DYI: Teach Yourself Anything

Staff Writer, DB Holmes
DYI / Education
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Ever wondered how to do something instead of hiring an expensive handyman? Here are a list of skill sets that everyone should have at the ready: 

15. Make Magazine: If you’re looking to turn your old laptop into something cool, or find new and inventive ways to spruce up your home, you’ll find loads of ideas on this site.
16. What the Craft: With a little instruction from this site you can create hand-tailored clothes or great new pillows for your couch.
17. Skillvids: Save money on costly home repairs by learning how to do them yourself on this site.
18. Jonko Online Auto Repair: Here, you’ll find some instructional help on fixing all the little things that can go wrong with your car.
19. DoItYourself.com: Whether you’re trying to sell your home or manage your finances, you’ll find some helpful guidance here.
20. Fix Expert: Learn some of the basics of car maintenance and repair from this site.
21. Easy2DIY: Want to know how to lay carpet? Fix your leaky dishwasher? You’ll find that and more here.
22. Free DIY Tutorials: Visit this site to learn how to construct a range of sewing and crafting projects.
23. The Bicycle Tutor: Why pay someone to fix your bike when you can do it yourself? This site can teach you how.
24. Grovetech PC Repair and Maintenance: Check out this site to learn how to do some basic PC repairs like adding additional RAM and cleaning off all those nasty viruses.
25. ReadyMade: This site can help you learn to build things you never knew you could do on your own.
26. Hack a Day: Embrace your creative side with these hacks that help you learn to reuse the junk around your house in cool new ways.
27. Howtopedia: With loads of tips on how to make your DIY projects greener, this site will help you make your home and the earth a little better at the same time

Source: Earth We Are One

DYI: Summer Fun Blob

Staff Writer, DL Mullan

DYI / Summer Fun
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Want summer fun without all of the hassle?

Here is a great DYI for outdoor fun with a water blob. What you will need is:

Painter's plastic/plastic sheeting, *4 mil* - any size (I used a 10x25-foot roll, and cut it down to about 10x20)
Ironing board and iron
Parchment paper
Duct tape - optional, for sealing the hole for the hose

 If you want a play by play on how to make your own Summer Fun Blob, check out our Source material.

Source: homemade toast  

DYI Air Conditioner, Just in Time for Summer

Staff Writer, DL Mullan

DYI / Community Interest
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Summer for Arizona comes quicker than to other parts of the Nation. We are a desert. Our temperatures can reach 100F even in the spring months. 

So all you garage junkies might want to view this video showing you how to make a compressorless air conditioner for your Man Caves:

Be Ready For Summer With Awesome DIY Air Conditioner

How to make a non-compressor based "5 gallon bucket" air conditioner. simple DIY. items needed: bucket, styrofoam liner, pvc pipe, small fan, and ice. (small solar panel is optional). one frozen gallon jug of water lasted 6 hours. temperature in house was 84F. cooled air was in the mid. 40F range.