Whipup newsletter no.17 2011

post from whip up on 05 May 2011 10:10:59 PM. © whip up

This week exciting news – we launched the third issue of our Action Pack: Mini-mag for kids who want to do stuff! This one is themed ‘Sew & Tea’, and is full of sewing and tea drinking projects. Sewing tea cups and tea cosies, tea dyeing fabric, learning how to hand stitch, some simple machine [...]

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How to Use Google +1

post from How to of the Day on 05 May 2011 10:00:00 PM. © How to of the Day

Google launched a recommendation system called +1 in late March 2011. It works by presenting a button which gives a certain search result, website and even Google ads your personal "stamp of approval". If you'd like to share your recommendations and see those of people you know, here's how to navigate this feature.

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Mother's Day Banner Tutorial

post from Aileen's Musings on 05 May 2011 09:34:17 PM. © Aileen's Musings

Mother's Day is just around the corner! Check out my repost of my Mother's Day Banner Tutorial
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Deli Paper Background Tutorial

post from Aileen's Musings on 05 May 2011 09:34:17 PM. © Aileen's Musings

Here's a slideshow showing how to create a deli paper paper background using Outside The Margin's Color Mists, that I created awhile back.

I'm often asked why I like using deli paper so much and it's because its so resilient...the type of deli paper I use is actually a sandwich wrap with a wet strength to it. What this means is that it looks and feels like tissue paper, yet its strong and durable. You can stature deli paper and it doesn't rip or tear yet it's thin and some what translucent like tissue paper.Supplies Used
Deli PaperColor MistsWhite GessoFoam StampsHeat GunStep 1. Mist the deli paper using various colors working from light to dark(Alternate using metalic colors to add shimmer and sparkle).Step 2. Once your done misting the paper crumple the paper up to further saturate it.Step 3. Mist further as needed while the paper is crumpled turning with each spray.Step 4. Using a heat gun begin drying your crumpled paper--keep the heat gun moving so keep from over heating. As the crumpled paper begins to dry it will slowly begin to open up some--continue helping it open up as you finish drying the paper.Step 5. Once the paper is dry smooth it out using your hands.Step 6. Squeeze out some gesso on a palette, using a make-up sponge blot gesso onto your foam stamp and then begin stamping randomly onto your colored deli paper. **Tip-rotate your paper as you stamp to give it a more randomly look.Step 7. Dry the wet gesso on your deli paper with the heat gun. *Optional Ideas*A. Once you dry the gesso you can mist the paper again and then dry with the heat gun.B. Bring out the colors further by using chalk inks near the stamped gesso designs.C. Stamp with gold leafing paint to give further depth once your gesso has dried.
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It’s Just Cool: A Man and His Rolls

post from Toolmonger: The Week In Tools on 05 May 2011 09:34:04 PM. © Toolmonger: The Week In Tools

The bond between driver and car often falls into the “If I have to explain, you wouldn’t understand” category – however, it’s a very rare driver and vehicle that make it 82 years together without interruption. That’s just what Allen Swift did.

In 1928, Allen Swift, Springfield, Massachusetts, received a new 1928 Rolls-Royce Picadilly P1 Roadster from his father as a graduation gift. Over the years, he put 170,000 miles on it, and drove it until October, 2005, when he died at the age of 102.

Ok, so the old man gave him a Rolls for graduating? I think the traditional gift upon graduating is a nice pen or perhaps nowadays a laptop, but damn, a Rolls? Must be nice. Then Allen did just what we always say we’d do but never actually make happen: He drove it forever and never traded it away.

Just one thing jumps out at us, though: 82 years and it’s got less than 200,000 miles on it? Guess he just drove it to the club and right back.

Rolls-Royce Picadilly P1 Roadster Still a Classic [Yahoo Associated Content]

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BaseMate Ladder Stabilizer

post from Toolmonger: The Week In Tools on 05 May 2011 09:34:03 PM. © Toolmonger: The Week In Tools

More often than not, the place you need to put your ladder is uneven — most of the outdoors just isn’t as flat and even as a parking lot. Some ladders have adjustable feet, but often you have to cope with a shaky situation any way you can.

The BaseMate ladder stabilizer provides a solid platform for most aluminum, fiberglass, and wood extension ladders. It’s a hardened steel arch with two “Easy Connect” arms that clamp to the bottom rung of the ladder whether it’s 12″ or 44″ wide. It’ll support up to 1,200 lbs. and is weight-tested to type 1A USA and Grade 1 CDN ladder requirements.

Once the BaseMate is attached to your ladder, tap on the release lever of the “triple-action” locking system with your foot and the arch can slide to plumb the ladder on an uneven surface. The non-slip, adjustable rubber feet keep the ladder in place.

The BaseMate will only add about 7 lbs. to the weight of your ladder. Pricing starts around $140 before shipping.

Base Mate [Corporate Site]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?]

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