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From time to time, the Thrifty Maker will find, bargain, borrow, steal (not really) to create something a little different. She’ll rely on her own skills as a scout of trashy treasures and will sometimes bring in a few experts to help.This week we ask: Q: Now that the Primary…

32: Sue Chenoweth Sue Chenoweth is an artist and an undercover educator. She has an extensive inspiration wall. In May, Chenoweth transformed the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art into a whimsical board game (Wynter Holden reviews it here). Chenoweth’s whimsy and imagination plays a large role in what she paints…

Last night, Hurricane Bay, Forever 21 and Rolf’s Salon teamed up for the Forever 21 Fall Fashion Preview.Forever 21 supplied clothing, outwear, accessories and shoes from their fall collection; Rolf’s Salon decorated models with bold makeup and voluminous hair to represent upcoming trends; And Hurricane Bay, known for having the…

Now that this bride-to-be writer has been cursed by the general public because of her last wedding post, she thought she might do something helpful to boost her karma and correct things. As requested, and compiled with much experience, here’s a rundown of extremely useful wedding websites and resources for…

33: Roy Wasson Valle Roy Wasson Valle was born in Mexico and has lived there and in the United States and Germany. He likes to draw and paint and make little sculptures out of plastic clay. You may recognize his goofy, semi-creepy skeleton character, Raul (he’s the one in the…

34: John Wagner John Wagner studied art with an emphasis on traditional silver and non-silver processes. His interest in photography has landed him all over the world, but he writes that his focus never relies simply on location. He has this to say about his process:”I’ve always been intrigued with…

Just a skip away from Mill Avenue and ASU’s Tempe campus, Here on the Corner’s Tempe roots have been firmly planted for the past 8 years.The locally owned women’s fashion boutique (and sorority girl haven) will host its first fall fashion preview to celebrate its history and keep Tempe dwellers…

35: Cindy Dach Cindy Dach had believed she was going to write one of the great American novels that would have been released in both hardcover and paperback, and then optioned for a small independent film. After receiving her MFA, she realized that she didn’t want to spend that much…

As a part of Mark-Taylor Community’s Summer of Love, dozens of bikini-, boardshort-, even boxer-clad bodies showed up at San Palmilla in Tempe. We couldn’t help but check out the party and report back. You know the drill. The good’s above and you’ll have to check the Bad and the…

Lauren Henschen is an actress, musician, and local creative force who describes her latest project, Super Stereo, as “a super fun, dance-inducing future-pop band.”When we asked her what she’s been up to lately, she responded, “When I’m not pumping up the jams, I can often be found mowing my lawn,…

It was only a matter of time before the vajazzling founders at Completely Bare Spa in New York one upped even themselves. Allow them to introduce the Vatoo — the latest down-under adornment that can be done after a good wax, of course. Like the vajazzle, the vattoo isn’t permanent…

36: Kade Twist Kade L. Twist works with video, installation, sound, text and two-dimensional media. In his words, he aims to “combine re-imagined tribal stories with geopolitical narratives to examine the unresolved tensions between market-driven systems, consumerism and American Indian cultural self-determination that dominate the postcolonial landscape.” Twist is one…

Given: Clothing, for a dude, serves one purpose when placed on a woman: to hide the things us men spend 99 percent of our time trying to see. It’s a sick game you ladies seem hell-bent on playing. In other words, guys shouldn’t give a shit about women’s clothes because…

37: Jon Haddock Jon Haddock is an incredibly talented fine artist, illustrator and a heckuva guy, according to all who know him. He has this to say about himself: “If I had been better at math I would have liked to have been a mad scientist. Being an artist is…

The first week is never about what actually goes on during class. It’s about figuring out what your schedule means by “the Brickyard,” checking out potential lag-time hangouts and figuring out which path will save you three more minutes. Here’s a peek at our guide to ASU’s Downtown Campus …..

Suzanne Falk grew up in Phoenix with a family of artists. Her training came from spending time on the other side of the canvas — as an artist’s model for more than 14 years. Falk took up painting full-time as a means to “stay sane.” “My work is an escape…

This week, we’ve shown you how to make absinthe through distillation and with kits. Today, we’re taking the really easy road — just buying it. Feel free to take it easy, we’re going to share which brands of absinthe are the best to buy, where to purchase them, and we’ll…

The first week is never about what actually goes on during class. It’s about figuring out what your schedule means by “the Brickyard,” checking out potential lag-time hangouts and figuring out which path will save you three more minutes. Here’s a peek at our guide to ASU’s Tempe Campus …..

39: Kobina BanningKobina Banning was born in Kumasi, Ghana and received his masters in architecture from Arizona State University, where he specifically studied how displaced persons from other cultures can adopt architecturally into new urban settings.In 2007, he founded Fusion Architecture [FA] in Phoenix opened a location in Kumasi, Ghana…

If you fall into the ugh-school’s-starting-soon-and-I-can’t-find-a-cool-class-to-take category or are just looking for something eccentric and/or fun to do with your time, three Phoenix-area artists with a lot of creative pull are offering some out-of-the-box courses beginning next week.At Phoenix College, found-object-sculptural specialist, out-there musician, and former eye lounge member Joe…

Yesterday, we blogged about how you can make distilled absinthe, with links to websites that either sell stills or provide directions for creating homemade stills. But since distilling alcohol without a permit is illegal and distillation is a complicated, time-consuming process, today we’re going to show you another option: how…