Craft Events

Paper Craft Events! I love them! How about you?

"Craft: To Make By Hand"

Craft Events are exciting and can be so inspiring! Every year such a fair or expo comes to my town. I make sure I am free that weekend. It's such a lot of fun to go and see what's new, and to mingle with so many like-minded people!

If you have never been to a crafty convention, you may wonder what happens there? Why would it be such a good thing to go?

Every time I attend such a festival I am struck by the vast variety and ingenuity on display. I do live in a city of over a million people and I know we are spoilt. Many crafters from all over the country come to our city for these shows and that adds to the excitement for me.

The types of things that can be available at a paper crafts convention can be such things as:

• Free demonstrations of techniques
  
• Classes you can book into for a fee
  
• Free hands on 'make and take' opportunities
  
• Competitions and raffles
  
• Specially priced items (to generate interest/sales in new inventions)
  
• Givaways
  
• Information
  
• Opportunities to book people to demonstrate techniques/products in your own home

In June every year, a PaperCraft Expo comes to my city, and I try to be sure I always have that weekend free. It's a wonderful way to be inspired in a concentrated dose!

This weekend (June 13th and 14th) there will be a special event run by the Scrapchat Girls. They have been busy making lots of handmade items to sell at a Trash and Treasure Day Auction. Come along and see if anything takes your fancy! (Pssst! I have a sneak peak about it if you would like to see!)

Charity Events

Many crafters hold special causes dear to their hearts. Holding a special crop or card making day to raise funds for a charity event can be a wonderful way to assist those fighting diseases or righting social conditions. PaperCrafts are so enjoyable and I think it adds a special boost to be doing something you love while helping to raise funds for charity.

Recently, for example, I know there was a special week long crop held to raise funds for Alzheimer's research. I think the results were marvellous! You can read more about it and see some of the paper craft projects that were available by clicking on the links in this paragraph.

I take my hat off to everyone who organises charity fundraiser crops/events and all who support them :)

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