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2012-02-12T21:32:00.000-07:00

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2011-12-30T09:38:00.000-07:00

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2011-12-27T05:20:00.001-07:00

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2011-12-13T10:26:00.000-07:00

http://starcomindo.com/endex.php?utdw

Singing Cat

2011-02-28T05:52:00.001-07:00

Conan Christmas Commercial

2010-12-31T00:34:00.000-07:00

Merry Christmas

2010-12-24T03:21:00.001-07:00

Rowena Bread

2010-06-18T21:16:00.001-06:00

Recipe for rowena bread sounds interesting

Halloween at Curious Sofa

2010-03-13T21:37:00.001-07:00

Wonderful Halloween ideas at Curious Sofa from 2009

A Junkies Christmas

2009-12-14T17:59:00.004-07:00

Pretty interesting Christmas story. Keep watching, it starts out slow then turns into claymation. I wouldn't put it here if it wasn't worth watching.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1869900453399416474# Click the little, square icon to bring it up to full screen otherwise the video is too small.

Christmas Claymation of We Three Kings

2009-12-12T21:03:00.000-07:00

Another cute Claymation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87wGHfAi17Q&NR=1

Dog Costume & Tutorial

2009-12-12T21:00:00.001-07:00

Cute dog costume of a dog being swallowed bby a fish. There is a tutorial that tells you how to make the costume too. http://www.doggiestylish.com/store/2009/10/how-to-make-a-dog-fish-costume-for-halloween/

Cute test on Urinal Etiquette

2009-12-07T17:38:00.001-07:00

http://www.drinknation.com/fun/urinaltest

Claymation Christmas Carol of the Bells

2009-12-07T03:13:00.000-07:00

Cute claymation Christmas video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5m9_LXNOYM

Helpful Organization

2009-12-06T19:35:00.003-07:00

This is a website that helps you organize rides and things for friends and relatives who are ill and need lots of help from different people. It's called lots of helping hands.
http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/

I want to go work for Zappos

2009-05-24T10:56:00.001-06:00

Video of a tour at Zappos.
http://www.blip.tv/file/2028799

Dollar Bill Art

2009-05-14T11:42:00.000-06:00

These made me smile. Just someone drawing on dollar bills.
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/one-dollar-project-20-pics

But Why Can't I Do That?

2009-05-02T17:40:00.002-06:00

Woman aerialist crossing Times Square on a wire while hanging from her teeth.
Circa 1932
Her name was tiny Kline and years later she went on to become the first Tinker Bell at Disneyland at the age of 70.

Fun Things to Do With Yourself After You're Dead

2009-05-02T17:33:00.001-06:00

Here's an article on a guy who had his skeleton and that of his pet dog donated as a teaching specimen to display at the Smithsonian. Much more interesting that a tombstone. Both skeletons look so happy.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/10/AR2009041003357_3.html

Fun Things to Do When You're Dead

2009-05-02T17:33:00.000-06:00

Leave it to Beaver Letter

2009-05-02T17:30:00.001-06:00

Someone zoomed in on the letter in an old Leave it to Beaver episode. See what it says here:
http://www.shorpy.com/leave-it-to-beaver

Very Cute Duvet Cover

2009-04-14T16:10:00.002-06:00

Sleeping animals duvet cover

http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/how-tuesday-snuggle-up-with-a-bedtime-duvet-3696/

Dress Made Out of Zippers

2009-04-11T13:36:00.000-06:00

Very cool dress http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/10/zipper-dress.html

A is for Amy

2009-04-11T13:12:00.002-06:00

A link to an online version on Edward Gorey's Gashlycrumb Tinnies.
http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/stage/7535/gorey.html

Penny Press Machines

2009-04-06T23:13:00.002-06:00

Penny press machines across the US.
http://www.pennycollector.com/

Aligator Snapping Turtle

2009-01-17T14:17:00.005-07:00

Article about snapping turtles with a reference to one being used to locate human corpses. Just thought it was interesting.
http://darrennaish.blogspot.com/2006/05/snapping-turtles-part-iii-bite-lunge.html

Banana Bread

2009-01-17T13:41:00.002-07:00

I just put this chocolate chip cinnamon banana bread in the oven. I hope it tastes as great as it smells.
http://orangette.blogspot.com/2007/06/my-kind-of-bridal.html
She has a bunch of banana bread recipes that I'd like to try. I'm making this particular one because I have the ingredients on hand. Well, except for the bittersweet chocolate chips so I broke a dark chocolate candy bar into chunks and used that. I want to try the one with candied ginger and the one with coconut but I have to make a trip to the asian grocery to get unsweetened coconut and candied ginger.

