This document provides information about craft programs that could be offered at the Morgan Hill Library. It describes 10 different crafts that require minimal supplies and are easy for beginners to do. These include sun printing, stuffie making, terrariums, Sharpie art, vintage crafts, tile art, gifts in jars, rolled vases, paper wreaths, and button art. tips are provided for successfully teaching each craft. The document also proposes hosting a monthly craft club and shares ideas for a "Chopped"-style craft competition where participants make a craft with mystery supplies.
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Chopped: Craft Edition CLA 2014
1. Do you have what it takes…..
10 Crafts!
Nichole King, Teen Services Librarian, Morgan Hill Library
Hylary Locsin, Adult Services Librarian, Morgan Hill Library
2. Who We Are
• Morgan Hill Library
– Small, suburban community
– Smallest branch in a large system
– Limited number of staff
5. How-To
Supplies:
Sun Printing Paper or 2 part
solution
Postcard Watercolor Paper
Canvas Bags
Painters Tape
Printed out silhouettes and
foliage
Tips:
Give people the option of the
easier way or the more
advanced technique
Use acrylic sign holders to hold
your project in place
Include matting and framing as
part of your craft
7. How-To
Supplies:
Tracing Paper
Rulers, Pencils and Sharpies
Felt and Filling
Needle and Thread
Felt Glue
Buttons, ribbon and other
embellishments
Tips:
Make it a series of programs, at
least 2 so people can have
enough time to make patterns
Give them some examples, but not
too many.
Spend some time showing
everyone how to hand sew so you
are doing less one-on-one
Display them in the library
afterwards
9. How-To
Supplies:
Various succulents
Succulent Soil (usually labeled as
palm and cactus soil)
Activated Charcoal (get at pet
store)
Little Rocks
Moss
Glass containers, jars, bowls
Tips:
Do this in a “buffet” style
Ask staff and friends for clippings
Get containers, rocks, moss and
stones from the $ store
Give out a “take care at home”
sheet to help patrons with
aftercare
11. How-To
Supplies:
Variety of dishware (dishes,
plates, mugs)
Sharpies
Various stickers and painters
tape to use as a stencil
Tips:
Use oil based sharpies so they
will be dishwasher safe
Bake at 350 degrees for 20
minutes to set the design
Give people access to Pinterest
for ideas (laptop) or create look
books with ideas.
13. How-To
Supplies:
Felt, Fabric and Lace
Buttons and other notions
Felt glue, glue guns
Jewelry notions and supplies
Embroidery thread and needles
Tips:
Turn it into an all day or do a
series of crafts
Provide lots of samples and a
good variety of supplies
Incorporate it into other events,
holidays and local history
15. How-To
Supplies:
•4x4” porcelain tiles
•ModPodge
•Foam brushes
•Discarded book pages, photos
or scrapbook paper
•Waterproof sealer
Tips:
•Easy-to-do
•Inexpensive
•Requires access to a well-ventilated
location because of
spray on sealer
19. How-To
Supplies:
•Cylindrical vases (available at
the Dollar Tree)
•Double-stick tape
•Recycled book pages and/or
sheet music
•Ribbon
• Pencil (for rolling book pages)
Tips:
•Easy-to-do
•No glue necessary
•Good way to recycle
discarded books
•Ask local high schools for any
sheet music they might be
wanting to recycle
21. How-To
Supplies:
•Cardboard cake rounds
•Scrapbook paper, recycled
sheet music, recycled
newspaper, recycled book
pages
•Glue
•Ribbon
Tips:
•Have volunteers pre-cut paper
to make the crafting process
easier
•Versatile
23. How-To
Supplies:
•Small canvas boards (available
from Dick Blick’s art supplies
online)
•Paint
•Foam brushes
•Glue
•Lots of buttons!
Tips:
•Opportunity for participants to
get really creative
•Easy-to-do
•Versatile
24. What Now?
DIY Day
• Half day event with
vendors and make-n-takes.
• Increased our gate
count by over 300 and
new or renewed cards
increased.
Host a monthly craft club
• Set aside a regular
meeting time monthly.
• Have a variety of crafts
at different levels, ask
their input for ideas.
• Be open to different
ages
• We routinely get 20-30
people.
26. Chopped!
Rules
- You will have five minutes to create and
execute a craft with your mystery supplies.
- All mystery supplies must be used in some
way.
- Also available to you, our stock items: glue,
scissors and tape.
- Your presenters will judge each round and
select a winner.
- The winners of each round will go head-to-head
in a final round to crown the Chopped
Craft Champion.
27. Round One: Supplies
1. Sharpie paint pens
2. Felt scraps
3. A sock
4. A glass votive candle holder
28. Round Two: Supplies
1. Buttons & rhinestones
2. A blank CD
3. Discarded book pages
4. Two halves of a plastic dinosaur
29. Final Round: Supplies
1. Feathers
2. Ribbon
3. A small wooden mount
4. Iridescent cellophane
