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Upcycled Sweater Boots. Diy Couture Tshirt Dress. Make Your Own Gifts LIGHT BULB TERRARIUM – Green Holiday Gift Guide. Bra. Materials:fabric with at least a side-to-side stretchasymmetrical lingerie elastic for edgingstrap elasticunderwireshooks & eyesa little knit interfacingoptionally, stretch lace for decorationoptionally, ribbon for decorative bowsoptionally, plastic hardware for adjusting the straps - but I leave this out b/c I can make the straps the exact right length without need for adjustments! You can buy underwires in some fabric stores or online, but if you have some old bras that need to be tossed out, reclaim the underwires from them first.

Do your best to get an underwire of the correct size (hold it up under your breast and check that it fits snugly but without poking into your breast). They can be bent a little bit but they're actually made of flat metal in a U shape, not round wire, so as to hold shape better. Panties. How to make a solar iPod/iPhone charger -aka MightyMintyBoost. I wanted a charger for my iPodTouch and the MintyBoost was definitely my first choice. I wanted to take it a bit further and make it not only rechargeable but also solar powered. The other issue is that the iPhone and iPodTouch have large batteries in them and will deplete the two AA batteries in the MintyBoost rather quickly so I wanted to increase the battery power as well.

What I really wanted was a MightyMintyBoost! Apple has sold over 30 million iPodTouch/iPhone units- imagine charging all of them via solar power.... There are some really nice features about this charger: It's solar powered! Building this is really easy and straightforward- it only took me around an hour so follow along and build one for yourself! Safety note and general disclaimer: Be careful cutting the Altoids tin as it can have some really sharp edges- file them smooth if necessary. Make a Frame Loom for Weaving. This past spring, I spent a couple of weeks vacationing on one of the Gulf Islands. The islands are home to a lot of artist and the place I stayed at was showcasing some of their work in the dinning area and lobby. One piece that caught my eye was a woven tapestry, it was quite stunning. It occurred to me that I didn't know a thing about weaving.

When I got home I did a bit of Google searching and payed a visit to the library to try to learn more about weaving. I actually did not find a lot of information for beginners wanting learn how to weave online and the library books were old and had to be retrieved from storage, but I did figure out how to make a simple frame loom and weave on it. Here is my instructable on How to Weave on a Frame Loom. I included a glossary to help with the weaving terminology. The following links were particularly helpful: DIY Lamps.