Refashioned Sweater Tote Tutorial
Cindygert shows you how to refashion an old sweater into a bag in her sewing tutorial.
Month: September 2008
Austin Event: Bicycle Film Fest
Via Yellow Bike Project: The International Bicycle Film Fest is finally making it to Austin, September 19 and 20. There will be four screenings of different collections of bike themed cinema (including Tandemonium, a short directed by YBP’s Nathan Wilkes), all showing at Studio 501, on the corner of E. 5th and Brushy Street. Tickets […]
Austin Event: Fancy Bike Art
Who says Italian bikes are just ridiculously expensive? Now they’re ridiculously expensive and funky art: Mellow Johnny’s, named for the nickname of a certain Tour-de-France-winning Austinite who invested in this place, also has a dollar-a-day commuter station; you can learn more about that here. Hope to see you there!
Austin Event: Natural Building Intro
An Introduction to Natural Building Materials and Systems Presented by Gayle Borst, Texas registered architect, LEED AP, natural builder Saturday, September 20, 2008, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm Habitat Suites Hotel 500 E Highland Mall Blvd Austin, TX 78752 $50 per person, includes snacks and beverages Natural building utilizes minimally processed, nontoxic materials and systems […]
Austin Event: Energy Conservation
Energy Conservation Tips & Techniques for the Home Guest presenter: Miki Cook, Austin Energy’s Green Building Program Wednesday, September 17th at 7pm Casa de Luz (1701 Toomey Rd.) As the second part of our “Tips & Techniques” series (July’s topic was water conservation), we will explore the many and varied ways to save energy in […]
Woven Chair Seat
Jenna of Spring Thinking refashioned her old kitchen chair by weaving fabric for the chair seat. Thanks Meg!
NetFlix Origami
For people who are wondering what to do with all the paper from the flaps on Netflix envelopes there is the NetFlix origami web site including how tos. via SwissMiss.
