September's First Joy of Crafting Show!

It's time for a new Joy of Crafting Show! I don't know about you but at this time of the year, I still think about Back to School. And, BTS makes me think of making new friends...

So, meet our new friend, Jon Murakami! Many of you already know him and his awesome drawing talent! I was so happy to finally met Jon IRL (in real life). He has illustrated many books and is one of the artists for those funny Local Kine greeting cards.

On the show, Jon gives us a peek into the cartoon/comic world and tells us about this local artist community. Oh, yeah, and then, of course,  he draws...! LOL!Really fast!

Next, we had Rachel from our Mapunapuna Ben Franklin share some of the projects that the keiki will make during our annual Fall Break Craft Program in October.

Rachel actually shows us one of the coolest projects, too, a rice mosaic. Perfect for National Rice Month!

Then, I use some of new products to make a card. I'll explain how to color with Chameleon pens!

Hope you're able to catch this show! Have a great September!

The first new show for August!

Summer has just zipped by so fast! It's already time for a new show! Hope you all got to do some of your favorite summer activities this year! One of my favorites is coming up at the end of August and I first guest tells us a little about it!

 Gloria from Pearl City Ben Franklin Crafts gives us a sneak peek of what will be happening at their store on Sat., August 29 for their annual store event!

Then she showed us one of the make and takes, Monkey Fist ball woven from paracord.

Then, we have more jewelry making fun with Wyatt White from Beadalon.

This time, Wyatt shows us how to use the award winning 3D Bracelet Jig! It's an amazing tool that will get your creativity going thinking of different designs you could make!

Lastly, I show how you can use shrink plastic, which is often thought as only a kid's craft, into some fun jewelry!

I know you're trying to squeeze out every little bit of summer but I hope you can find time to check out the show! Happy Summer! Happy Crafting!

Time for our Second April show!

We have some fun projects for you on the second April Joy of Crafting show!

Julie from Enchanted Lake BFC is back with a great idea for Mother's Day. An easy beaded bracelet.

Next , we have a new face to the show with Amber Harrison from Market City BFC.

Amber shows two different techniques that she uses on a glass Ivy Bowl centerpiece. We'll learn about glass etching and also using stencils with Alcohol Inks!

Then, Colleen is back with an easy crochet lei. It looks really great when you use the ombre yarns like Colleen did!

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you'll have a great week!