CRAFT 2.0 Winter Warmup | Saturday 25 July 2009, 10am – 3pm | FREE ENTRY
Supported by Felt, Hutt City Creative Communities, World Sweet World, Cafe Reka, Andrea Moore, NZLive, TEZA, CraftRunner, and Phantom
A ray of sunshine in a wet and windy July – it’s time for the Craft 2.0 Winter Warmup. Whether you want fully-formed hand-crafted gifts and homeware, or the supplies and advice to make ‘em yourself, all your craft essentials are available under one roof when the most popular craft fair in town hits the Hutt at TheNewDowse on Saturday 25 July.
Join New Zealand's homebased handmade revolution and shop local. Why? It helps the environment by reducing your carbon footprint, and it keeps your hard-earned money in the community.
Craft 2.0 Director Sue Tyler, who presents Good Morning’s Friday Craft segment, says “We’re really excited to welcome back some of our most popular crafters Babylicious and Scrappers as well as new sellers like Cupcake Sweeties & Corntree. After the huge success of Craft2.0 Christchurch, we've also invited some crafters from down south to join us – check out the mainland styles of Herasings, Black Swan Designs and Needlefood.”
Craft2.0 is not just about shopping – visitors can learn the tools of the trade in two free make-and-do areas. Kids and adults – craft your heart out producing party pennants (decorative flags) from vintage wallpaper. This project lets you make use of those random remnants laying round the house that you feel too guilty to throw in the bin but don’t know what to do with!
The other hands-on DIY area is the knitting lounge, where members of Outdoor Knit will spend the day knitting up a storm. These seasoned needle fiends will be sharing their addiction - if you feel like giving knitting a go, this is your chance to get hooked.
The first 100 people through the door receive a FREE CraftRunner gift bag stuffed full of goodies from our vendors and sponsors. These bags are a hot ticket so make sure you arrive by 10am to score yourself some free swag! Inside you’ll find Teza tea, Cafe Reka fudge, a calendar, discount vouchers, and bonus treats from supporters and stallholders.
The Craft 2.0 Winter Warm-up prize pool is also bigger than ever - everyone can enter the draw to win two boxes of crafty creations. So bring cards, cash and creative juices in preparation for a day-long crafting party. Remember to check out TheNewDowse exhibitions while you’re here, and stimulate your own creative impulses.
See www.craft2.org for crafter profiles and blog updates, and for more information and images, or to request an interview with participating crafters, contact:
Anna Lee | Communications Manager | TheNewDowse
T(04) 560 1477 | E anna.lee@huttcity.govt.nz | W www.newdowse.org.nz