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    25 Quick, Fun Projects You Can Knock Out In A Weekend

    If you don't want to invest the time into a big, long-term endeavor, try one of these mini projects.

    1. A box of make-your-own mini erasers so you can relive the joy of shopping at the school store.

    2. Treat your dog to homemade treats with the help of a dehydrator. It's also good for dried fruits, jerky, fruit leather, spices, and any other thirsty-looking foods.

    3. Have a little fun with your home decor and create three clay flower vases in your own unique style.

    three pottery vases next to box with paint and other accessories

    4. Set up your own "Serenity by Jan"-like candle business. Whenever you get stressed, you can just smell all your candles.

    5. Change the look of your various surfaces with some faux marble adhesive film. Everything is gonna look so fancy!

    6. Convert your kitchen into a brewery with a fun beer-making kit. It comes in three different versions: Bruxelles Blonde, Chocolate Maple Porter, or Everyday IPA.

    model pours yeast into beer jug

    7. Or consider a gin-making kit for making botanicals that are gin-credible.

    the gin kit

    8. Bring order to your linen closet with Sheet Keepers — the bands keep things organized and properly labeled.

    folded sheets with elastic bands that say twin, full, queen, and king

    9. Make miniature piñatas to treasure — or fill with candy and wallop with a bat. To each their own.

    10. Design your own long-lasting temporary tattoo kit for when you're bored of your current ink situation and wanna mix it up — for a little bit, at least.

    leg with mermaid tattoo

    11. Replace your old cabinet knobs with fancy brass ones for a surprisingly noticeable difference in your kitchen or bathroom.

    12. Invest in an embroidery starter kit so you can learn the art of makin' everything around you super pretty. Wouldn't all your jeans look so much better with little flowers sewn into the pockets?

    flowers on embroidery hoop

    13. Change the look of your living room with — get this — a brick dyeing kit. This stuff chemically bonds with brick, stone, block, and mortar without ruining its wonderful texture.

    before: tan brick fireplace stained with soot, after: bricks painted in grey, white, and brown

    14. Grab a dotted grid notebook and start your new pursuit in bullet journaling. The dots create a guide for your designs, but otherwise your creativity can decide the rest!

    15. Make you own hot sauce so you can heat things up in the kitchen.

    16. Make going up and down the stairs way more exciting with stair riser decals.

    17. Hone your calligraphy skills with a helpful guidebook so you can master pretty handwriting. Hello, are you available to write out the addresses on my wedding invitations? You basically owe me for showing you this cool journal.

    calligraphy book with letter guides

    18. Considering a gallery wall but too intimidated to start? Try this gallery wall kit complete with seven frames, a hanging template, hardware, and a set of black and white prints you can use as filler photos until you fill them with actual pics of your favorite memories. Sure, laying all the frames on the floor and moving them around for an hour works, but this way is so much easier and more efficient.

    19. If you're sick of paying for plant milk at the store, milk some tiny almond udders for all they're worth. JK, you just blend up some nuts with water and vanilla, then strain it using this handy nut milk bag.

    20. Apply Tic Tac peel tiles to your bathroom walls or kitchen backsplash for an easy (and reversible) way to transform your home.

    21. Make your own delicious pasta pillows of goodness with a ravioli press and stuff 'em with whatever you want. Dessert ravioli? No one can stop you!

    22. Read this cat hair felting book and finally have a purpose for all the fur floating around your home.

    23. Install a window cling that adds some privacy — and more importantly, RAINBOWS!

    24. Cover your drabbest couch with a set of thick velvet slip covers to instantly transform it into something new and fabulous. Goodbye, stain-covered gray couch and HELLO new couch of your HGTV dreams.

    Reviewer before/after of their couch with the pink velvet slip added. The after pic shows couches that look brand new and completely different.

    25. Create a picture-perfect layered cake with a rotating cake stand that lets you spread the frosting evenly. They'll bring back Cake Wars just so you can win it.

    And while you're at it, grab a 42-piece piping kit for adding flowers and fancy designs.

    PLUS make sure your frosting colors really pop with a 12-pack of vibrant gel food colors.

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