Announcements

Life-size Operation game tournament

Life-size Operation game tournament

On Saturday, December 19, The Franklin Institute and Body World 2 will be hosting an Operation® game tournament. Body World 2 teamed up with our pals at MakePhilly and Hive76 to create a life-size ‘Ben Franklin’ version of Hasbro’s popular game Operation. Quoth the PR: Competitors will play on regulation-size Operation boards during the preliminary […]

Ignite goes global

Ignite goes global

Today, on O’Reilly Radar, Brady Forrest announced that Ignite, the popular five-minute presentation events that have spread from Seattle to cities across the US, is going planetary in 2010: This March, it gets much, much bigger. O’Reilly is launching the first-ever Global Ignite Week, to bring together as many local Ignites as possible. As of […]

Free Shipping from the Maker Shed

The Maker Shed want to give you free shipping on your holiday order: Yep, that’s right! The Maker Shed is offering FREE shipping on orders of $175 or more, and we guaranteed delivery for December 25th! What’s the catch? Well, there are some stipulations. It’s not to be combined with any other offer, and you […]

CRAFT Tweet-Up: Food & Drinks

CRAFT Tweet-Up: Food & Drinks

Hi Crafters! We had so much fun doing last week’s Tweet-Up for Holiday Crafts. Mark your calendar cuz this Thursday, December 17th we’ve got our next Tweet-Up from 1pm-2:30pm EST. The topic is all about “Food & Drinks” so questions can be anything from quick dinner ideas, baking recipes, drink questions, holiday meals and more. […]

New Paul Overton blog:  Make & Meaning

New Paul Overton blog: Make & Meaning

Make: Online pal/guest writer Paul Overton, of Dude Craft fame, just launched a new blog in collaboration with Craftypod’s Diane Gilleland called Make & Meaning, which seems to focus more on the process of creation than on particular products thereof. I feel like blogging in general, and particularly blogging in the DIY community, needs more of this “long view” type analysis. Make & Meaning seems like a step in the right direction.