
I’ve been seeing plastic bag dryers all over the blogosphere lately. And while I’m all about getting a few extra uses out of disposable plastic bags, these gizmos just aren’t worth the money (twenty bucks!). Why? Because they are super simple—and cheap—to make…
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Jen : DIY Projects, Reinventing X, Sustainable living, DIYF
May 9th, 2008

Cursive design has come up with a charming spring/summer equivalent to paper snowflakes. Her site offers little paper flowers—called Twiggums—for purchase, but I might be inclined to try whipping some up myself…
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Amanda : DIY Projects, Ideas We Wish We'd Thought Of, Design IQ, Reinventing X, Sustainable living, Stuff We Love
May 9th, 2008

Even though I love taking photos with actual film, it’s just too easy to whip out my tiny, digital point-and-shoot these days. Now that my tax refund is on the way, I hope to upgrade to a digital SLR—and regain the control I once had over exposure and depth of field—soon. But in the meantime…
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Amanda : DIY Projects, Tools, Reinventing X
May 6th, 2008

For children of the 80s, Shrinky Dinks are right up there with Sea Monkeys and Slap Bracelets as cherished interactive fads of our youth. But although I have yet to see a modern-day application for the latter two, Shrinky Dink-style plastic has reemerged…
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Amanda : DIY Projects, Raw Materials, Reinventing X, Stuff We Love
May 1st, 2008

My love of photobooth pictures is thwarted by two unfortunate facts: 1) original dip-and-dunk booths that still use actual film are rapidly disappearing (and being replaced by digital ones), and…
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Amanda : DIY Projects, Ideas We Wish We'd Thought Of, Reinventing X
April 22nd, 2008

Our Green Design issue includes a great “How’d You Get That F*&%ing Awesome Job?” interview with Alex Steffen of Worldchanging. A couple years ago, Steffen published a fantastically enlightening book…
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Derek : Reinventing X, Sustainable living, Stuff We Love, Books
April 17th, 2008