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Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects. RetroSuburbia: the downshifter’s guide to a resilient future (Online Version) The Victorian Kitchen Garden - S01 - E01 - The Beginning. FAQ - #THE100DAYPROJECT. What makes a good project?

FAQ - #THE100DAYPROJECT

So many things! Depends on what you're looking to get out of it. Sustainable Geometry : 45 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables. Introduction: Sustainable Geometry Use some scrap cardboard and a few easy to find supplies to create a decorative, geometric table lamp made of pentagons and dodecahedrons.

Sustainable Geometry : 45 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables

Add a color changing LED bulb for a relaxing mood or nightlight. Teacher Notes Teachers! Did you use this instructable in your classroom? Step 1: Gather Your Tools and Supplies Cutting Mat or Board (I used a scrap of plywood) Metal Ruler X-ACTO Knife 2-3 Extra X-ACTO Knife Blades Scissors Popsicle Stick (for spreading glue) Drill 3/8” Drill Bit Phillips Head Screwdriver Wire Strippers Wire Cutter 2 Adjustable or 9/16” Wrenches Small Acrylic Paint Brush, Cup of Water, and Pallet 4-5 Heavy Books (to use as weights) Computer and Printer Fine Point Marker Step 2: Print the Templates Template Print List Tip: Use scrap paper.

Step 3: Lamp Base - Stage 1 Trim out the largest pentagons from all copies of templates Base 1, Base 2, Base 3, and Base 4. Print and Play Games. Cutting Tools By Tatsu For the do it yourselfer, there are certain basics that go towards making your own games.

Print and Play Games

The first is a cutting tool. While its true that a steady hand and a decent pair of scissors will suffice, often the materials being cut are thicker than normal or made from more durable materials. In addition, its much harder to get a nice professional look with scissors. Dare to DIY. Build Your Own Murphy Bed for $275 - LifeEdited. One of the bigger challenges to starting your edited life is reasonably priced transforming furniture.

Build Your Own Murphy Bed for $275 - LifeEdited

While we believe the high quality and versatile Resource Furniture used in the first LifeEdited apartment is worth every penny, many of their large pieces are several thousand dollars, putting it outside the price range for many people. Perhaps no piece of furniture is more important to an edited home than a transforming bed. Beds are huge space hogs, whose utility is only relevant when we’re unconscious. A queen sized bed is about 35 sq feet; why wouldn’t you want to use that space for your 16 waking hours? A “product” called the Moddi Murphy Bed is the least expensive entry point we’ve found for getting your bed out of the way. One of the aims of LifeEdited is providing the resources to make simpler, happier lives, no matter your budget. Via IKEAhackers image from Apartment Therapy. Pink Penguin. ALEA IACTA EST. IKEA Hackers - Clever ideas and hacks for your IKEA.

CUT/SEW. Canada Arts Connect Magazine. Hand Embroidery Tutorials. How-To: Dark Fabrics Part 1.

Hand Embroidery Tutorials

Non daily diary — Le Lapin dans la Lune. Working on watercolors after 25 years of CG art, then publishing illustration books, I discovered one thing : there’s gazillion of ways to create colors, but only one to see them.

Non daily diary — Le Lapin dans la Lune

I know a lot of people won't believe it , but here is the truth about colors. Red is not really the complementary of green, and blue isn't always the complementary of orange, but purple is the complementary of green. Yes. PouLovingUnicorns. Bookbinding University: How to Make a Hard Cover - Damask Love. Bookbinding University is in full swing!

Bookbinding University: How to Make a Hard Cover - Damask Love

If you missed the last lesson on “How to Make a Text Block,” you’d better study up because today we’re moving on to the fun part! Today we’re making the covers for our text blocks and this is where you get to tap your creativity and personalize your notebook. If you are like me, you have a stash of 12 x 12 patterned paper that would make Hobby Lobby jealous. Well, today’s tutorial will have you searching through your collection for the perfect “statement” pattern for your notebook. Let’s get started. Alisaburke. Little Hannah. Queenland. El blog de Anita. Cedar Hill Farmhouse - simple. French. decor. LEARN TO SEW. Fanfic and Feminism.