Crafts for the day... Fimo and Sewing I found a book that I've had for a long time which had cute little fimo ideas in it. So, I made some of them today. These little ghosts, the bat and the pumpkin are made from Fimo. I then attached the whole saying to the glass of a dollar store frame and inserted a piece of ghost scrapbooking paper behind the glass. The boys saw this idea in the book and each wanted a pile of animals, so I made them for them. Next, I had received an email from a company called You Can Make This. Tami
Nest Rest: Huge Hanging Birdhouse-Shaped Hut for Humans « Dornob Tree house meets bird house, with a dash of hammock thrown into the mix. While it is not large enough to house the amenities of a true tree home, it is certainly a step up from a simple outdoor couch or recliner – and can be hung at a variety of heights. The resemblance goes more than skin deep, with a woven wood-like structure that parallels the way in which nests are built in nature. ? Almost as neat as the organic design by Dedon itself are the suggested implementations. Finally, the main frames come in a few colors including white and a more natural-looking brown, while the cushions are available in a variety of patterns, textures and materials including acrylic, leather and polyester … how these will weather the outdoors, though, is another question.
mushroomsinghanaproject - Mushrooms in Ghana Project Shiitake mushrooms A project to support Gha Sprouting | How to Grow Sprouts at Home | How to Sprout Sprouting at home is a simple way to lower your food costs, increase the amount of raw food in your diet, and be assured that the sprouts you eat are safe. Sprouting seeds to eat is a skill you can learn quickly, and a sprout garden takes very little time to maintain. All the sprouting supplies you need can be had for free or for a minimal investment. In no time at all, you’ll be enjoying the crunchy goodness of homegrown sprouts with every meal! Why should you sprout? When a seed starts to sprout, the qualities of the nutrients begin to change – complex compounds such as carbohydrates begin to break down into simple sugars, proteins break down into amino acids, and the fats into fatty acids. A sprouting seed is transformed from a long-term storage unit for starches into a living plant full of digestive enzymes, amino acids, and simple sugars. Ready to get started sprouting? What you’ll need to sprout at home: How to Grow Sprouts: [Images: top theogeo, middle not a hipster at Flickr]
bean bag sofa / bed i started out thinking about building a beanbag, but being the prototypically exuberant man's man that i am i thought: 'i am going to go huge! why make a beanbag just like everyone else? i'll make the biggest, baddest beanbag evah!!!' Well in the end i did make the biggest baddest beanbag evah, but i think any practical assessment would say that it is too large to be convenient (eg: hard to get through doorways and tends to fill all available floor area in room). But I learned enough through this effort that I can advise you, dear reader, how to build a most useful and practical beanbag sofa should you want to do so. summary: looking for that plush bean-bag chair comfort, but in a sofa size? This project is brought to you by MonkeyLectric and the Monkey Light bike light