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Since the last four or five months, I have developed a new interest, that is significantly different from all of my other interests and hobbies. Soapmaking! If you aren’t familiar with the concept and idea behind it, it might sound very strange to you. But that is why I’m posting this: to tell you about it and how simple it is, my own personal experiences regarding it and the challenges I faced, and also, to convince you to start soapmaking as well. If you’re interested, please read ahead. I had been interested in the idea of soapmaking for at least a year before I learnt how to make it, and started making it. I think my initial interest in this area arose after our family’s transition to natural hair care, which was about two years ago. After reading a number of blog posts on natural living and even attending a couple of workshops on the topic, I found myself determined to try out soapmaking. I had tried making a few DIY natural beauty products before as well, such as face scru...

Hi everyone! I recently attended a workshop at L2L Academy, on 'Hydraulics'. In it, we got to learn the concept of hydraulics, which can be demonstrated using syringes and a pipe. Cranes and many building machines function through hydraulics. In the workshop, each participant had to make a toy crane by themselves using the basic concept of hydraulics, and using pieces of wood, syringes, pipes, nails, water, and a few other materials. Each person had to design and make their own crane. Here I'm sharing a video which shows how it works:  Below are pictures of the crane in every position it can be in: Please tell me if you like it and give feedback in comments. (I love getting comments!)

You can reuse junk materials and make wonderful craft items out of them. Here are some things I made by using junk materials. Some of these are made of old things and I made some of them at a Summer Creativity Camp and some are my own ideas. These things may seem a bit childish, but they are fun to make, specially if you like creating things This is a 3D bird made from a paper plate. I took a paper plate and folded it in half. Then I painted it yellow and attached pieces of foam for feathers on one side. I made a head on paper and pasted it on the bird.  I made this at the Summer Camp.  T his purple chair is made from a carton of  Milkpak. Does it seem like it? In a Summer Camp class, we all were given a carton of Milkpak and we had to make something out of it. For making this, I had to flatten the box and shape it like a chair. Then I painted it purple and decorated it a little. I attached straws for legs, (one is missing in the picture). This is a slab pot...