Holiday Projects

Upcycled Vintage Yardstick Table

Upcycled Vintage Yardstick Table

I’m loving this vintage yardstick-covered table that Beth from Patina White made with a thrift store find and a pile of old wooden rulers. It’s the perfect mix of colors, type, and antique-meets-modern charm! [Via Dude Craft] More: DIY Record Side Table @Craftzine.com blog DIY Craft Table IKEA Hack @Craftzine.com blog How-To: DIY Succulent Pallet […]

Fourth of July Craft Roundup

Fourth of July Craft Roundup

Happy Fourth of July! While you’re sipping iced tea, getting out the sparklers, and firing up the BBQ, take a quick craft break with one of these patriotic holiday projects! Flashback: Cheery Fourth of July Garland @Craftzine.com blog Folded Paper Fourth of July Wreath @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Fourth of July Baby Suspenders @Craftzine.com blog Simple […]

Liberty Tool Company of Liberty, Maine

Liberty Tool Company of Liberty, Maine

Liberty Tool Company in Liberty, Maine sells salvaged hand tools. This lovely three minute video featuring Liberty owner and tool buyer H.G. “Skip” Brack pays homage to beautiful old tools, notes the importance of tool use in sustainable economies of the future, and provides a glimpse into a solid small-town business providing a useful service to its patrons.

Freedom is Just Another Word for Making

Freedom is Just Another Word for Making

Happy Fourth of July to all of our friends celebrating Independence Day. We might not think of this as a particularly “maker holiday” (besides the obvious excuse to indulge in rampant pyromania), but the independence that we celebrate (and that people across the world should, in general, celebrate) is the freedom to make the world […]