50 Things Everyone Should Know by Mark and Angel Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life. To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades. While not totally comprehensive , here is a list of 50 things everyone should know how to do. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Read the rest of the article
TetraBox Light by Ed Chew Liquid to Light Designer Ed Chew takes a green step in the right direction with the TetraBox lamp, a light object made from discarded drink packets that would have otherwise ended up in landfills already packed to the brim. The design is achieved by unfolding the packets and refolding them into hexagonal and pentagonal sections that are then pieced together to form a geodesic sphere or any other desired shape. Designer: Ed Chew Motohiko Odani Sculptural works by Japanese artist Motohiko Odani. And even more of his work here. How to Make Your Own Beauty Products from Scratch - Lifestyle Let's keep things simple this week. When it comes to personal-care products, we are big believers in streamlining what you use—see "Eight Products You Think You Need But Don't" for a refresher—buying less in general, and getting creative. We have both always loved experimenting in our kitchens and our bathrooms, checking ingredients in products we love, isolating the main ones, and then trying them on their own. Sometimes it works: A favorite hair leave-in contained aloe, for example, so one day we tried aloe alone and found that, lo and behold, it worked just fine on its own. Simple body scrub Many body scrubs, even the ones that claim to be sugar- or salt-based, actually contain beads made out of polyethylene, which is environmentally deplorable (it all goes down the drain, remember)—to say nothing of the preservatives, fragrance, penetration enhancers, and sulfates that typically bulk up these products. Honey face wash One-ingredient eye liner Perfume Shave oil Yogurt face mask
Wine Bottle Light November 3rd, 2009 This past spring Daniel and I went on a road trip from San Francisco to the Grand Canyon. Along the way we stopped at Chateau Julien for a wine tasting. I wanted to do something with the empty bottle instead of throwing it in the recycling bin. So here it is! You’ll need: an empty wine bottle a drill safety glasses and gloves (just in case the bottle breaks) 1/2″ glass drill bit masking tape short strand of Christmas lights (with a plug only on one end) How to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Total Logo Design Process for Edit Websites | PDF Proofs & Design Work Total Logo Design Process for Edit Websites. Edit Websites is a powerful web solution that enables its users to effortlessly edit their websites with little or no web-skills. There will be five website services in all, with Edit Websites comprising of Holiday Edit, Church Edit, School Edit and Plus Edit. All of these sites are still in development, except for Church Edit, which will also be re-branded soon. Project Start Kyle Cottington, the man behind the whole operation tasked me to design a cohesive set of logos that work both individually and as a whole. My first step was not to start designing on the Mac, but to conceptualise my thoughts with pen and paper. The idea behind the Concept The whole selling point of the Edit website system is editability. Next Steps When I sketched-out several pages of designs and some mind-mapping, I designed very rough icons for the logos in Illustrator, presenting them to Kyle as an emailed PDF. Set 1: Plus Edit Logo. Set 2: School Edit Logo. Conclusion
How to make glitter shoes! Last week I posted a pic on Instagram of some shoes I was glittering for my friend, Stacy. She wanted a pair of glitter booties like this pair but since they were no longer for sale I decided to make her a pair. I recieved tons of questions about the process and supplies. I thought I'd post a quick how-to for those of you wanting to DIY your very own pair of glittery shoes. You'll need: A pair of shoes that you want to glitter. All you have to do is use a small paint brush to apply a heavy layer of glue to a section of your shoes, cover them in glitter (pour it on over a piece of paper). Tips: It can be difficult to get the details perfect, like going around laces, getting the tounge of the shoes and creating clean edges. Here's a tiny peek of Stacy wearing her new glittery shoes! PS.
DIY best of: organization I think it’s the inspiration and motivation I get from seeing other people’s homes, or maybe it’s the relaxation of being in a clean hotel with modern fixtures, but organization becomes very important to me when I get back to my house after a long trip. Since the weather is improving, I’m feeling ready to tackle spring cleaning head on — just in time too, since summer is right around the corner! Here are some of our favorite DIY projects for organizing loose items and clothing. Image above: Grace keeps her keys handy on this pretty patterned key rack. More organizational DIY projects continue after the jump! Image above: Brenna’s secret storage books, all made from paper and cardboard! Image above: Create a compelling art installation on your wall that can also keep your clothing organized with Morgane’s drawer hangers. Image above: Add a bit of nature to your organizing with these easy-to-make twig pushpins. Image above: Derek and Lauren’s nifty pegboard wall unit.
Top 10 Awe-Inspiring Images of Jellyfish That Will Amaze You Check out these stunning jellyfish images that show them in different types of colours and shapes. I can remember seeing some lit-up in ultra-violet once, and have been interested in them every since. My favourite image shown here is Cosmic Jellyfish by Darvin Atkeson. He states: “This is one of many of the types of Jellyfish they have at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and one of my favorite ones. It was about the size of your hand and moved quite quickly. It was in a cylinder aquarium which made photographing somewhat difficult. Jellyfish by Sara Boyer Jellyfish at Academy of Sciences by Todd Fong Jellyfish by huggins Jellyfish by Arthur S Please Stumble this Post: Jellyfish Bloom by Leigh Dunne Würfelqualle / Box Jellyfish by Sebastian Gerhard Golden Jellyfish by Florian Wizorek Moon Jellyfish by Oleg Milyutin Jellyfish by Matthew Short Credits: All images of jellyfish shown are © Copyright of Authors from pages linked on each photo used. ★ Related Posts here on Design Soak Magazine ★
Easy DIY jean shorts: hi-waisted & bleached | PopCosmo image via Pinterest (no through link provided!) #1 High-waisted Jean Shorts This summer, the 90’s are back with high-waist vintage style jean shorts being all the rage. The downside to this adorable style? Shelling out some serious cash to get your hands on the perfect pair! Materials needed: thrift store long pants, scissors, a pen, a ruler, a needle, and tweezers Steps: 1. Optional fraying and tattering…. 6. #2 DIY Bleached Jean Shorts (my personal favorite) Materials needed: jean shorts, bleach, trash bag (or go outdoors), plastic gloves 1. ~By Sarah, Intern 2012 Toilet Paper Roll Wall Art Well that’s a mouthful! So the time has come, it’s Pinterest Challenge time again! Every season Sherry from YHL and Katie from Bower Power throw a little link party to get people to stop pinning things and actually start making. This was the image I saw that sparked me to start saving my toilet paper rolls. I literally have been saving my rolls for. ever. Here’s what my toilet paper wall art turned into! Ok let’s get down to the nitty gritty. Next, I cut them up. Then, I took 4 pieces and glued them together using a hot glue gun. I continued doing this until I had about 40. Then I took the mirror I was going to use (10″ mirror purchased at Joann’s for $8) and placed it on the floor and started adding all the circles around keeping in mind that I wanted to keep it in a circle. At this point when I looked at it I felt it resembled a snowflake so I had to figure out how to completely round it out. Once everything was attached I used command strips on the back of the mirror and hung it up!