crafts

Cross-stitching: the final frontier. These are the exploits of the librarian Charles. His three-week mission: to explore strange new books. To seek out new crafts and new materials. To boldly make where no man has made before!

I am a maker. I love exploring new ways to express my creativity through the things I create. I am often at my happiest when I am trying a new craft or project, anticipating the learning and challenges ahead of me.

I am also a Star Trek fan. My dad introduced me to the series through Star Trek: Voyager, and I enjoy the show’s focus on using science and logic to solve

Have you taken a stroll through the 745s lately? While I do enjoy cruising Pinterest for neat craft ideas, some days it's easier to step away from the computer and browse the shelves of the library. Would you like to make your own temporary tattoos? Perhaps you'd like to revisit crafts of your childhood by fusing some beads or making some bracelets. What I picked up today was Make & Give.

Authors Erin Jang and Steph Hung met while working at Martha Stewart Living. Their goal for this book is that it "will inspire you to make and give something, and make someone smile." I think that is why I