Shipping Container Houses

2009-01-17T12:50:00.001-07:00

Houses made from shipping containers, the kind that attach to semi-trucks.

Dirty Car Window Art

2009-01-16T18:34:00.003-07:00

Scott Wade does incredible art on dirty car windows. Like a reproduction of Girl With a Pearl Earring. Definitely worth a look. http://dirtycarart.com/index.html

Sarasvati Sock Monkey

2009-01-16T13:12:00.001-07:00

I've never really liked sock monkeys before but this one is fantastic! This woman's husband makes her a different sock monkey every year for Christmas. This is the best.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jek-a-go-go/3154943016/

Make a Little Birdhouse in Your Soul

2009-01-15T11:53:00.000-07:00

I haven't heard this in years and I'd never seen the video, I like it.

I stumbled upon it when I was watching a video of Ricarardo Montalban singing "Baby It's Cold Outside" with Esther Williams, apparently he was the one who introduced it. It's here along with another version with Red Skelton singing the female part.
http://vodpod.com/watch/279944-baby-its-cold-outside

Sparkle Balls

2009-01-15T11:49:00.000-07:00

Instructions for making sparkle balls.
http://www.sparkleball.com/
I think the people next door had these hanging in their trees over Christmas.

Composting

2009-01-15T10:25:00.001-07:00

Pretty, interesting composting jars.
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/30/index-awards-daily-dump-composting-pots/#more-5486

Oily Eyeglasses

2009-01-15T10:23:00.001-07:00

Very cool self adjusting eyeglasses. They make you look a little like Harry Potter but what a cool concept.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21860878~pagePK:64257043
~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html

http://www.adaptive-eyecare.com/

Measurements

2009-01-14T18:28:00.000-07:00

Great kitchen poster for remembering how many cups in a pint, pints in a quart, quarts in a gallon.
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/tips-techniques/memory-tricks-remembering-how-many-cups-in-a-gallon-052851

Silverware Chandelier

2009-01-10T10:36:00.000-07:00

Very cool idea for a chandelier made out of silverware. This would be great for a kitchen.

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/24/ali-siahvoshi-lighting-from-everyday-objects/#more-6146

Billboards

2009-01-09T16:38:00.000-07:00

Some really wonderful billboards.
http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/01/05/clever-and-creative-billboard-advertising/

Zucca Luggage

2008-12-19T15:41:00.000-07:00

Great take on luggage. Juliette has one these for ice skating. The built in seat is a great feature and it has drawers too.
http://www.zuca.com/zuca_pro/index.html

Ecosphere

2008-12-18T11:21:00.000-07:00

I keep seeing these around on the internet and I really want one.
http://www.abundantearth.com/store/ecosphere.html
This site has a lot on how to care for them so I want to save it here where I won't lose it.

Jet Man

2008-12-18T10:29:00.001-07:00

Amazing.
Yves Rossi, Jet Man.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wired/news/video.cfm?c_id=1501834&gal_objectid=10510321&gallery_id=794

Wooden Clocks

2008-12-17T10:46:00.000-07:00

Lots of kits for really amazing and weird wooden clocks.
http://lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/Claytonsite1.htm

Inhabitat

2008-12-16T23:09:00.000-07:00

Great site I just found. Full of all sorts of wonderful things.
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/10/cumulus-light-canopy-by-steve-haulenbeek/#more-4959

Wallpaper Silhouettes

2008-12-15T11:42:00.001-07:00

Animal and tree silhouettes cut out of old wallpaper. I love the tree with the wallpaper leaves and the birdhouse light.
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/10/06/inke-diy-recycled-wallpaper-kits/#more-5456

How to Put up a Christmas Tree as a Cat

2008-12-13T14:37:00.000-07:00

Cute website for anyone who has ever tried to have a Christmas tree and a cat at the same time.
http://www.fluffytails.ca/christmas.asp

Orgami Inspired Temporary Shelters

2008-12-03T13:42:00.001-07:00

Oh, these are so cool. http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/22/origami-inspired-folding-bamboo-house-by-ming-trang/http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/22/origami-inspired-folding-bamboo-house-by-ming-trang/ Beautiful.

Creepy Christmas Advent Calendar

2008-11-21T20:42:00.000-07:00

Now this looks interesting. A website advent calendar done with a different short film on each of the 24 days leading up to Christmas.
http://www.creepychristmas.net/
Right up my alley but I probably won't be sharing it with a lot of my pro Christmas friends.

