DIY-ing

alternative DIYing

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of DIY

   Recycling old things into new, useful ones is one of the main rules of DIY-ing.

   2005, Kimberly Potts, My DIY: The Stylin’ Girl’s Guide to DIY Projects—from Sassy Crafts to Thrifty Gifts, Adams Media, →ISBN, page viii

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   2003, Rients Dijkstra, “Ladies and Gentlemen, We are Floating in Space”, in Jennifer Sigler (ed.), 109 Provisional Attempts to Address Six Simple and Hard Questions about What Architects Do Today and Where Their Profession Might Go Tomorrow, The Berlage Institute report No. 6/7, episode publishers, →ISBN, page 163, They were all buzzing around in their gardens and their homes, DIY-ing and barbecuing.

   I considered DIY-ing my Mrs. Everly skirt but decided I didn’t have the creative energy.

   2007, Taylor Morris, Class Favorite, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 208