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rebeccabeagle — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:23:51 -0800

Creative, attractive recycled or reusable gift wrap ideas. Got any? I'm breaking the gift wrap habit. So far I've been relying on reusable shopping bags and my stash of used gift bags. I'd like to try some Furoshiki, but I'm having a hard time coming up with good sources of large enough fabric squares without buying and hemming new fabric. I've also considered sewing simple drawstring bags (but I don't always have the time to do this).

What are some other clever eco-friendly gift wraps?

What is delicious in a cold tortilla wrap?

Lorc — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:19:53 -0800

What is delicious in a cold tortilla wrap? Other than chicken. I've discovered that tortilla wraps make for a great sandwich alternative for a packed lunch. So far my ideas have all been chicken-centric and I think I've run that particular meat into the ground.

What else could I do? Duck might be tasty , but it's such a pain to cook. Would strips of steak work (and if so what with)? I'm open to vegetarian options too.

How to wrap like In-N-Out

BradNelson — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:03:16 -0800

How do you half-wrap a burger with paper like In-N-Out? I want to wrap a burger with parchment (or butcher) paper so that half of the burger is exposed, like In-N-Out does. All I could find on Google was how to wrap a burger/sandwich so it is entirely enclosed. I assume there's a trick to folding and tucking the paper so it doesn't fall open when picked up.

(FWIW, I know In-N-Out also sticks the wrapped burger into a pouch, but I won't be doing that.)

How to gift wrap certificates?

ultraultraboomerang — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:57:54 -0800

Clever/pretty ways to "wrap" gifts that are just pieces of paper? For Christmas this year, I'll be doing a few of these sorts of things as part of my presents for my family. Since the actual gift is intangible, I'll just have certificates printed from my computer to physically hand to everybody. I could of course just roll the certificates up like scrolls and tie with a ribbon, or stick them in envelopes, but can you incredibly clever people think of some prettier/more interesting ways to present them?

Thanks muchly!

How do I wrap an outdoor deciduous tree with Christmas lights safely?

hlkljgk — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:47:20 -0800

I am looking to wrap a 12' dogwood's trunk and branches to get an effect similar to this. But if a max of 3 strands of 100 mini lights connected end to end is the recommendation for safety, how would I configure it? Thanks, Heather

Coverup at a Wedding

RobotHeart — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:50:05 -0800

What wrap or top can I put over this dress to make it okay for a morning wedding in a chapel? I have this dress, but in white/green. It needs a little altering. I'm more curvy than the model so I look more busty in it.

What wrap or top can I put over this dress to make it okay for a morning wedding in a chapel? The two additional criteria for this wrap or top are, it can't be too hot (I overheat easily) and I have to be able to get my hands on it within two weeks.

I has a WRAP. Nooo they be stealin' my WRAP!

puddpunk — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:41:52 -0800

I have a WRAP. Suggest some creative mini-projects for this out-of-production little beast... My WRAP is a small embedded PC, in a metal case.

Specifications:

233 MHz AMD GEODE Processor

128Mb/RAM

CF Card reader (w/ 128mb card but can get larger one)

1 x miniPCI card slot

3 x 10/100 Ethernet ports

1 x DB9 Serial Port

I have somewhere, or can aquire, a wireless card for the miniPCI card slot.

Obviously this is designed for some kind of wireless router, but I now have all these bases covered. It can run embedded Linux/BSD and has done in the past.

Anything internet based would be extremely cool. Unfortunately it's headless and unable to drive a display which throws out the Chumby-like ideas I was having...

Anybody have any big ideas for my little box?

What do you do with your cheese?

forallmankind — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:07:38 -0800

You bought some cheese - let's say a wedge of brie - that's packaged super-tight with saran wrap and the store item/ weight/ price sticker; and it's now time to eat it. Do you (a) rip off saran wrap/ sticker as best you can and afterwards repackage with fresh saran wrap, (b) rip off saran wrap/ sticker as best you can and afterwards store unpackaged in a cheese tray, or (c) ever-so-carefully peel off the sticker, stealthily unwrap the saran wrap, save it, and then repackage using the same saran wrap and reseal with the store sticker? I do (c). I've always done (c). Last night whilst doing so I understood that this makes me a mental patient. Furthermore, if I'm eating a selection of cheeses, my kitchen table is covered in a selection of opened saran wraps waiting for their, uh, cheese babies to return to the fold.

