Make & Take Craft Saturdays starts THIS weekend!

Christmas is a little over a month away! The best gifts are gifts from the heart, and CG has you covered. Everything here is made right here in the Cleveland area by our talented collaboration of local artists and crafters.

Starting this Saturday, we will be having make and take workshops so you can create your own gifts for all the special people on your list. Stop in anytime between 1 pm and 5 pm to get your craft on. There are options for all ages, and each is only $5. Choose from home décor items, jewelry, ornaments and more.

Please call the store @216-965-5729 or email craftygoodnesscleveland@yahoo.com with any questions. Want to schedule a Christmas Crafting Party? That is an option too! Our classroom can accommodate up to 12 people, call to reserve a time today!

80's Craft Party TOMORROW! December 11th!

Instead of a Christmas Party, lets kick it old school with a Craft Party celebrating all those awesome 80's crafts! Friendship pins, friendship bracelets and more! The cost will be $10 for supplies and snacks. You can drop off payment at the store or paypal to craftygoodnesscleveland@yahoo.com. And if you want to show up with crimped hair and talk like a Valley Girl, all the better! Like fer sure, it will be gnarly!

August Project Martha is THIS Thursday!

Okay, we all know that Martha Stewart is a lush, but sometimes you just need to loosen up a little to be able to have the patience and inspiration to make something cool, right?

Join us at Crafty Goodness on Thursday, August 16th from 7p.m.-9p.m. as we take a page from Martha's book and make some amazing mojitos and then craft a set of twig coasters to place beneath our drinks! Oh, and! You'll get to take home your very own cheap-o muddler for future mojito-making! Wohoo!

The cost of the event is $15, and you must prepay by August 13th to secure your spot. We prefer PayPal, so use our email address, clevelandcraftcoalition@gmail.com, as the recipient. If you don't do the PayPal thing and need to pay in person, please do so at Crafty Goodness (15621 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH).

Come on, you know you wanna!

Mission Small Business: Voting ends June 30th!

Chase & Living Social are giving away twelve $250,000 grants to small businesses around the country. In order to be considered, a business needs 250 votes. Voting is very easy, please click here, log in through Facebook and search for Crafty Goodness in Ohio. Wouldn't it be awesome if CG won some money??? I think it would!

If CG wins, lots more classes could be added...and who knows, maybe we'll move to an even a bigger location! A bigger location would mean we could accept even more local vendors. Right now we are up to 85 amazing people, ranging in age from just out of high school to grandparents.

So if you could, please take a minute to vote and help support local artists & crafters. Thanks for the support and don't forget to buy local!

Zentangle Illuminated Letter Class

CG is excited to exclusively offer the Zentangle Illuminated Letter Class in October! It will be a two-session class, Monday October 17th and Monday, October 24. Class times will be 6:30-8:30 pm both days. The class will be taught by Launie, our CZT(certified Zentangle Teacher.) The only prerequisite is Zentangle 101.

Class description:

Create a beautiful piece of Zentangle Inspired Art suitable for framing. This makes a lovely gift for the holidays or any occasion! "Gild" a large initial of your choosing, add color washes, tangle and shade. Tangles CAN be done in Black Micron Pen as well as Brown, Burgundy and Sepia. You should consider larger Micron Pens (.01 is the regular size from ZT101 & 201) as this will be a much larger project. Please bring your own Micron pens. You may also want to bring your own #03 or #04 round brush. The paper, ink washes, gold gilding and some brushes (to borrow) will be provided. These materials are included in the cost of the class. The finished size will be 11"x 14". You will be learning more tangles so please bring a small sketchbook to practice them in first.

Class Fee $40

Sign-up online here or at the store!

Meet the Artist: Emily Good

It is a great debate: art versus craft. While the store may be called Crafty Goodness, everything inside CG's four walls are art. Whenever you take a raw material and turn it into something unique, that's art. Maybe your "blank canvas" isn't a canvas at all, perhaps it's a yard of fabric, a skein of yarn or a block of wood. It's the creative process behind each item we have for sale that makes each vendor at CG a true artist.

