Events
October 21st, 2009 at 11:20am
Under Events
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which means we should all be supportive of the great causes around us. Springs Creative Products Group, LLC (SCPG) in partnership with Hancock Fabrics, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Creative Home Arts, has launched the “Brave and Beautiful Design Challenge.”
All you have to do is buy an [...]
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Tags: breast cancer awareness, hats, susen G. Komen
By Christine
October 1st, 2009 at 06:12pm
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Learn how to fuse glass in your home microwave with this complete Beginners Fusing Kit, a $129.99 value provided from Diamond Tech. We are giving away 1 kit to 1 lucky winner. You can watch this video demonstration of glass fusing. Learn how to create your own jewelry and homemade accents such as bottle toppers [...]
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Tags: giveaways, glass
By Caley
July 3rd, 2009 at 03:29am
Under Events+ News
The Craft SuperShow, from the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA), will be making its debut on the weekend of July 31- August 1st at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. This show is open to the public and will include stupendous craft shopping for all kinds of crafts, educational workshops, hands-on crafting, celebrity [...]
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Tags: CHA, craftshow
By Caley
June 11th, 2009 at 01:11pm
Under Events+ Holiday
We’ve been updating our web site for some time now. Be sure you check out the changes. We’ve added new categories. We now have a holiday category, party time and special occasions. Under party time you can expect such crafts as lanterns and table decorations, invitations and keepsakes.
Under holiday crafts we made it easier for [...]
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Tags: anniversaries, decorating ideas, graduation, holiday special occcasion, lanterns, party time, table decorations
By Christine
May 19th, 2009 at 09:37am
Under Craft Festivals+ Events
It’s Spring! And soon it will be Summer. I love the warm weather, I can just sit in the sun all day long and get nothing done and be ok with that. This is my favorite time of year because warm weather means arts and crafts shows! I don’t even have my own house yet, [...]
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Tags: art and craft shows, Craft Festivals, upcoming events
By Christine
April 29th, 2009 at 02:59pm
Under DIY+ Events+ Pop Culture
A new documentary by first time director Faythe Levine, Handmade Nation takes a look at the evolution of the craft/DIY movement. From the website:
“Handmade nation documents a movement of artists, crafters and designers that recognize a marriage between historical techniques, punk and DIY (do it yourself) ethos while being influenced by traditional handiwork, modern aesthetics, [...]
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Tags: DIY, Handmade Nation
By Mindy
April 15th, 2009 at 02:56pm
Under Craft Festivals+ Events+ Quilting
The International Quilt Festival is making its way to the Chicagoland area this weekend. Starting tomorrow night (with a preview) and running through April 19th, crafters, quilters and quilt lovers can stop into the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. to experience the festival. In addition to the 1,000 quilts on display, there [...]
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Tags: International Quilt Festival, Quilting
By Mindy
April 15th, 2009 at 11:15am
Under Christmas+ Easter+ Events+ Kids+ Kitchen Crafts+ St. Patrick's Day+ Valentine's Day
Easter has come and gone, but the desserts don’t have to. I’ve recently come across an easy to make treat that works for any holiday or occasion. The m & m pretzel dessert has no real name, you can call it whatever you want, that’s what I choose to call it. It’s the easiest dessert [...]
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Tags: Christmas, Easter, easy treat, m & m dessert, pretzel dessert, recipe
By Christine
March 30th, 2009 at 10:00am
Under Events+ Kids+ News
There was an article today on Fox Business that highlighted different ways to break your kids away from their computers and video games for a little creative crafting. Here are a few of their suggestions.
1. Make It Relevant-Ask your children about their favorite characters from books, television shows and movies, and have them design crafts [...]
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Tags: crafting with kids, National Craft Month, recycled crafts
By Mindy
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:34am
Under Charity+ DIY+ Events+ Holiday+ Paper Craft
March is National Craft Month! It’s also a great excuse to break out some unfinished craft projects or start up a new craft that you’ve always been interested in. National Craft Month is also a great time to teach someone else a craft or to use your crafty talent for one of a number of [...]
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Tags: Easter, National Craft Month, St. Patrick's Day
By Mindy