Crafts | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/crafts/RSS feed for CraftsenTue, 19 May 2026 17:02:59 +0000From Basket Weaving to Oyster Reef Conservation, Gullah Geechee Women Are Preserving a Living Heritagehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/from-basket-weaving-to-oyster-reef-conservation-gullah-geechee-women-are-preserving-a-living-heritage-180988762/Along America’s southeastern coast, descendants of enslaved Africans pass down traditions and knowledge of crafts, ecology and food through generationsTue, 19 May 2026 17:02:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/from-basket-weaving-to-oyster-reef-conservation-gullah-geechee-women-are-preserving-a-living-heritage-180988762/How the Chocolate Bunny Became the Mouthwatering Mascot of Easter Sweetshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-the-chocolate-bunny-became-the-mouthwatering-mascot-of-easter-sweets-180988480/In the 19th century, chocolatiers crafted these tasty treats with “complexity and artistry,” says a food curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American HistoryFri, 03 Apr 2026 16:00:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-the-chocolate-bunny-became-the-mouthwatering-mascot-of-easter-sweets-180988480/This Massive Collection of More Than a Million Tools Tells the Striking History of Jewelry Making in Americahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/this-massive-collection-more-than-million-tools-tells-striking-history-jewelry-making-america-180988428/Before computers and A.I., beautiful trinkets were formed with a combination of hubs, dies, finesse and force. Kevin Potter has perhaps the world’s largest assemblage of themThu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/this-massive-collection-more-than-million-tools-tells-striking-history-jewelry-making-america-180988428/