Grow and Make DIY Maker Blog

Owner’s Corner: Landing on the Moon, 50 years later

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston With the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 program getting a man to the moon, there have been a few great documentaries recently (American Experience 6 part series) describing the process, technology, risks and...

Owner’s Corner: Congratulations to US Women’s Wold Cup Soccer Team

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Four of the women from the US Women's World Cup Soccer Team are from our own Portland Thorns. We're so proud and excited by their historic win over the Netherlands. What I'm reading/watching/hearing: The Last Czars...

Owner’s Corner: What did the Unabomber get right?

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Netflix has a great recreated history of the FBI efforts to track down and capture the Unabomber called Manhunt. Ted Kaczynski activities were depraved and he clearly was a man who had lost his mind. In a recent...

Crystal Soy Candle Tutorial

Learn how to make your own soy candles with hidden crystals! Crystals have the ability to emit energy frequencies and what better event to place that into practice, Summer Solstice! We think these DIY crystal candles are a great activity for any summer solstice party...

Owner’s Corner: Curated Email

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston I'm finding great value in receiving curated emails. These are typically weekly emails where someone has collected links to videos, articles, poems, images, educational material etc., which interests a certain...

Owner’s Corner:

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston What I'm reading/watching/hearing: The Netflix series When They See Us is an important historical story which all Americans should see. What's new at Grow and Make: We just rolled out or updated 2019 Pricing...

Owner’s Corner: My favorite app OverDrive

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston I'm a huge fan of the OverDrive app. This app allows you to borrow digital titles (ebook and audiobook) from your local library. While everything isn't always available, they do have most titles and usually with a...

Owner’s Corner: DIY Clothes Drying Rack

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Ever thought about building your own clothes drying rack? We have an article that will teach you how. DIY Clothes Drying Rack What I'm reading/watching/hearing: Understanding Humans in the Wild. Great podcast...

Owner’s Corner: Interview with Tony Hseih

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston What I'm reading/watching/hearing: I love this interview with Tony Hseih of Zappos on How I Built This. Great Quote from Tony Hseih. Q: What is your definition of success and happiness? A: "If I could be okay with...

Owner’s Corner: In memory of those who have served and paid the ultimate price.

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston We would like to acknowledge the sacrifice, commitment and investment of those who serve and have served in our military services and particularly those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you for your service...