Decoupaged Deer Heads At Westcott

Carmi Cimicata is an artist who collects art - all kinds of art, Russian painted boxes. pins, vintage jewelry, Frida Kahlo clay dolls by Josefina Aguilar, and much, much more.  Carmi's goal is to work large scale in the next decade. We are excited share Carmi's post:

Here is a very look at the paper mache deer heads that were created in the Westcott "lunch and learn" class on Friday.  It is such a pleasure to be in a company headquarters that appreciates how wonderful a creative event can be for staff.

For this special event, the "lunch and learn" started at 9am and everyone crafted through the lunch at noon.

Everyone entered the board room to see this blank paper mache deer head and a bottle of Traci Bautista Collage Pauge at their seat.

To create these special heads, we also had a large selection of tissue paper to choose from.  It took only a few minutes for everyone to select a favorite colour palette.  Our table was quickly covered!

Read More: http://carmicimicata.blogspot.ca/2014/11/decoupaged-deer-heads-at-westcott.html

Rags to Riches Workshop at CHA 2014 Mega Show

Westcott Brand sponsored a fabulous workshop featuring upcycled wearable art projects with instructor Lorine Mason of It's Sew Lorine at the Craft & Hobby Association 2014 Mega Show! 

Click HERE for a full step by step project tutorial! This makes for a perfectly easy and fun Cre8time project and is a great way to "upcycle" your old clothing and fabric scraps! A great thanks to our workshop sponsors: Fabric Editions, Inc. Blumenthal Lansing Co. / ButtonLovers.com Beacon Adhesives Prym/Dritz Adtech Consumer www.ilovetocreate.com National Nonwovens and to our workshop facilitator Modern Surrealist!

Rags to Riches Upcycled Fashion Contest

Westcott Brand cutting tools sponsored a fabulous upcycled fashion contest series hosted by Marisa Pawelko with celebrity judging panel, called "Rags to Riches" in our booth at the Craft and Hobby Association 2014 Mega Show! Contestants had 20 minutes to create original fashion creations out of thrift store finds! 

Here are some videos from the contests that capture the creative couture upcycling excitement: 

To find the best cutting tools for your next creative project visit us online and if you're in need of creative inspiration, be sure to hop on over to our community crafting website CraftingRocks to share ideas, learn new techniques and enter our monthly giveaways!

February Giveaway

 

During the month of February, upload your Valentine's Day projects to CraftingRocks.com for a chance to win a deluxe prize pack of Westcott Brand Cutting Tools valued at over $45!

Scissor Mouse - Great for Scrapping on the Go!

8" Bent Handle Titanium Bonded NonStick Scissors - Perfect for Cutting Fabric, Tape and Paper!

5" Titanium Bonded NonStick Scissors - Perfect All Purpose Scissors for All Your Project Needs!

*Contest ends at midnight PST on February 28th 2014. Winner will be selected at random and must provide a valid street shipping address within the continental USA or Canada.

T-Shirt REMIX Contest Series at Winter 2013 CHA Show

Westcott Brand hosted a series of T-Shirt REMIX Challenges at the Winter 2013 Craft & Hobby Association Trade Convention. 

Attendees battled it out for a chance to win big! 

Each of the three contests featured a craft celebrity judging panel and mentor!
 

Starring:
Marisa Pawelko - Host
Candie Cooper - Judge
Simone Collins - Judge
Tanner Bell - Judge/Mentor
Margot Potter - Judge
Jonathan Fong - Mentor

Ann Butler - Judge

Tiffany Windsor - Judge

Lisa Rojas - Judge

Theresa Cifali - Judge

Lisa Fulmer - Mentor

Eileen Hull - Judge

Lorine Mason - Judge

Cindi Bisson - Judge

T-SHIRT REMIX PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

To find the BEST Scissors and Tools for your projects, visit us online today!

CHA Winter 2013 Trade Convention Make n' Takes

Westcott Brand offered CHA attendees a variety of fun projects at the Winter 2013 Craft & Hobby Association Trade Convention! Resident designer Marisa Pawelko created seven wildly popular T-Shirt REMIX projects that attendees created with Westcott Brand ExtremEdge(tm) Titanium Bonded Adjustable Tension Scissors. The booth also featured a free-form "PaperCrafts PlayStation" that inspired crafters to play around with our fabulous cutting tools including the "can't live without" Titanium Bonded NonStick Scissors and TrimAir Paper Trimmers! A great thanks to all the fabulous brands (listed below) who generously provided products for our CHA Make n' Takes! And if you happen to have missed out on the action, it's not too late to join the REMIX fun! All seven projects are available to inspire you on our crafting community website www.craftingrocks.com!

T-SHIRT REMIX PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

To find the BEST Scissors and Tools for your projects, visit us online today!

Come see the magic of Westcott Brand cutting tools, as recently featured on the hit public television program Hands On Crafts for Kids with resident crafter Marisa Pawelko and host Candie Cooper.  Westcott Brand has been a long time sponsor of the show and is happy to share these segments from the 1500 series.  "Hands On Crafts for Kids provides projects and ideas for kids ages 7-12." Westcott Brand joined Hands On in the mission to make crafting a part of everyday life and to be surrounded by handmade things.

Keep on creating year round with Westcott Brand.  Join craft designer Marisa Pawelko as she shows Hands On host Candie Cooper how to get inspired by everything around us and make a decorative wreath that is as versatile as your imagination and surroundings.  Celebrate the seasons with your favorite cutting tools from Westcott Brand!

