Get Ready for Another Slice of FUN!

The rumour is true! Amy Tan of Amy Tangerine is coming back to Hawaii for TWO classes on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Mapunapuna Ben Franklin Crafts!

Sign-ups start tomorrow, Sat., Nov. 23 at the Mapunapuna Ben Franklin Crafts. For more information, go to our website.

We had so much fun the last time Amy was here, hope you can join us! Have a great weekend!

Celebrations New Location Grand Opening!

Join us at Celebrations this Saturday, 8/31 for their New Location Grand Opening! They moved two doors down the hall. Now, they are right next to Ben Franklin Crafts Mapunapuna!

I'll be there from 10 am - 12 noon to help you make your own origami card case! We'll be using one of Celebrations' specialty wrapping papers to make this easy and useful little card case. I like to use these when I don't want to carry a bag, like at carnivals and concerts.

It has four pockets, two on the inside to hold your ID, credit cards and cash! And, two more pockets on the outside that can hold club cards, stamps cards and business cards.

They'll be lots of fun going on with in-store specials and prize giveaways, too. Plus, my make and take is FREE! So, I hope to see you there!

14 Days of Valentine's - Day 2 Treat Holder

One of my favorite things to make for any holiday is something to put treats in. So, for day 2, we are going back in time to a past project that's fast and easy.

A simple treat holder that you can make for a lot of people, like your whole office. It's really great to make them all different by using up your scrap papers! Here's a link to the project sheet.

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

First Joy of Crafting Show for February!

Tonight is the premiere of February's first show and we have some new crafts and a new friend!

 

I start the show with one of the hottest trends around, Letters! I'll show you a couple of sample projects using our new paper mache letters which comes in three sizes: 23.5", 12" and 8". The possibilities are endless! (Pssst...they are on sale until Friday, Feb. 8!)

Next, we welcome a new friend, Ruth Johnson of Kitty Bee Designs, one of Hawaii's creative stamp companies. Ruth uses one of her cow character stamps to adorn a chocolate filled box. You've got to check out all of her cute designs, now available at the Ben Franklin Crafts stores.

Then, we have Gloria from Pearl City BFC who shares the jewelry technique of Chain Maille which creates patterns using jump rings.

Gloria shows us how to do one of the basics, the Byzantine pattern. This is one of my favorites because it looks pretty cool without having to do a lot of work.

Thank You  for stopping by today and I hope you get a chance to catch the show. Have a great week!

More than just Soda Crackers!

Do you like Diamond Bakery Soda Crackers? I do! How do you eat them? I like the unsalted ones with tuna spread on top.Yummm!

 

Okay, this is not about Soda Crackers. I just wanted to let you know that Diamond Bakery is having a contest to find a design for their two new delivery trucks! And guess what!? It could mean $2000 cash to the artist of the winning design! We're talking a LOT of crackers!

Ben Franklin Crafts is one of the co-sponsors of this contest because we LOVE supporting the artist in everyone. So, got you excited? Here's a  link to the contest info.

Start planning the design. The prizes are great but I think it's going to be super cool seeing that truck driving around with your design!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a GREAT weekend! (hmmm...think I want some Candy Bead cookies now!)