The link below is to an article that considers making books into movies – is it a good thing?
For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/sep/08/childrens-books-to-movies-disaster
Tag Archives: making
Article: Make Bookshelves From Ladders
Here’s a desperate move if you really need a bookcase in a hurry – try making one using ladders. The link below has an article on what to do.
For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/07/make-bookshelves-from-ladders/
Article: Bookcase from Cable Spool
The link below is to an article about making a bookcase from an old cable spool. I actually don’t mind this idea at all – it could be a good bookcase and/or coffee table.
For more visit:
http://pinkxstitches.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/spool-bookcase-tutorial.html
Video: Random House – Making a Book (Behind the Scenes)
Book Art: Book Landscapes
The following link is to an article about making landscape scenes with book art.
For more visit:
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/12/carved-book-landscapes-by-guy-laramee/
Book Art: Telephone Books
The following link is to an article about making book art from telephone books.
For more visit:
http://www.visualnews.com/2012/04/30/got-old-textbooks-make-art-out-of-them/
Changing the World: December 7 – Light Messages
Today’s suggestion is a rather simple one – to simply put up a small ‘light sign’ to get a message across and raise awareness of an issue. The issue could be ‘peace’ of ‘save trees.’
The message is communicated by making the word/s using a string of lights (fairy lights, etc) and hanging them outside of the house.
This idea is not one I’ll be following up – I’ll do my bit for the environment and not do this one. However, spreading a message via a string of lights can be done – or it could be done by a piece of chalk as with the word ‘eternity,’ by Arthur Stace in Sydney.
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/stace.htm
A response to reading ‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton
Changing the World: November 23 – Stickers to Save Water and Power
The suggestion for today was to try and save water and electricity by remembering to turn off the light switch, a power point, a tap, etc. Because we forget these things the book suggests making stickers to place next to a light switch for example.
This is a somewhat simple solution to a possibly costly memory issue, in that forgetting to flick a switch/turn off a tap costs money by way of the bill, as well as costing more in terms of environmental costs.
I have found myself being far more efficient in these areas in the last little while and hardly ever forget to turn off a light when not needed, turn off a tap when brushing teeth, etc. It did however take a lot of self-discipline and I can see how stickers/post-it’s, etc, can be handy for some people.
A response to reading ‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton
At the BookShelf 