Have plans on Monday night? Well, you do now! Dust off your crafty pants and come join us for our weekly Craft Night at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn. Each craft night is also broadcast live into in the Treehouse room of the Virtual Labs. All demos will be shown both in the Labs in Brooklyn and in the Treehouse online.

Craft Night occurs every Monday from 4-8pm at 325 Gold Street, 3rd floor in Brooklyn, New York.  Each week the Etsy Labs organize a skill-sharing project. We provide supplies, tools, space, and know-how. Participants are also welcome to bring their own project to work on independently. Craft night is a time to create, learn new skills, and hang out.

This week, on Monday, December 8, we will be creating gift packaging with Julie and Elana of 
melangerienyc, creators of this season's hot DIY Holiday Packaging Kit. We will learn how to fold special gift bags and trimming using cast-off paper generously donated by Post Expose screenprinting studio. These gift bags are a perfect way to dress up your holiday gifts and orders this season.

If you are joining us virtually for Craft Night this week and would like to make packaging along with us, you'll need a few supplies: paper, scissors, and tape or glue dots. Or, just be ready to take some notes and see if this is a project you'd like to try out later on.

Upcoming Craft Night Projects:

12/15: Snowglobes with Ryan Green

12/22: Linocut giftwrap with julieincharge

Would you like to lead a craft night project? Send your ideas to labs@etsy.com with "Craft Night idea" as the subject line. Have you participated in Craft Night? Share your photos with the Etsy Labs Show and Tell Flickr group!

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