Joy of Crafting Second show for May!

May is just going by so fast! But maybe if you're still in school, not fast enough?! Anyway, it is time for a new show with more fun crafts!

Our first guests are from the Hawaii State Public Library System. We welcome Mary Okinaka and Tina Takamoto. They fill us in on this year's Summer Reading program.

Tina, the Aiea Children's Librarian shows us how to make one of the reading incentive projects, a Monster bookmark!

Then, we  have Joel Kutaka from Celebrations who shows us how to make a cool dashboard for your planners. He also gives us some tips on decorating your planner pages.

We close the show with a super cool project done by Erika from our Pearl City Ben Franklin Crafts! Erika shows us how to use foam core board to make an amazing party card box that looks like a giant book!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you get a chance to catch the show! Happy Crafting!

It's August Already!

Summer is going by so fast! The kids have already headed back to school and we have a new Joy of Crafting show to share!

Our first guest is not about crafting, it's about caring! My good friend John Cummings III shares with all of us tips on how to be prepared for hurricanes and other disasters. We want everyone, especially our crafters, to be safe!

 

Then, Gloria from Pearl City BFC, gives us a sneak peek of a project they will be doing for their "Endless Summer" Craft Party on Saturday, August 23. It's a beautiful shell macramé bracelet!

And for the show finale, we have Joel from Celebrations with an adorable Panda Gift Box!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you've been enjoying your Summer! Happy Crafting!

Second Joy of Crafting for July!

Here's what's on the second Joy of Crafting show for July! We had fun with our guests and their crafts!

Joel from Celebrations is back with a really creative and useful project, washi decorated notebooks! BTW, Celebrations will be having a "Washi Bombing" event the weekend of Aug 9 and 10. A fun day of washi madness, come and help "bomb" their wall with washi! Check Celebrations for more details.

Then, we have Jamie from Pearl City BFC teach us how to get ready for Back to School with one of the hottest trends, Rah Rah Ribbon Bows! It's not just for cheerleaders!

 

Lastly, I do some re-purposing by making origami baskets from old magazine pages! These are great for snacks or using at parties to put boiled peanut shells. We even have a project sheet, too!

Summer seems to be going by so fast! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get a chance to see this episode! Have a great week!

July's first JOC Show!

Fun Crafts and Fun Guests on this Joy of Crafting show! We start the show with one of favorite Guy Crafters, Joel Kutaka!

Joel from Celebrations shares a great project using washi tape. He shares some new techniques that I just gotta try!

Then, we get a preview for our upcoming store event, Snow Much Fun! Beth from Mapunapuna BFC shares one of the "Frozen" themed project you can make on July 12.

Our third guest, I was so excited to meet! Remember how I said I've been spending a lot of time on Instagram? Well, here's why! Through IG friends I got to meet JOY! She's on IG and loves Project Life.So, she shares some tips on how she puts together her layouts.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you're having a blast this weekend! Hope you can catch the show!Happy Crafting!

First 2011 Joy of Crafting Show

Happy New Year Everybody!It's the Year of the Rabbit, which means we are all in for a very Creative year! To get you started on your new craft adventures, our first show starts off with Gloria from our Pearl City BFC.

Gloria shares with us the ins and outs of using The Cinch binding machine. We love this new tool because it can cut through chipboard, acrylic sheets and more! The best part is that you can adjust to just as many holes as you need for your project.

With the new year brings new products and we have Chris from our Market City BFC introducing us to one of the hottest new trends around...washi tape!

Learn how versatile this decorating medium from Japan is. It's great for all types of projects, not just card making!

Next, we have Puna from our Enchanted Lake BFC showing us a clever centerpiece/favor idea using the tin pails and our recycle pens.

The pens are easy to decorate with and they have a mini magnet on so they can stick to the can for the party centerpiece and then guests can attach them to the fridge when they take them home as a favor.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope that you are able to join us throughout the year as the Joy of Crafting show brings you new products, new crafts and new crafty friends!

Happy New Year and Happy Crafting all year long!