Check out this short video about some of the barriers our society perpetuates re: community involvement, activism, and having those tough, much needed conversations.
A really great talk! The best part? If you’re from Ontario, you might feel the info directly speaks to your experiences.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dave_meslin_the_antidote_to_apathy/up-next?language=en
Robert Lovelace’s analogy for how colonization happened in Canada.
I think parts of this can be applied to other ‘settled’ lands, too. Lovelace did a pretty great job, so give it a read!
Click for Chickens: Colonialism for Dummies (a story about chickens to help explain Canadian history) | rabble.ca
One wicked way to reduce your garbage if you are going to hit up a fast food place!
~Watch for the fake french fry! I died.~
I just watched this mini-doc on Kam70‘s blog. It’s about The Rescued Film Project and the discovery/processing of 31 rolls of film. Its not just ANY film. These photos were taken by an American WWII soldier 70+ years ago!
The project itself is crucial. In attaining a complete understanding of our history as humans, we can understand things from a deeper perspective. Somebody’s voice speaks through the images. They capture glimpses into a world so removed from our own. The fact that this man is saving old film and developing it is SO important to attaining a better understanding of our roots and the construction of values we have today.
It shouldn’t something written off, nor should it become obsolete. (more…)
Got some burlap? Leather? Fabric scraps hanging around?
Well, I ALWAYS do.
Got a kitty who has sharp nails?
My couch knows that answer better than I do… 🙀
Meet Atticus! My little creepy kittykat! ❤️❤️💜
He’s a really special cat because he LOVES any kind of toy I make for him. My little earth saving, arisetotrashtic, meowzer.
I thought I’d treat him with something a little more special. Organic catnip for my kitty Christmas craft idea, and I had everything I needed to get to work.
What feels so awesome about this project is that I got to support an awesome shop on Queen West called Good Catch and this project only cost me under $6. Score!
plus, Atticus is happily making his claws less sharp/being active. Win, win.
My trusty sewing machine + some cotton and leather scraps + burlap + CATNIP = best toy ever!
You don’t need to be exact, just cut out a huge square of burlap*, fold it in half and sew around all edges but one. Make a slightly smaller square out of thinnish cotton or a breathable material. Do the same.
*if you want to add some extra cat-claw dulling action, sew some random patches of thick leather scraps to the burlap before you sew it into a rectangle shape.
The burlap rectangle is going to be the outside of the cat toy. The cotton one will be the inside.
Stuff the cotton rectangle 1/3 with fabric scraps [make sure tags or anything pokey and unsafe for kitties is thrown away!!] and fill the next 1/3 of the rectangle (or more, if you like) with CATNIP. Stuff the rest of the now cushiony rectangle with cotton.
Sew that cotton rectangle shut!
This is the part where making the burlap rectangle a bit bigger (or the cotton one smaller) makes your life a lot easier.
Stuff the cotton rectangle that is now 2/3 scrap fabric +1/3 catnip and totally sewe shut INTO the burlap rectangle. Sew the stuffed burlap kitt toy shut and BAM! Your done!
![The one in the front is the soggy prototype. The back one has leather and added cotton strips on it for flinging, flying action :]](https://arisetotrash.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/image1.jpg)
The one in the front is the soggy prototype.
The back one has leather and added cotton strips on it for flinging, flying action :]
Now fling it at your cat and watch him go crazy with a toy YOU made yourself. He’ll be so happy and, since he probably watched you make it the entire time, will appreciate it way more than any toy you’ve ever bought. ;]
Happy making!
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Play with punc
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