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Bernat’s Yarn Tasting with Mikey – Live Event

November 16, 2011 by TheCrochetCrowd

Loom Knitting Demonstrations and Tutorial Teaching
Join Mikey Live On December 3rd, 2011 at Bernat’s Factory Outlet (Spinrite) in Listowel Ontario.

Bernat’s Live Event

12 Crochet Gifts of Christmas Feature

Mikey’s back at Bernat (Spinrite Factory Outlet) on December 3rd, 2011 between 10 am – 3 pm. This is when Mikey will be hook’n up a storm and creating a fun atmosphere. We laugh, share and connect with others who are totally into the fibre arts.

This time, bring your size J or 6.0 MM crochet hook or you can buy one at the store if you forget. We are going to be playing with a quick project idea that you can make for yourself or even better, whip it up for a loved one for a Christmas gift! I’ve never taught crochet at Bernat and this will be my first opportunity. You can either watch and learn or buy a ball of yarn and begin immediately with me.

You will be able to see all the products made for AllFreeCrochet’s 12 Crochet Gifts of Christmas at Bernat.

This is a free workshop event.  Watch for Bernat’s Flyer for exact details and what December’s sales are going to be!

Hope to see you there! 🙂 Enjoy

Michael

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: bernat, Create, Demonstration, DIY, event, Free Workshop, Fun, hobby, Laugh, live, michael sellick, Mikey, Pom Pom, Puff Ball, scarf, Share, Tasting, The Crochet Crowd, Try, yarn

FaveCrafts.com 365 Personalize Your Projects

January 8, 2011 by Maria

As an avid scuba diver I am always on the look out for cool craft projects I can make for my dive buddies. Over the years I’ve made dive flag friendship bracelets, fused dive flag pendents, and more. Recently I discovered that I could make red yarn flowers with my Hana Ami flower loom and place a white sand dollar as the flower center and the flower had a nice dive flag feel! You can purchase a Hana Ami flower loom at CutRateCrafts.com.

For full instructions on how to make the Diver Down Flower Flag just click here.

Have you personalized or customized a project for your favorite hobby or organization? Please let us know how you used your imagination and creativity to make something special! You can find the instructions to this project here.

Filed Under: FaveCrafts 365 Tagged With: hobby, yarn

Hook’d On Scrapp’n

October 8, 2010 by TheCrochetCrowd

Have you been caught by the creative bug of scrap booking? Teresa Church, of Clinton Ontario is passionate about the world of preserving her memories through “Scrapp’n”. As crafting sections such as fabrics and yarns have depleted from the shelves at the stores, the scrap booking mania has expanded. After speaking to Church, her level of enthusiasm draws you in and you suddenly feel like you need to run out and buy up a storm of scrapping materials to be part of her energy wave.

It’s about telling the life story of a subject, person, or event that has happened. Photo albums are great; however, why not add some embellishments such as ribbons, stickers, or extra writing to explain the moment captured. It allows the scrapper to document who people are in the pictures and reduces figuring out who people are in the future to come. Scrapping solves some mysteries that may be left behind and is a wonderful reference resource to trigger memories that may have been forgotten.

Scrapp’n is art. The way you cut your materials, display the pictures or treasures you want to keep, and how you colour code your book is extremely personal. Church explains that it reveals the level of creativity along your scrapp’n journey. Looking at the first books and comparing to how much more creative you have become is satisfying to see your personal growth creativity wise while walking down memory lane.

Church even attends “Scrapp’n Retreats” for getting away and diving head first into her artistic getaway. Together with 20 – 25 people they scrap all weekend long. They share memories, trade tools, try interesting ideas, and leave with finished scrap books. It allows them to sit down and really think about their art. Think of it this way, she is preserving her memories and creating new memories at the retreat while she is making her books.

The appeal to scrapp’n is the inexpensive start up costs. You can start off with a few items and slowly build your collection of supplies over time. She’s a crafter at heart and like many of us will “Bee Line” directly to the crafting section before walking around the store. Church emphasizes that Canada seems to lack of the availability of finding supplies. She’s talking about large retailers that don’t change their products for lengthy periods of time. She finds herself ordering most of her stuff online from the United States to keep her books unique.

If you like to see your family and friends in pictures all around the house, than this craft is definitely for you. Enter the world of scrapp’n and see if this art is for you!

For more fabulous ideas on exploring your creativity, visit www.mikeyssmail.com.

Filed Under: Craft Trends, Mixed Media Art, Paper Craft Tagged With: Crochet, Crowd, Fun, hobby, Mikeyssmail, Scrapbooking, Scrapping

Can Knitting prevent memory loss?

February 24, 2009 by FaveCrafts

Many doctors think that knitting can prevent the onset of memory loss.  And not just knitting but crafting and hobbies of all sorts.  I’ve heard this topic brought up before; it’s the reason many nursing homes and assisted living facilities have arts and crafts workshops and classes for their members to take.  When my grandfather’s memory started to get worse, I remember my mother encouraging him to do word puzzles like crosswords and play scrabble.  The main concept is just to do something that continues to engage the mind.  Sitting in front of a TV doesn’t count!

A new US study suggests that engaging in a hobby such as quilting, reading a book, or knitting during middle age can delay the onset of dementia as the patient grows. Patients participating in the study who crafted or partook in a hobby reduced the risk of memory loss by 40 percent.  Later in life, continuing to keep up with the hobby or craft reduced the risk by 30 to 50 percent.

According to study author and neuroscientist, Dr Yonas Geda, the study is exciting because “it demonstrates that aging does not need to be a passive process.” She also pointed out that patients in the study who watched less than seven hours of TV a day reduced their memory loss risk by 50 percent.

So get off the couch and make something — your crafty hobby just might save your mind! To find out more about the study, read the full article from BBC News.

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