Instructables: exploring - living - plants - featured http://www.instructables.com Sun, 19 May 2013 18:19:31 PDT BLOX v1.01 Haircut Chia Pet Grass Heads! Great for Summer Break! http://www.instructables.com/id/Haircut-Chia-Pet-Grass-Heads-Great-for-Summer-Br/
Haircut Chia Pet Grass Heads! Great for Summer Break! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRW/ZUPX/HFWSV4BB/FRWZUPXHFWSV4BB.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRW/ZUPX/HFWSV4BB/FRWZUPXHFWSV4BB.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRW/ZUPX/HFWSV4BB/FRWZUPXHFWSV4BB.SMALL.jpg doodlecraft It's so good for kids to see plants grow... but if you are like me, your gardening skills are very limited. Here is a super fun kid project for Summer Break that will let your child feel successful in under 2 weeks! You just need some upcycled container (ours was yogurt) An old nylon/tights/stockin...
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Tue, 7 May 2013 17:53:30 PDT
urban farming jewelry http://www.instructables.com/id/urban-farming-jewelry/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FT9/EL4Z/HG85CO0B/FT9EL4ZHG85CO0B.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FT9/EL4Z/HG85CO0B/FT9EL4ZHG85CO0B.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FT9/EL4Z/HG85CO0B/FT9EL4ZHG85CO0B.SMALL.jpg le FabShop This collection of living jewellery was made during the 2013 FabJam at leFabShop Paris on saturday may 4th. The voted theme, shared with 15 other Fab spaces around the world was «Urban Farming». We all had one afternoon to prototype our ideas and this is what the designers Sanam Viseux and Samu...
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Mon, 6 May 2013 08:15:11 PDT
Heineken Plant Pot http://www.instructables.com/id/Heineken-Plant-Pot/
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:06:17 PDT
DIY Hydroponics http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Hydroponics/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FM5/334Y/GHZ6XPX5/FM5334YGHZ6XPX5.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FM5/334Y/GHZ6XPX5/FM5334YGHZ6XPX5.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FM5/334Y/GHZ6XPX5/FM5334YGHZ6XPX5.SMALL.jpg scoochmaroo DIY Hydroponics gives you full step-by-step instructions for 18 projects to get your indoor harvest growing. Learn how to get started in the field of hydroponics with projects that range from beginner to fully automated watering systems with grow lights. All projects come from Instructables.com, are...
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Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:33:01 PST
Day of the Dead Planters. http://www.instructables.com/id/Day-of-the-Dead-Planters/
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Mon, 8 Oct 2012 21:59:38 PDT
Laser cut wooden flower press http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cut-wooden-herborium/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOG/L3M0/H5Y9VO9B/FOGL3M0H5Y9VO9B.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOG/L3M0/H5Y9VO9B/FOGL3M0H5Y9VO9B.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOG/L3M0/H5Y9VO9B/FOGL3M0H5Y9VO9B.SMALL.jpg r4f Motivation of this Instructable: a gift for my son, Cyrus, for his 6th birthday. This Instructable will show you how to build your own customized flower press, herbier in French. It is a nice way of pressing and preserving flowers, leaves, buds and lots of other things that can be found in your bac...
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Sun, 19 Aug 2012 08:21:55 PDT
Upcycle a Discarded Grill/Smoker to a Fun Planter Box(updated) http://www.instructables.com/id/Upcycle-a-Discarded-GrillSmoker-to-a-Fun-Planter-/
Upcycle a Discarded Grill/Smoker to a Fun Planter Box(updated) - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVX/UKT5/H1ZG6KJT/FVXUKT5H1ZG6KJT.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVX/UKT5/H1ZG6KJT/FVXUKT5H1ZG6KJT.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVX/UKT5/H1ZG6KJT/FVXUKT5H1ZG6KJT.SMALL.jpg TheBaldFish So basically, one day I was driving past the dumpster for my building complex and I saw a perfectly good rusted out smoker.  I immediately knew it must be mine.  So I parked my car and walked over and drug it the block or so to my home.  It stayed on my porch for about a month until spring sprung.  ...
