We've been enjoying ReadyMade's blog lately, and even saw a recent link to AT:Kitchen. They are currently asking for some MacGyver-esque ideas on what the heck to do with plastic pens that have run their course. They write:
It’s up to you, dear readers, to chart a new course for these inky vessels [Deadline: July 31, 2007]. The best penmanship wins a subscription and a ReadyMade T-shirt.
Send photos or projects to: MacGyver Challenge, 817 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94710 or articles [at] readymademag [dot] com.
> what the heck to do with plastic pens that have run their course...
Don't acquire them in the first place. Get yourself a Waterman (or an Aurora, or an insert-your-favorite-brand-here), refill it from a bottle, and savor the sensual pleasure of writing with something solid and well crafted that will last for decades.
(Okay, now don't ask me about filling out those nasty multiple-copy forms.)
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Next up: the ReadyMade dead ink bottle challenge!
(just kidding. Pelikan user here.)
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I know this is tangential, but if anybody's listening: what do I do with my wine corks? I have about 30 in a bowl.
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Saha:
we collected wine corks last year and took them to the Lincoln Park conservatory. They re-use them for planting purposes... see an old post on the subject here.
OR..did you mean you wanted to keep them and do some sort of project with them?
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I'd love to make something but barring that, I'm happy to donate. Thanks for the link.
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Saha,
Here's an idea i'm minorly obsessed with, i think it would be a fairly easy DIY...
http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=14988
view Jess2nola's profile
Yup...we posted on that cork idea too...! Jess2nola, have you done it?
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No, i haven't tried, but I'm thinking about doing it as a gift for a good friend who loves wine and dinner parties...maybe I'll use the corks from the bottles we drink together...
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