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Get Crafty Newsletter Love is in the air
February 2007

Dear Sonja,

Roses are red, and Violets are blue... and throughout this love season GET CRAFTY will be here for YOU! :) Corny, I know, but Happy Valentines everybody! This month’s newsletter features valentine’s related topics, but we also show photo’s of our very successful scrapbook day in Pretoria. We had so much fun, we decided to do it again! We will also be hosting the first Joburg Scrapbook day in April, so don’t forget to read the March newsletter for more information on this exiting event!

And the winner is..

The Beautiful leather-bound scrapbook journal has a new owner! The Referral competition for January has been won by Wendy le Roux from Stutterheim! . Congratulations Wendy, I hope you have hours of happy scrapbooking with this journal!

in this issue
  • Meet our New shops owners and Crafters!
  • Make your Own RED Carnations this Valentines Day..
  • Chocolate Moulding Workshops
  • Make your own boxes and gift bags
  • New Step by Step Projects Listed
  • Become a Craft Scout
  • Check the date in your Diary

  • Make your Own RED Carnations this Valentines Day..

    These carnations are fun and easy to make, all you need is a bunch of fresh white carnations, and some food colouring! For that matter, you can pretty much make any colour carnation you want, but for this time of year, I suggest you go for a deep red, maroon or a bright red (as roses are so expensive!)

    Read on...

    Chocolate Moulding Workshops

    Learn to make your own chocolates in our special chocolate moulding workshops. The workshops include a starter kit with moulds, chocolate, brushes and everything else you need to start making chocolates in your own kitchen. The workshops will teach you how to make chocolate lollies, fondant filled chocolates, and hollow chocolate moulds. This craft is ideal to learn and have fun with the kids.. you can even sell the chocolates and make a profit!


    Make your own boxes and gift bags

    Print out and make personalized favour bags or boxes for your next Valentine's Day party or other Valentine's Day event! They can also be used for wrapping gifts. They are easy to print and make, and they are free.


    New Step by Step Projects Listed

    This month we included brand new step by step projects :

    Make your own cherry filled chocolates or create a stunning 3D chocolate apple

    Plaster Moulding (this is a new directory section we added) Get instructions from start to finish on creating a plaster mould

    or Make a nice autumn leave candle Or create a cutout drilled candle


    Become a Craft Scout

    See an event, or promotion, shop or crafter that you REALLY REALLY think should be included on our site? Why not become a CRAFT SCOUT and let us know about it!

    Give us the scoop...

    Check the date in your Diary

    It's a good idea to mark the date in your diary for these upcomming events, some of them only later in the year, but you don't want to miss out!


    Meet our New shops owners and Crafters!

    We would like to introduce you to our newly joined shop owners and crafters! We welcome them to Get Crafty, and we believe they will make a great contribution to ensuring you, our valued customer, gets the best service, and attention! ScrapinaBox joined us during the month of January, Visit their website at ScrapinaBox

    For the mosaic lovers out there, Nanette's Mosaic is presenting Beginners Mosaic workshops in Pretoria, visit her site and have a look at her class dates to book your seat.

    The bookshop

    Valentine Things to make and do

    A velentine wedding

    Be my Valentine

    More About Us



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