistakes calculating the distance between the marks. The Point-2-Point from M-Power makes spacing marks equidistantly almost as easy as pulling out a tape measure.

Just choose how many points you need to mark and stretch the Point-2-Point so that the bracketing uprights line up with the ends of your project. The geometry of the gauge keeps each upright the same distance away from the next, no matter how far it’s stretched. For example, if you need to mark three equally-spaced holes on a board, line up the first upright with one end of the board and the 5th upright with the other end of the board.

Four thumb screws allow you to lock the gauge when you need to transfer measurement from one piece to another. The Point-2-Point includes eight stainless steel uprights and can stretch up to two feet. Pricing starts at around $20 before shipping.

Point 2 Point [M-Power]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?]

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Kitchen Flooring Buying Guide: Ceramic Tile

post from DIY Life on 24 February 2011 03:36:34 PM. © DIY Life

Filed under: Kitchen & Bath, Big Projects, Products & MaterialsThinking of installing new kitchen flooring in time for spring? In this five-part kitchen flooring series, we'll lay the groundwork -- and you make the decision. Ceramic floor tile. Photo: Getty Images Is ceramic tile the best kitchen flooring option for your home? Photo: Getty ImagesThe tracking of winter's elements (snow, slush, mud...ack!) can take quite a toll on your poor kitchen floor. So if installing new kitchen[...]

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The Art Of The “Closing Room”

post from Toolmonger: The Week In Tools on 24 February 2011 03:36:23 PM. © Toolmonger: The Week In Tools

The car is selected; everyone is wearing smiles. Then, with a crocodile grin, a salesman asks you to see the finance person in the ?closing room.” Many folks start to feel the pressure come on and a slight uneasy feeling overtakes them. What many don?t know is that this is your time to shine. This room is where you, the customer, have them by the throat and you don?t even know it.

If I may be permitted a fishing metaphor here: if it’s the salesman’s job to hook and reel you in, it’s the finance person’s job to land you in the boat. I don’t begrudge either one of them their jobs because everyone needs to make a living — however, that doesn’t mean I don’t have fun messing with them just as hard as they’re messing with me. I normally start by calling them by a different random name each time I address them: Jimmy-Ray, Sam, Mike, Steve, Riley, Jack, and so on – just to keep things interesting.

Once you arrive in the finance office, don’t panic. All the closing room represents is the final chance for the dealership to super-size its profits. They have services and they want to try to sell them to you. There are extended warranties, service contracts, Sky Links, and protection plans. So many things start flying at you so fast it’s easy to get swept away. Remember two things: it’s mostly BS that will just add to your payment in the long run, and you can always say no.

“No” is a fascinating word in the finance office because they aren’t used to hearing it in repetition. “Do you want the extended warranty, Mr. O’Hara?” To which I replied, “No, it’s still covered under the manufacturer’s warranty for another 2 years for the mileage I put on it. ” What followed this statement was well-rehearsed pageantry and concerned disbelief about how I was riding the line of danger. “Really?” I asked, “So you’re expecting the truck to fall apart in a year from now?” A stammering stab at a save followed quickly. Then we moved on.

“Paint protection plan coverage, Mr. O’Hara?” That got another chuckle. “No, I own wax.” And we moved on again.

“Here’s your gap insurance coverage form.” I snorted quite loudly on this one and said, “Are you actually looking at the numbers here, Chief? I don’t need gap, I’m not upside down in the truck, and I’m financing less than 5k.” My personal favorite was the Sky Link offer, which for those not in the know, is a satellite-location recovery system that uses cell towers to locate your vehicle if it’s stolen. Their selling point was that it would be found in “less than an hour no matter what” and that it couldn’t be beaten — “very much worth the money, you know.”

When I told them you could defeat the entire system by driving the car to a parking garage right after stealing it and stripping it where there was no cell signal, then leaving it and making your escape without a care in the world — there was stunned silence.

The closing room is a state of mind, really. Just think of it like a game where you hold all the cards. The way I look at it, if you don’t get up to walk out at least once in the closing room you’re not playing the game hard enough.

One last tip — never let them charge you $250 for floor mats. They are just rolling extra money into the financed portion of the vehicle at your expense rather than ordering $35 mats from the dealer book.

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Silhouette deal & vinyl candles

Silhouette has a new promotion right now in case you still want to purchase a machine or want to stock up on vinyl! Silhouette is offering a Silhouette machine and bundle pack for $225: * Silhouette SD Machine * 1 Roll of Black Premium Vinyl * 1 Roll of Premium Frosted Vinyl * 1 Roll [...]

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Adding vinyl to candles for a custom look

Here’s a fun easy project I made recently with my Silhouette machine: I showed you this new shelf the other day: Did you notice my new candle? Looks expensive, hua! Nope. It’s a WalMart candle that I added vinyl to cut from my Silhouette Machine! I found this cute letter and square around the letter [...]

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