Technology and crafting is a fast growing field judging on the many workshops and books that have been or will be released soon, helping all the ’smart crafters’ to get started and inspired.
The latest addition to our wearable electronic library comes from Syuzi Pakchyan: Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting
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Crafting a hub of digital cultureSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 13 minutes agoIn other words, what "World of Warcraft" is to "Pong," 01SJ is to cave paintings. The aim of the coalition of artists, administrators and dreamers behind …
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Cake Pans for crafting great cakesFamous bakers and serious home cooks have always known to make a perfect cake always use cake pans made exactly for that job. Just as gourmet chefs require certain tools for proper cooking, cake pans are the way to go for successful cake baking. There are many designs to choose from and one is just right for you.Choices for cake pans include round and square. Roun
Flute Shop: A Guide to Crafting the Native dweller Style Flute (Plastic Comb)By Russell A. Wolf
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Flute Shop: A Guide to Crafting the Native dweller Style Flute (Plastic Comb)By Russell A. Wolf
Buy new: $20.99$20.99 Customer Rating: First tagged “flute” by Donn J. Shands “Tejas Medicineman” Customer tags: [...]
“For those kick back in the Hamptons with a vodka-cranberry kinda days, I have a Lacoste polo in every pastel color and, of course, my trusty pair of Nantucket Red khakis. I also made sure to purge any undershirt that didn’t have a little horsie on the lower left because I don’t feel secure if [...]
Pictures make up scrapbooks, since the photos is what delivers a story. Of course, you need journals, lettering, titles, captions, dates, names, etc, yet the photos will make up your book. To create photos for scrapbooks it is wise to choose the proper film speed.
Film as on its label the marks ISO and ASA. If [...]
By Thomas FullerApril 14, International Herald TribuneKUALA LUMPUR: When he emerged from prison four years ago, Anwar Ibrahim was a weakened and gaunt figure all but written off by the Malaysian political elite.On Monday, Anwar, resurgent and confident after leading opposition parties to their strongest gains in a half-century, will celebrate his political rehabilitation in front of an expected crowd of thousands of supporters at a soccer stadium in Kuala Lumpur.During his nearly four decades in politics, Anwar, 60, has gone from being a radical Islamic student leader to deputy prime minister and then Malaysia's dissident-in-chief, imprisoned after a highly politicized trial. A ban on holding political office, imposed by the judge who in 1999 sentenced him to six years in prison for abuse
Finding your creative mojo can be a difficult task in its own right, after many attempts at numerous crafting agenda’s I am left with supplies galore and very few completed projects. Being diversified can be entertaining to some degree but will inevitably leave you dissatisfied not to mention the large financial pitfall if [...]
Another way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Air Force One is sharing the development. The first 5 Air Force Ones are in a set called Crafting The Perfect One, which we have pictures of (when you read “more”). The video above shows the steps and process of making the special Nike Air Force One. More coming soon, Enjoy! At Nike the focus of craftsmanship is enhancement. The quest to make products better never ends. Nike designers dedicate themselves to the challenge of meeting the needs of athletes and surpassing one level only to eclipse the next. With this in mind, the 25th year celebration of the Air Force 1 was inspired by a singular goal: to honor the brand’s innovative past by taking into account the needs of AF1 athletes and consumers and improving the product based on
After writing each day a week ago, I took last week off from writing, but I have been busy at home sewing away. In the last several weeks we’ve had two baby showers to go to, and another friend is having a baby soon, so we have been making a couple of things for her too. [...]
