January 2015 Calendar of Events

Crafts Direct Events Calendar

The classroom will be in use January 1st through the 7th.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Tutoring on Thursdays (for Quilters)
Thursday,  January 8, 2015 6:00 - 8:30 PM

Here at Crafts Direct we would love to assist you in selecting your next quilt projects, with fabrics, patterns, etc. We want to also be the quilt shop that helps you to attain the methods and techniques that we have found that will enable you to create some very wonderful pieces. That is why we are offering this free class the first two Thursdays each month.

Anyone from beginner to expert is welcome. Bring your current quilting project and join us in the classroom! Karen P. our quilting instructor will be available to answer any questions or help you out if needed.

FREE

Course 2: Flower & Cake Design (1 of 4)
Monday,  January 12, 2015 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Mindy will teach you to create breathtaking icing flowers such as pansies, lilies and the famous Wilton Rose. Throughout the four 2-hour sessions you will learn the basic principals of cake design, how to make royal icing, parchment bags, flower stems, gum paste and fondant will also be covered. This is an advanced class - you must have taken Course 1, or have prior cake decorating experience to take this class.

This is a four session class & will be held: January 12th, 19th, 26th & February 2nd.

Instructor: Mindy G. | 6:00 - 8:00pm | Cost $35 (plus supplies)



Knitting 101 (1 of 2)
Wednesday,  January 14, 2015 6:00 - 8:30 PM

Learn the basics of knitting and finish your very own dishcloth. This class will teach the knit-stitch. All materials are provided.

*This is a two-session class: January 14th & 21st*


Instructor: Laura G. | 6:00 - 8:30pm | Cost: $20

                
 

Quilt Venture

Saturday,  January 17, 2015 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM


Make a quilting project while you learn!

Lunch will be provided from our Coffee Shop. The class will be limited to 10 people, so sign up soon! A supply list is available at Customer Service.

Instructor: Karen | 9:30am - 5:00pm | Cost: $20 (plus supplies)

Course 2: Flower & Cake Design (2 of 4)
Monday, January 19, 2015 6:00 - 8:00 PM

 Mindy will teach you to create breathtaking icing flowers such as pansies, lilies and the famous Wilton Rose. Throughout the four 2-hour sessions you will learn the basic principals of cake design, how to make royal icing, parchment bags, flower stems, gum paste and fondant will also be covered. This is an advanced class - you must have taken Course 1, or have prior cake decorating experience to take this class.

This is a four session class & will be held: January 12th, 19th, 26th & February 2nd.

Instructor: Mindy G. | 6:00 - 8:00pm | Cost $35 (plus supplies)



Beading 101
Tuesday,  January 20, 2015 6:00 - 8:30 PM 

Learn the basics of jewelry making, including how to use some of the beading tools. Complete this Winter Ice Necklace & Earring Set while you learn. We provide the materials.


Instructor: Laura G. | 6:00 - 8:30pm | Cost $20

 

Knitting 101 (2 of 2)
Wednesday,  January 21, 2015 6:00 - 8:00 PM


Learn the basics of knitting and finish your very own dishcloth. This class will teach the knit-stitch. All materials are provided.

*This is a two-session class: January 14th & 21st*


Instructor: Laura G. | 6:00 - 8:30pm | Cost: $20

                 

 

Friday Night Scrap
Friday,  January 23, 2015 5:00 - 11:00 PM

Six full hours of scrapbooking fun!  Snacks will be provided, along with great prizes. A Cricut will be available to use.

| 5:00 - 11:00pm |  Cost: $10

 

Classroom in use
*The classroom will be in use on Saturday, January 24th from 9am to 5pm*

 

Course 2: Flower & Cake Design (3 of 4)
Monday, January 26, 2015 6:00 - 8:00 PM

 

Mindy will teach you to create breathtaking icing flowers such as pansies, lilies and the famous Wilton Rose. Throughout the four 2-hour sessions you will learn the basic principals of cake design, how to make royal icing, parchment bags, flower stems, gum paste and fondant will also be covered. This is an advanced class - you must have taken Course 1, or have prior cake decorating experience to take this class.

This is a four session class & will be held: January 12th, 19th, 26th & February 2nd.

Instructor: Mindy G. | 6:00 - 8:00pm | Cost $35 (plus supplies)



Beading 201
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 6:00 - 8:30 PM

Take your beading to the next level! In this class you’ll complete a project while you learn  - we provide the materials.


Instructor: Laura G. | 6:00 - 8:30pm | Cost $20 

 

 All Day Scrap
Saturday, January 31, 2015 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Seven full hours of scrapbooking fun!  Snacks will be provided. Those who would like to continue scrapping after 4:30 are invited to use the classroom until 7:30pm. Great door prizes & giveaways all day! A Cricut will be available to use.

| 9:30am to 4:30pm | Cost $15

December Classes are cancelled.

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Weekend Events: Make & Take, Product Demo, and Final Days of Ad!

In honor of National Craft Month we will be offering free Make & Take projects every Saturday throughout the month! (This Saturday we have a Make & Take and a Product Demo scheduled!)


Join us this Saturday between 1-3pm at the Paints & Basics Demo Counter to make a Woodgrain Heart Pendant Necklace.

