Gandhi, Malcolm X, DIY, open source & happiness by Kirsten Dirksen on May 25, 2010 Happiness, for Mahatma Gandhi, was “when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony”. For …
Building a solar heater with recycled cans by johnhorning on May 18, 2010 Building a solar panel heater out of aluminum cans is not as far-fetched as you might think. A company in …
Las experiencias, no los productos, aumentan el bienestar by Nicolás Boullosa on April 20, 2010 Hace unas décadas, la madurez masculina equivalía a sentar cabeza. Ahora, cuesta más distinguir cuándo se sale de la juventud …
Interviewing “Art of manliness” Brett McKay on simple living by Kirsten Dirksen on April 16, 2010 “Create more, consume less”: it’s a slogan blogger Brett McKay picked up at a middle school graduation, but he thinks …
Cooking at home: how to make homemade cheese by TheJoyofDIY on March 31, 2010 The Joy of DIY Mission: To recapture the excitement of accomplishing something new. Undertaking something new and out of the …
The business of remade, redesigned, refashioned fashion by Kirsten Dirksen on February 16, 2010 Despite lacking a unified name- some call it redesigned fashion, others refashioned fashion, repurposed clothing, restructured design, etc- it’s a …
Fashion III: redesigned clothing by Kirsten Dirksen on February 1, 2010 A trend among celebrities, DIYers, fashionistas and eco-activists may prove to be the most eco-friendly way to dress. Redesigners are …
Can DIY become tradition or is canning just the new sewing? by Kirsten Dirksen on October 16, 2009 My mother-in-law stands a good chance of surviving a natural disaster. Be it nuclear war or a climate change catastrophe, …
Plastic bottle free water: bubbling your own by Kirsten Dirksen on August 10, 2009 The average American drinks 8 ounces of bottled water every day, totalling 8 billion gallons of bottled water consumed in …
A mail-order greenhouse by Kirsten Dirksen on July 12, 2009 So you’ve joined the backyard garden revolution and are now growing as much of your own food as possible. If you’re …
