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Northbrook, IL – From May 20-May 26, 2024, Prime Publishing raised money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through its quarterly Click
On May 4, 2024, Scouts BSA Troop 671 of Wildwood, Illinois hosted their annual Pancake Breakfast. This is the Troop's largest fundraiser each
Northbrook, IL – From February 1 to March 31, 2024, AllFreeCrochet and AllFreeKnitting proudly partnered with JourneyCare Home Health and Hosp
Prime Publishing Hosts Food Drive with Greater Chicago Food Depository
Northbrook, IL – From November 7th to November 11th, Prime Publishing hosted a food drive open to all of its employees. The food drive, in which employees could bring non-perishable food items into the office or donate money online, was hosted in partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, a food bank which provides food to the people of Cook County. With Thanksgiving occurring on November 24th this year, it was an appropriate time to give back to the local community.
During the week of November 7th, each of Prime’s 70+ employees were divided into four teams that competed to see which team could donate the most food items and money. For every individual food item and dollar raised, a team would receive tree “meals,” or points. The competition provided a fun way to inspire employees to donate as much as they were willing! All seven boxes of food were dropped off at Garvey’s Office Products of Niles, IL, which then delivers the donations to the food bank’s headquarters.
This is the first time that Prime Publishing hosted a food drive with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, but the great total response of 192 food items and $709.78 means that partnership with the food bank is likely again in the future.
Learn about hosting a food drive with the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Prime Publishing to Launch Luxury Watch Website
Northbrook, IL – Prime Publishing LLC is excited to announce that they are partnering with Ebner Media Group, Germany, to create a new website, TheWatchIndex.com. This new site will be written for those interested in fine timepieces. The Watch Index’s mission is to explore and celebrate quality wristwatches and watch culture. With an innovative technology platform, The Watch Index will cover all aspects of luxury timepieces: the watches themselves; the companies and countries that manufacture them; and the community of watch lovers who design, manufacture, wear, and appreciate them.
This joint venture between Prime Publishing and Ebner Media will allow the two companies to use their respective strengths to create separate top-tier watch databases, content, and publications. Ebner’s CEO, Gerrit Klein, stated ‘We are delighted to partner with Prime Publishing. Prime has achieved fast growth utilizing innovative digital-first approaches to engaging consumers holistically. Ebner is one of the world’s leading publishers of luxury watch media and we look forward to sharing best practices with Prime Publishing. It is our intention to increase the market size of the watch industry beyond existing collectors’.
As a go-to source for watch consumers, The Watch Index will be an innovative database with easy-to-use consumer features. It will showcase thousands of the most popular brands and styles, as well as offer informative guides to buying watches. Whether you want a timeless classic or an up-and-coming favorite, The Watch Index will help you find exactly what you’re looking for.
The Watch Index will launch January, 2017.
Prime Publishing to Launch Luxury Watch Website
Northbrook, IL – Prime Publishing LLC is excited to announce that they are partnering with Ebner Media Group, Germany, to create a new website, TheWatchIndex.com. This new site will be written for those interested in fine timepieces. The Watch Index’s mission is to explore and celebrate quality wristwatches and watch culture. With an innovative technology platform, The Watch Index will cover all aspects of luxury timepieces: the watches themselves; the companies and countries that manufacture them; and the community of watch lovers who design, manufacture, wear, and appreciate them.
This joint venture between Prime Publishing and Ebner Media will allow the two companies to use their respective strengths to create separate top-tier watch databases, content, and publications. Ebner’s CEO, Gerrit Klein, stated ‘We are delighted to partner with Prime Publishing. Prime has achieved fast growth utilizing innovative digital-first approaches to engaging consumers holistically. Ebner is one of the world’s leading publishers of luxury watch media and we look forward to sharing best practices with Prime Publishing. It is our intention to increase the market size of the watch industry beyond existing collectors’.
As a go-to source for watch consumers, The Watch Index will be an innovative database with easy-to-use consumer features. It will showcase thousands of the most popular brands and styles, as well as offer informative guides to buying watches. Whether you want a timeless classic or an up-and-coming favorite, The Watch Index will help you find exactly what you’re looking for.
The Watch Index will launch January, 2017.
Seams and Scissors Celebrates National Sewing Month 2016
Northbrook, IL – Prime Publishing recently joined the sewing community in celebrating National Sewing Month. This month-long event brought brand new content to SeamsandScissors.com, the companion sewing and quilting blog for AllFreeSewing.com and FaveQuilts.com. Readers were treated to brand new holiday content, sewing and quilting tips, and an exclusive weekly sew-along for a stylish autumn tote bag. SeamsandScissors also ran a month-long comment contest sponsored by BERNINA featuring their Bernina 215 Simply Red Sewing Machine. This grand prize giveaway with BERNINA generated over 55,000 contest entries and over 1,400 comments.
