DIY

Ornaments of Santa, snowflakes, stars, stockings, bells, and gingerbread against a light blue background.
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Creative Corner: DIY holiday gifts

Peak Web December 9, 2024

Get ready, because it’s the winter season and the holidays are almost upon us. What better way to spend the holidays than by giving your friends and family gifts under a Christmas tree? Buying gifts can be expensive, so giving your loved ones heartfelt, hand-made knick knacks can make gifting fun and economically-efficient. Here are five DIY holiday gift ideas that you can try out this year.  Clay ornaments Creating clay ornaments you can hang up a Christmas tree not only sounds fun, but is also a great way to bring out your artistic side. The process is simple. All…

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A person holds a ruler-labeled stencil down on a sheet of marked paper. Using another hand, they use a pen to trace around the stencil.
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Creative Corner: Cosplaying to get into the Halloween spirit

Peak Web October 30, 2024

I’m a digital artist who loves to draw and design my own original characters. It’s been a passion of mine since I was a teenager. However, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my mental health has rapidly worsened from the…

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A man tinkers with an electronic device set up with outlets. Around him are various cords, wires, batteries, and other electronic supplies.
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Afrorack rocks repurposed materials

Peak Web October 17, 2024

Ugandan sound artist Brian Bamanya — better known by his stage name, Afrorack — brought his modular synth performance to Vancouver New Music on September 27 and the Red Gate Arts Society on September 28 following a seminar presentation with…

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An illustration of some people giving a huge grin at the camera next to a pile of firewood
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Forget owning a house, just build your own!

Peak Web May 26, 2022

Victoria, BC —  In light of the housing affordability crisis, policymakers from the Government of Canada pulled a bit of a Marie Antoinette by coming up with a subsidised chainsaw training program for young Canadians. The program was unveiled by…

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An amateur spin on DIY

Peak Web July 14, 2020

When I say I’m a creative, that means a lot of things. I write articles, I write a lot of prose and poetry, and I’m also a musician. So when an opportunity to be creative arises, I take it —…

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3 dormitory DIY weekend projects (on a budget)

EIC January 25, 2017

Politics got you down? Classes not exactly fulfilling your creative side? What better way to cheer yourself up than to do a little dorm DIY. We can’t always control what happens in the world, or our lives, but we can…

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