Materials Used: Threaded PVC pipe cap Threaded PVC pipe insert Faux leather Gears Scrap of clear plastic Colored permanent markers Brass coloured paint or paint marker Tools Needed: Glue Gun Hand saw or PVC pipe cutter We started off by cutting our PVC pipe insert just long enough to fit...

Materials Used: 1 medium sized halogen bulb 5” square scrap of copper Copper coloured craft wire Small block of wood (for passenger cabin) Metallic Paint Tools Needed: Glue Gun Wire Cutters Tin Snips Masking or Painters Tape Small paint brush To start, find airship shaped halogen bulb,...

Beyond the Shelf Newsletter – September – November 2012

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MR. VOLT O. BOOKMARK Volt is an upcycled volt Ohm meter board designed to mark your reading place in a library book (try “The Windup Girl” by Bacigalupi). Supplies needed: recycled computer or meter board watch face/parts, metal pieces for legs, silver solder,...

Hanging Wall Art Supplies needed: Front cover off of a large hardcover book Hot glue gun Odds and ends that you wish to put on your art work (I used old watches, old chess pieces, old buttons, old ear rings, old beads, and old safety pins.) Wire to hang your art work...