Month: September 2012

12 Rad Toilet Paper Tube Crafts

The cardboard toilet paper tube is a great crafting material: cheap, upcycled, and full of possibility. Check out these 12 fun crafts to use up that bag of toilet paper tubes you’ve been collecting in your craft corner: [make_slideshow slug=”12-awesome-toilet-paper-tube-crafts” title=”12 Awesome Toilet Paper Tube Crafts” link=”Start the Slideshow”]

Mini Maker Faire Action: Pittsburgh, Albuquerque, Vermont, Columbus, Portland…and New York!

Mini Maker Faire Action: Pittsburgh, Albuquerque, Vermont, Columbus, Portland…and New York!

In 2012 there will be close to 60 Mini Maker Faires around the globe. ย Mini Maker Faires are organized by individuals, hackerspaces and maker groups, schools, and larger institutions like science museums. ย They are diverse in scope, resources and origin,ย but all share an interest in connecting and celebrating makers. At World Maker Faire New York […]

Natural Dyeing

Natural Dyeing

Book Review:ย Harvesting Colorย by Rebecca Burgess Review by Meara O’Reilly I recently experimented with using the oxalis plant (more commonly known as the weed sourgrass) to dye some towels a bright yellow. It was such an easy and rewarding process, I wanted to look around and see what other colors might be within reach! This book […]