Your cover letter presents your intentions, qualifications and availability to a prospective employer in a succinct and appealing format. As your first chance to make a great impression, a personalized letter indicates you are serious about your job search. Your resume can give the nitty-gritty of dates, places of employment and education, but your cover letter must entice the reader to consider you amidst hundreds, or even thousands, of candidates for any one job opening. 1. Do You Really Need a Cover Letter?You bet! Just as you would never show up unannounced at a prospectiveemployer's door, your resume should never just appear solo on a decisionmaker's desk. Your cover letter is your first opportunity to introduceyourself, present your qualifications and show the search committee yo
Video: Crafting a Social NetworkWall Street Journal's Raymund Flandez talks to the founder of Etsy.com a popular online marketplace for crafters, and about Etsy's vendors and fan-led social-networking site.Etsy is an online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade. Their mission is to enable people to make a living making things, and to reconnect makers with buyers. Their vision is to build a new economy and present a better choice: Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade.Since the launch in June, 2005, over 100,000 sellers from around the world have opened up Etsy shops. [this video will not play in most feed readers, please visit the site to watch it]
Some people see sugary marshmallow chicks and think, "Look, dessert!" Me, I'm the sicko who thinks, "Hm, what I can glue them to?"Actually, I'd been wanting to try my hand at making a cardboard Christmas village house, ever since I got my hands on some vintage-style cottages for the winter holidays. But when I realized there were extra Marshmallow Peeps lurking from last Easter's Peep Garland project just going to waste (er... curing) (click here if you'd missed that), ... well, the project took a suddenly Peeposterous turn."Why not build a cardboard carousel?" my brain mused. "In Easter colors! With Peeps Chicks instead of horses! And marshmallow rabbit onlookers?!"(Yes, total suspension of disbelief is one of the primary rules for effective Peep crafting.)The first step was to get the c
Afternoon friends and new visitors! LOL...okay that's like three people. Anyway.......I can get DSL!!!! Alas, they send some "equipment" via UPS and we cannot get to our mailbox. So, after getting all the information I told the gal I would call back when we were dug out again. Darling Parker offered to walk to the road, only a mere 1/2 mile, but in places its probably more than 2 feet deep. No 57-year-old who has bad lungs from smoking since 8 is gonna do that! So we wait. At least I know that things will get better. It just takes me so long to run through my lists of blogs and newspapers every day. My political blog is getting pretty big in its roll and it just takes hours of agony. I'm constantly running disk clean-up and defrag to keep me going. But I can get DSL...yayaya. Does this mea
Having a baby and getting married are pretty similar events in life. Both represent significant changes in your life and the life of your spouse. Both involve a good amount of the husband attempting to stay ‘out of the crossfire’. Both involve the woman wearing a silly gown at the end. [...]
I’ve been playing or better say grinding away at WoW in my spare time for last year or so. I had played it for months then lost interest (surprised?) but have since taken it up again. Due to the siesta in gaming with it I’m not an uber high level 70 like most of the [...]
Been eating lots of choc the past few days. Brought from home (from Langkawi trip) to KL. And hence there was a sudden accumulation of Andes chocolate foil wrappers. What to do?Fold them into hearts - string them - and hang them in my room. :D I find the very simplicity of the idea is what makes them look so sweet, hanging near my window. As you can see in the picture above, there's a long 'something' hanging from the air-conditioner set. That is another junk-hanging-thingy I made last year, from cut-outs of 3 juice boxes after my friend/housemate was finished with the contents. Do you realise just how attractive some food packaging and wrappings are? Like these ones?Oh. And last week, ny friend yokie gave me the sweetest little crochet hair tie. I totally love the petit stitches and tiny
Newsletters are a great way to reach out to your current customers as well as attract the attention of potential customers. However, if customers aren't reading the newsletter, then the effort and investment are wasted. The focus needs to be on designing a newsletter with content that your customers will read. It needs to be informative, eye catching, hold their interest, and leave them wanting more. They will then be eagerly awaiting the next issue of your newsletter.Creating informative and readable contentContent is very when it comes to capturing an audience to read your newsletter. Take a moment to see things from the customer's point of view. Ask yourself why they should read your newsletter, why will they want to read the next issue, and what makes your newsletter unique and better than that of your competitors. Answering these questions honestly will help you create a newsletter that customers will want to read.Consumers enjoy newsletters with content that is inform
Not too long ago, my sister called and asked me to measure The Poo’s waist. My girl is lucky enough to have a very talented auntie, who makes her Halloween costumes from scratch every year.
Last year she was a sassy girl-pirate, and this year she will parade about the neighborhood as Angelina Ballerina.
So.
I needed a [...]
In my recent layout titled "Inquisitive" in my family gallery, I've used some crafting wire to create some dimensions on my doodled flowers. I've used a tweezers to hold one end of the crafting wire and slowly turn the wire in circles to create this flat spiral look. This idea had definitely given my flowers some depth.
