Print a DIY Flash Reflector

Want to print your own flash reflector? Pieroway has free PDF templates that you can use. The templates print double sided, with black printed on one side and faint gray fold lines printed on the other. Print it, cut the shape out, fold along the lines, and attach it to your flash with a rubber band. via

Or you can try to make this DIY flash bounce diffuser.

50 All-Time Favorite New Uses for Old Things

Repurpose an old frame for a vanity tray that’s pretty as a picture. Place a piece of colored paper or fabric inside as a finishing touch.



Shower-curtain hooks provide sturdy storage for heavier items, like purses.



A giveaway shower cap becomes the perfect wrapper for shoes when traveling, preventing them from dirtying clothes packed in your suitcase.



Forget unruly plastic bags that seemingly regenerate under your sink. An empty tissue box keeps them neatly corralled and ready for use.



No more worries of camisoles and sundresses slipping off hangers when you wrap the ends with rubber bands.


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Unusual Uses for Chalk

Repels Ants
To keep ants out of your house, draw chalk lines around your doorways and windowsills. Ants won't cross a chalk line. Why? It's not entirely clear, but some say the ants don't like the particles sticking to their feet, while others say they're averse to the calcium carbonate in the chalk. Whatever the reason, this nontoxic solution will keep ants outside where they belong. (Personal comment: After I came across this tip, I tried it the next morning...'cause my room was invaded by an army of ants. It worked. Then when I got home in the evening...funny thing is...the ants learned how to walk round the chalk lines! Clever, aren't they? But definitely they are less of them compared to the first day.)

Combats Mustiness
Hang a bundle of chalk in your closets and cabinets to keep them from getting damp and musty. The chalk will absorb excess moisture from the air -- humidity that otherwise leads to mustiness

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Boobies, Boobies

They seem happy with their boobies hanging like that :)

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How to: Make a Toilet Roll Extension Cord Holder

Why hadn't I thought of this?? See how to make it step by step.

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Mentos + Coke =?

Wired's HOWTO wiki suggests freezing Mentos into ice cubes and then serving them in Diet Coke-based cocktails as a kind of timed practical joke (the cubes melt, and the drink turns into a volcano). Diet Coke is recommended "because it isn't sticky."


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Uglify Me

Make your gadgets ugly before you go on holiday.

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