The Designer Crafts Connection is a group of premier Arts & Crafts industry designers who have joined together to share their creativity and design talents, to support and promote crafts in general, introduce readers to new project ideas, innovative manufacturer products, new trends and techniques and ultimately inspire creativity in others.
Gwen Studios design team has been making a variety of projects this summer for Back to School, Fall, Halloween and more....... Here's their first collection, but come back at the end of the month for even more inspiration - it may be August, but that means holidays are just around the corner!
Guess what! It's July 25th!!!
Christmas Day is only FIVE months away!
Will you be ready?
No time like the present to start planning ahead,
so here's some of our favorite Chrismas projects to help you get started:
Christmas in
Whether you're working on party decorations, birthday gifts, packages, gift bags, or upstyling a simple balloon, everything looks better with a quick'n EZ touch of curly ribbon!
With a range of popular colors plus holographic and metallic colors to choose from, there's something for everyone for every occasion! Now available a your local Walmart and online at Walmart.com
Designers are are always on the lookout for new product to inspire their creativity, so it's always exciting to visit the annual arts & crafts trade shows each year to see what's new.
K&S Precision Metals, an old, established metal company, was one of this year's new exhibitors at the spring trade show with a product created specifically for crafters and makers. They have already been providing custom and packaged metals for over 75 years to major hobby and hardware stores, but exhibiting at the National Art Materials Trade Assoc (NAMTA/Creativation) was the company's first foray into the arts & crafts market.
K&S offers 12" x 24" rolls of .004" thick, 36 ga, aluminum foil* specifically manufactured for their creative customers. There are currently 5 colors to choose from: Blue, Purple, Green, Pink and Gold on one side and all rolls are silver on the back. *Note: please don't be misled by the name "aluminum foil"! This is not your mother's kitchen foil! It is much stronger and thicker than the rolls commonly found in a kitchen drawer!
It's such a fun product to work with so I, (Julie McGuffee) immediately offered to host a blog hop with industry designers and influencers here, and Ann Butler, founder of Bella Crafts Quarterly is promoting the company in her online magazine and Facebook Lives.
Each participating designer received samples of the colored metal foil and you can see what they created in the links below. As we say in the UK, you'll be gobsmacked at how versatile this product is! Here's a teaser video by @thediyday to spark your creativity!
You can follow Scott and Ted's excellent adventures in craft land by liking their Facebook page and following them on Instagram! Enjoy!
Get started by checking out these great ideas by Cat Kerr
and this quick'n EZ project by Eileen Hull just in time for the holiday weekend!
You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Great news! Gwen Studios ribbon is now available online at michaels.com!
Check out these designer projects using the red & white stripe taffy and solid red grosgrain ribbon in different widths.... Which project are you going to make? We'd love to know......
You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Mothers' Day always falls on the second Sunday in May, so this month designers are creating extra special ribbon projects - perfect for all the Moms out there!
What will you make for a special 'Mom" in your life?
It's March, so hopefully we'll start to see flowers blooming once again and Easter is just around the corner! It's a great time to make everything bright and beautiful, so this month designers are sharing ribbon projects for Spring with an amazing selection they received from Gwen Studios!
