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362) Make a photo scrapbook

362) Make a photo scrapbook

As John and I near the end of this year-long project of ours, we’ve had

359) Build a robot

359) Build a robot

Our friend and colleague, Gram Schmalz, is a brilliant guy. His official title with Labspace

355) Make a sundial

355) Make a sundial

In its most basic form, a sundial is any device that can tell the time

334) Brew our own beer

334) Brew our own beer

Down the street from us on Danforth Ave is a magical place called Fermentations, a

333) Make our own wine

333) Make our own wine

More Christmas presents thanks to Fermentations

322) Make a wreath

322) Make a wreath

[The following is a designated 'Laura-only' to-do] I love the fact that this year John

313) Make a fruit work

313) Make a fruit work

Why not

305) Visit a Monastery

305) Visit a Monastery

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] High atop a misty mountain peak in the

299) Finish Days that End in Y project

299) Finish Days that End in Y project

Days that end in Y was a short lived project that John and I started back

286) Make our own mug

286) Make our own mug

Does this count? I sure hope so. Firing it would have taken two extra weeks

284) Make a secret hideaway book

284) Make a secret hideaway book

This was sooo much fun to do, and so easy! I have no idea what

279) Make a jellyfish light box

279) Make a jellyfish light box

I think Jellyfish are by far the most magical, ethereal, extraordinary, most bizarre looking creatures

277) Make a Periodic Table art work

277) Make a Periodic Table art work

Chemistry aside, there’s something genuinely satisfying about the design and layout of the Periodic Table

260) Make a headboard for our bed

260) Make a headboard for our bed

I know what you’re thinking…. “Lame.” Fair enough, but understand, making a headboard for our

255) Etch our names in steel

255) Etch our names in steel

Thanks (once again) to John’s Dad for lending out his machinery and overseeing the entire etching

253) Make a tie-dye shirt

253) Make a tie-dye shirt

Our all natural turmeric tie dye t-shirts turned out pretty alright (at least mine did).

250) Hand carve a pipe

250) Hand carve a pipe

How to Make a Pipe 1) Find a piece of wood that already looks like

247) Wrap a gift in handmade paper

247) Wrap a gift in handmade paper

Our good friend Vasa invited us over for dinner the other night. As a thank-you,

246) Weave a basket

246) Weave a basket

We tried. Then we tried again, and again, and then again, until we decided to

241) Build a raft

241) Build a raft

Meet Twiggy, our mini-raft mascot. We felt the need to add a little something extra,

240) Make our own rope

240) Make our own rope

After searching for an hour in vain for suitable rope making material — climbing over

229) Make homemade soap

229) Make homemade soap

In our ongoing effort to rid our home of unnecessary toxins and chemicals, we cooked

217) Make a bolt

217) Make a bolt

{Note: This here is the seventh to-do of ten completed last weekend at John’s family’s

214) Bake a pie from scratch

214) Bake a pie from scratch

{Note: This here is the fourth to-do of ten completed this past weekend at John’s

213) Make homemade jam

213) Make homemade jam

{Note: This here is the third to-do of ten completed this past weekend at John’s

204) Keep a book of pressed-flowers

204) Keep a book of pressed-flowers

To see a world in a grain of sand And a Heaven in a wild

178) Draw Fibonacci spirals

178) Draw Fibonacci spirals

In 12th century Italy, a man known as “Fibonacci” developed a simple mathematical system, derived

177) Build a water reservoir

177) Build a water reservoir

Originally we had big plans to build an actual, legitimate, real life water reservoir to

175) Create a mass public art work

175) Create a mass public art work

Confessions Underground Back in October of 2011, John and I presented at an art conference

174) Make a team L.J flag

174) Make a team L.J flag

Sometimes couples need a little motivation, a wee reminder that they’re a team, through and

166) Make homemade yogurt 

166) Make homemade yogurt 

Technically we didn’t fail this to-do, we just forgot to check our yogurt before it

164) Make butter

164) Make butter

How to make butter the hardcore pioneer way 1) Hand-milk a cow 2) Let milk

158) Wear a rope belt

158) Wear a rope belt

Saturday afternoon / 4:30pm: Rope belts! They’re all the rage in the fashion world. Also,

140) Bake a giant cookie

140) Bake a giant cookie

It’s just one of those things I’ve always wanted to do but never have because

135) Make a candle

135) Make a candle

[The following is a designated 'Laura-only' to-do] Sometimes when John’s out for the night, I

132) Send a message in a bottle

132) Send a message in a bottle

Full disclosure: This to-do is a shameless publicity stunt for our upcoming art commission, Confessions

124) Braid a grass necklace

124) Braid a grass necklace

This necklace is dedicated to all the hippie chicks in my high-school who used to

121) Build an exploding volcano

121) Build an exploding volcano

[The following is a designated 'Laura-only' to-do] How many artists does it take to make

120) Curate a street festival

120) Curate a street festival

After 8 months of hair-pulling, conference calls, admin-ing and creative visioning, we’re ready to roll….

103) Make a paddle

103) Make a paddle

Technically, we didn’t make this remarkable Amazonia paddle. I wish we had, but it would

80) Make a tree-swing somewhere

80) Make a tree-swing somewhere

Swing at your own risk. (Leslie Spit, Toronto) More Spit Love here. and here

78) Make a birch bark cup

78) Make a birch bark cup

The birch tree is one of my favourite trees; up there with the mighty Sequoia,

76) Make a sea-shell necklace

76) Make a sea-shell necklace

Ok, so technically these aren’t shells from the sea; they’re snail shells, and we found

73) Modify a piece of gear

73) Modify a piece of gear

If you’ve been following our posts or you know us personally, you’ll know that we’re

65) Carve J + L = Love in something

65) Carve J + L = Love in something

Before I go on to tell the story of how we professed our undying love

57) Build a fountain for the backyard

57) Build a fountain for the backyard

Springtime seduced us this week with her sunshine and abnormally balmy weather, causing us to

55) Make our own paper

55) Make our own paper

Last night we spent a quiet evening making our first batch of homemade paper from

23) Make a mobile

23) Make a mobile

Perhaps it’s the dancer in me that is fascinated by mobiles. I can somehow stare

19) Make shelves for the bedroom

19) Make shelves for the bedroom

Tonight John and I cut up some triangles with the left over wood from last

9) Make a paper crane

9) Make a paper crane

I fondly remember as a kid reading the story of Sadako and the Thousand Paper

5) Hand write a letter to mom

5) Hand write a letter to mom

Yesterday evening we took some time to hand write and mail letters to our moms.