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Monthly Archives: November 2013

How to Paint a Picture: Take it easy, it doesn’t have to be perfect…

November 30, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

Do not fear! Just take it easy and make mistakes, it doesn’t have to be perfect… Sage advice on how to paint (equally applicable to much more besides) from the […]

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This ‘Buy Nothing Day’ why not ‘Make Something’ instead?…

November 30, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

Today, Saturday 30th November, is officially ‘Buy Nothing Day’ in the UK. A tradition that started in 1992 in Mexico to protest against overconsumption, it has become an annual fixture […]

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Make Something: Make Christmas Gingerbread

November 25, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

THIS MONTH, MAKE SOMETHING… Make Christmas Gingerbread 1. You will need… 340g/12oz plain flour 110g/4oz butter 12.5ml/2.5 tsp ground ginger 5ml/1tsp bicarbonate of soda 170g/6oz soft brown sugar 1 egg, beaten 60ml/4tbsp golden syrup Currants and/or icing & sprinkles A warm oven A shape or […]

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A Manifesto for Making…

November 25, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

This year, rather than buying, make one thing… It might even mean that you arrive at Christmas a little happier, a bit more more connected and slightly less in debt. […]

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A letter to a future self...

Penning a letter to a future self at the Festival of Making…

November 25, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment
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Knitting the revolution at the Festival of Making…

November 25, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment
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Totnes ‘Festival of Making’ kicks off ‘Make Something Month’

November 13, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

We’re launching ‘Make Something Month’ with a mini-festival to celebrate just how much we can make and do for ourselves. Join us at Totnes Civic Hall from midday-4pm for a […]

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Welcome to the first ever ‘Make Something Month’

November 11, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

We would really like you to be part of it. All you need is our evolving mini-manifesto, and one very short to-do list.. This year, between 23 November and 23 December, […]

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