National Craft Month: Taking Your Crafts Up A Notch

With National Craft Month well under way, it's time to start thinking about how you can grow your skills and expand your craft. Whether you're a diamond dotter, knitter, quilter, or something else entirely, this is the perfect time to experiment and see just how good you are. Test yourself, you may find yourself surprised by how advanced you've become!

Doily Overload

Combine the elegance of tradition with the styles of today. Doilies are a fun and unexpected way to update your home with a retro flair. While doilies may be easy to crochet, adding texture and advanced stitch techniques ups the anti. Try using threads and thinner yarns for even more added difficulty. Doilies Updated will help you understand the different methods involved in doily making while giving you tips and tricks for styling and using your finished projects.

Bloom and Grow Your Knitting Skills

Whether you are a beginner looking to up your knitting skills or an advanced knitter hoping to switch things up a bit, these designs are perfect. Give your home and closet a fresh new update to go with National Craft Month by knitting a new purse, pillow, or scarf set. Knitted items also make great gifts for birthdays, showers, and all other occasions! Start to Expand Your Knitting Skills and see just how far you can take them.

Dazzle Yourself

Enjoy the relaxing repetition of Diamond Dotz with a Diamond Art canvas. Take a trip to the mountains and float on a peaceful lake with this exquisite project. Turn it into a framed art piece or stitch it onto an accessory for a dazzling patch that will make heads turn. Advanced Diamond Art kits are perfect for quiet weekends and recharged evenings.

You, Too, Can Be An All-Star

Quilt for the stars! You don't need more pre-cut projects and paper pieced quilts, you've got All Star Quilts. Several well known quilters have come together to create quilt blocks designed to take your skills up a notch. By the end, you'll have a beautiful new quilt to hang, gift, or wrap up in. Discover your own awesome abilities!

Florals For Spring

Take a stroll through the gardens of your cross stitch dreams. Shade the petals and curve the leaves with beautiful colors blooming throughout. Pillows From Paula's Garden will have you growing your skills and expanding your home decor with gorgeous designs. Guests will be asking where they can get one of their own.

National Craft Month is a great reason to challenge yourself and your creativity. Try a new pattern or pick up a new craft, the challenge is half the fun. No matter what you do, don't forget to tag us with @leisureartsinc and #leisurearts so we can see what's happening in your crafty corner.

Happy Crafting!

-Leisure Arts Team