Beautiful/Decay Cult of the Creative Arts David Edgar, "Green Fiesta Jellyfish Lamp" The people of the United States alone toss out millions of plastic bottles every hour, and in a year, enough plastic film to shrink wrap Texas (which would be both a hilarious and horrifying feat.) Everyone knows it’s important to recycle, but it’s often hard to realize the consequences of forgetting about one little bottle; maybe we should consider not buying this stuff in the first place. Aurora Robson Aurora Robson estimates that so far, she has salvaged about 30,000 plastic bottles, preventing them from entering our landfills, oceans, and the costly recycling system. Aurora Robson, "Vortexas", 2008 Julia Anne Goodman Another fan of junk-mail as material, Julia Goodman creates massive sculptures of recycled paper that’s been sculpted and cut, and mashed into a pulp before being reformed. Julia Anne Goodman, "Certain is Nothing Now", 2009 Miwa Koizumi Miwa Koizumi, "PET", 2005 Sumer Erek Sumer Erek, "Newspaper House", 2008 Caroline Saul Jill Townsley
Curso gratis En este curso gratis de Aulafacil.com explicamos la elaboración de figuras de pasta, arcilla poliméricas o masillas. Esperamos que este curso sea entretenido y fácil. Aquí pueden aprender de forma gratuita la elaboración de diversas figuras, adornos y collares. En este curso vamos a trabajar con arcilla polimérica. Fimo es sólo el nombre de la pasta modelable de la marca Eberhard Faber, pero puedes encontrar el mismo producto con otros nombres, como sculpey, premo o cernit. Es muy similar a la plastilina. No se endurece al aire, y podrás reutilizar los sobrantes. Para trabajar con estas arcillas necesitas una superficie lisa y no absorbente, como cristal o mármol. Como ves a la izquierda, las pastillas Fimo vienen pre cortadas para facilitar las mezclas de colores y el amasado.
Thailand is ready for a flood Flooding in Thailand covers more and more territories: 28 out of 76 provinces are flooded in the kingdom. Residents of the country are in panic, experts have called this disaster strike the strongest in the last ten years. I want to show you how people are preparing for the next disaster and how they have overcome this one.
Trim Painting Tips - Article Careful sanding is the key to a perfect job 1 of 1 Sand all moldings Smooth all rough spots with sandpaper. If your woodwork is smooth, just give it a once-over with 120-grit sandpaper. Caution! If your home was built before 1979, check the paint for lead. Fill holes and dents Fill all holes Fill holes with spackling compound using a flexible putty knife. To repair large dents or gouges on edges that are vulnerable to abuse, use hardening-type two-part wood filler (Minwax High Performance Wood Filler is one brand). Shine a strong light across the woodwork to highlight depressions and ensure that you don’t miss any spots as you’re applying the filler. Caulk for a seamless look Caulk all cracks Squeeze caulk into every gap and crack. Here’s a step that many beginners don’t know about but pros swear by. Spot-prime to avoid blotches Prime bare wood and filled areas Brush a stain-blocking primer over bare wood and filled areas to prevent spotting when you paint later. Add an extender to latex paint
Brilliant Recycling Idea I am always looking for innovative recycling ideas and look what I found! A screen made of soda bottle bottoms - I use empty water bottles to aid watering in my planted containers. Cut off the bottoms, unscrew and remove the lid.Place the bottle in the container to be planted with the screw top down.Add peat moss inside the bottle and then surround the bottle with potting mix to hold upright. Add plant material and you have a reservoir for water that places the water at the root level where plants really need it. Try this it really helps containers stay moist at the root level decreasing the need for daily watering during the hot Summer months. Lovely flowers strung together look so great. Wouldn't this be a fun light cover?! Did you know that 8 out of every 10 empty water bottles end up in landfills or incinerators? This would be a great screen in the garden - a translucent privacy screen to conceal unsightly compost piles? Look how great the screen looks outside!
Make Your Own Pop Bottle Drip Irrigation System | You Grow Girl The last time I forgot to water my outdoor potted plants and discovered them completely wilted and hanging on the cusp of near death, I decided it was time to take action. Some of the plants on my deck receive a full, searing sun all day long during the hottest mid summer days. While these plants thrive under such conditions if properly taken care of, they will die quickly if they don’t receive enough water. Although it has been unusually rainy this year in these parts, full sun deck plants will still get extremely hot and dry very quickly. One of the best ways to provide a steady water supply to your plants without your constant attention is the gradual watering system or drip irrigation. The materials you will need are as follows: 2 litre plastic soda bottle or water bottle that still has the lidDrill and small drill bitSharp knifeCutting surface Drill 4-8 small holes into the cap of the plastic bottle.
Petal Drops at Firebox.com description Fits neatly onto the bottle top Collecting rainwater makes perfect sense, but why do it with some ugly old bucket when you can use a few Petal Drops? Yes, we know it rains all the time in dear old Blighty but you can use the collected rainwater to feed thirsty houseplants, fill your water pistol or refresh rain-dodging window boxes without bothering the tap. Recycle plastic bottles As well as their practical, planet-hugging uses, Petal Drops will add a suitably quirky look wherever you choose to place them.
Rosenbaum » ROSENBAUM RESPONDE: LDL #48 – Horta vertical Amigos, Recebi muitos e-mails e comentários em todas as nossas redes (Blog, Twitter e Facebook) perguntando sobre como fazer a horta vertical de garrafas PET, da casa da Família Rodrigues, no Lar Doce Lar #48, em Itaim Paulista, SP. Antes de dar dicas sobre como construir a sua, agradeço todas as mensagens sobre esta reforma para o Lar Doce Lar. // ROSENBAUM RESPONDE: LDL #48 – Horta vertical A garrafa PET é uma invenção que deu certo em termos econômicos, mas vem trazendo uma dor de cabeça quando pensamos na enorme degradação do Meio Ambiente causada por ela. Buscar alternativas para sua reutilização tem sido um esforço da sociedade em diversos lugares do Brasil, como já constatei nas minhas andanças pelo país. As garrafas plásticas podem ser reaproveitadas para cultivar vegetais de pequeno porte, temperos e ervas medicinais, presas em muros e paredes ou apoiadas em suportes de diferentes materiais. - Garrafa PET de 2 litros vazia e limpa; - Tesoura - Terra - Muda de planta Marcelo Rosenbaum.
The Super Strength of POLLI-Bricks – Bricks Made from Recycled P These recycled plastic bottle bricks are more affordable and durable than traditional bricks Photo from flickr They’re transparent and translucent. Although these plastic bricks may not be as cool as the Heineken beer bottle interlocking bricks from Joe Laur’s One Million Buddhist Beers on the Wall, One Million Buddhist Beers…. blog post, these are a pretty cool close second! Here’s a video of Brian Chee talking about POLLI-Bricks at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: Oh, and did I mention how durable these bricks are? I love the fact that the bricks are solar-powered, and that they retain sunlight during the day to help illuminate them at night! digg