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Colander Lampshade

post from Daily DIY on 28 August 2008 11:00:41 PM. © Daily DIY

Michelle @ CRAFT writes: Ikea Hacker points out lamps that Jim makes from things he finds at Ikea like this Ordning colander. I can't say I would ever use a colander as a lampshade, but it does look pretty cool.Read more | Permalink |[...]

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Austin Event: Sew It Up

post from Daily DIY on 28 August 2008 10:39:29 PM. © Daily DIY

The picture pretty much says it all about this sew-riffic event tomorrow night:Here are a few more details. If you're not into needlework and don't want to become 'sew', feel free to volunteer and have your own skillshare!Read more | Permalink[...]

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pattern: love heart pillow

post from whip up on 28 August 2008 09:47:00 PM. © whip up

anny purls has a free pattern to this gorgeous winged love heart knitted cushion. [thanks Kate for the link].

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pop up politics

post from whip up on 28 August 2008 08:46:00 PM. © whip up

fun pop up from popular kinetics: Choose your candidate and pop him right into the White House! Download and print the pdf file onto card stock and start cutting, folding, and gluing. Then VOTE in November!

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news and letters

post from whip up on 28 August 2008 08:32:00 PM. © whip up

Amy sent in this “Please think about this family today and say I love you to those you do. Life is fragile.” :: Amy’s Auction :: Design mom Auction (275+ opportunities to help Nie recovery - All of the auctions are being run independently and may have different rules and different end times.)

Spoonflower update: updated and improved shopping cart :: Lower shipping rates :: 3-Yard Limit On Fabric Items (reduced printer mistakes on larger pieces) :: now you can cast your vote for a second type of fabric to be offered ::

a giveaway at craftactually

ILLUSTRATIVE Art festival together with a Young Illustrator’s Award competition :: Deadline for submission fee: 31st of August 2008 :: Deadline for submission works: 31st of August 2008

Mind bites: video instructional contest ‘The Baby Formula’: launches September 3. (instructional videos related to babies and parenting) :: $1500 of cash prizes :: they are working with ‘Any Baby Can’, a charity that helps children to reach their potential through education, therapy and family support services :: crafty submissions in the parenting/new baby genre might include: knitted or crocheted blankets/clothes/toys, quilts, baby book scrapbooks, appliqué, embroidery, breastfeeding necklaces, stroller toys, pacifier clips, baby announcements, etc.

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threadbanger: DIY Back to School Special

post from whip up on 28 August 2008 08:05:00 PM. © whip up

Ciao everyone! It’s back to school- so this week threadbanger has an awesome tutorial on how to make a killer backpack out of an old suit jacket. … And check out their new sewing machines thanks to Janome.

About the author: Kendra is a native southerner from Atlanta, Georgia and instinctive writer and crafter. She?s been working with threadbanger since August 2007 and is still at it.

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Right-angle IC socket

I like the solution here for a horizontal accelerometer board on a vertical breadboard. At first he had the entire breadboard at horizontal, but this little hack is a more sensible solution. [This is from the balancing bot project I blogged about[...]

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Animatronic bird and drummer - (WIP)

A momentary glimpse at a work in progress ? sometimes those can be more satisfying than finished project.Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in DIY Projects | Digg this![...]

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Knex seaplane

I made this knex plane because I was bored and couldn't think of anything else to do.The plane is very simple to make and doesn't use many pieces and none of them and cut or sanded.Im sorry but theres not a parts list to this i took it apart before i had[...]

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Ghetto high panntilt.

A quick and dirty method of giving you some height on your video, while still maintaining some control over what you're shooting.Very easy.There isn't much in the way of build here, so I'll talk you through it.You'll need : Metal strip with holes down it[...]

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