Category Archives: Revolution
Recycling for the Apocalypse: Cart Chair
The riders of the apocalypse will not arrive on horses. No, their chariots will be welded together out of scrap metal and old shopping carts.
Also posted in Art, Build This, Buy Nothing, DIY, Featured, Participatory, Things We've Tried, Tips and Tricks Tagged creativity, DIY, fun, Mad Max, shopping cart chair, upcycling Comments closed
Fight the heat with a t-shirt headband
Popomomo finds a great new re-use for the ever-versatile t-shirt in this DIY headband tutorial.
Also posted in Art, Buy Nothing, Crafts, DIY, Wearable Tagged DIY, hair, heat wave, Reuse, T-Shirt Projects, t-shirts, upcycle, what the kids are wearing Comments closed
No Pants June Upcycle: Pants to a Sweater Shirt!
This month, I turned a pair of horrendous wool pants into a cute 60s-inspired top.
Also posted in Art, Buy Nothing, Crafts, DIY, Featured, Wearable Tagged creativity, DIY, DIY fashion, get crafty, NO PANTS 2011, upcycling Comments closed
“Sandwich” of the Week: the Inception cookie
Can you really have too much of a good thing? Yes. But don't let that stop you from trying.
Also posted in Change Your Life, Featured, Food, Omnivore, Vegetarian Tagged cookies, delicious junk food, desserts, not caring, play with your food, recipe, Sandwich Of The Week Comments closed
Make your own sweet sun tea
It's summer, and that means you need a cool drink. Here's how to make sweet tea with minimal effort and maximum flavor.
Also posted in Buy Nothing, DIY, Featured, Food, Omnivore, Things We've Tried, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged DIY, easy recipe, how to, recipe, summer drinks, sweet tea, tea Comments closed
Solar-powered 3D printer makes glass objects from sand
Using only sun and sand, inventor Markus Kayser creates complex 3-D printed objects in the Moroccan desert.
Also posted in Digital Life, DIY, Featured, Tech Tagged 3D printing, alternative energy, crazy ideas that just might work, future technology, homegrown tech, revolutionaries, solar, trying new things, upcycling Comments closed
Dumpster Find of the Week: trash bikes
Bikes in the garbage? Yes, and in great numbers. PLUS: send in your own dumpster finds!
Also posted in Buy Nothing Tagged bikes, cheap as free, dumpster diving, free stuff, freegan, garbage, making it last, Reuse, trash, trash to treasure Comments closed
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3 amazing DIY projects to try this weekend