Cacte Diem: 01/03/12

giovedì 29 marzo 2012

Predict weather with a cup of coffee.. Try it yourself!!! :D

I found this one surfing the web for cheap led... ahah but.. For today.. it works!!! :D

Make a cup of coffee. You can add cream and sugar since it makes the bubbles easier to see but black coffee is fine. Hot tea or hot cocoa will work too.

Step 1 (the only step.. ): Watch the bubble.

When you pour the coffee into your cup, watch the bubbles.
If the bubbles move to the edge of the cup rather quickly, that's a good sign. Expect clear skies for the next 12 hours.
If the bubbles hang around in the center of the cup, get out your rain gear. You can expect rain in 12 hours.

If the bubbles slowly move to the edge of the cup, you may get a bit of weather, but it should be clearing in a few hours.

If you've managed to make a cup without bubbles, flop a spoonful of coffee back into your cup and make some more bubbles.

Try!! And let me know if it works also for you or not!! :)

venerdì 16 marzo 2012

Facebook TIMELINE.. is coming.. with apps!

La Timeline di Facebook, funzionalità a breve verrà introdotta obbligatoriamente per tutti i profili.

Orrore di molti, piacere di pochi avrà tra i suoi punti di forza l'interazione con le Apps.

Gli utenti iscritti dovrebbero avere presto a disposizione delle applicazioni in grado di utilizzare servizi forniti da realtà come Foursquare, Nike, Vevo e Fandango; tutte le nuove Apps dovrebbero essere accessibile entro il fine settimana.

Le nuove applicazioni consentiranno di consultare e condividere notizie, di aggiungere check-in e budge come nel caso del servizio di geolocalizzazione Foursquare, di notificare risultati sportivi e di comunicare ai propri contatti i video e brani musicali riprodotti

Ormai è questione di pochi giorni.... !!

lunedì 12 marzo 2012

Amazing piano solo - Pirates of Caribbean

No words... Just listen.. it's awesome!!! :)

giovedì 8 marzo 2012

DIY : tutorial for fabric covered cd coaster

After a small spring clean it seems we have a teetering pile of out-dated CD's hanging around. It probably stems from our reluctance to toss previously useful belongings away. Does this happen at your house?

You probably have fabric scraps too, huh? Well Sew, Mama, Sew has dubbed October as Scrap Buster Month. If you're looking for ways to empty out your scrap basket, then it's well worth a visit. Today's tutorial is my eco-friendly way of trying to win some shiny new fabric from their wonderful store.

Ingredients (for one coaster):

2 x fabric scraps at least 14 cm square.

enough scraps to make up 55cm of bias binding

1 x unwanted CD

thread

Before you start:

You will need to use a fairly sturdy fabric, as the CD will show through lighter fabrics. I've used denim from an old pair of jeans. Alternatively you could line loosely woven fabrics with plain fabric or interfacing scraps.

Also it is important that when attaching the binding it is close to the CD. Otherwise the CD will slide around and the coaster will be a bit floppy. If necessary, trim the seam allowance down to allow the binding to be up against the enclosed CD.

Step 1:

Lay fabric scraps together with wrong sides together. Cut out a 14 cm diameter circle. To do this I drew around my CD then added a 1 cm seam allowance.

Bias binding:

Cut diagonal strips of fabric 4 cm wide. Join to form at least 55 cm of bias binding. Press binding flat with seams open. Trim off any over hanging corners. Fold strip in half along length and press, to make it 2 cm wide. Open binding out flat again. Fold one long side of strip to center crease and press. Repeat for other side. Fold two sides together along center crease again and press. The binding strip should now be 1 cm wide.

I forgot to photograph making the bias binding. Sorry. If you need more visual instructions then a quick search should help you out.

Step 2:

Place the CD between the two circles, right sides facing out. Pin the two fabric layers together around the CD, enclosing it in the center. Using your sewing machine's zipper foot, baste the circles together around the CD. Make sure the CD is tightly enclosed by stitching as close to the CD as possible.

Step 3:

Pin and then sew binding over the raw edges of the circles. Stitch close to the edge of the binding, which should also be close to the CD. Trim off excess binding, leaving a small overlap and sewing the binding end down over the binding start. Done!