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Thursday, November 26, 2015

How to Wrap 10 Challenging Shapes!

Just found this video from youtube and like to share the link:


How to Wrap 10 Challenging Shapes!

Gifts come in so many different shapes. Some shapes are more challenging than others.

Wait till you watch this video, unusual shapes are more fun to wrap than they look!

This video shows how to professionally wrap 10 different shapes!

Enjoy and happy gift wrapping!

1: Triangle
2: Square
3: Pentagon
4: Cylinder
5: Pillow Box
6: Rectangle
7: Pyramid
8: Odd Shapes
9: Sphere
10: Cube

Materials & Tools: Gift Wrap Paper, Scissors, Clear Tape, Double Sided Tape

Music: Breeze by sound rider Visit their website for more music! http://www.pond5.com/artist/soundrider

Eco-Chic Gift Wrapping

Christmas is coming and I think many people are looking for creative gift wrapping idea, and I found one via youtube and like to share the link here:

Eco-Chic Gift Wrapping *Inspired by "Wrapping with Fabric" by Etsuko Yamada*

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

David Christian: The history of our world in 18 minutes

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_christian_big_history

Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 minutes. This is "Big History": an enlightening, wide-angle look at complexity, life and humanity, set against our slim share of the cosmic timeline.


http://www.ted.com/playlists/311/time_warp

Ann Morgan challenged herself to read a book from every country in the world.

Ann Morgan considered herself well read — until she discovered the "massive blindspot" on her bookshelf. Amid a multitude of English and American authors, there were very few books from beyond the English-speaking world. So she set an ambitious goal: to read one book from every country in the world over the course of a year. Now she's urging other Anglophiles to read translated works so that publishers will work harder to bring foreign literary gems back to their shores. Explore interactive maps of her reading journey here: go.ted.com/readtheworld


My year reading a book from every country in the world :