Win It Wednesday: Mini Baker, Band, and Soup Mix.

Welcome to another WIN IT WEDNESDAY! This week our Win It Wednesday Giveaway is one of our amazing NEW MINI BAKERS! The Mini Baker is a 6" Round Stoneware Casserole Dish with a Lid. They are Microwave, Dishwasher and Oven Safe. The prize also includes a Mini Baker Band (perfect for holding the lid in place when your on the go) and a Wind & Willow Soup for One Mix in the Tortilla Con Queso flavor!

You can also find additional recipe ideas that are perfect for the Mini Bakers on our Mini Baker Pinterest Board!

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

*A random winner will be announced Thursday, April 3rd, 2014. (Facebook has complete release by each entrant or participant. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.) Winner will be announced on our Crafts Direct Facebook page and has 14 days to claim prize before it is considered void.

Weekend Events: Make & Takes, Tasting, and MORE!

In honor of National Craft Month we will be offering free Make & Take projects every Saturday throughout the month! (And this Saturday we have two Make & Takes and a product tasting!)


Join us this Saturday between 10am-Noon at the Paper Crafts Demo Counter to make a Alcohol Ink Marble Magnet.

Then stop back between 1-3pm to make this "It's Your Day" Card.

 

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


In addition to the Make & Take project, we will also be hosting a Wind & Willow product tasting from 11am-1pm on Saturday. Stop by to taste four different flavors of mixes: Brick Oven Pizza, Farmers Market, The BLT, and Apple Pie.

Finally, don't forget to check out our National Craft Month Ad items! You can find them on our website HERE.

Upcoming Events: Make & Takes, Demos and Samples!

We have so many fun events coming up this week!!

I'm very excited to share all that we have planned for this week. We are thrilled to have American Crafts and Simple Stories coming to Crafts Direct on Thursday and they will each be offering Free Make & Take projects. 

On Saturday we are also lucky to have Doodlebug Designs coming for a Free Make and Take. In addition to the visits from the paper crafting companies we are also offering a Make & Take, a product demo of the Loom Bands, and Wind & Willow samples on Saturday as part of our Anniversary Ad celebration! 

More information on each event - along with dates, times, and locations can be found below. (You can check out the complete calendar with a listing of all the events HERE.)

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On Thursday (Sept. 19th) from 2-4pm American Crafts will be offering a Free Make & Take at our Paper Crafts demo counter. We will be making these great embellished Hot Chocolate Packet holders. More info HERE.

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On Thursday (Sept. 19th) from 5-7pm Simple Stories will be here offering a Free Make & Take at our Paper Crafts demo counter. We will be making these 6x8 Snap book Pages. More info HERE.

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On Saturday (Sept. 21st) we also have some fun things planned - from 1-3pm at our Paper Crafts Demo counter our instructor Heather will be here to help you with a Free Make & Take project - where we will be making these adorable Halloween Photo Tags. More info HERE.

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Saturday from 1-3pm in our Kitchen Display room will be offering samples of a few of the Wind & Willow Dip and Dessert Mixes. More info HERE.

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Also from 1-3pm on Saturday we will be offering a demonstration on making Loom Band Bracelets at our Paints & Basics demo counter - this is great way to learn the basics and get started on your own set of Loom Band Bracelets! More info HERE.

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And finally on Saturday from 6-8pm Doodlebug Designs will be here and offering a Free Make & Take creating this fun Fall Card. You can join them at our Paper Crafts demo counter. More info HERE.

 

MORE Gifts for Mom.

On my last post I forgot to share the items I had picked out from our Gifts Department!...Which is crazy because our Gifts/Home Decor areas have some of the best stuff for mom.

The few things I wanted to share was a couple of items from our jewelry area. We have necklaces, watches, earrings, bracelets available - but I particularly liked the two necklaces below. Mom's would love them!

Another "can't go wrong" gift idea would be some of the Wind & Willow dessert and dip mixes - we also have dip chillers and serving bowls that you can pair with the mixes to create a fun little gift basket too.

Free Make & Take: Spring Hello 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 Spring Tree Hello card. 

In addition to the Make & Take from 1-3pm we will be offering Free Samples of some of the new Wind&Willow Mixes. In the Kitchen Display room you will be able to sample the Triple Berry Twist, Old Santa Fe, and Lemon Cheesecake flavors.

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/

Weekend Events.

We are busy getting ready for another busy weekend here at Crafts Direct...and sure hope you can join us for some of the fun we have planned!

In addition to the Geomesh Wreath Classes I mentioned in yesterdays post, we are also continuing our festivities to Honor National Craft Month this weekend!

-You can still grab any of the great deals we have going on through our National Crafts Month Ad!

-We will also be offering a Free Make & Take project on Saturday from 1-3pm at the Paper Crafts Demo Counter where we will be creating the Alcohol Ink Metal Tag you see below. Alcohol Inks have become very popular over the past few years but can also be a bit intimidating too...which is why this is your perfect chance to try them out and make a cute tag in the process.

-In addition to the Make & Take from 1-3pm we will be offering Free Samples of some of the new Wind&Willow Mixes. In the Kitchen Display room you will be able to sample the Pina Colada, Strawberries&Cream and Farmers Market flavors.

-Finally, this is the last weekend that the Girl Scouts will be here selling cookies. On Friday they will be here from 12-8pm, Saturday 10-6, and Sunday 11-5.

Bamboo Cutting Boards.

