http://www.creatrope.com/blog 21st Century Decluttering and DIY Hacks Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:48:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Make a card cable organizer to prevent your cords from falling and keep them nicely organized at the back of your desk. http://www.creatrope.com/blog/http:/www.creatrope.com/blog/howto/%postname/ Having trouble laying your hands on the smaller items in the toolbox? Think outside the toolbox! http://www.creatrope.com/blog/http:/www.creatrope.com/blog/howto/%postname/ I purged about 3/4 of my art supplies I've been collecting over the years. The area I kept them in (a floor to ceiling shelf with boxes on each shelf) did not inspire crafts for my family because it was overrun and not terribly well organized. I had ... http://www.creatrope.com/blog/http:/www.creatrope.com/blog/resource/%postname/ Turn a static foam gravestone into an animated gravestone using K'Nex in about ten minutes. Quick Halloween Rocking Gravestone http://www.creatrope.com/blog/http:/www.creatrope.com/blog/howto/%postname/ Learn to make an easy and imposing Halloween mannequin from PVC for about $6. It packs flat (doesn't add to your clutter), and holds costumes in ways sure to get a lot of attention from your halloween audience. http://www.creatrope.com/blog/http:/www.creatrope.com/blog/howto/%postname/ If you are like me you will find a reason to use email while you travel. If you have a Blackberry you are probably set as long as you have connectivity (and the right data plan). Sometimes the internet cafe, library, or other 'insecure' location is your only or best ... http://www.creatrope.com/blog/http:/www.creatrope.com/blog/howto/%postname/ Lost an important tool? Make a new one! http://www.creatrope.com/blog/http:/www.creatrope.com/blog/howto/%postname/ What's a cardboard spaceship without a Lunar Excursion Module! In honor of our efforts to return to the moon (personally I think we should just go straight to Mars, but that's another story), why not recycle a few boxes for your kids and put together a Lunar Excursion Module for your ... http://www.creatrope.com/blog/http:/www.creatrope.com/blog/howto/%postname/ Shred-It is hosting 'community shreds' at various venues around the U.S. This is a good (free) opportunity to purge paper from your house. Securely (and environmentally-sensitively) destroying one of the 1.51 cu ft 'book boxes' of data can run you about $25. If you've ever sat down to destroy one of the ... http://www.creatrope.com/blog/http:/www.creatrope.com/blog/resource/%postname/ I made this connection from an unexpected place, and thought process it started was surprising, so I thought I'd share it on a 'technical decluttering' blog. Skip reading now if this seems painfully obvious! The second law of thermodynamics states the the universe tends toward 'mixed-up-edness'. This (unrelated) article on ... http://www.creatrope.com/blog/http:/www.creatrope.com/blog/uncategorized/%postname/