Comments on: making-do http://whipup.net/2006/03/13/making-do/ handcraft in a hectic world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: makingtimehttp://whipup.net/2006/03/13/making-do/#comment-986 makingtime Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:43:15 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=153#comment-986 i totally agree. oh lucky stars, those are so fun to make. i made a bunch for my friends' wedding and strung them on a garland to use a decoration.thanks for reminding me about them. i'm going to start cutting up my junkmail! i totally agree. oh lucky stars, those are so fun to make. i made a bunch for my friends’ wedding and strung them on a garland to use a decoration.

thanks for reminding me about them. i’m going to start cutting up my junkmail!

]]> By: beccamonsterhttp://whipup.net/2006/03/13/making-do/#comment-958 beccamonster Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:17:20 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=153#comment-958 This post (and the chopstick one) are excellent. I've been thinking a lot lately about projects that reuse or recreate trash into something useful, and actually just posted on my blog about a couple of recycled paper projects - like these little origami stars (http://www.geocities.com/mmukhopadhyay/creation/star.html), and some paper bowls on craftster (I think their site is down now, so I can't post a link, but it's in the featured projects section).I would love to see more posts in this vein! This post (and the chopstick one) are excellent. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about projects that reuse or recreate trash into something useful, and actually just posted on my blog about a couple of recycled paper projects – like these little origami stars (http://www.geocities.com/mmukhopadhyay/creation/star.html), and some paper bowls on craftster (I think their site is down now, so I can’t post a link, but it’s in the featured projects section).

I would love to see more posts in this vein!

]]> By: Lisa B-Khttp://whipup.net/2006/03/13/making-do/#comment-947 Lisa B-K Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:14:29 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=153#comment-947 Thank you for this entry. It's something I think about all the time, reusing and refashioning - plus Cuba interests me for their ability to feed much of their population using organic farming practices (chemical inputs cost way too much money).A friend of mine posted and entry in her blog about the <i>cartoneros</i>, who are cardboard recyclers in Argentina. You can find it <a href="http://www.flitknits.com/myblog/2006/02/recycled.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Thank you for this entry. It’s something I think about all the time, reusing and refashioning – plus Cuba interests me for their ability to feed much of their population using organic farming practices (chemical inputs cost way too much money).

A friend of mine posted and entry in her blog about the cartoneros, who are cardboard recyclers in Argentina. You can find it here.

]]> By: red swirl / ginevrahttp://whipup.net/2006/03/13/making-do/#comment-934 red swirl / ginevra Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:33:06 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=153#comment-934 I guess sometimes I don't value what's in my neighbourhood. There's a very long running reuse/ reduce landfill project <a href="http://www.reversegarbage.org.au/" rel="nofollow">here</a>, they even do bulk orders! Their shop is linked on the top right of the site, it's called "mad - make a difference" and it has lots of nice things that might inspire you (I often buy gifts there). I guess sometimes I don’t value what’s in my neighbourhood. There’s a very long running reuse/ reduce landfill project here, they even do bulk orders! Their shop is linked on the top right of the site, it’s called “mad – make a difference” and it has lots of nice things that might inspire you (I often buy gifts there).

]]> By: Laurahttp://whipup.net/2006/03/13/making-do/#comment-912 Laura Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:32:00 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=153#comment-912 last year i was in Cuba for a summer vacation and the main idea i came with was that Cubans are the best recycling people i ever met last year i was in Cuba for a summer vacation and the main idea i came with was that Cubans are the best recycling people i ever met

]]> By: Susan at artstreamhttp://whipup.net/2006/03/13/making-do/#comment-908 Susan at artstream Mon, 13 Mar 2006 01:23:11 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=153#comment-908 We just had an exhibition in our gallery,(artstreamstudios), in which the installation artist collectedd and used her entire circle of friends recylced christmas deocrations. She created the piece called "In the Dead of Winter". There were supporting large scale photographs she took and had printed on fabric made from recycled milk jugs. as most installations are fleeting moments in time, when it came down at the end of February it too was recylced into a set for a play which is running currently. It was and continues to be spectacular. We just had an exhibition in our gallery,(artstreamstudios), in which the installation artist collectedd and used her entire circle of friends recylced christmas deocrations. She created the piece called “In the Dead of Winter”. There were supporting large scale photographs she took and had printed on fabric made from recycled milk jugs. as most installations are fleeting moments in time, when it came down at the end of February it too was recylced into a set for a play which is running currently. It was and continues to be spectacular.

]]> By: makingtimehttp://whipup.net/2006/03/13/making-do/#comment-905 makingtime Mon, 13 Mar 2006 01:11:01 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=153#comment-905 quelle coincidence, too funny! the more recycling the better! quelle coincidence, too funny! the more recycling the better!

]]> By: thimblehttp://whipup.net/2006/03/13/making-do/#comment-904 thimble Mon, 13 Mar 2006 01:01:50 +0000 http://whipup.net/?p=153#comment-904 Hey, great minds think alike! I think we were posting about recyled crafts at exactly the same moment! Hey, great minds think alike! I think we were posting about recyled crafts at exactly the same moment!

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