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HDYGTFAJ: Scott Bush of Templeton Rye

Mondays suck. Especially if you hate your job. But the day doesn’t have to be a total waste. You can look forward to reading about ReadyMakers who have worked their way into f*&%ing awesome...

Aug 2, 2010 Like

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Bring Back Tie-Dye with Japanese Shibori

Tie-dye was one thing that was always truly enjoyable as a child (I even tie-dyed a bedspread at one point). I always thought that I would never again be caught dead in tie-dye, but after coming...

Jul 30, 2010 Like

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In the LA Area on Saturday? Check Out the Festival of the Arts’ Recycled Fashion Show

(2009 winning design by artists Luciano Bortone and Barbara Hendricks) The Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts and Pageant of Masters is already one of the oldest and most prestigious open air art...

Jul 30, 2010 Like

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Friday Reflection: Rediscover Your Space

About six months ago, my dad moved the stereo out of our family room. I’ve been home for the summer since May, but it was only two weeks ago that I discovered this empty corner just waiting to be...

Jul 30, 2010 Like

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Readers Write Back, Make Stuff; RM Gets Emotional

In an email, reader Daniel Thomas told us he hoped his story would encourage ReadyMade to continue to share our ideas so readers could enjoy some of the luxuries they put off when money’s tight....

Jul 29, 2010 Like

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You Should Make Homemade Blueberry Cookie Sandwiches

Kelly at Eat Make Read has a real treat in store with these beauties—which I have to assume taste like a little bite sized blueberry pie. Which sounds like heaven since blueberries are one of my...

Jul 29, 2010 Like

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Hey ReadyMakers, We’re Looking for Your Projects to Feature in an Upcoming Issue

Who: You! What: It’s summer, which means that we in magazine land are looking for projects for our Dec/Jan issue. Why: We know you’re all crafty people making your way through the year and we want...

Jul 28, 2010 Like

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Paper Plates Just Got an Upgrade (and its sustainable too)

With the season of outdoor parties and barbecues in full swing, paper plates are coming out in full force. While convenient, this is not the best for the environment. WASARA combines convenience...

Jul 28, 2010 Like

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Not So Verbose: Simple Sewing Tutorials

If you’ve got the itch to create but can’t make sense of those wordy tutorials, then you should check out DIY Couture’s 12-part sewing series. The sewing guides—one book per garment—strip away the...

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Make a Bird Mobile Using Embroidery Hoops

Even if you don’t have a new tyke in your life, you could do up this bird mobile from Eighteenth Century Agrarian Business for yourself! Follow along with the tutorial to concoct your very own...

Jul 27, 2010 Like

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Mason Jar Chandelier How-To

If you have extra mason jars lying around your house… Try making a this chandelier with instructions from Kara of Kara Paslay Designs. Bursting with light, it has a homey feel to it, making any...

Jul 27, 2010 Like

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Two Tasty Ways to Eat More Produce this Summer

We’ve been making our way through a fridge filled with veggies from our garden, our neighbors garden and our CSA. Which means that we’ve been making meals with them as our base, which is healthy,...

Jul 26, 2010 Like

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HDYGTFAJ: Kari Podgorski, Circus Arts Performer and Instructor

Mondays suck. Especially if you hate your job. But the day doesn’t have to be a total waste. You can look forward to reading about ReadyMakers who have worked their way into f*&%ing awesome...

Jul 26, 2010 Like

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Preserve the Taste of Summer

Are you enjoying the wide variety of just-picked fruit this summer and wish you could taste fruit this good all year round? The Washington State Fruit Commission has your answer and their new...

Jul 23, 2010 Like

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As someone that always wants a peek behind closed doors, Sarah Dayo’s Glimpse mirror definitely satisfies the less voyeuristic side of that impulse (it reflects you, not other people that can’t see...

Jul 23, 2010 Like

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Pie in the Sky: 4 Pies to to Bake this Weekend

I LOVE pie. Maybe it’s because we always picked up a few pies at a farm on the way to the Jersey shore during the summer when I was a kid. Maybe it’s because I ate the last of a peach cherry...

Jul 23, 2010 Like

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Set Sail with a Nautical Bracelet

Nautical themed jewelry is popping up everywhere, but my favorite is still the classical sailor knot bracelet. I got my first bracelet after sailing in my one and only regatta at summer camp, and...

Jul 23, 2010 Like

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Its Not Too Late, Start a Fall Garden Now

Did you catch the gardening bug after reading Amy’s post about her first garden? Even though it’s already mid-July, its not too late to start your own garden this year and have homegrown produce...

