Sat, Dec 5th
2009
A sweet little lightbulb terrarium, with how-to instructions at Instructables. (via lifehacker)
Mementos of my wanders on the web
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Canada
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Posts tagged "make"
Sun, Nov 29th
2009
DIY: Wine Bottle Light from Wit and Whistle. A unique idea for the upcoming holiday season. (via lifehacker)
Mon, Oct 12th
2009
Haunted Paper Toys at RavensBlight:
Here’s a collection of high-quality 3D Halloween printables. Print and build a realistic, lifesize skull, a haunted house, masks, boxes, playsets or board games - even a mechanical bat and a skeleton that seems to follow you with his eyes.
My geek moment for the day: Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories shows you how to Make A Cylon Jack-O-Lantern (via davereed)
Sat, Oct 3rd
2009
Jewelry Cleaner Solution
From recipezaar, here’s an recipe for jewelry cleaner that works beautifully - even better than the jeweller’s dipping solution I pay way too much for. It’s very basic, very simple and very effective.
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon dish detergent
1 cup water
1 piece aluminum foil
1. Heat water in the microwave for 1 or 2 minutes.
2. Cut a piece of aluminum foil that roughly covers the bottom of a small bowl.
3. Pour hot water into bowl. Place salt, soda, and dishwashing liquid into bowl. Place jewelry on top of foil and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Rinse jewelry in cool water and dry jewelry completely with soft cloth. Discard solution after use and make a new batch next time.
Mon, Sep 7th
2009
Fold Your Own Sky King Paper Airplane: Part origami, part aeronautics, Takuo Toda’s signature paper plane set a world record with a 27.9 second flight. Wired’s article gives you clear video and diagrams to fold your own. A great way to usher in September sunshine.
Related: Origami Space Shuttles and Paper Airplanes
Thu, Jul 9th
2009
You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Toaster Project.
Brilliant! For some reason, Thomas Thwaites decided to build a toaster from scratch. This is no buy-some-wires-and-solder-them-together DIY operation; this is truly from scratch — starting by mining the raw materials. Fortunately for us, he’s recorded some of his progress on video and online (sadly, not the whole project). (via kottke.org)
Thu, Jul 2nd
2009
How to Hollow a Book in 80 Easy Steps:
Heather Rivers, creator of the awesome Tumblr tag cloud, is a woman of many talents: here she’s put together an interesting and entertaining guide to hollowing out books for gift-giving or surreptitious storage.
Mon, Jun 15th
2009
Here’s an excellent Furoshiki video demonstration (via lifehacker) that makes me want to grab some cloth and start folding. Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth that can be folded into all sorts of carriers, and with plastic shopping bags gradually disappearing from stores, it’s a very practical alternative. It would also make a unique wrapping for gifts. For more ideas, the Japanese Ministry of Environment offers an excellent chart of the steps to create 14 styles of Furoshiki.
Sun, May 24th
2009
Bring in the outdoors with a portable picnic, complete with your own private patch of greenery. Design*Sponge has all the details for this unique project from guest blogger Paige Russel.
