HOW TO – Efficiently Remove Watermelon Seeds
Over at instructables, user cokecola has an interesting technique for slicing up a watermelon which results in easy seed removal. Warning: you may come away from the site with melon on the mind.
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DIY: Recycled Recumbent
The Recycled Recumbent has been updated for 2008. It looks like a few other people have had success following the free plans. I really like how the plans have little notes to help you build a really nice Recycled Recumbent Bicycle. More: Read more about Brass Lion recumbent tricycle
Virginia Fleck’s Plastic Bag Art
Spotted on Apartment Therapy Chicago: Artist Virgina Fleck takes re-use to a whole other level by creating these colorful mandalas from discarded plastic bags.
Recycled Art by Michelle Stitzlein
Michelle Stitzlein makes wall-mounted moth sculptures out of recycled materials that include license plates, car parts, mirrors, trash can lids, piano keys, bicycle tires, scrap wood, bottlecaps, aluminum siding, faucet handles, oil drum lids and phone hand sets. via Junk Mail Gems Blog.
Octopulse instrument
Core77 has an interview video with Brit Leissler, who made (and is still making) the Octopulse. From the site: Brit Leissler, of Shoot the Stylist Studios in London, demonstrates the Octopulse, an experimental instrument designed for Yamaha’s Product Design Laboratory. This little creature has as a goal to turn listeners of music into players of […]
Tilted Twister solves Rubik’s cubes
Jason over at Haqckszine found the Tilted Twister, a LEGO NXT robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube without the help of a PC. It’s really impressive to watch! Just place the scrambled cube on Tilted Twister’s turntable. An ultrasonic sensor detects its presence and starts to read the colors of the cube faces using […]
Throw on a Throw Pillow
Check out my handmade throw pillow roundup for the Home Style Guide site. One of my favorites is this Peu Garden Pillow Duvet (now sold out) from Etsy seller green room.