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How-Tuesday. How-Tuesday: Agate Slice Art Wall Turn your rock collection into sleek and colorful art wall with this clever tutorial from Clare McGibbon.

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By Clare McGibbon Published: April 15, 2014. Sweatshirt liposuction. Henna. Tutorial: This Mama’s Fab Travel Chair. This fabric “high chair” is perfect for away from home dining. It’s no 5-point harness, but it helps secure them in the chair. This one was made from an old thrifted, quilted ottoman cover Gather materials: Quilted fabric for outer*, cotton broadcloth or similar for lining, Velcro. *Batting combined with broadcloth can also be used. 24 Survival Tips For Living Alone. Video. One Minute Tip: Making a Cypher Wheel Apartment Therapy Videos. How Not to Be a Hoarder. I don't own a TV, so I haven't actually seen the A&E series Hoarders.

How Not to Be a Hoarder

But having lived with a recovering one, I understand the tendency. Many of my friends have commented that they envy my minimal style. Seersucker swim cover up. Gallery « The Cheek of It! School of Burlesque and Cabaret. Biology. DRUGS. PLANTS. Miscellaneous. Animals. Sea Creatures. 35 Weird Architectural Mistakes. Creative and Cool Ways To Reuse Old Light Bulbs. So what do you do with your old light bulbs?

Creative and Cool Ways To Reuse Old Light Bulbs.

Like most of us, just throw it off! But we are sure once you go through this post, you will definitely have a few options to choose from. Well what can be said, after all these are just too creative! Light Bulb "Green" House: How about creating a 'green house' with these bulbs? These look quite impressive with small plants in them. 18 Creative and Cool Tent Designs. Collection of ‘Creative and Cool Tent Designs' from all over the world.

18 Creative and Cool Tent Designs.

Vessel Tent: It's a medium weight reversible jacket that can expand into a cocoon. Nyamuk Tent: Creation of designer Leonie Bergmaier, it's a sleeping bag, a hammock and a tent, all in one. Its made from super light polyester and the entire structure is supported by one pole that makes assembling quite easy. Making a picnic dress. Several people have asked me how to make my Picnic Dress.

Making a picnic dress

It’s a bit too complicated for the step by step instruction on how to draft a pattern I gave for the draped t-shirt, but I hope this will be enough detail for anyone who is familiar with how dresses are made. You will need 4 yards of 45″ fabric and an 18″ zipper. These are the pieces of the pattern. Mark out the measurements listed and the distances between them.

For example, on the waistband measure out the distance between your underbust/ribcage and your waist, then measure half your ribcage measurement at one side and half your waist measurement at the other. If you’re not used to making your own sleeves, trace both the arm hole and the top of the sleeve off a pattern you’ve used before and like. To make the curve of the skirt even, use your tape measure like an enormous protractor. New at IKEA. The Convertible “Infinity” Dress: How it almost defeated me, and what you need to make one. I made this thing.

The Convertible “Infinity” Dress: How it almost defeated me, and what you need to make one

It’s pretty cool. It’s a convertible dress that’s basically a circle and two straps, so it’s really easy, inexpensive, and crazy versatile. It’s been around forever and everyone seems to love it (in fact, part of the reason I’m posting this is to answer some questions for people I’ve run into), and I can hardly believe how close I came to not making it at all. I first found the instructions at a blog called rostitchery, and then I came across a second set at Cut Out + Keep. It sounded so easy. So I bought some material, spread it out in the living room, cut out my pieces, and… …stopped. I didn’t understand the next step. Bodyworlds. Death week News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - io9. SExpand Totally agree, it's wonderful!

death week News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - io9

I can't believe anybody fell for the rest of these, especially the obvious cotton ball ones. Not surprised to see that composition wasn't any better then than it is now. Easy Party Tricks To Impress Your Friends This Summer. Tee to Tank: A Tutorial by Jen from Upcycled Education. T-shirt makeovers. This Blog Friday, May 14, 2010.

t-shirt makeovers

Make my Week #23 - sweatshirt restyle. Like my new mustard blazer?

Make my Week #23 - sweatshirt restyle

Here is what it used to look like: an XL men's sweatshirt (who had the good fortune of being a delightful colour!) Gather here, snip there... surprisingly it worked, is comfy, 50 Recycled T-Shirt Tutorials. Robin Plaskoff Horton of Urban Gardens Curates Very Short List. June 6, 2012 by Robin Plaskoff Horton Opera, an über-luxurious mobile tent, was part of my curated piece for Very Short List.