The sew-along focused on one of the hottest trends for fall, woodland animals. This adorable sewn fox bag captured the whimsy style seen on runways, in magazines, and in quilt studios for Fall/Winter 2016. Popular on Facebook and Pinterest, the free Fox Tote Bag tutorial was just one of many on-trend blog posts that also included stylish fall home décor, easy refashioning projects, and beginner guides to quilting and sewing.
Visit SeamsandScissors.com for the complete Fox Tote Bag sewing pattern, plus dozens of new fall patterns, tutorials, and more from National Sewing Month.
Seams and Scissors Celebrates National Sewing Month 2016
Northbrook, IL – Prime Publishing recently joined the sewing community in celebrating National Sewing Month. This month-long event brought brand new content to SeamsandScissors.com, the companion sewing and quilting blog for AllFreeSewing.com and FaveQuilts.com. Readers were treated to brand new holiday content, sewing and quilting tips, and an exclusive weekly sew-along for a stylish autumn tote bag. SeamsandScissors also ran a month-long comment contest sponsored by BERNINA featuring their Bernina 215 Simply Red Sewing Machine. This grand prize giveaway with BERNINA generated over 55,000 contest entries and over 1,400 comments.
The sew-along focused on one of the hottest trends for fall, woodland animals. This adorable sewn fox bag captured the whimsy style seen on runways, in magazines, and in quilt studios for Fall/Winter 2016. Popular on Facebook and Pinterest, the free Fox Tote Bag tutorial was just one of many on-trend blog posts that also included stylish fall home décor, easy refashioning projects, and beginner guides to quilting and sewing.
Visit SeamsandScissors.com for the complete Fox Tote Bag sewing pattern, plus dozens of new fall patterns, tutorials, and more from National Sewing Month.
CraftPaperScissors Partners with Operation Christmas Child
Northbrook, IL — CraftPaperScissors.com and Operation Christmas Child partnered for a week-long event on the blog from September, 5-8 with a grand prize sponsored by Plaid. Over 400 readers answered the question, “Have you ever crafted for a cause?”
Run by Samaritans Purse, Operation Christmas Child volunteers pack shoebox care packages for children in need from all over the world. Many of the children they help are affected by poverty or war.
Betsy Burnett, area coordinator for Operation Christmas Child, shared her personal connection with the organization in an interview on CraftPaperScissors.com. “As a crafter, there are so many things you can make to put into a shoebox. Washcloths, jump ropes, toys, clothing, and more! When you create or make something, I believe you are sharing a part of your heart. What better place to share that part of your heart than with a child in need?”
Burnett provided three craft tutorials for small toys that crafters can include in an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift. The tutorials included a Washcloth “Boo Boo” Bunny, DIY Jump Rope & Koosh Ball, and DIY Spinning Top.
The interview and tutorials were paired with a $300 value grand prize package provided by Plaid. Burnett is a Plaid ambassador.
Burnett said Operation Christmas Child was impressed with the CraftPaperScissors.com community’s response to their week-long takeover of the blog.
Jesse Carpender, editor of CraftPaperScissors.com, said “It was great to hear about the ways our generous readership give back from all over the country. Many of our readers knit or crochet hats, scarves and blankets, or create other comforts for people in need.
Our readers donate to veterans, homeless shelters, displaced people, refugees, domestic abuse survivors and more. It goes to show that crafting can be more than a hobby – it can be an act of compassion.”
AllFreeCrochet Joins Craft Yarn Council for SuperScarf Campaign
Northbrook, IL — To welcome the fall, Prime Publishing LLC joins the Craft Yarn Council for their new Super Scarf campaign promotions. The promotion is a joint effort of Prime Publishing editors and talented bloggers Amy Ramnarine, Heidi Gustad, Jessica Potasz, and Marie Segares who created four new patterns for the campaign. These patterns, both crochet and knit, are exclusively available on AllFreeCrochet, AllFreeKnitting, I Like Crochet and I Like Knitting. This promotion also features social media shout outs to our 733k Facebook fans and a blog feature on Stitch and Unwind.
The super scarf is an oversized scarf and can be crocheted or knitted in the same way as most other scarves. With the changing of the seasons and the return of scarves and chunky knits, the Craft Yarn Council and Prime Publishing saw an opportunity to expand and grow the scarf trend – quite literally. Worked up using patterns of all difficulties and colors, the super scarf is the perfect fall and winter accessory. Be sure to check out all four exclusive patterns: the Galactic Grape Crochet Super Scarf, the Coastal Redwood Crochet Super Scarf, the Cozy Plaid Knit Super Scarf, and the White Knit Super Scarf.
