B. Original is an American DIY arts and crafts television series created by Michele Beschen and produced by her production company Simply Michele, Inc., in which she celebrates creativity and originality by putting new imaginative twists on doing it yourself.
The series originally aired in the USA on the DIY Network.
B. Original premiered in South Africa on DStv's The Home Channel on Monday 14 April 2008, at 15h30. There are 13 half-hour episodes in the first season.
Repeats
Wednesdays: 19h30
Thursdays: 23h30
Fridays 11h30
Synopsis
B. Original celebrates creativity and originality by putting new imaginative twists on doing it yourself.
Host Michele Beschen shares her taste for the eclectic and passion for the unconventional to show you how to "B" innovative and inventive with anything and everything.
She'll show the "power" in owning tools and take viewers on a creative adventure that will inspire them to look at things differently and forge their own creative path.
After all, hardware washers can make beautiful jewelry, fishing supplies can prove quite useful in the decorating scheme of things, and if you're going to build your own outdoor line of furniture, it's only natural you upholster it with grass.
B. Original delivers one-size-fits-all creative entertainment that will motivate you to B. Original today and every day.
Some of the episodes in the 13 week line-up include:
B. Original With Driftwood
Host Michele Beschen heads to the woods where nature meets creative imagination for original projects made from driftwood and branches.
The episode takes a unique look at how to go about "sticking" garden art in yards and gardens with a colorful perspective on how to jazz up those fallen beauties.
B. Original With Washers
Michele demonstrates how to create unique jewellery from washers (not washing machines but the hardware).
B. Original With Life's Leftovers
Waste not, want not...before tossing trash to the curb, take a second look. Busted mini blinds can be easily weaved into playful placemats, seating and chandeliers. Old light globes are all you need to create stylish pendant lighting and candleholders.