May 2011
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The rake's progress
Clever idea! The old-fashioned rakes with long metal tines would work best, but if you saw a cheap plastic one, you could always spray-paint it whatever colour you want.
Via ilovemyapartment.
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Mmmm… hair donuts…
Hey ladies! Got medium-length hair that isn’t long enough to twist into a chignon? Through the magic of hair donuts, you can fake this sweet updo (via ivonneblurbs).
She advises you don’t even need to buy a professional donut-shaped hair pad: “cut the toe end off a clean tube sock and roll it up.” Then put your hair in a ponytail, thread it through the hair donut, and...
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Home-made horchata
Those playing in the US will be all, “God, who doesn’t know about horchata!” but here in Australia we are more likely to have heard about the refreshing Mexican cinnamon rice milk drink from that Vampire Weekend song.
Don’t wait for some expat vegan to expand your culinary horizons. Get in first and make your own horchata. It’s delicious with spicy foods....
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Scalloped skirt hems
We see too many local Frankies buying vintage dresses and then slashing off the hems to that coltish mid-thigh length that’s popular among the youngs. Never mind that most full-skirted vintage frocks were designed to fall to at least the knee.
But if you are going to chop an op-shop skirt, consider a pretty scalloped hem. It will work best with crisp, woven fabrics such as cottons and...
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How to unclog a blocked drain
Uh-oh, your sink, shower, bath or toilet won’t drain! Looks like you have a clog!
If the drain isn’t totally blocked, try running the hot tap for five minutes, or pouring several litres of boiling water down the drain. This can melt any grease or soap coating the inside of the pipe.
You can also try a homemade drain cleaner: half a cup of baking soda down the drain, followed by half...
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DIY round wall pigeonholes
We saw this pic on IKEA Hackers – the hack is meant to be this light fitting, but what struck us were the little round pigeonholes on the wall in the background!!
We reckon you could make them by cutting lengths from a large piece of industrial piping and fixing them to the walls with L-brackets on the inside. You can then paint the bracket the same colour as the wall to camouflage it.
You...
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Mean Girls, Harry Potter Style.
unlucky-pr1nc3ss:
OMG, I dont usually reblog things like this but I had to because it was so funny!
(via garantinsley)
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Sock attack
OM NOM NOM NOM! You can get these novelty shark socks here - only $9!
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Building A Better Big Mac →
Create Big Macs that are better than the ones at Maccas! This blog has tweaked what is already a near-perfect recipe to make it even better. And as for re-creating special sauce… would you believe Vegemite is involved?
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36 ways to lace your shoes
Last Saturday our skipping club (yes, skipping club) put in an appearance at a Converse-sponsored block party and we each got a free pair of Chucks (pictured). In the pic they’re laced European-style. But we’ve since altered that and are using the simplified straight-lace technique. We like the look of crisp white laces in neat, horizontal lines down a black shoe.
Here are 36...
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Speech Accent Archive →
vinkhax:
This is awesome…they have recordings of people speaking in nearly every accent imaginable!
Hone your impressions of foreign accents with his handy guide! However, you may only be able to request that someone named Stella pack various goods into three red bags.
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April 2011
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