I am single.

It's just that I like to open things carefully, and the wrap that comes off has a "shape" which matches that of the cheese. And clearly, doing so satisfies some anal region of my brain. That said, it's a royal pain in the ass to do, and oftentimes the wrap rips and then I'm screwed.

Anyway, I'd like to know (a) if I'm not alone, (b) what the consensus is for the best rewrapping/ packaging/ storing technique, and (c) if you do repackage with fresh saran wrap, do you then re-use that?

Bonus points for ingenious unwrapping techniques.

Thunderbird Filters and Wrap

zenpop — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:13:10 -0800

Two quick Thunderbird questions: 1. Outgoing mail filters (work-arounds). 2. Incoming mail line breaks. Why would an elaborate and fairly solid email application be developed that doesn't include the ability to set up a filter for OUTGOING email? I desperately need this function due to the huge amount of email that moves through my office. Do any hardcore TB users have a work-around or is their an add-on that I've missed? Yes, I'm aware that email sent as a RESPONSE will go into the same folder as the INCOMING filter routed it, but I need to have all originally generated email go into various folders, etc.

Also, I have several regular correspondents that send email that does not WRAP. Reading their missives is impossible as the line lenghth will stretch two feet across the email template. Any suggestions to remedy this?

car wrap

aisleofview — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:55:01 -0800

I am planning on graphically wrapping my car. I would like to create the wrapped image onto a jpg of my car with perspective in either photoshop or sketchup or any other graphics program. Anyone have any ideas on how to create this graphically, so I can see it before I print it

Shrink wrapping for home users

stbalbach — Sat, 27 May 2006 13:32:02 -0800

What's the best way to do shrink wrapping at home? I have a few magazines, books, boxed games, etc.. that I want to protect from moisture. Is there a shrink wrapping system for home users?

How do you wrap a sandwich to keep it fresh?

spira — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:54:46 -0800

What's the best way of wrapping a sandwich before putting it in the refrigerator? If it's a sandwich I've bought, just putting it into the frig with the paper wrapping the sandwich comes with doesn't work; the sandwich goes bad rather quickly. Should I put it in a sealed baggie? Wrap it in tinfoil? Wax paper? Put it in a plastic food container? Do I keep the sandwich in the original paper wrapping when I do use one of these methods, or do I just get throw that paper out immediately? Should I combine several of these tactics? I'm trying to make sure the sandwich neither dries up nor becomes soggy before I eat the sandwich, which may not be until a few days later.

Photoshop help?

djstig — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:30:34 -0800

Photoshop help...Can you wrap text around an object in Photoshop 7.0? Im looking to put a image on a page, but have text wrapped next to it so it follows the outline of the image. I think you can do this in Word, but is there anyway of doing it in Photoshop?
The only work around that I have found is to enter a line at a time in a seperate text layer, which is a pain in the arse, and very time consuming.
Any help is greatfully received.

plastic label wraps

sharksandwich — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 17:16:03 -0800

Product packaging designers: Can you tell me the name of the process in which plastic labels are heat shrunk to conform to the shape of containers like this...

Also, can perfs be incorporated near the cap area to provide a "safety/freshness" seal?

Curses! Foiled again!

breezeway — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 11:43:11 -0800

Why are the aluminum foil sheets used at deli counters patterned (with dimples, crosshatches, diamonds, &c.)? Is patterned foil available in roll form?

How can I get Adobe InDesign to wrap this text the way I want it to?

meikel — Wed, 25 Feb 2004 02:35:55 -0800

InDesign text-wrapping problem: In two column text, a rectangular object, that spans 1.5 columns sometimes results in bad text wrapping (more inside, with screenshots). Using Adobe InDesign (Version 2 and CS, Mac and Windows) I run into the following problem with text wrapping: Screenshot 1. This is obviously not the wrap I want. Even with different settings for leading (I tried in increments of 0.1mm) this won't go away. If the rectangle has a different position on the page the problem does not appear: Screenshot 2, Screenshot 3.
Is this a bug in InDesign or am I missing something here. As a workaround I made three separate textboxes that are linked, but that's no good in the long run.