[Image from Howtopedia] The Treadle Pump design is very simple and effective at helping people to bring water to their crops. Treadle Pump is a foot operated water lifting device that can irrigate small plots of land of small holders in regions that have higher water table (not deeper than 25 feet) A low cost […]
Last summer, I went with several youth leaders from Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn to hear Paul Polak speak. He was one of the opening speakers for the IDDS conference hosted by D-Lab at MIT. He appeared on Fresh Air last year: Paul Polak, founder of the nonprofit International Development Enterprises, has spent 25 […]
Make an Envelope Photo Book for Mother’s Day By Diane Gilleland I love this small bound book as a way to present Mom with a special collection of photographs. It’s like a scrapbook, but an unstructured one: the photos are collected in the envelope pockets, and arranged by theme.
Gareth @ MAKE found this simple setup for transferring your old film to digital. From the Flickr user svofski: A lens (or a macro lens, or a lens with extension rings) is inserted in the circular hole in front. A negative holder made of two sheets of vinyl with spacers is at the opposite end. […]
Image from VEIL VEIL, a design initiative in Victoria Australia, has an innovative proposal of reorganizing city schools. It does not appear that the plan has been implemented, but the description presents a positive view of their proposal to solve some of the educational and environmental problems facing school systems. Students from all quarters meet […]
Amie from Nexstitch has a series of in depth tutorials showing you how to use Adobe Illustrator to create crochet diagrams. Part 1: The Basics -Slip and Chain Stitches Part 2: Making Basic Stitches – Single, Double, and Treble Crochets Part 3: Working in Rows [ via Crochet by Faye ]
I LOVE this cargo container home, spotted on New World Geek. I could so live in that thing, provided I owned all the land beyond that window and my property was protected by a high fence, ’cause otherwise, it’s curtains (which would blown the whole effect). Exhibitionist Estates — coming soon to a development near […]
