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  2021-10-03

  HIST30060: 3CR COMMUNITY RADIO

  I am a radio presenter and producer and during the lockdowns in Naarm/Melbourne I had to learn how to remote record and broadcast my content. I found myself hushing my housemates in order to record hour-long content from my headphone mic, very solo and DIY. It felt good to be part of a greater community project, broadcasting punk, DIY, and political chat to our regular listeners through the lockdowns.
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  2021-06-03

  Free Haircuts!

  In the early days of the pandemic, like many others, I needed a haircut so badly. Again, like many others, I took to cutting my own hair. Instead of just chopping at my hair, I closely followed a youtube video posted by celebrity hairdresser Brad Mondo. Since I have given myself three or four haircuts in this same style. It works! I always get compliments and no one ever suspects that I did it myself. I have long and thick hair so this method is saving me a lot money each time I need a haircut!!
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  2020-06-10

  What Did I Do?

  I BOUGHT ANOTHER KITTEN! I don't know why but I wanted a third little kitty and now I have a hamster and 3 kitties. Clea, Pebbles, Ivan and Bananas are there names. Next on the list is a Pit Bull. I also moved to a townhome in symmes township and played lots of golf.
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  2020-08-18

  Crafting to Keep Sane! - Suffolk University

  Every New Year, I make a promise to myself to try my hand at a new skill. In 2020 I was eager to learn how to embroider. Of course, only a few months into this year, we were slammed with the reality of Covid-19. Many of us felt depressed and isolated. I know that I was feeling especially guilty about all the extra time I had at home but felt no motivation to try and achieve goals that I had set earlier in the year. One day in April I was scrolling Reddit and came across an embroidery group. Suddenly it dawned on me that I had not even attempted to try my hand at embroidery! Lucky for me, I already had the supplies. I sat there a while wondering what to stich. Then the image, we all know so well by now, of the Coronavirus molecule popped up on the Nightly News. I knew that would be my pattern for my first ever attempt at needlepoint. It quickly became a small project that I am very proud of and it is my little souvenir from this crazy year.
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  2020-03-16

  Patty Cooks

  A website dedicated to cooking, many posts starting 3/16/2020 are pandemic related
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  2020-03-30

  Good is Still Hopping Around

  There is still creativity and good going around in the darkest of times. Sometimes you just have to use what’s around you and make it yourself. #cshsecon
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  2020-03-22

  Sewing fabric masks

  This is a photo of my wife making a set of fabric masks for the family as no masks have been available to purchase. There were many patterns available to download online or instructional youtube videos. This design allows for one to insert a disposable tissue or paper wipe for additional protection. My wife wore her mask once or twice to the supermarket, other than that we have not had cause to use them.
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  2020-04-09

  Jolt Action DIY Face mask, no sew bandana mask

  Jolt Action is a non profit based in Texas that typically responds to immigration related issues, in the art work we see a digital step by step description of how to make a no sew mask. The work prioritizes utility over artistry, I see this as a common theme through the non profit organization posts.
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  2020-04-05

  DIY mask making. 3 of 3 - Scituate, MA

  Image of DIY project to make masks at home
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  2020-04-05

  DIY mask making. 2 of 3 - Scituate, MA

  Image of DIY project to make masks at home
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  2020-04-05

  DIY mask making. 1 of 3 - Scituate, MA

  Image of DIY project to make masks at home.
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  2020-04-14

  DIY Masks and Not Much Else

  My sister posing for a picture with the DIY masks we made.
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  2020-04-30

  DIY Respirator

  In an attempt to circumvent OSHA laws, hospitals are now converting scuba diving masks to replace OSHA required PAPR masks. This is weeks after failing to provide necessary respirators to hospital staff.
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  03/17/2020

  Handmade ‘glove’ using crocheted wrist band with recycled plastic bags.

  I didn’t want to waste gloves that Health workers might need. We were all getting inventive about protective gear.
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  03/16/2020

  The last resort

  We began rationing our toilet paper quickly once we realized we had missed our opportunity to stock up. We assumed people would calm down and refrain from hoarding. We were wrong. I bought a bag of cheap terry cloth material and cut it up to use "for number 1only!"
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  03/22/2020 3 days before Minnesota's official shelter in place first day of uprising of community mask making in St. Paul

  Unmasking Kindness

  Days before Minnesota's official shelter in place, people's homes began to transform into small factories. Turning out masks by the dozens, and sometimes even hundreds, Minnesotans answered the call for the protective headwear. Isolation did not stop people from joining together in common cause. Local businesses gave away materials, and local hospitals created drive-by drop offs for people to donate masks. Once we ran out of fabric, my mother turned to old clothes to meet the demands. Pictured above, I am modeling on of the first masks she made. We donated to family members, friends, neighbors, and also to a local hospital. We also shipped some to my brother's coworkers at the Pueblo, Colorado Health Department. In total, my mom has made around 100 masks, showing that not all heroes wear capes, but they do wear masks. #DePaulHST391
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  April 12, 2020

  Homemade Face Masks

  Many people are advertising their homemade face masks as there is a shortage in every store.
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  04/09/2020

  Handmade Face Mask

  Face mask made by St. Louis-based textile artist Katherine Huelsing, my mother. I helped my mom cut and pin fabric while she sewed the masks together. She gave one to each of our friends and family members and donated the rest to a local hospital. There is currently a severe shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals, leaving many healthcare professionals at risk of infection. The CDC recommended that everyone use PPE when out in public at this time. #DePaulHST391
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  2020-04-09

  Drago's NOLA Offers DIY Charbroiled Oyster Kits, New Orleans, LA

  Drago's NOLA promotes a DIY charbroiled oyster kit for customers to practice social distancing, but still enjoy the restaurants' famous oysters.
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  2020-03-27

  Hand Sanitizer Scare - Rx Compound Centre

  After having dozens of families come into our pharmacy looking for hand sanitizer we finally decided to start making some to help people out. The first day we got a call from the Columbia school system for 800 oz of it. Also, almost every customer that came in added a bottle to their order.
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  03/22/2020

  Photo of Kelly from Oklahoma sewing face masks for an ER nurse in FT Worth, TX that was working without a mask during the COVID-19 medical supply shortages

  During the morning of March 22, 2020 Kelly and Clinton of Blanchard, OK received a phone call that Clinton’s cousin was working without protective medical masks at a FT Worth, TX hospital ER. Through the day Kelly rushed through sewing & fabrication of medical masks from their spare bed sheets. Kelly intends to have approximately five ready the same day and will mail them the following morning. *Photo and description by Clinton P. Roberts, MA graduate student, Arizona State University, March 22, 2020. *March 22, 2020 - during COVID-19 pandemic *Clinton P. Roberts, MA graduate student, Arizona State University,