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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We will be co-hosting a hafla with the Habibi Dancers, Oct. 4 from 2-4 PM. Admission is free! Come enjoy belly dance performances, 50/50 draw, silent auction, door prizes, snacks and adult beverages. Part of the proceeds will support the Lansing Makers Network! www.facebook.com/events/19917...

A group of women in brightly colored belly dance costumes. Get more info about the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1991722678211280/?rdid=0VNFzBzO1bxJ87v1&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F19bG7zwUp6%2F

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Halloween will be here before you know it! Join us Oct. 2 from 6-8pm to CNC cut your own custom faux tombstone! Click the link for details and registration! www.eventbrite.com/e/machine-yo...

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Machine your tombstone

Customize your text and machine your own tombstone yard art from foam insulation

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We are very pleased to be bringing back the Repair Cafe this month! We'll be inviting community members to bring their beloved but broken objects to our shop where volunteers will take a swing at fixing them. Registration is open now at forms.gle/kthMnQ59Nkw9....

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Halloween Cup Sandblasting Learn to use vinyl decals and a sandblasting machine to customize your own glass!

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We have SO many cool things happening in October! Check it out! I hope you join us for one, some, or all!

Events and Meetups (Open to all):
🖌️ Wednesdays from 6:30-9pm: Miniature Painters Group
🎃 How to Halloween at Impression 5 Science Center from 11am-5pm (October 3)
🍂 Fall Spices with Shimmy Hafla at Fraternal Order of Eagles 2pm (October 4)
🧵 Open Stitch - Monthly on the first Sunday from 6-8pm (October 4)
🍺 Red Ledge Brewer’s Meeting - Monthly on the second Tuesday 7-9pm (October 13)
🤖 Repair Cafe - 1-5pm (October 18)
🌟 Astronomy on Tap - 6-10pm (October 21)
🎸 DIY Musical Instrument Makers Group: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (October 11)
🍎 Fenner Apple Butter Festival: 11-5pm (October 24-25)
💪 Lansing Strong Towns Meeting: 6-8 pm (October 22)
✂️ BYOP Open craft group - Monthly on fourth Sunday 6-8pm (October 25)

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A few months ago, Habitat for Humanity used our space to pre-fabricate some walls. Recently, they started building new homes using the walls they made! #HabitatForHumanity

The shells of two new Habitat for Humanity houses going up near Lansing. They use pre-fabricated walls built in our space at Lansing Makers Network.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Two of our volunteers, Anna DeVries and Anna Schiller, have joined forces to share their art in our little gallery! This just went up last Sunday, so come on in and take a peek! Some of it is for sale! #Art #Makerspace #Drawing #Crochet

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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Vincent Van Gogh "Starry Night Over the Rhone" (September 1888) oil on canvas | 72.5 × 92 cm (28.5 × 36.2 in). Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France #ArtSky #VanGogh

"Starry Night Over the Rhône" painted by Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh in September 1888.
The famous oil-on-canvas painting captures a nocturnal view of the Rhône River in Arles, France, featuring gas reflections on the water and a couple walking in the foreground.
The original masterpiece is housed in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France.

Key Features

The Setting: Painted at night under a gas lamp, it captures the intense reflection of artificial golden town lights across the royal blue water of the river.

The Figures: In the bottom right foreground, a strolling couple walks along the banks of the river.

Connection to "The Starry Night": This piece is a predecessor to his even more famous June 1889 canvas, The Starry Night, which he painted later while staying at an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and white

Center square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettes

Block of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in marker

Carol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
2023
satin ribbons

After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson

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Lansing Facts @lansingmifacts.com · 07/09/2026

Horrocks’ ongoing interactive art installation, “There Was An Incident,” continues to innovate

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

When you become one with art. Literally. [📹 anniset / DrCuerda] Original post

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today's classes - flamework to make glass beads and beginner woodworking to make cutting boards!

Four women seated at a table. Three of them are using torches to melt glass into handmade beads.

Four people standing around a table during the wooden cutting board class.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This is mesmerizing! What an incredible skill!

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Check out our upcoming event list for September! Events in September at Lansing Makers Network: Check out our website for more info on events and for class information. www.lansingmakersnetwork.org

Events in September at Lansing Makers Network:

Mini fig painting every Wednesday at 6:30 pm
Open stitch every first Sunday at 6:00 pm
Red Ledge Brewers Meeting 9/8 at 7:00 pm
DIY Instrument makers group 9/13 at 1:00 pm
Board meeting 9/22 at 6:30 pm
Lansing Strong Towns 9/24 at 6:00 pm
Bring your own project every last Sunday 9/27 at 6:00 pm

Check out our website for more info on events and for class information. https://www.lansingmakersnetwork.org

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

For the past few weeks, I have been teaching a beginner quilting class at the Lansing Makers Network. Tonight they attached their bindings! Didn't they do a fantastic job!?

