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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Eye Glasses

You know as we age, contacts are no longer an option for many of us. So, we end up wearing reading glasses and distance glasses or triofocals for those who don't want to bother with three pair of glasses.

I tried triofocals, but never had enough vision in each section of the lens. And, I hate carrying 3 pair of glasses. So, my solution would be to make reversible glasses. One side is for distance, one side is for closeup.

Or at the very lease make glass covers that allow two pair of glasses inside. One pair could be in the top case, another pair in the bottom case.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Yarn Covered Letters


This looks kind of sloppy (I plan to redo), but gives an idea of how this could work.  Get some plastic jugs (I used water jugs) and trace letters. As you can see I used hand-lettering (LOL), but for a more uniform look use stencils or print letters out of world or measure with a tape measure.

Wrap yarn around the letters or cover with fabric. If you can knit (I can't, but plan to learn) make cute little "letter covers".

This idea could be used for wall hangings, or decorating objects.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Why doesn't anyone sell sections of eyeglass frames?

See previous post

Frames for Glasses that Don't Break

Just one of my wishes. I wish someone would come up with frames that don't break--or at least the frames were made in sections--especially around the nose, as that seems to be a spot that breaks a lot. Okay, so a section for each side, and a section for the bridge. When one section breaks, you just pop it off and pop a new one one.

Another Invention Site

If you need to earn money, you are good at science, engineering, or math, check out InnoCentive.com
They pay anywhere from $1,000 to $1,000,000 for ideas. You can work by yourself or sign up with other members to work as a team on a project.

Google plans to buy patents

Google plans to buy all of bankrupt Nortel's patents to stay competitive. Read about it at USA Today.