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10 Awesome (and Bizarre) DIY Ideas for Your Staycation

Taking a staycation? Here's a roundup of ten awesome DIY projects that will make yours feel even better than drinking margaritas on a beach.

With temperatures rising, and summer officially in full swing, many people will be using this time of year to see the world. But just as many will be spending the season right in their own backyards: by taking a staycation. And what could be better than enjoying time off locally than by tackling all those craft projects you've been meaning to work on all year. But just in case you don't have a stockpile of these to dive into, here's a round up of awesome DIY craft ideas that will make your staycation feel ten times more productive than drinking margaritas on the beach for a week (though admittedly, I wouldn't complain if that were my fate).

Cutting Board Bird Feeder





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Rainbow Windshield Wiper


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Screwdriver Coat Rack


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Constellation Coasters

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Dip Dyed Shoes



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Camera Strap From a Scarf



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Honeycomb Shelves

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Watermelon Shark

Read the full tutorial here.

Chalkboard Calendar

Read the full tutorial here.

Tangerine Snail

Read the full tutorial here.

This post is part of the GOOD community's 50 Building Blocks of Citizenship—weekly steps to being an active, engaged global citizen. This week: Take a Staycation. Follow along and join the conversation at good.is/citizenship and on Twitter at #goodcitizen.

















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