Weekend Events: Bottle Cap Charms Make & Take.

Join us this Saturday from 1-3pm at our Paper Crafts Demo Counter for a FREE Make & Take project! We will be creating these fun Bottle Cap Charms - which you can add to a key ring, a chain to use as a necklace charm, or a bracelet. Join us to learn the process - and then pick up the supplies to create even more charms for your friends and family (they would also be a great graduation gift idea)!

We hope to see you there! 

Weekend Events: Mother's Day Make & Take Project.

Join us this Saturday from 1-3pm (while supplies last) at our Paints & Basics Demo Counter for a FREE Make & Take project! We will be creating these cute Happy Mother's Day Plates by applying vinyl to white plates and then customizing with fingerprint flowers. Stop in and have your kids make this creative and crafty Mother's Day project!

We hope to see you there!

National Scrapbook Day!

Tomorrow is National Scrapbook Day! And we would love to have you come celebrate with us! 

On Saturday only - all Single Sheet Scrapbooking Paper and Scrapbooking Stickers will be 50% off AND all Photo Boxes will be on sale for only $1.98!

PLUS we will be offering a Free 4x4 Mini Book Make & Take using the new Simple Stories DIY collection from 1-3pm at the back of aisle 12 (Paper Crafts Demo Counter).

We sure hope to see you there!

Weekend Events: Gift Card Holder Make & Take.

Join us this Saturday from 1-3pm at our Paper Crafts Demo Counter for a FREE Make & Take project! We will be walking you through the steps to make this cute Gift Card Holder using fun Spring Paper and Embellishments Doodlebug Designs. 

We hope to see you there!

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.

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.

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/

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!!

Upcoming Events: Bonus Bucks Weekend!

Here at Crafts Direct we are busy preparing for BONUS BUCKS weekend, which is 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 too!

BONUS BUCKS:
This weekend (Nov. 8th-10th) for every $10 you spend you will receive one Bonus Buck. The Bonus Bucks can be redeemed on your purchases made November 11th-27th.

 

FREE MAKE & TAKES:
We will also be offering six 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 Time For Thanks Card on Friday from 5-7pm and Sunday from 2-4pm.

The make and take times for our Fall MDF Stand are Friday 5-7pm and Sunday 11am-1pm.

The Turkey Clothespin make and take will be on Saturday from 10am-12pm and Sunday 11am-1pm.

Papers Best will be here for two make and takes on Saturday.

From 10am-12pm you can stop by to create a layout:

And from 1-3pm we will have some great cards to make:

Finally, we will also have Loom Band Bracelet make & takes on Saturday from 1-3pm and Sunday from 2-4pm.

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.