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Sunday, August 24, 2014

EXPIRED -- 2 Chances to WIN from Craftsy - Win a Quilt Kit (of your choice) OR a Cupcake Decorating Kit + FREE Enrollment in a NEW Cupcake Class!

(Sponsored by Craftsy)

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EXPIRED
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Win your choice of
ANY Quilt Kit
from Craftsy!

Craftsy Quilt Kits come with everything you need to create a beautiful quilt - all on your own! From the fabric to the pattern -- Just add a sewing machine -- and you'll be ready to go! Home-sewn quilts make wonderful gifts and are prefect for everyone in the family! Win yourself one of these amazing quilt kits and bring some warmth into your home this Fall!

Giveaway Ends on August 27, 2014

Candy Squares Quilt Kit

Dewdrops Quilt Kit

Chevron Flowers Quilt Kit

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Enter to WIN a Craftsy Quilt Kit TODAY!

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WIN a Cupcake Decorating Kit
+
a FREE Cupcake Class!

One LUCKY winner will receive a 55-piece Ateco Stainless-Steel Decorating Set + FREE enrollment in the NEW online Craftsy class: The Perfect Cupcake!!

All you have to do is either sign up with Facebook or by email and your entered!!! It's that simple!

Giveaway ends on August 27, 2014
Open to US and Canada

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Enter to WIN a Cupcake Decorating Kit and FREE Cupcake Class TODAY!!

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Learn New Skills with Over 20 FREE Online Classes Available

If your a regular reader of my blog, you know that I often share deals and such for a company named Craftsy, which offers Online Crafting Classes. Today is no different, well maybe a tad different since what I'm about to share is not a deal or a limited time situation. Craftsy has over 20 mini-classes that are 100% free and you can watch them as many times as you like as well as rewinding and repeating a step that you need practice with!!

What is Craftsy?
Craftsy is a worldwide craft community that offers online classes as well as a patterns marketplace where independent designers can sell their patterns; a supplies shop with great deals on yarn, fabric, class kits, etc. They also have a projects section where members can share pictures of their newest crafty successes with each other. With over two million members and counting, Craftsy has something for just about everyone, in categories ranging from: photography, cooking, sewing, knitting, painting, cake decorating and so much more.

Behind the Scenes: The Making of a Craftsy Class

Before any filming begins, hours upon hours are spent figuring out what the class will cover and how to best teach each specific technique to the camera aka YOU. It's not an easy job but Craftsy instructors love what they do and you will never hear them complain! They work with an instructional designer to create an in-depth outline of each lesson, and decide how to best prepare any needed props or “step-outs” that show what your project should look like throughout the different steps. Instead of a scripted class, instructors follow their outlines, live on camera, to create an authentic and engaging teaching experience for you to enjoy.

Neat Fact:

Craftsy classes are often filmed in one out of five Craftsy studios in Denver, CO. They fly in instructors from all over the world, who spend several days filming, then spend several weeks turning hours of footage into a 2 or 3 hour class experience that's been broken down and reviewed in-dept by top industry experts.

Why should you try out the Craftsy experience?
Craftsy classes are designed to have all of the benefits of attending a normal class, with less distractions. Classes are available online and on-demand. World-class instructors are always within your reach and you can retake the same class as many times as needed! Use the 30-second repeat feature to watch the same section over and over again until you master each technique!

Watching a Craftsy class feels like you have first-row seats with the best teachers in the world. Need more? Then how about that all classes have a
100% money-back guarantee!!

Try online learning today with a free mini-class from Craftsy!

Choose from 23 Free Craftsy Classes ranging from:

drawing, painting, sewing, quilting, knitting, cake decorating, photography and more.
(Some classes are listed below)

Free Classes at Craftsy

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Online Classes is the New Modern Way of Learning - Get your FREE Class today!

What is Craftsy?
Craftsy is a worldwide crafting community that offers online classes along much more. You can find a patterns marketplace where independent designers have the opportunity of selling their patterns; a supplies shop with awesome deals on yarn, fabric, and class kits; as well as a Projects Section where members can share pictures of their newest crafty creations. With over 2 million members and growing daily, Craftsy has something for just about everyone! Categories ranging from quilting, sewing, painting, photography, baking, cake decorating and so much more.

