Category Archives: repurposing

Reader’s Digest Condensed Books Crafts

Thursday, December 29, 2011 by Cathe Holden

I’ve been collecting vintage Reader’s Digest Condensed Books for about a year now. If you’re not familiar with these books, here’s a blurb from Wikipedia: The Reader’s Digest Condensed Books were a series of hardcover anthology collections, published by Reader’s … Read more

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2011 Maker Faire Bay Area

Monday, April 11, 2011 by Cathe Holden

The 2011 Maker Faire is around the corner here in the San Francisco Bay Area so mark your calendars for MAY 21 & 22, 2011!My family and I had the MOST fun at this event last year in San Mateo. … Read more

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Dictionary Easter Grass and Nest Fill

Thursday, April 7, 2011 by Cathe Holden

Here’s a simple way to make colorful vintage-style Easter grass or nest fill using the very thin pages taken from an old, discarded dictionary. Keep the pages off-white or color them before shredding by using your computer and desktop printer.Begin … Read more

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