It’s that time of year for graduations and weddings, a time that creates not only wonderful memories, but great fodder for those who enjoy scrapbooking, card-making and photography. These special occasions also present the perfect opportunity to craft or paint personal, handmade gifts.

If you are a crafter, artist or other hobby enthusiast, wouldn’t you love having your own hobby cabinet?

Whether you scrapbook, sew or just dream of the perfect place to wrap gifts, craft furniture will keep all your treasures in one place – perfectly organized, ready to use and easy to admire!

With everything in its place, you’ll never again lose the little things, or waste time sorting them out!

Our Hooker Furniture hobby cabinet is the artist’s dream; it’ll help you store and create in equal measure!

The base cabinet will keep your supplies safe, sorted and out of [...]

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At the beginning of my daughter’s junior year of high school, I decided to begin “telling the story” of all her special occasions in a scrapbook. Now the pages are full of colorful memories from homecoming court, her 17th birthday mountain weekend, Christmas, the arrival of our new puppy, dance recital and prom. Throughout the year, I have found myself looking forward to setting aside an afternoon devoted to creating new pages in her scrapbook.

If you are a scrapbooker or do any kind of handwork like gift wrapping, card-making, floral arranging or needlework, you probably relish the time you spend creating something worthwhile with your hands. And for good reason.  According to the Craft & Hobby Assn., the emotional, psychological and physical benefits of hand crafting include:

• Enhancement of [...]

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[Editor’s note: As we launch our hobby cabinet giveaway contest, we asked Hooker Furniture’s Director of Marketing Resources, Marcia Miles, to write about how the hobby cabinet has enhanced her crafting projects. Marcia is an avid gift wrapper, and personally owns a hobby cabinet.]

As soon as I saw the Hobby Cabinet that Hooker introduced last fall, I knew that this piece of craft furniture would help me get organized, and it has! Not only is it a beautiful piece of furniture, it is a great organizer for all types of craft projects. 

When I wrap a gift, I hand tie all of my bows.  Many of my friends ask me to make bows for them during Christmas for their wreaths or their trees. Before I purchased the hobby cabinet, I had to set up “make shift” places to wrap gifts [...]

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