The GREAT ornament SWITCHEROO!

The Great Ornament Switcheroo is Thursday night, December 19th, at 7:30pm - please bring an fun Christmas ornament (bought or handmade). We'll make & take something special as well.

WHERE:
Craft Social Workshop
1426 Williams St, Southside Chatt

WHAT:
A good ol-fashioned switcheroo - aka. we have a swap using the number system, yay!

COST:
$5 materials fee & you get to take home a special ornament from someone else. Feel the love!!

Hope to see you there!
Michelle

Thanks - Main x24!

Thanks SO much to everyone that came out for Mainx24 - it was huge turnout and we all had a blast!!
Michelle

Main x24 Workshops!

Hope you can join us for some Christmas fun!
All my best,
Michelle

Paper-making Workshop!

Hi all,
Just a quick reminder that there's going to be a really fun paper-making workshop tomorrow. My good friend Annie will teach you all the basics to creating your own recycled paper. Think Christmas presents, cards, wedding invites, gift tags, etc. So exciting!!

WHEN: 1-3 pm
WHERE: 1426 Williams St, Southside Chatt
COST: $10 - includes all materials
PLEASE RSVP: To Andrea (look on the graphic above for the email address... no typing it out here cause we don't want those sneaky-sneak hackers to spam her forever).

Happy weekend and bountiful crafting!
Michelle

Upcycled T-Shirt Scarf Workshop!

Hey everyone,
Ok, trust me, you don't want to miss this one! I'm sure all of you have an old tshirt (or your husband, boyfriend, dad's etc) laying around. You know, one of those kinda grubby, not so wearable ones that no one has the heart to throw out... or it's been sneaky and hiding way back in the closet. Well, dig it out and give it a second chance. We're going to be making super cool tshirt scarves out of them this Thursday! These are the new must-have accessory and, once you've made one, you're going to want to make them for everyone!!
Please let me know if you're coming so that I can have enough supplies. Hope to see you there!

WHEN:
Thursday, Nov 18th
7:30 pm

WHERE:
1426 Williams St
Southside Chatt

PRICE:
$5 materials fee - a bargain!

If possible, please sign-up at the Windfarm Coffee Bar or drop me a quick email at craftsocialworkshop (at) gmail.
PS - If you'd like to make 2, bring an extra tshirt. We may have time for multiples :-)

Happy Necklaces!

Thanks to everyone that came out for the Scrabble Tile Workshop. It was a great time and huge crafting success! Tons of necklaces were made (I think 80 in total) so there should be lots of happy folks once the gift-giving begins. Yay!

If you'd like to sign up for the mailing list, please send me a quick email to craftsocialworkshop(at)gmail. We have a bunch of cool workshops coming up in November including papermaking and kid's crafts. SO exciting!

Happy creating,
Michelle

Scrabble Tile Pendant Workshop!

Hey everyone,
Want to come make really cool scrabble tile pendants? You know you do! It'll be a blast plus they’re affordable, fun Christmas gifts! Hope to see you there!

WHEN:
Thursday, Oct 14th
7:30 pm

WHERE:
1426 Williams St
Southside Chatt

PRICE:
$5 materials fee - a bargain!

If possible, please sign-up at the Windfarm Coffee Bar or drop me a quick email at craftsocialworkshop (at) gmail.
PS - Feel free to bring tiny photos, bits of special paper, etc if you'd like to use them for your pendant

Craft-a-long Tomorrow!

Hey everyone,
Want to hang out with a bunch of other fun crafters at a great coffee shop? We're having an informal craft-a-long tomorrow! It's BYOC - "Bring Your Own Craft" or handwork. I'll be there with my knitting, hopefully at one of the comfy couch areas. If you'd like a FREE knitting lesson, please bring Size 5 needles and "worsted weight" yarn.

WHERE & WHEN:
Windfarm Coffee Bar
1427 Williams Street, Southside Chatt.

Thursday, September 23
11:30 til 1 pm
(Windfarm has yummy paninis)

PS - ALL WELCOME!! If you're not feeling crafty but still want to hang out, please come along.

Upcycled Flowers Extravaganza!

A HUGE thanks to everyone that came out for the "upcycled flowers" Craft Social! It was packed out and we had a blast!! Good friend Annie had a great idea - she's going to make the flowers out of sheet music and hang them upside down off the tree branches for her outdoor wedding. Amazing!

The next big event is October 14th to benefit Urban Young Life. Please check back in for other events as well though.

Happy creating,
Michelle

The Next Event is Thursday 9.09.10!

Hi crafty folks!
The next Craft Social event is this Thursday, September 9th. Yay!! Do you have a hard time letting go of all your favorite magazines? Are you looking for fun, thrifty gifts for birthdays or Christmas? Like the ones you see at your favorite boutiques and on Etsy? Then you have to join us! It's going to be a good time featuring projects that upcycle magazines (aka. make them into something new and exciting).

Where & when:
Thursday, September 9th
7:30 - 9:30 pm
1426 Williams Street
Southside Chattanooga

Hope you can come!!
Happy crafting,
Michelle

Such a Good Time!

