TAG: DIY
3 Easy Gardening Projects to Tackle This Spring, Plus Helpful Programs for Gardeners
Posted in Explore and Discover on February 16, 2022 at 6:00 am
These three gardening projects for the 2022 season are a bit more urban in nature than for those with vegetable gardens: dividing perennials, adding a second rain barrel, and creating a container herb garden. Check out the library's gardening resources & upcoming programs to see your projects come to life. […]
Tags: DIY, gardening, programs, projects, seed libraries
Homemade apothecary: DIY beauty products
Posted in Explore and Discover on January 20, 2021 at 6:00 am
By Crystal Miller If the winter cold and extra hand washing have made your hands slightly (or very!) dry like mine, I offer you the idea of handmade lotion bars. Instead of grabbing hand lotion at the store, you can make these lotion bars with help from our digital resource Creativebug. By making your own […]
Tags: books, creativebug, digital resources, DIY, do it yourself
Green looks good on you: Digital resources for gardening
Posted in News on March 18, 2020 at 6:00 am
Whether you’re new to gardening or looking to spruce up your spring and summer gardens, you’re bound to find the ideas, information, and help you need with these digital resources. Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center Find creative gardening ideas and how-to instructions for many gardening projects and topics, including these and more from Hob […]
Tags: digital, digital magazines, DIY, do-it-yourself, eBooks, emagazines, Gale, gale courses, garden, gardening, how-tos, inspiration, instructions, magazines, reference, resources
Experience beautiful medieval book art with January Creator-in-Residence Hannah Charlton
Posted in News on December 13, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge In January, we are lucky to host Creator-in-Residence Hannah Charlton at The Lab at North Spokane Library. Hannah studied art, graphic design, and history at Whitworth University and found the perfect intersection of the three areas of study in medieval manuscript illumination. You may be wondering a bit about what an illuminated […]
Tags: adults, art, artist, calligraphy, cellulose parchment, classes, creator in residence, DIY, events, handmade, hobbies, illuminated manuscripts, kids, medieval illuminated manuscripts, painting, parchment, parents, teens, The Lab, tweens
Gifts of experience for less stress and more joy this holiday season
Posted in Explore and Discover on December 11, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Abra Cole The holiday season is here again! I love the smells of goodies baking in the oven, the peacefulness of the fluffy snow falling outside, and the excited sounds of kids clamoring to get the best spot by the Christmas tree and all the gifts. Usually at our house, that last one is […]
Tags: adults, adventure, books, classes, community, concerts, cooking, crafts, DIY, events, experiences, family gifts, food, games, gardening, gift of experience, gifts, hobbies, holiday gift guide, holiday gifts, holidays, kids, microadventure, microadventures, parents, sporting events, teens, travel, tweens
Delicious creations you can try with December Creator-in-Residence Catee Ng
Posted in News on November 20, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge I’ve made a few cakes and cupcakes for birthday parties over the years, usually from a box mix and a tub of frosting. Inevitably, my cake turns out lopsided, my cupcakes are dry, and the frosting is half-melting off the side. I realize that the last one happens because I start baking […]
Tags: adults, art, baker, baking, buttercream, cake decorating, chocolate, classes, cookie decorating, cooking, creator in residence, cupcake decorating, DIY, edible art, fondant, food, frosting, hobbies, teens, The Food Network, The Lab
Discover November creator-in-residence Sondra Barrington, jewelry maker
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on October 23, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge This November, we are lucky to have jewelry maker Sondra Barrington as our Creator in Residence at The Lab at North Spokane Library. While in residence, Sondra will be creating a series of mixed-media statement necklaces. As you can see from just the few examples pictured, the pieces she creates are beautiful. […]
Tags: adult, adults, arts, books, classes, crafting, crafts, creative, creator in residence, creators, DIY, events, hobbies, inspiration, jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry techniques, metal stamping, mosaic pendant, residency, Sondra Barrington, techniques, teen, The Lab, workshops
Let’s craft: Getting cozy with crochet
Posted in Explore and Discover on October 16, 2018 at 6:00 am
by Abra Cole As we are entering the Season of the Scarf once again, I’m developing a new obsession with a certain yarn-based craft. I consider myself an artistic person, but I have never dabbled in the realm of fiber arts. Until recently, that is! Two years ago, cross stitch became my gateway craft, and […]
Tags: amigurumi, art, books, crafting, crafts, crochet, DIY, hobbies, hooks, yarn, yarn-based crafts
The art of saving seeds
Posted in Explore and Discover on July 31, 2018 at 6:00 am
by Abra Cole In a remote vault located halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, nearly one million seed varieties are stored. The purpose of this immense storage facility is to ensure the genetic future of these seed varieties, should any of the gene banks located around the world suffer catastrophic disaster. One hundred […]
Tags: adults, books, DIY, family, food, garden, gardening, health, hobbies, kale, kale seeds, library hacks, onion seeds, onions, parents, saving seeds, seed library, seed saving, seeds, sunflower seeds, sunflowers, teens, tweens, urban farming
Anticipation and inspiration: Getting ready for spring gardening
Posted in Explore and Discover on February 27, 2018 at 6:00 am
by Abra Cole It’s nearly Go Time, my gardening friends! We’ve almost made it through the winter, through the snow and the ice, through the below-freezing temperatures. We have watched last summer’s plants freeze and die back, disappear under a blanket of snow, and get stomped on (along with other indecencies) by neighborhood cats. We […]
Tags: adults, composting, composting with worms, DIY, events, family, food, garden, gardening, health, hobbies, kids, Master Gardeners, plant sales, plant starter, plant starter exchange, plant starts, pruning, seed libraries, seeds, teens, tweens, urban farming, weeding, worms, youth
