Treat yourself! …To another macabre Christmas tree
Christmas comes but once a year so I have to share ANOTHER dark Christmas tree from a reader — even though we already showed one gothy purple one! Whatever. I really doubt you guys are going to complain that we have too many AWESOME VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS PHOTOS.
Agnostic seasonal decor: it’s winter, not Christmas
I’d love to get some ideas for non-Christmas-holiday decorations. DIY would be especially treasured. Something more winter solstice-based…or really just not anything overly Santa Claus/presents/Christian-centered.
I am really awful at bringing details together, and I would love some offbeat advice!
Three kid-friendly, non-consumerist ways to use toilet paper rolls to decorate for the holidays
These cardboard tubes are really useful during the holiday season especially if you have them scattered about the house in every toybox and under the couch. This year we are 1) on a holiday budget and 2) trying to be more eco-friendly in our celebrating, so we’ve found fun ways to use this everyday item to our festive advantage.
How to build a Festivus Pole: 6′ tall, aluminum, unadorned
FESTIVUS IS THIS WEEKEND! It’s my household’s most-anticipated party of the year. We drink mulled wine, air our grievances with each other, perform feats of strength, eat donuts, and then all guests must wrestle my husband before they may leave. It all happens in the cold aura of the Festivus Pole.
This is how you build a pole. The right way. All these supplies are available at your local hardware store — and they’ll be cheaper than Amazon, so use this list for familiarity or the odd bit you can’t find in town.
Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash
Like many cat parents, I have brought home a number of toys for my little guys…only to see them left untouched.
I abandoned purchased toys and now look for items around the house. The cats love twist-ties, the hair elastics, glasses of water, etc., but this usually translates into a display of trash all over the floor.
Any ideas for homemade toys — beyond tying stuff to string — that don’t look like trash?
Check out this glow in the dark dino display
Start your week with our collection of interesting articles on the web and photos from our readers. In these Clicky Links you’ll find lots of sites to waste a little time on — all about setting up photo booths, mealworm ice cream, and pizza-shaped sleeping bags.
Click through, too, to find our links on submitting YOUR stuff to Offbeat Home!
7 ways to ensure your craft room isn’t a DIY vomitorium
I have a lot of craft stuff. No, seriously, I have a LOT of craft stuff. I’m also a person who needs her ton of craft supplies to be organized and displayed attractively! Hey, I’m a complicated girl.
We love sleeping in a closet: Elizabeth and Derek’s home tour
“Our space is great. There aren’t really many challenges with the structure of it.” Says the girl who built a bed in a closet. That’s just the first reason you’ll love this home tour.