Amber Bouman - Crafty & Cashless

22 Jun 2011

DIY Safety Pin Crafts

So, I was checking out this the other day: Image courtesy mtv.com (Yes, that is Kristen Stewart at the MTV Movie Awards. Don’t judge. ) And it hit me – safety pins. Years of being both gothy and crafty taught me a lot – like always have at least one

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15 Jun 2011

DIY Sunglass Storage

So, a few weeks ago we covered ways to spruce up yer summertime specs. But now what do you do with your new and improved shades – you can’t just leave them lying around to get borrowed/broken/stolen/stepped on etc. and throwing them into a purse or onto any old surface

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08 Jun 2011

DIY Pop Tab Crafts

Image courtesy blog.daydesigndecor.com Does anyone else remember “fuck tabs,” or is it just me? You know, the little tabs on soda cans that high-school kids use as sexual currency? Well, if you were/are of the more slatternly persuasion, or if you just want something to show for finishing off all

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01 Jun 2011

DIY: Buttons, Buttons…Who’s Got the Buttons?

Last week, I told you all about my trip Maker Faire and some super-simple button crafts. But here’s the thing, once I start digging into good craft ideas, it’s often hard to stop – and buttons were no different. There are actually a bunch of good ideas for buttons, which

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25 May 2011

DIY Inspiration: Maker Faire

This past Saturday was my first Maker Faire (the techy/crafty/DIY/modder/steampunk/builders festival) which is kinda ridiculous because seriously, could there be an event more solidly in my wheelhouse? Life-sized mousetrap? Custom bikes? Old school Atari? A whole squadron of R2D2s? I can’t believe I’ve been missing it for so long. Although,

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18 May 2011

DIY Hair Sticks

There are a lot of things I refuse to spend money on (envelopes, stamps, stencils) and one more to add to that running list is hair sticks. Not because I don’t dig the look – it’s classy and I’m a fan – but they’re sorta pricey, especially considering I’m overwhelmingly

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11 May 2011

DIY Paper Garlands

It’s no secret that I love a good street score – every true broke-ass can appreciate the low, low price of nothing – and one of the easiest things to snag curb-side is magazines and books. With everyone claiming print is dead; folks are ditching their bound books all over

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04 May 2011

DIY Stencils

Image Courtesy Workshop.com If you’ve lived in San Francisco for any length of time you probably know Jeremy Novy’s Koi fish stencils – in fact, it’d be hard not to notice them since there are over 2,000 koi stencils spread throughout the city. I have a particular fondness for the

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