NubTalks is a bimonthly series of talks. They are held in the Cambridge area and cover a diverse set of topics. If you can’t get there in person, feel free to download the audio or video and join in at your leisure. This week there are two discussions. Since this is a new series, they […]
A stick had the honor of being inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. I love what the curator had to say about it. “This toy is so fantastic that it’s not just for humans anymore. You can find otters, chimps and dogs — especially dogs — playing with it.” (Anyone else having Ren […]
Anna from Mochi Mochi Land sent her knitted couches with dust bunnies to Plush You San Francisco. The show opens today so check it out if you are in the area. We’ll be there with cupcakes! Plush You SF November 7 – 30 double punch 1821 Powell Street San Francisco, CA 94133
The election is over, I think everyone was holding their collective breath over the last year or so until it was… Congratulations to our new president and to everyone who cared so deeply about each of their candidates and issues that they got involved, that’s what mattered – but the hard work is just about […]
Heads up, crafters! Today is a special day in more ways than one. Our new issue is on newsstands NOW! Our theme this go-round is “Crafting Green”–so who better to model for our cover than crafter extraordinaire Betz White, who has gained a huge following (and rightly so) with her colorful recycled and felted creations. […]
On a cold night in January of 2005 I set out to find a magazine stand. One of my students, Michael McKinley, now a Mechanical and Industrial Engineering senior at UMass Amherst, had shown me an announcement in Wired about a new publication from O’Reilly. The new magazine was called Make, and though I had […]
Enter code CRAFTER at checkout to save 10% on all craft kits in the Maker Shed! Perfect for early holiday shopping, you can save on Moxie’s monster kit, felt finger puppets, needlefelting kits and more. All month, 10% off, use code CRAFTER.
