What do you do if a leg comes loose from your chair or your toaster stops working? Maybe you'd like to fix it but you don't know how, or you don't have the tools. This is where Repair Café comes in. Repair Café brings together people with various skills to help to fix items and, more importantly, to pass on the knowledge. They have periodic Repair Café Workshops where you can bring in your … [Read more...] about Repair Café Nov. 16 in Hillsborough: partner with volunteers to repair your stuff!
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Hands-On History: Vintage Valentines at Borden Building at Fletcher Park
Celebrate Valentine's Day week by making vintage-inspired Valentines at Fletcher Park, 820 Clay Street, Raleigh. The FREE activity will be taking place Friday, February 18th, 2022, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event will take place outside. If it rains, it will take place inside the Borden Building, and masks and temperature checks will be required. No registration is required. Drop in any … [Read more...] about Hands-On History: Vintage Valentines at Borden Building at Fletcher Park
FREE patterns and tutorials for making Bernie’s mittens — knit them or sew them from an old sweater
This article was first published on Atlanta on the Cheap! Amid all the pageantry and red-carpet fashion of the presidential inauguration, one now iconic image stands out: Bernie Sanders and his large woolen mittens. The photo of the senator in a parka, mask, and mittens has gone viral, spreading across social media like wildfire, in all its Photoshopped glory. You've probably seen … [Read more...] about FREE patterns and tutorials for making Bernie’s mittens — knit them or sew them from an old sweater
Now is the perfect time to make a family time capsule — here are some hints and tips
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Have you thought about making a family time capsule? This is the perfect time to do it. We're experiencing a unique time in history. Whether we go back to normal, or onto a "new normal," there's a clear demarcation between now and how things used to be. Things that were totally normal a few months ago--greeting a friend with a hug, shaking the hand of a business colleague, being together in … [Read more...] about Now is the perfect time to make a family time capsule — here are some hints and tips
How to Cut Your Own Hair
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In North Carolina it will be at least a couple more weeks before barber shops and hair salons are open. This means that you might have to be more flexible about your appearance (around here we call that "lowering your standards") and/or become more resourceful, at least for a little while. Here at Triangle on the Cheap, we are far from experts on hair cutting. Or styling. But due to … [Read more...] about How to Cut Your Own Hair
