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Save Llamas from Being Destroyed by Niamh Nic Aodha Bhuí. Backlit Canvas Art. Do you have one project that you've been longing to do, but just haven't found the time yet?

Backlit Canvas Art

This is it for me. I call it my Backlit Canvas Art and the inspiration piece has been pinned in my "Crafts to try" Pinterest board for ages. My "pin"speration is an artist's piece made from metal that has hand cut flowers all over it. Its backlit by Christmas lights, and I pretty much love it!

So I decided to give it a go and create my version. There are two main differences between the two: 1. 2. The idea of the canvas is that during the day (ie. with the Christmas light off) you have a beautiful sculpture while at night (you guessed it, with the Christmas lights on!) 21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity. Stone Telling: The Magazine of Boundary-crossing Poetry. By Shira Lipkin the girl's voice the changeling voice I have studied so hard to pass as one of you.

Stone Telling: The Magazine of Boundary-crossing Poetry

I've spent a lifetime on it. I have tells. DIY Party Animal Candles. Hi there, it’s Jenny from Hank + Hunt with a fun and super easy diy today!

DIY Party Animal Candles

As soon as I thought of making these I got a huge kick out of naming them Party Animals. Hilarious, but if you hear groaning…it’s coming from my house. Regardless of how cheesy the name is, these turn out awesome. Your kid’s favorite animal holding that birthday candle minus those red eyes that are oh so typical for plastic creatures, awesome. “The Art of Clean Up”: El arte de ordenar. Por Ursus Werhli, vía bumbumbum.

“The Art of Clean Up”: El arte de ordenar

The Best Couch Ideas For Your Home. Earthjustice: Environmental Law: Because the Earth Needs a Good Lawyer. Architectural Beauty: Chenequa Residence, Wisconsin. Posted on September 6th, 2012 This curvaceous Wisconsin home was custom built by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz.

Architectural Beauty: Chenequa Residence, Wisconsin

The inside features a gorgeous spiraling hem-lock roof that “sweeps over the entry and lifts the upper floor before disappearing from plain view”. The Chenequa Residence is almost completely constructed from natural materials that Mr Oshatz sourced himself and with it’s beautiful outdoor landscape, each area of this home celebrates the resounding beauty of nature. all images sourced from archdaily. Visualsundae. 1280px-Panthera_tigris_altaica_13_-_Buffalo_Zoo.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280×868 pixels) - Scaled (69. DIY on The Hunt. The Hunt. On Envy. To be envious is to measure yourself against another’s talents, reputation or possessions.

On Envy

Jealousy is closely related to envy. Here not only do you want these for yourself, but you also want to take them away from the other person. Envy and jealousy, therefore, are forms of power, ineffectual and harmful as they are, because you want to deprive others of what they have. The College Dorm You Wish You Lived In. If you’re lucky, maybe you went to a college on a campus with fancy, new college dorms.

The College Dorm You Wish You Lived In

If you’re not, you may have lived in a tiny box-like room in an uninspired building. Regardless of your dorm living situation (or lack thereof), it’s hard not to be envious of the students who get to live in Copenhagen’s Tietgen Student Hall (Tietgenkollegiet), a 288,000-square-foot, seven-story building designed as a communal space for residence. Among the building’s features: All rooms face outwards, thanks to the building’s circular space (a symbol of its equality and communal nature). That means everyone gets ample natural light. In the U.S., universities are quickly figuring out that they must add amenities to attract students--they’re featuring everything from climbing walls to sustainable improvements--but Tietgenkollegiet offers an impressive combination of energy efficiency and community building. 14 Stories That Prove Animals Have Souls.

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Emily Carroll. Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves - Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli - Iceland Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer, a lake just South of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1)

Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile. VICE News. Sun Protective Clothing, swimwear, beachwear,leisure wear. UV protection for babies, children, adults. A proposal to classify happiness as a psychiatric disorder. 2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive. Discover the cosmos!

2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive

Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 March 12 The Scale of the Universe - Interactive Flash Animation Credit & Copyright: Cary & Michael Huang Explanation: What does the universe look like on small scales? On large scales? Tomorrow's picture: dust before galaxies. Bonobo's New York Vegetarian. WomenCraft Social Enterprise.