Halfway Crafty – Page 2 – CONFIDENT TO DIY

DIY ANTIVIRAL FACE MASK

With all of the overnight sensation DIY Face Mask posts that have popped up in the past few months what could possibly be different about my masks?! Well for starters I researched the efficacy of DIY Cotton masks and came up with this solution based on real life scientific peer reviewed published research!!!!! I am [...]

DIY N95 Masks Medical Polypropylene Face Masks

This page is about the information and understanding of what goes into making a home made mask and its efficacy. To see my guide on how to make an effective antiviral face mask see my post on DIY FACE MASK! I am a registered nurse with growing concern about the spread of miss information. In [...]

DIY Cloth TP

I made this reusable cloth TP roll for my own personal use to be used with a bidet and only after peeing. I do not recommend using cloth TP for cleaning or drying after defecting aka going #2, as this is a high transmission route for diseases and urinary tract infections for women and young [...]

ECOFRIENDLY Toilet Paper Options

Bidet Let’s start at the top of what is allegedly the best option and take a look at the bidet. I fell in love with bidets after traveling through Asia for a month and installed one shortly after returning home. I have been using a Luxe Bidet Neo 320 for over a year now. I [...]

Single Pane Window Insulation and More

I will explore making my own Window and door Draft Stoppers, thermal insulated curtains, ½ in EMT conduit curtain rods and finials, and no drill options for hanging the curtain rod and hardware. Our 100 year old historic home has very drafty single pane windows, over 48 windows to be exact. I love the way [...]

Customized Textiles

This method can be used to make table runners, place mats, curtains, or any number of other household textile items. For me this started because I wanted a small rug in front of my coffee table. The problem was that no store bought rug seemed to fit the 15 inch space between the couch and [...]

½ in EMT Curtain Rod and Finials

Since my windows are 11ft wide I needed a viable option for a curtain rod that can span the distance, be strong, and light weight. This left me looking at using ½ inch EMT Conduit. I can’t express how excited I was to save money on making my own curtain rods and seeing the finished [...]

Jack Skellington Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween

I started this project October of 2017 and it took me over a year to finish due to life events. I am happy to share the results and if you have any great ideas to improve on this build please share them. Caution this is a lengthy and tedious project that took up 4-7 hours [...]

Re Usable Air Fresheners

I am looking for sustainable ways of keeping air fresheners in the house and car. Here are some of my absolute favorite DIY solutions and they worked so well that I am not ashamed to make these for other people for the holidays. Table top Supplies Air Freshener: 2oz water beads (color of choice) Elegant [...]

DIY Reusable Air Wick plug in

Close up the house and turn on the heat because the chill is in the air and winter is almost here. So down into the basement I went to find my box of Air Wick scented plugs and empty vials. I kept the old glass vials from last year because I planed to find a [...]