The Gadgets Page

For $200, it seems a bit pricey, but what a GREAT idea! This little ottoman turns into a twin bed with just a little folding.

You can find it here: Fold-Out Ottoman Bed Cover, Bed Covering | Solutions

Here is another one from Amazon for only $159: Folding Ottoman Guest Bed Sleeper With Mattress & Fabric Cover at Amazon.com

I had no idea that a simple piece of furniture could be so versatile. I’m surprised IKEA doesn’t make one.

I absolutely adore this video of a seagull stealing a camera.

The camera in question was a GoPro Camera, which is a rugged and waterproof camera that can take almost any abuse you can give it.

Had the seagull dropped the camera in the water, it would have survived, but the owners probably would have never been able to retrieve it from the cold depths of the San Francisco Bay. Fortunately, the seagull merely got sick of it and left it on the boardwalk near the shore.

The next time you need a camera that you can take swimming, mountain biking and on a clandestine flight over the San Francisco Bay, think of the Go Pro. It can handle it!

Via: Animal Videos: Seagull Steals Sunset of the Day – Cheezburger

The Hand Me Down House took some mason jars and dressed them up with mod podge and tissue paper. With the addition of a solar light, they became beautiful additions to the backyard.

This project reminds me of the hanging solar lights I did back in July:

• The Gadgets Page: How To Make a Hanging Solar Light

The one thing I would have done differently with that project is use stronger wire for hanging the lights so that they could have held up to the near hurricane force winds we get in our neighborhood on a regular basis.

My four remaining hanging lights are going to be packed into our tent trailer and hung on the awning when we go camping so we can have light at night. Hopefully, they’ll be safe from the winds there.

Via: Survival/Camping / The Hand Me Down House: Solar + Mod Podge = AMAZING

Apartment Therapy has a great tutorial showing you how to make your favorite earbuds both colorful and tangle-free using embroidery floss.

The tutorial suggests using the Chinese Staircase knot style to create this, but you could just as easily use the similar knotting style with only ONE thread because you’re going around the edge of the earbud cords, you only need ONE strand of embroidery thread instead of three like they’ve shown in their tutorial.

Either way, you’ll end up with earbuds that won’t tie themselves into knots every time you shove them into your computer bag or pocket.