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Monday, January 20, 2014

Upcycled T-Shirt Scarf featured on Creative Living on PBS


Watch along as Westcott Brand's resident designer Marisa Pawelko of Modern Surrealist on Creative Living with Sheryl Borden shares the magic of Titanium Bonded Scissors and her tips how to make a quick and easy upcycled t-shirt scarf! Westcott Brand 6” MicroTip Large Handle Scissors are ergonomic, perfect for repetitive cutting and ideal for people with limited hand strength and mobility issues. The large handles on these snips maximize leverage and control and are ideal for intricate detail work and cutting through multiple layers and tough materials. Click HERE for a step by step tutorial on how to create your own Quick and Easy T-Shirt Scarf with 6” MicroTip Large Handle Scissors and ExtremEdge™ Adjustable Tension Scissors!

6” MicroTip Large Handle Scissors

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Charity Wings CHA Designer Throwdown




Be sure to tune in online Saturday, January 11th at 3:15pm PST to watch resident Westcott Brand designer Marisa Pawelko of Modern Surrealist battle it out in the craft arena with Jonathan Fong of the hit Disney show "He Made She Made" and Style with a Smile TV! Marisa will be packing heat with her Westcott Brand scissor holsters loaded so he'd better watch out! LOL Just kidding! It's all in good fun and for a great cause - to raise money for the Charity Wings Art Center during the LIVE from CHA Winter 2014 FREE online event! They will have only 8 minutes - in honor of the Craft & Hobby Association Cre8time movement - to create fast and furious masterpieces with amazing materials and a few surprises! You don't wait to miss this event!!! May the best (or the fastest) crafter win!!!

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

From Rags to Riches - Upcycled Fashion Contest Series at CHA

Planning on attending the 2014 Craft and Hobby Association Mega Show? If so, we invite you to participate* in our breakthough crafting contest series: From Rags to Riches Upcycled Fashion Contest Series with craft celebrity judging panel at our booth #1363! Create bright and colorful wearable art from recycled t-shirts, jeans and sweaters in a fun creative challenge! Giveaways & prizes galore for the contestants and audience!!! 

*Trade event open to registered attendees of the CHA 2014 Mega Show

Monday, December 23, 2013

Rags to Riches Workshop at CHA 2014 Mega Show


Planning on attending the 2014 Craft and Hobby Association Mega Show? If so, we invite you to attend* our breakthough crafting workshop From Rags to Riches with Westcott Brand! Join seamstress extraordinaire Lorine Mason for an exploration into the art of creating luxe, upcycled fashion accessories with Westcott's exciting assortment of sewing scissors! Create bright and colorful wearable art from recycled t-shirts, jeans and sweaters with fun and easy cutting techniques! Great take home projects for fashionistas of all ages! Giveaways & prizes galore!!!

Click HERE to register!

*Trade event open to registered attendees of the CHA 2014 Mega Show



Banners of Hope Project

Westcott Brand proudly sponsors The Banners of Hope Project Charity Wings Art Center traveling exhibit! The Fabric Arts Council of CHA is proud to introduce the Banners of Hope project. 



Banners of Hope is a project built around fabric-based banners used to express messages of hope and encouragement in a subtle, artistic format and is intended to be displayed in public locations that benefit those in challenging circumstances. The CHA Designer members listed have created one-of-a-kind art banners showcasing their talents and their hopes. The banners have been donated to Charity Wings in their outreach program and for a Charity promotional event January 15 &16 that will be broadcast on the web.


The banners may be used by Charity Wings as a traveling exhibit to promote the healing art of crafting. For more details about the Fabric Arts Council and the Banners of Hope Project, contact Paula Jones at pjones@craftandhobby.org

Banner of Hope by Marisa Pawelko of Modern Surrealist

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Holiday Goodness Giveaway X 2!!!

Westcott Brand aka The World's Favorite Scissors has teamed up with Rowlux Illusion Film, Craft Gossip, Craftside and Quayside Publishing to bring you not one, but TWO AWESOME MEGA HOLIDAY PRIZE PACKS with the most amazing tools, craft supplies and crafting books imaginable! 

FIRST Click HERE to enter this fabulous giveaway
to win this amazingly plentiful prize pack:

THEN CLICK HERE to enter to win ANOTHER
EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE assortment of crafty goodies:
In case you didn't get the memo...
We love to spoil you rotten here at Westcott Brand!!!
So enter by Monday December 23rd, 2013 for a chance to win BIG!!!!
Happy Holidays!!!!!!

Monday, December 9, 2013

Easy No Sew T-Shirt Apron as featured on Creative Living on PBS

Watch along as Westcott Brand's resident designer Marisa Pawelko shows host Sheryl Borden how to create an easy "no-sew" apron out of a t-shirt with Titanium Bonded ExtremEdge™, 6" Precision MicroTip and NonStick Scissors! Visit our community crafting website CraftingRocks.com for a fully illustrated step by step project tutorial!