Creative Resources - Reuse Center - Creative Re-Sources Reuse Center Creative Resources is an awesome reuse “store” that provides donated reusable materials to Johnson County educators and not-for-profit groups within the community. To shop at Creative Re-Sources, individuals from Johnson County schools, churches, scout troops, home school families and not-for-profit groups pay $5.00 per shopper per shopping visit (one shopping visit per month – Cash or check only) to shop. The fees go toward offsetting the cost of shipping materials and staff time to stock inventory. All of the items available at Creative Re-Sources have been donated by area businesses, manufacturers, organizations, and individuals in an effort to keep the materials out of landfills. Shopping days are the second Thursday of each month or by appointment (See Shopping Calendar for specific dates).
25 Ways to Re-use Your Keurig's K-Cups A Keurig coffee machine is a wonderful thing. It’s convenient, fast and easy, and it brews the perfect cup of coffee every time, right? But the downside to the Keurig is all of those little, plastic k-cups piling up in the landfill. If you’ve wondered how to re-use your k-cups but weren’t quite sure what to do with them, you’re going to love this post! Together, my Facebook followers and I have come up with 25 crafty and creative ways for you to re-use Keurig K-cups in the home, garden, craft room, classroom and playroom! For your convenience, this post contains affiliate links 25 Ways to Re-use Keurig K-Cups 1. 2. 3. 4. make light work of chopping herbs) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Turn your K-cups into homemade advent calendar for Christmas! Make K-cup Christmas bell ornaments. Make some festive K-cup snack holders or party favours. 10. More uses for K-cups: 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. And now it’s your turn! Looking for more ways to recycle? Recycled Wind Chimes
Makerspace Resources The resources below were compiled as part of my research while writing Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014). You might also be interested in the results from the Makerspaces in Libraries Survey I conducted in 2013. General Makerspace ResourcesMakerspace DirectoriesLibrary-Focused Maker ResourcesProject SitesMaker ProductsMakerspace Funding and Donation SourcesDiscussion ListsTwitter Hashtags and Folks to FollowFacebook GroupsGeneral Technology Sites and Blogs General Makerspace Resources Make:: The website for Make: magazine contains a blog, videos, project information, and links to the other Maker Media sites. The projects are sorted by category and rated for difficulty. Maker book lists: A series of maker book lists created by Meredith Nelson, Johnson County Public Library, organized by age and by type of making. Maker Movement Manifesto: Chapter 1 - Mark Hatch, 2014. Makerspace Directories Makerspace.com has a directory of makerspaces. Hackerspaces