Project Ideas: Graudation Projects.

We are almost to May....which means Graduation season is right around the corner! Whether you know a PreSchool, High School, or College graduate - or maybe you are the one planning the party for a graduate - we have lots of gifts, projects, and decorating ideas here at Crafts Direct!

We have three endcaps at the front of the store full of Graduation Paper Crafting items (for invites, cards, display boards, etc) and Party Supplies (paper plates, napkins, banners...).

We also have pulled together some additional ideas on our Pinterest Board from around the web. And today we have a couple of new projects we have created in store as well!

First, we have a Happy Graduation Clear Tube that we simply filled with white Sixlet candies, added some Graduation stickers and a red ribbon. Not only does it look like a rolled diploma - but the recipient has a cute keepsake and some treats too. You could also fill the tube with money to give as a gift too.

Another project idea that would be great as a gift or to display at a graduation party is this "Go Confidently" 12x12 Shadow Box! We have a full supply list and complete project instructions for you to follow on our website HERE.

 

Win It Wednesday: Red Tumbler, Love Vinyl, & Sixlets.

It's time for another WIN IT WEDNESDAY!!

This week's WIN IT WEDNESDAY is a Red Tumbler, a "Love" Decorating Your Life vinyl, and two 1.75oz packages of Sixlets. Use it as a Valentine gift to yourself - or gift it to 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! Good Luck.

25 Days of Christmas: Day 25

Day 25: Jingle All The Way Tube

And finally today, a quick and easy project that we offered as a Make & Take earlier this year - but a fun Christmas project and sentiment none the less!

I hope you all have enjoyed seeing our 25 Days of Christmas projects as much as I've had sharing them with you! And I hope you were able to find some time to create some of them too.

Have a wonderful holiday from all of us here at Crafts Direct!!

Win It Wednesday: Sixlets Candy & Candy Jar.

It's time for another WIN IT WEDNESDAY!!

This week's WIN IT WEDNESDAY is a Christmas Themed Candy Canister and a 14oz. Bag of Holiday colored Sixlets to fill it up! Use in your own home or office- or gift it to someone who would appreciate a Christmas Treat.

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: Paint Pails.

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!

As part of our Anniversary Sale all sizes of our Clear Paint Pails are currently 40% off! They come in five different sizes - so we have everything from a little favor size to larger paint can size pails. We have some great new project ideas to share with you using the paint pails, and of course you can find additional project ideas on our website HERE.

Burlap and Leaves Paint Can

Burlap Flowers Paint Can

Feels Like Home Paint Can

Owl Paint Can

Sunflower Paint Can

Project Ideas: Candy Bar

A couple of weeks ago I share a photo of this awesome Candy Bar display our Floral department created on our Instagram and Facebook pages, but today I also wanted to share it here because we now have project instructions on how to create your own Candy Bar sign as well as putting the pieces of the display together.

You can find the instructions on our website here: CANDY BAR DISPLAY.

Candy Bar Displays have become such a popular and fun addition to many events, including graduation parities, weddings, birthdays or would be great for any summer BBQ too!

New in Paints & Basics.

With all of the project sharing lately I haven't shared as much of the "what's new" from the various departments here on the blog. Today I wanted to share a few of the new items from our Paints & Basics department - and watch for other new items from other departments coming soon too!

Some of the fun new items in Paints & Basics include:

New duct tape styles: including licensed styles like Super Mario Bros &Angry Birds:

We also have a bunch of new kits for kids - that include some dress up items (capes, vests, etc.) and some project kits too:

For kids a bit older we also have these new Makedo kits - which are crafty kits that also encourage using recycled materials.

Finally, I shared these on our Facebook page a few weeks ago, but I really like these new plastic containers. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and can easily be filled with treats, trinkets, etc. I also think they would be great as little gifts/favors for various events.

Using a couple of these pieces with sixlets and a few simple embellishments we created samples of a baby shower favor and a teacher gift idea.

St. Patty's Day.

Since St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner (it is already this Sunday!) I thought I would show you a few of the different products we have available in store to help with your festivities.

We have items to decorate you home...items to decorate yourself (necklaces, scarves, hats, etc.)...crafting and paper crafts supplies...and some treats too!

You can find items from these first two images by our front registers:

Some fun felt and foam crafts (perfect for kids!) can be found on the front endcap by aisle 22:

You can find some paper crafting supplies for making layouts, cards, or other paper projects on a display by our Scrapbooking Demo counter:

And you can also find supplies to make some fun St. Patrick's Day treats in our Baking/Floral department too:

**We also have some great St. Patrick's Day themed projects and decor ideas posted on our St. Patty Pinterest board too - you can check them out HERE.

Creepy Crafts - Day 16.

Today I want to share a couple cute decor projects that will literally only take you five minutes to create! All you have to do to make these adorable candy dishes is add the vinyl face to the glass piece and then fill with Sixlets candy. Of course you could fill them with the treat of your choice, but I especially love the single color Sixlets to coordinated with the vinyl face. These are great as a general Halloween decor piece and would also be perfect for a Halloween party display/treat table!

Creepy Crafts - Day 12.

 

Today I have another quick, easy project idea to share with you for our Creepy Craft! This would be a great gift idea too! For this project we just added a pumpkin vinyl to one of our clear tumblers, filled it up with orange Sixlets candy, and then added a green ribbon to the top. So cute!