Craftsy

http://www.craftsy.com/ext/bloomspotclasses

Why You'll Love It

We see you eyeing that adorable scarf at Anthro...and the fresh focaccia at the farmer’s market. But before you break the bank, wait—some little luxuries are better homemade. Craftsy brings you all the DIY your heart desires, at a step way up from amateur tutorials.

You love a good craft night, but don’t always have the time—Craftsy gets it. That’s why these classes are available anytime, anywhere, in HD video on your computer and mobile device. Whether it’s basic jewelry-making or advanced fondants, Craftsy shows you the skills to master it all. And no need to take notes, because signing up for a class means lifetime access to all its content.

– Kristen, Bloomspot Staff Writer

Featured classes

Handcrafted Sugar Flowers

Create delicate, awe-inspiring sugar flowers with Jacqueline Butler, an award-winning sugar artist who has been featured in American Cake Decorating. Easy instruction and effective techniques help you make adornments for wedding cakes, showers, or holidays like a professional

Artisan Bread Making

Learn trade secrets from Peter Reinhart, award-winning author of The Bread Baker’s Apprentice—a James Beard Foundation Cookbook of the Year—and co-founder of the legendary Brother Juniper’s Bakery in Sonoma, CA. You’ll learn to measure, mix, balance time and ingredients, and bake six breads including French bread, ciabatta, focaccia, and walnut cinnamon babka

Sewing Texture

Whether making a new garment or embellishing an old one, adding a little ruffle, pleat, or gathering can really liven things up. Learn to make a flower-embellished pillow with twisted rosettes, a shirred scarf, a bag with a gathered stripe, and more projects with Vanessa Christenson—author and popular Etsy artist

Garden Fresh: Grow Your Own Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs

Taught by Better Homes and Gardens editor Doug Jimerson, this class is an in-depth guide on how to plan, plant, tend to and properly harvest delicious edibles from your garden. Make the most of limited spaces, learn to diagnose common soil, and learn the secrets for growing greens, strawberries, fruit trees, and more

Knit Lab: Projects, Patterns, and Techniques

Author of Glam Knits and featured in Vogue Knitting, Stefanie Japel shares essentials for new knitters plus the how-tos of increasing, decreasing, making a buttonhole, knitting lace, seaming, and much more—plus, along the way you make an on-trend lacy keyhole scarf

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