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Thank you :). Not sure what's wrong with the music? It was a copyright free option in the app I used to create the video many years ago.

@@cuevasdesolearthshipspain416It’s just weird sounding like it should be played in a haunted house.

@@dandelion1239 Oh my!! I hadn't heard the music like that 🙀

You're very welcome Janet, and making the larger sheets into a journal is a great idea!

Hi Karin, did you try it? Hope it worked for you....😻

Hiya, still for sale. Email me at laura@abo.co.uk

Hiya Lilian, yes, I just replied to your other comment. Sorry for the delay I only just saw your messages 😊

Hiya, yes it is 😊

I have seen humming birds and bumble bees on them

Sorry, only just seen your message, I haven't had problems with cracking when folding. Have you tried folding it when it's still a bit damp?

ha ha, just call me gonzales ;-]

Thank you! Would love to see photos of your finished robins :)

You’re welcome :-)

Hiya, interesting thought! I’m not sure if a monolithic dome could be called an earthship. I guess it would depend on how and what you construct it with. Ours is a dome sitting on top of tyres on an earth cliff. So there is the mass that an earthship has. The dome is insulated to a degree, maybe more insulation would be better. Then you need to allow as much sun in to heat the place but keep it out in the summer so it stays cool. You could easily catch your water from the dome and maybe install a planter...

@@cuevasdesolearthshipspain416 Oh wow, thank for the reply! Yeah, that's basically what I was thinking, too. It wouldn't technically be an earthship in the original sense, but I'm hoping it's possibel to integrate many of the self-sustainability aspects of an earthship. Mike Reynolds (I think) described an earthship as a machine that carries out a handful of functions simply thanks to its smart design. Heating/cooling, collecting water, growing food, right. A monolithic dome could definitely do a lot of that, too, and it would offer its own huge thermal mass, with good insulation. I'm just not sure if the internal dynamics of a dome structure (for example the constant air circulation) would complement the "greenhouse" aspect of the earthship concept. Things like maintaining livable temperature levels inside, etc. The search continues!;) Many thanks for sharing your own awesome experiment!

ghostbeetle you’re welcome and good luck with your research

Hi Rachel, yes you could do it straight onto plastic. I’d go for a thicker plastic so it doesn’t move around too much as you’re pasting. I make an A4 version which I do onto a plastic folder sleeve with A4 paper inside as a size guide

🙏🏻🌊😘

Hi Barbara, the idea just developed from rice glue which I found too grainy and it was using the whole grain of rice. With the pasta water glue you get to eat the pasta and then use what was going to be thrown out - right up my street! Let me know how you get on with salt in the water. I’ve done watercolour paintings on these papers and they seem to hold the colour true. Btw, if you find the glue a bit too runny after you’ve left it for a few hours you could always boil it again to reduce it. Any left over glue will keep in the fridge for quite some time too

Hello Australia, hope all ok there. The more I get asked how I did this the further up my list of to dos it goes 😁

You’re welcome Fiona 😊 I make the starch when I’m cooking up some spaghetti. I use a little less water than usual and don’t put in salt or oil. You’ll need to stir the spaghetti a bit more to stop it sticking. Then drain in a sieve but once bulk of water is gone put the sieve over the saucepan and give the spaghetti a shake to get the rest. Leave this water in the saucepan to cool and it should be thick enough to use as the glue.

Thank you!

Hello to Finland from Spain! I’ll try and put a video together showing how I did this

Merci beaucoup Diane

I use a normal spaghetti with enough water to cook it, but not lots. Don’t put in salt or oil and stir it more while cooking as the reduced water might make it more sticky. Drain in a sieve then catch the last drops over the saucepan. Leave for a few hours to let it stiffen. Let me know how you get on 😊

You’re welcome!

Hi there, I’ve used a fine liner and watercolour on the finished paper. The watercolour does have a mind of its own but I’ve been really happy with the results. You can see a couple of finished pieces on the homepage of my web site www.lauradaviesart.co.uk

Hi Yvonne - they’re chamomile tea bags so only pale yellow straining from the tea

You’re welcome Don - the blossom is a real treat and helps me thru the cold January days 💕🌸💕

Go for it!

Thank you Yasmeen! they're used chamomile tea bags ;-)

Will matte medium work?

Elizabeth F. Kaplan I try not to use acrylics because of the plastic content. But yes it would stick them together. You’d get a surface that would be different to paint on than the starch glue version.

@@cuevasdesolearthshipspain416 Thank you.

Hola, si hablamos Español

Thank you Allison

Thank you Emil! It took a bit of working out getting the round to join beautifully with the rectangle, but well worth the effort we think ;-)

Gracias Emil

Hi Edge, use as little water as you can to boil the pasta and don't put oil or salt in. You'll probably have to stir it a bit more than usual to stop it sticking. Then pour the pasta into a sieve (draining the excess water into the sink) and quickly put the sieve of pasta over the saucepan to let it drain the last bits of water. When cooled these should become gloopy and will make for a good glue. If it's still a bit runny you could boil it to get out more water. Once you're happy with the consistency pour it into a jar so you can store it in the fridge. Let me know how it goes :-)

What an amazing way to recycle this water from cooking! Thanks for sharing! I was wondering of that pasta glue attracts insects or last well with time?

@@smilingsunlight Thanks so much Stephanie! So far I've seen no signs of insect damage or any other deterioration - and have been using this method for a year or two. You do need to make sure when boiling the pasta that everything is clean and no adding salt or oil.

Hi James, not at all! We were part of a research study years ago where we sent dust particles collected close to the tyre walls to be analysed. They found no toxic or unusual substances from ours or the other earthships involved in the study. Having said that, we do plan to cover the tyres with some sort of finish eventually - it's just a matter of time ;-)

@@cuevasdesolearthshipspain416 Thanks for that info. I live in an earthship myself in New Mexico. I've heard conflicting information about off-gassing. Do you happen to know if the study you referenced is available to read online somewhere?

@@aloneinanearthship4010 hello fellow earthshipper!! I'll see if I can find the study results to send to you. It was a while ago so bear with me ;-) Do you have an email address I can send the pdf to?

You're welcome Betsy, how are you getting on with it?

@@cuevasdesolearthshipspain416 I haven't tried gluing teabag papers together yet, but I was inspired by your video to write a letter to my best friend on individual teabag papers. I was delighted with how strong the paper was, and my friend was excited to get my letter. Thank you for the inspiration!

@@betsybangley5081 Oh I love that idea!

Happy you enjoyed it and found it useful Carmen xx

and congratulations for the new plot added to the reserve!!! What a nice celebration...

So happy you enjoyed it Silvia :-) The land was finalised last summer and it was a big celebration, no more additions this year....yet!

Yes! This time they were running towards an area they like to graze so we weren't too worried. The time they ran towards the village was more worrying :-O xxx

thanx 😉

Thank you Silvia, more coming soon! xxx

So glad you enjoyed it Don xx