DIY

18 Sep 2009

DIY Diva: Cool Striped Cuff

Heyo – the DIY Diva here with a throwback craft that will take you back to your Girl Scout/Boy Scout days around the campfire roasting marshmallows with your BFF. Remember when I said that I couldn’t knit for shit?  Well the thing that sucks about is that in attempting to

Kate Kotler - DIY Diva 0
17 Sep 2009

Swap! Not Shop! Biannual Oakland Clothing Exchange plus $1 Drinks

Homeygrown’s Biannual Clothing Exchange SWAP! NOT SHOP! is this Saturday the 19th at Soundwave Studios in Oakland.  Their loftier goal: to ‘œcounteract the disposable nature of consumerism by providing the time and place for shopping renegades to recycle clothes and other reusable items.’  Their lower goal: get you boozed up

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
12 Sep 2009

DIY Diva: Chicken Coconut Soup ala Kate

Hey-o the DIY Diva here!  Can you believe it’s already September?  I totes magotes can.  You wanna know why? Because last week my housemate and I both came down with killer head and chest colds. We spent most of Labor Day weekend laboring to cough phlegm out of our belabored

Kate Kotler - DIY Diva 0
08 Sep 2009

Think Outside the Box: Crunchy Fall Workshops

Want to learn how to do something new, smelling a little of patchouli, and potentially a lot of fun?  These workshops will connect you to some interesting sub cultures in NYC and Brooklyn, and won’t cost you very much, if anything at all! YOGURT MAKING WORKSHOP Ever wanted to learn

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
07 Sep 2009

FREE Workshop on Health Care and Insurance for the Arts Community

This is fairly appropriate for today considering that I had to cut my road trip short due to sickness.  Seriously, yesterday was one of the sickest days of my adult life.  It was a beautiful day in Los Angeles, and while my friends were at a rooftop pool, I was

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
07 Sep 2009

No Frills Guide to Fall Fashion

Having been out of school for quite some time, I still get the urge every fall to go Back to School shopping. Each year I crave anything tweed, leather, corduroy, you name it. And if hearing Butt Hole Surfers in Urban Outfitters is any indication of what era fashion is

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
06 Sep 2009

The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse: “Every Teacher’s First Stop and Every Artist’s Second Home”

Maybe you’re a preschool teacher who needs 75 toilet paper rolls for a class project.  Maybe your pants ripped and you need a new button, zipper, or fabric for patching.  Maybe you’re a crafter or artist and need some art supplies.  Maybe you just got an apartment and need some

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
04 Sep 2009

Cheap and Easy Snacks for Barbecues/Potlucks

I like the idea of cooking over fire, but I fail in execution. Last time I was in charge of watching the veggie burgers at a barbecue, I completely forgot about them until they were half charcoal. If you’re not blowing town this labor day weekend, chances are you’re going

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0