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Thu, Dec 18, 2008 -- 10:00 AM

Do-It-Yourself Gifts


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For many, the bad economy is making holiday shopping a cheerless activity. Today, we welcome a crafty panel with suggestions for inexpensive and fun do-it-yourself gifts. Creative gift ideas for those on a tight budget range from making your own soap to converting an old VCR into an automatic cat feeder.

Host: Scott Shafer

Guests:

  • Chelsea Fadda, head of the Classes and Arts Lab Committees at the Rock Paper Scissors Collective, a volunteer-run art collective with a gallery space, independent goods store and arts lab
  • Derek Fagerstrom, projects editor for ReadyMade Magazine
  • Kelly Wilkinson, KQED reporter and craft blogger at makegrowgather.com
  • Ken Murphy, creator and chief bugmaker of Blinkybugs
  • Phil Torrone, senior editor of Make Magazine

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