Robin Plaskoff Horton of Urban Gardens Curates Very Short List

Photo: YSIN. I was honored to be today’s curator for one of my favorite sites, Very Short List. Chair Farm: Plant Yourself a Chair. For Milan Design Week 2012 at the Instant Stories exhibition by DMY in Ventura Lambrate, Berlin and Singapore-based architect Werner Aisslinger unveiled his Chair Farm–a living “plantation chair” produced in an agricultural lab. The steel corset trains the vine. Chair Farm’s steel corset trains a fast growing vine into the shape of a chair. Once the chair is formed, the corset is removed, and voilà, behold a chair. Like a plant, each chair is unique and is a thriving eco system intended to attract wildlife. Aisslinger has been experimenting for years with new materials and sustainable production methods. ”This chair is not produced,” explains the designer, “in the classical sense of the word. Growing a chair is merely a representation, according to Aisslinger, of a blossoming new activism.

The fully grown chair. The world's best sewing tutorials in no particular order. Alina's Adventures sew everything. * Dolls And Daydreams - Doll And Softie PDF Sewing Patterns: Fabric Label Tutorial: Made from Things in Your Pantry! This tutorial is not only for fabric labels but for printing on fabric for any project from your home printer and all from things that you probably already have in your pantry!!

I’ve wanted to get some fabric labels made for a while now … but of course I’ve run out of time. So I did a bit of experimenting today and whipped some up and you can too. What you’ll need: Computer/inkjet printer Freezer paper (it’s the paper that is waxed on one side only) Reynolds Aluminum 391 Reynolds Freezer Paper Light weight and light colored cotton Baking TrayVinegarWaterIron and ironing board2 Scissors (paper and fabric) First let’s talk about your logo/name design. 5 Things to Remember. T-Shirt Mini Dress with Downloadable Pattern! Guess what I did? I finally got up off my behind and took pictures of this dress! Cut Up Tshirt ∙ How To by Cammie K. on Cut Out. DIY: Dress Recon. XL Mens Tee Sewn Into Dolman. Directions + Video. 10 Fun Uses for Pool Noodles « Quiver Full of Blessings. May22 Pool noodles are everywhere this time of year and are usually sold pretty cheaply. Natural-Looking DIY Rock Doormat.

Stamped Washer Name Tag & Necklace. Canadian Living : Life : Work & Money : 40 simple ways to put money in your back pocket. DIY. Items similar to Victorian Doll House Birch plywood Laser Cut Kit 2 on Etsy, a global handmade and vintage marketplace. DIY Tie Dye Denim. Sand and Sisal: Glass Float Ornaments. Glass floats are beautiful blown glass buoys used traditionally by Asian fisherman to float their fishing nets.

Recycled Paper Mobiles... - Buzzmills. Hi there!! If you are stopping by via Pinterest or from another link, thanks so much for coming! T Shirt Dress DIY - Make a cute Summer Dress : DIY Fashion by Trinkets in Bloom. Make Your Own Bouncy Balls - Guest Post from Adventures of Home Life. I am delighted to have a guest post from Adventures of Home Life. If you haven't checked out this blog yet, you must head over as soon as you finish reading this.

In it, a mom shares her crafts and projects, easy recipes and parenting experiences. I think you will find yourself encouraged and inspired as you read her stuff. Hemp Hoop Earrings. Spend a lovely day with the kids at Thailand's Hell torture theme park. Pictures of sand: Close up photographs reveal its incredible beauty. The Psychology of Color. Explore Nature » Air Resources » Air Quality Webcams » Great Smoky Mountains NP, Look Rock Camera. Helioviewer.org - Solar and heliospheric image visualization tool. Skull-A-Day. Dynamic Dreamer ~ Art Weaver. Posted By lisahuntart on October 11, 2013 The finished Kingfisher-Shapeshifter watercolor painting. Here’s the finished Kingfisher-Shapeshifter watercolor painting. Crafted by Us. Handmade Gifts. DoctorWho. Mayan Day Signs. Native America - Cosmologies. Morphine. DIY Bleach Tie Dye.