Love Poems

post from Cut Out + Keep on 29 October 2011 11:34:47 PM. © Cut Out + Keep

To Josh.

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Growing up table

post from IKEA Hackers on 29 October 2011 10:34:30 PM. © IKEA Hackers

Materials: Vika Artur trestle, Vika Amon table top

Description: My son, Oscar, is turning three I was thinking to get him a table so he have somewhere to sit and do his drawing. I went to a couple of stores to see what they had to offer but after a while I started to wonder how many tables I had to buy before I could get him a "big boy" table. Wandering around at the IKEA workspace department I saw the Vika Artur trestle and had an idea so I ended up buying four "legs" two Amon 23" x 39" and an Amon corner.
After a couple of day thinking and measuring I started by shortening the three upper parts 5", or just so you get rid of the old holes, to fit with Vika Amon table top. To lower the legs, and to keep the right angles, I measured 18 1/8" on each corner and cut them. Then I drilled a new hole, for the shelf, 2 1/5" up. The shelf must be made smaller to fit, so the "end parts" have to be shortened 2 7/8" and the "shelf planks" 6 11/16".

The end result is one big table, or two small, that is adjustable from 20" to 29" and I don't have to go shopping for tables any more.

~ Jonas Bergstrom, Stockholm, Sweden

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How to Make a Kamikaze

post from How to of the Day on 29 October 2011 10:00:00 PM. © How to of the Day

A Kamikaze is a shaken cocktail made with vodka, triple sec and lime juice. A Kamikaze is usually served in a small rocks glass or cocktail glass without ice, but it can also be served on the rocks. No garnish is needed.

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Tiny Chef Outfit

post from Cut Out + Keep on 29 October 2011 09:34:48 PM. © Cut Out + Keep

Whip up an outfit perfect for your tiny chef

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Ivar transfomed

post from IKEA Hackers on 29 October 2011 07:34:55 PM. © IKEA Hackers

Materials: Ivar shelving system components, paint and filler

Description: We really wanted modern looking shelving to our study but IVAR shelving looks too much like straight from the garage. We came up with the idea of ladder shelves to give it more smart, Italian look.

METHOD: you only need IVAR components to make it â" it is modulated solution- one IVAR frame gives one unit so you can create as many as you need. We have built units on both sides of the fireplace- 3 units on one side and 2 units on the other as recesses were not equal.
1. Choose the leaning angle- remember that bottom shelf will be the deapest and the top one still need to be usable so do not make it to narrow!
2. Taper legs of the frames to the required leaning angle
3. Cut shelves so they can go right through the main post of the frame- each shelf will be different length depending on the leaning angle- do not throw offcuts away as you can use them as holding battens on the wall!
4. Screw the battens on the wall and screw the shelves to them, each shelf is laid on the batten at the wall end and on the frame bracing at the other end, you have to just screw them at the batten end for stability.
5. For smooth look fill the holes in the frame.
6. Paint the shelving in whatever colour you want! Alternatively you can paint shelf components after cutting before fixing to the wall â" this might be easier (lesson for us for the next time)
7. It's all ready! Beautiful ladder shelving which looks like straight from MDF Italia catalogue!

~ tonika, Liverpool UK

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Costume made from Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
Inflatable Lawn Ornament

post from Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog on 29 October 2011 06:50:33 PM. © Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog

Who says a lawn ornament is only for sticking on your lawn? If you are Brian Dougherty from SubBass100 this is just the beginning of a cool costume! This Costume made from Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Inflatable Lawn Ornament looks great and could be used for lots of occasions. He will be scaring unsuspecting kids [...]

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how not to plant ranunculus

post from craftlog on 29 October 2011 06:34:07 PM. © craftlog

Last year I planted a bunch of ranunculus and only got two flowers. Well, I figured out what I did wrong. I followed the directions on the package:

badranunculusinstructions

I remember being confused because ranunculus bulbs don’t look anything like the bulb in the drawing. (Apparently they’re not true bulbs, but some sort of rhizome or corm or something.) But the package said pointed side up, so I dutifully planted them all with the pointy spider legs up. Well, it turns out that is upside down. The two flowers that I got were probably ones that flipped over while I was filling the dirt in or something.

It really makes no sense to me why the company would do such a shoddy job of including planting instructions with their product. Other parts of the packaging are presumably customized, like the spacing and depth, and the giant ranunculus photo. It annoyed me so much I actually just wrote a complaint to the company. Unfortunately, they are the only brand I could find locally, or else I would not have bought them again. At least they were on sale, I guess :/

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Coffee Bean Bracelet

Great accessory for any coffee lover

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How to Make a Toga out of a Bedsheet

A toga is essential wear for anyone regularly attending college fraternity or sorority parties in the US, and it's fun for all people when an occasion like Halloween or a fancy dress party arises. While a bed sheet is not the ideal fabric for fashioning a toga, it's a versatile source you can use, since being caught off guard is no reason to be sans-toga.

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