winter hiatus...

i hope you have a very merry season. enjoy the company of good friends and family. i'm going to take the next few weeks of crafting off to enjoy the company of good friends and family. and although 2009 has been a trying year, i am also going to be thankful for what life has handed me. i hope you all will do the same. until next year... xoxo. emily

Stockings to hang by the chimney with care.

This is such a super cute project!!! My partner (and great friend!) Shea came up with this craft for tonight's Craftacular Tuesday! We will be fashioning stockings out of old pant legs. This project is super cute and requires minimal sewing skills. We will have 2 machines available to use but if you own (or have access to) one then we invite you to bring it too!

We will supply the pants and all other supplies you'll need. See you this evening at 6:30p.

xoxo.
emily

Make new friends and keep the old, one is silver and the others gold.

Whether you fancy silver or gold, you'll love these pretty collage frames we're making tomorrow night! Layer bits and pieces on a frame and then spray some paint on. Voila!

See you Tuesday. 6:30-8:30p. $5. BYOB.

No Craftin Tonight!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

No craftin' tonight! I'm really trying to focus a little more on myself, and tonight I've got a friend in town that I haven't seen in ages, thus Craft Night is going on the back burner for the evening.

Hope you all have a lovely holiday though and I'll see you back here next Tuesday!

xoxo.
emily

Wrap it up!

Someone called the store earlier who was interetsed in finding out what tonight's craft was. She called it creative therapy and I really thought that was just a perfect description of a Tuesday night at Anomaly!

Tonight be therapeutic by re-purposing glass bottles into sophisticated vases. Class starts at 6:30p. Just bring yourself (and a friend if you'd like) and $5, as all supplies are provided.

If you miss this craft tonight, stay tuned because directions on how to make it will be in an upcoming issue of EU Jacksonville!


6:30p @ Anomaly

BYOB, $5 and friends!

It's a hodge podge craft night!

Hello everyone! I've got 2 big events coming up this weekend and will be busy making lots of goodies for that, so this evening there is no specific craft planned. If you would like to come and join in on craftiness feel free to bring a project of your own or use the supplies we have to get creative with a new project... whatever your lil' heart desires. It's up to you!

If you will be joining me in getting crafty tonight please arrive around 6:30 with $5. See you this evening.

xxoo.
emily

Faux Spats!

Come tonight and make these super cool (YET toasty and warm!) legwarmers at Crafty Tuesdays! I added buttons to make them look like an updated spat, but you can add an applique, trim or whatever suits your fancy.

Come relax, BYOB and enjoy the company of other crafty Jacksonvillians! Only $5 bucks!
See you this evening!

WHEN? 6:30-8:30P
WHERE? Anomaly, 1021 Park St in 5 Points

It's cooling down... the perfect time for coffee koozies!

stop wasting those cardboard wraps you use to prevent from burning your hand with your delicious beverage! come to anomaly TONIGHT and make a coffee koozie! (also works GREAT on a pint glass too!)

tuesday jan 6th
6:30-8:30p

WHAT TO BRING?
BYOB
$5
and a partner in craft if you choose

hope to see you tonight!

xxoo.
emily

Pretty earrings tonight @ Crafty Tuesdays!

Come make pretty embroidered fabric earrings tonight @ Anomaly. Join us 6:30-8:30p. $5 and BYOB!

See you this evening.

xo.
emily

Some inspiration for your home!

Hello crafty peeps! No project tonight (I'm heading to St. Augustine to enjoy The Decemberists in concert!) but check out this super easy home improvement project with embroidery hoops and pretty fabric via Craftster.

See you next week!

xoxo.
emily

hi hi birdie!

this tuesday night we're getting crafty with felt! let this cute little birdie fly onto your keychain!

see you tuesday. as always it's 6:30-8:30 and only 5 bucks!

Bringing back the scarflet!

Tonight is a repeat from a project we originally did back in December. It's a cute neck wrap made from old sweaters.

I know it's still 90 degrees outside in this lovely Florida fall weather, but I have an ulterior motive for doing this project tonight. Tomorrow morning I'm going to be shooting a tutorial for jacksonville.com! It will be airing in October so I wanted to do something that was cute and fallish. I think this is a perfect project because every time I wear mine, I always get loads of compliments, plus it's pretty easy.

I need your crafty help to make examples to show at the end of the segment. I want to show a bunch of different styles and all my crafty crew always comes up with the best twists on the project I present. So, hopefully you can make it tonight and help me out AND make a cool neck warmer.

**IF YOU HAVE A SEWING MACHINE, PLEASE BRING IT! :)** This is an easy sewing project but it does require machine stitching.

Looking forward to seeing you all this evening!

xxoo.
emily

no craft night this evening!

if only it were this easy...


i am canceling craft night tonight due to the fact that i've been moving for 3 days and HAVE to get organized. i'm also work 6 days a week right now so that leaves alot less free time for me to create a project for all my crafty peeps. so next week... i will have a great new craft... as soon as i unpack all my craft stuff!

xoxo,
emily

A pretty votive holder taught by a super cool guest crafter!

