Holiday Gift Guide 2009

Creativity Tools Gift Guide on MAKE

By Becky Stern

Becky Stern

Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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Marc de Vinck over @ MAKE has a nice gift guide up full of things to inspire creativity in the recipient. I’m adding a few of the books he recommends to my list right now!

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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Gifts for Gardeners

By Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

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While I love what I call “indoor crafts,” sometimes there’s nothing like digging in the dirt to soothe my soul, and growing things–whether it’s a bonsai, an orchid, or a tomato plant–really is a craft. Most of us gardeners spend the winter months dreaming of summer and plotting for spring, so reward the green thumb […]

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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Getting Started in Wearable Tech

By Becky Stern

Becky Stern

Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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Sew a circuit, knit a sensor, electrify your wardrobe, it’s CRAFT’s Getting Started in Wearable Technology Gift Guide! Check out our Soft Circuit and Fashion Tech archives for project inspiration, and then look here for all the supplies to get your holiday shopping done! Conductive thread (~$20) There are many different places to get conductive […]

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CRAFT Holiday Gift Guide 2009: DIY Gift Ideas for Guys

By Laura Cochrane

Laura Cochrane

"To oppose something is to maintain it." –Ursula Le Guin

Currently: NEO.LIFE Alum: Instructables and MAKE

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Make a handmade present for the deserving guys in your life. We’ve all heard it before, but it bears repeating: Handmade gifts are the best kind. Here are some do-it-yourself ideas. Please chime in in the Comments if you’ve got more ideas! A music mix At the beginning of 2009, I gathered up some favorite […]

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CRAFT Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Green Gifts

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Admittedly, Green Gifts is a really broad category, and we could spend hours discussing the intricacies of being “green.” A good resource I found is Planet Green’s “Shop Sustainably with 3 Simple Questions” post. Basically the questions are: 1. Is it upcycled or made from sustainable materials? 2. Is it resource saving? 3. Is it […]

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CRAFT Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Gifts Under $20

By Laura Cochrane

Laura Cochrane

"To oppose something is to maintain it." –Ursula Le Guin

Currently: NEO.LIFE Alum: Instructables and MAKE

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You don’t have to spend a lot to find a fantastic gift! Just take a moment to reflect on the recipient. Thoughtful gifts that show you know the person are worth much more than expensive-but-bland gifts. Suspenders ($14.50 – $19.95)Rainbow suspenders! Unexpected, fun, and occasionally practical. These rainbow bad boys from Suspenders.com are heavy duty, […]

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