Upcoming Classes: Quilt Venture

We still have spots open in our Quilt Venture class this month! This class is a two session class and will be held from 6-8:30pm on Thursday, May 23rd and Thursday, May 30th. In this months class we will be making this adorable "Ham Burger" Apron. We would love to have you join us! Please call or stop in to register.

Project Ideas: Organizing Plaques

Today I just have a couple of project samples to share with you using our Organizing Boards. These pieces come finished in black or brown, and have the clips already attached. You can easily embellish these pieces to create a memo board, a photo display, an organizational board, or simply a decorative piece.

You can find a few other samples we have created (and shared previously) using this same piece HERE.

Connect with Crafts Direct!

If you are reading this you are obviously already connected with Crafts Direct somehow - but did you know we have EIGHT ways you can stay connected with us and keep updated on all the new information, products, projects, sales and events we have going on in the store!?

1. CraftsDirect.com- stop by and check out our website for new ads, project sheets, Charity of the Week information, job postings, ....plus much more! (You can also find links to most of our social media sites on our website.

2. Crafts Direct Blog - at CraftsDirect.com you can also find a link to our Store Blog. Here we post project ideas, new products, ideas from around the store, as well as ad, event, and class information.

3. Email - Be sure to sign up to be on our Email list - you will not be bombarded with a crazy amount of emails by being on this list - but will always receive a weekly email with our current ad information  a featured project idea, and information about upcoming events. If there are any additional sales or coupons available these will also be shared via email.

4. Follow us on Facebook - Here we share pictures of new project ideas, new paper lines that arrive, new products from various departments, plus share some fun things too like photos from events, and playing a weekly "Guess What" game.

5. Follow us on Twitter - If twitter is more for you, you can also find us there. We share much of the same information here as on Facebook, but also love to connect with our customers when they mention or tag us in a tweet or check in at Crafts Direct too. You can also find information we "retweet" from various Crafty sources on twitter as well.

6. Follow us on Pinterest - Who doesn't love Pinterest?! We certainly do and love to share both project ideas created here at Crafts Direct on our boards as well as finding fun and crafty project ideas from all over Pinterest that we know our customers would love to see too. (We also have a Potluck board where we share recipes from employee potluck events with all of you too :)

7. Follow us on Instagram - Follow our feed on Instagram for fun peeks of products and different items around the store. This is usually where I share sneak peeks of things I am working on posting to the Blog or Facebook.

8. Follow us on Vine - sometimes a video is what we need to share a new product, store change, or a project. And these 6 second videos are a great way to do just that!

We love sharing what is going on here and of course we love all our customers too - so if you have any suggestions or ideas on things you would like to see more of on any of our social media sites - please let us know!

Project Ideas: Family 3 Panel Window

Hi Everyone! And Happy Monday.

Today I just have a quick project idea to share with you using our 3 panel window frames. This piece comes finished in the black distressed wood, and plain glass panels, and hanging wire for both a vertical or horizontal design.

For this sample we used pattern paper and embellishments from a My Mind's Eye paper line, added some photos and a vinyl saying to the center panel. You can find a detailed project sheet for this piece on our website HERE.

Project Ideas: Coaster Sets.

Today I have a couple project ideas to share with you using one of our regular coaster sets - but using a few fun new techniques to embellish and decorate them!

If you have a smart phone you are probably familiar with the Instagram App. Instagram is a fun way to take, edit and share photos with friends, but you don't want to just let all your great photos live on your phone.  You should also print them out and use them on pieces around your house to enjoy as well. For this particular project we used the Walgreen's App to send our photos from our Instagram account directly to our local Walgreen's store - where they will print out your photos to the 4x4" size.

Since the photos are already edited and sized perfectly to fit the coaster set - creating this project was then so much easier! You can find the complete instructions for the Instagram Coaster Set here.

Another product that is very popular right now is Washi Tape. It is versatile, easy to use, and the best part is that it comes in a huge selection of colors and styles. For this sample Megan simply taped the Washi Tape directly to the coaster (using a Washi Tape pack from My Mind's Eye that comes with all the styles of Washi Tape you see below) and then sealed the tape to the coasters. You can find a project sheet for these Washi Tape Coasters here.

MORE Gifts for Mom.

On my last post I forgot to share the items I had picked out from our Gifts Department!...Which is crazy because our Gifts/Home Decor areas have some of the best stuff for mom.

The few things I wanted to share was a couple of items from our jewelry area. We have necklaces, watches, earrings, bracelets available - but I particularly liked the two necklaces below. Mom's would love them!

Another "can't go wrong" gift idea would be some of the Wind & Willow dessert and dip mixes - we also have dip chillers and serving bowls that you can pair with the mixes to create a fun little gift basket too.

Gifts for Mom.

If you are still thinking of ideas on what to get Mom for Mother's Day, I have pulled a few items together for you today. I have selected only a product or two from each department to feature, so obviously there are so many more options available to you in store as well.

And of course a gift card to Crafts Direct for mom is always a good option if you don't want to pick out a specific product too.


From our Quilt Shop:
- A stack of some fun new fat quarters would be a great idea - they always come in handy for quilters - plus picking out some new, colorful designs is always fun too

-If your Mom likes stitching- a great little gift would be a dishtowel, some iron-on transfers and some new embroidery floss. We have so many different options when it comes to styles and designs of the transfers I'm certain you could find the perfect fit for your mom!
 

From our Paints & Basics department (and probably their most popular Mother's Day gift item) another great idea is to make mom a stepping stone. We have a few different options available when it comes to making your project - we have kits that come with everything you need - or you can also pick out the stone mix, mold, and embellishments of your choice separately too.

They do take a day or two to set though -so if you are thinking of this option I would definitely pick it up today or tomorrow to get it started.

From Paper Crafts I have a few different ideas also:

-First you could pick up supplies to make Mom a Shadow Box. As I shared on yesterdays post we have lots of sample ideas and you can find all the supplies to make your own on a front endcap in our Paper Crafts department.

 

 

-If your Mom has a Cricut or Silhouette machine a fun idea might be to pick up some of the brand new iron-on vinyl, you can find them on the back wall by the Paper Crafts demo counter.

 

Or if you have a Scrapbooking Mom a fun gift could be a kit or a few pieces from one of the new paper lines - within the last couple of weeks we have received in a lot of new lines so I'm sure you could find something that she doesn't have yet.

 

There are plenty of outside gardening and decor items in our Seasonal Department right now that would be great for Mom. A few of our favorites are the wire tricycle planter, and then "Welcome" Flower Baskets.

Speaking of flowers, our Floral Department has a huge selection of premade/custom arrangements that would make great gifts too. You can find them on display by our classroom and floral demo counter.

 

 

Finally, don't forget the coffee shop. A gift card to grab lunch, or a beverage while they are shopping for their favorite crafts is such a great idea too!