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!

Craft Swap Tickets on Sale NOW!

Has your craft stash grown out of control over the past year? Do you need to clear out the old to make room for the new? CG will be teaming up with Megglefritz Designs for a night of crafts, drinks & fun! Tickets will be $10, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association because February is Heart Health Month.

Tickets can be purchased at Crafty Goodness or online(send payment to craftygoodnesscleveland@yahoo.com and a printable ticket will be emailed to you.) Appetizers and beverages will be provided, as well as a few craft demos going on throughout the evening.

Bring a quart size ziploc bag to swap and leave with a quart size bag of new supplies to get your craft on! Want to bring more than one bag? Then you will leave with even more goodies!

Saturday, February 25th from 6-9 pm!

January Crafting for a Cause

Happy New Year! Our first Crafting for a Cause will be making blankets for a local charity. For more information on who we will crafting for, click here. Any kind of blanket would be great, knit, crochet, sewn, even store-bought if you have no time to craft. Want to include a book too? Even better!

An easy craft anyone can do would be to make a fleece tie blanket. They are super simple and super warm. A full size blanket would require 2.5 yards of two different fleece patterns. A baby blanket would require 1-1.5 yards each of two different patterns. If you have never made one, bring in your supplies and I will show you how!

Please drop off your donations anytime during January. Please call the store at 216-226-4880 with any questions or send an email to craftygoodnesscleveland@yahoo.com.

December Crafting for a Cause

Our last Crafting for a Cause for 2011 will be sewing stockings for the Metro Hospital Maternity Ward. Tis the season for giving! The stockings will be cut and ready to be machine sewn, pick up at the store and return by December 20th. The pattern is very simple and will take only a few minutes to sew. Once all are collected they will be delivered to the hospital. The nurses will take photos of all the babies born during the Christmas week inside the stockings for the Moms, then they will be given the stockings to take home with a special treat just for them. The nurses have been doing this for a few years, and all the Moms love it!

December is a busy month, but please take time to do something nice for someone else. If you can't sew, that's ok! Open the door for someone when you are out shopping, let someone go ahead of you in line, visit an elderly relative/neighbor who may be alone during the holidays. Remember every little bit helps. Happy Holidays!

October Crafting for a Cause

For October we will be crafting for a local Lakewood-based dog rescue, All Dogs Heaven. Layla, the sweet little girl in the photo, is just one of the many dogs I am hoping we can help out. When I saw the post on the Lakewood Observer's page about Layla and her struggles, I just knew we could try to help in some small crafty way. Every little bit helps!

We will be decorating 100% cotton tote bags on Saturday, October 15th at the store, from noon to 8 pm. These bags are great for grocery shopping, I always have a stash in my car for shopping. Kids can use them while trick or treating, because Halloween is only a month away! We will be embellishing the bags with paint, fabric, all kinds of fun stuff. They will be only $5 each, with proceeds going to the shelter. This will be a great activity for all ages, kids and adults welcome. Save a tree(by using your own bag at the store) and help save a dog!

RSVP to the facebook invite here.