For more fun craft ideas visit http://craftingrocks.com

Find all these great tools and more at http://westcottbrand.com

Cool2Craft featuring Westcott Brand Cutting Tools

The World's Favorite Scissors was recently featured on the hit interactive web series Cool2Craft! Enjoy this footage from this weeks episode featuring three of our best selling cutting tools including the ExtremEdge Adjustable Tension Scissors, Titanium Bonded NonStick Scissors and of course the revolutionary new Scissor Mouse!

CHA Jersey Knit Jewelry Workshop with Ann Butler & Lorine Mason

For those of you who work in the craft industry and are planning to attend the Summer 2012 Craft & Hobby Association, please be sure to sign up for this AWESOME workshop with craft industry professionals  Lorine Mason of  It's Sew Lorine and Ann Butler of Creativity Stirs the Soul!

Jersey Knit Jewelry

W0302 - Workshop

Monday, July 16, 2012 
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
Room: 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Supplies: None

Who Should Attend: All Buyers

Learn techniques to create wonderful knit jewelry & accessories using Westcott Brand The World's Favorite Scissors™. The class starts with instructions on how to dye knit fabrics and create fabric tubes. The hands on begins as instructors demonstrate a variety of twists, knots and rolling techniques. Make a necklace, ring and a bracelet. 

Instructors: Lorine Mason and Ann Butler

Sponsor: Westcott Brand Cutting Tools

*This event is for craft industry professionals and is not open to the general public. 

Double Giveaway! 2 Mega Prize Packs with Books!!!

The World's Favorite Scissors has teamed up with Craftside (blog for Quayside Publishing Group) in honor of National Craft Month to offer not one, but TWO wonderfully inspiring prize packs featuring Westcott Brand Cutting Tools and some amazing new craft books hot off the press! 

See details below on how to enter for a chance to win each of the two prize packs!

Craftside Giveaway Prize Pack

This purple prize package being given away by Craftside includes a copy of the new book: Mixed-Media Girls with Suzi Blu: Drawing, Painting, and Fanciful Adornments from Start to Finish by Suzi Blu
AND the following Westcott Brand Cutting Tools:

8" Extreme Edge Adjustable Tension Scissors (purple)

3" Craft Titanium Bonded Scissors (purple)

Handheld Rotary Trimmer with Cutting Mat (purple)

Modern Surrealist Designed Scissor Holster (White & Black Zebra)

Cushion Grip Hobby Knives with assorted Blade Shapes (purple)

There are 3 ways you can enter to win the Craftside Giveaway Prize Pack:
1. Leave a comment their blog post about this giveaway with a "cutting" comment!
2. Join Craftside's email newsletter list!
3. Join Craftside's Facebook Fan Page
Enter to win by midnight March 20th, 2012!

Westcott Brand Giveaway Prize Pack

This second fabulous prize pack includes:

A copy of the new book Mixed Media Workshop:A multifaceted approach to creating unique works of art-step by stepby
Isaac Anderson, Joe Martino, Mark Mendez, Bette McIntire, Suzette Rosenthal, Patricia Swartout
AND the following Westcott Brand Cutting Tools:

Large Handle Precision Scissors (pink)

5" Non Stick Scissors (pink)

Modern Surrealist Designed Scissor Holster (Pink Cheetah)

8" Straight Handle Non Stick Scissors (pink)

TrimAir Premium Titanium Paper Trimmer, 12", Wide (pink)

Small Reversible Self Healing Cutting Mat (pink/purple)

To enter to win the Westcott Brand Giveway Pack simply go to our Facebook Fan Page and leave a comment on our wall mentioning the Westcott/Craftside giveaway before Midnight, March 18th, 2012!


Update: Congratulations Brenda Obregon! You were randomly selected as the winner of the Westcott/ Craftside Giveaway! Contact our admin for your deluxe prize pack! 

Quilters Giveaway!

In honor of March being National Craft month, The World's Favorite Scissors has teamed up with Pat Sloan, the host of the American Patchwork & Quilting Radio show for a fun giveaway! Pat Sloan is a quilting genius and pattern designer who is giving away this same set of cutting tools on her blog! 

It's so easy to enter to win this fun giveaway and you have TWO chances to win! Simply leave a comment mentioning the giveaway on Pat Sloan's Westcott Giveaway Blog Entry for one chance to win and leave a second comment mentioning this great giveaway on the World's Favorite Scissors Facebook Fan Page for another chance to win! 

You have until this Sunday night to enter to win this great giveaway!!! 

The giveaway prize sets include one pair of 8" Extreme Edge Adjustable Tension Scissors, one pair of 6" Micro Tip Scissors and one Modern Surrealist designed Westcott Brand Scissor Holster!

Stay tuned for more great giveaways throughout National Craft Month!

Winner of the Westcott Brand T-Shirt REMIX Contest Revealed

The World's Favorite Scissors happily congratulates professional craft designer  Debra Quartermain on winning the T-Shirt REMIX Contest at the CHA Winter 2012 Trade Convention! 

T-Shirt REMIX Contest Winner Debra Quartermain

Debra slashed the competition by creating a beautiful evening gown out of a T-Shirt in only 20 minutes using her Westcott Brand Extreme Edge Titanium Bonded Adjustable Tension scissors! Check out this fun video from the contest! Debra's creative design talents and innovative scissor action earned her a $250 American Express gift card! Each of the 12 participating contestants received a Titanium Bonded Trim Air Rotary Paper Trimmer with one touch blade replacement!

Debra's award winning dress

modeled by event host Marisa Pawelko