Not in the market to shell out $30 or more for a store-bought hammock? Why not make one out of an old blanket and a couple pieces of rope? It’s cheap, it’s comfortable, and it looks a bit weird. Be sure to make it nice and strong so you don’t fall on your head.
This is a cool, cheap, easy, recycled project. So, it’s the kind we love at DIY:happy (next to complicated electronic projects, right?). This is fun to do with kids, yourself, or perhaps a stranger. Best yet, set up shop on a street corner (or online) and sell jelly-jar photo magnets to tourists! DIY:happy is where dreams are made.
These fangs are so cool. And Bre Pettis looks really cool (read: hot) wearing them. If you have another way than gross-tasting alginate to make a mold, like biting into green roma clay and making a plaster impression, send it to us. Thanks!
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We don’t recommend playing with fire but if you must, try one of these lighter fuel soaked balls. You’ll need to remember to still be very careful and that you are dealing with fire, which is hot. But with a little work, you can make a fireball that can be rolled around in your hand for short periods of time without burning all your skin off. We do not take responsibility for any hospital bills or injuries as a results of trying this experiment. In fact, we don’t recommend you try it at all.
Most of us only like our pockets fat if they’re full of money. For everything else, the slimmer the better. Canadian Carlos has posted a spiffy how to on getting that bulge of keys under control once and for all. I could only see this really working with a small number of keys, and there’s no way to add that ugly keychain you bought at Disneyland last year, but for the minimalist pocket master, this might just be a godsend. [via]
So Threadbanger decided to make an adorable baby pod. Not baby iPod, baby POD. Not Revenge of the Body Snatchers pods either. A little sack in which a toddler or baby would situate him/herself. Although I’ve heard (read: I know for a fact) that drawstrings are incredibly dangerous to have around children under five. Better off using elastic. Baby buntings are too cute.
Well, it’s about that time again. The winter season is chock full of opportunities for bored miscreants to do all kinds of offensive, horrible acts. Since we know that’s going to happen, we’re just going to fan the fire. Here’s a little wikihow about how to hack a public computer at a library so you can have full access to the universe (read: internet).
Toys were one of my only sources of joy in high school (and also mosh pits, and/or filthy basements), so I made more than my fair share of them. This is one of the classics that everyone made and loves, so I figured we’d post it here for your viewing pleasure. And creativity. And mischief-making urges.
This is a quirky, offbeat project that someone turned into a really expensive product. Now we bring it back to basics with this instructable. There’s some rumbling in the comments about metal keyboards and copper being too expensive or something. Check it out.
Becoming a Focus Groupie or a Secret Shopper or a Survey Professional can make a sweet supplemental income. VOLITION.COM has all the resources you need to become the above mentioned! Have fun, be free, make money. Win win win.
Getting a kitty seems like a daunting task which many of us do not feel motivated enough to rev up for.
One must consider costs of the following:
* Litter
* Toys
* Litter Box
* Collar
* Veterinary Work (optional depending on where the cat was purchased)
* Food
* Scratch Posts
* Catnip
- AND cleaning supplies (to clean up fuzz and hairballs and the occasional piddle)
However, by getting a cat you can NIX the cost of:
* Shoe Deodorizer
* Ice Salt
* Mud Masks
* Barbeque Fire Damage
* Old Book Freshener
* Mole-Away
* Air Fresheners
- AND probably other things!
All you need is item #1 in the Buy For the Cat list…(litter)
and this awesome website!
This is a choose-your-own-ending post.
If you pronounce it Kee-fur, keh-feer, kah-feer, kee-feer,or keh-feer go to the first paragraph.
If you don’t pronounce it because you don’t know what it is, go to the second paragraph.
(1st paragraph) The kefir in this video is made with young green coconut milk. You can make it without the actual kefir grains if you use store-bought Kefir to put into the coconut milk, which is available at any local Fruitful Yield, Egg Store, Trader Joe’s or other health food store. Go to paragraph 4 if you think that watching a very buff guy make unpasteurized old chunky milk sounds probiotically appetizing. If not, buzz off - or go to paragraph 3 if you wish to skip Beefy McMuscles.
(2nd paragraph) “Kefir is a fermented milk drink that originated in the Caucasus region. It is prepared by inoculating cow, goat, or sheep’s milk with kefir grains.” If that sounds gross, it’s really just milky yogurt which tastes like plain yogurt with a slight tartness. Don’t worry, you don’t drink it straight. Unless you’re a freak. Then you chug it by the gallon. Go to paragraph 3 if this sounds like your gig. If not, go to another post.
(3rd paragraph) Kefir grains are available from hobbyists like the people in this list we procured. Remember, you make Kefir using kefir grains and a milk product. If you’re ready to watch people make it on Youtube, go to paragraph 7. Confused? Go to paragraph 5.
(4th paragraph) Youtube has the video for you. Watch muscle-man (didn’t quite catch his name…) make Kefir. He can teach you, if you pay attention. If not, this Kefir’s never going to get finished. DO IT. Go to paragraph 6.
(5th paragraph) You’re done. But we love you anyway. You get eaten by the werewolf-vampire-haystack-chlamydia-SARS monster. Go back to the beginning, grasshopper - until you reach universal enlightenment. Or at least paragraph 6.
(6th paragraph) All right. You watched the nice man make young green coconut milk and now you’re comfortable making it yourself. No more IBS! No more Chron’s! No more Ulcerative Colitis! No more farting from too much milk! (maybe.) You win the prize… Yatta! Now look up how to add fresh fruits to make it a smoothie and it won’t taste weird!
(7th paragraph) Here’s the video to make Kefir out of young green coconuts! You’ve almost made it! Once you’ve watched and are all-systems go, go to paragraph 6.
Don’t think we’re psychotic because we’re writing an instructional about ice cream while “the weather outside is frightful,” because remember - ”the fire is so delightful”! And you’ve built a DIY fireplace, complete with safe chimney and fire code regulation passing materials, right? Right?!
Anyway, Ice Cream in a Bag rules.
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So Lindsey sends us an awesome Theadbanger post:
Newly on Threadheads, the ladies of Compai (which DIY:happy had to look up in the Urban Dictionary) are helping out with a very special viewer request (regarding JACKETS, appropriate for winter), plus they hang out and take a look into their popular DIY book series 99 Ways. So sit back, relax, grab your sewing machine and get comfy.
Sounds awesome.
Do you like photography? Do you also like blasting yourself with radiation? This instant X-Ray project is perfect for you! Actually, you won’t be blasting yourself with radiation, as these exposures can take a long time to make (so when we say “instant”, we mean you’re using instant film). But one of the ingredients called for is “radioactive material.” I don’t think you can find that at your local supermarket, but don’t worry because our friends over at United Nuclear have got you covered. Alternatively, you can use a human as your radioactive source if they have recently undergone chemo therapy or been injected with other radioactive drugs. [via]
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