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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

DIY Tuesday





Looking for ways to keep yourself entertained (Jin Ai)? Instructables is a wonderful website where you can find instructions for doing just about anything. (A few of which are guaranteed to help you start building a closer relationship with your local law enforcement officers and/or ER doctors, so use some common sense.)

For your summertime pleasure, I've made a short list my favorite "how to" guides, including how to:

Make creepy cool vinyl wall art.

Construct a device that will open any padlock.

Grow a square watermelon.

Build a cheap secret compartment.

Create cute little fridge magnets.

Construct a "poor man's" lockpick.

Make glow-in-the-dark, edible jello.

Create a pocket plant.

Transform ditzy Barbie into dangerous Wonder Woman.

And my personal favorite, build a Barbie electric chair!

Enjoy!
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19 comments:

  1. Thumb BiterJune 25, 2008 at 12:50 PM

    yay! thanks! I had no idea people grew square (technically cubic xD sorry)
    The padlock thing sounds interesting.
    Unfortunately, I spend so much time on odd projects anyway that I doubt my mom will give me time off for them. But thanks again for the list!

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  2. AnonymousJune 25, 2008 at 1:21 PM

    My favorite is the pad lock opener

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  3. NellieJune 25, 2008 at 1:52 PM

    Ha. I should tell my friends about the Barbie electric chair. Some song they've been singing goes,

    "I'm a Barbie girl
    in my Barbie world
    life is plastic
    That's fantastic
    you can brush my hair
    and touch me everywhere
    imagination
    it's your creation."

    Or something like that.

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  4. falconJune 25, 2008 at 3:03 PM

    Omygod.... they look awsome!!! I'm so sorry I havent posted alot lately...
    Hearts, Mae

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  5. Thumb BiterJune 25, 2008 at 3:34 PM

    The only problem with the poor man's lock pick thing is that I can't figure out how to use it x(
    My dad went to MIT; I always him he should have taken the lock picking course!

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  6. Thumb BiterJune 25, 2008 at 5:00 PM

    * I always tell him

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  7. KurosignalJune 25, 2008 at 6:05 PM

    The padlock video was kinda funny.

    I've seen those square watermelons a lot before...I thought you already "mentshunned" them. I think it's just me...

    The pocket plant is pretty kawaii.

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  8. Thumb BiterJune 25, 2008 at 6:35 PM

    But what, exactly, do the "agents" do?

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  9. Thumb BiterJune 25, 2008 at 6:35 PM

    Ananka: Thanks for the site; I'll talk to my parents.
    I've been meaning to make/sell something but couldn't find anything I'd be willing to make the whole summer...I don't even have enough patience to make anything more than twice!

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  10. Kirsten MillerJune 25, 2008 at 6:57 PM

    Jin Ai: I don't know. But it seems quite mysterious and intriguing.

    OK--I'm really going to put on the thinking hat for you now.

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  11. Invisible TurtleJune 25, 2008 at 8:28 PM

    I can think of twenty uses for that padlock thing... okay, maybe only five, but still pretty cool. I'm going to make one!

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  12. International MastermindJune 25, 2008 at 8:58 PM

    Awesome! Could come in handy on those rainy summer days...

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  13. E.J.R.June 25, 2008 at 8:59 PM

    k time 2 make me a new set of lockpicks . . .yes

    those islands sound alsome . . . only idk if we well need this great idea any time soon . . . it is not like the whole world is going to flood tomorrow . . . lol

    also i seen your ape artical but i have never heard of just an 'ohio' one b4 . . . ohwell

    plus i was still wondering when can i snatch a book 3 in the kiki strike series . . .could you at least give alll of us a hint about it in a post????

    Thank You

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  14. AnonymousJune 26, 2008 at 12:19 AM

    urrm, a question: would it be okay to use an older version of Kiki's character in a story? I mean her name would be differant and her ancestry and all that. (unless it's okay with you KM, that is to use Kiki in a book wioth her name and everything and saiying that she's from Kiki Strike series. and of course saying that Kirsten Miller invented the original Kiki Strike)

    But now i come up with a problem. We readers have no idea what will happen to Kiki once she's older : will she marry, be assasinated, rule Pokrovia, become an Art teacher, lose hope. I highly suspect the last two could never happen. So please respond. I would like other blog readers to also respond. I would like your opinions. I will truly value yours, KM.

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  15. Random IrregularJune 26, 2008 at 1:28 AM

    Yay! Some weirdo-fun-projects to work on.
    I wonder if theres an Instructable on how to build a robot. It's a dream of mine...

    Thank You for the awesome list Ananka. :)

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  16. KittyJune 26, 2008 at 2:34 PM

    GLOW IN THE DARK EDIBLE JELLO!?!? OoO That sounds cool!

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  17. Invisible TurtleJune 26, 2008 at 2:59 PM

    Become an art teacher? Kiki can't draw; she can't 'draw a convincing stick figure'. Maybe a school for Irregulars or something. It would be totally secret!

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  18. AnonymousJune 26, 2008 at 4:12 PM

    that's so cool! you have the best blog, and i learn from it than i did in school!

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  19. phoenixJune 30, 2008 at 2:59 PM

    this website is cool. i think i have a new cyber-addiction.

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