Ok, first off, leatherworking is a resource hog. I spent a grip of gold powerleveling this profession just to 200. We will start with an itemization based on the items I used to get to 200. As always, your milage may vary and these are not my hard numbers used to get to 200. These numbers are what you should expect to consume during the leveling process.Light leather: 255 (sure seemed like more)Medium leather: 160Heavy leather: 200Light hide: 0Medium hide: 25Heavy hide: 20Course thread: 150Fine thread: 65Silken thread: 10Grey dye: 20Green dye: 10Salt: 85Now that you have all your consumables, itÂ’s time to start craftingÂ….and craftingÂ….and CRAFTING.1-30: Light armor kits30-40: Light leather quiver40-50: Light armor kit50-55: Hand stitched leather boots55-90: Embossed leather glo
Notes:S - SignitureE - EliteEM - Elite MasterName Level SpeciesZone Found Details on where foundCoordinatesRoamerCommentsFound ByGloom-Gaze15BatBreelandsOld Forrest34.9S, 58.1WNNear Willow GladeSasseWildthornE17HuornBreelandsOld Forrest 34.2S, 57.6WNForlorn GladeFizenEitor-kalsakE18SpiderBreelandsOld Forrest?YRoams The Weaver's DenFizenAsht20WargLone LandsMinas Eriol (the area with Arnorian Rubble)35.3S, 39.0WNElite Warg is sometimes PlaceholderFarothBlackClawS18BearBreelandsBorrow Downs?YFar south, by the elite treesSasseSawtoothS18WolfLone LandsWolf den NW of the Bridge28.6S, 41.6W?.KlespIronhide20White BoarLonelandsNorth of Weathertop is a hill named Echad Sul28.9S 36.8WYKill all mobs in areaCuthalionTrampletuskS20AurochNorth DownsSouth of Gatson Farm11.7S, 45.7WYDrops River Maiden's Thread for Tailor QuestFizenKraurS28WargLone LandsNear Haragmar and the East-West Road32.8S, 26.3WYAt the Dol Vaeg FlagKlinosKhurshatS27WargNorth DownsNear The Snares11.8S,43.1WY.FizenSkulkmireS28Mars
STARTING YOUR PROFESSION1) Find an opposite, ie. someone who gathers the same type as you (woodworker, prospector, farmer) and work with them so you both get plenty of what you need. For example gather copper if you’re a jeweler, but also gather tin to allow copper to respawn at the resource nodes. Give the tin to your weaponsmith friend, who can feed you the random jewels picked up from prospecting which they can't use. For scholars, speak to everyone as you are the only one who can use runes, scrolls and symbols. Trade the 35 Minor Lore scrolls you need to make in order to go up a level (100 total to master the tier) with other players for their scholar ingredients, as the Minor Lore scrolls are used as quest completion requirements for most professions.2) Don't simply sell all the stuff you gather. Keep some items for a few days and see if you bump into someone who needs them as they might be able to exchange your components for items you need or sell at the Auction House (see b
The warm weather’s here in the Northern Hemisphere. The official first day of summer just passed and that means it’s high time to switch your boozing habits into refreshing drink mode. Your guests (hopefully) expect something more than wine coolers, tasteless NASCAR beers, and Zima (yes, believe it or not, they still make Zima).
Aside from just knowing to tilt the damn glass before he pours a beer, any guy worth his salt should also know how to make at least one good cocktail. The traditional Cuban mojito is one that just about any lady will love and, since it’s not pink and/or served in a sugar-rimmed Martini glass, self-respecting men don’t mind it either. Crafting a tasty cocktail is a great skill to have when on the road as you just might be able to impress future hosts and friends alike. Fortunately, the mojito recipe couldn’t be simpler and the ingredients can be found almost anywhere.
You need:
Highball glass
Soda water/seltzer
Light rum (I r
In The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM: Shadows of AngmarTM, players learn a starting Vocation by talking to a Master or Mistress of Apprentices in the following towns:The Shire* Michel Delving: Blossom Proudfoot, Mistress of ApprenticesBree-land* Combe: Jill Brushwood, Mistress of Apprentices* Bree-town Crafting Hall: Old Roger Sorrel, Master of ApprenticesEred Luin* Gondamon: Alfwin, Master of Apprentices* Celondim: Golphedinir, Master of Apprentices* Thorin’s Hall: Nási, Master of ApprenticesVocationsEach Vocation is made up of three Professions, as follows:Armourer* Metalsmith* Prospector* TailorArmourers can create a wide variety of armour, but they specialize in heavy armour and shields. As capable miners and smelters, they can procure and prepare the metal they need; they can also craft clothes and leather armour, but will need to trade for the tanned hides required to create these items. This is an excellent choice of trade for one who relies on heavy armour and shields.Explorer*
This is a work in progressTABLE OF CONTENTS:INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGYVOCATIONSPROFESSIONSGETTING STARTEDCRAFTING LOCATIONSCRAFTING PROFESSIONSQUESTS (SPOILERS)ECONOMICS1.0 INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY:So, you want to be a crafter. Well, may we welcome you as you start your journey. As a crafter, you will be able to make many useful items, and a few useless one. Though crafting is not required for advancing your character, it can be beneficial in several ways. You can get some beneficial equipments. Plus you will always be able to make friends, as you have items that they will want. Crafting in a kinship can be a great help to your kinship, plus you have access to more recipes. Before you get started you need to decide what type of crafter you want to be. This guild will help you get started.Terminology:Professions: A field of specialization, such as Metalsmithing.Vocations: A bundle of 3 professions, such as an Armorer knows Tailoring, Metalsmithing, and Prospecting (gathering raw m
It’s fine to write a press release, but understand that the traditional press release, more often than not, is going to function much like that letter you wrote to your ex. It was good to get it all out, but you know better than to send it. Think of the press release as a resource, not as recourse. It’s no longer best practices to launch a general release and sit back and wait for the media to come running. Media rarely run. Instead, consider the following:
Become familiar with your desired target publication - whether it is a blog, a fashion magazine, or Oprah. Read through several issues, make notes on story ideas that make sense for your client, sleep with it under your pillow. Pretend you had to describe the magazine for a friend, or to a potential advertiser - do you have a good handle on what they are all about?