Let There Be Light

2008-11-21T10:15:00.000-07:00

Wonderful large scale lighting made out of grouped umbrellas.
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/10/cumulus-light-canopy-by-steve-haulenbeek/#more-4959

Sculptural Crochet Stitches

2008-11-19T10:27:00.000-07:00

Instructions and pictures for various methods of sculptural crochet.
http://www.supernaturale.com/articles.html?id=277
There is a little shadow box filled with examples of the various stitches. Nicely done and should prove useful.

Drawer Stairs

2008-11-12T16:06:00.001-07:00

Drawers under the stair treads. The comments section also has a lot of great thoughts.
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/11/a-brilliant-storage-idea-staircase-drawers/

Pet Names

2008-11-11T14:27:00.000-07:00

A great thread over at AskMeFi about pet names. The questioner asked for inspiration for naming his new shelter cat. There are some good ones and some just LOL.
http://ask.metafilter.com/106486/This-Is-My-Dog-Reginald-McPimplewagon#comment

Guerilla Gardener

2008-11-04T16:28:00.000-07:00

An English guy who decided that his calls to city council were doing no good so he just started going out and landscaping litlle places he thought needed it. Here is a very short documentary about him.
http://www.homegrownevolution.com/2008/11/action.html

Halloween Costume Tribute

2008-10-31T13:03:00.000-06:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6PurBtZTz4&NR=1
A video at youtube with costumes. Some great ideas.

Halloween Monster List

2008-10-31T00:04:00.001-06:00

Long, long list of halloween projects. I am intending to keep going through them and pulling out the things that look interesting to me but here is the full list just in case http://www.halloweenmonsterlist.info/

How to Pee Standing Up For Girls

2008-10-30T13:38:00.000-06:00

Having tried it yet but boy would this be handy for camping.
http://ganimede_x.tripod.com/stp.html

Eat Poop You Cat

2008-10-30T11:46:00.000-06:00

This sounds like a fun game. There is a list of examples, some are hysterical.
http://www.alexandrafinger.com/epyc/
Here is an online version: http://www.thesentencegame.com/
This was my attempt at the online version: http://www.thesentencegame.com/view.php?gview=8415
Mine was the first drawing. Hey, it's hard to draw using only the paintbrush program and your finger on a touchpad. It actually seems to work better if you don't try too hard to make a good drawing.

Haunted Books

2008-10-30T09:53:00.001-06:00

Instructions on how to make a shelf of haunted books
http://usersites.horrorfind.com/home/halloween/chrisscrypt/haunted_books.html

Amigurumi Hair Tutorial

2008-10-28T11:52:00.000-06:00

http://mygurumi.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-amigurumi-hair.html
Cute free pattern for a crochet flower pot with flowers on the same blog "Mygurumi"
http://mygurumi.blogspot.com/2008/07/flower-pot-downloadable.html
Lots of other good tips about amigurumi here too.

Figure Made of Poultry Netting

2008-10-26T11:50:00.000-06:00

Very cool ghost. I'm thinking it would be wonderful yard art anytime and you could grow vines up it and have a topiary.
http://www.wackyarchives.com/offbeat/easy-do-it-yourself-ghost.html

Recycled costumes

2008-10-26T11:47:00.000-06:00

Some great costumes made with recycled objects at The Daily Green
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/recycled-halloween-costume-470708

Neat Physics Experiment

2008-10-26T11:29:00.000-06:00

I want to try the candle in the glass that sucks up water thing.
http://www.metafilter.com/75974/Demonstrations-by-Caleb-Charland#2313349

Mad Eye Martini

2008-10-26T11:15:00.001-06:00

http://cocktails.about.com/od/vodkadrinkrecipes/r/mad_eye_martini.htm
The eyeball is made with a canned lychee stuffed with strawberry or raspberry prserves and a blueberry stuck in the blossom end then skewered with a sword olive pick. I think I'll make Sarah a non-alchoholic one of these maybe with 7up with a little red food coloring or a bit of the floating preserves. The eyeball looks pretty effective. I can get canned Lychees at the big asian market up the street.

