Colored pencils are a great art tool for kids both big and small. It allows them to refine their motor skills and encourages their imaginations to run wild. Unlike markers, colored pencils don’t bleed ...

All Pam Hoffman wanted was several items to give to her 20-something daughter as a Christmas present – yarn, pattern books and knitting needles. So, she paid a visit to her local yarn shop, and left ...

NOW IS A good time to revisit Leonard Read’s essay. In 1958, Read examined how a pencil is made — how it is miraculous that a pencil is made at all. The standard pencil begins when a cedar is cut down ...

In this episode of MADE HERE, we’re taking you through the pencil-making production process—from colored pencils, to sketching pencils, and the everyday classic pencil. The beloved writing tool begins ...