What’s Black, White & Read All Over? Creative Ways to Reuse Newspaper!

Posted by mary elizabeth cantu on May 19, 2025January 13, 2025 Posted in Blog Tagged architecture, bryan rindfuss, Carla Berryman, Chris Castillo, creative reuse, dit, diy, Elizabeth Cavazos, eric cavazos, Giovanna Carrola, hat, Jeanne Cantu, Laura Carter, mary elizabeth cantu, newspaper reuse, paper, paper hat, plant, planting, plants, pots, recycle newspaper, repurpose, reuse, san antonio, san antonio current, seedling, spare parts

Newspaper Building Logs. To create very sturdy & tight newspaper tubes, we stacked on top of each other 2 full sheets of the Current and rolled them tightly. Use any kind of tape to secure the “logs.” Then connect them using a stapler or more tape. Build away!

Newspaper Hats! Remove the staples from the Current and tape 2 together long ways. Mold the newspaper around your friend's head and tape it securely so that it fits to size. Then get creative! Look at these 2 different hat examples. — Newspaper Hat directions: remove the staples from the Current and tape 2 together long ways. Mold the newspaper around your friend’s head and tape it securely so that it fits to size. Then, get creative! Look at these 2 different hat examples.

How to Make Origami Newspaper Seedling Pots

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San Antonio Current Feature: DIY Fiesta Flair with Spare Parts

Posted by mary elizabeth cantu on April 10, 2025April 30, 2025 Posted in Blog Tagged 10BitWorks Hackerspace, amy johnson, bryan rindfuss, cardboard, Chris Castillo, crafts, creative reuse, creativity, crown, cultural sustainability, dit, diy, earth day, education, egg carton, eric cavazos, fiesta craft, fiesta san antonio, maker mama, marcela ramirez, pink leche, repurpose, reuse, ribbon, san antonio, san antonio current, thrift store, tie

Photos courtesy Bryan Rindfuss of San Antonio Current. — Photos courtesy Bryan Rindfuss of the San Antonio Current.

The spare parts creative reuse team got together at 10BitWorks Hackerspace to show off their festive side in honor of Fiesta San Antonio. This is just the tip of the sausage on a stick so check out more DIY creative reuse ideas featured by Bryan Rindfuss of the San Antonio Current you can incorporate into your party attire. May your Fiesta be fun, safe & eco friendly!

Here are more fiesta craft ideas courtesy Maker Mama!

Learn more about Fiesta in San Antonio. It’s a big deal. It’s even a school holiday.

MINI ART MUSEUM presents SHORT STORIES - Contemporary Art Month

Posted by mary elizabeth cantu on February 23, 2025January 13, 2025 Posted in Events, News Tagged accessibility, Andrew Leo Stansbury, Anel I. Flores, Antonio López III, artist, Audrya Flores, big art day, budget cutbacks, Celeste De Luna, Chris Castillo, Claudia Zapata, contemporary art month, Dani Dickson, education, event, Fabiola Torralba, Gabriela Santiago, Giovanna Carrola, jenelle esparza, Jenni Cutrer, Josh T. Franco, lady base gallery, Lauren Salguero, mini art museum, reduce, Rosalynn Warren, san antonio, Sarah Castillo, Shannon Gowen, Suzy Gonzalez, texas, tiny roar creative, upcycle, wee art, youth