If you're dragging your feet on starting a get-fit-for-the-summer exercise routine, maybe this is just the push you need. Take your tunes with you on the road or treadmill with this DIY cell phone arm band made using a plastic place mat and a pair of hair bands. The arm band can be customized to fit even the tallest and smallest cell phone or music player, all without any sewing. Hurrah!

We've got plenty of these little LEGO minifigures sitting around, and currently they are lined precariously on my son's dresser, falling over every time we get out a new pair of shorts. I love this DIY shelf that can house the little buggers while still allowing kids access to them for play.

Do you know how to set a table properly? Sure, you've probably learned to work your way in with the utensils (thanks to Pretty Woman), but when it comes to the rest of the tableware, what do you do with the appetizer plate, the bread and butter plate, the dessert fork or the coffee spoon?

They say "with age comes wisdom", and if there's one nugget of knowledge I've kept from my years at university, it's that delivery pizza is the best deal on the planet. You can squeeze out a lunch, dinner, and the next morning's breakfast from 8 slices, and have the box leftover to do something like this.

Heather of mommy blog, The Third Boob, decorated a wall with a canvas-mounted photo of her child, both as an affectionate symbol of her love of her wee one, and also to hide an unsightly alarm panel better hidden away...

If you're finding the fairy garden trend a little twee, then how about getting down and dirty with some roly polies? The ubiquitous potato bug, Armadillidium vulgare, makes a great introductory specimen for exploring your backyard through bugs.

Why would buy when you could DIY? You get the same function, but (usually) for far less cost, and the result is always something uniquely "you." Even the tiniest detail in your home office – like a notebook tossed casually on the desk – can speak volumes about your life and style. After all, they say, "the tools maketh the man". But sometimes the man makes the tools, too.

It's Tax Day! Some of you may be spending tonight e-filing and e-signing important documents for Uncle Sam using your favorite tax filing software. But what do you do when it's not tax time, for those occasions when someone sends a signature-required fax request? Here's an easy way to get your signature digitized for e-signing documents...

If you're into the mountain trend, you're going to love this quick and crafty DIY project. Cyrielle of Carnets Parisiens lives in Paris, but dreams of a remote mountain cottage. For the time being she's settled for this lovely mountain-inspired shelf. If you've got some spare lumber and know how to use a jigsaw, this project is for you.

Remember those infomercials for Flowbee, the haircutting vacuum attachment? I was always tempted to get one for the ease of cleanup (I've cut my own hair since I was 13). This father had a similarly inspired idea, but instead of cutting hair, he utilizes the vacuum to style his wee daughter's hair in ingenious fashion...