Sparkfun China Trip

post from Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog on 09 April 2011 10:47:11 PM. © Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog

The guys from Sparkfun went on their second trip to China. They checked out some of their suppliers and lots of the markets.Via: Dangerous Prototypes“While there were shops and floors for all sorts of electronic goods, Bunnie had heard of a special market that dealt exclusively with bulk cell phones. That’s right, you [...]

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Prom 2011

post from Aileen's Musings on 09 April 2011 10:33:53 PM. © Aileen's Musings

GQ Morgan (on the right) with his buddy to pick up their prom dates! This is the first time I didn't get to see the girls and take pictures like I did with my other 2 boys *sniff*
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A cat and her lizard

post from Aileen's Musings on 09 April 2011 09:34:09 PM. © Aileen's Musings

Just a cat and her lizard!

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doily applique

post from craftlog on 09 April 2011 09:33:55 PM. © craftlog

Today’s Goodwill finds: some metal rings I intend to use for crochet frames and a 1970s craft book: Creative Crafts and Stitchery. I pretty much knew I was going to get it as soon as I saw the cover:

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My favorite project in it, and I mean that without any irony, is this doily flower applique. I especially like the leaves.

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I almost got a second book that had a pretty great blackwork owl pattern, but I ended up putting it back.

(Ha, just was searching for a good photo of the front cover since my copy is torn, and found out that doe-c-doe and playcait have both posted about this book and also liked the doily applique. Hive mind.)

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How to Choose Cattle for a Foundation Herd

post from How to of the Day on 09 April 2011 08:33:38 PM. © How to of the Day

You can't start a cow-calf herd without having some good quality animals from the outset. Knowing which cattle to look for, where to find them, and what to do with them is all important.

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7 euro light wonder

post from IKEA Hackers on 09 April 2011 04:33:51 PM. © IKEA Hackers

Materials: Melodi, art podge, Ikea napkins and fabric

Description: I wanted lighting that was custom to each room, and my budget was small, so I got some art podge when I was in Hungary and bought a few Melodi lights for our new place on sale at 5 euros a pop.

For the napkin (blue flowers) lamp I took the decorated part of 3 Ikea napkins and separated them from the rest of the layers of napkin, cut everything into rectangles, and used diluted art podge (with water) to get the napkins in the right shape and glued onto the outside of the Melodi. Then I left it hanging on the shower curtain rod to dry for 24 hours, put another coat of straight art podge over the whole thing and voila, a custom lamp that matches our Ikea bedspread.

The second lamp was done with the kids material you can find in the store because it was for my girls' room. This was only one step, using straight art podge with the fabric and left to dry for 24 hours. The only thing you need to remember is that the light is going to shine through, so if you mind the layered look when the light is on, you will need to do a lot of cutting and puzzle piecing to get the whole lamp covered without much overlap. Enjoy!!

~ Kristin, Athens, Greece

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Circuit Bending Day @ Störung Festival 6

post from GetLoFi - Circuit Bending Synth DIY on 09 April 2011 04:26:57 PM. © GetLoFi - Circuit Bending Synth DIY

The sixth festival of experimental electronic music and visual arts organized by Störung will start next Thursday 14th of April 2011 in Barcelona, Spain.During three days there will be performances, diffusion, screenings, a workshop and a sound installation of outstanding national and international artists of the electronic and experimental scene.CIRCUIT BENDING ACTIVITIES:Workshop:http://www.storung.com/festivales/2011/index.php?&lang=en&bio=wrk_circuitAndy Guhl Performance:http://www.storung.com/festivales/2011/index.php?&lang=en&bio=prf_andyJuan Matos [...]

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Project Kancil: Mira L200s Rear Lamp Installed

post from Car Enthusiast: Blogger | Car Modification | 2ZZGE,4AGE,4G93T,JBJL,4G13,4G15 on 09 April 2011 02:34:57 PM. © Car Enthusiast: Blogger | Car Modification | 2ZZGE,4AGE,4G93T,JBJL,4G13,4G15

Previous post I mentioned about what's next for my Kancil and I did created a poll on which should I go for. And the result is, 4 of my readers suggested I should go for the Mira L200s Rear Lamp. To be frank, I personally hope to get the Mira L200s rear lamp first as well.
Having some time this morning and I went over to the halfcut shop which I frequently visited. Luckily there was still a pair left for me and after some negotiation done with the worker there, I was able to get the rear lamp with a quite reasonable price. I will not post the price here but if you wish to know do contact me.
The installation was pretty straight forward as both the Kancil and Mira rear lamp are sharing the same socket. Besides that, the socket of the wiring is the same as well. Thus there is no need any modification during the installation, just plug and play.

Here are the before and after pictures.

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After

Pictures taken during night time. Found out right side bumper rear lamp is malfunction. Thus, is time for me to take out the bumper and check on what is the problem.

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Dolls house from a IKEA Catalogue

Materials: IKEA Catalogue, scissors, glue, cardboard

Description: We used last year's catalogue to cut and glue and make a dollhouse. Super easy, super fun!

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~ Lilla a

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How to Cook Pizza on a Barbecue

Cooking pizza on a barbecue is both an art and a science. A lot of things can go wrong, but with a bit of practice, it's quite easy to barbecue a pizza to serve along with other barbecue treats. Here's how.

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