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The oceans occupy nearly 71% of our planet's surface.
in http://www.savethesea.org/STS%20ocean_facts.htm

Turtle recycled can to your pencils, great father's day idea

This is an idea o reduce and recycle the metal can's. With a bi of imagination we can use them to keep pens, pencils, paper clips, marbles... or you can offer it to your dad in father's day.

What we need:

• empty can,
• double tape or super glue,
• scissors,
• pliers,
• pen,
• charcoal pencil,
• tracing paper,
• craft knife, with a new blade,
• felts, in your favorite colors.

How to:

1. Clean the can, remove all the glue and paper;
2. With the pliers fold the  sharp edges inwards, this is a easy procedure that can avoid accidents;
3. Choose your base color, the one that will cover all the can;
4. Cut out a felt rectangle, a 1/2 inch larger then the felt you will need to cover all the can, the easiest way to do his is to roll the can on the felt, and mark the spot where you have to cut;
5. Trace the design on your tracing paper, use the pencil, in this tutorial the design is a turtle;
6. Chose the colors, we are going to use 2 different shades of green;
7. Trace the felts, like we did here;
8. We are going to give depth to the turtle, trace the body, the shell and the spots, like in the picture;
9. Cut out the pieces, note: cut all the pieces the same way, inside the line, outside the line or in the line, otherwise the puzzle will not fit;
10. Assemble the turtle with super glue or double tape;
11. Glue the assembled turtle on the rectangular felt you cut out on the step 4, glue it 1 inch above the base;
12. Apply the glue /double tape on the can, in all area;
13. Quilt the can with the base felt;
14. Cut out the excess with the craft knife;
15. Use it well :)

Attention:
Ask an adult to help you with the craft knife and the scissors! Be smart! Avoid accidents!

Et voilá!
It looks nice!

Enjoy!

Felt door sign DIY

Do you know those Hotel signs? Today we will learn how to do a felt sign to hang in your bedroom door. This is a great idea and you can recycle at the same time.

What we need:

• felts of different colors, depending on the design,
• scissors,
• tracing paper,
• charcoal pencil;
• pen,
• glue, or double side tape,
• cereal box,
• ruler,
• roll of scotch tape.

How to:

1. Choose your design;
2. Trace it with the tracing paper, don't draw the background;
3. Open the cereal box with the scissors;
4. With the tape roll draw 2 circles, one interior and another one exterior;
5. Use the ruler to draw a rectangle exactly with the scotch roll width, as in the picture;
6. Cut the sign;
7. With the charcoal pencil trace the draw to the cardboard;
8. Use your imagination and add the background, we used horizontal strips;
9. Trace the background elements to the tracing paper; ignore any other elements, like the pillow.
10. Trace the bed sheet fold and the blanket strips;
11. Choose the colors for those elements;
12. Trace the felt, use felt back side;
13. Cut them out;
14. Apply the double side tape to glue the background elements, like the image;
15. Do a new tracing for the pillow, chose the color, trace it, cut it out, and apply it in place;
16. Repeat it all over again for the baby, baby elements are: face, hair, hands and body;
17. With the pen draw the face elements, like eyes, mouth, nose, freckles....

NOTE: You can choose other designs; the important thing is to be able to separate the design into layers. First the background, second the middle elements, like the pillow, and finally the most important element, in this case, the baby. Of course you can do all the design, and make the pieces fit like a puzzle, but this will take a lot of time, precision and patience, and the design will not show depth.

Et voilá!
Write DO NOT DISTURB on it!

Enjoy!

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Yin and yang are the two opposing and complementary forces that make up all phenomena of life. Both proceed from the Supreme Ultimate and together they represent the process of the universe and all that is in it.
in http://www.religionfacts.com

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Marbles are made from recycled glass.

International Chocolate Festival in Obidos- Portugal

Visit until March 25

International chocolate festival

Et voilá!
yammy

Enjoy!

World Chocolate Wonderland

World Chocolate Wonderland, China's first theme park made entirely of chocolate has opened in Shanghai.
unfortunately alredy ended but here are some pictures of that tasty and wonderful Theme Park

Sources:
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/885227-world-chocolate-wonderland-opens-with-terracotta-army-replica-in-shanghai#ixzz1nxGl0i2p http://www.amusingplanet.com/2011/12/world-chocolate-wonderland-in-shanghai.html
http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/life/world-chocolate-wonderland

Et voilá!
chocolate dreams!

Enjoy!