I've always liked making things. When I was younger I would always be crocheting, sewing clothes for stuffed animals, and I was a regular at all the kid workshops at Home Depot/Lowes. There is something so exciting about creating something new regardless of how simple it may be. Here are some of the crafty things I have been making lately.
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I love plants, but they don't love me. For some reason I can never remember to water them! To solve my issue I decided to grow them in water and let them water themselves.
To make this super easy DIY mason jar garden all I did was take some parsley clippings and put them in rock wool that had been soaked in water. First I placed them in a closed gallon size ziplock for a few days first to let them grow roots and then I placed them in a mason jar I got from the dollar store. I used net cups to hold the rock rock wool in place.
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My plant is still fairly young so I haven't added any nutrients, but one it gets more mature I will add some to help it thrive. You can use hydroponic nutrients or instead add a beta fish to create an aquaponic garden.
Hydroponic Parsley
Biology Review App
This semester I had the pleasure of getting out of my comfort zone and teaching biology. In the spring I will continue teaching biology, but at Sam Rayburn HS in Pasadena, Texas. Something I have been working on for my current and future students is this biology review app which I have been using BloxMob to create. I have no coding or app building experience, but thanks to BloxMob this hasn't been an issue.
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To view my app visit BloxMob.com, or download the app, and search for Biology Review.
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(App may currently be down because my trial expired and I am working to renew it soon)
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This project wouldn't be possible without the help of Kelli Allen who provided me with all of the resources that I could include on the app. Thanks Kelli!
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Magnetic Palette
I am a make up addict. I'm always buying new make up I don't need and then I end up not using it because it is all separate. All of this makeup takes up a lot of space from bulky packaging which doesn't help.
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I had some old makeup palettes lying around with old ugly makeup. I took out all of the old shades and added some magnetic sheet to create my own magnetic palettes!
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Check out this slideshow to see everything you need to create your own.
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