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.
Tutorial This tutorial is dedicated to pattern #1. This tutorial is supposed to teach you how to tie normal pattern #1, the striped and easiest one. If you want a printer-friendly version in PDF, click here. To make this bracelet, you will need yarn or embroidery thread in different colors. Step 1 Start with the string on the left. Step 2 If you've done it right, it will look like this. Step 3 Continue to make forward knots with the same string on the next string in line. Step 4 Now you take the string out on the left again, and do the exact same thing as in steps 1 to 3. Step 5 After two rows it looks like this. Cut two strings of different color, about 65" long each. Tie a FK (forward knot) with string 1 over 2, 3 and 4. Tie a FK with string 2 over 3, 4 and 1. Tie a FK with string 3 over 4, 1 and 2. Tie a FK with your string 4 over strings 1, 2 and 3. Repeat steps 2 to 5 until the bracelet is long enough. Bracelet: Diagonal/Candy Stripe. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. My 5 stringed Sweets Candy Stripe.
Purple & Chrome | Bold Unique T-shirts with a Bold Message 50 Most Beautiful Tree Photos Trees are one of the most important life forms on our planet, as they provide oxygen for the rest of the organisms on Earth through a process called photosynthesis. Although trees come in many varieties, depending on the ecosystem, including pine trees, oak, cedar, redwood, palm trees and more, they all share similar characteristics and are great subjects for photography. Here, you’ll find 50 most beautiful tree photos from the best photographers in the world. Whether it’s a single tree illuminated by a fading sun, or a dense jungle or forest shrouded in mist, these photographs are all incredible in their beauty. So, enjoy the tree photography! If you need more photography inspiration, check out these other posts: Have an inspired day! St. Oak Sunshine by Alex37 Tomorrow Will Be A Better Day by Loren Zemlicka Limetree in Fog by Kregon Timeless Giant by MorbidtheGrim Symphony of Colors by Garry Lost Paradise by Gwarf A Beautiful Day by Valentina Kallias Bittersweet by Ursula Abresch My Mind by emats
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. 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?
Emily's Light & Bright Shabby ChicHouse Tour | Apartment Therapy Chicago Name: Emily Location: Ukrainian Village, ChicagoSize: 1,000 sfYears lived in: Just over one year When I wrote the post about Emily's welcoming guest room earlier this month, I knew I had to see the rest of her apartment. Luckily, Emily was willing to have us all over for a House Tour! Emily's crafty guest room is just the beginning of her stylish home. As Emily mentions in her survey, she is limited as a renter by color in this apartment. It's obvious that Emily has put a lot of thought and hard work into creating a perfect little bachelorette pad. Apartment Therapy Survey: My/Our style: My style has always been very organized, clutter-free, light and bright with a tendency towards clean, straight lines and white. Inspiration: There's so much inspiration out there today in both magazines and blogs! Favorite Element: It's hard to compete with my rooftop's view, but my favorite indoors element is the wall behind my sofa. (Thanks, Emily!) Images: Jason Loper
Fictionfield - Blog Still life: Bent objects » Article » OWNI.eu, Digital Journalism UPDATE: The Return of Bent Objects Wires transform these objects from inanimate to hilarious works of art. Little polish girl McDonalds as Sculpture Materials Yeah, this is where those come from Dancing Queens English breakfast Sylvia Muffin put her head in the oven. The introvert Bananas in bed – let’s slip into bed together You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto. Fruit with life experience Zombies are nuts about brains Modest pear Literary interpretations Paper training our little dog, Frank A little cat doodle Photo Credits: Terry Border at Bent Objects View more In Pictures sets on Owni.eu
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 generally try to avoid Pinterest. Boy howdy, this project. Glass straws are one of my absolute favorite plastic replacements.
CZ Chain Earrings Designed by: Virginia Magdaleno Skill Level: Intermediate Materials: 26 Gauge Silver Soft Flex® Craft Wire – 1 spool Sterling Silver 4 Loop Open Faced Connector – 2 connectors (1 pkg) Sterling Silver Earwires – 2 ear wires (1 pkg CZ Rondelles – about 66 beads Tools: Soft Flex® Professional Needle Nose Pliers Soft Flex® Professional Round Nose Pliers Soft Flex® Professional Flush Cutters Instructions: Attach 1 ear wire to the top outside loop of 1 connector Use Soft Flex® Professional Flush Cutters to cut 4 inches of wire. Projects not intended for children under the age of 13.