This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing Doris Whitehead, who inspired us with a special project she is working on for her great grandchildren. Doris, at 84 years old, counts herself fortunate because she has 10 great grandchildren all of whom live within 15 minutes of her Virgina home. She has a wonderful relationship with them, all ranging...
Scrub-It Sale! Scrub-It yarn is on sale at www.marymaxim.com for $1.99 plus free shipping on orders over $45.00 until August 14th, 2017. We thought we’d repost this excellent blog post on Scrub-It from October 2016. There are some wonderful seasonal patterns in this article. Scrub-It yarn projects make great “stocking...
Surf Meets Southwest Get inspired with this vintage throw. We are rejuvenating this Denim Afghan and updating its colors to freshen up our living rooms as we transition into fall this Throwback Thursday. Check out the color pallet we chose! Doesn’t it make you want to dip your toes where the surf meets the southwest? Combine the look for a...
Sometimes it is hard to pick colors. We are always questioning ourselves. Does this go together? How do you think it will look? We thought that we would take the guess work out of it for you. We have picked a set of colors and even named them!! Eastside Beach Using our Starlette yarn, we have picked 5 colors that would look great with almost any...
Week Eleven! We only have a few weeks left until our Crochet- Along is finished. If you are just coming to us, don’t worry, all of our previous weeks are still available here. We hope everyone is enjoying working on their squares and we would love to see your works in progress! Please share on social media using #marymaximcal.
We are excited to bring you a new “style” of video featuring what comes in the kits and products we carry! These have been so fun to work on and we hope that you enjoy them. Our goal is to give you a quick glimpse not only at the materials that come with the different types of craft kits we carry, but also to show you a “sped...
Are you in the market for a new craft or hobby but overwhelmed with the thought getting started and learning a whole new craft? Look no further than Diamond Dotz! Diamond Dotz make it easy to enjoy a fun new craft without the stress of tracking down all of the supplies or learning a bunch of new techniques. Check out this video to see what they...
Have you ever created a pattern of your own out of knit or crochet? Now is the perfect time to show the world and enter our Knit and Crochet Design contest! Winners not only receive a cash prize, but they become published designers in our catalog and on our website. We judge on four categories: Knit Afghan, Crochet Afghan, Baby Blanket (knit...
National Craft Month was started in 1994 by the National Craft and Hobby Association. It was designed to help people rediscover the joys and benefits of crafting in all of its many forms. Aside from all of our Knit and Crochet items, we wanted to tell you about some of the other types of craft items we carry at Mary Maxim. We encourage you to...
We thought it would be fun to begin sharing our weekend crafting plans, complete with a snack and movie that we plan on enjoying while we work! We hope you enjoy this new feature! Read More
