Crafternoon is so Much Fun!

February 10, 2011

Perhaps you have read about Crafternoon from the beautiful story “Sharing the Love,” which appeared in the February issue of my magazine, Martha Stewart Living. Or maybe you watched my television show last week when Crafternoon co-hosts Jessica Pigza - Rare-Books Librarian at the New York Public Library - and Maura Madden – author of Crafternoon made a fun appearance. If not, Crafternoon is a monthly craft salon, which is a part of programming that the main branch of the New York Public Library offers to the public. A diverse group of crafters attend each month to create various projects. We were thrilled to collaborate with Crafternoon on their Valentine’s Day card-making project this past Saturday, February 5^th. Athena Preston, a Crafts Editor at MSLO, shared some of her favorite Martha Stewart Living Valentine creations and brought reams of beautiful papers for all the crafters to work with. Our partners at Martha Stewart Crafts donated glue, scissors, craft punches, and many other crafting supplies, available at Michaels. Nearly one hundred people braved the cold and rainy weather to enjoy crafting in a stately oak-paneled room of the library. It was so much fun to see what the many talented crafters came up with. If you enjoy crafting, you could easily host your own event to share with friends and family. And to find out about upcoming Crafternoons at the New York Public Library, click here.

Thanks to Jason Falchook for sharing these photos.

: Great crafting supplies were provided from the Martha Stewart Crafts line available at many craft stores.

: In keeping with the Valentine theme, work tables were covered with pink craft paper.

: Gimbal’s Candy, a fourth generation family company, provided yummy treats to fill candy bags.

: These Designer Paper Pads have 24 sheets of pretty hand-drawn craft paper designs.

: The candy bag and gift tag station was very popular.

: It’s so much fun to see creative minds at work.

: There were great heart-shaped punches to use.

: Busy hands and minds

: This was the heart bracelet station.

: Valentine punches and stamp sets

: By using this fun Martha Stewart Crafts Glitter Eyelash yarn from Lion Brand, one can add color, sparkle, and texture to any craft project. http://marthastewart.lionbrand.com/marthaStewartCrafts/glittereyelash.html

: There were many great stickers for everyone’s projects.

: Another craft project was putting together a heart garland using heart punches and red and white twine.

: One of the crafters designed this adorable paper cone for candy.

: The garlands look so sweet hanging along the edge of these shelves.

: The Sour Lovers were quite popular and actually taste sour on the inside, as well as the outside.

: These adorable Scottie Dogs are handcrafted with real licorice root and pure anise.

: Cherry Lovers fruit chews are made with real cherry juice and are high in antioxidant vitamin C. In fact, Gimbal’s candies are entirely allergen-free.