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[caption id="attachment_6443" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via the State Library of Queensland[/caption] Let's all take a moment to reflect on the proud legacy of the sewing machine. Like clothes, jewelry, and clunky kitchen appliances, sewing machines are one of those things that most of us get handed down from a relative.

[caption id="attachment_6429" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image: Gratisography[/caption] With GarageBand and decent built-in microphones coming stock, it seems like the music world is opening up to everyone with an instrument or a voice. This new wave of potential musicians has led to some of the best new artists and groups coming out of obscurity, recording demos and releasing them sans-label on YouTube and Soundcloud.

From building furniture to sewing quilts, crafting is a pursuit as old as time. And while making our own everyday items is much less necessary than it once was, crafting still remains a popular hobby -- and, in many cases, a full-time job -- though it looks quite a bit different than it did in the days of quilting bees.

[caption id="attachment_6383" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image: Amanda Diaz[/caption] DIY fashion is as much about style as it is about saving some scratch,but DIY fashion photography? That's a whole other ballgame.

Jagged rocks that would impale any unfortunate soul who fell on them. Wild winds that could choke your throat in black sand and send any navigator off course.

[caption id="attachment_6369" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] "Want to get together for coffee? I'd love to pick your brain.

[caption id="attachment_6365" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Gratisography[/caption] A recent Harris poll found that hands-on learning is the most popular method of education in the United States — but it's most likely that the pollsters meant "learning by actively doing," rather than just "touching stuff. " However, a different study has found that the power of touch itself might actually be a way to be more creative.

[caption id="attachment_6332" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr. [/caption] Maurice Sendak is most well-known for his beloved children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are," a story rooted in imagination and independence and defiance.

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