Monthly Archives: April 2017

Thing A Week 16: DIY Solar Battery Charger

My mom has this habit of every once in a while gathering up all the junk in her house she doesn’t want and sending it to me in a box.  It is both very sweet, and frustrating.  I never know what to do with all the stuff she sends.  Recently she sent me a little […] Continue reading

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Bike Chain Earrings Part 1

I have been experimenting with some different way to turn bike chain into earrings, here is my first try. The entire construction is bike chain parts, except for the silver ear stud. The tricky part was figuring out how to cut the very hard steel rings…until I remembered you can tempter steel to make it […] Continue reading

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Thing A Week 14: Silicone Tea Cup Cover Pewter Charms

Last week I made some silicone tea covers to help with the steeping process, this week I made some pewter charms to go inside the little indentation that I made in the top of the design. Using the process I have come to think of “making things in pewter” I used some mold max 60 […] Continue reading

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Thing A Week 14: Silicone Tea Cup Cover Pewter Charms

Last week I made some silicone tea covers to help with the steeping process, this week I made some pewter charms to go inside the little indentation that I made in the top of the design. Using the process I have come to think of “making things in pewter” I used some mold max 60 […] Continue reading

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Make Way For Bike Lanes Ride!

Tweet Ride with us to tell the City of Boston it’s time to Make Way for (protected) Bike Lanes! Join us Sunday, April 23rd for a bike ride around (& around & around…) the Boston Public Garden to demonstrate to the City … Continue reading

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Make Way For Bike Lanes Ride!

Tweet Ride with us to tell the City of Boston it’s time to Make Way for (protected) Bike Lanes! Join us Sunday, April 23rd for a bike ride around (& around & around…) the Boston Public Garden to demonstrate to the City … Continue reading

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Make Way For Bike Lanes Ride!

Tweet Ride with us to tell the City of Boston it’s time to Make Way for (protected) Bike Lanes! Join us Sunday, April 23rd for a bike ride around (& around & around…) the Boston Public Garden to demonstrate to the City … Continue reading

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Bikes Not Bombs Update

Tweet Ride for social change on June 4th! Less than 2 months remain before our 30th Annual Bike-A-Thon! We are working hard to make this event better than ever, and hope that YOU will be there with us. The Bike-A-Thon … Continue reading

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Hubway Update

Tweet Vote today for the People’s Choice The entries are in! And now the Cities of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and the Town of Brookline are asking you to select the winner of the 2017 Hubway Data Challange presented by Microsoft People’s … Continue reading

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Zoning Session – PLAN: South Boston Dorchester Avenue May 2nd!

Tweet   Tuesday May 2nd 195 OLD COLONY AVE Iron Workers Local 7 Building South Boston, MA 02127 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: PLAN: South Boston, Dorchester Avenue zoning process will translate community values and guidelines outlined in the December 2016 BPDA Board … Continue reading

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