Wednesday January 20, 2010

my dad’s (local & upcycled) handiwork

For the last few Christmases, we’ve been taking advantage of my dad’s penchant for woodworking. The first year, he made us filing cabinets. The next, a TV stand. And then the following, a curio cabinet. While

Categories: art/craft blog home recycling Tags: furniture gifts local upcycling

Thursday January 14, 2010

from one product, many

When I set out today to disassemble our holiday wreath, I was only thinking of the beautiful dried flowers and how I could put them in a jar or vase as decoration. But as I tackled

Categories: art/craft blog holidays home recycling Tags: plants upcycle

Monday January 11, 2010

blogging for greenopolis

I am tickled and honored to be blogging for Greenopolis. My first post may look familiar – it’s a rehash of the original Library of Trash post from early November. But just in case you missed

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Tuesday January 5, 2010

learnings for a new year

Happy New Year! Happy New Decade!

Taking the time to reflect back on 2009, I’ve realized that it was a very full year. I launched myself into so many different worlds: permaculture, food culture, crafting, Twitter, a

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Tuesday December 29, 2009

my upcycled, diy, homemade holidays

This season was busier than most in the crazy ‘prepare for the holidays’ crunch. We decided to invite 10 people over for Christmas dinner (that makes 12 total) – a feat we had yet to attempt

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Monday December 14, 2009

a holiday reminder from icebreaker

Really any box is reusable, to wrap gifts, to store holiday decorations, for art projects, dioramas, etc, etc.

Thanks, Icebreaker, for the reminder!

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Thursday December 3, 2009

a gift of warmth

There’s nothing like a gift that gives you that warm, fuzzy feeling. Quite literally, in this case. For my birthday this year, my boyfriend got me this incredible quilt by Mamaka Mills made from recycled fabrics.

It

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Wednesday August 26, 2009

skills to pay the bills (or at least save a little dough)

Got a hankerin’ to make stuff, but don’t know how? In a time when people are pinching pennies out of necessity or just to consume less for the good of the planet, it helps to know

Categories: art/craft blog education food/drink recycling Tags: composting cooking drinking eating fun gardens water

Wednesday August 19, 2009

do chickens get seasick?

Below the BQE, in a barren industrialized part of Brooklyn, was docked the Waterpod…

Do chickens get seasick? Does sea air help or hinder the tomatoes? If you get a chance to visit the Waterpod – 3,000

Categories: agriculture blog community recycling Tags: animals brooklyn/nyc composting gardens nyc sustainable water

Sunday July 26, 2009

pimp my dump

What happens when a landfill retires? Find out how the city turns buried trash into public treasure — or a park that trumps Central Park in size — in this video from Thirteen’s series, The City

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