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Cool Craft Ideas: Ten-Minute Transformations

Got some downtime? Spruce up your home's style with these creative home craft ideas!

By Alison Caporimo from Reader's Digest | September 2012
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Courtesy Alexandra Grablewski
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A Tube Sock

Cut the foot from a sock and slip the remaining portion over a vase. Chic shortcut: You can also snip off the sleeve of an old sweater and roll it onto a plain vase.

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Courtesy Crystal Johnsen
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Bright Paint

Wrap utensils in painter's tape, leaving the bottom two inches of the handles exposed; dip handles in different shades, let dry, and remove tape. Be sure not to get paint on parts that touch food.

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Courtesy Beth Schaleben
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Rulers

Glue old rulers to the face of a wooden picture frame before setting on the shelf. For a more geometric look, cut rulers into different lengths before adhering.

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  • Elisabeth Dorman

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  • Elisabeth Dorman

    There was an article in Reader’s Digest about 3-6 mos ago about comments Nurses made about doctors and hospital things that one would not have known.  How can I get a copy or how can I find it to read?

  • P Hossain23

    very artistic ideas

  • Glandes2

    why use tape if you dip them?/