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 in the Treehouse room of the Virtual Labs. All demos will be shown both in the Labs in Brooklyn and in the Treehouse online.

For our Monday, August 18 craft night, we will be demonstrating how to make paper boxes. These boxes are wonderful to use as gift boxes, storing your favorite trinkets, using in displays at craft fairs....The list goes on! Creating these paper boxes is a great way to breathe new life into old papers, such as discarded magazines, junk mail, and any other paper scraps you may have around. You may wish to bring some paper if you have any on hand that you'd like to put to good use and a bone folder (if you have one). Bringing these supplies is totally optional, as all tools and supplies will be provided by the Labs.

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, snacks, and know-how. Participants are also welcome to bring their own project to work on independently. Craft night is a time to make things, learn new skills, and hang out.

Are you joining us virtually for Craft Night this week? If so, and you would like to craft along with us, you'll need a couple supplies:

• paper (any paper will do, including fancy paper, junk paper, old magazine or book pages, etc)
• scissors

Craft Night Study Tip: If you'd like to be ahead of the game for Craft Night, check out this video by marymary all about this box-making technique. We'll be on hand in the Virtual Labs to answer questions during the live broadcast of craft night.

See you Monday!

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Have you participated in Craft Night? Share your photos with the Etsy Labs Show and Tell Flickr group!

Would you like to lead craft night or do you have an idea for a craft night project? Send your ideas to labs@etsy.com with "Craft Night idea" as the subject line.

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