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Tsumami Kanzashi Flower Hair Clip I have recently discovered these beautiful folded flowers, and I absolutely cannot stop making them. Tsumami Kanzashi are traditional Japanese folded flowers, made from small squares of silk, that are typically worn by women as hair ornaments in traditional hairstyles. They seem really complicated and intricate, and they can certainly be that if you really want; but it completely doesn't need to be! I love to make them out of cotton prints that are fun and bright, in addition to scraps of silk and other light fabrics. These can be used in countless applications. In this tutorial, I'm making one attached to a hair clip, but you could add them onto headbands, combs, brooches, necklaces... the list could go on. There are a few tutorials out there on the internet, but to find a good variety in petal shapes can certainly be difficult, you just have to keep looking, and just grab a square of fabric and just test stuff out.

Incredible Wave Pictures | Prelovac.com - StumbleUpon These incredible images of waves were taken by the number 1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the the best images of his career. The pictures capture magical moments inside the wave "tube", as surfers say. Sun ... glints off wave Sand ... in surf Tubular ... shining Beach ... surf crashes down Molten ... liquid gold White ... tumultuous water Red ... mysterious shot Break ... wave crashes down Water sparkles dance... More like this: Posted in: LeisureTAGS:amazing pictures, beauti ful pic, beautiful images, beautiful pictues, beautiful pictures, beautiful pictures scenery, google wave put pictures, incredible pictures, juta semmel, scenary pictures, surfing images, wave images, wave pics, wave picture liquid gold, wave pictures, wave pictures liquid gold Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

The 1 Pound Pack-Rifle (And Fishing Pole!) A pack rifle is a rifle small enough to be carried in a backpack. They are generally chambered in small caliber cartridges, such as the .22 LR or .410 shot shell, and are used for hunting, survival and plinking. The Marlin Papoose is an example of a pack gun (notably a favorite of Tam and Andrew). My pack rifle is a SBR (12″ barrel) Ruger 10/22. To carry it in a pack I remove the stock, cutting down the overall length by a few inches. The single-shot bolt-action Pack-Rifle weights just 0.97 lbs! A laser and scope mount are optional accessories. Another unique feature of the Pack-Rifle is that is can be converted to a fishing pole! [ Many thanks to Dude for emailing me the link. ] Related ZooBorns: Fennec Fox Australia's Taronga Zoo welcomed three Fennec Fox infants, the first to be born to a new breeding pair from Europe. The kits, which are just starting to emerge from their nest box, were born on December 19, 2012, a year after the zoo introduced their parents, Zinder and Kibali, a new breeding couple from Europe. Carnivore Keeper Tamara Bell said, “Any new arrival is special, but what makes these Fennec kits even more important is that they’re the first offspring born to Zinder, the male who came from Germany, and Kebilli, the female from Poland. This means that these kits are not related to any of the Fennec Foxes here in Australia.” Photo Credit: Rick Stevens Aside from expanding the genetics in the Australasian region, the young Fennec Foxes have also provided a boost to the captive population of the species, which dropped to only six throughout Australia prior to 2010. Read more about the kits, and see more pictures, after the fold:

How To Give Your Photos a Dark Processed Lomo Effect This post was originally published in 2010 The tips and techniques explained may be outdated. Follow this step by step post processing guide to give your photos a dark lomo style effect with high contrast, blue tones and vignette burns. The effect is based on the popular lomographic technique and is similar to the processing effect used in many fashion shots and advertisement designs. Overall this effect does a great job of adding impact to a plain photography with cool colour casts and unusual saturation. View full size photo effect Begin by opening your photograph of choice into Adobe Photoshop. Go to Image > Adjustments > Levels and tweak the tones of the image. At the bottom of the Layers palette, click the Adjustment Layer icon and select Curves. Change the drop down menu to Green and tweak the graph for the green channel to further alter the tones of the image. Finally alter the Blue channel, creating an inverted ‘S’ shape to enhance the blues to give a cool colour cast.

WikiHouse: Design, Download, Print & Build a Prefab Home | Designs &Ideas on Dornob Contrary to sometimes-mistaken popular opinion, architects are not artists who create a new each time from scratch – they work with a palette of materials, techniques and tricks of the trade that build upon one another and evolve over time. Hence WikiHouse, an open-source approach to sharing designs that are envisioned in Google SketchUp and can be sent to a plywood printer for construction. CNC (computer numerical control) milling machines can cut what you need based on finished drawings exported from this simple and free 3D program. The ten principles of the still-nascent WikiHouse project can be summarized as follows: be strategically lazy, building on and contributing to the work of others.

