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More Quackers
Another successful day volunteering in the museum today. My main activity today was making Rocking Ducks out of paper plates, however I also made some cartoon duck cutouts, duck masks and DNA. There were some children there too… they kept more »
Posted in Hobbies, Making Things, Museum, Volunteering
Tagged Drawing, Ducks, Liverpool World Museum, Museum, Volunteering
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Radio Arduino
I have just completed my first Arduino Project. It’s pretending to be an Oscar Belle Two Band Transistor Radio (Made in Hong Kong in the early 1960s). What it is really doing is playing 24 music tracks that I more »
Posted in Antiques, Contraptions Page, Electronics, Favourite, Hobbies, Making Things, Making Things Page
Tagged Arduino, Electronics, Hackspace, Mycroft Milverton, radio, Radio Arduino
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Duck Tails
Today I did my first day volunteering at the Liverpool World Museum. “Go Quackers” currently has 40,000 rubber ducks and are promoting Claire House’s Duck Race in July. Today’s project was get children involved in drawing ducks and “Identity hands” more »
Posted in Arts, Hobbies, Making Things, Museum, Out and About, Volunteering
Tagged Drawing, Ducks, Liverpool World Museum, Museum, Origami, Volunteering
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Visible Mending
People have been admiring the newly appeared patches on my favourite corduroy trousers. Some have asked if it is a fashion statement. I have denied this. However the statement “I repair my clothes” is coming through loud and clear. more »
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Tagged Lee Mingwei, Liverpool Biennial, Mending Project
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Origami Workshop at METAL
George and I did the Origami Workshop at Metal. We learned how to make lilies and orchids, but failed miserably making a chrysanthemums. It was fun! Related Posts:Victorian Christmas at Edge HillMaking Sock PuppetsEdge Hill Archives LaunchRadio Arduino – Classic more »
Skinner: The Superstitious Pigeon
I am making pigeon a puppet. This is my first prototype. He’s made from five polyfoam sheets, all cut from the same template. His wings can open and flap too! Related Posts:Edgy: The Railway CabaretThem pidgins are up to summat!The more »
