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Travel Trio Two #331: Hoodie & Funnel Neck Top
Wide Leg Pant #824
Have this stunning outfit ready after just a couple of sewing sessions.
By Auria, Sample Garment Sewer @ CJ Patterns Studio
Full article in the Tips & How-to section, at www.cjpatterns.com
At $20 for six wine charms retail, I decided to try to make my own. These are made with hoop earrings, two metal beads and swarovsky crystals. All materials purchased at the Bead Gallery in Ann Arbor, www.beadgalleryannarbor.com
Using some pins, secure the binding in place so there isn't any puckering or bunching. I like to only pin about 8 hexagons at a time. Then I pin the next 8 when I get to them.
1. Optional: Pierce every egg on its end (with a thumbtack or other device). This prevents the eggs from cracking.
2. Place the eggs in a pot with a tight-fitting lid, and cover eggs with cold water. You may also add a dash of vinegar to prevent egg from escaping the shell and oozing into the water if you pricked them.
3. Place on stove and bring to boil.
4. After eggs have reached a good (not too forceful but a definite) boil, put the lid on the pan and remove from heat. Let pan sit for 7-15 minutes. (You may want to experiment in your locale with your preferred eggs as I found that occasionally 7 minutes leaves runny yolks.) I usually do about 12-13 minutes.
5. After letting eggs sit for desired time, remove lid and drain water, and chill in a big ice bath for a few minutes before peeling. Sometimes I also crack the shells a little before I drop them in the cold water -- it makes peeling a little easier.
Works for me!
I'm going to make some egg salad after my 3 PM class. Mmmmm.
As I build new stuff with Legos I use this plate as a color reference. Hard to believe all my Legos simplify into just these colors. I think I will add the transparent colors to make it complete.
As discovered via Fatwallet, BestBuy has interesting "Back to School" coupon booklets at their stores. It's interesting because they appear to give you random sets of discounts. Someone found a way to identify the one that give you the 30% off coupon.
Basically, I've confirmed two ways to quickly spot the ones that have the bigger discounts:
1. As you'll see in the photos, the 30% off ones have slightly different copyright text than the lower (10% 5% 15%) booklets. If you get one with a 29528_1 to the left of the copyright symbol on the back cover, you have a lower one. If there's no text to the left of the the copyright symbol, you've got the 30% off!
2. I found the "Back-to-School" booklets next to the customer service counters. Since there were sales people there, I couldn't afford to stand around and sort through stacks of booklets. A quick way to find the ones with the bigger discounts is to look from the top side of the stack (i.e. spine of the booklet fold). The 30% off ones will be less yellowish in print, probably because of a difference in printing or folding batch.
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Xiaoxiao trying on my Lego minifig head. I wouldn't say that he enjoyed it, but he tolerated it for a surprisingly long time before popping his head out.
This view shows the 1/4" nut held in place by silicone and the wires routed around the sides. A thin nut was used. Near the nut you can see the red wire appears to turn to a black wire. I ran out of red so used black to jump across.
The positive leads are on the top, the negative leads are on the bottom. I first soldered the two LED pairs together with their own leads, cut off the excess then used the battery box wires to tie them all together. Be carefull when removing the extra spring in the battery compartment where the LED's are. My flew away and I was lucky to find it.
Using a nut instead of a bolt allows me to remove the bolt for a clean appearance when used as a flashlight. A threaded rod could be used also.