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Wed, 9 May 2012 14:20:48 PDT
Desktop Terrarium with Night Light http://www.instructables.com/id/Desktop-Terrarium-with-Night-Light/
Desktop Terrarium with Night Light - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/F2E/EKXE/GRTHMOK4/F2EEKXEGRTHMOK4.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/F2E/EKXE/GRTHMOK4/F2EEKXEGRTHMOK4.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/F2E/EKXE/GRTHMOK4/F2EEKXEGRTHMOK4.SMALL.jpg Admiral Aaron Ravensdale Almost every Steampunker has the same problem, to finance all the big projects in your head you must sit many hours on your desk to earn the money. Often the office is dismal and grey. This is quietly no place for an awesome mind. Now I invent this Desktop Terrarium who allows you to put your own ex...
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Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:32:33 PDT
6 Unusual Uses for Eggs http://www.instructables.com/id/6-Unusual-Uses-for-Eggs/
6 Unusual Uses for Eggs - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1C/N3GR/GVKGJH58/F1CN3GRGVKGJH58.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1C/N3GR/GVKGJH58/F1CN3GRGVKGJH58.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1C/N3GR/GVKGJH58/F1CN3GRGVKGJH58.SMALL.jpg kazmataz You know something's good when it's sold in packages of 12. Eggs are incredibly versatile, and so this is my ode to those slimy insides that make breakfast worth waking up for. (and get ready for some pretty egg-plosive puns) Eggsotic Beauty Product If your hair has been lacking that extra somet...
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Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:28:19 PDT
Filter your Laundry Graywater with Marsh Plants! http://www.instructables.com/id/Filter-your-Laundry-Graywater-with-Marsh-Plants/
Filter your Laundry Graywater with Marsh Plants! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBB/I0B8/G7DYY9TI/FBBI0B8G7DYY9TI.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBB/I0B8/G7DYY9TI/FBBI0B8G7DYY9TI.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBB/I0B8/G7DYY9TI/FBBI0B8G7DYY9TI.SMALL.jpg bennelson A while back, I started using greywater, waste water from my clothes washer, to flush my toilet. The system works well, and saves TONS of water, but I still wanted some way to filter the water first, preferably with a biological system. I keep a large aquarium, and I also compost, so I thought that...
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Sun, 4 Apr 2010 17:20:03 PDT
Test Tube Flower Vase http://www.instructables.com/id/Test-Tube-Flower-Vase/
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Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:45:14 PST
How to liven up a disused fireplace with plants. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-liven-up-a-disused-fireplace-with-plants/
How to liven up a disused fireplace with plants. - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPJ/VUGD/FOB5KLDT/FPJVUGDFOB5KLDT.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPJ/VUGD/FOB5KLDT/FPJVUGDFOB5KLDT.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPJ/VUGD/FOB5KLDT/FPJVUGDFOB5KLDT.SMALL.jpg jokerlz Its that time of year again, its warming up and there is just no use for your fireplace. Or maybe like me your chimney is stuffed full of insulation. Every time you look back at your fireplace all you see is a dark black hole pulling your soul out of your eyes to forever wonder the land of the dead,...
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Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:36:02 PST
Shoeflower! http://www.instructables.com/id/Shoeflower/
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Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:33:55 PDT
Credit-Card Flower Box (Fridge Magnet) http://www.instructables.com/id/Credit-Card-Flower-Box-Fridge-Magnet/
Credit-Card Flower Box (Fridge Magnet) - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FBA/VDQY/F2FRVEEW/FBAVDQYF2FRVEEW.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FBA/VDQY/F2FRVEEW/FBAVDQYF2FRVEEW.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FBA/VDQY/F2FRVEEW/FBAVDQYF2FRVEEW.SMALL.jpg PocketSized Turn your old Credit-Cards (or any plastic card) into a nice little flower box to grow your own mini flowers in. These are sure to lighten up your fridge, office desk or any other drab place that needs a little of nature's creations to lighten it up. What you will need Credit-Card (or similar) M...
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