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01/09/2017 by rbm in category Features tagged as architecture, cardboard, classroom, design, Westcliff-on-SeaWhy a primary school in Westcliff-on-Sea has a cardboard classroom block Your schooldays, they say, are the happiest days of your life. For some, eleven or twelve nightmarish years where the mere mention of Harrytown or Werneth sends shivers down your spine. Especially when you catch the 383 or 384 to Romiley or Stockport (which […]
0 0 Read moreMaking a Cardboard Acoustic Guitar
25/08/2017 by rbm in category Features tagged as cardboard, Fender, guitar, musical instrumentsHow to make an acoustic or electric cardboard guitar Some of us have our favourite guitar heroes. It could be Brian May with his one-off creation derived from a fireplace. Or the collected guitar works of BB King, Eric Clapton, or Mark Knopfler. In previous posts referring to cardboard music making, we have looked at […]
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25/08/2017 by rbm in category Features tagged as cardboard, cardboard pinhole camera, film, photography, scienceWhy a cardboard pinhole camera isn’t just for eclipses, but also some striking photographic effects On the banks of the Peak Forest Canal, where Romiley Board Mill are based, there is a lot of scope for photographic subjects. Whether you choose to photograph the wildlife or narrowboats, there is enough to tempt the photographer. Instead […]
0 0 Read moreA Cardboard Maze That’s Cool For Cats
16/08/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as cardboard maze, cats, Cole, International Cat Day, MarmaladeWhy Chris Poole made a cardboard maze for his cats A wee while ago, we at Romiley Board Mill looked at how the Blue Cross opened its first estate agent for cats in London. This was for a charitable cause, with a number of adorable cat homes and feline flats made of cardboard. Over in […]
0 0 Read moreAn Amazon Cardboard Packaging Faux Pas
16/08/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as Amazon, cardboard packaging, faux pas, mistake, nail varnishNail varnish order posted in cardboard packaging big enough for a ghettoblaster Over a year ago on this blog, we looked at how Amazon.com have decided to change the way it packs your purchases. There had been complaints about oversized boxes for minor purchases. Till the 01 August 2016, their oversized cardboard packaging on certain […]
0 0 Read moreIn Video: Cardboard Vending Machines
19/07/2017 by rbm in category Uncategorised tagged as cardboard, electronics, vending machines, video clipsHow cardboard and confectionery form an unholy alliance thanks to cardboard vending machines Who remembers having a chocolate machine for a Christmas or a birthday present? They were pretty good so long as you knew where to get the Dairy Milk miniatures from after you emptied the machine. All you did was place a two […]
0 0 Read moreMore Creative Cardboard Tube Recycling Ideas
19/07/2017 by rbm in category Uncategorised tagged as cardboard tube, holders, kitchen roll, recycling, toilet rollOther creative uses of cardboard tube, including kitchen and toilet roll tubes Cardboard tubes: you cannot fault their versatility, something which hasn’t been lost on us in original form as well as its recycled guise. What never ceases to amaze us are the wealth of creative ideas. They can form part of one’s knitting and […]
0 0 Read moreBoy (3) in Cardboard Unboxing World Record
13/07/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as cardboard, Guinness World Records, unboxing, VNL, Volvo, world recordChristmas came early for three-year-old truck enthusiast Joel, who opened a cardboard box with a full size Volvo truck If YouTube is your second most watched channel after ITV or Sky Sports, there’s every chance you would have noticed a number of unboxing videos. They are ten-a-penny with people unboxing their recent purchases. Some of […]
0 0 Read moreHow Cardboard Tubes Have Inspired a Dance Troupe
12/07/2017 by rbm in category News tagged as ASSITEJ Korea International Summer Festival, cardboard tubes, dance, mime, Tubos, Tumaka’t Danza ContemporaneaCardboard tubes and their role in the Tumaka’t Danza Contemporanea’s performance of Tubos In our previous piece, we looked at some more ideas for cardboard noise making. It is amazing how cardboard tubes can bring out the best in creatives, as well as their intended purposes. With the amount of noise that our cardboard musical […]
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