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Ambergris is a weird thing

The other day, we polled you good folks on Twitter for ideas for blog posts. Someone suggested whales, and while that's a pretty wide (though awesome) topic, it reminded me of my favorite whale product: ambergris!

Perhaps you've heard of ambergris in relation to perfume. Historically, it's been added to stabilize perfumes, helping the notes within evaporate less quickly, so that the scent on your wrist lasts more than 20 minutes.

It's a useful...

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Lending libraries

One of the things we're most excited about doing in our own space is having a bunch of awesome supplies libraries. They'll be full of useful things you can mess around with and borrow that aren't just a bunch of books. 

Getting into a new hobby can cost a lot! You end up buying things that you only use once, or only need a little bit of. Sure, making block prints for a few birthday cards would be awesome, but is it...

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REGISTRATION IS OOOPEEEEN

Registration is open open open open oooopeeeen! You can now sign up for classes to your heart's content. 

$25 apiece, and if you want to take multiples sign up for one and drop us an email and we can try to cut you a break on the rest.

Let's do an overview:

Scents & Sensibility: I'm teaching this one because F.I.T. wouldn't let me take a class about perfume! And because it's a good excuse to make a bunch of stuff with my ice cream...

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