How to Make Layered Drinks

2008-10-26T11:07:00.000-06:00

Very nice site on how to do layered drinks. Apparently the higher the alchohol content the higher it floats in the drink.
http://www.miss-charming.com/recipes/layerd.htm

Bad Child Eating Monster Paper Sculpture

2008-10-26T10:45:00.000-06:00

Main website
http://www.macula.tv/downloads/papertoys/gallery/krampus/main.htm
Download the monster and child
http://www.macula.tv/downloads/papertoys/gallery/krampus/squealer_krampus.pdf

3D TV prop for halloween

2008-10-26T10:26:00.001-06:00

I really like the 3D TV but the baby doll punch dispenser looks good too too.

http://www.ironman.ourfamily.com/page5.html

Octopus

2008-10-24T09:55:00.000-06:00

Very cute little animated cartoon about a couple of octopi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaM9mrnOMJo

Donut Hole Eyeballs & Brain Cupcakes

2008-10-24T09:38:00.001-06:00

Unfortunately there is no picture but these donut hole eyebalss might be pretty effective.
http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/halloween/donut-eyeballs.htm
Brain Cupcakes
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/BRAIN-CUPCAKES-232941

More Poison Lables

2008-10-23T09:46:00.000-06:00

These are very nice. Downloads are allowed.
http://flickr.com/photos/lovemanor/

Trick or Treat

2008-10-22T13:12:00.000-06:00

Apparently someone is giving these religious tracts out to Halloween trick or treaters. Talk about a dirty trick. Sounds like a good way to get your house egged to me.
http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0058/0058_01.asp

Knitted Monster Head Face Mask

2008-10-22T07:40:00.000-06:00

Keeps you warm and scary. This is really well done.
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/10/knit_monster_head.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954
Pattern Here.
http://thingsandideas.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/monster-monster/

Haunted Tree Face

2008-10-22T07:29:00.000-06:00

Simple and cheap but effective.
http://blueargyle.blogspot.com/2008/10/free-haunted-tree-face-pattern.html

Cute Bride of Frankenstein Cake

2008-10-21T09:52:00.000-06:00

At How Stuff Works. Cute rather than scary or creepy.
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/bride-of-frankenstein-recipe.htm
And a Frankenstein Tamale Pie to go with her.
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/terrifying-tamale-pie-recipe.htm
(We tried the talmale pie, it was good. It turned out cute too but I forgot to take a picture.
Tombstone Brownies. More of an inspiration thing. I'm thinking ditch the frosting and have little skeletal hands reaching out, maybe out of frosting.
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/tombstone-brownies-recipe.htm
Nutter Butter Mummies. Unfortunately no picture but they sound cute.
http://www.halloween.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2415

tombstone templates

2008-10-21T09:03:00.000-06:00

http://www.hedstorm.net/HAUNT/instructions/tombstone_templates/index.html Downloadable tombstone templates. They give you the shape and you add in your own epitaths.s

Paper Sculptures

2008-10-20T14:12:00.000-06:00

Lots of printable paper sculptures. Motorcycles, animals and seasonal stuff. You print them out on card stock them cut, fold and glue them together.
http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/entertainment/papercraft/index.html
Some of them are really sweet. Very realistic. And free.

Balloon Sculpture

2008-10-18T12:39:00.000-06:00

Taking balloon animals to a whole new level.
http://weburbanist.com/2008/10/05/the-weird-and-whimsical-balloon-sculptures-of-jason-hackenwerth/

Cute knitted Hat

2008-10-18T12:19:00.000-06:00

Cute knitted hat pattern
http://members.home.nl/tdpj/Patronen/Noro_hat/Noro%20hat.htm

Easy Halloween Decorations

2008-10-18T11:41:00.001-06:00

Some good ideas for Halloween props. Simple, quick, easy

http://www.geocities.com/~uncialle/tipspagea.html

Monster Mud Recipe

2008-10-14T22:59:00.001-06:00

I haven't tried this but the reports are very good
http://terrorsyndicate.com/tsp_mm.html

Last Resort Spells

2008-10-12T22:38:00.000-06:00

Check out the picture of the practitioner.
http://ancientblackmagic.com/?gclid=CL3Q9c-wo5YCFQsQagodPz6l7Q

Great Tombstone Tutorial

2008-10-12T13:16:00.000-06:00

Really great instructions for how to make tombstones out of the foam insulation boards you can get at the big box hardware stores. Lots of tips and ideas. Don't forget to check out her gallery of tombstones she's made. Fantastic ideas and she tells you exactly how to get the effects.
http://www.hedstorm.net/HAUNT/instructions/tombstones/examples.html

Anatomy Arcade

2008-10-10T19:57:00.000-06:00

I love this. It's a bunch of games to help you learn anatomy. Poke a muscle is my favorite. It's hysterical, especially when you don't get them all.
http://www.anatomyarcade.com/
Well, it's sort of halloweenish.