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/


In addition to the Make & Take project, we will also be hosting a We R Memory Keepers Punch Board Demo at our Paper Crafts Demo Counter from 1-3pm. Punch Boards make it easy, not to mention cost effective, to create gift boxes simply by punching and scoring using any paper. The Gift Box Punch Board creates boxes in 20 different sizes in just a few steps that can be used for special occasions such as baby and wedding showers, birthdays, holidays, party favors, and more. 
More info HERE.

Finally, these are the final days of our National Craft Month Ad!! Be sure to take advantage of all the great sale prices now through Monday. You can find our National Craft Month Ad on our website HERE.

Upcoming Events: Craft, Stamp & Scrap.

Mark your calendars now for our next Craft, Stamp & Scrap event coming up this May 30th-June 1st! A perfect weekend retreat to work on all those projects you have yet to finish up - or to start something brand new. We would love to have you join us at this very popular crafting event.

Registration for the Craft, Stamp & Scrap opens at 7pm on Sunday, April 6th, and will take place online only.

You can read more about the event, and also find links to the FAQ, directions, and registration pages HERE.

Weekend Events: Make & Takes, Tasting, and Arm Knitting!

In honor of National Craft Month we will be offering free Make & Take projects every Saturday throughout the month! (This Saturday we have a Make & Take, a project demo and a product tasting!)


Join us this Saturday between 1-3pm at the Paper Crafts Demo Counter to make a Hanging Picture Holder.

 

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/


In addition to the Make & Take project, we will also be hosting a Westbrook's Cannery product tasting from 1-3pm on Saturday. Stop by for a tasting of the Strawberry Rhubarb Jam, Zucchini Relish and Raspberry Jalapeno Jam.                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Finally we will also be hosting a Arm Knitting Demo at our Quilt Shop demo counter from 1-3pm. Bring your own yarn or purchase some while you are here and Ashlee will be able to show you how to get started on your own Arm Knit scarf! More info HERE.

You can also find our entire 8 page National Craft Month Ad on our website HERE.

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.

Weekend Events: Make&Take and Demo.

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 Color Outside the Lines Pencil Box.

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/

In addition to the Make & Take project, we will also be hosting a Arm Knitting Demo at our Quilt Shop demo counter from 1-3pm. Bring your own yarn or purchase some while you are here and Ashlee will be able to show you how to get started on your own Arm Knit scarf! More info HERE.

You can also find our entire 8 page National Craft Month Ad on our website HERE.

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!

Upcoming Events: Card Chaos for Everyday Moments.

Mark your calendars and get ready to join us for a full day of card making fun! Our Card Chaos classes and special events have become hugely popular and we are excited to offer you another one!

The event will take place on Saturday, March 22nd from 10am- 5pm and registration for the event will begin on Sunday, February 16th at 7pm. Registration is available online only and will be open to the fist 80 people to sign up.

You can find more information about the event and a link for the online registration HERE.

We hope to see you there!

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!

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!!

Loom Bands - Basic Bracelet Video and Make & Take.

Have you joined the Loom Band movement yet?! Here at Crafts Direct we are so excited about them!

What I love most is how very easy it is to make them! We are working on more videos, project sheets and project ideas...and have Make & Takes scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday this weekend from 1-3 where you can come make your own!

 Also to help get you started we have a quick video we posted on Instagram this morning showing the first few steps on how to make a Basic Loom Band bracelet.

Upcoming Events: Make&Takes, Demos, and MORE!

We have another weekend full of Make&Takes, Demos and product sampling - PLUS a special $5.00 off coupon available.

The $5.00 coupon is available on any $25.00 purchase (Friday-Sunday), however you will need to download your coupon before coming in  - which you can do HERE.

You can find information on the additional weekend events - 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 SATURDAY:

From 10am-noon - at the Paper Crafts Demo Counter we will be offering a product demo on using the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board.

Also from 10am-Noon - Join Megan at our Fabrics demo counter to make this Stamped Zippered Pouch.   You can find more more information about this project HERE.

From 1-3pm - We will be offering Loom Band Bracelet demos at our Paints & Basics demo counter. - Loom Bands Bracelets are unbelievably popular and really easy to make once you know the basic steps. Sarah Lynn will be able to show you how to get started so you can make your own collection of bracelets! You can find project instructions on making Loom Band Bracelets HERE.

From 1-3pm - We will also be offering this Stamped Halloween Notepad Make & Take at our Paper Crafts Demo Counter. You can find more information about this project HERE.

From 1-3pm - You will also be able to sample some of our Invisible Chef cakes in the kitchen display room.

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On SUNDAY:

From 11am-1pm - at the Paper Crafts Demo Counter we will be offering a product demo on using the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board.

Also from 11am-1pm - Join Megan at our Paints & Basics demo counter to make this Bugs & Kisses Clear Tube.   You can find more more information about this project HERE.

From 2-4pm - We will be offering Loom Band Bracelet demos at our Paints & Basics demo counter. You can find project instructions on making Loom Band Bracelets HERE.

And From 2-4pm - We will also be offering this Autumn Greetings 5x5 Tile Make & Take at our Paper Crafts Demo Counter. You can find more information about this project 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.