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How to Make Papier-mâché Candy Dishes

7/2/2015

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These decorative papier-mâché candy dishes are a fun and easy project to make with your kids. 

Papier-mâché is simply strips of paper soaked in a mixture of flour and water that gets hard when it dries. Newspaper works great.  

The curved shapes were made by applying several layers of soaked newspaper strips around a balloon.

What to do:

  • mix 1 part water with 1 part flour
  • tear newspaper into strips (no points for neatness here)
  • blow up a balloon
  • wrap 4 layers of strips around the balloon and let it dry
  • add another 4 layers
  • burst the balloon so the inside can dry as well
  • when dry, cut whatever shapes you want using a serrated knife
  • add another 2 layers of strips wrapping around the rough cut edges
  • stick three small wads of soaked newspaper on the bottom to make the feet (four might wobble)
  • once dry, prime the dishes with white latex or craft paint
  • add your own creative design with acrylic craft paints
  • protect your masterpiece with 2 coats of water-based polyurethane

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Little Free Libraries in our Yards

2/24/2015

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Imagine walking down Charlotte or York Street and seeing a box on someone's lawn with a "Little Free Library" sign on the front. You can't resist opening the door and browsing the selection of books inside. The sign clearly invites you to "take one and return one in exchange". 

This delightful approach to a community book exchange first appeared in a Los Angeles Times news story about three years ago. The Little Free Library concept has since spread across the US and around the world thanks to book lovers who want to share their passion with their communities.

This is just the type of walking-friendly idea that brings neighbours together and one the city of Fredericton could certainly embrace. All it takes is ONE person to start a movement. What are you waiting for?

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A Little Free Library in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Image; Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
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Open Your Art - 3D Printing Field Trip

1/28/2015

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Angela Black of Open Your Art will be bringing a group of 10 children with their parents to the Fredericton Makerspace this Thursday evening, January 29th to give them an up close look at 3-D printing - hopefully inspiring them to create their own 3-D designs. 

This is a pre-arranged event in cooperation with Open your Art so the space will not open to the general public until after 8:00pm.

We're always pleased to be able to host an event like this to show off the space and expand the creative horizons of young and old alike.

If your organization would like to explore the possibilites of our collaborative creative community please contact us.

Info@frederictonmakerspace.ca

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Millenia of Making Marionettes

11/27/2014

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Some evidence suggests that we've been entertaining ourselves and our communities with marionettes - puppets controlled from above by wires or strings - since 2000 BC. This may even pre-date actors performing on stage.

The most 'famous' marionnettes in North American culture are 'Pinocchio' (Disney) and Howdy Doody - riding the rising wave of film and television in the 1940's.

Just think of the possibilities today to bring back this all-but-lost art, both in it's traditional form, and in a 'Geppetto meets Arduino' mash-up with today's computer and robotic technology.


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Marionettes at a shop in Austria - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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The Beautiful Art of Steampunk

11/24/2014

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Victorian-era science fiction novelist,  Jules Verne would likely feel right at home at this steampunk computer.

Steampunk presents a retro-futuristic vision of a post-apocalyptic Victorian Age - an alternate reality where steam is the primary power source.

This subculture is a close cousin of the Maker Movement - filled with imaginative, creative, and unquestionably fun fashions and gadgets - beautifully crafted with wood, leather & metal . 

It's remarkably representative of Fredericton's heritage & rich mix of storytelling, arts, crafts & technology. We have the talent right here in New Brunswick to create gorgeous art pieces like this!

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Functional Steampunk Computer & Desk
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