I posted this on Facebook as well, but also wanted to share the photos here. One of my favorite gift ideas this year are these Bamboo cutting boards with the addition of the vinyl sayings. Very easy to create - and would be great paired with a dish towel, serving bowl, dip chiller, or Wind & Willow mix. You can find them on a front endcap in our Seasonal Department.

Holiday Open House!

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

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 10am-Noon join us to make the Snowman Gumball Tube and the Holiday Notebook.

Then from 1pm-3pm we will be making the Snowflake Joy Card and the Winter Glass Ornament.

From 1-3pm we will also be offering samples of the following Wind & Willow Soup Mixes in our Kitchen Display Room at the front of the store.

WEEKLY AD & EXTENDED HOURS:

Finally, we will also have extended hours this weekend. 

Friday and Saturday we will be open from 9am-9pm

and Sunday from 10am-7pm.

You can also check out our weekly ad with some great sale items for the weekend HERE. 

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

Bonus Bucks Weekend!

Here at Crafts Direct we are busy preparing for BONUS BUCKS weekend 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, Wind & Willow sampling, a Geomesh Wreath class, as well as some great sale items in our Weekly Ad. Plus we have extended hours Saturday and Sunday too!

Here is more information about each specifically:

BONUS BUCKS:
This weekend (Nov. 2nd-4th) for every $10 you spend you will receive one Bonus Buck. The Bonus Bucks can be redeemed on your purchases made November 5th - 21st. More information can be found HERE.

 

FREE MAKE & TAKES:
We will also be offering four 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 Fall Leaf Card and the Stamped Flour Sack Towel on Friday from 5-7pm and Saturday from 10am-12pm.

We will be making the Turkey Notepad and the "Thankful" Plaque on Saturday from 1-3pm and Sunday from 1-3pm.

WIND & WILLOW: 

On Saturday from 1-3pm we will be offering samples of the Caramel Apple, Pumpkin Pie, and Old Santa Fe Wind & Willow Cheeseball & Dessert Mixes in our Kitchen Display room at the front of the store.

GEOMESH WREATH CLASS:

Make your own unique wreath, using a popular product called Geo Mesh. Susie will walk you through the steps of creating your very own wreath!! This class will be offered on Friday from 6-8pm and Saturday from 10am-12. The cost of the class is $15 and pre-registration is required (please call or stop in to register). More information on the class can be found HERE. 

WEEKLY AD & EXTENDED HOURS:

Finally, we will also have extended hours this weekend. 

Friday and Saturday we will be open from 9am-9pm

and Sunday from 10am-7pm.

You can also check out our weekly ad with some great sale items for the weekend HERE. 

Wind&Willow Soup Sampling.

Be sure to save some time tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 29th) to stop in between 1-3pm and sample the Tortilla Con Queso and Baked Potato soups from Wind & Willow. Sometimes it is hard to know what your buying with these types of mixes - so this is the perfect time to give them a try and find a favorite (or figure out that you like them both :) You can find the soup samples in our Kitchen Display room at the front of the store.

And if you do sample them, I would love to know....which is your favorite?

Saturday Events.

In honor of our 22nd Anniversary Celebration, this month we are offering free Make & Takes and product samples each Saturday from 1-3pm. This Saturday (Sept. 15th) we will have two adorable projects to create and will be sampling our Wind & Willow dips as well.
 
The first project that we will be offering is the cute Halloween Card you see below. Join Heather at our Paper Crafts demo counter between 1-3 to make one for yourself!

At our Beads & Basics demo counter, Brianna will be helping your create this fun Jack-o-Lantern magnet, by embellishing a simple glass marble!

In addition to the projects you can create on Saturday afternoon, you will also be able to sample three flavors of our Wind & Willow dip mixes in our Kitchen display room at the front of the store. The flavors we will be sampling are Chipotle Cheddar, Back at the Ranch and Cheesy Bacon. This is a great opportunity to give them a try and find a favorite (or favorites) before your holiday entertaining begins in a few months.

Hope to see you here from 1-3pm on Saturday!!

Free Make & Take and Product Samples!

Be sure to leave a bit of time in your schedule tomorrow - Saturday Sept. 1st - to join us for a FREE project Make & Take and samples of four flavors of our Wind & Willow cheeseballs from 1-3pm!!

The cheeseball samples will be available in our Kitchen/Wine display room at the front of the store - we will be sampling four different flavors including: Pumpkin Pie, Caramel Apple, Smokehouse Bacon and Chedder and Old Santa Fe - YUM!



You can join us for the project Make and Take at the Paper Crafts Demo Counter, where you can create this adorable decorated notebook!

We hope to see you there!

National Craft Month - Make & Takes

As part of our continuing celebration of National Craft Month we have another set of Make and Takes and product samples scheduled for tomorrow (March 17th) afternoon.

All three of the events will run from 1-3pm.

First, we are going to have this Magnetic Clothespin Make & Take available at the end of aisle 20. Join Brianna to make this adorable flower embellished clothespin that would be great to hold photos, papers, notes, etc.

You can also join Heather at our Paper Crafts Demo Counter to make this fun "Happy Egg Day" Easter card that I'm sure anyone would love to receive! You will get to assemble the card and work with Stampendous and Penny Black stamps.

Finally, after all that crafting be sure to stop by our Kitchen Display room to sample a few of our Wind & Willow favorites!

 

A few other notes for the weekend:

-The Girl Scouts will be here for a final weekend selling cookies. They will be here on Friday 4-6pm, Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 11am-5pm.

-Our new Easter Sale Ad starts today!

-And of course our National Craft Month Ad is still running as well!

We hope you can join us for all the fun tomorrow.