Craftastic: Papercrafting

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$402

Project of

Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2012

End Date

April 2012

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Watonwan

Project Overview

Belle Harder, a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, led a papercrafting workshop, where she set up a series of stations for participants to create a variety of papercrafting projects: creating a little bag, two framed paper art pieces, and a decorative journal cover. Participants used ink, stamps, punches, ribbons, punches, gem stickers, decorative papers, and die cuts. This was the first time many participants had ever seen a Cricut die cut machine. Even when the project is laid out, creativity continues to inspire new designs while working on the same project.

Project Details

April 26th, Watonwan County/St. James Library, 14 attendees

Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$402

Other Funds Leveraged

$307

Direct expenses

$709

Administration costs

$10

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will enjoy the creative process of papercrafting, learn new craft techniques, and check out craft books from the library.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Evaluation results: Did you enjoy the process of papercrafting? If so, what most interested you? RESPONSE: Yes: 11 -- No: 0 -- Doing new projects -- The punches and glue dots. -- The die cutter. All projects gave me new ideas and chances to try something I hadn’t done before. / Did you learn any new craft techniques today? -- RESPONSE: -- Yes: 11 -- No: -- Punches -- The big puncher / Will you be checking out any of the library’s craft books in the future? -- RESPONSE: -- Yes: 8 -- No: 1 -- Maybe: 1 / Where did you hear about this program? -- Library: 5 -- Library E-Newsletter: 1 -- Library website: -- Sign at local business/school: -- Friend/Relative: 4 -- Newspaper article: 2 -- Newspaper ad: 4 -- Facebook: -- Library event email: 3 -- Library mailing: 1

Source of Additional Funds

Traverse des Sioux Library System and Belle Harder. Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program: Belle Harder shared her papercrafting knowledge.