Flex your creative muscles and add a custom touch to your home by tackling one of these easy DIY projects this weekend. We'll show you how to make a trendy hanging planter, stylish storage shelf and oh-so-funky soap dish
PROJECT 1: FASHION A HANGING PLANTER FROM PLASTIC CUPS
Don't chuck your plastic beer cups after sports matches. Instead repurpose them into a cool hanging planter (pictured above). All you need is some washing line rope, a drill and drill bit, and some plants. Try this easy DIY project.
PROJECT 2: CREATE A NIFTY STORAGE SHELF
Adding glass jars to a store-bought shelf is an easy way to add extra storage.ER Lombard/Physion. Production: Klara van Wyngaarden
Want to de-clutter some of your cupboards? This dual purpose shelf allows you to stash bits and bobs in mason jars while still providing a sturdy platform on which to display ornaments, plants, books, or anything else really. Try this easy DIY project.
PROJECT 3: MAKE A QUIRKY SOAP DISH
Mannequin hand upcycled into a soap dish.ER Lombard/Physion. Production: Klara van Wyngaarden
Do you remember Thing, the helpful disembodied hand from The Adams Family? Now you can have one of these handy helpers too, sort of, by transforming a mannequin hand into a quirky soap dish for your bathroom. Try this easy DIY project.
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