Hyperbole and a Half Packing all of your belongings into a U-Haul and then transporting them across several states is nearly as stressful and futile as trying to run away from lava in swim fins. I know this because my boyfriend Duncan and I moved from Montana to Oregon last month. But as harrowing as the move was for us, it was nothing compared to the confusion and insecurity our two dogs had to endure. Our first dog is - to put it delicately - simple-minded. When we started packing, the helper dog knew immediately that something was going on. When the soul-penetrating pathos she was beaming at me failed to prevent me from continuing to put things in boxes, the helper dog became increasingly alarmed. Unfortunately for the helper dog, it took us nearly a week to get everything packed up. But the simple dog seemed to enjoy the trip. Even though she threw up seven times. She actually seemed to like throwing up. But as far as the simple dog was concerned, it was the best, most exciting day of her life.

45+ Exceptionally Useful Free Handwritten Fonts Should Handwritten Fonts be used in web design? For quite some time companies and governments have been working hard to make daily life things available as digital services in whatever way possible to speed processes up and cut costs. At the same time most communication takes place on digital channels by sending emails, chatting, electronic orders, paying online, doing banking online…well almost anything goes on the line today. Sending a good old snail mail letter is still possible but not that popular really. Advertisement This article is an update of 45+ Exceptionally Useful Free Handwritten Fonts. First some inspiration on how Handwritten Fonts can be used Have you seen good use of handwritten fonts in logos, web designs, posters etc? One use of Handwritten Fonts that we see used quite often is a vision or mission statement below a company logo. Also handwritten fonts can effectively be used in a feature box to deliver a “soft introduction” to a product. Handwritten Fonts Grutch Shaded

20 Awesome Products And Design Ideas - StumbleUpon September 2, 2011 | 48 Comments » | Topics: Design, Pics Hot Stories From Around The Web Other Awesome Stories File:ItemslistV110.png Story Behind Those Stunning Cinematic Gifs Here at theMET, we're always looking for creative projects that catch our eye. More than anything, we love posting about work that pushes boundaries, showing our audience something that has been changed, flipped or spinned into something magically different. Then, we see it as our job to find out the story behind such projects. What inspired the artist or photographer to start down that path? What do they hope others get out of their work? A few days ago, when Met member Mark Huckabee put up a post called Astounding Animated Gifs, we knew we had to dig deeper. Before we go into that more, enjoy these lovely cinemagraphs that they sent directly to us. What's been the response like, so far, on your animated gifs? Which of them is your favorite piece and why? What do you hope others get out of these works? Which gif has been the most popular and why do you think that is? Were you inspired by other gifs or anyone else before you started this more artistic ones? From Me to You website

Bratwurst Beer Recipes, Beer Batter Recipes, Cooking with Beer Beer is brewed from hops, yeast, barley and barley malt – very healthy ingredients that add their individual flavors to food. Beer can be used in just about every cooking technique. In particular, beer makes good marinades because it tenderizes the meat. Steam, poach or marinate seafood with your favorite beer and combination of spices. It can take some time and experimentation to find out which beer works best with your cooking style. Click here for some recipes to get you started including the two delicious dishes pictured above — Captain Ron's Bratwurst and the hearty Kielbasa, Mac and Cheese Casserole. To enjoy all of our delicious recipes, take home a copy of Your Gnometown Cookbook - available online or at the brewery. 43 recipes using beer; 92 pages of practical tips for cooking with beer; the legend of the Heinzelmännchen & Dieter's legend. $21.

30 Best Exapmle Of Selective Color Photography May 17th, 2011 Huda Ikraam Today here I am presenting so interesting and amazing photography type it’s my first post on it and I should love to do more. If you look first on images then you realize that all pictures have different color, half picture is black and white and half is colorful, this is called selective color photography. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Business Ideas for the Self Employed Several years ago, I had a lovely long-term consulting assignment which kept me both busy and solvent. One morning I woke up and realized that it was coming to an end and I had nothing lined up. After a few moments of panic, I decided to get serious about creating my next income source. Over time, I’ve learned that there are other benefits to this simple technique. There’s an old saying, popularized by Robert Schuller, that goes, “By the inch, it’s a cinch. You can begin implementing the $100 Hour even if you now have a job or other commitments that clamor for your time. A word of warning is in order here. To show you how easy this is and to get you thinking along these lines, I’ll give you some of the $100 ideas that have appeared on my lists and those of others who are joyfully jobless. Every single one of these ideas can be started easily and inexpensively, so there’s no excuse for not getting your own $100 Ideas List started. . . Many people think of concierges as miracle workers.

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