"If you think it's that simple, then DO IT YOURSELF..."

[LiLredhairedgrl]

D.I.Y. is a MOVEMENT yo. (How cool did that sound? "yo." Baaha!)

Carla Sinclair, Editor in Chief of Craft attempts to describe the DIY community: "This DIY renaissance embraces crafts while pushing them beyond traditional boundaries, either through technology, irony, irreverence, and creative recycling, or by using innovating materials and processes...the new craft movement encourages people to make things themselves rather than buy what thousands of others already own. It provides new venues for crafters to show and sell their wares, and it offers original, unusual, alternative, and better-made goods to consumers who choose not to fall in step with mainstream commerce."[7] Ellen Lupton embellishes these thoughts in her book D.I.Y. Design It Yourself: "Around the world, people are making things themselves in order to save money, to customize goods to suit their exact needs and interests, and to feel less dependent on the corporations that manufacture and distribute most of the products and media we consume. On top of these practical and political motivations is the pleasure that comes from developing an idea, making it physically real, and sharing it with other people."[8] The articulation of both Isaacson and Lupton is that DIY activities and culture not only are unique in a modern world of consumerism, they give pleasure to its members simply due to the lack of corporate control or thoughts of profit and marketability which are often assigned to the act of creation outside the world of fine art.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIY_culture

I am hoping that y'all will share any interesting D.I.Y. projects you've completed, attempted, or would like attempt in the near future right here...so what do ya' say guys?

Share and inspire? I shall start by showing off my D.I.Y. sybian...

(I was trying out some attachments ...bahah!)

(Excuse the boobs.)

Ok, it's obviously more of a manual sybian...or at least it looks like a sybian? But I swear it does the job bb's--with a little help from myself of course.
I used 2 stretchy belts to attach my suction cup dildo to the chingadera I used for the base...

........................(A real sybian vs MY sybian.)..............................

Now if I could only figure out how to stick a motor in there....

A Sybian /ˈsɪbiən/, or Sybian saddle, is a masturbation device designed for use by females, developed by dance instructor Dave Lampert in the 1980s. It consists of a saddle-like seat containing an electric motor, gearbox speed reducer, and mechanism connected to a rod that protrudes from a hole in the top center.[1] Various attachments can be added to the rod, which vibrates, rotates and may also stimulate the clitoris externally. The intensity of the movements produced can be increased or decreased through a control box attached to the Sybian's base.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybian

"If you think its that simple, then Do IT YOURSELF..."

edit: I am wondering if anyone notices that something is strange about the dildo I have attached to my 'sybian'.....muaw haha!






P.s. This thread was inspired by Lacey and her awesome headboard she is making. I am totally gonna make one! Next project... :thumbleft:

 

[JerryBoBerry]

Dildo looking strange was the very first thing I noticed. It's got a very blunt tip. Did you give it a circumcision?

 

[LaceyRoyce]

I made these for my cam room! Mine are purple I'll post pics soon. My new house is beautiful but has NO storage so this was my solution to using the huge amounts of wall space and vertical space I have ( hello 15 foot ceilings)

My cameras were both stolen so I don't have pics yet but will try to get some when insurance pays out.

 

[LiLredhairedgrl]

Dildo looking strange was the very first thing I noticed. It's got a very blunt tip. Did you give it a circumcision?

Unfortunately, it had to be done...

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@Lolli: I have soooo many pairs of shoes and they all just sit in a plastic bin, maybe I need to make something like that! What did you use for material? I feel like its probably obvious but I can't tell what it is...

 

[LaceyRoyce]

Dildo looking strange was the very first thing I noticed. It's got a very blunt tip. Did you give it a circumcision?

Unfortunately, it had to be done...

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@Lolli: I have soooo many pairs of shoes and they all just sit in a plastic bin, maybe I need to make something like that! What did you use for material? I feel like its probably obvious but I can't tell what it is...

i've lost my fucking camera but if you swing by my room next time i'm on i'll show you. Its very simply crown molding.

You take the molding, prime it, paint it. Take a nother bit of wood, and screw it into your wall. Now take the molding, and using finishing nails put the molding in place. Essentially you're nailing it halfway down the wall - not into the ceiling. THe bit of wood should be painted the same color as the wall so it doesnt stand out if you're at angle to the wall.

Btw this is NOT super strong so... its really only able to hold shoes. Not bowling balls or anything

 

[Bocefish]

Pringles cans make great field expedient lighting fixtures with some string and glow sticks.

They also make great spaghetti cannisters you can mark or cut serving sizes on the lid.

 

[Bocefish]

A great DIY wasp/hornet nest weapon is a good squirt bottle with a little liquid dish soap and water. It coats their wings so they can't fly and gives you time to remove/destroy their nest. A 1/5th mixture usually works, thicken or thin it depending on distance and size of the nest.

 

[JerryBoBerry]

Some manuals come only in PDF format on a disc or download. Once in a while I'd rather have them printed up. And occasionally I really like a classic book and want to make my own nice edition. So I print them up and bind them myself.

This one is typical enough of them. It's the manual for HP50G calculator. It's printed up in 8 pieces of paper signatures and each of the signatures are hand sewn together with a mesh glued onto the spine for added strength. That mesh also goes a couple inches out from the spine and is then glued to the cover to hold the book and cover together. Normally I do use regular book cloth for covers. But this particular one I found the pattern as a remnant at a fabric store and liked it. So I used Heat and Bond on the back of the fabric as well as tissue paper and ironed it all together. That way the glue will stick to the tissue paper but not come through the fabric. I also handmade the headband at the edges of the spine (you can buy those pre-made) and put in 4 ribbons for place markers.

The flap is a hand stitched tube made of the same fabric as the cover with several layers of card stock in it, and a metallic washer glued in the very end then attached inside the back cover. Then on the front cover is a counter sunk rare earth magnet. So when closed the flap sticks to the cover keeping it closed nicely.

Most of the books I make I tend to use regular book cardboard I buy from a bookbinding site. A couple times I've used layers of cardstock with leather wrapped over it to make the cover flexible. This particular book I used 1/8" hardboard cut to size for the front, back and spine. I wanted it to be really tough since it's such a large book (888 pages).

Most of the methods can be found on youtube videos for doing bookbinding.

 

[LiLredhairedgrl]

I have a new and improved D.I.Y. Sybian like contraption to show off now guys! You will notice the poor headless dildo has been replaced...and I strapped it all onto a safe. It works wonderfully and I am quite impressed with myself.

 

[LiLredhairedgrl]

Guys! Somebody actually MADE this.... :geek:

http://www.therpf.com/f9/star-wars-christmas-story-crossover-leg-lamp-171297/