By Danielle Thompson I really love the look of vintage needlepoint (especially needlepoint handbags!) from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, and wanted to try my hand at needlepoint myself. So I grabbed some plastic canvas from the craft store, got to stitching, and soon realized: needlepoint is pretty easy! Even the simplest stitches produce a […]
August 25th will mark the third anniversary of the Race of the Future competition, where makers create alternative energy vehicles and race them through the streets of Whiting, IN. Gas prices are on the rise once again with no apparent end in sight. The need for discovering and perfecting alternate energy sources has never been […]
Dear beloved CRAFT readers, Today is my last day as Senior Video Producer for MAKE & CRAFT. The past four years have been, undoubtedly, the best times of my life so far. I’m immensely thankful to have been a part of such a dedicated and talented team — they’re like family to me. While you […]
Dear beloved MAKE readers,
Today is my last day as Senior Video Producer for MAKE. The past four years have undoubtedly been the best times of my life so far. I’m immensely thankful to have been a part of such a dedicated, talented team– they’re like family to me. While you won’t be seeing me on the blog, Make: Live, or CRAFT videos any longer, this isn’t so much “goodbye” as “see you around–” I’ll always be a proud member of the maker community.
The 25th anniversary of Earth Day happened while I was in college, and happened to be part of an environmental group on campus. As part of our festivities to celebrate, I read The Lorax at a local coffee shop. Yes, it was very 90s of me, but it was a story I’d loved since I […]
I would not have thought, if you had just described it to me in words, that an Enterprise-shaped coffee table could be “classy,” but I believe Etsy seller Barry Shields has done it. It’s sold already, of course, but I bet he’ll be making more. [via Dude Craft]
These gorgeous watercolor roses from Lucy at Craftberry Bush make me feel like warm weather and sunshine are just around the corner. (Take that, Punxsutawney Phil!) The muted colors and the faux mulberry paper crinkles make them feel both vintage and completely fresh, which is just my style. You springtime brides may want to bookmark […]
