Turn a belt into a jewelry hanger
You’ve gained the freshman 15, or, if you’re lucky, you’ve managed to shed pounds put on from midnight pizza runs. Donley shows us how belts can be used to hold up more than just pants.
You need: A leather belt, thumb tacks (preferably one color), 3M Command strips, and jewelry
1. Push thumb tacks into the belt, spacing them out evenly.
2. Mount the belt horizontally on a wall with 3M Command strips (you can also use duct tape or nails).
3. Hang necklaces, rings, and bracelets on the thumb tacks. Hook earrings through the notches.
Grow a mini herb garden out of a Pizza X cup
When your Pizza X cup pyramid reaches the ceiling, it’s time to find a new use for those multicolored pizza-ordering trophies. Turn them into something useful.
You need: A Pizza X cup, hammer and nail, potting soil, water, and seeds.
1. Pierce a few holes in the bottom of the cup using a hammer and nail.
2. Put potting soil in the cup and moisten with water.
3. Plant seeds in the soil. Make sure you put the planter in a sunny spot and water the plant regularly.
Convert swag into a dry erase board
The free Welcome Week swag was cool the first week of school. By now you’ve graduated from lanyards to wallets and found that you don’t have time to play Frisbee. Donley shows us how to make the ultimate IU dry erase board.
You need: A lanyard, Frisbee, hole punch or hammer and nail, 3M Command hook, and dry erase markers.
1. Cut a hole in the curved rim of a Frisbee using a hole punch or a nail and hammer.
2. Hook a lanyard through the hole.
3. Hang the lanyard on a door or wall (we suggest using 3M Command hooks).
4. Use dry erase markers to write messages to your roommates (just try to avoid the passive aggressive ones.)
