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How to Use Craftsy As a Learning Resource

Craftsy is an online video-based class provider in the crafting niche. It’s a great learning resource! This post will show you how to use Craftsy as a learning resource to help prepare you to be an excellent wife, mother, and homemaker (if that’s not your aim, you may have landed on the wrong blog ~ but go ahead and read the post. It’s adaptable!).
 
 
Hint: No learning budget? No problem. Read the post anyway. It’s for you too!
 
How to Use Craftsy As a Learning Resource
 
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. This means that I could earn a commission if you purchase something (or perform some other desired action) after clicking through one of them. This doesn't cost you any more or affect you in any way.
 
First, a little more about Craftsy.
 
Craftsy offers hundreds of online video classes on sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting, cake decorating, photography, cooking, baking, drawing, painting, embroidery, jewelry, paper crafting, woodworking, gardening, weaving, spinning, and more.
 
You can build knowledge and skills in homemaking basics with cooking and baking classes, pursue special homemaking interests with topics like sewing, knitting, and gardening, and round out your personal development with topics like drawing and woodworking.
 
Here’s how. 🙂
 

Take Online Video Classes

The obvious. 🙂 Like I said, Craftsy offers HUNDREDS of classes. Some are Craftsy classes, some are third-party classes.
 
You can view all classes here and filter by topic and price range. Prices range from $.9.99 to over $100. Class sales are common so if you simply can’t swallow the price of a class you want to take, be patient and vigilant. It may eventually come around to a price you can handle. 🙂
 
Major categories of interest:
 
When viewing individual class categories, you can also filter by skill level and other factors. Yay!
 
Classes vary but each class page offers a ton of information about the class: what it includes and what to expect (including reviews!). Once you purchase a class, it’s in your “class library” and you can view it at any time.  Some classes are also available as DVDs. Clicking “DVD” under “Format” on the class page will show you more information about the class in DVD format. 
 
Hint: try a free class (more info below) first to make sure your device can handle the class videos.
 

 

Take Free Classes

Yes, free! They’re “mini” classes but do teach and are also a good way to test out the Craftsy system to see if it’s for you.
 
 
Some highlights:

Complete Knife Skills Cooking Class

Sew Ready: Machine Basics Sewing Class

Piece, Patch, Quilt: Basic Quiltmaking Skills Quilting Class

 

Use Craft Patterns

You can use patterns to learn new techniques or to help you with skill-building projects. Some patterns are free!
 
On the All Patterns page you can filter by category, skill level, price, and more.
 
Pattern pages for specific skills offer even more filtering options:
 
Patterns are digital downloads from Craftsy and from other sellers/designers. Pattern pages contain lots of information, including reviews.
 

Use Project Kits

Project Kits can make conquering something new easier. Instead of spending your time and energy on finding all the right materials for your project, you can just jump right in and focus on learning new skills.
 
Here’s the project kits page where you can filter by category (i.e. craft), project type, and price level.
 
You can also shop for kits in individual skill sections, such as sewing, which gives you more filtering options.
 
Hint: There are kits under $10.
 

Use Craft supplies

How do you learn from supplies? Well, mostly you learn from supplies by using them. You learn to crochet by crocheting, you learn to sew by sewing, etc. Any supply source (such as Craftsy) can help you do that! Craftsy‘s supplies include fabric, yarn, sewing tools and notions, and cake decorating supplies.
 
You can also learn a lot about a craft simply by browsing supplies (as well as books, patterns, and classes) and reading their descriptions. It’s a great way to:
 
Figure out if it’s something you want to pursue
Get started by learning about the materials and tools used
Build your knowledge about materials and tools when you can’t afford books or classes
Learn what’s on the market (which is important knowledge in itself) and it’s relative quality and usefulness
 

Read the Blog

Craftsy also has a blog which includes informational posts on all of Craftsy‘s topics (sewing, knitting, gardening, woodworking, etc. ).

 

Get Ideas for Your Next Projects

Craftsy offers lots of ideas, including member’s projects, to inspire you. You can even keep track of ideas you like by adding them to your favorites.
 
You can find “Ideas” under each category’s main page (i.e. Quilting, Sewing, Knitting).
 
 

Download Free  Guides

Free, downloadable, Craftsy exclusive how-to guides. Need I say more?

 
 
 
Have you used Craftsy in any of these ways? What are you going to do next?
 

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals (2017)

Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals I’ve collected for you. 🙂

I’ll be updating this as we go along (unless the power fails or something. ) so check back at least once a day.

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. This means that I could earn a commission if you purchase something (or perform some other desired action) after clicking through one of them. This doesn't cost you any more or affect you in any way.

 

InterweaveShop CD’s and DVD’s for $3 and $5 at Interweave! Valid 11/23 Through 11/27!

Get 80% off Clearance Items at Interweave! Valid 11/23 through 12/31

Get 50% off Nearly Everything PLUS 20% off New Arrivals at Interweave! Valid – 11/23 through 11/27

TODAY ONLY! Take an Extra 10% off Current Markdowns at Interweave! Valid 11/27 Only!

