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American mass culture had gotten so far away from prizing personal ingenuity that mainstream media acknowledgement, in the form of endless features on the so-called DIY movement, was required to bring back a sense that individuals could have influence on their own surroundings. A Martha Stewart Show. A magazine about dumpster diving. Crafting, repurposing, reclying- whatever you call it, it was rarely presented as a means of going about a life. It was an aesthetic. You subscribed to the magazine, bought the tools, watched the show. You did not turn your television on its back, smash the screen, and us it as a planter. The website Etsy took off, craft fairs, boutique shops. You could buy anything you wanted from locally made craftspeople instead of big-box stores. The DIY movement was primarily a way to accessorize, a brand new way to consume.Anne Elizabeth Moore, from Cambodian Grrrl
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Yet another reminder as to why I should just make it myself. I have been looking around for a fleece headband to wear under my bike helmet and couldn’t find anything that suited my liking.
I finally sat down and spent an hour making a pattern and then sewing this out of some super soft micro fleece and silver lamé I already had. So, now I have a windproof headband that’s fun and ridiculous looking (and was almost free) instead of one that was boring and expensive.
