Sackboy’s First Christmas
Crafty Crafty’s Sackboy Flickr pool is going strong with lots of homemade Sackboys like this one celebrating his first Christmas. Related Sackboy Flickr Group
Month: December 2008
Merry bending to all …
Circuit Ben warps some holiday standards with his Casio KS303. [via Synthtopia]
Sustainable building design contest
Tripod: a student entry from last year’s contest. The EPA just announced its newest lifecycle building challenge: Enter the third year of the Lifecycle Building Challenge competition, to shape the future of green building and facilitate local building materials reuse. Submit your innovative project, design, or idea for reducing to conserve construction and demolition materials […]
Mixing clay plaster and lime paint
Here’s a brief, introductory video on how to make your own clay plaster and lime paint from skilled cob builders who have written a step-by-step book on building with cob: (Via Chelsea Green)
Papercrete and aluminum can wall
Here’s a basic, introductory papercrete project: save some newspaper and soda cans from the garbage / recycling, add a bit of cement, and end up with a funky cool wall! I’ve also seen walls of this style with glass bottles instead of aluminum cans. I believe there’s less of a recycling market for glass than […]
Edible lawn transformation
Here’s the transformation of a lawn into an edible landscape: Thanks to Rebekah and Stephen Hren, authors of The Carbon-Free Home, whose lawn is featured in the photos, and Bountiful Backyards for the slideshow.
Grow a treehouse
Not quite production-ready, this is probably the most sustainable DIY housing I can imagine: Here’s an explanation with an architect behind the concept: Any ideas/instructions for slightly-smaller-scale growable structures? (Via Chelsea Green)