Jul 22, 2010 Like

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How to Make a Lantern Out of (Unoccupied) Tomato Cages

The lovely Kelly of Make Grow Gather has an awesome project (with a how to slideshow) on turning tomato cages into pretty lanterns up on the Washington Post’s site right now. I won’t be touching my...

Jul 22, 2010 Like

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Monumentally Amazing: Faile’s Temple For Portugal Arte 10

Sure, it looks a normal monument in Lisbon from this distance. But approach it and you’ll find yourself staring at something a bit more subversive, and you have Brooklyn artist collective Faile to...

Jul 22, 2010 Like

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Rock Around the Clock

I’ve posted my fair share of clocks, but I could not pass up sharing this with all of you. This clock made me think of my old choir days, where singing Bill Haley’s ”Rock Around the Clock” and...

Jul 22, 2010 Like

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Cool Off with a Watermelon Salad

With summer in full swing, so is watermelon season. My mom will not stop talking about a watermelon salad she made, and now I’m craving the stuff! There are a million and one recipes for such a...

Jul 21, 2010 Like

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Look What I Found: DIY Earrings

Here at ReadyMade we’re all about found objects, which is why I was particularly blown away when I saw yesterday’s post on Erica Domesek’s P.S.- I Made This. The blogger’s suggestion is liberating:...

Jul 21, 2010 Like

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The New Candlelight: Salvaged Wood Lamps From Anzfer Farms

Remnant logs and light bulbs—such a simple idea with such a striking result. Anzfer Farms‘ Fragment series (available on their Etsy page for $50-60 each) consists of several lamps and vases, all...

Jul 21, 2010 Like

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Product Review: Egg Pod Poacher to Help Skip the Swirl Technique

We are big egg poachers in my house and for a while we were heavily reliant on the swirling technique. But, since you can only do one at a time, there was always a lot of eating in shifts and...

Jul 21, 2010 Like

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The Cardboard Dog Days of Summer, From Artist Akane Takayama and a Crew of Elementary Students

This could be the most charming thing I’ve seen in awhile. London-based artist Akane Takayama visited a number of elementary schools around the city and conducted dog-sculpture-making workshops...

Jul 20, 2010 Like

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Buy Handmade, Help the Gulf

Poppytalk Handmade, a monthly online market for handmade goods from a wide array of emerging designers, has made the the theme this month “Oil Spill Response Market.” Each of the market’s vendors...

Jul 20, 2010 Like

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It’s an Australian Water Tower, Retrofitted as a House

South of Brisbane, an unassuming water tower got a new lease on life when a client of Riddel Architecture bought it from the city council on the cheap. After windows were sliced out of the...

Jul 19, 2010 Like

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Lessons Learned as a Neebie Gardener

Mid-way through my first summer with a garden—the first one ever in my entire life—I am happily enjoying being able to sneak out into the backyard for dinner add-ins. Here are a few things that...

Jul 19, 2010 Like

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HDYGTFAJ: Scott Bush of Templeton Rye

Bring Back Tie-Dye with Japanese Shibori

In the LA Area on Saturday? Check Out the Festival of the Arts’ Recycled Fashion Show

Friday Reflection: Rediscover Your Space

Readers Write Back, Make Stuff; RM Gets Emotional

You Should Make Homemade Blueberry Cookie Sandwiches

Hey ReadyMakers, We’re Looking for Your Projects to Feature in an Upcoming Issue

Paper Plates Just Got an Upgrade (and its sustainable too)

Not So Verbose: Simple Sewing Tutorials

Make a Bird Mobile Using Embroidery Hoops

Mason Jar Chandelier How-To

Two Tasty Ways to Eat More Produce this Summer

HDYGTFAJ: Kari Podgorski, Circus Arts Performer and Instructor

Preserve the Taste of Summer

It’s a Door to Nowhere

Pie in the Sky: 4 Pies to to Bake this Weekend

Set Sail with a Nautical Bracelet

Its Not Too Late, Start a Fall Garden Now

How to Make a Lantern Out of (Unoccupied) Tomato Cages

Monumentally Amazing: Faile’s Temple For Portugal Arte 10

Rock Around the Clock

Cool Off with a Watermelon Salad

Look What I Found: DIY Earrings

The New Candlelight: Salvaged Wood Lamps From Anzfer Farms

Product Review: Egg Pod Poacher to Help Skip the Swirl Technique

The Cardboard Dog Days of Summer, From Artist Akane Takayama and a Crew of Elementary Students

Buy Handmade, Help the Gulf

It’s an Australian Water Tower, Retrofitted as a House

Lessons Learned as a Neebie Gardener

Save Space with a New Kitchen Design

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