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Oct

DIY Switch Plate and Outlet Cover Tutorials

Switch plates! Spoon and I wanted all of our switch plates to match, so we literally unscrewed all of the old switch plates and installed brand new ones. I was about to throw away the old ones because I thought making new and exciting covers for them would be too difficult and time consuming. Actually, making switch plate covers are really easy! So I kept them, after looking over the following tutorials of course!

Switch Plate Tutorials:

Outlet Cover Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

By the end of October, I will definitely have a few made to show off, and maybe I’ll include a tutorial of my very own!

If you have a switch plate tutorial, have tried one out, hate one of these tutorials, or whatever else, let me know! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Photo Credit: amsterdamfan on flickr

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Oct

Tins, Cans, and Aluminum Metals: What Can I Do With Them?

DIYscene‘s Swap theme for October is Black and Metal. I usually craft with fabric, so this was a serious challenge for me! I immediately searched for anything that I could make with metal, which includes TONS of options, with a small amount of those including aluminum, tin, and copper. This purpose of this post is to help people with these metals do something unique and fun with them! And hey, you’re recycling!

Check out my previous Bottle Caps post to find out all of the fun things you can do with those!

Contents:

Cookie Tin etc. Tutorials
Altoids Tin Tutorials
Tin Can Tutorials
Aluminum Pop Can Tutorials
Sheet Tin Tutorials
Tin Pie Plate Tutorials
CD Tin Tutorials
Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos

Cookie Tins etc. Tutorials:

Altoids Tin Tutorials:

Tin Can Tutorials:

Aluminum Pop Can Tutorials:

Sheet Tin Tutorials:

Tin Pie Plate Tutorials:

Tin Punching: Our Big Earth

CD Tin Tutorials:

Ideas, Inspiration, and Photos:

Wow – that’s a lot of tutorials – but I’m looking for more!

After I send over my swap partner’s metal goodies, I’ll be sure to post photos and some tutorials!

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Photo Credit: Flawka on flickr

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DIY Switch Plate and Outlet Cover Tutorials

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