Project Ideas: Photo Trays.

Over the next few weeks I'm excited to share with you some new project ideas our team has recently created. Even more exciting is that all of these projects will be using pieces that are currently ON SALE as part of our National Craft Month Sale Ad!

Today I have a couple new project ideas to share using our Photo Trays. These photo trays come finished in black and have twelve 3x4" openings. You can find them on a back endcap in our Paints & Basics department and they are currently on sale for only $11.98 each.

You can find supply lists and project instructions for each of the project below by clicking on the project names, and you can also find additional project ideas using the photo trays on our website HERE.

We are Family Photo Tray

 

Spring Photo Tray

Free Make & Take: Thinking of You Card.

In honor of National Craft Month we will be offering free Make & Take projects every Saturday throughout the month!

Join us this Saturday between 1-3pm at the Paper Crafts Demo Counter to make this Thinking of You Always Card.

More information about this weeks project and the schedule of Make & Takes during the entire month of March can be found here: http://www.craftsdirect.com/events/

Upcoming Events: Quilt Time Event.

Mark your calendars now for our Quilt Time Event which is coming up April 11th & 12th! Registration is already open for the event and you can register in store or by calling our Customer Service team at 320.654.0907. You can find more information about the event on our website HERE.

We would love to have you join us!

Card Chaos Cards.

A reminder that you can find supply lists and project instructions for all the projects we post online and share in-store on our website CraftsDirect.com.

Our latest group of postings are the eight cards that we created and taught at our Card Chaos Classes in January of this year. You can find them on our website, as well as on our Facebook Page and our Pinterest Board.

Win It Wednesday: Kitchen Towels & Tools Set.

It's time for another WIN IT WEDNESDAY!!

This week's WIN IT WEDNESDAY is a Kitchen Towels & Tools Set. The winner will receive a Honeycomb Pot Holder, a 2 pack of Microfiber Towels, a Mini Tongs, and a Mini Spatula. Yesterday on the blog we shared additional images of the new Kitchen Items we now have available in store, which you can find HERE.

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! Good Luck.

New Products: Kitchen Tools and Supplies.

Today I wanted to share a few photos from our newly set Kitchen Cubby (which you can find toward the front of the store next to the Kitchen Room). For a little area we sure have a lot of different products to offer!

As I talked to other employees about these kitchen products I had to laugh, as each of us had our "favorite tool" from the pieces - for me it is definitely the Cheese Knife, and from others I heard great things about the Chop Turner and the Magnetic Measuring Spoons among others. 

The pieces are all so colorful and fun - and would not only be great additions to your kitchen - but could be pulled together to make a great gift (especially for a housewarming, bridal shower, wedding)!

Easter Quilt Block of the Week - Week 2.

The Week 2 quilt block kit for our Easter Quilt Wall Hanging 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 Easter 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 next seven weeks in order to have the quilt complete in time for Easter.

The quilt blocks are $7.97 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 $5.97!

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

I hope you will join us for these 7 weeks of quilting fun!

Upcoming Classes: Basic Cake Decorating Class.

Coming up in the month of March we will be offering our four session Wilton Basic Cake Decorating Class!

On Monday evenings from 6-8:30pm through the month of March we will be offering the four Course 1 decorating classes. In this class Mindy will walk you through the steps of how to bake and decorate your first cake. More information about this Course can be found on our class calendar HERE.

If you would like to join us for the Basic Cake Decorating class please call or stop in to register.

Easter Quilt Block of the Week - Week 1.

We have another Quilt Block project that we are currently offering! This project is the Easter Quilt Wall Hanging that you see below - and (like our other quilt block projects) will be completed by working on a Quilt Block per week.

The block for Week 1 is pictured above and is now available for purchase in-store from our Quilt Shop.

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More information about the Easter 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 next seven weeks in order to have the quilt complete in time for Easter.

The quilt blocks are $7.97 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 $5.97!

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

I hope you will join us for these 7 weeks of quilting fun!

Win It Wednesday: Cake Decorating Set.

It's time for another WIN IT WEDNESDAY!!

This week's WIN IT WEDNESDAY is a Wilton 25 Piece Cake Decorating Set. It is a great basic decorating set for beginner cake decorators! (Also great for beginners - our Basic Cake Decorating class which starts up again next month! You can find more info on our 4 session cake class here:
http://bit.ly/1jOxXPJ )

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! Good Luck.

Project Ideas: Yarn Caddy

Today I have a fun project to share with you from our Fabrics Department. Recently we started carrying these wheeled wire baskets - which of course you could use for many purposes and also had lots of different decor possibilities as well.

One of the ideas our Fabrics Department came up with was to use it as a YARN CADDY - and they even created this great fabric liner for it. The liner could be used with many different uses (although I really do love this idea of having a basket full of yarn on wheels :) so we have created a project sheet with full project instructions and patterns, which we have posted on our website.

You can find the project instructions HERE. And you can find the wired baskets throughout our store - including in our Fabrics Department.

Upcoming Classes: February Beading Classes.

This month we have some great project scheduled for our two Beading classes! 

The two projects that we will be creating at our Beading classes are posted below  - where you can also find project instructions - if you are new to beading (or just want some expert tips) and would like to join us for the class our instructor Laura will walk you through all of the steps and instructions to create the projects.

If you are able to join us please call or stop in to reserve your spot.

 

In our Beading 101 class (scheduled for Thursday 2/20) we will be creating this Square Frame Necklace and Earrings Set.

 

And in our Beading 201 class (scheduled for Thursday 2/27) we will be creating this Front Clasp Dangle Necklace.

Win It Wednesday: Card Making Kit.

It's time for another WIN IT WEDNESDAY!!

This week's WIN IT WEDNESDAY is a kit of card making items! It includes: a package of 8 Kraft Cards and Envelopes by American Crafts, a Hello typewriter stamp from Hero Arts and a Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black. It is the perfect set of supplies to get you started on some card making - or some fun additional supplies to add to your stash.

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! Good Luck.

Home Decor Update #3.

Today I have another room from our Home Decor department to share with you! This week I wanted to share this "Country Kitchen" room. We have a lot of new items in this room as well - and so many great pieces!

You can find this room at the front of the store just before the single stem flowers section. Enjoy the tour!

Project Ideas: More Valentine's Projects.

Today I have a few more Valentine themed project ideas to share with you. Even though we are less than a week away from the big day - all of these projects are quick, easy, and can certainly be completely in time to gift or display before Friday.

Part of the reason why all of these projects are quick to complete is that they all use Vinyl quotes, words, or images - which definitely help speed up the process! For most of the projects you just need to trim a piece of paper or paint the piece and then add the vinyl. Of course you can always embellish them a bit more if you wish.

Project Ideas: Valentine Projects.

Today I have some fun Valentine themed project ideas to share with you! 

We still have a week before the big day - which gives us plenty of time to pull together some crafty creations - especially since we have already created some great projects that you can find the complete supply lists and project instructions by clicking through the links below.

Happy Hearts Frame 

XOXO Vertical Hanging Frame

You & Me Float Frame

Love You Float Frame

Funny Valentine Hanging Plaque