New Project Ideas

 Our Crafts Direct staff has been busy creating some fabulous new projects. The project sheets are available in store and online. 

Our Busy Family Calendar

Pink Cork Button Board

Yellow Cheveron Photo Board

Here Comes the Sun Doodlebug Memo Board

Don't Forget Dry Erase Memo Board

Cuteness Acetate Frame

Fabric Block

Photo Holder Block 

Mom Blocks

Images of all the sides of the blocks

25 Days of Christmas: Day 17

Day 17: Photo Trays

Our SPC Photo Trays are a great way to display and share photos in your home - and would also make a great gift too! Today I have four new project ideas using the Photo Trays to share with you - three of the projects are Christmas/Winter themed (perfect for all the photos you are taking now) - and we also have a Calendar themed project idea that would be great to work on now and display for 2014! You can find project supplies and instructions by clicking on the project names below.

Winter Photo Tray

Hello Santa Photo Tray

Let It Snow Photo Tray

Calendar Photo Tray

 

Win It Wednesday: American Crafts Calendar Kit.

It's time for another WIN IT WEDNESDAY!!

This week's WIN IT WEDNESDAY is a 12 Month Calendar Kit from American Crafts. This kit includes everything you need to create a custom calendar for 2014 - including the calendar pages, pattern paper, cardstock and stickers. All you need is a few photos and you have a wonderful personalized gift for yourself or someone you love!

  

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!

Project Ideas: 12x12 SPC Frames.

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 Anniversary Sale Ad!

Today I have SEVEN project ideas to show with you that all use our 12x12 SPC Frames. Currently the frames are on sale for only $4.98 each and come in brown, white and black colors. You can find the frames as well as the projects shown below on a front endcap in our Paints & Basics department.

Project Ideas: Memo Boards

I've shared different Memo Board project ideas plenty times on the blog before - and today I wanted to share with you our latest samples. The best part about these pieces is that once you have the main components (the frame, the bulletin board or magnetic board, and if you are making a calendar the overlay) - by just changing out the paper and embellishments you use you can create an entire new look for each month or season (or just to change it up!).

Below you will find six samples we recently created using the Memo Board base for the spring months:

Classes & Events This Week.

We still have a some open spots in a couple of our classes and events scheduled for this week!

We are offering our Calendar Class tomorrow (Tues) from 10am-12pm and also on Wednesday evening from 6-8pm. Join us to make your own custom photo calendar for yourself - or as a gift! More information on the Calendar Class can be found HERE.

If you've taken Heather's Basic Copic Class before and want to learn even more about using the Copic Markers - you can join her on Tuesday evening from 6-8pm for the second class "Coloring with Copics" - plus you get to make three adorable cards!

We also have spots available in our All Day Scrap scheduled for Saturday, Dec 1st. Join us for a day to work on your current projects, layouts, December albums, or Christmas gifts you may be working on.

Please call or stop in to register for any class or event.
We hope to see you soon!

Calendar Class.

I'm very excited to tell you all about Calendar Class we will be offering later this month! For only $20 you will get everything you need to create one of these custom photo calendars - using coordinating pattern paper, cardstock and stickers from American Crafts. This would be a great project to create for yourself - and would also be a great handmade gift to give grandparents, a spouse, aunts, uncles, or really anyone on your Christmas list!

What makes this project even better - is that once the year is over, each layout can be easily removed from the calendar binding and placed into a 8x8 album to be enjoyed for years to come.

We will be offering the class twice - once as a daytime class (November 27th from 10am-12pm) and also as an evening class (November 28th from 6-8pm). If you would like to join us to create a calendar of your own please call or stop in to register.

You can also find more information about the class HERE.

Creepy Crafts - Day 1.

Today I'm very excited to start our Creepy Crafts Countdown here on the blog!

In addition to any of our regular blog posts, everyday now through October 31st I will be sharing a October/Halloween themed craft. If you have any questions on the projects please feel free to post them in the comments and I will reply to you there.

Today I thought I would start with a project that can help you stay organized and prepared for the month ahead - an October Calendar Board. We created this calendar by adding a piece of Halloween themed pattern paper and calendar overlay to a simple frame, then embellished it a bit with chipboard pieces, metal brads and ribbon, and then added a title using letter stickers. The best part about this calendar is that we used a dry erase marker directly on the glass to add the dates and the calendar information. So for the next month just change out the October stickers, paper and embellishments and you can make a custom calendar for November.

New Memo & Calendar Boards.

Today I wanted to share with you a few new samples of our memo/calendar boards that Sarah Lynn created.

If you happen to have one that was decorated with a Christmas theme - now is the perfect time to simply swap out the paper and embellishments and create a new look for the upcoming season/month. And if you don't have one already - this is a really easy, fun way to get crafty and also a useful piece to add to your home!

25 Days of Christmas 2011: Day 8

Day 8: Memo and Magnetic Boards

A fun way to add some practical holiday decor to your home or office is with one of our Memo or Magnetic boards. Decorated as a calendar or a holiday board they create a perfect place to keep track of your holiday events, hang Christmas cards, or display holiday photos. The best part is once you have the frame created you can easily change out the embellishments and paper to create a new look for the next month or season. Here are few that we created for December and January: