In the event you’re feeling creative and romantic, or perhaps you have a lot of power issues in your area (as we do), here is a simple idea for making wall-mounted candle sconces from existing steel floor-standing candelabra!
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DIY on a Dime #77 Make A Wood Entrance Portico
In this episode I’ll show you the wooden entrance portico I made – and hopefully inspire you to make your own too!
DIY on a Dime #73 Make A Quaint Cupboard To Conceal A Breaker Panel
This is a quick and easy one for this episode – I’ll show you a little cupboard I made to cover up an ugly trip switch or breaker board – and hopefully inspire you if you’re looking for ideas to do something similar!
DIY on a Dime #72 Make A Dust-cover For Your Car
There are plenty of dust-covers available for cars these days – and all of them are expensive, and most of them have elastics around the bottom so they fit around the car under the bumpers and body – IF they happen to fit your car at all. I needed a cover for Dolly, my 1962…
DIY on a Dime #71 Make A Viking Sword
There are probably not many reasons why anyone would actually set out to make a replica of a Viking sword – but if you decided you had reason enough, it’s doable! Here then, is the result of my effort – and an explanation of why I would want one!
DIY on a Dime #66 Turn Your Bicycle Into An Old-school Motorcycle
In this episode I’ll be showing you how I converted a motorized mountain bike into a lovely old-school motorcycle!
DIY on a Dime #61 Leather Toolbag For Your Bike
This week I’ll be telling you how I made a leather tool bag for my bike – and hopefully it will inspire you to do something of your own too!
DIY on a Dime #60 Garden Shed, Cottage Partition & Door
In this episode I’ll tell you how I built a garden shed in our back yard!
DIY on a Dime #59 Boost Your Bug’s Performance
Dolly, my 1962 VW Beetle – who we joke has a bedroom, not an actual garage haha – is again the subject of this weeks’ episode. This time we look at the issue of performance.
DIY on a Dime #58 Quick Coffee Table
As it happened, a few weeks ago I needed to make a small coffee table very quickly – and here it is: the less than two hour coffee table!










