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Issue 36

The Re-Fashion Issue

Month: August, 2006

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Fair Trade

Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) are collectible bits of art that you create and trade.

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Maggie : DIY Projects
August 15th, 2006

When you’re going for a cool vintage look and nothing but salvaged materials will do, look no further than Seattle’s Re-Store.org. The company, which has multiple locations, offers a slew of reusable goods including sinks, school lockers, mantles, hardware, and more.

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Mia : Raw Materials, Sustainable living
August 14th, 2006

Sweet Summer Chutney

As the summer heirloom harvest continues to pour onto supermarket shelves, here is an easy tomato chutney relish to make. Serving suggestion: plate it with grilled anything. Chutney makes an amazing condiment on a grilled eggplant sandwich with crusty bread.

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Kevin : DIY Projects, Raw Materials
August 13th, 2006

Emergency Sick Kit

In these days of superviruses, it pays to be prepared for anything. Making yourself an emergency sick kit is easy — just use any old box and fill it with all of the things you think you will need when you fall prey.

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Cat : DIY Projects, Ideas We Wish We'd Thought Of, Sustainable living
August 10th, 2006

Wrench It

Busting knuckles and stripping nuts are a common problem when trying to use a wrench of the wrong size or pulling on a stubborn frozen bolt.

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Timothy : Tools
August 10th, 2006

Apron Strings

Tie One On is a simple idea, each month anybody who wants to join in makes an apron based on a theme, then all the results are collected to be shown off in a Flickr gallery.