Towel of the Month - May.

Welcome to another month of our Towel of the Month kit!

For the month of May, we have this cute 'birds in the nest' towel available. As always, the kits include 1 towel, 1 instruction sheet, and floss in the color used for the sample. The only things you will have to supply (which you probably already have) is an embroidery hoop, tracing pens or Fabri-Solvy and a needle.

You can find the kits on the endcap of aisle 23 in the store and are available for only $6.99 each!

Stamp of the Month - May.

Below you will find the Great Impressions Stamp of the Month products for May. (You can find them on the middle endcap between aisles 9&10 in our Paper Crafts Department.) This month's stamps follow a baby/birthday theme.

The Stamp of the Month for May is this hearts and stars border stamps, and is available for only $4.25 (half off of the white tag price).

And the coordinating stamps (ranging in price from $4.99-11.49) available this month are: 

More information about the Stamp of the Month can be found on the blog post HERE. Additionally, more information can also be found on the Great Impressions website HERE.

Happy Stamping!

May Quilt Block.

Our Quilt Block of the Month for May is now available! You can read more about the story of this months block above. You can find all the supplies for this block (as well as see the completed quilt top) on the front endcap between aisles 25 & 26.

Information on the Quilt Block of the Month program (as well as links to ordering the blocks online) can be found HERE.

  

*Also don't forget to bring in your completed April block for a discounted price on May's block.

Teacher Appreciation.

Next week (May 7th-11th) is Teacher Appreciation Week and May 8th specifically is Teacher Appreciation Day.

Whether you plan on doing something small for your child's teacher every day throughout the week or one larger gift on May 8th, we have gathered up some of our favorite Teacher Gifts to help you create something crafty for your favorite teachers.

For my kids teachers we will be doing smaller gifts throughout the week and one 'larger' item at the end of the week. My kids adore their teachers, and I figure a small gesture for all their hard work throughout the year with their classes is not only fun for the kids - but so deserved by the teachers too.

In addition to the projects below we have also posted some of our favorite ideas from Pinterest and online blogs onto a specific "Teacher Appreciation" board on our Pinterest account. You can view those project ideas by clicking HERE.

Teacher Decorative Cone: I love this cone that Katie created with a Teacher 'theme'. This would be perfect to fill up with treats or a small item. You can find a project sheet for this project HERE. 

Tumblers: We have these 16oz. tumblers in a variety of colors. You can then add one of our Vinyl options of your choice to the tumbler or decorate it with paint, embellishments, stickers, etc.

#1 Teacher Vase: For this project we simply added an apple embellishment, some letter stickers, and twine to a white vase that we carry in story. Then just add some fresh (or "life like" :) flowers. 

 

#1 Teacher Pencil Block: For this project we drilled nine small holes in the top of a wood block, painted the block white, and then added some pattern paper, ribbon, and a cute message using alphabet stickers. Again, a project that I think would be a fun addition to any teacher's desk!

Colored Pencil Vase: For this project we just surrounded a glass vase with colored pencils and tied a ruler ribbon around the outside. We placed artificial flowers in the vase but it would work with a bouquet of fresh flowers as well.

Decorated Notepad/Pencil Holder: We offer these pencil holders and a variety of styles of notebooks plain - for theses samples we just decorated them up a bit with pattern paper and a few embellishments. 

Pencil Tubes: Fill plastic tubes with treats or cover with paper to create the look of pencil. More information on this project can be found here. 

Back to School Mason Jars: Simple mason jars embellished with chalkboard paint, crayons, and some ribbon. 

Teaching Touches Lives glass block: Simply adhere a piece of pattern paper to the back of a glass block, add vinyl to the front, tie a ribbon around, and fill with some glass beads. I think this would look great on any teacher's desk!


Hope you have a great weekend...and that next week is full of lots of appreciation for all the teachers and caregivers out there that take such great care of our children and grandchildren!

Photos from Quilt Time.

As you may remember, last weekend Crafts Direct hosted the second Quilt Time event at the Moose Lodge.
Today I wanted to share some of the photos from the event. It was a great time for those that attended and the Mystery Quilt turned out amazing! Be sure to keep your eyes out for information on the next quilting event - we would love to have you join us!

The completed Mystery Quilt top:

The goodies bags that each participant received - lots of goodies included!

And some photos of the quilters working on their various quilt projects:

Upcoming Classes.

If you haven't had a chance to check out our May Class Calendar yet...you will definitely want to check it out - and maybe add a class or crop night to your schedule before the month gets booked up!

We have a wide variety of classes - including a few card classes (Card Chaos and Copic Card classes), Knitting, Quilting, Beading, Cake Decorating and also a Friday Night Crop.

Below you will find images from some of the classes we are offering in May - along with links to the class descriptions. You can also view our entire May Class Calendar HERE.

Please call or stop to register for any of the classes on the calendar.

 Copic Card Class  - Scheduled for May 1st (6-8pm)

 

Knitting 101 - Scheduled for May 7th (6-8:30pm)

Basic Cake Decorating - Scheduled for May  9th (6-8:30pm)

Friday Night Crop - Scheduled for May11th (5-11pm) 

Beading 101 - Scheduled for May 14th (6-8pm)

Quilting 101 (4 Session Class) - Scheduled for May 5th (9-11:30am), May 10th (6-8:30pm), 

May 12th (9-11:30), May 17th (6-8:30pm)

Quilt Venture (2 Session Class) - Scheduled for May 24th (6-8:30pm) 

and May 31st (6-8:30pm)

National Scrapbooking Day.

Did you know that National Scrapbooking Day is this Saturday May 5th? In honor of this 'holiday' we would love to have you share your latest paper craft project with us. You can share by linking us up to your image via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or this Blog post now through Sunday May 6th. On Monday we will randomly select a winner for a $10 Crafts Direct gift card!!

Happy crafting - we can't wait to see what you are creating!