Happy Thanksgiving.

 

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you from all of us at Crafts Direct!!

We will be closed Thanksgiving Day so our employees can spend the holiday with family, but will be opening at 6:00 am on Friday with some GREAT day after Thanksgiving sales, coupons, and special promotions!

You can view our After Thanksgiving Sale ad HERE.

Also we do have extended hours on both Friday and Saturday:

Friday we are open from 6am-9pm

and Saturday from 8am-9pm.

Have a wonderful Holiday...and we will see you on Friday!

Project Ideas: Believe in the Magic Box.

Create this "Believe in the Magic" project with just a few supplies and a little bit of time. For this project we simply painted one of our glass top boxes with gray paint, added some pattern paper and embellishments from the Echo Park 'Tis The Season line. And the addition of the vinyl to the inside glass panel adds the perfect dimension between the paper adhered to the front side of the piece.

You can find a supply list and project instructions for this project on our website: Believe in the Magic Box.

Project Ideas: Holiday Themed Jars.

Glass jars continue to be a very popular item to use for various projects, gifts, and decor pieces. Today I wanted to share with you some of the new project ideas we have created using glass jars for the Christmas/Winter season. You can find links to each of the projects by clicking on the project titles below, and can also find additional project ideas using jars on our website HERE.

Merry & Bright Holiday Jar

 

Snowflake Mason Jar

Snow Globe Gift Card Jar

Snowflake Jar

Win It Wednesday: Christmas Beading Set.

It's time for another WIN IT WEDNESDAY!!

This week's WIN IT WEDNESDAY is a collection of items from Cousin Corp. to make your own holiday themed bracelet! Included in the prize is a bracelet base, a snowman themed set of glass beads, and a red & green set of glass beads which also includes a Santa charm. To create your own bracelet all you need to do is arrange the beads and slide them onto the bracelet base.

  

Remember - to be entered to win - go to our Facebook Page and LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE the Win It Wednesday post to get yourself in the running to WIN!

Pictures with Santa.

Mark your calendars and join us this Saturday from 11am-2pm to have your picture taken with Santa here at Crafts Direct! With a $1 donation to the Holiday Toy Program you can have you photo taken and we will also print you out a 4x6 copy.

In addition we will have a Free Kids Frame Make & Take project where you can decorate a frame to display your photo with Santa.

This is always such a fun event and one we hope you can join us for this year!

12 Weeks of Christmas Quilt - Week 12.

The Week 12 quilt block kit for our Christmas Quilt is now available in our Quilt Shop. Remember if you bring in a photo or your completed block from last week you will be able to pick up this week's block at a discounted price.

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More information about the Christmas Quilt can be found below:

If you've taken part in our Monthly Quilt Block projects in years past the process will be the same, however we will be completing one block each week throughout the fall months in order to have the quilt complete in time for Christmas. (The last block will actually be the week before Thanksgiving so you will still have time to assemble/finish/etc.)

The quilt blocks are $6.97 per week, however if you bring in (or show a photo) of your completed block from the week before you can get the next weeks kit for only $3.97!

The quilt is already on display in our Quilt Shop (on the front endcap between aisles 29&30) and you can also view it below.

Whether taking time this fall to make this quilt for yourself or making it with the anticipation of giving it to someone at Christmas - I know you will love the process and more importantly the finished quilt!

I hope you will join us for these 12 weeks of quilting fun!

Project Ideas: Christmas Countdown Ideas.

At the beginning of the month I shared the Christmas Advent House project idea that we had created - today I wanted to share a couple additional ideas our team has created for counting down to Christmas.

First up, this Countdown Calendar that uses a simple frame, twine, and paper envelopes decorated with paper and embellishments from the Doodlebug Home for the Holidays line.

The second project uses a white paper tree - that already comes put together and ready to decorate! For this piece we then used paper and embellishments from the Simple Stories December Documented line to embellish the drawers and vinyl numbers to add the numbers for the countdown. You can find project instructions for this project on our website HERE.

Upcoming Classes: November Beading Classes.

Coming up on our Class Calendar for next week are both our Beading 101 and Beading 201 classes for November! 

In our Beading 101 class - which is scheduled for Wednesday (Nov. 20th) from 6-8:30pm - we will  be making these two beautiful bracelets. The class will teach you the basics of beading, including how to use some of the basic tools.

If you have taken our Beading 101 class or have general beading knowledge already we also have a Beading 201 class scheduled for Thursday of next week (November 21st) from 6-8:30pm. In this class we will be creating these four pairs of earrings!

