Get A Free Crafty Class & Help a Great Cause

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Just a quick mail today to help you bag a freebie. As you probably know Craftsy does a really great range of online classes, that you can watch again and again from your PC/Mac or iPad. Just for today you can pick up a free class and in the process help Donors Choose. If Craftsy reaches 10,000 new students today then they are going to make a donation of $5,000 to DonorsChoose.org to fund projects for classrooms in need. Head over there {Read More}

Art of Crafts May Animal Themed Craft Competition

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So today we come to the May competition, and I know we are going to see some very cute and very beautiful entries for this one. The theme this month is animals, which can mean pets, wildlife, farm animals, insects, birds, fish…..anything animal related. You need to create a piece of unique craft or art work that has in some way an animal or animals as a theme. You can enter any type of craft, as long as it is your {Read More}

Book Themed Craft Competition Winners

Russian Dolls Book Cover Bag by Shirley Woosey

I was very excited to see all the lovely entries in the Book themed craft competition, you all did such a great job, and here today we have the three lucky winners. Many congratulations to the top three, I will be contacting you about your prizes shortly. 1st Place – 44 Likes 2nd Place – 34 Likes 3rd Place – 18 Likes Again many congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who took part and who voted. There will {Read More}

April’s Craft & Giveaway: Cake Making, Baking & Decorating

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** This giveaway is now closed and the lucky winner, drawn by random number generator, is Marilyn Tucker who left the following comment  ”Anything with chocolate and peanut butter. And strawberry shortcake.” Thanks to all those who entered and congrats to Marilyn! ** So we arrive in April and not only do we have a fascinating craft this month but also one where you can eat the yummy creations….yayyy for that Yes April is the month of cake baking and {Read More}

The 2013 Art of Crafts April Book Themed Craft Competition

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So today we come to the April competition, and I have to say I am really excited about this one. Firstly because I love the subject matter and secondly I just can’t wait to see the cool entries you are going to come up with. Drum roll please then for this month’s theme…….BOOKS! This one really is  wide open, you can use books as a whole as a theme, or take inspiration from characters from a particular novel if you {Read More}

Spring/Easter Themed Craft Competition Winners

Handmade Daffodil Card by Victoria

Today I would like to announce the winners of the Easter/Spring Themed Craft Competition. Thank you to all those who entered, we had some gorgeous entries, there is such a wealth of talent out there. The voting was done by ‘Likes’ On Pinterest and without further ado I would therefore like to congratulate the following three winners. I will be mailing you shortly in order to get your prizes out to you. 1st Place – 20 Likes 2nd Place – 13 Likes {Read More}

Book Giveaway: Character Crafting by Ashley Lucas

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** This giveaway is now closed. The lucky winner, drawn by random number generator is Monica, who left the following comment “My favorite character is Scarlett O’Hara.” With thanks to all those who entered and many congrats to Monica. There will be another giveaway coming soon ** If you haven’t had time yet to check out the work of Ashley Lucas then I suggest you head over to her super cute website Lady Lucas and her blog Cupcakes & Owls. I {Read More}

March is Sewing Month: Cath Kidston Patch Giveaway

Antique Sewing Machine Isolated on White

** This giveaway is now closed. The lucky winner, drawn by random number generator is Jana Freeman, who left the following comment “Intermediate at sewing and absolutely love it. Learned from my Grandmother at the age of 8 yrs. Fell in love with it asap. Now learned more from her to advance to the expert level. Love making things for my children and for others to buy for there children or their family and friends. I am also now learning {Read More}

The 2013 Art of Crafts March Easter/Spring Themed Craft Competition

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We are going to have a craft competition every month here on Art of Crafts and so today we come to the March one. I think we are all looking forward to some brighter days and so I thought, with that in mind, and Easter fast approaching, the theme should be Easter/Spring. You can choose either of these (or both) as your motivation, so think bunnies, flowers, eggs, chocolate, chicks, themes of the celebration of Easter, sunshine, snowdrops…..really whatever takes {Read More}

Love Themed Craft Competition Winners

Rose Trinket Box by  Gina Rahman

Today I would like to announce the winners of the Art of Crafts Love Themed Craft Competition. Thank you to all those who entered, we had some gorgeous entries, there is such a wealth of talent out there. The voting was done by ‘Likes’ On Pinterest and without further ado I would therefore like to congratulate the following three winners. I will be mailing you shortly in order to get your prizes out to you. 1st Place – 49 Likes 2nd Place {Read More}

February is Drawing Month: Giveaway Time

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** This giveaway is now closed. The lucky winner, drawn by random number generator is Michele McLean, who left the following comment “I would love to be able to draw, my 3 year old keeps asking me to draw him pictures of animals etc….I do try but for once I would like it to resemble his request!! ” With thanks to all those who entered and many congrats to Michele. There will be another giveaway coming soon ** For February, I {Read More}

The 2013 Art of Crafts’ Love Themed Craft Competition

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After the  success of last year’s ‘Love’ themed craft competition, I thought we should do it again, and spread the love! The theme of course is Love, in honour of Valentine’s day, and you can enter any type of craft, as long as it is your own work. Professional crafters and hobby crafters are both equally welcome and I know we are going to see some really ‘love’ly entries. See what I did there Please read down for the T&Cs, {Read More}

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