by | March 15, 2013 · 8:00 am

Worldwide Quilting Day!

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Did you know tomorrow is Worldwide Quilting Day?!
It’s a day for people all over the world to celebrate the art of quilt making! Seems like a pretty darn good day to us!

Quilting has gained popularity over the last decade and it’s not just grannies doing it anymore! Growing numbers of men and teens are discovering quilting and exploring non-traditional methods bringing a new kind of energy that impacts the quilting community.

To celebrate Worldwide Quilting Day, and raise awareness for the art and craft of quilting, The Fabric Shop Network will be sharing daily giveaways. Click here to get in on the goodies!

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They’ll be doing a special quilting marathon as well – The Seven Summits Strip Quilt Challenge.
The intent is to drive quilters to get together on Saturday and make as many strip quilts as they can in a single day. The goal is to create enough strips sewn together to reach the peak of one of the Seven Summits.
Get your quilty pals together and make a party of it!

Check out the World Wide Quilting Day website and follow on Facebook for more information!

If you decide to participate, please let us know! We’d love to see pictures and share your sewing parties on our Facebook page!

Happy Worldwide Quilting Day!

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by | March 13, 2013 · 9:00 am

Craft Ninjas vs. Hand Printed Tea Towels

Weather can throw a wrench in any good plan! Sadly, we had to cancel our first date for this great project.
So many people had signed up and were ready to stamp their hearts out. One Ninja was excited to come before her baby was born and we were excited to see her! (Leslie was born on March 7th – Congrats Rachel!)
Alas, a really good snow storm came in and, with safety in mind, we cancelled our February project and made it our March project.

But you can’t keep Denver Craft Ninjas down! We waited it out and invited more Ninjas to jump in and we made up for our missed date with some serious crafty work!

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This project is so easy to crank out! And there’s lots of room for you to flex your creative muscle and try a variety of techniques in creating your own stamps.
The materials are so darn easy too! Grab some craft foam, spray adhesive, cardboard, fabric paint, and some fabric and get busy! Share your pictures with us if you do try this project – we’d love to see what you’re up to.

As usual, we couldn’t do what we do without Jim and 3 Kings Tavern! It’s a great place that supports its community on Broadway. We’re tickled pink to be a part of it all!

We want to mention how psyched we are to have our super-intern Amber back in Denver! Expect to see more of her hanging out with us!

Now, seriously…keep your eyes peeled for our April project. It’s going to be unprecedented and we’re crazy excited to share it with you! STAY TUNED!

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by | March 4, 2013 · 7:00 am

Denver Craft Ninjas vs. Craftsy


We were really excited when our Ninja pal and Craftsy employee, Katie Puza, asked to interview our Ninja-in-Chief, Becky Hensley, about Craft Ninjas!

Craftsy is an the hub of online craft classes taught by awesome instructors! They do a little bit of everything too – sewing, knitting, and even some cake decorating! It’s a great place to build up your repertoire of crafty skills.

It’s exciting to be recognized by Craftsy for our little craft corner in Denver!
Check out the interview here!

Thank you Craftsy and Katie!

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by | March 3, 2013 · 11:22 am

RESCHEDULED – Hand Printed Tea Towels!

RESCHEDULED!

As much as we love the snow…the snow storm on February 24th put the kibosh on our Ninja fun!
So, we’ve set a new date and, although short notice, we’d still love to have you!

Join us on March 10th – from 1-5 PM at Three Kings Tavern for some serious hand printing of your own designs!

This project is $20! And we ask that you pre-register for the event via this link so that we can have all the materials ready for you.

We’ll provide three white tea towels, craft foam to create your very own stamps, and fabric paint. You can go wild decorating and when you’re done, you can take home your pieces and use them or share them as gifts (because they make perfect gifts)!

Hope to see you next Sunday!

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by | February 28, 2013 · 11:34 pm

National Craft Month

Yep! It’s that time of year again! March is National Craft Month!

And we’re so darn thrilled to have our month jam packed with all kinds of crafty goodness!

We’d love to know how you’ll be celebrating! Please share, in the comments, what you’ll be working on in March. Let’s talk materials, patterns, projects, and what is inspiring you!

We’ll be working on projects throughout the month and sharing them with you! We’ll provide you with directions, lists of materials, and hopefully we can create together!

Also, our Ninja-in-Chief is headed to Craftcation this month! She’ll be sharing her adventures with us! With great indie business classes and DIY projects, it’ll be worth paying attention!
She’ll be using Twitter and Facebook to share all the best that Craftcation has to offer.

 

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by | February 7, 2013 · 11:05 am

Hand Printed Tea Towels

We’ve always been a family of people who love dish towels.
My mom can’t leave a craft fair without loading up all the embroidered tea towels and then slowly working her way through them at home.
They’re handy! And the cuter they are, the more fun they are to use.

So, that’s our project plan for February! Hand printed tea towels will make your kitchen a little bit brighter.
Join us on February 24th – from 1-5 PM at Three Kings Tavern for some serious hand printing of your own designs!

This project is $20! And we ask that you pre-register for the event via this link so that we can have all the materials ready for you.

We’ll provide three white tea towels, craft foam to create your very own stamps, and fabric paint. You can go wild decorating and when you’re done, you can take home your pieces and use them or share them as gifts (because they make perfect gifts)!

Hope to see you there!

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by | February 1, 2013 · 12:00 pm

Denver Craft Ninjas vs. Sweater Chains and DIY Collars

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Sometimes hanging with a small group of Ninjas is the best!
You get the chance to know each other and craft together – the laughter comes easy, the talk is fun, and you walk away feeling like you made new friends.
At least that’s how I felt after our Sweater Chain/DIY Collar project.

The crew was small, the bloody marys were delicious, and we mastered some jewelry making skills and got to play with beads and buttons.
Couldn’t get a better Sunday than that!

Sweater Chains are crazy cute and, even with some trial and error, I think everyone walked out with a finished piece that they loved. And the DIY Collars were fun and gave everyone a chance to customize and embellish their collar! We all agreed pouring over buttons and beads is a blast – sparkly and inspiring!

Thanks to the mostly new Ninjas that showed up! There were a few regulars though and they make such a good ambassadors for newbies – always friendly and welcoming!

As usual, thanks to Three Kings – They let us play our music, they run out for lightbulbs for us, and they generally do their best to make us feel at home!

Now, you Ninjas stay tuned! We have all kinds of great things coming up in February and we’d love to see you!

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