AllFreeCrochet Joins Craft Yarn Council for SuperScarf Campaign
Northbrook, IL — To welcome the fall, Prime Publishing LLC joins the Craft Yarn Council for their new Super Scarf campaign promotions. The promotion is a joint effort of Prime Publishing editors and talented bloggers Amy Ramnarine, Heidi Gustad, Jessica Potasz, and Marie Segares who created four new patterns for the campaign. These patterns, both crochet and knit, are exclusively available on AllFreeCrochet, AllFreeKnitting, I Like Crochet and I Like Knitting. This promotion also features social media shout outs to our 733k Facebook fans and a blog feature on Stitch and Unwind.
The super scarf is an oversized scarf and can be crocheted or knitted in the same way as most other scarves. With the changing of the seasons and the return of scarves and chunky knits, the Craft Yarn Council and Prime Publishing saw an opportunity to expand and grow the scarf trend – quite literally. Worked up using patterns of all difficulties and colors, the super scarf is the perfect fall and winter accessory. Be sure to check out all four exclusive patterns: the Galactic Grape Crochet Super Scarf, the Coastal Redwood Crochet Super Scarf, the Cozy Plaid Knit Super Scarf, and the White Knit Super Scarf.
FaveCrafts Releases New Adult Coloring Book
Northbrook, IL – FaveCrafts.com and Prime Publishing LLC are happy to announce the release of FaveCrafts latest free eBook, 15 Free Printable Coloring Pages for Adults. This collection of free coloring pages was a team effort between the FaveCrafts editor, Kaylee Pope, the Prime Publishing LLC graphic design team, and talented bloggers and designers. Since 2015, the demand for coloring books has grown. Every day users search for coloring pages on FaveCrafts.com. While adult coloring books and pages are no rare commodity in the crafting world, adult coloring books can cost up to $25 in-store. Always hoping to provide 5 minutes of free fun to its readers, FaveCrafts saw an opportunity to provide a budget-friendly option for coloring book enthusiasts.
The brand new eBook features 15 coloring pages ranging from animal designs to popular mandala designs. Additionally, the free eBook includes full-length articles from the FaveCrafts team exploring the adult coloring books as a new therapy and helpful hints on how to get the most out of your coloring experience. Many consumers report that adult coloring books are a calming distraction from hours spent tapping and swiping screens, watching TV and staring at computer screens.
Nielsen Bookscan estimates that some 12 million adult coloring books were sold last year, a dramatic jump from the 1 million sold the previous year. Barnes & Noble has said that strong demand for adult coloring books helped to increase the chain’s total sales in the last three quarters. Walmart, meanwhile, moved late last year to add a dedicated four-foot section for adult coloring books in 2,000 of its stores. And If you look at Amazon’s best seller list, you can see adult coloring book titles.
This is FaveCrafts second coloring book release following a collaboration with Leisure Arts, 7 Adult Coloring Pages, in October 2015.
FaveCrafts Releases New Adult Coloring Book
Northbrook, IL – FaveCrafts.com and Prime Publishing LLC are happy to announce the release of FaveCrafts latest free eBook, 15 Free Printable Coloring Pages for Adults. This collection of free coloring pages was a team effort between the FaveCrafts editor, Kaylee Pope, the Prime Publishing LLC graphic design team, and talented bloggers and designers. Since 2015, the demand for coloring books has grown. Every day users search for coloring pages on FaveCrafts.com. While adult coloring books and pages are no rare commodity in the crafting world, adult coloring books can cost up to $25 in-store. Always hoping to provide 5 minutes of free fun to its readers, FaveCrafts saw an opportunity to provide a budget-friendly option for coloring book enthusiasts.
The brand new eBook features 15 coloring pages ranging from animal designs to popular mandala designs. Additionally, the free eBook includes full-length articles from the FaveCrafts team exploring the adult coloring books as a new therapy and helpful hints on how to get the most out of your coloring experience. Many consumers report that adult coloring books are a calming distraction from hours spent tapping and swiping screens, watching TV and staring at computer screens.
Nielsen Bookscan estimates that some 12 million adult coloring books were sold last year, a dramatic jump from the 1 million sold the previous year. Barnes & Noble has said that strong demand for adult coloring books helped to increase the chain’s total sales in the last three quarters. Walmart, meanwhile, moved late last year to add a dedicated four-foot section for adult coloring books in 2,000 of its stores. And If you look at Amazon’s best seller list, you can see adult coloring book titles.
This is FaveCrafts second coloring book release following a collaboration with Leisure Arts, 7 Adult Coloring Pages, in October 2015.