Vintage Poison Lables

2008-10-09T16:58:00.001-06:00

These are pretty cool
http://www.spookshows.com/poison/poison.htm

Crochet Skull

2008-10-06T15:16:00.000-06:00

http://copperscaledragon.blogspot.com/2007/10/skull-pattern-modified-from-domiknitrix.html

Epitath

2008-10-02T10:40:00.000-06:00

Wallace Beery

No Man Is Indispensable

But Some

Are Irreplacable

Classic Bucket Hat

2008-10-02T10:21:00.000-06:00

Pattern for a classic bucket hat.
http://www.purlbee.com/johns-favorite-bucket-hat/
bucket hat, crochet, hat, pattern

Dead Men at Work

2008-10-01T10:36:00.000-06:00

It's finally October and I can start posting some of the Halloween things I've been finding. I have lots from other years too. If you type "halloween" into the search feature it will bring them all up, enjoy!

Skeletons dressed as highway construction workers.
These guys would be great if you could animate one with just one arm moving, waving traffic on.

http://www.ironman.ourfamily.com/page15.html

Stuck in the Ceiling

2008-08-27T17:32:00.000-06:00

I like the pants and gloves stuck to the ceiling. It might be a nice touch to position one of those little excersize trampolines beneath it.

http://www.ironman.ourfamily.com/page6.html

How to Spin Yarn from Newspaper

2008-08-25T21:50:00.000-06:00

http://greenupgrader.com/2138/handspun-recycled-newspaper-yarn/

Personalized Visa Gift Cards

2008-08-02T10:57:00.000-06:00

I didn't know you could do this. Great idea for a gift card..
http://www.giftcardlab.com/

Road Trip America

2008-08-02T09:54:00.000-06:00

This looks like a useful site for planning a road trip or just discovering new things. I like their murals pages.
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/travelplanning/Road-Trip-Planning.htm

Flour Paste Batik Tutorial

2008-08-02T01:37:00.000-06:00

This sounds great. I really want to try it.
http://eyesaflame.blogspot.com/2008/06/demo-flour-paste-batik.html

Using My Blackberry as a Modem

2008-05-19T01:03:00.000-06:00

I'm so proud of myself, I figured out how to us my cell phone as an external modem for my lap top. Came in really handy to access craigslist when I was working down in the unit I had advertised for rent. Here is the link on how to use a blackberry as a modem.
http://www.blackberryforums.com/blackberry-guides/2019-user-howto-use-blackberry-modem-laptop.html

Flying Dragon Forks

2008-04-14T01:22:00.000-06:00

Flying Dragon Forks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38b53ueRvUU&feature=related

DIY Advent Calendars

2008-04-13T01:21:00.000-06:00

Advent Calendar Tutorials at whip Up:
http://whipup.net/2007/11/26/advent-calendar-tutorials/

DIY t-shirt stencil

2008-04-13T00:18:00.000-06:00

DIY t-shirt stencil.
http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/1355-Print-Your-Own-T-Shirts-Using-Homemade-Stencils#jump

Make Your Own Stamps

2008-04-13T00:01:00.000-06:00

How to make a stamp using foam and a cookie cutter.
http://sew-mad.blogspot.com/2008/03/squared-eggs.html

Transparent Image Transfer

2008-04-12T23:29:00.000-06:00

How to make a transparent image transfer with a laser printer and tape. Unfortunately, I only have access to an ink jet but here it is anyway:
http://wishingonclovers.typepad.com/wishing_on_clovers/2008/03/transparent-ima.html

Toilets With Personality

2008-04-12T15:01:00.000-06:00

Some fun toilets.
http://cybour.50webs.com/Resources_toilet.html
And some toilet signs to go witht t
http://damncoolpics.blogspot.com/2007/08/coolest-toilet-signs-around-world.htmlhem.

Monster Trees of Japan

2008-04-10T23:30:00.000-06:00

Juhyo, or monster trees of Mount Zao. Amazing, snow and ice covered conifers said to be the children of the Japanese snow woman spirit. Eerie.
http://japundit.com/archives/2008/03/28/8201/

Make It

2008-04-10T11:56:00.000-06:00

You design it, they'll make it.
http://www.ponoko.com/
These guys will make it into a T-shirt
http://www.zazzle.com/
Write it, they'll make it into a book.
http://www.blurb.com/

Electronic Cigarrettes

2008-04-09T18:42:00.000-06:00

Electronic cigarettes.
http://www.gamucci.com/gamucci/index.html