Why should you take an online class?
Online education is NOT strictly for schools and collage anymore. Craftsy courses provide you the convenience of world-class instructors inside your own house, whenever and where ever you want to learn something new. No matter what subject your interested in, learning online is the new modern option that's becoming more and more popular each day.

Your able to learn at your own pace now that online learning is pretty much on-demand. Anytime that you decide that you would like to learn a new talent, the options are out there and you don't even have to leave your family and sit in a classroom full of strangers anymore.
Online learning is a wonderful alternative to in-store craft classes for people with busy schedules or who have difficulty leaving the house. You also get the opportunity to rewatch a confusing parts over-and-over again, so you can see exactly how a technique is done, or to use as a reference and/or help guide before beginning new projects.

What's wonderful about Craftsy is that you can get started with a FREE CLASS!!!!! That's right! Your very first class is completely free!

Try Craftsy out today!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

New Online Photography Courses!!

Craftsy now has Photography Courses!!

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Craftsys goal is to revolutionize online education by giving photography enthusiasts the chance to be on location with world-glass instructors learn many professional techniques as well as engaging with instructor and fellow students! As a student, you are able to make digital video notes, ask questions as week as getting the chance to learn using the latest tools!!

The Craftsy Photography Courses that are currently available are:

Shoot It: Product Photography Class -- No need to have expensive and fancy equipment/cameras to take great pictures, all you need is the knowledge that you'll learn in this wonderful class!!

Portraits With an On-Camera Speedlight -- Use light and bring your portraits to life!! Learn how to use the light that's available light and learn advanced on-camera flash techniques with Neil van Niekerk.

Kirk Tuck: Studio Portrait Lighting -- Photographer Kirk Tuck shows students the equipment, setup & lighting techniques that will be needed to create breathtaking and professional-like portraits.

Shooting Intimate Landscapes -- Turn the ordinary into extraordinary! Travel with Rob Sheppard and discover beauty on a smaller scale and learn to find intimate landscapes anywhere!

Landscape Photography: Great Sand Dunes -- Take a journey with Photo Guru Rixk Sammon and enhance your landscape photos from blah to breathtaking in minutes with this spectacular online class!

Off-Camera Flash Photography with Neil van Niekerk -- Put your subjects in their best light no matter what setting by taking your speedlight off-camera and create wonderful portraits!

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Are You Itching to Learn a New Craft?

Have your tried Craftsy yet?
If you answered "No" then your missing out... BIG Time!!

If you've ever wanted to learn how to sew, quilt, knit, cake decorating, or pretty much anything else creative.... Craftsy can help you! They offer online classes on tons of different topics who are taught by the very best in that line of interest! The prices vary by class but Craftsy also offers FREE Mini Classes!

I just enrolled in the Sewing Machine 911 Mini Class and I can't wait to begin!! I use to be able to run a sewing machine wonderfully but it's been many many years since I've used one and I need a refresher before I start any projects!

Some Top Mini Classes are:

--Creative Quilt Backs: Make the back of your quilt just as interesting as the front! Oh, Fransson! blog author, Elizabeth Hartman, walks you through everything you need to know to make beautiful quilt backs.

--Know Your Wool: Do you wonder where your yarn comes from? Learn about different types of wool and the individual characteristics of each.

--Micro Torch Basics: Go ahead, play with fire. Using a butane micro-torch, learn the basics of creating beautiful and unique metal jewelry in your own house.

--Modern Buttercream: Learn to use buttercream like a pro! Discover the tricks and tips to construct and create a beautifully finished buttercream cake.

--The Hand-Painted Cake: Elevate your cake with Erin Schaefgen's freehand painting techniques. Create beautiful and edible works of art with Erin's tips and tricks.

Begin your Crafting Journey with Craftsy today!

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Take crafting courses from the BEST Instructors from around the World!

I found a WONDERFUL site where you can take all kinds of crafting courses from the best instructors from around the world!!!
It's called Craftsy!

Any type of crafting that you would like to learn is available at Craftsy. They have tons of reasonably priced online video classes that you can watch on your own time and learn at your own pace! They also have lots of great deals going on so you can learn for even less money!

Click HERE or the photo below to get your creative hamster wheel turning!!

Craftsy also has online classes for Baking, Scrapbooking, Cake Decorating and much much more!!