We had a great time last night at our little Handmade Nation movie night! Thanks again to my mom for hosting, and to everyone who came out! It was an inspiring and fun time.

Please check out our events calendar for lots more crafty events coming up soon, and don’t forget to join us for our Monthly Craft-Together on Sunday, February 7th. Details can be found here.

Hey Crafty People!

Instead of our normal monthly craft-together, we’ll be having a movie night featuring the documentary Handmade Nation, next Sunday, January 10th at 6:30pm. The movie night will be held at Amber’s mom’s house and snacks & drinks will be provided. All you need to bring is yourself!

You will need to RSVP for this event by emailing Amber at amber.karnes@gmail.com. She’ll give you the address and directions to her mom’s house.

Hope to see y’all there!

Handmade Nation, the new documentary about the indie crafts/DIY movement is going to be showing at the Naro in Norfolk!  I am thrilled that a local theater is showing the film, and I hope you’ll all join me at the screening at 5:15pm on Saturday, October 24th.

Please see the movie’s website for a full description, the director’s blog, and more.  Also see the Naro’s website for location and ticket info.

The other great news is that we get to put on a Trunk Show from 3-5pm right outside the Naro before the showing!  They will provide tables and chairs, all we have to do is show up and sell our stuff.  Vendor space is somewhat limited, so please contact me ASAP if you’d like to participate.  This is a great (and FREE) opportunity for us to sell our crafts to an audience we already know loves crafts because they’re coming to see the movie!

I will also have posters to distribute to promote the movie and our Trunk Show at our monthly craft-together this Sunday, October 4th at 6pm at Grow Interactive.

Hope to see you all there!

-Kristin G.

kristin@craftandsewstudio.com

Check out the opening credits for Handmade Nation, which is a documentary about the new wave of craft in America. I absolutely love this! Makes me feel awesome to be a small part of it. The film comes out next year. For more: Handmade Nation.