May 3rd, 2013 
Cristian
A cool way to capture solar energy and use it as a plug socket for gadgets. It has a simple design and can be attached to any window but…it is possible from technological point of view? Will it have enough energy?
The solution is designed by Kyuho Song & Boa Oh, just a concept at the moment.
April 26th, 2013 Cristian
A real DNA portrait will feature your inner beauty on a frame, being a mixture between unique, novelty, scientific ingenuity and amazing beauty. It will picture your REAL DNA sequence in a variaty of styles and colors chosen by you.
They don’t come cheap but you can’t find them anywhere, your personal DNA picture print will be as unique as you are!
If you want to buy one check out the creators .
I wonder if you can get the same picture from a local laboratory…it will be a nice DIY weekend project.
April 24th, 2013 Cristian
The world of carnivorous plants is amazing because they ‘eat’ insects ( some species are big enough to consume frogs… ). They have adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients. If you want to grow them inside your house you need to respect some basic rules that are specific to every plant, but most of them like to be watered often and high humidity.
I highly recommend ‘The Savage Garden ‘ book. I personally own 9 plants and reading it helped me a lot!
So…if you want to give your home a wild and exotic atmosphere think about the carnivorous plants. And of course…no more flies and mosquitoes in your house.
April 22nd, 2013 Cristian
Most of people around here own some furniture and tables made from wood. Tree decor is everywhere these days so I found a nice weekend project to build a small coffee table from a log slice. Wouldn’t be amazing to see the bark and count the rings to find the age of the tree?
The first and most important part of the project is acquiring the log. The next step is to cut a slice ( in the below project it was used a five inch slice ) of the wood for the table top. This is best accomplished with a chain saw.
To make it smooth you need to remove marks with a belt sander. For protection from liquids apply three coats of polyacrylic on the top and some clear lacquer spray to the bark on the sides for protection.
The log can be attached to some nice looking legs from a chair. In this project were used the legs of a cheap IKEA Marius stool . Just $5.99!
April 13th, 2013 Cristian
Pebbles are most of the times overlooked when thinking about do-it-yourself projects. That is why I will present in the next lines two nice projects where the stars are ordinary pebbles.
1. Pebbles filled tray
A pebbles filled tray will make the perfect resting place for your boots in rainy or winter time. Snow will melt and drain through the rocks to the bottom of the tray, so your boots won’t stand in a puddle. The moisture will evaporate eventually but remember to clean it from time to time.
