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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Tin Can & Lids go Green


Green issues are at the heart of everything that Jack Bresnahan does. His a passionate believer that designers must take responsibility for their designs from conception to disposal, Jack feels that ‘anything that ends up in landfill is simply poor design’.
is simply poor design’.
Quote by~William James
The art of being wise is the art
of knowing what to overlook.

Facts
The first illustrated book for children was published in Germany in 1658.
The shortest stage play is Samuel Beckett's "Breath" - 35 seconds of screams and heavy breathing.
Forks,mostly being two-tined, used to known as "split spoons."
Milk Chocolate was invented by Daniel Peter ,who sold the concept to his neighbour
Henri Nestles.
TIP is the acronym for "To Insure Promptness."

Tips
Protect your new shower curtain by hanging the old one behind it to take the soaking. Wash both frequently to prevent mildew.
To remove mildew from cotton shower curtains, use a solution of chlorine bleach and water.
Recipe
Cucumber Salad
1/2 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
Kosher salt
1 seedless cucumber, thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
Directions
Bring the vinegar, sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring. Remove from the heat; stir in 1/4 cup ice cubes until melted. Toss the cucumber and red onion in a serving bowl with the vinegar mixture; place in the refrigerator.
Crafts & Tutorials
Button Flower Tutorial
http://artsycraftybabe.typepad.com/artsycrafty_babe/2008/03/button-flower-t.html

Mama Backpack
http://happythings.typepad.com/happythings/2006/04/the_mama_backpa.html

How to edge your crochet Granny Blanket
http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/granny-b.html

Teeny Tiny Crochet flowers
http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/teeny-tiny-flowers.html

How make your own Puzzle blocks
http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/photo-puzzle-blocks/

Ways to reuse Glass Bottles *Some great ideas
Loved the bird feeder
http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/creative-reuse/creative-reuse-glass-bottles-089652

Diaper out of T-Shirts
http://fernandfaerie.com/sewing_fitteds.html

Stay Crafty !
Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing !

1 comment:

Amber said...

I never knew TIP stood for anything!

My grandmother makes the cucumber salad. They all love it! She uses regular vinegar and white onions. I think she puts dill in hers also.