80. Altoid iPod Speakers

MATERIALS:

Pair of old headphones
2 playing cards
Glue
2 Altoids tins
Electrical tape
X-acto knife
Pin
Awl
Lighter
Wire cutters

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Dismantle the headphones and remove the speakers.
   
2. Use a pin to poke a small hole in each of two playing cards, then glue the speakers to the cards, lining up each speaker with the hole.
   
3. Use the awl to poke a hole in the back of each tin, then thread the speaker wire through the holes.
   
4. Reconnect the wires by twisting them together and burning the plastic coating off with a lighter. Then tape them off.
   
5. Place the foam padding from the headphones inside the tins, open side up, to cushion the speakers.
   
6. Trim the cards to fit inside the tins, place them inside (use glue if necessary). Note: The sound will be a little tinny.

Resource: Readymade

22. Clay Pot (or Tin Can) Quickbreads

MATERIALS

Clay pot or tin can
aluminum foil (if using clay pot)
Butter, margarine, or vegetable oil
Quickbread mix (such as cornbread or muffin mixes)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Wash clay pot (or can) with warm water only. towel dry. Cover drain hole w/ small piece of aluminum foil. Grease inside of pot & lip with butter, margarine, or oil.
   
2. Preheat oven 375 F. and bake according to the times below:
   
   • cornbread for 45 min,
     
   • all others 60 min. Use any quickbread recipe.
   
   
3. Spoon batter into Pot or Can, bake immediately.
   
4. bread is done when topcrust is lightly browned.
   
   If keeping for yourself: Cool bread IN pot for 10 min.Loosen w/ knife, remove to a rack, let stand 10 min Serve warm
   If giving as a gift, allow to cool, then wrap with cellophane or waxed paper.

From RecipeTips.com:

Other Baking Containers: almost any other type of oven-safe and food-safe container can be used to bake bread, such as a stoneware baking dish or terra-cotta pots or even coffee cans as is the case when making Boston brown bread.

When using a terra-cotta flowerpot, it must be thoroughly dry. It is best to place it in a warm, sunny location for several hours. After drying, the pot should be well greased with cooking oil, placed in a 375ºF oven for about an hour, and then cooled. This process can be repeated several times until oil has thoroughly soaked the terra-cotta. The seasoned flowerpot should not be washed after use because washing will have an adverse effect on the seasoned surfaces - simply wipe the pot clean.

Also an option: Create a quick bread gift basket:

• Clean Clay Pot
  
  you can pre-season as suggested above, or enclose seasoning instructions
  
  
• Quick Bread Mix
  
  provide in original packaging, or buy a cellophane bag & empty the contents into it - provide a label telling what kind of quick bread it is
  
  
• Dish Towel
  
• Wooden mixing spoon
  
• Baking Instructions

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18. Tin Can luminary

MATERIALS

Tin can of any size: large coffee or Juice cans - to soup cans
water
masking tape
hammer
nails
small candle

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Make sure the can is empty of its contents and cleaned
   
2. fill the can with water and put into the freezer to allow the water to freeze.
   
3. Once frozen, remove from freezer & tape a design (a star, a tree, etc) to the side of the can.
   
4. Take a large nail and hammer it at intervals along the lines of your design (with spaces in between).
   
5. Let the ice melt and drain the water from the can.
   
6. Once dry, put a candle inside and watch your design light up.

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