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School your walls: MassArt Spring Sale starts Sunday

Posted by Melissa Massello May 3, 2013 12:00 PM
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Mom deserves more than a sad supermarket bouquet. Here's your chance to pick her up something original: students and alumni of Massachusetts College of Art and Design are displaying their craft for the school's annual Spring Sale, starting this Sunday and running all week.

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Crowd Supply: Your product, from proposals to purchases

Posted by Melissa Massello April 25, 2013 11:00 AM
crowd-supply-homepage.jpg When it comes to crowdfunding, there's no shortage of online options these days. But Crowd Supply, started by MIT alums, is about more than just raising capital. From proposal to purchase, this platform takes makers through the process and delivers them real customers. FULL ENTRY

Sew cheap: Grab Vickie Howell's knitting e-book for $1.99

Posted by Melissa Massello April 3, 2013 12:00 PM
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Chronicle Books

If yesterdays's roundup of stitch-focused Saturday sessions has got your crafty fingers itching, here's a deal for you. DIY maven Vickie Howell's latest book, Step It Up Knits, is available on Kindle for only $1.99.

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No yard, no problem! Homesteading's latest trend: Bathtub chickens

Posted by Melissa Massello April 1, 2013 11:00 AM
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Nancy Dobrinski via MyPetChicken

As urban homesteading gains in popularity, more and more people are taking part and innovating. Not all of us urbanites have the luxury of outdoor space, but we can grow window and container gardens, and even compost. Though homegrown living favors those with yards, apartment dwellers can now experience the joy of keeping chickens. Even if you don't have Bob Craft's yard, you can roost your own hens in a 5th floor apartment, as long as you have a bathtub. FULL ENTRY

Local crafting landmark Windsor Button set to close up shop

Posted by Melissa Massello March 7, 2013 02:20 PM

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Photo: Windsor Button via Google Plus.


Continuing in the tradition of beloved Boston stores closing on a celebratory note (see: the Artifaktori Davis Square location closing last weekend), Windsor Button is going out with a bang.

Earlier this week, Racked Boston and The Boston Day Book confirmed that this historic, locally owned haven for Boston makers (Windsor Button opened in Boston in 1936) is indeed closing, and a call to the store revealed that it could be as early as the end of March — though the store representative we talked to said that the store will be open "at least a couple more weeks, and then week to week after that."

Here's hoping that week to week turns into month to month turns into year after year and they never really close at all. To hedge that bet, however; hightail it up to Downtown Crossing (35 Temple Place) for discounts from 20% to 50% off all their fabulous DIY supplies — and a chance to say goodbye to the Boston crafting landmark in person.

Windsor Button, 35 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02118 (617) 482-4969. Hours: 10 am to 6pm (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday); 10 am to 7 pm (Thursday); 10 am to 5:30 pm (Saturdays); closed Sundays.

Set your DVR: PBS celebrates women who make America

Posted by Melissa Massello February 25, 2013 12:00 PM
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As we wind down from celebrating the Academy Awards and the wonderful works of film from the past year, we're excited to commemorate something really remarkable: the achievements of women in changing our nation.

Airing on PBS tomorrow, MAKERS: Women Who Make America tells the remarkable story of the most sweeping social revolution in American history, as women have asserted their rights to a full and fair share of political power, economic opportunity, and personal autonomy.

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#BOSnow: Our favorite Instagram photos of Blizzard Nemo

Posted by Melissa Massello February 11, 2013 02:00 PM
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Instagram user @kristamh77

Blizzard Nemo dumped the 5th largest amount of snow on the Hub in recent history, but that didn't stop Bostonians from strapping on their boots and snapping great photos. Here are 24 of our favorite Instagrams from over the weekend, one for every full inch of the white stuff:

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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 »
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