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Come join Craft-A-Day's Sarah Goldschadt in Brooklyn on March 16 for a craft-packed day of DIY and a giveaway from Quirk Books!

We're thrilled to share that the wonderful Sarah Goldschadt will be hosting a Craft-A-Day bar at the Brooklyn Craft Camp in Greenpoint, a daylong festival of activites, food, and awesome crafting–all with your fellow do-it-yourselfers. Stop by to see Sarah and whip up a little something for yourself, then stay for the day and enjoy four 90-minute sessions with other knitters, painters, glue-ers, and makers. The day begins with coffee & donuts and ends with cocktails & snacks, and features a keynote lunch in between with Jay McCarroll of Project Runway fame. 

And since we're so excited to be part of all the craftitutde, Quirk will be giving away some awesome prizes: tote bags, a pack of all our craft books, and–of course–copies of Craft-A-Day

In short: it's like camp, for grown-ups, with only Arts & Crafts (and food) plus a chance to win craft books from Quirk. Don't miss out!

Brooklyn Craft Camp
Saturday, March 16th
10 AM — 7 PM

Greenpoint Lutheran Church of the Messiah
129 Russell Street
(between Driggs and Nassau Avenue)
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (map)

Advance registration is required, with a $275 fee to cover food and supplies.

Craft-A-Day is available now.

I started a little Craft-a-thon on my blog to showcase the weekly themes and crafts from my book Craft-a-Day.

Each week I show a few samples of crafts from the book and encourage readers who own the book or app to showcase their #craftaday creations. It has been so much fun seeing all the variations and personal touches people have added to their projects. A few highlights:

Inspired by Brittany’s stamped wrapping paper, I created a stamped card for Valentine’s Day!

Creating a mini heart stamp for Valentine’s Day is fun and easy! For this project you’ll need: a blank card, pencil, craft knife, and a red stamp pad.

If you’re a bibliophile, you love books, plain and simple. You probably have more than you know what to do with (or have space for), but you always acquire more. You have yellowed old classics and brand-new glossy New York Times bestsellers. But now you’re looking for something more unique to round out your book collection, maybe something vintage, or something that reminds you of your childhood.

Hey Quirk fans! 

We're out of the office until January 3rd, but we'll be back in 2013 with fun new books and lots of new content. 

This year's holiday card was created by the good people at Space 1026 here in Philadelphia. Oh, and that adorable cross-stitched pattern? You can make one yourself. Just download this .PDF. 

Right Click, Save As [Holiday.PDF, 450k]

We hope all of you have a wonderful, safe holiday. 

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Quirk

Part of Snowman Week in Sarah Goldschadt’s Craft-A-Day, mini-snowman cupcake toppers are the perfect way to while away a chilly winter afternoon with the young people in your life. Get creative with your snowman topper—make a family of snow-people for Frosty, or have a contest to see who can make the most interesting outfit! Don’t forget the corncob pipe, and why not add a scarf and perhaps some icy jewelry while you’re at it? Plaid is all the rage in snowman fashion these days!

The possibilities are endless with Craft-A-Day’s simple handmade blue prints for projects for each day of the year.

Happy holidays, and get crafting!