If you would like to join us for either of our beading classes please call or stop in to register.

Project Ideas: 12x12 MDF Frames.

I know we are already seeing (and working on) lots of Christmas themed projects - but we still do have some time left in the "Fall" season and have the Thanksgiving holiday coming up yet too. Today I wanted to share some of the project ideas we created using our 12x12 MDF Frames that are definitely more fall themed with a few "everyday" type projects in there too! 

Not only would they be great projects to add to your home for this time of year, but they could also be great pieces to create if you are starting to look your gift list too.

You can find supply list and project instructions for each of the frames by clicking on the project names below.

Fabric Covered 12x12 Frame

Celebrate 12x12 Frame

 

Thankful 12x12 Frame

A Perfect Autumn Day 12x12 Frame

Fall Pumpkin 12x12 Frame

Win It Wednesday: "Warm Up" Collection.

It's time for another WIN IT WEDNESDAY!!

This week's WIN IT WEDNESDAY is a collection of items that will help you stay warm as the cooler temperatures move in! The prize consists of a Snowman Mug, a packet of Hot Chocolate Mix, a Mini-Whisk, and a Knitted Fashion Headband.

  

Remember - to be entered to win - go to our Facebook Page and LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE the Win It Wednesday post to get yourself in the running to WIN!

Holiday Open House - THIS WEEKEND!

Once again we are preparing for a big weekend here at Crafts Direct, as we host our Holiday Open House Event!!

On Saturday we have the following events/specials:

-We will have FREE Treats & Cider in the morning
-We will have FREE Ornament Personalization available
-We will be offering the following four FREE Make & Take Projects:

From 9:30 am-Noon join us to make the Snowflake Card and the Jingle All The Way Tube.

Then from 1pm-3pm we will be making the Burlap Snowflake Ornament and the Stamped Snowflake Towel.

We sure hope you can make it to take part in all the fun!!

12 Weeks of Christmas Quilt - Week 11.

The Week 11 quilt block kit for our Christmas Quilt is now available in our Quilt Shop. Remember if you bring in a photo or your completed block from last week you will be able to pick up this week's block at a discounted price.

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More information about the Christmas Quilt can be found below:

If you've taken part in our Monthly Quilt Block projects in years past the process will be the same, however we will be completing one block each week throughout the fall months in order to have the quilt complete in time for Christmas. (The last block will actually be the week before Thanksgiving so you will still have time to assemble/finish/etc.)

The quilt blocks are $6.97 per week, however if you bring in (or show a photo) of your completed block from the week before you can get the next weeks kit for only $3.97!

The quilt is already on display in our Quilt Shop (on the front endcap between aisles 29&30) and you can also view it below.

Whether taking time this fall to make this quilt for yourself or making it with the anticipation of giving it to someone at Christmas - I know you will love the process and more importantly the finished quilt!

I hope you will join us for these 12 weeks of quilting fun!

Project Ideas: Fall Projects.

Today I have a few Fall projects to share using some of the various pieces we have available in our Paints and Basics department. The great thing about these projects is that they all require only a few supplies and a little bit of time to put together - plus they are all very affordable to create!

You can find supply lists and project instructions for each of the projects by clicking on the project names below.

Hello Fall Clothespin

Give Thanks Wood Block

Leaf Clothespin

Burlap Clothespin

Fall Fun Disc Ornament

Fall Leaves Disc Ornament

Pumpkin Disc Ornament

Upcoming Events: Bonus Bucks Weekend!

Here at Crafts Direct we are busy preparing for BONUS BUCKS weekend, which is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Of course that means an opportunity to earn Bonus Bucks, but we are also offering free Make & Take projects all weekend too!

BONUS BUCKS:
This weekend (Nov. 8th-10th) for every $10 you spend you will receive one Bonus Buck. The Bonus Bucks can be redeemed on your purchases made November 11th-27th.

 

FREE MAKE & TAKES:
We will also be offering six different make and take projects over the course of the weekend. Below you will find photos of each of the projects and the times they will be offered.

We will be making the Time For Thanks Card on Friday from 5-7pm and Sunday from 2-4pm.

The make and take times for our Fall MDF Stand are Friday 5-7pm and Sunday 11am-1pm.

The Turkey Clothespin make and take will be on Saturday from 10am-12pm and Sunday 11am-1pm.

Papers Best will be here for two make and takes on Saturday.

From 10am-12pm you can stop by to create a layout:

And from 1-3pm we will have some great cards to make:

Finally, we will also have Loom Band Bracelet make & takes on Saturday from 1-3pm and Sunday from 2-4pm.