- My Trash House, from start to finish
- My Trash House, from start to finishPosted 344 days ago
One year, $1,500 and a lot of dumpster diving got me a finished house.
- 13 super rad things to do with plastic bottles
- 13 super rad things to do with plastic bottlesPosted 442 days ago
Don't just recycle those bottles! Turn them into useful things that'll actually make your life easier (or at least more awesome).
- Cleanup in Cairo, part 1
- Cleanup in Cairo, part 1Posted 451 days ago
The Egyptian revolution created an ad hoc city in Tahrir Square. When it was all over, I joined the volunteers who came to clean up the trash and rebuild Egypt from the gutters up.
- The Up-Cycled Skirt!
- The Up-Cycled Skirt!Posted 475 days ago
I took the worst offenders from my pants collection—two pairs of dusty Carhartts—and upcycled them into a fun and flirty skirt.
- DIY Mason Jar Chandelier
- DIY Mason Jar ChandelierPosted 478 days ago
Old jars can be more than ironic beer glasses: they can be ironic (and beautiful) light fixtures!
Upcycle your Old Shirts into Jewelry!
Combine old shirts and old jewelry to make new, original accessories.
Posted in Art, Buy Nothing, Crafts, DIY, Revolution, Things We've Tried, Tips and Tricks, Wearable Tagged creativity, get crafty, how to be awesome, jewelry, making it last, originality, T-Shirt Projects, t-shirts, upcycling Comments closed
Sandwich of the Week: bacon-maple-ice cream waffle
aka The Old MacDonald. Ee-ay-ee-ay-whoa!
Posted in Food, Omnivore Tagged delicious junk food, dessert IS dinner, fun, ice cream, not caring, recipe, sammiches, Sandwich Of The Week, sandwiches, trying new things Comments closed
Forge Ahead, Scavenge & Shine
Look at what this amazing woman did! I’m totally in love! Three cheers for tiny houses and the scavengers who build them!
Posted in Build This, Buy Nothing, Change Your Life, DIY, Radical Homemaking, Revolution Tagged crazy ideas that just might work, creativity, DIY, freaks, freegan, get crafty, how to be awesome, making it last, not caring, radical homemaking, Reuse, revolutionaries, scavenging, simple living, simplify, tiny houses, trash, trying new things Comments closed
The 5 Principles of Living Green on the Cheap (as demonstrated by Nicole and Kevin)
How to cut down, cut back, and get more out of what you have. While having as much fun as humanly possible.
Posted in Art, Buy Nothing, Change Your Life, DIY, Heal The World, Participatory, Radical Homemaking, Revolution, Things We've Tried, Tips and Tricks Tagged advice, communal living, creativity, dirt cheap fun, DIY, environmentalism, freaks, freegan, fun, get crafty, green living, how to be awesome, making it last, new ways to think about environmental issues, not caring, radical homemaking, recycling, Reuse, revolutionaries, simple living, trash, trying new things Comments closed
Meatless Monday: Vegan Nutella
Creamy, animal-free chocolate spread. If it's "vegan" that means it's "health food," right?
Posted in Food, Omnivore, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged awesome vegan recipes, chocolate, delicious health food, delicious junk food, meatless monday, nutella, nutella recipe, recipe, vegan nutella recipe, vegan recipes, vegetarian nutella recipe, vegetarian recipe Comments closed
Garden 2011: a low-stress guide to dealing with critters
My garden triumph! Here's what grew, and what I learned about killing bugs without poison or hard work.
Posted in Change Your Life, DIY, Food, Heal The World, Omnivore, Radical Homemaking, Revolution, Things We've Tried, Tips and Tricks, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged environmentalism, gardening, gardening 101, how to be awesome, insect control, my starter garden, not caring, organic gardening, radical homemaking, urban gardening, weeding for lazy people Comments closed
If you go into the woods today… you might see Shanell Papp
An up-and-coming Canadian artist melds craft, art and the whimiscally macabre.
Posted in Art, Crafts, DIY, Visual, Wearable Tagged Art, arts & crafts, creativity, fiber art, freaks, fundraiser, get crafty, how to be awesome, renegade crafters, starving artists, textile art Comments closed
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