Shop in your costume and take 15% off your entire purchase* !!Two days only, October 30th and 31st.
5% black bag discount applies
*15% does not apply to consignment items, labor or classes
Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Clothespin Bats
Make these adorable Clothespin Bats and start Halloween off right!Supplies (to make 6 bats):
- bat template found here
- 3 sheets of black 12x12 card stock
- hot glue gun works the best but for children use tacky glue
- pencil and paper scissors
- red and black paint
- 6 large clothespins
- Print and cut out template
- Trace template on to black card stock with pencil (you will need 12 bats total)
- Cut out each bat
- paint eyes on each bat using red paint
Take apart clothespins and paint black
- Once dry, reassemble clothespins
Take 6 bats and turn them upside down.
- Run a strip of hot glue down the body (see picture below) and immediately put a clothes pin on top of the glue as pictured
Take your remaining 6 bats and on the wrong side, run a strip of glue down each body. Immediately take your clothes pins that are already glued to the other bats and stick them on the glue strip. You should now have your clothespin sandwiched between two bats.
To make the wings stick together, peel back one wing and apply a glue dot about the size of a dime on the other wing (see photo). Immediately squeeze the two wings together. You will do this for all the bats on each wing.
Your finished!
Attach them to curtains or blinds or make a "clothesline" of bats by stringing clear monofilament across a window or wall like we did at the store.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Enjoy 20% of all patterns for one week only! Bring in this coupon to receive discount.
5% black bag discount applies.
October 1st to October 7Th
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Thrifty Thursday
Print this coupon, bring it to the Stuttgart Arts and Crafts
and recieve 20% off all Jewelry Charms!!
Valid from September 24th to September 30th
Does not include consignment items. 5% black bag discount can be used.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
New Fabric and Kids Kits!
Check out our new kids kits!
Knit an elephant, sew a doll.....
Create a Robot, Stitch an Owl and so many more.
**
New flannel
Below is a very pretty and very soft line called
Below is a very pretty and very soft line called
" Natural Effects" by Michelle D'amore for Marcus Fabrics
It's going fast already!
"Quilters Tweed"
Below is " In Full Bloom"
It's going fast already!
Children's flannel..
"Folk Tale Friends"
"Quilters Tweed"
Below is " In Full Bloom"
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Thrifty Thursday
One week only, receive 20% off all Kona Cotton Solids when you bring in this coupon!!September 17Th to September 23rd.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Scrapbook Saturday: Go Digital!
Part 2: Getting Started
You'll first need to choose your editing program. I use Photoshop Elements, so I can personally say that it's a great program. Don't take my word for it, though. Get online and look around, you might find something you like better! (If you already have a program that you like, please don't hesitate to leave your thoughts in our comments section, perhaps you can help to guide future digi scrappers!)
Once you have your program and have familiarized yourself with it a bit, you'll need some scrapbooking elements to go with those fabulous photos of yours. You have a lot of options here. I would suggest that you start off with one or more of the Digital Scrapbook Memories CD's that we have available in the store. These are compatible with any editing program which supports a .PNG format. They contain a large quantity of elements, such as digital stickers, brads, and alphabets that can give you a good start to your digital collection. Remember, these things can be used repeatedly, so after the initial purchase, it's not necessary to continue purchasing more elements. To augment your collection, though, there are many online stores which sell down-loadable digital pages and elements. One of our staff is a designer for just such a store! You can check out her designs and many others at Digiridoo Scraps, but this is just one example of many such online shops available to you. Many of these shops and designers do freebie samples, too, so you can snag great add-ons for your digital pages for free!
If you like playing with the photos themselves, you can also buy and download actions for your photos, which can help to make photo editing quick and easy. These actions are generally suited to a specific program, and most of what I've seen are either for Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements. Pioneer Woman has a lot of great actions, as do CoffeeShop, Totally Rad, and Eye Candy.
If you get stuck, no sweat! For technical support, check out the website for your editing program, or just type your problem into Google and you're sure to find all sorts of tutorials. As a matter of fact, most of the sites I listed above have some great tutorials as well! If your creativity has started to sputter, find inspiration in other scrappers' creations. Remember those online scrap shops? Most of them are full of example pages! You can also check my blog archives for some of my pages (look here and here), and Kelly has a digi scrapbook slide show on her blog.
If you aren't quite ready to take the leap on your own, check out one of the Digital Scrapbooking classes taught at Patch Multi-Crafts. One class is going on today (if you read this before 10am you can still bring your laptop over and jump in the class) and the next will be October 8 & 15 from 11:00 to 14:00. As always, we would love to see your digital designs!
You'll first need to choose your editing program. I use Photoshop Elements, so I can personally say that it's a great program. Don't take my word for it, though. Get online and look around, you might find something you like better! (If you already have a program that you like, please don't hesitate to leave your thoughts in our comments section, perhaps you can help to guide future digi scrappers!)
Once you have your program and have familiarized yourself with it a bit, you'll need some scrapbooking elements to go with those fabulous photos of yours. You have a lot of options here. I would suggest that you start off with one or more of the Digital Scrapbook Memories CD's that we have available in the store. These are compatible with any editing program which supports a .PNG format. They contain a large quantity of elements, such as digital stickers, brads, and alphabets that can give you a good start to your digital collection. Remember, these things can be used repeatedly, so after the initial purchase, it's not necessary to continue purchasing more elements. To augment your collection, though, there are many online stores which sell down-loadable digital pages and elements. One of our staff is a designer for just such a store! You can check out her designs and many others at Digiridoo Scraps, but this is just one example of many such online shops available to you. Many of these shops and designers do freebie samples, too, so you can snag great add-ons for your digital pages for free!
If you like playing with the photos themselves, you can also buy and download actions for your photos, which can help to make photo editing quick and easy. These actions are generally suited to a specific program, and most of what I've seen are either for Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements. Pioneer Woman has a lot of great actions, as do CoffeeShop, Totally Rad, and Eye Candy.
If you get stuck, no sweat! For technical support, check out the website for your editing program, or just type your problem into Google and you're sure to find all sorts of tutorials. As a matter of fact, most of the sites I listed above have some great tutorials as well! If your creativity has started to sputter, find inspiration in other scrappers' creations. Remember those online scrap shops? Most of them are full of example pages! You can also check my blog archives for some of my pages (look here and here), and Kelly has a digi scrapbook slide show on her blog.
If you aren't quite ready to take the leap on your own, check out one of the Digital Scrapbooking classes taught at Patch Multi-Crafts. One class is going on today (if you read this before 10am you can still bring your laptop over and jump in the class) and the next will be October 8 & 15 from 11:00 to 14:00. As always, we would love to see your digital designs!
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