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Stuffed felt monsters - tutorial. #9367. Wall Project for the new place.

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Costura. Block Posters - Create large wall posters from any image for fre. 100 Free Tools to Tutor Yourself in Anything | Online Classes.or. Re-use. First things first! Thank you SO MUCH for all the love and well wishes on my Birthday Love List last week. Celebrations and school were keeping me extra busy, but of course I read each comment, and every single one of them made my birthday so much better. So thank you!!! And now, on to [...] I live in an itsy bitsy cottage, freestanding – a rare point of pride in this ridiculously overpriced paradise – and in many ways falling apart.

I adore it. In our short 9 months together, these sagging walls have seen some of my darkest, some of my strangest, some of my very happiest and most [...] I generally try to avoid Pinterest. Boy howdy, this project. Glass straws are one of my absolute favorite plastic replacements. Fwis • Readymech Series 002. Mondrianum box for small items. Margaret Sling Bag. Easy Origami Envelope | If you’d like to make these cute little “Flap Lock” Origami Envelopes–all you’ll need is a piece of square paper…any size. I used Christmas scrapbook paper. 1.

Fold the paper in half to form a triangle. Make sure your edges are even. 2. Take the top corner of the first layer and fold it down to the bottom edge. 3. fold the right corner about 1/3 of the way to the left. 4. 5. 6. 6. 7. 8. 9. And there you have it! Now scurry off and make a million of these–or at least 24 if you’re using them for the Family Advent Countdown Calendar.

Not in the mood to fold your own? DIY Solar Lamp: Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Sun Jars « Dornob. The principle is simple and seductively clever: solar lights that store energy during the day and release light at night. These can be purchased ready-made in a variety of colors (yellow, blue and red) but they can also be built at home.

A simple, less-technical approach involves buying a conventional solar-powered yard lamp and then essentially harvesting it for key pieces to put in a jar. This is simply a way of taking an existing solar lamp design and appropriating its parts to make something more attractive for display around a house or home.

A more electronically-savvy individual can take the more complex route and built a solar lamp from the ground up using small solar panels – though the aesthetic result may not be as impressive. Whatever route you choose to go, these are fun and sustainable gadgets that make it easy to go green, automate the process of turning on lights at night and can add some color to your porch, patio, garden or windowsill.