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HOW TO fuse plastic bags

I like to use fused plastic, because the material is easily available and versatile. I use it in quite a few of my projects. I made a cardboard tray and lined it by fusing a plastic bag directly on the cardboard. I also made the handles for the tray by fusing plastic around a nylon […]

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HOW TO make medium-sized icosahedral origami accessories

This is the second video in my origami accessories tutorial. In the first video, HOW TO make Sonobe units and octahedral origami accessories, I show you how to make a Sonobe unit and how to construct a twelve unit octahedron. Now, I’ll to show you how to make a thirty unit icosahedron. To complete this […]

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HOW TO retail gift wrap

I love wrapping gifts. I knew my friends Sara and Scott had done lots of shopping, so I volunteered to wrap some of their gifts for them. In exchange they treated me to dinner! Of course, I don’t use store bought ribbon, wrapping paper, or even tape! When I told Sara I was going to […]

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The Nate Berkus Show features my art and design inspired DIY

These are not your run-of-the-mill crafts! I’ll tell you how I find inspiration in art and design and take it to a whole nother level. Then I’ll show how you can use that inspiration to make your own cool DIY projects on a dime. Watch me on The Nate Berkus Show, Monday, December 12, 2011. […]