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DIY Divas and DIY Guys provides DIY workshops for ladies and men with online advice for DIY home improvements, DIY home repair and DIY home decorating advice

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DIY DIVAS IN DURBAN THIS AUGUST

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Due to the Top Gear Expo being on at the same time, our Durban Workshop has been moved to Saturday 31 August. This also allows more time for you to plan if you do want to attend the full day event. Click here for more details.

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WOMEN'S DAY WORKSHOP

DIY Divas

Join Janice on Friday 9 August for a special Women's Day Workshop in Randpark Ridge. Make your very own upholstered ottoman. Click here for details.

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PRETORIA WORKSHOPS

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Nina has posted new workshops for Pretoria from May onwards. Workshops include Basic Cabinetmaking & Kitchen Design, Tiling & Mosaic, Intermediate Woodwork and Basic Electrical & Plumbing.

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picture frame workshop

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It was raining, wet and windy today at the picture frame workshop, and while some of the DIY Divas and DIY Guys had to cancel due to the weather, we still managed to show how easy it is to make your own professional picture frames.

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janice & nancy heading to durbs!

DIY Divas

We are still finalising the details, but Nancy and I will be heading down to Durban on Saturday 22 and 23 June for 2 full day workshops. Click here for more details.

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diy divas get to grips with dremel tools

DIY Divas

This weekend the DIY Divas looked at the various tools in the Dremel range, as well as the various accessories and attachments for these tools .

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diy divas USE TIMBER PALLETS FOR VARIOUS UPCYCLING PROJECTS

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Colette Molenaar, our DIY Diva in PE, recently held at workshop on various ways to upcycle timber pallets. How cool is this desk from reclaimed timber pallets? So easy to make and it won't cost you a cent if you manage to source decent timber pallets for your project.

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diy divas & cake pops !

DIY Divas

What a wonderful way to spend a day... Kim and friends celebrated her birthday in true DIY style - with power tools and cake pops ! Not your ordinary birthday party theme but definitely one that everyone will remember, especially when they take home something they made.

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DIY DIVAS EAST RAND BOOKINGS NOW OPEN

DIY Divas

Sylvie has recovered from her broken arm and is now back in action. She is offering a selection of Beginners and Basic Workshops, as well as a Upholstered Storage Ottoman workshop.

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DIY DIVAS CAREER WORKSHOP

DIY Divas

We give in...! By popular request we are again holding another Career Workshop for the Joburg Divas. This workshop is proving to be very successful and more than a few Divas have gone on to start up their own craft or DIY related business.

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DIY BASIC PICTURE FRAME

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As part of the DIY Divas Career Workshop, the Divas & Tom (!) discovered how easy it is to make a picture frame. Yesterday, Tanya finished off her basic frame and brought it to show what she had done to the frame.

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DIY DIVAS UPHOLSTERED STORAGE BENCH

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An upholstered storage bench is more than just an easy way to add extra storage to a bedroom, it can also add texture and colour. At a recent DIY Divas Workshop the Divas made an upholstered storage bench to fit at the bottom of a single bed.

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RENEW OLD FURNITURE

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Rust-Oleum UltraCover 2X spray paint is not your regular spray paint. Rust-Oleum takes the pain out of painting and is a cost effective way of creatively renovating a wide variety of objects to decorate and refresh a bedroom for a little girl.

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update with contact paper

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Self-adhesive vinyl, or contact paper as it is also known, has been around for ages. Self-adhesive vinyl is a fun and affordable way to revamp or makeover furniture with a new, trendy look that is all the rage.

 

 

WORKSHOP BOOKINGS

     
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OVER 5000 DIY Divas and DIY Guys have attended the workshops since 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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About DIY-DIVAS

  • Established in 2007 by Janice Anderssen, DIY Divas | DIY Guys is about building confidence and acquiring the tips, tricks and techniques to use power tools for all your DIY home repairs, improvements and DIY projects. Classes are tailored so that everyone attending receives personal attention and a 'hands-on' approach.
  • With training venues around the country, DIY Divas | DIY Guys is the new way to network, meet like-minded individuals, have fun, and learn valuable skills that can easily save you money on home repairs and improvements.
  • Offering a range of workshops from using power tools to making your own furniture, the emphasis is on a relaxed, casual and fun atmosphere where there is no such thing as a stupid question – only unusual queries!
  • If you experience any difficulties please drop us a line at home-dzine@iburst.co.za.

Janice Anderssen   

LEGAL NOTICE

  • Home-Dzine, Janice Anderssen, partners or agents, do not accept responsibility for craft, DIY projects or other projects shown on this website for costs, accidents or damage arising from any/all crafts, projects or in the carrying out of any activities as mentioned above. For your own safety, please take all the necessary precautions.