The plastic stakes that lawn maintenance companies leave in yards can double as plant labels in the garden. Many lawn-maintenance companies in my area place plastic stakes in the ground to notify ...

For our money, the best label for pretty much any purpose is one of those embossed Dymo-style stick-on labels, the kind with the raised white letters. There’s just something about them — the raised ...

Make reusable bottle labels (and recycle wide rubber bands!) with this simple tip. I recently crafted skin care products out of essential oils, witch hazel and other ingredients, and I tried to find a ...

Courtesy of Air Balloon Tapes’ Bandcamp This cat approves of Air Balloon Tapes’ first compilation. Local microlabel Air Balloon Tapes emerged last month with a distinct desire to give back to the DIY ...

Tricky thing to do, write about music – whether it’s bands, labels, influences, there’s just so much good stuff it hurts my brain to dwell on it. The DIY scene seems to be in very good health. My band ...

Adam Harper discovers a new form of DIY musical culture that is as sociable as ever In his monthly column System Focus, The FADER's favorite underground music critic Adam Harper stares deep into the ...