Craft Lake Artist Workshop Series: Learn to Crochet with Rachelle Smith @ Craft Lake City (Salt Lake City, Jan 10)

Craft Lake City announces the first 2013 workshop of the Craft Lake Artist Workshop Series: Learn to Crochet with Rachelle Smith, Sponsored in Part by Cricut, at Nobrow Coffee & Tea Company (179 W. 900 S.) on Jan. 10.

??SALT LAKE CITY ? Craft Lake City is excited to announce the first 2013 installment in the Craft Lake Artist Workshop Series: Learn to Crochet with Rachelle Smith, sponsored in part by Cricut, at the new location of Nobrow Coffee & Tea (179 W. 900 S.). Rachelle will teach participants how to create a convertible necklace/cowl and matching bracelet using two basic crochet techniques.

    

The workshop will take place on Thursday, Jan. 10 at the new home of Nobrow Coffee & Tea Company at 179 W. 900 S. with Rachelle, the brainchild behind Hook?d Crochet (etsy.com/shop/yayhookdcrochet). ?Crochet is my way to bring what's going on in my imagination out into the world,? she says. ?I enjoy nothing more than to see something, imagine it in yarn form, and puzzle it out.? The materials fee is $10. In order to pre-register (required), sign up on Skillshare. This workshop is sponsored in part by Cricut.   

Craft Lake City has created the Craft Lake Artist Workshop Series in an effort to not only support the handmade, DIY community, but to also educate and encourage others to get involved. Now happening every month at different locations, participants are taught a simple craft by Alum Artists of the Craft Lake City festival.   

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For more information or promotional materials, please contact: ??Angela Brown, Festival Director: 801.487.9221, angela@craftlakecity.com; Karamea Puriri, Marketing Manager: 801.487.9221, karamea@craftlakecity.com    

About Craft Lake City: Craft Lake City is a 501-C3 charitable organization. Craft Lake City?s mission is to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. In an effort to keep the community active, educated and aware of the local DIY culture, Craft Lake City hosts monthly workshops, gallery shows, fundraisers and an annual festival to promote regional spending with independent artisans and businesses. Craft Lake City was started in 2009 by Angela H. Brown, editor and publisher of SLUG Magazine, as a way to showcase Utah?s growing DIY community. The 2012 Craft Lake City festival welcomed over 200 vendors and 15,000 attendees at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake. Craft Lake City will expand the annual gathering into a two-day format on Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10, 2013.

About Provo Craft: Provo Craft is a creative crafting products company and world leader in personal electronic cutting machines that enable people to achieve their creative best. For 50 years, Provo Craft has sold millions of products worldwide that bring crafting tools to the masses, including the Cricut^® electronic cutting machine, the Cricut Craft Room^® design software, and the Cricut Cuttlebug^? die cutter and embosser. Since its launch, the Cricut machine has revolutionized the paper crafts industry. Today, millions of people use Cricut products to create projects that range from greeting cards to scrapbooks to home décor and school projects ? anything that allows people to capture their memories and share these with their loved ones. Provo Craft products have won dozens of industry awards and are available through leading mass retail, craft, home décor, office, and education outlets nationwide. Visit www.cricut.com or call (800) 937-7686.

About Nobrow Coffee & Tea Company: Nobrow is at the top of Salt Lake City?s contemporary coffee culture, purveying third-wave coffees from roasters from across the country and locally. Nobrow baristas strive to emphasize the unique flavors of the coffee beans in the light roasts they pour in order to create the highest-quality experiences of their craft.

UPDATE:

For Immediate Release: January 4, 2013 

Venue Change for Craft Lake Artist Workshop on Jan. 10 to Fleur de Lis

SALT LAKE CITY – Venue Change for Craft Lake Artist Workshop on Jan. 10 to Fleur de Lis, located on 623 South State Street. The workshop will be taught by Rachelle Smith, who will be teaching participants how to create a convertible necklace/cowl and matching bracelet using two basic crochet techniques.

    

Due to a construction delay, the workshop has been moved to Fleur de Lis, located on 623 South State Street. The workshop will be taught by CLC Alum, Rachelle Smith who owns Hook’d Crochet (etsy.com/shop/yayhookdcrochet). “Crochet is my way to bring what's going on in my imagination out into the world,” she says. “I enjoy nothing more than to see something, imagine it in yarn form, and puzzle it out.” The materials fee is $10. In order to pre-register (required), sign up on Skillshare. This workshop is sponsored in part by Cricut.   

Craft Lake City has created the Craft Lake Artist Workshop Series in an effort to not only support the handmade, DIY community, but to also educate and encourage others to get involved. Now happening every month at different locations, participants are taught a simple craft by Alum Artists of the Craft Lake City festival.   

 

For more information or promotional materials, please contact:

Angela Brown, Festival Director: 801.487.9221, angela@craftlakecity.com; Karamea Puriri, Marketing Manager: 801.487.9221,karamea@craftlakecity.com    

About Craft Lake City: Craft Lake City is a 501-C3 charitable organization. Craft Lake City’s mission is to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. In an effort to keep the community active, educated and aware of the local DIY culture, Craft Lake City hosts monthly workshops, gallery shows, fundraisers and an annual festival to promote regional spending with independent artisans and businesses. Craft Lake City was started in 2009 by Angela H. Brown, editor and publisher of SLUG Magazine, as a way to showcase Utah’s growing DIY community. The 2012 Craft Lake City festival welcomed over 200 vendors and 15,000 attendees at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake. Craft Lake City will expand the annual gathering into a two-day format on Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10, 2013.

About Provo Craft: Provo Craft is a creative crafting products company and world leader in personal electronic cutting machines that enable people to achieve their creative best. For 50 years, Provo Craft has sold millions of products worldwide that bring crafting tools to the masses, including the Cricut® electronic cutting machine, the Cricut Craft Room® design software, and the Cricut Cuttlebug™ die cutter and embosser. Since its launch, the Cricut machine has revolutionized the paper crafts industry. Today, millions of people use Cricut products to create projects that range from greeting cards to scrapbooks to home décor and school projects – anything that allows people to capture their memories and share these with their loved ones. Provo Craft products have won dozens of industry awards and are available through leading mass retail, craft, home décor, office, and education outlets nationwide. Visit www.cricut.com or call (800) 937-7686.