National Scrapbook Day...get ready to celebrate!

Ready, set, scrapbook!  We are so excited that we're kicking off National Scrapbook Day tomorrow!  Get ready for a fabulous weekend full of fun events!  Even if you're not a scrapbooker, I guarantee you're going to get hooked once you participate in our make-n-takes!  Can't wait to see you this weekend!

Scrappy Girl Apron Challenge 2011

National Scrap Book Day May 6th - 8th

This year for National Scrap Book Day instead of creating tee shirts for the employees we decided to create aprons! Then we challenged the employees to decorate them.

This is what I created!

1. I started out with 5 coordinating fat quarters of different fabric patterns. Then I cut 2 strips 4" x 22" or you aren't using fat quarters you can cut 1 strip 4"x 44".

2. Then I lined up the 2 strips facing pattern side together and made a short stitch to sew them together to make one strip of fabric (if you cut one 44" piece you can skip this step).

Then I folded one side of my fabric strip (pattern side facing down) 1/2" and ironed it in place.






I set my machine to a medium stitch and sewed down the folded piece of fabric (this will be the bottom of your ruffle).

On your machine change your stitch to be the largest size on your sewing machine. At the top of the strip of fabric sew a 1/2" down 2 stitch lines close to each other. This is to create your fabric to ruffle.

Then pull on the 2 top or bottom threads, which ever pulls easier. You will start to see a ruffle form. Make the ruffle to the desired length of the with of your skirt.

Get your glue glider out. This is going to heat set with your iron. The reason why I chose the glue glider is because there are pockets on my skirt and I didn't want to sew them up. I'm very impressed with how strong this glue glider works!

Start by gliding the Glue Glider over the ruffled seams. Then heat set with your iron. This will give you a clean top for the top ruffle.

Then sew on some ric rack or ribbon of your choice.



Using your Glue Glider, place glue over the top of your first pockets and heat set.


Continue to follow the steps above 4 more times creating your fabric ruffles.

As you can see I only finished the top ruffle the other 4 I just heat set on to the apron.


I'm going to add some flowers to the top and I will post a final picture soon....

Come visit CW Gresham

I know the major buzz right now is the 2011 Scrapbook Design Team Search, BUT...when was the last time you paid a visit to our Gresham store?  Thinking about summer projects?  Consider these two ideas.  Of course, if you want the specifics, stop on in and our fabulous associates will guide you through the process.

check out some of the Design Team entries we are looking at today!

We are currently selecting 11 customers to become part of our Scrapbook design team 2011. We are having a VERY difficult time because we have so many great entries. Thought we'd share some of the details of a few of the entries. The team has not been chosen as of this moment, these picutres are random close up shots of some of the entries-photos taken durning round 2....we were careful not to include faces and names. Some of these may or may not get a spot on the team....but you can see the calibur of talent out there! We are so impressed and inpsired by all the hard work put into these entries.

We will be contacting the 11 selected customers by phone this week!

National Scrapbook Day Sneak Peek!

On Saturday May 7th between 11am and 3pm you can join us at the store for an amazing 4 part make and take (it's FREE!) where you will get to create a gorgeous mini album!

here is your first peek at a portion of the front cover of the mini book!

check out our FaceBook for more updates!

http://www.facebook.com/CraftWarehouse

SNEAK PEEK! FRIDAY MAY 6TH FREE MAKE AND TAKE

THIS Friday we kick off our weekend long celebration of National scrapbook day!

Stop by your Craft Warehouse scrapbook department between 1pm and 3pm and make this adorable card for FREE!!!

We will be debuting the great NEW Doodlebug Design collections of papers and embellishments, and pairing them up with the sassy new Doodlebug Create-A-Card center. Have you seen this? It's a spinning tower filled with great shaped and die cut cards in the 9 Doodlebug Rainbow colors. You get to buy it by the piece- so you pick your style of card, and your color, and then you can also pick up envelopes either to match, or mix and match your colors for a real pop of color. The envelopes are also specially die cut and have a tone on tone print inside just like the cards.

You can add a few simple embellishments to personalize and in no time you have a gorgeous one of a kind card!

THIS Friday also starts the National Scrapbook Day sale event! Lots of great discounts on your favorite scrapbook supplies, and a 40% off coupon! Lots of new stuff has just arrived too.

And then join us for the main event on Saturday May 7th between 11am and 3pm for an amazing day filled with prizes, special discounts, amazing cricut sale, and a great 4 part mini book make and take- I might even post some sneak peek pictures of that later this week!

Please note: Aloha Oregon store is not participating in these events.

Happenings at Vancouver Craft Warehouse Quilt Shop

"Table Runner While You Wait"

Saturday, May 14th from 12-4pm

You purchase the fabric and we assemble for FREE!

All you need is 1/3 yard of a focus fabric and 1/2 yard of a backing/border fabric. That's less than $10.00 in materials! (Buttons are optional and not included in the free assembly)