The Cozy Boat finally needed a new skin.
Seagull poop ate holes in the cotton denim skin. Then the seagulls pecked at the holes to see if it had tasty guts. They pecked right through the closed cell foam layer. Now you couldn't use the boat at all without getting a wet butt. Ray and Chloe volunteered to make a new skin.
Very elegant awning and kayak rack that hangs on the back of a standard shipping container. Or on the back of your house, garage, or barn.
Protect your kayak/lumber/stock from getting wrecked by the elements. And keep it all handy for instant use.
Put some boards on the bottom rack and use it for a workbench!
Park your motorcycle and HPV under it.
Made from 100% scavenged materials.
The metal came from railings off the fire truck and from a wrecked chainlink fence.
The maroon truck tarp material was gym floor covers from MIT.
The blue sunbrella fabric came from the dumpster of our neighbor the sailmaker.
The heavy threaded rods and nuts were left behind in our space by a defunct building contractor.
Make your own super-healthy chocolate with no sucrose or saturated fats in it.
Ingredients are cocoa, milk, olive oil, and xylitol. It starts out like really thick frosting.
After a few hours it sets up like a really rich fudge.
Pat it into the shape of a cake! It's the richest healthiest chocolate cake ever made!
Feel free to vary the ratio of these ingredients to suit yourself, but the order of mixing the ingredients shown here is important, in any other order it won't be smooth.
recipe:
100 ml hot milk
2 rounded teaspoons of xylitol crystals. Add more if you like it sweeter.
10 high heaping teaspoons of cocoa
50 ml olive oil
It tastes great and gives you that good theobromine buzz.
Xylitol is a type of sugar that caries bacteria among others can't live on.
So no tooth decay!
I'm avoiding cariogenic foods as an experiment to see if a cavity will heal itself.
search for the terms "cariogenic" and "remineralize" to see papers about tooth healing.
I haven't had bread or sucrose for example in months.
The thing I missed most was chocolate.
So I figured out how to make my own "health chocolate". Read on for the fancy details!
Broken speakers are pretty but useless, media cabinets are ugly but useful, a synergistic melding of the two objects was all but inevitable.
All you'll need to do this project is:
1. One (or two) old free standing speakers, the bigger the better. Preferably in good aesthetic condition, preferably broken, and preferably free (I gave myself a $20 spending limit for mine).
2. A hand saw
3. Some hinges
4. A claw hammer or crowbar
5. Some paint
6. Planks of wood (to make shelves)
7. Screwdriver or a power drill
8. Roughly 2.5 liters of pure, unadulterated gumption. Feel free to replace with true grit.
I also used a rotary tool, but I'm sure you could pull this project off without one.
It is physically impossible to lick your own elbow; everyone knows that... So would you try to impress a gal by attempting it? You'd have to be dumb, right...?
The video below details what originally started as a joke played on unsuspecting webcam chatters, but I soon realised it had somehow transcended it's humorous format and stood on its own as a sort of miniature social experiment...
In this instructable, I shall reveal the story behind the video and how it was made, and highlight some of the very serious questions it raises.
So, over the weekend I got around to making my own stilts, courtesy of instructions provided by the Dangerously Fun website.
However, after walking around on the stilts for a bit, the bottoms start to splinter. The site recommends using tape, duct or electrical, as a remedy, which I tried. The remedy worked, though it looked a bit odd. But later, when I was in my garage...
.... I found an old pair of sneakers. Put two and two together, and you get stilts with shoe bottoms! The shoes add both attractiveness, humor, and better traction to the stilts (rubber bottoms!). The funniest part is, I store my stilts underneath a car....
...which looks like I ran someone over. The shoes stick out from underneath the car giving the illusion. At least I got a chuckle out of it, and I hope you do too!
About a week ago I moved into a brand spanking new and completely unfinished artist studio. After painting the walls a nice shiny white, I turned my eye towards the floor. At first, I considered leaving it as plywood, but then I realized unfinished plywood floors were going to become very noisy and a nuisance to all those around me. I began to consider what would look good on the floor, absorb the noise and, most importantly, what would be cheap. I resolved upon a rug, but didn't really feel like shelling out for one. Instead, I began to consider cheap ways to make a nice and unique rug. This particular idea just kind of leaped out at me. Everyone was skeptical of my t-shirt rug at first, but I think I am beginning to win the battle of hearts and minds.
Keep in mind, as the t-shirts are layered, this rug results in a somewhat uneven floor surface and is not well-suited for people that are accident prone or generally have trouble walking.
The Cozy Boat finally needed a new skin.
As my entry into the Cake Contest, I decided to document the cake that I made for a family get-together in early spring.
Very elegant awning and kayak rack that hangs on the back of a standard shipping container. Or on the back of your house, garage, or barn.
Make your own super-healthy chocolate with no sucrose or saturated fats in it.
Broken speakers are pretty but useless, media cabinets are ugly but useful, a synergistic melding of the two objects was all but inevitable.
Guys who try to lick their elbows on webcam
Light up your cooler with some waterproofed LED lights. They're simple to make and easy to reuse.
So, over the weekend I got around to making my own stilts, courtesy of instructions provided by the Dangerously Fun website.
About a week ago I moved into a brand spanking new and completely unfinished artist studio. After painting the walls a nice shiny white, I turned my eye towards the floor. At first, I considered leaving it as plywood, but then I realized unfinished plywood floors were going to become very noisy and a nuisance to all those around me. I began to consider what would look good on the floor, absorb the noise and, most importantly, what would be cheap. I resolved upon a rug, but didn't really feel like shelling out for one. Instead, I began to consider cheap ways to make a nice and unique rug. This particular idea just kind of leaped out at me. Everyone was skeptical of my t-shirt rug at first, but I think I am beginning to win the battle of hearts and minds.
DIY video of the Lariat Necklace on the cover of Beadalicious.