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Reject ‘Black Friday’ circus: why not Make Something instead?

November 28, 2014by ruthpotts Leave a comment

  As ‘Black Friday’ hits the UK encouraging us to rush out and spend to prop up retailers like Amazon, famous for aggressive tax avoidance, appalling working conditions and zero-hours contracts, […]

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Still time for last minute making! A ‘Not Shopping List’

December 24, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

With Christmas Day nearly upon us, forget last minute shopping and indulge in last minute making or sharing instead… A joyful and wonderful festive season to all! Loving this list […]

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“For joyous reasons”: beautiful blog from ‘The Double Life of Mrs M’

December 19, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

Completely loving this blog, cross-posted from ‘The Double Life of Mrs M‘ who beautifully describes her reasons for taking part in ‘Make Something Month‘ She says: “Obviously it is the […]

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Vivienne Westwood adds her support to Make Something Month

December 18, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

With a week to go until Christmas, designer Vivienne Westwood adds her support to ‘Make Something Month‘: “Everyone has heard me say, ‘Buy less, choose well, make it last.’ For […]

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Make things for life, not just for Christmas

December 18, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

Making things is pleasurable (if frustrating at times, but that is, in part at least, the point) but it is also about refusing consent and (re)learning just how much we […]

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Make Something: Make a Bubble Wrap Calendar

December 17, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

Watch one of the avalanche of Christmas adverts this year, and you’ll wonder how we ever managed to celebrate Christmas before the advent of large, profit-hungry retailers. Much of what […]

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Make Something Month: A World of Better, Not More

December 14, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

Our friends at the Transition Network are focusing on making, not shopping this month. (There must be something in the air…) Here’s what happened when we met for a chat. […]

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Make something: Make decorations

December 13, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

On average, people living in the UK are likely to spend £43 this year on cards, tree and decorations, while by the end of the festive season over 83 square […]

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Stop Shopping: Start Making. Festive advice from the Stop Shopping Choir

December 12, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

Seasonal advice from the very fantastic ‘Stop Shopping Choir’ on the joy of making gifts from bread to home made cards and the pleasure of making your own money promising […]

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Make Something: Craft a Poem…

December 8, 2013by ruthpotts Leave a comment

We can make things with our hands using natural materials, but words can have a physical shape too. When we write down a memory, or pen a poem, words take […]

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  • Reject ‘Black Friday’ circus: why not Make Something instead?
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  • “For joyous reasons”: beautiful blog from ‘The Double Life of Mrs M’
  • Vivienne Westwood adds her support to Make Something Month
  • Make things for life, not just for Christmas

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