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Taking Cambridge by storm: Grab your knitting needles for yarnstorming

Posted by Melissa Massello May 3, 2013 03:00 PM

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In preparation for next weekend's Art of Craft, Cantabrigian crocheters and knitters are raising their needles to whip up flowers, leaves, and birds of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Their hope is that a garden of grandma graffiti will take over Concord Ave.

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Indulge your farm fantasies at the 26th Annual Sheepshearing Festival

Posted by Melissa Massello April 9, 2013 12:30 PM

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Photo: courtesy of Gore Place

Ever daydream about the days of yore and (what must have been, right?) the simplicity of life on an historic New England farm? Ah, the honest joys of waking at the break of dawn, gazing out on your wide expanse of land filled with a sense of pride, giving your adopted dog an actual job to do, growing your own food, making your own clothes, hammering out the frustrations of the world in a barn workshop...

This month, indulge those farm fantasies and see what rural life is really all about by spending the day at Gore Place in Waltham for the 26th Annual Sheepshearing Festival. on April 27th.

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Six early April classes to get your stitch on

Posted by Melissa Massello April 2, 2013 02:00 PM

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School vacation might be right around the corner, but this week it's time for the grownups to go back to class with six crafting events sure to help get your stitch on and shake the winter doldrums right out of your sewing machine.

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Get an edge on spring crafts today at Gather Here in Cambridge

Posted by Melissa Massello March 30, 2013 09:33 AM

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If this "Hey Girl" meme with Ryan Gosling makes you laugh, chances are you're a crafter who's encountered the dreaded pair of dull scissors at least once in your life.

Luckily, Gather Here Stitch Lounge is hosting an event today to help you spring clean your sewing kits, craft closets, and kitchen drawers to get a new edge on projects with discounted sharpening (even pinking shears!) starting at 2 p.m. today in their Cambridge shop.

Patti Small of On the Edge Knife Sharpening will be on hand to revive your favorite pair or blades for just $8 each (normally $10).

Who knows? You might even run into actress Amy Adams, who was spotted in the craft shop just last week!

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Gather Here Stitch Lounge, 370 Broadway Cambridge, MA. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, check out GatherHereOnline.com

5 minute DIY: Jute-wrapped vases from DIY Boston Night

Posted by Melissa Massello March 22, 2013 01:00 PM
DIY-Boston-Night-Craft-Swap-Jute-Wrapped-Vase.jpg Last night marked the first ever DIY Boston Night, a series we are hosting to bring people together to get their craft on. If you missed our Craft Swap evening, never fear: here is a virtual Kickstart Kit for you to make our featured project of the night: jute-wrapped vases a la Nate Berkus. FULL ENTRY

Celebrate National Craft Month with DIY Boston

Posted by Melissa Massello March 12, 2013 12:00 PM
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Did you know? March is National Craft Month! Started in 1994 by the Craft & Hobby Association, National Craft Month celebrates taking the time to do something creative, whether trying something new or picking up an old favorite project.

Here at DIY Boston, we're celebrating in our own way — with a Craft Swap! Click through for all the details:

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Demand is high for DIY at the Boston Center for Adult Education

Posted by Melissa Massello November 15, 2012 12:30 PM
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BCAE Facebook page/cocktail photo by Justin Ide

Whether you're looking to save a little cash or explore a new passion, there is no shortage of DIY classes to choose from. That's definitely the case at New England's oldest adult education non-profit, the Boston Center for Adult Education. From sewing and floral arranging to canning and crafting, if there's something you are dying to DIY, you can get hands-on instruction at the BCAE.

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Editors' Picks: November DIY events around Boston

Posted by Melissa Massello November 9, 2012 03:55 PM
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Stonybrook Fine Arts

Decorate your fingers at Stonybrook Fine Arts' Make A Ring Workshop.

If you're looking to expand your DIY repertoire or meet other crafty citizens, greater Boston is chock full of classes and events this November. Here are our favorites for the coming month:

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DIY Worcester: Free milk paint workshop at Crompton Collective

Posted by Melissa Massello November 8, 2012 09:10 AM

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Raise your hand if you ever re-purposed a piece of thrift store, hand-me-down, or Craigslist furniture in college by slapping on a new coat of paint, hiding its humble origins, to make it look shiny and new. Pretty much everyone? That's what we thought.

For decades, the "shabby chic" crowd has elevated that pastime to an art form, bringing castoffs back to life with a finely crafted "antiqued" look, and they've had one major, time-saving secret weapon: milk paint.

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About the Authors

Melissa Massello is a newspaper journalist turned startup junkie and lifelong Bostonian who prides herself on her do-it-yourself attitude. From making her prom dress out More »
Tara Bellucci is a Boston-based writer that lives for fonts, food, and flea market finds. Whether decorating jars of her homemade jam for The Boston More »

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