Win It Wednesday: Gnome Garden Jar.

Welcome to another WIN IT WEDNESDAY! This week our Win It Wednesday Giveaway includes supplies to create your own Gnome Fairy Garden in a Jar. The winner will receive: a Kerr Pint Size Jar, Fill for the Jar (moss, rocks and wood pieces), a gnome and mushroom stake and a "Gnome is where the *heart* is" Vinyl saying. Put all the pieces together for a cute little gnome garden that you can easily add to any home or work space.

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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, May 15th, 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.

Vinyl Project of the Month: Dad Mason Jar Mug Set.

Our Vinyl Project of the Month for May is a now available in store. This month you can pick up the supplies to create this All About Dad Mason Jar Mug Set. The project only requires the simple application of four vinyl sayings to the front of four Mason Jar Mugs - and would make a perfect Father's Day gift idea!

You can find all the supplies to create this project here at Crafts Direct.

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Each month throughout 2014 we will be creating (and sharing) a "Vinyl Project of the Month". The project will be on display - with all of the coordinating products to create it yourself - by our Vinyl Room in the Seasonal Department. You will also be able to pick up (or find online) a project sheet with detailed instructions on how to creative the project as well.

New Products: Jar Embellishments.

I shared a little sneak peek of these new items over on Instagram last week - but in case you missed that wanted to share them here as well - and show a little more of the new items we now have available to dress up all your jar projects!

The first line is from Hampton Arts and is called Jar Jewelry - the pieces in the line range greatly - from metal jar lids, to pin cushions, to labels and other embellishments. The decorated lids are really great - and have a wide variety of designs with just this item!

We also have some new pieces from the Transform Mason line - the photo showing just a few - but include stencils, paint, etching cream, wood labels, and jar toppers for yarn and flower arranging.

You can find all of these pieces, along with the other components of the lines - in aisle 21.

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

Project Ideas: Show Toppers.

We recently got in these fun new "Show Toppers" from Cosmo Cricket. They are fun, decorative jar lids that will fit all wide mouth jars. They come with either a metal clip or a knob on the top, have a hook on the inside and come in either white or green.

They are a great way to add a little "extra" to your next jar project - and to help you with a some ideas on just what you can do with them we have created a few project samples too!

You can find links to full supply lists and project instructions by clicking on the project names below.

Christmas Tree Jar

Enjoy Today Jar

Special Delivery Jar

You are the Sweetest Jar

Project Ideas: Halloween Edition.

Even though there is only a week until Halloween is here - you definitely still have time to make some crafty Halloween creations!

We have lots of inspiration on our website with Halloween projects we have created in the past, which you can find HERE. We also have been pulling great ideas from Pinterest onto our Halloween Board which you can check out HERE. 

And today I also wanted to share with you some of our latest Halloween Projects we have come up with here at Crafts Direct. You can find supply lists and project instructions for each of the projects below by clicking on the project names.

Happy Halloween crafting!

Pumpkin Clothespin

Bat Clear Tube

Happy Halloween Disc Ornament

Trick or Treat Shadow Box

Trick or Treat Paint Can

Frankenstein & Jack-O-Lantern Halloween Jars

Washi Week: Friday.

Happy Friday!

And welcome to our last day of Washi Week projects. I hope you have enjoyed all of the Washi Tape projects we have shared this week! Of course we will continue to create fun new samples using Washi Tape so be sure to follow us on Pinterest or check out our Project section on our website for any new projects. 

In addition we also have a Washi Tape Pinterest board for additional ideas on how to use Washi Tape we find online - which you can find here.

Now onto today's projects. 

Washi Tape Jar - a couple pieces to the top of a jar, on a tag and some twine and you have a great container for your desk, a treat or to use for gifting:

Want to add a little color to your light switch plate? Why not add some Washi Tape and create this Washi Light Switch Cover:

You can also create a Washi Tape Paint Can very easily:

And finally, how fun and colorful is this Washi Tape Tumbler? Definitely one of my favorites of the week!

Project Ideas: Mason Jars

I know we've shared a lot of project ideas in the past using Mason Jars - but today I have a couple new ideas you are going to LOVE.

First up are these Mason Jar Tumblers we created by adding chalkboard vinyl to the front of the jars, pattern paper to the lids and punching holes (and adding grommets) for a perfect fit for a fun paper straw. You can find a project sheet for these jars HERE.

We also now have jars available with pumps (in white, black, and cream) which can be used for soap, lotion, or even ketchup or mustard for your next get together - (or summer bbq if summer ever arrives here in Minnesota :) For these jars we painted them to show you how they would look if filled but the best part is how much a little key tag and gingham ribbon add to the piece. I think these jars are awesome!

Free Make & Take: Washi Tape Hanging Jars

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 one of these Washi Tape Hanging Jars (candle and candy are not included).

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/

Redneck Stemware.

If you are a fan of our Redneck Wine Glasses today I have some very fun new products to share that you are going to love!!

We've expanded our line of Redneck products considerably and now definitely have something for everyone. You can find all of our Redneck items on display by the Coffee Shop at the front of the store.

So now, in addition to the Redneck Wine Glasses, we a few more specific pieces including: Redneck 'Rita, Redneck Flute, Redneck 'Tini, and Redneck Shooter. All of them also come with these cute tags that add to the charm and of course also make them gift ready!

If you'd rather not have a specific name on your Redneck glass then you can also pick from our various sizes of Redneck Stemware. These pieces come in a few different sizes and styles including: a 8oz jar, a 8oz. wide-mouth jar, and a 16 oz and 32 oz wide-mouth jar.

Not only do we have them available pre-made with the tags attached, but if you would rather put them together yourself we do offer the pieces individually as well so you can create any Redneck piece you would like!

25 Days of Christmas 2011: Day 21

Day 21: Snowman Hot Chocolate Jar

If you still need a quick and easy gift idea for a neighbor, teacher, or friend - today I have the perfect idea for you! Using our handled jars, some hot chocolate, mints and marshmallows we created this cute gift jar. It is also really easy to dress it up - using Wilton pens we added snowman faces to the marshmallows and then simply added a small whisk and tag using ribbon as a finishing touch. It was a very fun and easy project to create and I love the end result!

25 Days of Christmas 2011: Day 15

Day 15: Joy Candlestick Jars 

One of my favorite projects lately are these candlestick jars. We had created a set for Halloween- which I loved - but now I think the JOY candlestick jars might be my new favorite. All you need for this project is a few wood pieces (the snowflake for the base, the candlesticks, and dowels for the top), the jars and the vinyl letters. Filled up with some Christmas treats - they make a great addition to your Christmas decor or would be a fun gift idea as well! You can find the complete instructions and supply list for this project HERE.

25 Days of Christmas 2011: Day 7

Day 7: Santa Jar & Clear Tube

Today I have two Santa themed projects to share with you. First up is this Santa Jar. For this project we just used Mod Podge to adhere squares of red tissue paper to the outside of a standard jar and then added the belt (which you can find in aisle 19). This would look really cute filled with flowers or a holiday arrangement or also just filled up with some Christmas treats.

The second project is one of our clear tubes decorated to look like a Santa belt with some simple felt and a chenille stem. Filled up with candy this is a perfect stocking stuffer or small gift for someone on your list! A project sheet for the Santa Belt tube can be found HERE.