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Over the years I’ve made a variety of clocks from upcycled items. Many were made with reclaimed bike parts. Others were created with everyday items. The black clock was made from a piece of scrap metal. After I removed the rust from the…
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2020 has been a difficult year. As folks are struggling to survive through the challenges wrought by a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, and social unrest, we asked ourselves if an event would even be appropriate right now. After…
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In 1845, as the forgotten visionary Margaret Fuller was laying the foundation of modern feminism, advocating for black voting rights, and insisting that “while any one is base, none can be entirely free and noble,” she contemplated what…
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“Who is good if he knows not who he is? and who knows what he is, if he forgets that things which have been made are perishable, and that it is not possible for one human being to be with another always?” So wrote Epictetus two millennia…
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The marriage of traditional crafts and new technologies is always a source of inspiration. The creative melding of old and new, can truly be inspirational. Billie Ruben as come up with a surprisingly simple project that pulls off a new and…
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Never forget an important celebration again with this Cornish driftwood celebrations calendar! Simply write a name and date on a disc with pen supplied and hang in chronological order under the month. Doubles up as a lovely wall hanging…
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Calling all makers! A pandemic can’t keep makers from doing what they love and seven New York State Maker Faires are collaborating to create a showcase for all of them! Rochester, Long Island, Buffalo, Fredonia, Twin Tiers (Corning),…
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We welcome a new monthly column by Victor Hwang, formerly VP of Entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation., who has started an initiative to encourage more people to “start something” and become “starters.” – Dale Makers are amazing…
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What can we do with old keys? Everyone has some around the house. I found a fun and unusual way to repurpose these keys. I have had a bag of discarded keys sitting around for years so I decided to turn them into jewelry. I wanted to use the…
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I brought him several cartons of cigarettes, a half-dozen bagels and a phone charger. He walked up to my car wearing a black mask over a reddish beard and said: “Let’s go to Costco.” He offered to sit in the back seat and, once he got in,…
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