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'''DIY''' means exactly what it's an abbreviation of, ''do it yourself''. Instead of waiting for someone to publish your writing for you, make a [[zine]]. Instead of spending your money on overpriced commercial products made by companies with less-than-stellar practices, make your own clothing, or grow your own food, etc.
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'''D.I.Y.''' stands for '''D'''o '''I'''t '''Y'''ourself. For some an ideal and others a way of life. It can mean fixing your own kitchen sink to save some cash or creating your own compost to lessen your impact on the environment. DIY has gone from simply a practice to a movement.
  
The term DIY can apply to anything from woodworking to a life style. The DIY lifestyle has been adopted by thousands of people for reasons as important and varied as the people who live it.
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The DIY lifestyle has been adopted by thousands of people for reasons as important and varied as the people who live it.
  
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[http://www.sirc.org/publik/tea_and_diy_why.html Two Great British Obsessions – Tea and DIY]
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[http://sound.westhost.com/why-diy.htm Why DIY?]
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[http://www.diyrevolution.org/ DIY Revolution]
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[http://community.livejournal.com/diyers/ DIYers at LiveJournal]
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[http://community.livejournal.com/diyrevolution/ DIY Revolution at LiveJournal]
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[http://community.livejournal.com/diyculture/ DIYculture at LiveJournal]
 
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Revision as of 21:05, 24 March 2007

D.I.Y. stands for Do It Yourself. For some an ideal and others a way of life. It can mean fixing your own kitchen sink to save some cash or creating your own compost to lessen your impact on the environment. DIY has gone from simply a practice to a movement.

The DIY lifestyle has been adopted by thousands of people for reasons as important and varied as the people who live it.




Two Great British Obsessions – Tea and DIY

Why DIY?

DIY Revolution

DIYers at LiveJournal

DIY Revolution at LiveJournal

DIYculture at LiveJournal