Thanks to everyone that came out for the August KIND event, it was a great time!!! It was so much fun to see the creativity and craftiness that you put into your market totes. They were awesome and we collected tons of cans for the food bank, yay!

The next KIND event will be on Thursday, September 9th, 7:30pm. More details to follow, but feel free to sign up now.
Happy crafting,
Michelle

Calling ALL Crafty Folks!!

Tomorrow night is the 2nd KIND event - be there or be less crafty! Please bring 3 cans of food to donate and $5 for materials. We'll be reverse block-printing market totes and recipe cards to take home. YUM!

1426 Williams Street
Southside Chattanooga
203.434.0784

PLEASE call if you'd like to come - then I can have plenty of supplies for everyone.
Hope to see you there,
Michelle

127 Yard Sale Craftiness

Hi all my crafty friends!
Today was a big day in my little world - I finally shopped at "the world's longest yard sale" after years of dreaming about it up north. Seriously, I think I've actually drooled on the map and one of my first thoughts when moving to Chattanooga was "it's less than a year til the 127 Sale". Yup, I'm a tad nerdy! Seriously though, if you have a bit of time, drive up Signal or Lookout Mountain for a well worth it adventure. You'll meet lots of interesting folks, there are tons of great finds, and so many amazing things to craft with and to inspire creativity. I was on maximum overload!
Happy hunting,
Michelle

Vintage Ribbon Medal

Here's a quick little post for a quick little project...
My friend Byrd got married this weekend, yay!! She's super fabulous and crafty and the pink twinkle lights at her wedding are my new fav. Amazing! Anyway, after I wrapped her gift it is was seriously lacking a little something. So I decided to add a quick ribbon medal out of vintage fabric. After a treasure hunt through my "special box of hoarded fabric" and my "special tin of collected buttons", I quickly sewed together some circles of fabric scraps and felt. After adding a button and some ribbon it made a pretty cute present accessory. So easy and it would probably make a great hair barrette, pin, or magnet.
Happy crafting,
Michelle

So Cozy!

Thanks so much to all the lovely ladies that come out for the Kind event last Thursday. Your support is very much appreciated and it was an honor to craft kindly with all of you. It was a great time and we made over 20 blankets for the shelter animals - hooray! That's a lot of coziness for our furry friends. Thank you!

Next bit of crafty kindness coming up on August 12th - "Yum Tote". Bring 3 cans of food to donate and $5 and block print a market tote for yourself. If you'd like to join us, please email me.
Happy crafting,
Michelle

The Workshop Space

It's 3 days til the first Craft Social Workshop and I can't wait!! If you'd like to join us for tons of fun, please send me a quick email or stop in at the Windfarm Coffee Bar (1427 Williams St, Southside Chattanooga) to sign-up. EVERYONE is welcome regardless of ability, seriously!
Until then, here's a sneak peek at the workshop space... I'm so excited to share the rest of it with you!

2 hour FedEx Wallet

Hi my name is Michelle and I make stuff.

I like to think that most things are craft opportunities waiting to happen. I gather, stash, hoard, whatever you'd like to call it (mere technicalities) all kinds of tidbits for creating. Please tell me I'm not the only one?! So in an effort to simplify, I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to a weekly 2 hour (or less) de-stash craft. Some may flub and others may be great. We shall see...

2 hours on a Sunday - FEDEX ENVELOPE
For years I've been threatening to make a wallet out of one. So finally last Sunday I whipped out my envelope and sewing machine and got to work. First problem, math. After I realized I could skip math and measure using my debit card for size, it was easy breezy. A few folds, some scrap canvas for lining, simple sewing and ta-da, a free wallet! Definitely worth putting some time and money into. Yay!

Summer 2010 KIND Events - Be kind, craft!

Each month at Craft Social we'll be hosting a get-together to benefit a cause and have some fun. So I'm really excited to announce the dates for the Summer 2010 Kind events. Hope you can join us!

SEW COZY - Come help make blankies for the shelter animals.
Thursday July 15th, 7-10 pm.

YUM TOTE - Bring 3 cans of food to donate and reverse block print a market tote for you.
Thursday, August 12th, 7-10 pm.

$5 materials fee per event and all are welcome. Just please let us know if you'd like to come so that we can have plenty of craftiness for everyone.
Living & crafting the dream!

Etsy Craft Party

A big thanks to Leo Handmade Gallery on the Northshore for hosting the Etsy Craft Party last night! It was so great to meet everyone and a privilege to create alongside you. Good times in Chattanooga!

Thanks also for all the Craft Social encouragement and suggestions - I'm super excited! The very first ever Craft Social special event is being planned for July. Just getting the final kinks out and will post/announce the details asap. Please check back in if you have a chance. Look forward to hanging with my fellow crafters again soon!

Happy creating, Michelle

Welcome to Craft Social Workshop

After 10 months of dreaming and planning we'll be opening soon! Please check back in for the Summer 2010 workshop schedule.
Until then, happy creating!