DIY Project

Nature of Project and Concerns In starting this project, I wanted first and foremost to create and tackle something which I have never before attempted to do in my life and which could potentially offer me new skills and knowledge that could be applicable to future jobs, projects, and even […]

What was the nature of your project? For my DIY project, I decided to take on the task of creating a necklace from staples and other household materials.  I have been interested in jewelry for a substantial part of my life, and I am absolutely fascinated by the people who […]

Project Overview For my project I decided to book bind my own notebook/sketchbook with a pleather cover. I had never book bound before and liked the idea of making something I could actually use. I was a bit concerned that this project would be too time consuming and that it […]

Project Overview For this project, I decided to construct a wooden recipe box, as I’ve never done any sort of woodworking before, but have a great many projects that I’d like to know how to do eventually that involve those skills (ranging from storage boxes to tables to bookcases). Outside […]

Project Overview The nature of this project addressed making macaroons, thin, French meringue cookies that are sandwiched together with a cream filling.  At first, I had a lot of overall concerns about this project, the main one being that prior to this, I had no experience whatsoever with baking, and […]

Project Overview My project involved baking banana bread from scratch. I have always been really hopeless in the kitchen, and the only thing I’ve ever “cooked” successfully has been toast (I know, very impressive). I’ve always wanted to learn how to do more than that, especially as cooking and baking […]

Project Overview My project was something that I’ve known about for a while, but have not actually tried before. I made paper and ink from scratch with materials that I more or less acquired from around my home. To make the paper I started by gathering old Trinitonian newspapers, along […]

Project Overview: For my DIY project, I decided to create my own song. I use to DJ and mix songs and create a playlist. However, I have never made my own song. I have always been curious about the song creation process, but I have never created one for myself […]

Project Overview For my project, I spent some time thinking about possible mediums to use in the construction of something. I have had many opportunities in my life building and creating many different things with many mediums. Woodworking, painting, ceramics, sculpting, LEGOs/other cult building toys like Erector-Meccano, sewing, computer animation, […]