Tonight we're switching things up a bit. My crafty friend Adrienne generously offered to come up with tonight's project. She e-mailed over the pictures a few days ago and I was so happy to see a pretty fern candle holder in my inbox! From the image it looks quite lovely so I can not wait to see it in person. I'm doubly excited too because this Tuesday I get to be a crafter for once and not the teacher!

And as always:
WHERE? Anomaly
WHEN? 6:30-8:30p

Feel free to being drinks of your choice (yes, beer/wine is FINE!) and 5 bucks for the project!

Hope to see all your pretty crafty faces this evening!

xxoo.
emily

a delicate fabric flower necklace.

tonight it's time to get crafty once again! i've missed all my crafty peeps and am so excited to see everyone this evening. we're making a flower necklace that i absolutely love.

so, come by anomaly from 6:30-8:30 and make a perfect statement necklace to spruce up any ol' tee or tank!

see you tonight!

xo.
emily

ok, so it's summer and i need a little hiatus.

do you ever get burnt out?  well, that's precisely how i'm feeling right now.  everyone gets exhausted after a while and needs a break.  i'm taking this week off from craft night too.  i'm sorry if i'm letting anyone down, but i'm feeling zapped and have to get re energized!  don't worry,  i'll be back in full force next week with a great project...  i owe you guys!!!

until then, have a great week! 

xxoo.

emily 

What? No craft night?

I know it's unfortunate that there's no craftacular tuesday this week, however, i'll be back in full force next week with a super sweet craft to make up for it. this week don't skip on being creative. try coming up with a project yourself. i'd love to hear some of your ideas and inspirations.

i'll miss you all this week.

xxoo.
emily

fuzzy baby booties

seems like so many people i know are having babies these days... (i for one am not. been there, done that.) i thought a cute little craft this evening would be to make baby booties to adorn all those little tiny feet! the above picture was made using felt and some recycled blanket. very cute, but it got late and i didn't finish. i will complete mine tonight because i'm making this pair for someone in particular. come join us in making a pair!!!

as always, come get crafty from 6:30-8:30 at anomaly! i provide all you need to make your project, you just show up with 5 bucks, friends (if you'd like), and a cheerful attitude. see you this evening for some crafty goodness!

RE:Style old zippers have a new look!

I didn't have too much luck at the flea market today, but what i did get was well worth the trip! i scored a supa sweet shoe box FULL of vintage notions!

One of the many ideas on my "things to make" list happens to be a zipper flower. It was my lucky day because this box was FILLED with zippers! There's quite the assortment. Some fashioned from ivory cotton, yellowed with time and lined thick silver metal zipper teeth. Some are a deep purple and others olive green, or there's the skinny polyester ones circa 1970's and 3 are even still in the package! As if the 15 zippers wasn't enough of a treasure, the box also held 2 packages of unopened needles (just broke my last one on Friday night!), a bunch of ribbed poly cord perfect for handles for tote bags, a few yards of elastic, buttons galore, and other miscellaneous sewing trinkets. I'm not going to even tell you how much I paid for it. You wouldn't believe me anyway.

I have a tremendous appreciation for vintage packaging. A few of the buttons in my stash were still on the original cards. The back of one of the cards caught my eye.


Such a simple little sales pitch means so much more now that when it was printed. Women have really escaped the confines of being a housewife (although if you ARE a housewife and enjoy, there is nothing wrong with that either!) and have risen to great achievement. From being a doctor, supreme court justice, a senator, and even the proprietor of an independent shop, (wink, wink) women have much more credibility in this world than they used to!

That being said, there is part of me that's a little sad. About a month or so ago I was sitting outside the shop enjoying the weather and working on the handstiching of an owl pillow for RAM. 2 elderly ladies were walking past me and one stopped and asked what i was working on. I told her and she replied, "You just don't see that kind of handwork any more. It's so nice to see that." The making of things is quickly becoming a thing of the past. People are so busy with the chaos of life that it's easier to run to Target and pick up some mass produced item than to take the time to craft something by hand. We've got to keep crafting alive! Let's be inspired by ideas and techniques from generations before us and craft in a way that is modern, fun, functional, and of course, CUTE!

I digress... back to my project... I fashioned up a couple flowers this evening and this is what i came up with... Add a bobby pin or pin back and you've got yourself a cute little conversation piece!

Please join the crafty crew this Tuesday (and every Tuesday!) for Craftacular Tuesdays at Anomaly! As always, it's BYOB, $5 (includes supplies) and we looooove seeing new faces! Hope you can make it. Feel free to call 904-354-7002 if you have any questions!

xoxo.
emily

Don't forget your sewing machine...

Forgot to add this to the post for tonight's craft, but if you have a sewing machine please bring it. I only have one and depending on who shows, we will all be sharing that. Everyone shares nicely, thankfully, but it's still nice to have multiples to use if possible. Thank you so much and see you this evening!