Month: June 2009

Build Your Own Chicago

No longer do I have to be homesick for my beloved Chitown thanks to the fine folks over at Wurlington Brothers Press, who publish the Build Your Own Chicago series of scale model postcards. Each card can be cut and assembled into a miniature paper model of a prominent Chicago landmarks. Inspired by the “Micromodels” […]

Winners of the Paper Yachts book contest

Thanks to all those who wrote in to share their love for origami and entered to win one of three copies of Paper Yachts by Nic Compton and Nick Robinson. The winners are commenters w15p, verticalfuzz, and Sixth Grader (who will donate the book to his/her school library). Congrats! Email becky@makezine.com to claim your prize.

Build your own Chicago

No longer do I have to be homesick for my beloved Chitown thanks to the fine folks over at Wurlington Brothers Press, who publish the Build Your Own Chicago series of scale model postcards. Each card can be cut and assembled into a miniature paper model of a prominent Chicago landmarks. Inspired by the “Micromodels” […]

Green Wedding Tips

The folks over at Smart2BeGreen have put together a list of handy tips for making your wedding greener without sacrificing your style or dreams. Everything from using digital cameras to taking a green honeymoon and using organic fruit instead of cut flowers for the centerpieces. They’ve graciously let us reprint their quick tips, so here […]