DIY - Single Use Antibiotic Packs
The ongoing trend in the consumer market of providing small, ready-to-go, individual size packages of consumables has been a win-win for the lightweight and ultralight backpacking communities. Always looking to shave a few extra ounces or grams off of our overall pack weight, these individual servings are the perfect fit for trail snacks, drinks, condiments - you name it. However, these nicely packaged individual servings can come at a premium. They can often be pricy or difficult to find without going online and ordering in bulk +shipping. That's when the creative types among us come up with ingenious solutions that lets us make our own alternatives using things we usually have lying around.
Drink Can Tinwork
Tinwork Embossed tinwork is sometimes used to decorate rustic style photo or mirror frames, or just to make decorative items such as Christmas tree decorations. The metal used is usually thicker (tinplate) and is normally worked with hammered tools - I wanted to try to get a similar effect, but with a bit less effort.
50 Free Apron Patterns You Can Make
Home / Crafts / 50+ Free Apron Patterns You Can Make [Updated 2012] Here’s a treat for Tipnut readers, three free booklets packed full of apron patterns! I’ve scanned, re-typed and organized over 50 vintage goodies from my personal collection and organized them into separate eBooks for you to download (they are in pdf format). Please Note: The files are quite large so they may take a few seconds to load.
The Basic Binding of Books: A Tutorial
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Underground cathedral (Wieliczka Salt Mines)
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce. The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia. Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do.
The Best Free Apron Patterns on the Net!
I love aprons. Not only are they practical (I always end up with flour head to toe if I neglect to wear one), but they tend to keep me on task. And these days, there are so many fun aprons available, it's tempting to acquire a whole collection for every mood and whim. My favorite aprons have full coverage, long straps for tying, and never need ironing. The latter is one reason I love aprons made of quilted fabric. Besides, if you're like me and you can never find a pot holder when you need one, a good quilted apron can double as one.
Binder Clips into Office Weapons
Wow, if you thought working at your white-collared job, sitting in your well equipped air-conditioned office, thinking that this is probably one of the safest place to be… you may just want to think twice about that. The office is a jungle. Beside having to watch your back against office colleagues who may be wolf in sheep’s clothes, you may just have to watch out for those seemingly utilitarian office supplies, because in conjuncture with other seemingly innocent office supplies, they may just result to be one of the deadliest office weapon yet. Below is an example of our favorite office supplies- binder clips, turned into office weapons. Take a few binder clips of varying sizes, turn them upside down, and clip the smaller binder clips inside the larger clips. It should look like this when the larger binder clips have clipped the smaller ones.
Inuit Mythology Project
Artwork for the INUIT MYTHOLOGY PROJECT by Inhabit Media, Nunavut The Inuit Mythology Project was founded to collect and preserve the culture, the legends and the heroes of the Inuit for their children. I feel honoured to take part in this exciting project. All images © by Inhabit Media
Ruler Growth Chart
I have been seeing these wonderful ruler growth charts on blogs and Pinterest. The first one I saw was here: Love it! Easy to follow instructions and great pictures! Of course I had to make my own and make it a little bit different. Here is what you need:
origami hang glider
Build and Surf an Origami Hang Glider on a Wave of Air (revised August 22, 2010) Good News! I have completed (July 2011) instructions for foam gliders, which I think are much better for beginners: easier to adjust, lighter weight so you have more time to react, not affected by high humidity (makes paper limp).
Canvas Silhouette Updates
Remember those canvas silhouettes of my kids I made last year? The plan was to update them once a year to keep track of how the kids are changing. I love how Charlotte went from a little no-neck baldy to a wild-haired darlin' in just one year's time.
Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and parts
I’ve had a few days during the HMX build while I’m either waiting for parts or waiting for something to dry and had some free time. I’m not exactly one to sit and watch TV when I have nothing planned, so I set out on another project. While I have electricity out to the garage now, heat has been an issue all winter long. Mattar graciously lent me his kerosene heater, which did an okay job of taking the bite off the chill. Insulating the garage would go a long way to help keep the bitter Vermont cold out, but that’s a project for another day.
