A Year Of Creativity: A Craft Date Planner To Meet, Share, And Create

A Year Of Creativity: A Craft Date Planner To Meet, Share, And Create

Do something creative every day! In A Year of Creativity, learn how to throw the perfect creative party with your friends-with organizing tips, 25 project ideas,?nd even recipes for snacks.?an?t meet in person? Organize a virtual party to connect with others as you work on the same craft project. Then share your unique results with creative people all over the world. A "craft date" isa fun get-together with a handful of creative?riends in which yousurprise each?ther with craft and DIY projects?sing?ool materials, inspire each other, andmake beautiful things?ogether.?t each date, a group of participants share a self-made project to be re-created?y the other attendees. Materials are individualized for each participant and given as a unique personal gift along with the instructions for the project.? craft date is different than a workshop?ince you get to choose the lovely people that you invite, and as the organizer, you get to participate in all the projects.?nvitees can put their own spin on the project by?sing their favorite colors, materials, or techniques. This way you end up with a range of?ifferent interpretations and results, leading to new inspiration and ideas.A Year of Creativity is a book for everyone with a basic knowledge of crocheting, knitting, and sewing. It does not?each you how to crochet or explain how a sewing machine works.?here are plenty of other books for that. What it does do isinspire crafting enthusiasts to make something together,learn from each other,and have fun doing it. You'll find within:An introduction to craft dates and how they workTips on planning your craft date eventsPlenty of project ideas (short, long, and cooperative)Plus recipes for party dishes?hat?eep the creative juices flowing You willshare ideas,discover new inspiration, and find new friends while creating?niquely beautifulaprons,knit garlands, infinityscarves, haberdasherybags,?ards,?encil cases, and more.?ave you had a great craft date or are you working on a neat project and want to show?t off? There?s a place for this in thecraft dates community. On Instagram, for example, you can tag your photos with, or search for the hashtag?craftdates. You can have a look at?ach?ther?s work, drum up inspiration for your own dates, invite your Insta-friends, or?rganize a "blind date" with creative people from your town or city that you don?t know yet.? whole world will open up. A very creative world is waiting for you inA Year of Creativity.ReviewLearn how to throw the perfect creative party with your friends...Share ideas, discover new inspiration and find new friends while creating 25 uniquely beautiful projects. - Sew NewsAbout the AuthorPetra Hoeksema has been crafting since elementary school. When she turned four, her?randmother gave her a toy sewing machine and her first project was a dress for her sister, which she even wore. She taught herself to embroider and crochet with the help of books and magazines borrowed from the library. And with the help of her great?randmother?s old sewing machine, she learned how to sew clothes. Burning out from her job in the technology sector, Petra turned back to crafting and hasn't stopped since.?he?started up a blog to get in touch with other creative types?nd in 2010 started an online store?hat sold creative materials. She has contributed to?ollie Makes and continues to teach herself more techniques including?elting, weaving, crocheting, knitting, sewing, woodworking, graphic?esign, and doll making. Instagram: bypetraCraftiness is happiness for Lidy Nooij. She has been?reating?or her entire life. When she was twelve, she got her first sewing machine?nd started sewing clothes for her dolls, decorated jars with embroidered bits of felt, and made perfume from rose petals. At school, she organized?rafting?fternoons with friends for other kids.?idy's crafting is multi-faceted and focuses