 

Fabric.com:

Creativebug: Jumpstart your creativity and get 3 months of Creativebug for just $1! Get unlimited access to 1000+ online video art & craft classes. Start Date: 11/23/2017 End Date: 11/29/2017

Craftsy. All Craftsy Classes $17.87 & Up to 60% Off Supplies.  Start Date: 11/23/2017 End Date: 11/27/2017

More details:
Up to 60% off Quilting project kits & supplies
Up to 60% off Knitting and Crochet project kits & supplies
Up to 50% off Cake Decorating project kits & supplies

Cyber Monday Bonus Offer: Free gift with purchase.

Sale Terms & Conditions: $17.87 and under class offer is in USD. Excludes select classes from our partner, The Great Courses. This sale ends at 11:59 PM Mountain Time on November 27, 2017.

 

Dayspring: 

New! One Day Only! Take 35% off sitewide in DaySpring’s Cyber Monday Sitewide Sale. Use code MONDAY17.

New! Take 50% off customer favorites in DaySpring’s Cyber Week Markdown Specials.

$5 Mugs Sale (site-wide code not applicable on this sale) valid through 12/2
$5 Journal Sale (site-wide code not applicable on this sale) valid through 12/2

BOGO Weekend – 48 gifts to pick and choose from (no other discounts apply). 11/24-11/30

 

Keepsake Quilting:

Get Free Shipping No Minimum at Keepsake Quilting with Code: SAVEBIG – Valid 11/24 through 11/26

Get 30% off Kits at Keepsake Quilting with Code: KITSAVE – Valid 11/24 through 11/26 

Get 40% off 40 Select Kits at Keepsake Quilting – Valid 11/21 through 12/16

Save 25% on Your Purchase of $150 or More with Code: 25PERCENT Save 20% on Your Purchase of $100 or More with Code: 20PERCENT Save 15% on Your Purchase of $50 or More with Code: 15PERCENT

 

Other: Check out these stores to see what they’re offering!

Lowest prices on the best yarn - guaranteed at knitpicks.com Shop Your Fav Brands at Scrapbook.com Dover Books

Be sure to check out this post at Keeping Home and this post at Virtuous Weddings!

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A Home of My Own

I wrote this on an old blog almost exactly ten years ago.  Looking it over, I don’t see any reason to force my older self to add commentary to it, even though it’s so short (I wasn’t a blogger by trade back then so I didn’t pay attention to word count!).

 

Here you go . . .  my thoughts on “a home of my own!”

 

A Home of My Own

 


 

I want a home of my own. I really want a home of my own. Though I am content and happy, and I’d rather live here at home than anywhere in the world, I want a home of my own.



Sometimes my desire is just that natural desire every woman possesses. Sometimes it’s because I want to run a house my way. Sometimes I am lonely, and want a friend and companion who belongs to me more than he belongs to anyone else. Sometimes I have had an encounter with one of my mother’s threadbare dishtowels, which she will not throw away!



I have long known it is my duty to be faithful where I am, to take up the duties that present themselves to me now rather than just longing for something else in the future. I learned that as a teenager and have been reminding myself of it ever since. The other day I opened my Bible and my eyes fell on this verse–and only this verse–and it drove the nail of realization in even deeper.

And if ye have not been faithful



in that which is another man’’s,



who shall give you that which is your own?



Luke 16:12

Gulp.

 


 

Thoughts?

 

 

P.S. My mother is not a packrat. She just likes to get all the use possible out of a dish towel. 😉 I like to turn them into “cleaning rags” a little sooner than she does. Now I just ask for permission when I think it’s time. Problem solved!

 

Someday . . .

Looking forward to finding love? Having a home of your own? Being the bride? Someday . . .? Read this!

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Nothing Too Hard (micro post)

Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth

by thy great power and stretched out arm,

and there is nothing too hard for thee:

~ Jeremiah 32:17

Excellence (image post)

Excellence

When it comes to learning how to do something . . . (image post)

Just doing it.

11 New Craftsy Classes You Might Be Interested In

 

See below (or check out all the latest additions here).

 

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. This means that I could earn a commission if you purchase something (or perform some other desired action) after clicking through one of them. This doesn't cost you any more or affect you in any way.

 

Skills I Want {Free Printable}

A handy place to note homemaking related skills you’d like to develop, and their priority.

 Skills I Want Printable {Free Printable}

 

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**This post is linked up at Virtuous Weddings: Tools on Tuesday and also on another Tools on Tuesday post.

 

 

Heads Up: Craftsy class sale ends today! (9/27/15)

‘Love of Learning Sale’ with 550+ online classes for $20 and under! This sale ends 9/27/2015.

 

Social Crocheting

 

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. This means that I could earn a commission if you purchase something (or perform some other desired action) after clicking through one of them. This doesn't cost you any more or affect you in any way.

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