Pay attention to who is writing what - did an editor let slip that they are expecting a baby? getting married? a fan of travelling to Kathmandu? Think of y
In my layout titled "Drips of Nectar" in my baby gallery, I've also pieced a butterfly using some crafting foams. To create this piecing, just follow the steps below:1. Cut out your basic shape and then lightly draw your design pattern on the foam using pencil. Stitched the edges of the foam. 2. Punched some holes on the foam to decorate it and using some gel pens to add colours to it. 3. You can used some punched out small circles of foams to stuff into some of the holes to create more detailed look. 4. After decorating the whole piece, cut out pieces of foams for the body and head of the butterfly. Decorate the two pieces separately and then pieced them together using liquid glue or double sided tapes. I've shade the cheeks of the butterfly using some chalks. 5. I've also used some crafting wires to create its antenna. Therefore, using crafting foams in layouts aren't that bad after all these detailing and piecing work. For more instructions as to detailing of foams, you can
Most of us do not like the textures and look of crafting foams. It's so flat and the colours are just not appealing especially to the eyes of an adult. Therefore, I'm trying to break the thoughts through my latest layout titled "Drips of Nectar" in my baby gallery where I've used lots of crafting foams in creating it.To avoid the flat look of a crafting foams, what we need to do is to add dimensions and details.In my layout, I've done some details on the drips or petals of the flowers using the following steps:1. Cut out a basic shape that you want from a foam and punch out some small circles/dots from various coloured foams.2. Get a hand puncher, a pair of tweezers and some liquid glue.3. Lightly, draw your basic pattern or design on the foam itself using pencil.4. Stitched the sides of the foam to create a sort of more defined look. Then using gel pens to decorate the pattern that you've drawn on the foam.5. To add more dimension, decorate part of your pattern by punching out ho
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The Semantic Web is an idea of World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee that the Web as a whole can be made more intelligent and perhaps even intuitive about how to serve a users needs. Although search engines index much of the Web's content, they have little ability to select the pages that a user really wants or needs. Berners-Lee foresees a number of ways in which developers
Crafting For CharityVolunteers Can Knit, Crochet or Quilt ProjectsThat Are Donated To Charities, Hospitals, Needy, Homeless PeopleVolunteers Can Also Donate Unfinished Projects, Granny Squares, Yarn, Patterns And MoneyHow To Knit, Crochet, Quilthttp://www.DotDigital.com/sewingcharity/howtos.htmlCharitieshttp://www.CrochetNMore.com/123charitylinks.htmSewing For CharityDirectory of Charitable Sewing, Knitting, Crochet and Quilting Projectshttp://www.DotDigital.com/sewingcharity/alphabetical.htmlKnitting For A Better Worldhttp://www.InterWeave.com/knit/charities.aspGuidespost's Knit For Kidshttp://www.KnitForKids.org/National Crochet And Knitting Charity ProgramYou Can Contribute To Warm Up America's Project ByCrocheting Or Kntting 7" By 9" Rectangles Or Complete Afghans For Warm Up AmericaInstructions On The Websitehttp://www.CraftYarnCouncil.com/warmup.htmlLantern MoonSales of knitting baskets, knitting needle cases and other basketry support Vietnamese families. The Lantern Moon Webs
It’s amazing to me, the number of people who still do not take proper advantage of the power of the title tag. The title tag, is arguably THE most important on-page factor in SEO (and much more as you’ll soon learn).
If you happen not to be too versed in HTML coding I’ll explain what the [...]
