DIY Eco Liquid Soap
CasaSugar has a project on how to make your own liquid soap from a bar.
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The miles per gallon illusion (Miles per gallon vs. gallons per mile)
Bunnie has an interesting write up about AAAS’s Science publication “The MPG Illusion” he writes… Here’s an interesting question. Suppose you had a household with two cars, and each car needs to be driven 10,000 miles per year. One car consumes 34 MPG, and the other car consumes 18 MPG. Since gas is expensive, you […]
Eglantine lamp
Cute lamp made from plastic bottles, you could likely get more ornnate with more bottles and time! More: Plastic knife lamp cuts through the fancy. Recycled Yogurt Container Lamp. Big Kid Night Light (DIY: Circuits) (Page 132). Spoon Chandelier.
Bucket-borne hydroelectric generator
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool: Pico Hydroelectric Generator in 5 gallon bucket developed by Sam Redfield and tested at La Florida in Guatemala. The generator is meant to be a very small, cheap, low impact generator designed to be used with existing gravity fed irrigation, fresh water, or waste water systems.
Swap-O-Rama-Rama in Venice, CA on Saturday
Heads up, Angelenos! Tomorrow in Venice, there’s a great Swap-o-Rama-Rama event happening and I’ll be on hand to help out! Come by with a bag of your unwanted clothes and leave with a spanking-new customized outfit. There will be sewing stations galore, DIY silkscreening, applique and embroidery stations and much more. I’m even bringing a […]
Guerilla gardening – seed bombs (of love)
I’m a big fan of guerilla gardening – neglected or abandoned urban spaces can be pretty bleak, it’s neat when people take the time to brighten things up. Heavy Petal Gardening has an easy recipe for Seed bombs – make sure you use seeds that are native to your area. (I especially like the way […]
Skateboard windsurfer
Here’s a how-to on building a lugsail land surfer that has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with steampunk. Steampunk Lugsail Land Windsurfer