On the left is a woman holding up a square, rainbow-hued, quilted table topper. On the right is a man holding a long rectangular table runner with multicolored blocks and pink and brown borders. Both of them use disappearing-nine-patch blocks.

The quilt on the left has been hand quilted in the big stitch style using a variety of colors of embroidery floss, and the quilt on the right has been machine quilted with straight line quilting seams.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Today we are hosting a collage and found poetry workshop with this month's featured artist, Marissa Tawny Thaler. There was a lot of laughter and then silence so I had to sneak in and see what they were up to!

A group of students working on a found poetry and collage workshop.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Last night we had the grand unveiling of our new mural! Isn't it fantastic? The kids who painted it spent time in our space and designed the entire thing themselves. We love that they included the safety equipment! We think the ant may become our new mascot! 🐜

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Please join us for the unveiling of our new mural! Designed and painted by students from the Lansing area, it is a perfect representation of the maker spirit. Presented by Muralmatics, Ready Set Aspire, Building Children and Family Initiatives. Friday, August 21 from 6-7 pm!

Image shows a colorful mural of a woman's face. Image says: Meet the Mural: Lansing students made something amazing! We invite you to come see it! Please join us for the unveiling of our new mural! Designed and painted by students from the Lansing area, it is a perfect representation of the maker spirit. Presented by Muralmatics, Ready Set Aspire, Building Children and Family Initiatives. Friday, August 21 6-7 pm Lansing Makers Network 2730 Alpha Access St.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Curious about the makerspace? Come to our Bring Your Own Project event on Sunday, August 30. This monthly event is open to anyone who has painting, drawing, fiber arts, or any other kind of project they'd like to work on in a group setting. We'd love to meet you!

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Darrell | Building Better Men @buildingbetter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Monday morning check-in. Whatever you're working on this week, remember to focus on the process, not just the final result. That's where the satisfaction lives. #Focus #Perspective

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Have you checked our our new Hello Club member portal? It lets you renew your membership online, update your profile and photo, and so much more! Upcoming events are listed on the main page along with a link to our event calendar, member directory, and contact info. lmn.helloclub.com

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Hello Club

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Kelly Smith 🍁 @kellymjsmith.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The folks from Muralmatics are hard at work again today on the gorgeous mural they're painting for us at @lansingmakers.bsky.social ! During the week a group of teens are learning new skills and on the weekends the adults keep the work going.

The side of a building with a mural in progress. The background is purple and there is the beginnings of a stylized woman's face in multiple colors. Three people work on the mural, including one on a scissor lift.

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Kelly Smith 🍁 @kellymjsmith.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is one of the projects being worked on in the quilt class I am teaching this month at @lansingmakers.bsky.social ! It's going to be amazing! #quilting #makerspace

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The makerspace is getting a new mural wall this month! A group of young people from Muralmatics are painting a gorgeous mural on our north wall. Join us for a celebration on August 20! Here is their doodle grid, which they use to get used to spray painting.

A long concrete block wall, painted medium purple. There's a scissor lift against the wall and some traffic cones in the parking lot. On the wall are the spray painted words "Mural in Progress",

Part of a long concrete block wall, painted medium purple. Spray painted on the wall, along with hearts and smiling faces, are the words, "The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is. It is to imagine what is possible." bell hooks

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Habitat for Humanity has been borrowing some of our space at @lansingmakers.bsky.social to build pre-fab walls. These ones are going up in a brand new house next week! Yay! #makerspace #habitatforhumanity #makers #builders

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Red Ledge Brewers Homebrew Meeting at Lansing Makers Network August 11, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm LMN hosts the Red Ledge Brewers for their homebrew meeting. All are welcome! redledgebrewers.com #Beer #Lansing

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Red Ledge Brewers

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Coming up Saturday, August 22 from 1-4PM: Artist Workshop: Relief Collage and Found Poetry with Marissa Tawney Thaler. Marissa is also our featured artist this month! Stop by the space and check out her art! Get your ticket here! www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-wor... #foundpoetry #collage

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Artist Workshop: Relief Collage and Found Poetry with Marissa Tawney Thaler

Enjoy an afternoon of hands-on paper scrap magic and creative exercises. Practice the art of Found or Blackout Poetry.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Today we finished a 2-day woodland flute-making workshop! From left to right, instructor, Douglas Large and students, Kelly, Lou, and Charlie. This was a demo class, and we hope to offer it to the public in the future! #Makers #Flutes #Woodworking

Four people standing in a row holding handmade wooden woodland flutes.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thanks to a grant that we received from the Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Board, we are adding a bike rack and bike repair station outside of our makerspace! Last week a group of volunteers poured the concrete pad. We'll be installing the rest soon!

