Name the Thing Contest - 193

post from Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog on 26 November 2011 11:39:12 PM. © Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog

Thanks to ideasbynet.com for sponsoring another of our weekly contests. They will be providing a iPad Travel Companion Folder to the winner. One thing about the iPad is that when you are holding it the aluminum body feels quite slippery and this is certainly not something you wouldn’t want to have accidentally slip onto the [...]

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How to Make a Trick Paper Airplane

post from How to of the Day on 26 November 2011 10:00:00 PM. © How to of the Day

Would you like to know how to create an airplane that is very good at flying and that even stops itself from hitting the floor as it's coming down several times? Keep in mind that this airplane won't go fast or straight, but is still a fun piece of work to make!

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Vintage Book Candle Holder

post from The Polka Dot Closet on 26 November 2011 08:34:23 PM. © The Polka Dot Closet

I have so many old books so I thought....Hum, I wonder if I could make them into candles holders? This might look good for holiday decorating?

I started by tracing around my candles

Then I clamped the book together leaving the back jacket out of the mix so I could cut through the pages, then glue the back cover to hold the candles in place

I used my jigsaw for the big hole and these red thingys on my drill to cut the smaller holes

Don't worry if they are not exactly perfect holes because you are going to cover them with sheet music or scrap paper

Now I mod podged around all of the pages and the back cover and used the old brick trick and let it dry

If you have a great looking book you could leave the book jacket on, but since mine was an old math book I pulled it off. Then brought out my stamps and walnut ink and mod podged on a new top page, all of the details are on my post altering books

I think I'll do another one with a Christmas Theme

I put lace around the candles and tied a cord around the book

I know you will come up with great ways to alter this simple project and make it your own....I'm just the idea thrower!
Happy Creating!Carol

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How we added a "third room"

post from IKEA Hackers on 26 November 2011 07:35:06 PM. © IKEA Hackers

Materials: Billy bookshelves 106 cm; MDF board; pieces of wood; red velvet

Description: Our flat is not so big and so I've had the idea to create a "third room". First I painted the wall behind the new bed in red color. Then I built up the Billy bookshelves and placed two boards of MDF wood on them and fix them on the bookshelves with crossing pieces of wood. Must be solid!

Then I used one Billy to make the stairs. Lastly I put the red velvet around the bed upstairs to have a soft border and a little bit of color. And now upstairs we have a new bed and downstairs we store all our shoes. The room is bigger now and there is also place for a desk and a PC.

That's it!

~ Sue

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It's Complicated (2009): Explaining to the Kids

post from Do It Yourself Videos - Metacafe on 26 November 2011 07:00:00 PM. © Do It Yourself Videos - Metacafe

The clip explaining to the kids from It's Complicated (2009)No! What...Glad you're here, boss.Now, Jane, I know you don't need my advice, but...I got this one.Yeah. Yeah, I know you do.Knowing how to be divorced is next to impossible.And sometimes, over the years,I have thought that your dad and I weren't quite finished.And as it turns out, we weren't.So, I went out of my comfort zone,which I found out if you're really honest with yourself,isn't all that comforting.And I experimented with a part of myselfbecause I wanted to know if after all these yearsthere was still something there between us.And was there?Mmm, there kind of was. Yeah.But, Mom, you have to understand
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plastic bird ornaments

post from craftlog on 26 November 2011 06:34:22 PM. © craftlog

Last year I made cutout ornaments from a piece of Ikea fabric ironed on to backing. This year I was even lazier and used cutouts from sturdier plastic placemats. Hole punch and they’re done. My mom and sisters helped cut them out when they visited a couple of weeks ago. The Ikea codename is Klistrig.

I like that they’re Charlie Harper-esque.

If you would like one, I’d be happy to trade cards and/or ornaments. Just shoot me an email (maitreya@craftlog.org) with your address.

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Ducted Fan Bike

post from Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog on 26 November 2011 06:07:02 PM. © Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog

Ducted fan vehicles haven’t exactly caught on yet but they look like tons of fun. Remember the Ducted Fan Scooter we featured earlier this year? Rich Olson from Nothing Labs has built this Ducted Fan Bike, it uses 3 ducted fans that are mounted to the rear of a bike, some controls on the handlebars [...]

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How to Make Apple Soda Punch

Apple soda punch is a tasty fruit punch variant suitable for parties and as a delicious drink to have in the fridge for any time. It's based on apple cider and any flavor of fruit soda that you like best, so you can ensure that the end taste is one you're going to enjoy.

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Smart bedside alcove

Materials: Malm BedBoard 140cm, Pax Nexus 50x236

Description: Pax are drilled in order to create an integrated bedside table. Aluminum angles to hide the cuts.

5cm wedges are fixed between the wall and the headboard and neon lights are placed vertically on each side. Patches of semi-transparent plastic are inserted into U of aluminum.

(Bed is 160cm wide)

~ Z, France