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Blog: Editors's Notes   06/16/2011

Farewell, ReadyMakers

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Dear ReadyMade Faithful,

On this beautiful summer day we here at RM HQ were greeted with some bad news: Our parent company, Meredith, had made the extremely difficult decision to close up the ReadyMade shop. As anyone who has followed the trials and travails of the publishing world knows, it’s tough out there right now and we couldn’t see our way through at this time. As much as it breaks all  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Media Diet   06/16/2011

MAKE, the Documentary

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By Rachel Rosen

Transforming the quotidian into the sublime is no small task, but for the four artists featured in MAKE--a new film by local documentarians Scott Ogden and Malcolm Hearn--it's been their life’s work. MAKE is a love letter to the artistic process in its purest form, at a time when we are becoming increasingly estranged from examining the elusive origins of creative impulse.

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Blog: Editors's Notes   06/15/2011

30 Days of Creativity, Day 15: A Decoupaged, Finance-Friendly Box

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ReadyMade is getting in on 30 Days of Creativity—which means we’re making something every day during the month of June! Read more about the initiative here. And check out what we made today:

"I'm a freelance writer, so I have to keep all my receipts for write-offs throughout the year (unless I want to cry while eating a tuna fish sandwich around tax time,  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   06/14/2011

30 Days of Creativity, Day 14: Perfect Summertime Rosemary Lemonade

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ReadyMade is getting in on 30 Days of Creativity—which means we’re making something every day during the month of June! Read more about the initiative here. And check out what we made today:

"I'm a huge fan of using fresh herbs in cocktails and punches, so I thought it might be fun to  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Control Room   06/14/2011

Introducing “We Can Do It!” with Becky Stark

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Community enthusiasm and empowerment happens around conversation. So when we at ReadyMade decided to launch an online video component to our website—call it ReadyMade TV, if you will—we thought we’d feature not only instructional introductions to favorite projects in the magazine and blog, but also an original series about the nature of creativity called “We Can Do It!” This funny, lightly  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Feast   06/14/2011

You Can Make Homemade Pie Crust

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By Casey Barber

It was a new sensation to flop on the bed at the end of the day, peel off my jeans, and realize I reeked of butter and flour. What—you didn’t know you could reek of flour? Try spending just a few hours in the thick of things at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vermont, and you’ll think differently.



For two days, I submitted myself to total immersion in all  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   06/13/2011

30 Days of Creativity, Day 13: Custom Tumblr

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ReadyMade is getting in on 30 Days of Creativity—which means we’re making something every day during the month of June! Read more about the initiative here. And check out what we made today:

"I have an online portfolio which serves as what I hope are 'highlights' of my writing and editing experience (there's the homepage, above). Which is great, though I felt using this site  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   06/12/2011

30 Days of Creativity, Day 12: LEGO Monster (and Stealth Car)

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ReadyMade is getting in on 30 Days of Creativity—which means we’re making something every day during the month of June! Read more about the initiative here. And check out what we made today:

"Coming home is always fun. There are shelves and nooks and corners of childhood treasures. This time we found the LEGOS. Tools of our earliest creative efforts, and hours  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   06/11/2011

30 Days of Creativity, Day 11: Big, Granny, Square Blanket

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ReadyMade is getting in on 30 Days of Creativity—which means we’re making something every day during the month of June! Read more about the initiative here. And check out what we made today:

"I crocheted this blanket for my niece using six balls of Lion Brand's Thick & Quick, a wool/acrylic blend. I've been using this yarn for a lot of projects lately because it's  . . . Continue Reading

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Blog: Editors's Notes   06/10/2011

30 Days of Creativity, Day 10: Bunuelos

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ReadyMade is getting in on 30 Days of Creativity—which means we’re making something every day during the month of June! Read more about the initiative here. And check out what we made today:

"After a massive graduation party, we had leftover tortillas that were too crunchy for burritos or wraps (warming them all day in an oven will do that). So my sister and I fried them up to make  . . . Continue Reading

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