Moving to a new property is very easy to do these days. There are a number of reputable moving companies that offer valuable services at reasonable rates, which means you can have a team of professional movers handling all the important tasks while you relax and enjoy the day. To help you have an even more enjoyable moving day, here are a few tips you can use.

When searching for the right moving company to hire, it is always best to find a reputable one based near you. If you live in Mattapan, Boston, for example, you can find a good moving firm in Mattapan for the job. Read full article…

You can make all sorts of unique jewelry and accessories from upcycled materials, whether it be old soda cans, computer parts, or discarded hardware.

1. Soda Can Earrings A beautiful soda can makes even more beautiful earrings when matched with glass beads.

2. Computer RAM Bracelet Here’s a great way to keep that RAM out of the landfill: make a geeky-cool bracelet (and a pendant!) out of it.

3. Hardware Parts Earrings There are lots of other small computer parts that can be used to make great earrings. Here are several examples.

4. Hardware Flowers Mirror rosettes and paint chips combine to make beautiful flower “jewels”.

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This is not really a woodworking tool, but Lumber Jocks need to post pictures, and this makes it a lot more fun. I recently bought a 4 GigaByte Eye-Fi SD memory card and plopped it into my camera. It helped a lot with my last posting on LJs. I had set up my little light tent and a tripod to hold the camera. As I took pictures, they instantly appeared on my PC. My wife and I were then able to see them, adjust the positions of the box and the lights, and click away until we liked what we saw. This has always been stressful and not what I want to spend my time on, so any help I could get here was welcomed.

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Sebastian Zachl is an industrial designer from Austria who graduated last year from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.

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