The original Sun Jar was designed by Tobias Wong, but diy versions have been all around the web for years. I d had a vague interest in making them, so when solar garden lights started becoming smaller and cheaper last fall, I got some and experimented. Yesterday I saw an ad insert featuring solar lights at The Dollar Tree. You can t get much cheaper than that, so it seems a good time to share this version with you. It s the fastest, easiest and now [...]
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Traditional glass beads of Ghana are often referred to as Krobo beads, the Krobo mountains being the main area of production. These beads are made from recycled glass. Bottles and other glass items are first washed and sorted by colours. They are then broken into small fragments for making translucent beads, or pounded with a metal mortar and pestle, and sieved to get a very fine powder for making powder glass beads. Glass powder of different colours [...]
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Copper & green necklace. . I was so excited when I found the square copper colored pearls, and even more excited when I made just the right beads for this necklace. Hollow green eye bead. I paired this bead with rutilated quartz beads, and strung tiny metallic green seed beads in some places to add a flash of color. Silver lining necklace. I combined my red silver lining bead with deep red coral beads. Hollow eye bead. When the dots are covered [...]
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Seed Beads Preciosa Ornela rocaille seed beads are by far our most popular and versatile seed bead available. Preciosa Ornela rocaille seed beads are of superior quality, machine cut, and are highly valued for their use in bead stringing, bead weaving, embroidery and much much more! Preciosa seed beads are proven to be of the upmost value, and demonstrate the highest level of shape consistency. Wood Pendants Precision laser technology engraves these [...]
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The aim of this work is the physical modification and characterization of the surface topography of glass beads used as model carriers in dry powder inhalers (DPIs). By surface modification the contact area between drug and carrier and thereby interparticle forces may be modified. Thus the performance of DPIs that relies on interparticle interactions may be improved. Glass beads were chosen as model carriers because various prospects of physical surface [...]
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In August we were treated to the Ohm Beads Death Barrels 2015 , which not only extended the line of glass but also delivered a quirky complement to the new Teddy Scares charms. One of the most popular designs of the new release was the . It’s such a stunning bead though not the easiest to actually use perhaps. Here’s my dedicated review. Ohm Beads Poisoned Apple Firstly it’s worth mentioning that these beads do vary. They’re predominantly red but [...]
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Seed Beads Preciosa Ornela rocaille seed beads are by far our most popular and versatile seed bead available. Preciosa Ornela rocaille seed beads are of superior quality, machine cut, and are highly valued for their use in bead stringing, bead weaving, embroidery and much much more! Preciosa seed beads are proven to be of the upmost value, and demonstrate the highest level of shape consistency. Video: Fun and Funky Metal Ring Hemp String & Books [...]
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