Articles on: craft & maker

[caption id="attachment_5998" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo courtesy Chany Crystal on Flickr.

Friends, let’s give make something thoughtful, and handmade to offer as a gift! Better yet, let’s make it with easy to find, budget-friendly materials that both adults and kids can create in less than 15 minutes.

[caption id="attachment_27427" align="aligncenter" width="620"] credit: Kate Moran Edwards[/caption] Paper artist, Molly Meng, finds inspiration in objects for another era. “I’m obsessed with anything old," she explains as she points to the sun-bleached curtains that flank one of her dioramas.

Imagine getting a box of goodies in your mailbox every month. The items are from a business that has products you love.

[caption id="attachment_27127" align="aligncenter" width="620"] credit: Kate Moran Edwards[/caption] Robert Mahar is living the dream. After leaving leaving the world of art appraisal he launched a successful career designing crafts – winning praise from around the web and earning the title, 2016 Academy of Handmade Master Maker.