Earthbag Construction EarthBag Homes - you're standing on the building materials... earthbag home Long sandbags are filled on-site and arranged in layers or as compressed coils. Stabilizers such as cement, lime, or sodium carbonate may be added to an ideal mix of 70% sand, 30% clay. Straw may also be added. earthbag home Plastic bags recycled into plastic bags -- if plastic does not break down for a thousand years, this building is sure to last several lifetimes. earthbag construction Foundations differ as per site. earthbag construction The time consuming part, filling the bags. earthbag construction Testing the strength of an arch. earthbag home Project Seres, Guatemala. projectseres.org, flickr.com earthbag home CalEarth -- Emergency Shelter Village, Hesperia, California. earthbag home Cal Earth -- Emergency Shelters. earthbag home CalEarth let the layers show. CalEarth -- this might not be totally earthbag, but like the fish face. earthbag home CalEarth photo by Mike Smith flickr.com Resources: Lessons:
Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe This hot fudge sauce was 100% impromptu and perhaps one of the best decisions that I have ever made at 9:45pm on a random Saturday night. This past Saturday my Chief Culinary Consultant was enjoying some guy time golfing and going to a baseball game, so I spent some quality time with my mom. My first instinct was to see if there were any chick flicks OnDemand. After a quick search, I realized that I forgot that 400+ channels yield virtually nothing in the good movie department. When I started poking around for a recipe, I obviously wanted something that could be made with ingredients I already had in the house. It’s rich, smooth, and the absolute perfect texture for pouring over ice cream. Once you make this hot fudge sauce you’re going to want to hoard it, hide it in the back of the refrigerator so no one can find it, and only eat it when alone.
DIY Tire Chains | MtnBikeRiders.com Making your own bicycle tire chains was not as hard as I thought it would be. I went to a local hardware store and picked up a few things I needed for this project. It turned out to be fairly inexpensive. Things I picked up were: 15″ of braided chain $7.20 15″ of 1/16 uncoated cable (picture frame wire) $3.15 3 packs of 1/16 cable ferrule (used to bind wire together) $.78 a pack A whopping grand total of $13.66 tax included. Tools needed: needle nose pliers, wire stripper, wire cutter, and zip ties. First let some air out of your tires. Then split the chain links into 6 links a strand. Place the first strand of links on the tire and secure with a zip tie. Once the chain links are in place, route the cable through the end links and secure with cable ferrule. Ensure the cable is taut. Finished product. Lastly, inflate tires for normal use.
Yurt Buildng Here is a free copy of my book Build your own yurt, written in 1995, It has been used by a great many people who have built their own yurts. Our designs have progressed enormously since 1995. For a much more comprehensive guide see The Complete Yurt Handbook or see the rest of our website A complete guide to making a Mongolian Ger by P.R. King First edition 1995, Second edition 1997. Third Edition Fully revised and expanded for 1998 Internet Edition Jan 2000 The Yurt The English word Yurt comes from the Russian Yurta describing a circular trellis walled framed tent. The Kirgiz yurt with bent-wood roof poles and crown and a domed overall shape. The two tiered yurt with a pointed roof and two layers of wall section placed one on top of the other. The Mongol or Kalmuk ger with straight roof poles, a heavy timber crown, often supported by two upright poles, and fitted with a wooden door. This proven design is equally well suited to the many uses for moveable dwellings in this country.
Candy Bar Card - Repeat Crafter Me Need a last minute Valentine’s Day idea for your honey? How about a candy bar card! I remember doing these when I was younger. There are so many different candy bars you could include in your note and this doesn’t necessarily have to be for Valentine’s Day. You could make one for graduation, Father’s Day, Birthdays or many other occasions! I especially love THIS ONE. My boys had fun helping me raid the candy bar aisle at Walgreens. I wanted it to start by saying “To my Big Hunk” but I couldn’t find a Big Hunk candy bar And I was going to end it with “I hope you find this card funny, love always your Bit-O-Honey” but I couldn’t find a Bit-O-Honey bar either. Some other ideas would be: “Our life is a Symphony” (using chocolate Symphony bar) “There are many Riesens why I love you” (using Riesen candies) “I love you Now and Later” (using Now and Laters) “There is no one on Earth, Mars or in the Milky Way that is better than you!” Feel free to list some of your ideas in the comments!
How To Make Custom Silicone Ear Molds for Your In-Ear Monitors There’s little worse than an amazing set of in-ear monitors that constantly fall out, and without that seal they’re not doing their job right. With some silicone putty, however, you can get a fit that seals right and locks tight. If you’re buying a really high-end set of in-ear monitors, like Shures or Westones, then odds are you can afford the $200 custom silicone molds. There’s a lot of information on the web about this, some of it conflicting and some of it unanimous. Materials DIY ear plug kit. Silicone putty is great and it’s easy to get a hold of. Disclaimer: In this project, you’re sticking something in your ear. How To Mold Get your earphones ready by taking off the sleeves. These Skullcandys look different from my Shures, and the little valley will ensure that the plugs don’t come off of the headphones. Open up the ear plug package and take a look at the contents. Read the instructions. Here are the separated putties. Now we’re ready to go. If there’s too much, take some of it off.
Fallacy List 1. FAULTY CAUSE: (post hoc ergo propter hoc) mistakes correlation or association for causation, by assuming that because one thing follows another it was caused by the other. example: A black cat crossed Babbs' path yesterday and, sure enough, she was involved in an automobile accident later that same afternoon. example: The introduction of sex education courses at the high school level has resulted in increased promiscuity among teens. 2. example: Muffin must be rich or have rich parents, because she belongs to ZXQ, and ZXQ is the richest sorority on campus. example: I'd like to hire you, but you're an ex-felon and statistics show that 80% of ex-felons recidivate. 3. example: All of those movie stars are really rude. 4. example: What's the big deal about the early pioneers killing a few Indians in order to settle the West? 5. 6. example: Either you favor a strong national defense, or you favor allowing other nations to dictate our foreign policy. example: It’s not TV. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Life {Sweet} Life: {Free Printable} I Love You Because Message Board I was browsing Pinterest the other day when I came across this pin from a content housewife, and knew it was something I couldn't wait to make. Patrick & I used to be great at leaving each other little notes, but it's definitely slowed down lately. I knew this idea was perfect, and something that we'll (hopefully) do on a regular basis. And yes, that includes him putting his clothes IN the hamper. If you want to make one, it's quite simple. Enjoy!