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Hanging lounge chair. 6 Chicken Boredom Busters - Tillys Nest Blog. I know my flock is craving warmer weather, longer sunny days, and fresh green grass.

6 Chicken Boredom Busters - Tillys Nest Blog

I am too. During the winter, I try to keep them busy, happy and preoccupied. They can easily get bored. Here are some ideas that I have done over the years to keep them entertained and prevent them from developing behaviors out of boredom such as egg eating and feather picking. Mini circular bench saw from scrap. Make A Hedgehog For Your Garden Using Plastic Bottles.

Pallet Barn Updates by Hive Modular. Pallet Barn Updates by Hive Modular You remember Paul Stankey of Hive Modular?

Pallet Barn Updates by Hive Modular

We mentioned his container cabin this time last year, and since that time, the rustic retreat has been showcased in probably every quality design magazine in the country. What interesting, however, is that Paul’s been working on phase two: A new project adjacent to the cabin. Paul was speaking with the folks at loll about their waste and came to find out that they have huge pallets sitting around. So he decided that the pallets could be put to clever use, I mean, they’re sturdy and heavy, weighing in at roughly 200 pounds each. They poured the footings and bootstrapped the pallets in place.

After the pallets were in place, they started work on the cladding and that’s pretty much where work is to this point. If you recall, last June we mentioned another pallet project called Unit Load_Redux. Update 05/05/2012 – This article was written in 2008, and many of the links pointed to blog pages by Hive Modular. Aluminum-Free Deodorant. Since showering 5 times a day isn't practical for most, the rest of us rely on underarm deodorant to keep us feeling fresh and clean...and frankly, not smelly.

Aluminum-Free Deodorant

Well, who would have guessed that you can make your own deodorant with only THREE ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry! Here's a quick and effective how-to, and best of all, its aluminum free! Interestingly enough sweat, itself, does not cause any sort of smell. It is the bacteria on the underarm skin that may contain bacteria, that is your smelly culprit! And our armpits, which are usually covered by clothing, are consistently the warmest places on our bodies. So whats all this buzz about aluminum in our anti-perspiration deodorants? Many people have begun to find aluminum-free cosmetic alternatives, as it can be a skin irritant and debatable carcinogen (although the FDA and the American Cancer Society (ACS) have not found a direct link between anti-perpirants and cancer) How to Make Playdough (Play-doh)

DIY stool by plastic bottle. TechShop is America's 1st Nationwide Open-Access Public Workshop. A Simple Machine for Drilling Stand-offs. 27 Ideas For What To Make With Old Jeans. [ Close Privacy Policy ] Privacy Policy / Your California Privacy Rights Revised and posted as of March 4, 2013 Prime Publishing, LLC ("Company," "we" or "us") reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time simply by posting such revision, so we encourage you to review it periodically.

27 Ideas For What To Make With Old Jeans

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How to Block a Surveillance Camera: A DIY Art Tutorial from Ai Weiwei

“When things get tough,” Neil Gaiman advised on in his fantastic commencement address on the creative life, “this is what you should do: Make good art. I’m serious. Husband runs off with a politician — make good art. Leg crushed and then eaten by a mutated boa constrictor — make good art. Whatever Dee-Dee wants, she's gonna get it: Spring Fling: A Line Pocket Skirt Tutorial. I don't know about you, but we were sooooo ready for Spring to arrive this year.

Whatever Dee-Dee wants, she's gonna get it: Spring Fling: A Line Pocket Skirt Tutorial

There is just something about stepping out of the Winter doldrums that makes you itchy for Spring to come around. So when we saw some flowers starting to make their appearance, we decided to throw a little party for them... And of course, what is a party without some brand new skirts to go with it... Making the A Line Pocket Skirt is super simple, and once you get the hang of it, you can whip them out in less than half an hour, adding any embellishments you want! Introducing Valentina, Free software for Open Source Fashion. Paracord Fob with hidden compartment. Hello Felllas, I am loving paracord now and after making this awesome keychain fob with hidden compartment I realized that I should have tried this as my first paracord project rather this one, because this is much simpler.

Paracord Fob with hidden compartment

You will not believe me If I tell you that I tried 3 times before I could finally make a perfect one, silly mistakes, lots of learnings and off course some tricks which I discovered while making these. I think it is a perfect hidden compartment for survival money. IPad Document Camera Stand. This is a simple design for an iPad document camera stand.

IPad Document Camera Stand

It is quick to build and the materials are only $5. It requires the use of a laser cutter, which are becoming more accessible to makers these days. I made this one at TechShop in San Francisco. Self Publishing, Book Printing and Publishing Online - Lulu.