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The Art of Doing Stuff: Karen Bertelson's impressive (and cheap) DIY firepit

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As DIY projects go, building a portable firepit sounds complicated and maybe even dangerous; but as Karen Bertelson, Canadian TV host and founder of The Art of Doing Stuff demonstrates, it's not only safe and relatively easy, but inexpensive.

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Inveterate DIY'er Bertelson, working off of a design by her sister, used a cheap metal planter, panes of glass from inexpensive diploma holders, a canister of gel fuel, rocks, metal mesh, and silicone for a total cost of $25. In addition to the cost we were also impressed by the ad hoc way she put the thing together, eschewing fancy clamps and the like. Check out the full tutorial here.

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