LED - The Fun Times Guide to Living Green

4 Cool Ideas for Recycling Glass Insulators from Telephone Poles and Power Poles

Remember when telephone poles had colorful glass insulators atop their cross arms? These days, most telephone poles have either silicone or ceramic insulators, and many people are recycling the obsolete glass insulators as communications and power companies continue updating aging lines. Old insulators, which are bell shaped and used to suspend phone lines and power lines from supporting poles, have long been a popular item to collect, especially among many who grew up seeing vivid … [Read more...]

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5 Ways to Save Money Greening Your Home

Going green is often portrayed as requiring sacrifice and it’s even considered in many cases that it requires monetary sacrifice. But going green, in essence, is about using resources more wisely and efficiently. Doing so, either through your habits and actions or through the technology and appliances you use, often actually means financial savings. Here’s a list of 5 ways to green your home and save money from doing so (starting with the smaller actions and moving towards … [Read more...]

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Save Energy and Money With a Timer for Your Christmas Lights

With Thanksgiving right around the corner (because it's tomorrow, after all),I know a lot of us are starting to get the urge to pull those Christmas decorations out of the attic. ...or maybe you already have them up. Even though money can get tight this time of year, we still hang Christmas lights on and in our homes that are going to make our energy bills a little higher. How much sense does that make? Luckily, there is a quick and easy way to make your Christmas lights save you money … [Read more...]

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Turn Your Old Sneakers Into Funky Solar-Powered Lights

If you’re like me then you probably have an old pair of shoes lying around the house that you just can’t part with. Why not turn those beloved old shoes into something that you can use or just help add style to your casa, solar-powered street lights. I know you’re probably wondering “how in the world did a company think to merge these two things and come up with such a cool product”. … [Read more...]

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How To Make Your Own LED Halloween Lights

Halloween is just around the corner, but it's not too late to get your Halloween decorations up. Whether we're talking about Christmas, Halloween, St. Patrick's Day, or even the Superbowl, strings of LED lights are the foundation of any great decor! Check out these 2 awesome ways to make your own custom LED Halloween lights... DIY Halloween Light Project #1: … [Read more...]

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CRAZY CUTE VIDEO ALERT: If a Pug Can Be Green, So Can You

Who says it isn't easy being green? Even our pets are jumping on the green wagon. Check out all the steps this amazing pug is taking to live greener... … [Read more...]

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How To Turn a Gourd Into A Creative Party Lamp

Looking for a great DIY project to wrap up your weekend? How about turning a good old fashioned gourd into a chic and creative lamp? This project idea and how-to video come from the good folks at MAKE Magaine (and via LifeHacker). All you need to turn some hard-shelled gourds into festive party lights or elegant accent lights is: a gourd drill and drill bits LED Christmas lights assorted cutting utensils newspaper (for easy cleanup) If you like this project, check out … [Read more...]

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Easy DIY Tennis Ball Photo Holder & Tennis Ball Can LED Lantern

Every now and then you want to actually display physical pictures, not just virtual ones that reside on your computer. To do that you're going to need some creative photo stands or frames (because no one wants to use plain and boring picture frames). PaperNStitch.com (via Photojojo.com) has a simple and creative 3 step way to turn old tennis balls into awesome stands to display your photos. After you turn your flat and lifeless tennis balls into these picture holders, you're going to have some … [Read more...]

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How To Turn Your Bike Into The Hottest Christmas Lights Display on Two Wheels

What could be more fun than bundling up to take a ride around town on your bike to check out all of the wonderful Christmas lights? I can think of only one thing...doing so on your very own rolling display of Christmas lights. Read on to check out a few ways to pull this off, and see if you can out-do the man in the video below...he's hardcore. … [Read more...]

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When LED Christmas Lights are NOT The Greenest Choice

What's the easiest way to make your Christmas decorations greener? Most people would say, "That's easy, use LED Christmas lights instead of normal mini lights." But then again, most people might actually be wrong. Don't get me wrong, I'm a HUGE fan of LED lights...but I still don't have them on my house this year. Why not? … [Read more...]

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