Although it’s been years since I’ve done much papercraft to speak of, it’s always been a craftform that’s fascinated me. When I was a kid, I used to get those Dover Publication papercraft books, of castles and other historical buildings, and I’d spend countless hours cutting, folding, and gluing. I made an entire Medieval castle […]
Austin is already buzzing with details of SXSW events, and there is one that has me particularly excited. Standard Recording and Craftster have teamed up and are hosting a crafty day party. Stop on by the party for some free drinks and eats, nine live bands, and fun free craft demos. Craftster is demo’ing some […]
Randofo writes… As someone who spends a lot of time engaging with people online, I often think about how great it would to extend online commenting out into the greater world. Now, you may be saying to yourself, “What kind of world is greater than the internet?” Well, let me tell you, my internet companion, […]
Start a cultural revolution in your own house with Philip Ross’ Home Mycology Lab project from MAKE Volume 07, our Backyard Biology issue. Mushrooms are fascinating (and tasty), and this article introduces you to what it takes to make them grow.
Welcome to the second installment of Ask CRAFT! I’ll be alternating between video and text with the intention of providing the most useful method of communication for the questions at hand. Here are this week’s questions! If you have suggestions for these askers, leave them in the comments! How do I “break” into the community? […]
One of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco used to have this unbelievably weird-sounding but unbelievably divine olive oil cake on their dessert menu, but it vanished at some point (fingers crossed that it’s a seasonal thing and will be back). So when I saw the olive oil almond cake recipe over at Sassy Radish‘s […]
I’m really excited for the upcoming Bay Area premiere of the indie crafts documentary, Handmade Nation by Faythe Levine. The Handmade Nation event is hosted by the San Francisco Film Society as a part of their montly SF360 Film + Club series taking place on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7pm) […]
