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!

Mixed Media Weekend is here!

Mixed Media weekend started early for our employees. We had a product training session yesterday and there was so much creativeness flowing!

 We had some great project using Bella Boulevard's Star Student Collection. A really fun piece using a great wood surface.

We got to play with the Big Shot Plus and the new Ink Sheets, So, many things you can do with these!

Bo Bunny showed us their new sticky stencils and glitter paste! Love that bling!

We got to play with the amazing Minc foiling machine. It's so cool, the possibilities are endless!

We also got to make some jewelry with Wyatt from Beadalon. He is so fun and a really great teacher.

We even got to craft with a celebrity, the super cool Kelly Purkey!
So, don't forget, you can have fun like us by joining us for the free make and takes and signing up for one of the available classes. Check out the schedule here

Have an awesome weekend at Ben Franklin Crafts!

If You're a Crafter, Clear Your Weekend Calendar!

I hope you saved Friday and Saturday for crafting! Just in case you didn't see today's Star Advertiser, here's the schedule for our Free* Make it and Love It craft projects on Oahu (* Free while supplies last) Plus, Beadalon will have the same Make It & Love Its in Hilo on Monday, April 27 and in Kahului on Tuesday, April 28, both days from 9:30 - 11:30 am!

Don't forget we also have some awesome classes that you can sign up for with some really cool projects!

Friday night is Kelly Purkey's Good Stuff Mini Book from 6 - 7:30 pm or

Beadalon's Glamour Bracelet, also from 6 - 7:30pm

Saturday is Sizzix's Deena Ziegler's On the Cutting Edge class

from 5 - 7 pm

 

And on Sunday we have Bo Bunny's Garden Journal Card Box and cards class from 9 - 11am or your last chance at Beadalon's Glamour Bracelet from 12 - 1:30 pm

All of the classes will be held at Mapunapuna Ben Franklin Crafts.

Thanks for stopping buy today and hope you can make it to our exciting Mixed Media craft weekend!

Don't Miss Out!

There's still time to sign up for our classes during the Mixed Media 2015 event this weekend! Here's the line up:

Friday night,  4/24 Beadalon's Glamour Bracelet with Wyatt White from 6 - 7:30 pm at the Mapunapuna Bead Shoppe. The class is just $25 and you are going to leave with a beautiful bracelet and tools worth over $60! (Wyatt's Sunday class is sold out, waiting list only.)

Also, on Friday night is Kelly Purkey's Good Stuff Mini Book! Kelly will be using good stuff from her new Clearly Kelly line for this awesome project. Class is from 6 - 7:30 pm inside the Joy of Crafting Studio next to Mapunapuna BFC, class is $40.

Sign up for Saturday night's the Cutting Edge with Deena Ziegler! For $25, you'll make some awesome projects and learn all about the new great stuff Sizzix has come out with. The class is from 5 -7 pm at the JOC studio next to Mapunapuna BFC.

Then, wrap up the weekend with  Bo Bunny's beautiful Garden Journal collection project. For $25, you'll make four gorgeous cards and a beautifully decorated box to put them in. This class is from 9 - 11 am at the JOC studio next to Mapunapuna BFC.

All class sign ups are at Mapunapuna Ben Franklin Crafts. I'm taking some, hope to see you  in class!

Mixed Media 2015!

So super excited, our Mixed Media event is back and we have some fun crafting planned for you! The event starts Friday, April 24  with some make and takes from a number of vendors. They will be rotating amongst the four Oahu stores. The make/takes will continue on Saturday, April 25, too. (Beadalon will be doing make/takes in Kahului and Hilo the following week)

The fun part is there'll be some classes that you can sign up for, too! All classes will be held at Mapunapuna BFC.

On Friday night, you can make a Glamour Bracelet with Wyatt White from Beadalon or a "Good Stuff" mini  book with Kelly Purkey!

On Saturday, after the make/takes, Sizzix will be holding a class with their designer Deena Zielgar!

And on our last day of Mixed Media 2015, you can make a beautifully decorated box plus four matching cards with Bo Bunny! You'll also have another chance to hone your jewelry making skills with Wyatt as he offers the Glamour bracelet in the afternoon.

I'll showcase each class project this week starting with Wyatt's Glamour Bracelet today.

You will learn wire wrapping techniques from Wyatt White, a 33-year Jewelry Professional and the inventor of the patent-pending, award-winning 3D Bracelet Jig.

 

In the class, you will learn how to make a bangle bracelet using 1/10 silver filled wire and adorn it with 14 crystal beads. You will learn the proper use of a bent chain nose pliers, flush cutters and other tools. You will finish the bracelet in class and will receive an instruction manual that you can use for personal and professional use in the future. While the class is open to all levels of jewelry making experience, it is only open to adults.

The class fee is only $25 and each student will receive a 3D Bracelet jig, 18 gauge 1/10 silver filled round wire, 24 gauge Artistic Wire- silver plated round wire, 14 crystal beads and an Artistic Wire Straightener tool. The value of the products you will receive is over $60!

Class size is limited, so sign up today!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to see you at Mixed Media 2015!