A group of people installing a concrete pad for a bicycle rack and repair station.

A concrete pad for a bicycle rack and repair station.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Spotted in the Shop: Extravagant Dave makes ukuleles of reclaimed wood in our woodshop. It is so much fun to see what shape he'll make next! He calls this one the Yooperlele! If you like his work, check out his Facebook page! www.facebook.com/p/Daves-Extr...

A handmade ukulele shaped like the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

We still have lots of great classes and events coming up in July! Check out this list and stop by.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

There are still some spots in our eco printing class! Sign up and join us!

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

One of our volunteers finished a crossstitch project! "Can you lick it?" 🪨

A smiling woman in glasses holds up a cross stitch project that says across the top "can you lick it?"

Below that, is a color-coded periodic table of elements, colored by whether or not you can safely lick that element.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Want to learn how to use our largest tool? Sign up to be authorized on our massive professional CNC machine! We'll cover the basics of Vcarve, the program used to setup machining paths, tool safety, how to mount material, and intro tool operation. Link below! www.eventbrite.com/e/cnc-author...

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CNC authorization

Learn how to safely use our 2013 NewCNC Smart ER Series CNC router, and the software that goes with it

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Are you at Capital City Comic Con today? Does your costume need some TLC? Come find us at the end of the concourse!

A sign saying Free cosplay repairs sponsored by Lansing Makers Network!

Our cosplay repair station on the concourse at Capital City Comic Con.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

LMN will be at Capital City Comic Con in Lansing all weekend! Stop by our table to learn more about us! And if you have any wardrobe malfunctions, we'll be happy to help you repair your costume! www.capcitycomiccon.com

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Capital City Comic Con - HOME

Why are we Lansing's premiere comic convention? At our 2022 event, we filled the Lansing Center in Downtown Lansing Michigan with over 200 exhibitor booths, filled with special guests, artists, vendor...

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

And for some inspiration, check out this month's featured artist at Lansing Makers Network. Our gallery is featuring works by Mahbube Parnian. Come by for a free tour! We are located at 2730 Alpha Access St. Lansing, Michigan.

A view of the Lansing Makers Network gallery space featuring eco-printed and metal artworks by this month's featured artist Mahbube Parnian.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Join us July 25 for an eco-printing class with artist Mahbube Parnian and learn how to use leaves and flowers to create beautiful one of a kind dyed fabric and paper! Sign up at the link below! www.eventbrite.com/e/featured-a...

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Featured Artist Workshop: Eco-Printing with Mahbube Parnian

Join LMN’s featured artist Mahbube and learn how to use leaves and flowers to create beautiful one of a kind dyed fabric and paper!

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

You can bid on our lighthouse sculpture and lots of other cool art! Scrapfest is this weekend! View & bid on the sculptures here: scrapfest.com/scrapfest-16...

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ScrapFest 16 Sculptures!

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Here's a list of our July activities! Stop by for a free tour and see what you could make! Visit our website for details of these events and upcoming classes! lansingmakersnetwork.org

Lansing Makers Network July Events:
Every Wednesday at 6:30 PM - miniature painting. Bring your own paints and minis.
LMN will be at Capital City Comic Con with a cosplay repair station July 10-12
LMN will be at Old Town Scrapfest. Join us for block printing! July 10-11.
Red Lodge Brewer's meeting will take place at LMN July 14 at 7 PM.
LMN will be at Street Food Connect July 21 from 4-6 PM.
Lansing Strong Towns meeting will take place at LMN July 23 at 6PM.
Bring your own project is the last Sunday of every month at LMN at 6PM.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We recently added a stained glass station, and one of our members made these stained glass flowers for her frog planter! 🐸🐸

A pale green ceramic planter shaped like a smiling frog holds green and purple stained glass flowers.

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Kelly Smith 🍁 @kellymjsmith.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Quilting and sewing friends, can any of you suggest a small, inexpensive make-and-take sewing-related project that does not require a sewing machine to complete? Looking for ideas for an upcoming event at Lansing Makers Network. All ideas appreciated! #quilting #sewing @lansingmakers.bsky.social

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Reminder! There will be no volunteers at the Makerspace on July 4, so we are closed to "open hours" members. Full members may still use the space. Have fun and be safe! 🎆

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Join us for Open Stitch this Sunday, July 5 fun 6 to 8 pm at Lansing Makers Network, 2730 Alpha Access St, Lansing, MI Bring your own project and hang out. This event is open to the public!

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

If you want to keep up with what's happening at Lansing Makers Network, sign up for our monthly newsletter! It's packed with all our news, classes, and events! www.lansingmakersnetwork.org/about/newsle...

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E-Newsletter – Lansing Makers Network

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

REMINDER! Lansing Makers Network will be closed July 4! Full access members can still access the space. Have fun and be safe!

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