Just over a year ago we started Two It Yourself. Never did I think that in such a short time we would have reached so many people...around the world. A few weeks ago I was shocked, honored, and humbled to be contacted by a magazine writer for SquareRooms Magazine. The magazine is a home interiors magazine based in Singapore!
I was asked if I would be interested in having three of my DIY projects featured in the June issue of the magazine. Um...would I?!
So without further ado here's Two It Yourself's big publishing debut in SquareRooms Magazine's Trash to Treasure article!
Well, stick a feather in my cap, I have officially made my first 'public appearance' as a blogger. Hahha. That sounds kind of ridiculous...but I did wear an official-looking apron with a name tag AND I handed out business cards. Apparently, I was so official people thought I worked at Michaels. I actually wasn't working but having fun on a recent Sunday when I hosted a Pinterest Craft Party at my local Michaels store sponsored by Michaels and Hometalk. Every Michaels store nationwide held the event and I have to say I'm thrilled with the turnout at my store.
During the three hour party, I had about 20-25 crafters come through ranging from children to grandmothers. The group was a mix of personal friends and family and a few of my blog readers who happen to live locally. Others were Michaels customers who had heard about the event and were just excited to have someone to craft with.
Crafters picked one of six popular Pinterest projects and then got further inspiration from the 100+ projects crafted by the Hometalk bloggers hosting the Michaels Parties nationwide.
If
you have been living under a rock...or perhaps 10 feet of snow, which
is entirely possible...perhaps you missed that I am teaming up with
Michaels Stores and Hometalk to host a totally awesome Pinterest
Party. I'll be the featured blogger at my local store, here in
Delaware, but 100 bloggers will host Pinterest parties
at Michaels stores across the country. All of the parties will be held
on Sunday, February 16 from 1-4pm local time.
The name of the game is to simply be creative. Michaels has picked a few popular Pinterest-inspired projects for crafters to make. You'll find endcaps for each of the projects at every Michaels store so just go shopping for your supplies and then meet your me or your local blogger (we'll be wearing our Hometalk aprons) in the craft class room to get crafting together.
Each of us bloggers picked our favorite project and put our own spin on it. To be honest, the creativity from this very talented group of bloggers
is overwhelming and I am so honored to be a part of the group. Here's my take on the birdcage.
Remember, you don't have to do the same project as your blogger...we are
here to help you get inspired and to host a fun afternoon of crafting
together. To help get your crafty juices flowing, below you'll find many of the projects from your Pinterest party hosts. Click on any of the pictures to view the tutorial. We hope you're inspired and we hope to see you on Sunday, February 16 at your local Michaels store...there is sure to be lots of crafting and even some fun giveaways!
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Birdcages are all the rage right now. Seriously, they're everywhere. Have you seen this succulent-filled Turquoise bird cage on Pinterest, it's hugely popular and has been pinned hundreds of times.
Not only did it inspire our boxwood birdcage, but it's also one I'll be of the projects I'll crafting alongside you when I host the upcoming Pinterest Party at my local Michaels store (Newark, Delaware) on February 16.
And the two randomly selected winners of our Valentine's Day Burlap 'Be Mine' Banner Giveaway are...
Theresa Kern
AND Amanda Schauer
Thank you to all of you who entered the giveaway, making it 2IY's most successful giveaway ever! We had more entries than all our other giveaways combined.
I have some really exciting news that I am so excited to share. I'm participating in a great big Valentine's Day American Girl Giveaway. One lucky girl is going to win a huge custom made Valentine's Day wardrobe plus an American Girl doll of her choice. The Valentine's event is being hosted by Diana Rambles with dozens of bloggers - including yours truly - donating items.
I made a set of matching girl/doll Valentine's Day envelope purses...and can I tell you how difficult it was for me to keep these away from my daughter and her doll? Apparently, I'll be making another set...
Other bloggers have donated beautifully handmade dresses, outfits, hair accessories, bags, shoes and more. Here's a look at some the items that the winner will receive in the prize package now valued at over $500!
The Valentines Day American Girl Giveaway Event begins in just four days on Wednesday, January 22 and runs through Feb 2, 2014.
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I have some exciting news to share today....there's been a lot going on behind the scenes and I'm thrilled that I can finally share it with all of you. As of today we have launched a sister site - Silhouette School.
Silhouette School is a new site devoted to sharing tutorials, craft ideas, inspiration, and much more on the Silhouette - a popular (and much loved) brand of paper cutting machines. Two It Yourself and Silhouette School will be closely linked as we'll often be showing off the DIY craft ideas - right here on 2IY - that resulted from the tutorials taught in Sihouette School. The two sites will also carry each other's logos on the sidebars so you can bounce back and forth quickly and easily.
Silhouette School will also be looking for substitute teachers (aka guest posters) so if you'd like to share an idea, tutorial, or just a really cool post about the Silhouette, we invite you to apply.
Be sure to follow Silhouette School on your favorite social media sites - we're live now on Pinterest and Facebook and we'll be adding more sites soon.
We couldn't 't be more excited to continue to grow and we certainly hope you'll be as good to us on Silhouette School as you have been to us here!
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