Every few weeks, we will be featuring a different vendor and giving insight into their art. Our first featured artist is Emily Good.



Who is Emily Good?
A Junior at the Cleveland Institute of Art. After studying Industrial Design for a semester she switched her major to Communication Design, with a minor in Ceramics.

What is your favorite medium?
"I really love working with wood but I started working with letter press last year and I fell in love with it. I also love ceramics and working with metal."

Currently Emily's wooden chess set is being featured at Crafty Goodness.



What woods were used in the creation of the set?
Purple Heart, Maple and diseased Beech

How long was the creation process?
"I worked on the set everyday for 6 weeks. Every single part of the set was hand cut and sanded by hand."

What's next for Emily?
"I just finished building my first track bike frame. I am in the process of slip casting book ends and pressing porcelain tiles. I am also working on a self promotional piece and a couple random assignments for my classes."

Be sure to stop in and check out this exceptional set. Makes a unique, one of a kind holiday gift!

Promo Video for Rowdy!

Here's a sweet little promo video for Rowdy Indie Craft Fair on Sunday:



Should look familiar, it was shot inside the store! Remember: Support Handmade, Buy Local!

Rowdy Indie Craft Fair Sunday 8/14!

Crafty Goodness may be located in Lakewood, but we will be traveling down to Akron on August 14th for the Rowdy Indie Craft Fair. One of our vendors, Holden Allen(who makes the MOST awesome guitar pics)is the mastermind behind the event. When she said it would be a day "full of art, music, food and awesome people" I said sign me up! I will be in great company, Zween will be there with her recycled goodness. Make sure to stop by her table and check out her wares, especially her weeble wobble owl crocheted from plastic bags. I am pretty sure it is the cutest thing I have ever seen! Candice of Tattoo1981Ink will also be there, and if you haven't seen her toddler dresses, shame on you. They are made from the cutest vintage fabrics, completely adorable. Trust me, you need to buy one. One of my fellow Lakewood shoppe owners will also be in attendance, Therese from Keyhole Gallery. She recently celebrated her one year store anniversary, and when you stop by her table you will see why: her art is amazing. From dichroic glass rings to amazing fascinators, she has it all. Those are just three of the vendors who will be selling, there are over twenty more listed on the website. Crafty Goodness will have a table set-up with a selection of our wares, plus a craft table. For sure we will be sewing hair clips and making glass tile pendants, which are both hits at our Thursday Drop In & Craft sessions at the store. Sundays are always so boring, but this day will definitely not be! Make sure to rsvp to the facebook invite here because this in an event you should not miss. Buy local, buy handmade!

Art Walk on Saturday, August 13th

Crafty Goodness, Rockflower Studio and Goddess Blessed will be hosting an Art Walk on Saturday, August 13th from noon to 6 pm. Come and check out all the great local art found on the Western end of Madison Avenue. All three shops feature acrylic & oil paintings, mixed media pieces, photography and so much more from many talented artisans who live right here in the Cleveland area. We invite all the attendees to decorate our sidewalk areas between our stores, chalk provided at each location. Let's bring Madison Avenue alive with art! There will be many events planned throughout the day, great for all ages. Facebook invite here.

Individual Shop specials:

Crafty Goodness(15621 Madison)
10% off local art
10% off all classes registered for during the event
Craft Projects all day long
www.craftygoodnesscle.com
www.facebook.com/craftygoodnesscleveland


Rockflower Studio(15707 Madison)
20% off all classes registered for during the event
Watercolor/Acrylic Painting Projects
Snacks
www.rockflowerstudio.com


Goddess Blessed(15729 Madison)
10% off local art
Pastries by a fabulous local baker
www.goddessclessedinc.com
www.facebook.com/pages/goddess-blessed-inc/126176568214

Zydeco Bistro will also be attending, serving a Creole/Cajun themed menu with locally grown vegetables. Or in other words, extremely delicious fare! Find the event on Facebook, search Madison Avenue Art Walk. Many more events are in the planning stages for the holidays, like us on facebook for all the details: www.facebook.com/MAMALakewood.